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Fifteenth Generation
1105.
 Ronald Kieth VANDERVORT was born on 13 Aug 1936 in Tomah,
Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.391
He was christened about 1 Sep 1936 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County,
WI. He graduated in 1954 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County,
WI.732 from Tomah High
School. He then farmed with his grandfather, Roll Vandervort, for 9 months before
enrolling at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee in January 1955. He graduated
in 1960 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI.27
from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee with a BSME degree. He then worked
for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Company in Connecticut as an Experimental
Test Engineer on jet engine fuel systems. Between Jan 1967 and Jul 1993 he was
a pilot and flight instructor for Northwest Airlines.27 After he retired, his hobbies included the building
of small aircraft and the restoration of classic automobiles. He has homes in
the Seattle and Phoenix areas. Ronald Kieth VANDERVORT and Uiko HORIUCHI were
married on 17 Jul 1969 in Tokyo, Japan.192,226
Uiko HORIUCHI
was born on 28 Jun 1943 in Tokyo, Japan.192,226 She died on 8 Jun 1994 in Bainbridge
Island, Kitsap County, WA.192,733
Obituary Notes: "Uiko Vandervort, age 50, passed away in her home in Bainbridge
Island on June 8, 1994. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, June 28, 1943.
As an airline stewardess she met, then married, Ronald Vandervort of Hastings,
MN on July 17, 1969. She was a 'Dean's List' student while attending Inver Hills
College in MN. They moved to Bainbridge Island in 1986. Uiko was active in
Helpline, Nisei Guild for Children's Hospital, and the Y-Me Breast Cancer Support
Group. More recently, she operated, jointly, a jewelry handcraft business with
Masako Guidry here on the island. Uiko enjoyed gardening and travel to different
cultures. She brought delightful enthusiasm with her to every involvement.
Survivors include Ronald, her husband of 25 years; two sisters, Michiko (Fumio)
Fujimura, and Shikiko Horiuchi of Tokyo, Japan; one niece, Mari Fujimura; one
nephew, Go Fujimura; her mother-in-law, Thelma Vandervort of Brookfield, WI;
along with numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by
her parents, Ryutaro and Tomako Horiuchi of Tokyo, Japan."
(Her death certificate number was 016415.)
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