Donald Weedin passed away peacefully at his home in Poulsbo on March 20, 2011. Don was born in Bremerton on Feb. 10, 1925, to Max (Sr.) and Phyllis Weedin. Don left school the day after his 17th birthday in 1942 to enlist in the Navy and enter World War II. In 1958, he was stationed in Bogota, Colombia, where he met and married the love of his life, Alicia Gonzalez.
After 30 years in the Navy, Don retired in 1973 in Oak Harbor. He and Alicia lived there for 34 years before moving to Poulsbo in 2003.
Don is survived by his wife of 52 years Alicia; his sister Gloria Balshaw of Hurricane, W.Va.; his children Les Weedin (Karen) of Charlestown, Ind., Kathy Vuckel (Jim) of Auburn, Rita Paradise of Tacoma, and Dan Weedin (Barbara) of Poulsbo; and 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Don was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Max Jr. and Leslie. Funeral services were held March 25 at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Poulsbo. The Mass was preceded by a rosary followed by a reception. There was a full military burial at Cherry Grove Memorial Park in Poulsbo. Donations may be made in Don’s name to St. Vincent DePaul Society, the John Paul Jones Chapter of the SAR, or Hospice of Kitsap County.
