Norman Wayne Wilke

Norman W. Wilke, 83, of Walla Walla,died peacefully at home on Thursday,Feb. 18, 2016. He was born to the late Charles and Etta Grace Wilke in Troy, Kan.
In the early 1940s the family relocated to Portland. Shortly after graduation from Jefferson High School, he enlisted in the Army and served as a sergeant in the Korean War. After returning from the war, he received his engineering degree from Oregon State University
and moved to Walla Walla where he worked as a structural engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 31 years, retiring in 1989.
Prior to marrying Marcia D. King in 1963, he had two awesome sport cars: a Triumph TR3 and an Alpha Romeo. His love for Marcia, however, surpassed his love of those cars and their sale may be part of the
reason he and Marcia had a wonderful marriage of 52 years, resulting in three children and five grandchildren.
Norm is survived by his wife, Marcia. Their living children include Cate Lyon of Walla Walla and Allison (Stuart) Blankenship of Spokane. He is also survived by daughter-in-law, Gwen Wilke and grandchildren
Morgana and Maya Wilke of Kenmore, Wash., as well as Caleb, Lilith and Silas Blankenship of Spokane.
Norm was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings and his son, Christopher.
At his request no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Heifer International of whose work Norm was especially fond, to Walla Walla Senior Center at the Park for which he delivered Meals on Wheels, or to the charity of your choice.
A private family burial will take place at Washington State Veterans’ Cemetery in Medical Lake, Wash.

Norman W. Wilke, 83, of Walla Walla,
died peacefully at home on Thursday,
Feb. 18, 2016. He was born to the late
Charles and Etta Grace Wilke in Troy, Kan. In the
early 1940s the family relocated to Portland.
Shortly after graduation from Jefferson High School,
he enlisted in the Army and served as a sergeant in
the Korean War. After returning from the war, he received
his engineering degree from Oregon State University
and moved to Walla Walla where he worked
as a structural engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for 31 years, retiring in 1989.
Prior to marrying Marcia D. King in 1963, he had
two awesome sport cars: a Triumph TR3 and an Alpha
Romeo. His love for Marcia, however, surpassed
his love of those cars and their sale may be part of the
reason he and Marcia had a wonderful marriage of
52 years, resulting in three children and five grandchildren.
Norm is survived by his wife, Marcia. Their living
children include Cate Lyon of Walla Walla and Allison
(Stuart) Blankenship of Spokane. He is also survived
by daughter-in-law, Gwen Wilke and grandchildren
Morgana and Maya Wilke of Kenmore, Wash., as well
as Caleb, Lilith and Silas Blankenship of Spokane.
Norm was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings
and his son, Christopher.