Henry George Bourdo passed away on May 11 2019 at View Ridge Care Center. Henry (Hank) was born in Pedricktown New Jersey October 3rd 1935 to Ellen Deppe Bourdo and Frank Bourdo. He was raised in Palma Sola Park Florida by his Mother and Grandparents, Major Arlington Deppe and “Toots”. Hank joined the Marines out of school at the end of the Korean War.
He returned to marry Carole Jeanne Briner in June of 1956 and worked as a IBEW lineman in the Chicago area. They raised three children and moved to Colorado in 1971. Hank worked for Sturgeon Electric Company and raised horses on a small ranch until 1978 when he divorced and moved to Seattle. He then met Mary Francis Coats and was married in 1981 residing in Lynnwood WA. til 1985 then moved to Ritzeville WA. until retirement in 1997.
Hank and Mary lived a snowbirds dream traveling to Florida in the winters and returning to Port Susan for the summers enjoying visiting friends and relatives along the way. In retirement, Hank also enjoyed bowling, bingo, shooting pool and card games, especially pinochle. You could also find Hank drinking beer and watching NASCAR. Being the 12th man for the Seahawks kept him busy too!
He is survived by his children, Lynette Bourdo & Chris Perkowitz Michael & Dianna Bourdo, Lauri Bourdo-Winter, John & Sylvia Coats, Amy & Steve Lawson, and Jesse Coats. His extended family includes 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. A celebration of Life will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home in Marysville June 23rd from 1-4 pm A military internment at Tahoma National Cemetery will be June 24th at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to cancer research.
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