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John Fields
In Memory of
John Robert "Bob"
Fields
1924 - 2015
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Obituary for John Robert "Bob" Fields

John Robert "Bob"  Fields
John Robert Fields

John Robert (Bob) Fields, died peacefully at his home in Satsop, Saturday November 28, 2015.
He was born in Tracy, Minnesota to John Henry and Bertha A. (Nillson) Fields. The family moved to East Grays Harbor County when Bob was 2 years of age. Bob attended grade school in Montesano, Brady, Satsop and graduated from Elma High school in 1942. During High school up until 1949 Bob worked for Goeres dairy in Satsop, from 1949 to 1952 he worked for the Glen Motor Co. Bob then worked for Grays Harbor Grange Supply from 1952 to 1959. He retired in 1985 from Posey Mfg in Hoquiam. For the next 5 years after retirement, Bob worked for Gene Goeres.

Bob was an active member of Grays Harbor Fire Dist #5 for 17 years, 15 of those years he served as Fire Chief at the Satsop Dept. He was proud to have been one of the founding fathers of the Satsop Volunteer Dept.

Bob was an avid gardener, every year planting a huge garden which he shared with family and friends. He also enjoyed wood working, crafting beautiful clocks, tables and other items. He also enjoyed local history and collected old photos of Satsop and the logging industry in Grays Harbor.

Bob married Carolyn (Pennick) Fields in 1949. They were married for 66 happy years.

Bob is survived by his wife Carolyn, son and daughter in law, John E. Fields and Dorothy Harry, granddaughters Evelyn Harry and Esther Langley; niece and nephew in California, four cousins, Ora Mae Flannigan of Bellevue, Wash., Donna Schniedmiller of
St John, Wash., Eris Smith of Kelso, Wash., Gull Marie of Sweden and sister in law Kathryn Whiteman of Tacoma. He is preceded in death by his mother Bertha Glenn (1982), his brother James M Fields (1986) and his father John H Fields.

In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Bob can be made to Grays Harbor Fire Dist #5
428 Stamper Rd. Elma, Wash. 98541.
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