Reed Allen Schwendiman died Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Silverdale, Washington at the age of 102.

Reed was born March 14, 1915 in Teton, Idaho to Rudolph and Clara Frances (Hodgson) Schwendiman. His family moved to Newdale, Idaho and he graduated from Sugar-Salem High School. After high school Reed attended Ricks College in Rexburg and eventually earned a Bachelors Degree from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Reed married Florence Venna Wilding in the LDS temple in Logan Utah on August 1, 1935, and the couple moved to Berkeley, California where he had been appointed to a position with a federal agency created by President Roosevelt to help farmers from the dust bowl resettle in California.

In 1941, Reed and Florence moved to Washington DC where, during the early part of World War II he worked for the Navy Department, Eleanor Roosevelt and the War Production Board. In 1943, he was drafted into the Navy and served in the "Sea Bees" naval construction battalion building an airfield on Okinawa.

Following World War II, Reed had a long career with the US Veterans Administration providing funds for veterans to attend college. After retiring from the VA, he served four years as Director of Purchasing for the State of Washington.

Reed loved gardening and spent countless happy and contented hours in his gardens in Bellevue, Washington. He was a devoted father and grandfather - so loved by his grandchildren that 3 of his 6 great-grandchildren bear his name.

His wife, Florence, died in 2010 at the age of 94, just three months short of their 75th wedding anniversary. He is survived by his brother, Melvin Schwendiman of Rexburg, Idaho, his son, Donald Schwendiman of Bend, Oregon, his daughter Frances Dishman of Lake Oswego, Oregon, 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

A graveside interment service will be held at the Teton-Newdale Cemetery on Friday, July 28, at 10:00 a.m. under the direction of Flamm Funeral Home.