Enumclaw resident William “Bill” Tommila, 89, died Dec. 14, 2013.

He was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Wrangell, Alaska, where he followed in his father’s footsteps and worked in the commercial fishing industry. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He married Marie Smith after the war and she preceded him in death in 1963. He worked at the Air Traffic Control Center in Auburn where he met Frances, who became his second wife. He retired in the early 1980s, then started commercial fishing again with his wife and his stepson in Bristol Bay, Alaska. He enjoyed communication on his ham radio and traveling with his wife. He was a member of the American Legion Post 110 in Lacey for 28 years.

He is survived by wife Frances Tommila of Enumclaw; stepdaughters Karen Benedetti and husband Andrew of Auburn and Kathy Stephenson of Enumclaw; stepsons Charles Wren and wife Valorie of Milton-Freewater, Ore., Tom Wren and wife Linda of Puyallup and James Wren and wife Theresa of Auburn, Wash.;13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by son Thomas Tommila in 1996 and grandson Jeff Stephenson in 2007.

A funeral service took place Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 402 29th St. S.E., in Auburn, with burial at Evergreen Memorial Park in Enumclaw.

Arrangements were by Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 9219, Seattle, 98109.

All may sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.