Warren Haakon Selvar

74 passed away peacefully at his home of 49 years on Bainbridge Island with his family around him on Sept 30, 2012.He was born to Haakon and Moline Selvar in Seattle, WA. He moved to Bainbridge in 1937 and graduated from Bainbridge High in 1957. His love of boats led him to join the Coast Guard(1956 to 1961). He fished with his father on the 'Oceanus' and other salmon boats and worked on local tug boats. His career at NUWES, Keyport ended in 1988 after 24 years. After retiring he started his own business delivering compost on Bainbridge, drove trucks delivering fishing gear and drove the shuttle bus for Clearwater Casino. His passions were fishing, hunting, traveling in his RV and raising a vegetable garden.He is survived by his wife Charlene, and children Karen(Diane), Martin(Shanna), Steven(Luisa), Michael(Debbie) and sister, Pat Wry. He has 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents Haakon and Dagny, and brothers Bill, Jack and Gordon.Services will be held 2:00 on Oct. 13 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Bainbridge Island.In lieu of flowers memorials could be sent to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,www.fhcrc.org. Sign the online guestbook for the family.