Gordon K. Doane, age 86, died Aug. 10 at the Madison Avenue Retirement Center.

He was born Jan. 17, 1916 in Almira, to Oscar and Eva Doane. He graduated from Almira High School in 1933 and attended two years at Washington State University.

He took a job as a concrete engineer on the Grand Coulee Dam project. While at Coulee Dam he married Dorothy (Jerrich) Doane in 1939.

He worked at Bangor and Keyport and was the supervising engineer for the Alaska ferry terminals that stretch from Ketchikan to Skagway.

The family lived in Alaska for 20 years, where he spent his free time hunting and fishing.

After 30 years with the government, he retired in 1975 and moved to Bainbridge, where his favorite activity was golfing with friends at Meadowmeer Golf Course.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children Robert Doane and Cynthia (Doane) Sypolt; grandchildren Sophia and Mac Doane and Kelly Hawley and great-granddaughter Jessica Hawley.

Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Madison Avenue Retirement Center.