Obituary of Walter Benston Moline

Walter B. Moline, 99, of Marysville, WA, formerly of Jamestown, NY, entered heaven January 7, 2018. Walter was born June 17th, 1918 in Montclair, NJ, a son of the late Philemon and Amelia Larson Moline. He married Astrid Swenson in January of 1942 in Montclair, NJ where he had grown up, and they lived in that area until they retired to Jamestown in 1979. He served in the US Army during WWII from 1942 to 1945 at Camp Siebert in Alabama. Walter worked for Uniroyal, formerly The United States Rubber Co., as a time study engineer in Passaic, NJ for over 30 years. He also worked for the state of New Jersey before retiring to Jamestown. Following retirement he worked in Jamestown at Dahlstrom Manufacturing Co. and the Lutheran Home. Walter was a member of Jamestown's Hillcrest Baptist Church. He knew and loved the Lord as his personal Savior. His interests included his family, his church, antique cars, having a potato garden, participating in various sports over the years and fishing. Walter was preceded in death by his parents; 6 siblings; his first wife, Astrid Linnea Swenson Moline of 61 years; his second wife, Lorraine Bohlin Swenson Moline of 5 years; and a grandson, Stephen Moline. He leaves behind a son, Russell Moline and his wife Alice of Chesterfield, NH, and a daughter, Carolyn Mattson and her husband Lee of Lake Stevens, WA; as well as several grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A brief service will be held in the Sunset Hill Cemetery Chapel at 11 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018. The Rev. Mark J. Hinman, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, will officiate. Visitation will not be observed. Walter will be buried beside his wife Astrid, at Sunset Cemetery, in Jamestown, NY.