Gerald Kain Bertagni

GERRY OR GER

HE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 1, 1946 TO HANS AND LORETTA BERTAGNI. GERRY PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 21, 2024. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER. HIS SISTER JANET BERTAGNI PASSED AWAY IN 2020.

GERRY GREW UP WITH HIS FAMILY ON LAKE WILDERNESS AT GAFFNEY’S LAKE WILDERNESS RESORT IN MAPLE VALLEY.

HE WAS A GRADUATE OF TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL.

GERRY WORKED FOR THE BOEING COMPANY FOR 42 YEARS IN VARIOUS JOBS AND ONLY MISSED 5 DAYS OF WORK.

GERRY’S PASSION WAS SPORTS, ANY SPORT. HE WATCHED THEM ALL. SOMETIMES 2 AT ONCE AND WOULD KEEP STATS ON THE GAMES. HIS KNOWLEDGE WAS ENCYCLOPEDIC. WHEN IN A GROUP TALKING SPORTS, GERRY WOULD END UP IN THE CENTER OF THE CONVERSATION.

HE AND HIS SISTER JANET TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEY WERE ON A CRUISE FOR THE MAJORITY OF HOLIDAYS EACH YEAR. ON ONE OCCASION THEY FLEW TO INDIA, WENT TO THE TAJ MAHAL AND FLEW HOME.

GERRY ENJOYED VOLUNTEERING AT VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER GOLDEN CARE, CITY OF RENTON LIBRARY AND MENTORING FOR THE RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

GERRY BLOSSOMED FOR 5 YEARS AT THE CHATEAU AT VALLEY CENTER. HE PARTICIPATED IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MOVIES, SWIMMING, HAPPY HOUR, DANCING AND EXERCISE CLASSES. HE ESPECIALLY LOVED TO DO PAINTING AND ART PROJECTS WITH RHEA.

HIS SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT ST. STEPHEN THE MARTYR CHURCH ON JANUARY 27TH AT 11:00.

13055 SE 192ND STREET, RENTON, WA. 98058. RECEPTION TO FOLLOW.

THE SERVICE WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT: https://STSTEPHENSLIFE.COM/FUNERAL-MASS-LIVESTREAM

A GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 28TH AT 12:00 AT GREENWOOD MEMORIAL PARK:

350 MONROE AVE. NE, RENTON, WA. 98056