Leonard B. Aylesworth

He leaves behind his wife of 14 years, Helen Nation Aylesworth, children Shirleen Aylesworth Schuh, Sally Aylesworth, and Joe Aylesworth (Diana), Step-daughters Zelda Nation Crane (Hal), Gwen Nation Chambers (Jon) and their families. Grandchildren Melanie Schuh Winkley (Randy), Angela Schuh Nyborg (John), Mandy Aylesworth Thompson, (Scott), Amber Aylesworth Glen, (Allan), & Brandon Aylesworth (Byron), 12 Great-Grandchildren, and 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Leonard was preceded in death by his first wife Anna Lacock Aylesworth after 56 years of marriage, his parents, and 5 brothers, Monroe, Orval, Edgar, Donald and Carroll Aylesworth.

Leonard spent his growing up years in Washington and Montana, living mostly on farms, and milking many cows. He attended schools in Clear Lake, Mt. Vernon & Arlington, WA and Ronan, Montana. He met and married Anna Lacock in Polson, Mt. prior to joining the army and spending time in the Philippines, during World War II, where he was in communications.

After returning from the war, Leonard and Anna spent time in the Swan Valley, Round Butte and Ronan, Montana area, where he worked for The American Breeders Association and then for the Ronan Telephone Company.

In 1955 Leonard moved his family to Seattle, WA where he worked for Seattle City Light for a brief time, before moving to Marysville, WA, where he worked for West Coast Telephone Company, which later became General Telephone Co. In 1963 he and family moved to Granite Falls, WA where he was able to enjoy a little farm again, with a few farm animals. In 1999, he and Anna moved to Clinton, WA for a brief time, and where they resided when Anna passed away. Leonard later married Helen Nation and they lived briefly in Marysville prior to moving to Mt. Vernon, and then to Merrill Gardens Retirement Center in Stanwood, where he resided at the time of his death.

Viewing will be held at the Weller Funeral Home, 327 N MacLeod Ave., Arlington, WA 98223, at 5-8 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2014. A funeral service will be held at the Arlington Free Methodist Church, 730 E. Highland Dr., Arlington with burial in the Arlington Municipal Cemetery.