George Jimmy Boitano

George Boitano was born March 18, 1935 in Everett and passed away on March 16, 2010 with family by his side. He married his wife, Carol, on Sept. 8, 1963 and they made their home in Mukilteo for the past 46 years. George worked at Simpson Lee paper mill for 20 years and retired from Providence Hospital in 1997. George had a passion for the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, gardening and in recent years loved spending time at the Oregon dunes with family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mario & Anita and siblings Loren, Joe, and Mary Lindstrom. George leaves: his wife, Carol; Children: Larry, Linda (Kurt) Martin, Jamie (Eileen), Brenda and Donita; Grandchildren: Lisa, Kelly, Amie, Tony, Matthew, Tiffany, Casey, Zachary and Kyle; Six great-grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews and close friends whom he loved very much. George was a kindhearted man who loved children -- he had five children, but was a “father” to many. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 26th, 2 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home, 4504 Broadway in Everett. Viewing hours are Wednesday, March 24, from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up at NW Plus Credit Union to help defray medical expenses (see nwpluscu.com for branch locations: George Boitano Memorial Fund c/o Linda Martin).