Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Savisky , Johnny Veto  January 22, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 1/26/2006.    www.tdn.com/obits 
John Savisky passed away quietly on January 22, 2006 at home. He was 87. 

John was born in West Frankfort, Illinois September 8, 1918 to Dominic Savisky 
and Julie Ursula Dowiatt. He was the oldest of 3 sons. Brother, Anthony Savisky 
preceded him in death. Brother Alfred Savisky and his wife Idell live in New 
Mexico. John grew up and attended school in West Frankfort, Illinois. He joined 
the Army prior to WWII. He served 2 tours of duty in the European and African 
theaters. He was wounded during his African tour. After the war he worked at 
the Swan Island shipyards, Portland, Oregon. He married Helen Marguerite Church 
in 1946 and moved to Kelso where John was a postal worker and later an edger 
operator for Shepherd and Dasher Lumber Mill, Longview. John and Helen had a 
daughter, Sara Ann (Savisky) Koethke. They moved to Longview in 1958. Helen 
passed away in 1997. John loved his rose garden, bowling and annual "reunion" 
trips to Reno to meet brother Al and sister-in-law Idell. He was a Charter 
member of the Hugh Ingram VFW Post 3017 and a Life Member of VFW and DAV. John 
was also a member of the Kelso Elks, Longview Lions, Longview Eagles and 
Columbia Heights Baptist Church. 

John is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Sara and Charles Koethke, his 
brother and sister-in-law Al and Idell Savisky, 3 grandchildren, Richard 
Koethke and Michele (Koethke) Wolosyn and her husband Robert of Longview, Karie 
(Koethke) Brimmer of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, and 5 great grandchildren, 
Casey, Cory, Dalton and Carly Wolosyn and Garrett Brimmer. 

John's family would like to gratefully thank Dr. Neal Kirkpatrick and staff for 
their years of caring service. Thank you to his Hospice Home Care Nurse and 
Aides. A very special thank you to John's "ICG", Michelle Catt and Laureen 
Paulsen and the boys. What would we have done without you?

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