Charles Lowell Aukland, our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was born on 2/22/1925 on a farm near Macedonia, lowa. Charles passed away on 9/25/2022 in Tacoma, WA, of natural causes. Charles graduated from Clearfield, lowa, high school, and joined the US Marine Corps in 1943. After serving during World War Il he was honorably discharged in 1948. He subsequently served in the USMC Reserve until he retired in 1976 as a Master Sergeant. In 1946 he married Shirley Alberta Land from Glenvil, Nebraska, and moved to Washington State in about 1949. Charles subsequently attended Olympic Community College, Bremerton, WA, and graduated from Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, in 1951. That year he began teaching in the Seattle Public Schools system, mostly teaching general science at Woodrow Wilson and Alexander Hamilton middle schools. He retired from teaching in 1986.
Charles and Shirley resided in Seattle, WA, and Mountlake Terrace, WA, for a short time until they moved to Lynnwood, WA, in 1956. There they resided until Shirley passed away in 2012. Charles moved to Tacoma, WA, in 2019.
They raised five children. Charles enjoyed woodworking, visiting with family, and watching his family grow. Charles is survived by son Stanley Aukland (Jan), Surprise, AZ; son Douglas Aukland (Sharon), Vashon, WA; daughter Kathy Burrell (Gordon), North Bend, WA; daughter Theresa Atashkar (Mory), Folsom, CA; daughter-in-law Erin Aukland, Port Orchard, WA; ten grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by son Lamont Aukland.
Charles was a proud Marine Corp veteran and devout Christian. He was loved and will be missed by us all.
A graveside service for Charles will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Purdy & Walters at Floral Hills, 409 Filbert Road, Lynnwood, WA 98036.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.floralhillslynnwood.com for the Aukland family.
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