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Birth	:	5 Apr 1934 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Oct 2011 Enumclaw, King County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park, Enumclaw, King County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.2277985, -122.0233002
Description	:	James H. Kaska passed away peacefully on October 14, 2011 at his Enumclaw home, surrounded by his family. Born on April 5, 1934 in Fairfield, Iowa to Beatrice and Eugene Kaska, Jim spent his childhood on the family farm. He attended Iowa State University on a basketball scholarship and was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He graduated in 1956 with a degree in civil engineering. His first job was in Vietnam, before the war, designing highway systems there. He then went to Thule, Greenland to work on the MEWS radar construction. Other projects took him to Quebec to... Read More	James H. Kaska passed away peacefully on October 14, 2011 at his Enumclaw home, surrounded by his family. Born on April 5, 1934 in Fairfield, Iowa to Beatrice and Eugene Kaska, Jim spent his childhood on the family farm. He attended Iowa State University on a basketball scholarship and was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He graduated in 1956 with a degree in civil engineering. His first job was in Vietnam, before the war, designing highway systems there. He then went to Thule, Greenland to work on the MEWS radar construction. Other projects took him to Quebec to work on a harbor project, and to Denver to work on the construction of the Titan Ballistic Missile. He was later transferred to the missile site in Moses Lake, Washington, and afterward was hired by the Washington Department of Transportation. His first job was to design and oversee the construction of the Evergreen Point Bridge. He spent 28 years with WDOT, and retired as the District Maintenance Engineer for the Seattle District.Upon retiring, Jim became an independent consultant, specializing in Value Engineering. He spent time in Alaska doing work for the military.Jim was a unique man who had much to teach everyone. He remained active and always had a project he was working on. His hobbies included gardening, fixing and rebuilding laptop computers, and repairing chainsaws. He enjoyed steelhead and salmon fishing, staying at his beach house near Sequim, hiking, crabbing, and shrimping. He enjoyed playing poker with both the family and also a group of friends with whom he had worked for many years at WDOT.Jim loved his family and was just as proud of them as any of his personal accomplishments. He was a great storyteller and banjo player. He was an honest, generous, loving, flexible, thoughtful, and caringman. He was quiet, yet was always the biggest presence in the room.He is survived by his wife Karen of 49 years, and six children, Becky Kaska, Andrew Kaska, Mark Kaska, Christopher Kaska, Jennifer Bone, and Kevin Kaska. His seven grandchildren, Taylor, Matthew, Shane, Rael, Nolan, Harley and Tyzo were the light of his life. He will be greatly missed.Remembrances may be made in Jim's name to Group Health Tacoma Hospice, P.O. Box 34015, Seattle, WA 98124 or Catholic Community Services.

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James Henry Kaska's memorial is located at: Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park, Enumclaw, King County, USA.
When did James Henry Kaska death?
James Henry Kaska death on 14 Oct 2011 in Enumclaw, King County, Washington, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Henry Kaska's memorial?
Latitude: 47.2277985
Longitude: -122.0233002

Family Members:

Parent

Frank M Kaska

(1893 - 1984)

Helen Rose Zaharris Kaska

(1898 - 1992)

Siblings

Ardell L. Kaska

(1923 - 2016)

Marcella Mary Kaska Greiner

(1924 - 2014)

Cletus J. “Clete” Kaska

(1929 - 2010)

Galen LeRoy Kaska

(1935 - 2005)

Children

Christopher James Kaska

(1968 - 2012)

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