~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA Capt. Kenneth Brian Kelm
January 09, 1940 - July 30, 2020
Notification with the passing of retired
Northwest pilot Captain Kenneth Brian Kelm, age 80. Captain Kelm joined Northwest Airlines 04-11-1966
and retired with Northwest in 2000. He
is survived by his children and stepchildren.
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Captain
Kelm’s obituary notes that graveside services were held at Anderson Cemetery in
Stanwood, WA.
Thank
you,
~ Carol
for the PCN
Obituary……………………..
Kenneth Brian Kelm passed away from heart
failure on July 30, 2020. Ken was born in Urbana, Illinois, on January 9, 1940
to Arnold Waldemar Kelm & Nellie Gaudin Prince Kelm. He grew up as an only
child, having lost a younger brother (Denny) to infant death soon after birth.
He and his parents lived in Ohio until he was 10 and then Madison, WI for the
remainder of his school-age years. He married Sondra Knee in 1961, had three
children, and pursued his career with Northwest Airlines. During his 34 years
at NWA he flew many sizes of jet airplanes domestically and internationally as
far as Bangkok, Seoul, and Tokyo, working his way up to captain of a Boeing
747-400. He retired in January 2000, before which he had already started his
10+ years of “captainship” of a large motorhome, enjoying travelling across the
country as much as he was able. Upon retiring, he made his home in the Camano
Island and Stanwood, Washington area.
He is preceded in death by his father Arnold
Kelm, mother Nellie Kelm, uncle Clarence Knudsen, aunt Phyllis Knudsen, aunt
Meta Lauer, and second wife Kay Kendall Kelm (2002). He is survived by children
Skyler Kelm (Kristy), Misty Kodama (Mitsu), and Dustin Kelm (Katie);
grandchildren Sierra (Joz), Alex, Mackenzie, Hanna, and Anthony; friend and
former third wife Cheryl Huyett; and step-children Todd Blair, Jay Blair, Brent
Huyett, Bryon Huyett, and Becca Stillman, along with their spouses and
children.
A graveside service will be held on August
19th, 2020, at 11:00am for family and friends at Anderson Cemetery in Stanwood,
WA.
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