Fred Collett

Born January 15, 1925 in Portland Oregon, raised in Camas Washington, and died June 23rd 2012 in Port Orchard Washington after a 22 year struggle with cancer. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, 4 sisters, and son Chuck Collett. He is survived by his wife Marty of 56 years, daughter Jeri and son in law Dan Mundle, son Scott Collett, daughter Lonnie and son in law Bryan Bowman, sister June Slayton, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Fred served in the US Army Air Force during World War II as flight engineer on B-24 Liberator, then worked at Seattle ship yards, Boeing, and was a builder for almost 40 years. He enjoyed camping, fishing, sports, crossword puzzles, remodeling, woodworking, spoiling grandkids, coffee with wife and friends, closeness of family, playing games, loved his dogs, sipping Manhattans, reading books, keeping up with news, reminiscing about military life, and the B-24 Liberator bomber. Memorial services will be held at Spirit of Life C hurch in Port Orchard at 1pm on Saturday July 7th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society.