John Kushwara

JOHN KUSHWARA February 22, 1918 ~ October 4, 2013 and OLIVE (TREVENEN) KUSHWARA May 20, 1924 ~ December 27, 2011 John Kushwara, 95, passed away at home on October 4, 2013 in Vancouver, WA, with his daughter at his side. He was born February 22, 1918 in Boswell, PA. On December 20, 1942, John married Olive Trevenen while in the Army Air Corps. Olive (Trevenen) Kushwara, 87, passed away at home on December 27, 2011 in Vancouver, WA with her husband and daughter at her side. She was born in Kearney, NJ. She celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary a week prior to her passing and her ashes will be placed in John's casket so they will forever be together. John and Olive Kushwara were very private individuals who enjoyed their 42 acre ranch in Yreka, California. They loved the natural setting and view of Mt. Shasta from their front porch. They both ended up in California after making a drastic decision in 1959 to quit work, sell their home and most of their belongings and drive with three children to the West Coast, settling in Southern California. After his career with the U.S. Naval Shipyard, John purchased his dream property in Northern California where they lived until the passing of their son Edward in 2007. Due to their ages, John and Olive relocated to Vancouver, WA to be closer to their daughter, Sharon. Both are preceded in death by their parents; 15 siblings; and both sons, John and Edward Kushwara. Survivors include their daughter, Sharon (Kushwara) Milan of Vancouver, WA; grandchildren, Alicia (Pete) Clausen of Vancouver, WA, Heather (Jody) Bouchard of Blind River, Canada, Shannon (Kenneth) Holman of Marquette MI, David Tucker of Bloomington, IN and John E. Kushwara of Medford, OR; nine great-grandchildren; one sibling, Harry Kushwara of Lyndhurst, NJ; as well as many friends. There is a viewing on Tues., October 15, 2013 between 5p.m. and 9p.m. with a private military service on Wed., October 16, 2013 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, WA. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Mr. and Mrs. Kushwara's memory to the Vancouver Humane Society, Vancouver, WA, as they were both devoted animal lovers. -

John Kushwara

February 22, 1918 - October 4, 2013