Otto William Rosenhall

October 01, 1925 - August 11, 2015

Otto William Rosenhall

October 01, 1925 - August 11, 2015

Obituary

Otto William Rosenhall passed away on August 11, 2015 at the age of 89. He was born October 1, 1925 to Otto & Bessie Rosenhall of Bellingham. Three months following his graduation from Bellingham High School in 1943 he was drafted into the Navy and served in WWII aboard the cruiser USS SantaFe. He returned to marry his high school sweetheart May 31, 1947. Otto was an avid Seahawks fan, a long-time golfer and 3-time “Super Senior Champion” of the Bellingham Golf & Country Club and league bowler at Park Bowl. He retired as plant manager from Dahl Fish Company and began competitive running at age 65. He set a course record at age 68 in his age division in The Avenue of the Giants Marathon in Humbolt Redwoods in CA with a time of 3 hours, 42 minutes, 29 seconds, qualifying him for the 1995 Boston Marathon. He ran his 19th marathon at the age of 80.

Otto is survived by his son Kevin and daughter Nancy (Carl) Angell of Bellingham and daughters Marlene Dougherty of Sumner and Debbie (Scott) Angell of Kirkland. He has 7 grandchildren – Mike (Lisa) Dowers, Keri Hintgen, Jenn (Ronnie) Yeager, Kim (Ryan) Larrabee, Shaun and Michelle Angell, Matt (Michelle) Angell and 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren

He is preceded in death by his wife Virginia of 65 years and his sister Lorna Radder of CA.

Family and friends are invited to attend graveside services at Greenacres Memorial Park, 5700 Northwest Dr in Ferndale on Monday August 31st at 11:00 am followed by a reception at Cornwall Church 4518 Northwest Dr.

Graveside Service

  • Date & Time: August 31, 2015 (12:00 AM)
  • Venue: Greenacres Memorial Park
  • Location: 5700 Northwest Drive Ferndale, WA 98248 - (Get Directions)
  • Phone Number: (360) -38-4-3401

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2 responses to Otto William Rosenhall

  1. we are so sadden and shocked to hear about Otto. We know he is with Virgina and God.

  2. My heartfelt condolences to the whole family as I pray for their comfort and peace in the loss of the Monark of their family. And such a wonderful Monark Mr. Rosenhall was for all of us. A fine man and example of a father and husband. As they say, “actions speak louder than words” and Mr. Rosenhall portrayed Actions of a gentleman. I was a young girl twirling with Nancy. Mr. Rosenhall took all of us to our twirling competitions in Seattle before I-5 was constructed. If you can imagine five women, two singing the whole way and all afternoon watching us twirl. Then stopping on the return trip and buying dinner. I’m sure Mr. Rosenhall is among the Angels and telling them about his wonderful life being married to his high school sweetheart, Virginia, and raising Nancy, Kevin, Marlene and Debbie. What a ride!!

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