WSC History - Knights of Columbus Washington State Council

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI ASSEMBLY 1183OLYMPIANo history submitted. The Supreme Master's office has no institution date on file but does notethat it merged with Blanchet Assembly in 1974. It is known from State Council records that there hadbeen a Bishop Blanchet General Assembly in Chehalis and Centralia in 1972-73. In 1974 it was mergedwith Olympia General Assembly 1643. In 1979-80 its listing in the State Directory was changed fromOlympia General Assembly 1643 to Olympia Assembly 1183. In 1980-81 it was listed as St Francis ofAssisi Assembly 1183.JOHN F KENNEDY ASSEMBLY 1530EVERETTThe Everett Knights formed an assembly prior to 1914 but no records are available - not even itsoriginal name. There was a strong correlation between the Assembly and Everett Council 763. FromSupreme Council records we know that the Faithful Navigators were:1914-15 James A Ganno1915-16 Rene Bergeron1916-17 John H Healy - 763 GK, 1909-10 - Owned an auto parts store.1921-22 Peter J Leonard - 763 GK 1913-14. Everett wholesale dairy business1922-23 Cornelius J Kelleher - GK in Pocatello, ID where he was born in 1881 - Heserved twice as GK of 763 and as DD 1 in 1935. He had auto dealership inSnohomish.1923-24 William J Carr is believed to have been FN but it is unconfirmed.1924-25 John F Osterman. Born in Finland 1887, sailor for many years, joined the KCs in1917, owned an Everett garage, GK of 763 - 4 times, followed Kelleher as DDfor two terms 1936-39 and elected State Deputy in 1940-42. He died in 1946.1931-34 John F Osterman1934-35 Alan J Baker - The only GK of 763 to serve 3 consecutive terms. He was a courtclerk.1938-39 John F Osterman2/2/55 John A Imholt reorganized the Everett Assembly and elected FN.1956-57 Henry W Beach. Owned Beach Lumber Company but his main love and homewas the Knights until age 65 when he fell in love and married a lovely lady. Heis now retired and travels.1957-58 Frank B Hart. - GK763 1948-49.1958-59 Wally Barnett - GK763 1953-54. He was a carpenter by trade.1959-60 Charles W Bloomfield. GK763 1957-58. He was a department manager at Sears.1960-61 George F Shuh. He owned Shuh's Market. GK763 1956-571961-62 George B Weber. GK763 1939-40. He has served as FS763 for more years thananyone. Postman by day - served the Knights at night.1962-63 Frank J Konechny - GK763 same year as FN1963-64 Lewis B Mueller. GK763 1967-68. Born in South Dakota1964-66 Matthew J Zuanich. - GK763 1961. Manager at General Telephone1966-68 Leonard Rochon. GK763 1959, 1st to win new Star Council Award1968-69 Charles Buennagel, pharmacist and manager of Providence Hospital Pharmacy.A PGK, during his tenure the council bought a large plot of land with rentalbuildings. The Knights still own it.1969-70 Robert LaGrandeur1970-71 Cleo Hoffman, a railroad man.1971-72 Fred Johnson. Owns Johnson's Printing.1972-73 Louis Geiger. He died in office, March 1973.