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Gustav Henry Ilika died of cancer at his Sequim home surrounded by family. He was 85.
He was born in Budapest, Hungary, to John and Lydia Margaret (Pfaff) Ilika.
He married Ruth Caroline McCullough in Chicago on May 28, 1949. She died in Sequim on April 29, 1997.
From 1941 to 1946, Mr. Ilika served in the Army's 104th Division as a second lieutenant. He was in the European Theater, Timberwolf Division, Airborne, as a Ranger, and received the Bronze Star.
He was in the Army Reserve from 1946 to the early 1970s, retiring as a major.
Mr. Ilika was a sales representative for United Industrial in Chicago from 1940 to 1967.
From 1967 to 1984, he was regional sales manager for Donaldson Cos. and retired as company officer while residing in Bloomington, Minn.
He was hired by Donaldson as a consultant and traveled to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, China, London, England, Colombia and Australia from 1984 to 1990 while residing in Sequim.
Mr. Ilika enjoyed golf with his fellow Dungeness Meadows residents. He was a former chairman of the Dungeness Meadows Dike Committee, and volunteered with Friends of the Sequim Public Library.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Angeles, American Legion, Reserve Officers Association and National Timberwolf Association.
Mr. Ilika enjoyed travel and attended most of the Ilika/Pfaff family reunions in Chicago.
Survivors include son William Ilika; sons and daughters-in-law Thomas and Maxine Ilika, James and Karen Ilika, and John and Ariadna Ilika; brother John Ilika; sister Margaret Mobley of Melbourne, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Ilika, and sister, Elizabeth Fotch.
Services: Friday, June 15, 2 p.m., memorial at First Baptist Church, 105 W. Sixth St., Port Angeles, with Pastor Tim Hughes officiating.
Reception will follow at the church. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
He was born in Budapest, Hungary, to John and Lydia Margaret (Pfaff) Ilika.
He married Ruth Caroline McCullough in Chicago on May 28, 1949. She died in Sequim on April 29, 1997.
From 1941 to 1946, Mr. Ilika served in the Army's 104th Division as a second lieutenant. He was in the European Theater, Timberwolf Division, Airborne, as a Ranger, and received the Bronze Star.
He was in the Army Reserve from 1946 to the early 1970s, retiring as a major.
Mr. Ilika was a sales representative for United Industrial in Chicago from 1940 to 1967.
From 1967 to 1984, he was regional sales manager for Donaldson Cos. and retired as company officer while residing in Bloomington, Minn.
He was hired by Donaldson as a consultant and traveled to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, China, London, England, Colombia and Australia from 1984 to 1990 while residing in Sequim.
Mr. Ilika enjoyed golf with his fellow Dungeness Meadows residents. He was a former chairman of the Dungeness Meadows Dike Committee, and volunteered with Friends of the Sequim Public Library.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Angeles, American Legion, Reserve Officers Association and National Timberwolf Association.
Mr. Ilika enjoyed travel and attended most of the Ilika/Pfaff family reunions in Chicago.
Survivors include son William Ilika; sons and daughters-in-law Thomas and Maxine Ilika, James and Karen Ilika, and John and Ariadna Ilika; brother John Ilika; sister Margaret Mobley of Melbourne, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Ilika, and sister, Elizabeth Fotch.
Services: Friday, June 15, 2 p.m., memorial at First Baptist Church, 105 W. Sixth St., Port Angeles, with Pastor Tim Hughes officiating.
Reception will follow at the church. Drennan-Ford Funeral Home, Port Angeles, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
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