Alfred R. McCune, 86, of Bainbridge Island, died Feb. 11 after a battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

He was born Nov. 17, 1919 and grew up in the farmlands of Benton, Kan., as the oldest of eight boys. He was a soldier, serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Upon his return from the war, he worked for Boeing for more than 40 years.

He and his wife Zetha made their first home on their farm in Haysville, Kan., and in 1968 moved to Everett, Wash.

He served in various positions at the Cascade View Presbyterian Church in Everett.

His hobbies included woodworking, house building and gardening. He spent many hours working on the homes of his daughter and son, besides remodeling his own homes.

He was an avid gardener who dug up his dahlias every year and then replanted them for a showy display.

For the past three years, he lived with his daughter Regina and her family in their guest house here on Bainbridge Island.

He is survived by daughter Rebecca McCune, Seattle; daughter and son-in-law Regina and Paul Gurtler and grandson Travis Gurtler, all of Bainbridge; grandson Bryant Gurtler, Vancouver, Wash.; and son Gary McCune and daughter-in-law Sherri McCune, Lake Tapps, Wash.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at Cascade View Presbyterian Church in Everett. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Cascade View Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society.