Obituary: Erlandson, Jack S.

Age 89

Sun., May 11, 2014

ERLANDSON, Jack S. September 25, 1924 - April 29, 2014 Jack was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He graduated from North Central HS (Spokane) in 1942.

Jack served as a bombardier in WWII, flying 29 B17 missions.

After graduating from U of Idaho, he married Maxine (Rowland) Erlandson and they raised two sons, E(ric) and Brad.

Jack was active in the retail food industry and owned a brokerage firm in Bellevue.

A man of many talents, Jack loved sports, dancing and setting big goals.

He completed a marathon at 81 and won two world gold weight-lifting titles at age 82 and 83.

Jack’s life celebration is set for June 6, 2014 at 3:30 PM at Sunset Hills Memorial in Bellevue, WA.

For more on Jack’s life and services, please visit www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com

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