Thorn Cheyney died Sept. 5, 2013. He was born to Thorn Sr. and Marie Cheyney in Glenwood, Iowa.

Thorn graduated from Peninsula High School in 1949. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954.

Thorn married Ina Beglau in 1955 they had four children Arlene, Debbie, Patty and Bruce.

He was a pipe fitter by trade and achieved the position of Ships Superintendent before retiring from PERA CV.

Thorn was preceded in death by his parents, Thorn Sr. and Ruby Marie, wife, Ina Fay, brother, Donald “Dode”, sister, Beverly, infant son little Thorn, and son-in-law, Edd Bell.

He is survived by his children, Arlene (Jeff) Comer, Debbie Bell, Patty (Abe) Pallanes and Bruce (Becky) Cheyney; grandchildren Chas (Sean) Brown, Amy (Toby) Kilham, Jesse (Kathy) Shaw, Noal Hall, Mike and John Bray; 11 great-grandchildren Briel, Emri, Hayzen, Chloe, Noah, Bo, Keenan, Roman, Anna, Oyrssa and Jorja.

A memorial service ail be at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Crosby Chapel, 16404 Church Rd NW, Seabeck. Online memorial can be viewed at www.rill.com