Andrew Edwin Kabanuk

KABANUK — Andrew Edwin, 96; born Aug. 26, 1922, Dunn County, N.D.; died Nov. 7, 2018, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Dorothy (Aichele); son, Gregory, Warrenton, Ore.; daughters, Valerie Chapin, Boise, Idaho; Cynthia Sorensen, Sammamish, Wash.; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Andrew E. Kabanuk

Aug. 26, 1922 – Nov. 7, 2018

Early on Nov. 7, 2018, Andrew “Andy” Kabanuk, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away in his home in College Place, Wash. He was 96 years old.

Andy was born Aug. 26, 1922, in Dunn County, N.D. He attended the local one-room school through eighth grade, then Sheyenne River Academy, graduating in 1941. In 1949 he met and married Dorothy Aichele, his wife of 69 years.

Andy received a degree in biology and became a naturopathic medicine practitioner. He joined United Medical Laboratories in Portland, Ore., where he was an administrator in several areas including cytotechnology. In 1974, the Kabanuk family moved to Walla Walla, Wash., where Andy was employed with the Davis Sameh Meeker Laboratories until retirement.

He was active in the Adventist church, even watching the weekly service on television when unable to attend. Andy spend many hours reading and learning. With a particular fondness for poetry, he often surprised his family with poems he had committed to memory. He also enjoyed traveling, camping and gardening.

Andy is remembered by his wife, Dorothy Kabanuk; his children, Valerie Chapin, Gregory and Sharon Kabanuk, Cynthia and Melvin Sorensen; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; extended family and many dear friends. Andy was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers.