Warkentine, Elmer "Virgil" (1921-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 Aug 3 p. 13

Birth date: 1921 Jul 9

text of obituary:

ELMER WARKENTINE

Elmer “Virgil” Warkentine, 87, of Seattle, Wash., died July 1, 2009, at Burien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 9, 1921, to Herman and Mary (Boese) Warkentine in Turpin, Okla.

He grew up near Liberal, Kan. He graduated from Shafter (Calif.) High School and served in the United States Army during World War II.

He was an avid car salesman, beginning his sales career in 1953 with a Buick dealership in Wasco, Calif. He last worked in Kent, Wash., at a Chevrolet dealership, until the agency ended business in the fall of 2008. He enjoyed traveling to Kansas and California to visit family and friends. He also enjoyed growing patio tomatoes.

Survivors include three children, Julia Warkentine, Erich Warkentine and his wife, Edie, and Kathi Young; a brother, Al Warkentine; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet on June 10, 2009; and his sister, Thelma Neufeld, in January 2009.