Kenneth Lawrence Loch

He was born December 5, 1934 at Grandpa Oziol’s Farm in Stone Lake, WI, to Nicholas Jacob Loch and Pauline F. Marie Oziol.

He attended schools in Spooner, WI and was a graduate of Union Grove High School.

He met and married Emma Mae Davis on August 23, 1958. He and Emma were married for 57 years - his soul mate.

He was a United States Air Force veteran serving four years, having achieved the rank of Lt. Sergeant.

He worked 41+ years at the Boeing Airplane Company in the IAM 751 union as a flight line electrician. This included spending time at Seattle, Renton and Everett plants. He also spent time at Edwards Air Force Base, CA and in New Mexico for extensive testing in some extreme desert weather conditions. He went on several trips to the Paris Air Show to ensure that everything was in ship shape, often working some very long hours away from home. He also visited Russia, Iceland, and England on his travels for work.

Kenneth enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He maintained some awesome raspberry plants which were sold to friends and neighbors. He was the “head picker of raspberries” and Emma was in charge of “sales” to ensure they were sold. He enjoyed going on car trips and heading up into the woods to burn a few hot dogs, cut some fire wood and maybe a fit in a little target practice on the weekends. He also enjoyed going up into the woods on several long trips in a VW fiberglass dune buggy with Jimmy Stenberg, a very beloved friend. They ate quite a bit of dust on their journeys but he enjoyed every minute of it. Happy trails Pawpaw.

He always enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Kenneth was a man of strong character, dedication, responsibility and sense of duty.

He was member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Renton.

He was an avid “Cheese Head” Green Bay Packers fan, which didn’t sit well with Emma, an avid “Hawks” fan. He also rooted for the Wisconsin Badgers, while Emma rooted for the Arkansas Razorbacks. A true house divided.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers John Loch and Robert Loch.

Survivors include his wife Emma (Davis) Loch , son Joe Loch of Renton, WA, daughter Susan (Loch) Curtis and husband Terry Curtis of Kent, WA, granddaughter, Jennifer Curtis of Bonney Lake, WA, grandson Jason Curtis & wife Lauren of Los Angeles, CA, brother Nicholas Loch and his wife Joanne of Lacey, WA, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 10am on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at St. Anthony Catholic Parish in Renton, WA. Father Jack Shrum will be officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service on Wednesday at the church.

Burial ceremony will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery at Kent, WA at 1:30pm under the direction of Greenwood Memorial Park Funeral Service.