Laurence Serena

Laurence D. Serena was born June 22, 1920 in Bogue, KS to Jennie and John Serena. He was the only son and oldest child having five younger sisters. He lived in Kansas and Colorado until his teen years when the family moved to Idaho. He graduated from Kuna High School in Idaho and farmed in the Marsing, ID area. He married Naomi Fisher in 1941. He served in the Army from 1944-1946, medic detachment 511th Airborne and parachute infantry and demolition. He was stationed overseas and in occupied Japan. He was a life-long member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4992 and was a Past President Commander. He married LeNora “Lee” Wood-Grimes. They moved to Bremerton, WA in 1954 where he worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, He completed a four year machinist apprenticeship there and retired in 1972. Throughout his life he enjoyed hunting and fishing, camping and traveling, collecting, gold panning with friends, gardening and farming. He supported many, many children’s charities and especially enjoyed his grand, great and great-great grandchildren.   He was preceded in death by his wife “Lee”, his father and mother, two sisters Dola and Dee Dee, an infant son Johnny and a daughter Shirley. He is survived by his children, Gary (Shannon) of Payette, ID, Bonnie (Cordell) Sunkel of Silverdale, WA, Karen Potts of Port Orchard, WA and Nona Hernandez of Boise, ID; three sisters, Joy Bledsoe, Doy Serrotos, and Jenny Lynn Bristow; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any charity that helps children. Viewing will be Friday, February 25, 2011, 6-7 p.m. at Rill’s Life Tribute Center, 1151 Mitchell Ave., Port Orchard, WA. Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, February 26 at Rill’s Life Tribute Center with burial at Vaughn Cemetery, Key Center, WA.