Euan Loiseau
March 11, 1927 – December 16, 2022
Euan Emiel Loiseau, 95, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away on Dec. 16, 2022, from natural causes. Born to Alma Leora Gentry and Lionel Aubry Loiseau on March 11, 1927, in Lewiston, Idaho, he is predeceased by his parents; siblings Janine Walters and Mitzi Hemsley; wife Linda Gudrun Allison Loiseau and daughter Tena Jean Loiseau.
Euan is survived by his brother Armand Loiseau of Pasco, Washington, and his 11 living children Amiel Loiseau of Lehi, Utah; Wendy Parent of Eugene, Oregon; Jeret Loiseau of Des Moines, Washington; Lori Ortlinghaus of Oracle, Arizona; Michele Yoder of Tacoma, Washington; Trece Loiseau Simpson of Lyle, Washington; Trent Loiseau of Izmir, Turkey; Becca Atlee of Renton, Washington; Megen McBride of Oceanside, California; Ember Dimond of Centerville, Utah; and Briel Loiseau of Moses Lake, Washington; 38 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.
Euan attended Pasco High School and was on the 1945 football team that went undefeated. He joined the Navy at the end of his junior year, to the disappointment of the football team. He was in the Navy, assigned to the USS Henderson (DD 785), a destroyer. He was a seaman 2nd class radar operator. When discharged, he was a seaman 1st class. He earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
After returning from World War II and graduating high school, Euan attended Washington State University. He earned a structural engineering and architecture license, displaying talent and skill in design and mathematics. Euan had a career as an architect, starting in Spokane and Seattle, designing many custom homes and commercial buildings all along the west coast. He was employed by Grant County as a surveyor and bridge designer for many decades, retiring in the late 1990s.
He loved physics, astronomy, and organic gardening. Euan enjoyed music and singing in the church choir, encouraging his kids to develop musical talent. He had a creative sense of humor and loved wordsmithing by playing on words resulting in one-of-a-kind rhymes.
Euan’s longevity resulted from healthy living, reading, singing and years of working around his property, gardening, pruning orchard trees, changing hand sprinkler lines, raising animals and building his home with his own hands. We now lay our father down to rest.
A funeral service is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at the LDS Chapel at 1036 W. Rose Ave, Moses Lake, Washington. There will be a viewing at 11 a.m. with a service starting at 12 noon. Burial to follow at the Guarding Angels Cemetery.
