Dan Edward Ranniger
Dan Edward Ranniger passed away on December 7, 2015, at the age of 89.
A World War II Veteran, he received the following medals for his service: Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign, the American Area Campaign and the World War II Victory Medal.
Dan attended Central Washington University where he earned a degree in education and the University of Washington for his M.D. Making Kent his home, Dan established his practice and raised his families in Kent, practicing medicine for 50 years.
Dan was passionate about breeding and raising horses, Labrador Retrievers, plants and flowers. In the 60’s he co-owned race horses under the ownership Ranniger, Irwin, Venema. Three of their horses were Stakes winners: Gold Afloat, Miss Redoubt, and Longacres Mile winner Smogy Dew. Smogy Dew, nicknamed “The Freckled Queen”, was named Washington Horse of the year and is now in the Washington Horseracing Hall of Fame.
For eight years he and his wife, Deborah Ranniger, ran Ranniger’s Kent Nursery along-side his medical clinic. Family and community were cornerstones of Dan’s life. Dan loved to spend time with his children, teaching them to fish, hunt, crab, raise puppies, garden and grow plants, living life to its fullest.
Dan is survived by his children Sidnie Seaward, Dan Ranniger Jr., John William (Bill) Ranniger, Dannae Charlotte Armellini, and Jenna Amelia Harris, his grand-children Scott Eugene Seaward and Julia Ann Seaward, William Ranniger, Johnny Daniel Ranniger, Samantha Ranniger, Euphrates Armellini, Celaena Armellini, Olivia Emmaline Harris and Joshua Christian Harris, his great grand- children, Haley Seaward and Adam Seaward, and wife, Deborah Ranniger.
A celebration of Dan’s life will be held Sunday, December 27 at 2:00pm at the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith Street, Kent, WA. A full obituary can be found at www.marlattfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers or cards, please consider a gift to the Kent Park’s Foundation (www.kentparksfoundation.org) because it takes a whole village to raise a child.
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