Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, “Papa” Zachary McLellan, passed away stubbornly but peacefully at his Manchester home surrounded by his family.
Zach grew up in Fargo then moved to San Diego to serve in the Navy 1970-1974. Zach then moved to Seattle where he met his wife of 33 years, Christine and began his career at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where he retired in January, 2011.
Zach will be remembered and will live on as one of the kindest and most loving spirits that his family and friends have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Zach is survived by his wife, Chris; children, Zoe (Jean-Pierre), Jeremy (Christy) and Nathan; grandchildren, Timothy, Bailey, Abigail and Sebastian; siblings, Joe, Nick, Kevin and Katie as well as countless friends.
There will be a gathering of friends and family to celebrate Zach’s life at the Manchester State Park, Friday, September 6th at 1pm.
Zach’s family asks that in lieu of flowers, you make a donation to one of the following organizations in his name: Manchester Public Library, the Gastric Cancer Foundation (c/o The V Foundation for Cancer Research), or Nathan. Online memorial at
www.rill.com
.