Vern Higman Obituary (1922

A loving husband, father, grand & great grandpa, Vern Higman lived a full life spanning 9 decades. His life's accounts of the depression era and his years in the Navy as a Pilot in WWII and Korea, were many. Growing up in south & downtown Seattle, Vern graduated with honors from Highline High School. Later, in the Navy on the Ticonderoga aircraft carrier, he piloted his TBM Advenger "Round Trip Ticket", earning him the Distiguished Flying Cross amongst other medals. He also survived 2 Kamikaze attacks. After working hospitality & managing clubs from Sandpoint Naval Airstation to Rota, Spain, Vern taught culinary arts from Seattle to Alaska. His passions were music, banjo, cooking, and teaching. He retired to his Kingston beach home with his wife of 42 years, Betty. Vern is survived by 6, of 8 children, numerous grand & great-grand children, and by 5 of an original 8 siblings. From family to friends, and the many lives he touched throughout his life, he will be missed deeply. Services will be held at 2pm, Nov. 3rd, The Stone Chapel Poulsbo Mortuary with a reception after at the Kingston Yacht Club. Burial with full military honors will begin at 1:30pm, Nov. 5th, at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA.