Eugene Earl Sabotta, 84, former project manager for Dept. of Social & Health Services in Olympia, died Thursday morning, February 10, 2011 at his property in McCleary, WA.
Eugene was born on October 30, 1926 in International Falls, Minnesota to Vincent and Marie (Ulick) Sabotta. He grew up there and attended 2 years at the University of Chicago before joining the US Army in 1944. He served in the Pacific Theater, helping in the Liberation of the Philippines. His unit was to be one of the first to invade Japan, but instead helped in the occupation of Japan following their surrender. He then went to Korea until he had enough points to be discharged. Upon his Honorable Discharge in 1946, Corporal Eugene Sabotta moved to Seattle where he did his graduate and undergraduate work at the University of Washington where he graduated with a Masters of Sociology in 1950.
On August 20, 1954, Eugene married Geraldine Marie Standert at St. Anthony Chapel in Kent, Washington. She died on September 17, 1998.
They moved to Tumwater in 1963 and then to Olympia in 1965. He worked for the Dept. of Social & Health Services from 1953 to his retirement in 1986.
Eugene was a member of the Olympia Elks Lodge and St. George Byzantine Church. Eugene loved to be outdoors, gardening and enjoyed cutting wood on his property in McCleary. Eugene also built a home in Seattle and designed and built a cabin in Westport. He also remodeled their home on Puget Sound. Eugene volunteered twice a week at St. George Byzantine Catholic Church and at Holy Pheophany Monastery a few blocks away. He also liked to travel and spent 2 to 3 months in Alaska fishing one time.
Eugene is survived by a son John Sabotta of Seattle, a daughter Carla Sabotta and her husband Bryan Laubscher of Los Alamos, NM and a step grandson: Jason Laubscher of Albuquerque, NM. Eugene was preceded in death by a brother Vern Sabotta.
There will be a Panachida or Byzantine Wake on Friday, February 18th starting at 7 PM and continuing all night at St. George Byzantine Church, 9730 Yelm Hwy, Olympia. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 19th at 10 AM in St. George Byzantine Church. Burial will follow with Military Honors at Calvary Cemetery, Tumwater, WA.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Army
Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon
Elks Lodge
Good Conduct Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
WWII Victory Medal
WWII Occupation Medal
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugene Sabotta, please visit our flower store.
Eugene was born on October 30, 1926 in International Falls, Minnesota to Vincent and Marie (Ulick) Sabotta. He grew up there and attended 2 years at the University of Chicago before joining the US Army in 1944. He served in the Pacific Theater, helping in the Liberation of the Philippines. His unit was to be one of the first to invade Japan, but instead helped in the occupation of Japan following their surrender. He then went to Korea until he had enough points to be discharged. Upon his Honorable Discharge in 1946, Corporal Eugene Sabotta moved to Seattle where he did his graduate and undergraduate work at the University of Washington where he graduated with a Masters of Sociology in 1950.
On August 20, 1954, Eugene married Geraldine Marie Standert at St. Anthony Chapel in Kent, Washington. She died on September 17, 1998.
They moved to Tumwater in 1963 and then to Olympia in 1965. He worked for the Dept. of Social & Health Services from 1953 to his retirement in 1986.
Eugene was a member of the Olympia Elks Lodge and St. George Byzantine Church. Eugene loved to be outdoors, gardening and enjoyed cutting wood on his property in McCleary. Eugene also built a home in Seattle and designed and built a cabin in Westport. He also remodeled their home on Puget Sound. Eugene volunteered twice a week at St. George Byzantine Catholic Church and at Holy Pheophany Monastery a few blocks away. He also liked to travel and spent 2 to 3 months in Alaska fishing one time.
Eugene is survived by a son John Sabotta of Seattle, a daughter Carla Sabotta and her husband Bryan Laubscher of Los Alamos, NM and a step grandson: Jason Laubscher of Albuquerque, NM. Eugene was preceded in death by a brother Vern Sabotta.
There will be a Panachida or Byzantine Wake on Friday, February 18th starting at 7 PM and continuing all night at St. George Byzantine Church, 9730 Yelm Hwy, Olympia. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 19th at 10 AM in St. George Byzantine Church. Burial will follow with Military Honors at Calvary Cemetery, Tumwater, WA.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Army
Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon
Elks Lodge
Good Conduct Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
WWII Victory Medal
WWII Occupation Medal
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugene Sabotta, please visit our flower store.
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