Gregory Stephan Impola

Gregory Stephan Impola, 36, died January 23, 2015 in Kirkland, Washington after a year-long battle with metastatic melanoma. Greg was born May 27, 1978 and grew up in Snohomish, Washington. His family attended the Apostolic Lutheran Church in Shoreline, Washington. Greg graduated from Snohomish High School in 1997 and earned an AA degree from Edmonds Community College.

Greg married Kathryn Lappi in 2000 and they were blessed with five children. Greg was a member of Atonement Free Lutheran Church, where he served as a trustee. He owned and operated a successful general contracting business, GSI Construction, and in 2013, built their family home in Arlington, Washington.

Greg will be remembered as a strong, kind, faithful and humble man who loved his family well and desired to live a God-honoring life. His belief in Jesus as his Lord and Savior was unwavering and especially evident in the way that he dealt with the trial of cancer during this last year.

Greg is survived by his wife, Kathryn Impola and their five children, Isaac, Lindsay, Luke, Emily, and Nathan; his parents, David and Karen Impola; seven siblings, Cynthia (Tim) Kniffin, Mike (Annette) Impola, Sheri (Nick) Anderson, Matt, Scott, Julie, and Eric Impola; grandmothers Barbara Selin and Elma Impola and by multiple aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is preceded in death by grandfathers Albert Impola and Edward Selin; two aunts, and three cousins. Memorial funds can be given for the widow and her children at the service or through any Chase Bank branch to the “Kathryn Impola Donation Account.”

Viewing will be held Friday, January 30, 2015, 4-7 p.m. at Atonement Free Lutheran Church, 6905 172nd Street NE, Arlington, WA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 3:30pm in the Grace Academy gymnasium, located at 8521-67th Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98270.