KIANDER, Leo O.

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Leo O. Kiander, 89, passed away April 25 due to natural causes. Leo was born June 23, 1924, in Marshfield, Ore., now Coos Bay, where he had been a stevedore warehouseman with Local 12 ILWU for more than 40 years. On Feb. 26, 1971, he married Vivian Underwood in Reno, Nev. He retired in 1987 and moved to Vancouver, Wash., where he and Vivian became realtors. After several moves, they eventually settled in Congress. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during Word War II. He was a lifetime member of the Coos Bay Elks Lodge No. 1160 and member of the Epiphany Lutheran Church in Congress. Leo is survived by his wife Vivian; sons David and Dennis Kiander; daughter Stephanie Perez; and grandchildren Cris and Jennifer. He was preceded in death by his son Stephen L. Kiander in 1975. Leo was devoted to his family and loved visiting with his many friends. At his request, there will be no memorial, viewing or funeral. His ashes will be returned to Coos Bay by his wife in early September, because that is where is heart has always been.