William E. Arness

November 23, 1942 – August 27, 2016

William E. “Bill” Arness, 73, of Poulsbo, Washington passed away on Aug. 27, 2016.

Bill was born on Nov. 23, 1942 in Bremerton, Washington, the son of Edward and Dora (Rowe) Arness. He was a graduate of West Bremerton High School in 1960 and went on to graduate from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in business.

He married Patricia Nord on Aug. 28, 1965 in Everett, Washington, and after 34 years of marriage, she passed away in 1999.

Self-employed his entire professional career, Bill established Arness Inc., in 1969, Hardrock Concrete in 1999, and was an important part of other local business ventures.

On July 3, 2002, Bill married Vickie Wicklund in Poulsbo. Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Patricia and his parents.

Bill’s memory will live on with his wife of 14 years, Vickie; daughters, Tosha Engstrom (Tim) of San Diego, California, Wendy Arness of Ballard, Washington, Tani Arness of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Vicki McCown (Brian) of Bremerton; sons, Robert and John (Amy) Ekelmann of Palmer, AK, and Michael Ekelmann of Poulsbo, WA; sister Suzanne Arness (Ben) of Kingston, WA; and grandchildren, Levi, Avianne and Chase Engstrom, Angela and Rebecca McCown, and John Riley, Jayna, Jensen, Odin, and Michael Ekelmann.

We welcome you to gather with us at 3 p.m. Sept. 3 at 22777 Indianola Road NE on Saturday. Internment was at Kingston Cemetery. An online memorial can be visited at www.poulsbomortuary.com.