Donald O. Cakerice passed away early Oct. 3 at his daughter’s home in Coupeville, after a short battle with cancer which was diagnosed in March of this year.

Don was born in Marshalltown, Iowa to Dorothy Petri and Floyd Cakerice on Aug. 5, 1930. His biological father was Roy Fisher of Iowa, but was divorced before he was born. He graduated from high school and went straight into the Army at the age of 17. He served in the Korean War and traveled to many places, including Berlin, Germany, where he met and married his first wife of 7 years. Together they had his only son and eldest daughter. He later remarried and had three daughters with his wife of 20 years. He went onto become a machinist in the aerospace industry, machining parts for commercial jetliners at Jet Products in San Diego, Calif.

Donald was a man of many friends. He always said he never met a stranger. Among the things he enjoyed were fishing, camping, travel and Christmas. It made him the happiest to pull the presents from under the tree.

He is survived by his older brother, Russell Fisher and his wife, Virginia of Springfield, Mo.; his aunt, Clara Walker of Gilman, Iowa; one son, Donald Russell Waterhawk and his wife, Daniella of Fort Myers, Flor.; four daughters, Joann Cakerice of Calif., Brenda Ames and her husband, Curtis E. Ames of Coupeville, Lisa Buckley and her husband, Ernest Buckley of Elkhart, Ind., Christina (Tina) Cakerice and her husband, Bradford Clare, Jr., of Freeland; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many more distant relatives.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Living Hope Foursquare Church on NW Broadway Street. in Coupeville at noon followed by a celebration of his life for any who would like to attend.

Brenda and Tina would like to give their thanks to all who helped make the last days of his life joyful and more comfortable and for all the support they received.

He will be greatly missed and will live on in the hearts of his family and friends always. We love you Dad and we miss you!

Arrangement are under the direction of Visser Funeral Home in Langley.