Funner 70th
Carl and Myke enjoy dinner with family on 70th anniversary
Featured in: March 2018
FUNNER 70th
Carl and Myke Funner enjoyed dinner with family on their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct. 5, 2017, in Yakima, Wash.
E. Myra "Myke" Decker married Carl Funner on Oct. 5, 1947, in Granger, Wash. Carl and Myke moved to southeast Alaska following their wedding. Carl worked as a general contractor and commercial fisherman.
In 1969 they moved to Bellevue, Wash., where Myke earned her nursing degree. Live Oak, Calif., became home in 1982, and there Carl grew kiwis on their farm and Myke worked as a nurse. In 1997 they retired and moved to Yakima.
The Funner family includes Sandy and Larry Johnson of Nampa, Idaho; Mike and Gwen (Randall) Funner of Rock Island, Wash.; Larry Funner of The Dalles, Ore.; Carla and John Bautista of Stamford, Con.; 8 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.