Obituary

Kenneth Lee Fletcher

January 13, 2022

Kenneth Lee Fletcher passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. on January 13, 2022. He was 76.

Kenneth was born in Dayton, Wash. to Leo R. Fletcher and Norma I. Fletcher and was raised on the family farm in Starbuck, Wash. He served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam as an engineer.

Upon returning to the states, Ken had a wide range of careers, he was a rancher, worked mechanics, drove semi, but his favorite job was designing and building boats for Duckworth in their early stages. He finally retired from the Army Core of Engineers at Lower Monumental Dam just a few years ago.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, attending family sporting events, meeting new people, and yelling at the TV during Nascar races. He had a way of turning a complete stranger into a friend, and always found a way to bring out the good in all people he crossed paths with, and that was one of his greatest gifts. Ken will be loved and missed by many friends and family members for years to come.

Ken loved his family, children, and grandchildren: sons Kenny Fletcher, and Samuel Fletcher, daughters, Kally Wenzel, Katie Rowell, and Chris Timmons and two step-children, Jeremiah and Jerrica Ochs. He had 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Ken was a very compassionate and loving husband, father, and role model to many.

He was preceded in death by his father Leo.

Ken is survived by his mother Norma, sisters Lori Franklin and Janet Reniff, brother Jack Fletcher and wife Doreen Fletcher of 25 years.

A memorial service will be scheduled this spring in his hometown for all who knew and loved him.