You won’t find me taking issue with Tom Brokaw’s “Greatest Generation” label for World War II era Americans. This photo is a tribute to my father, Buehl Berentson, who passed away last week. Dad, who is on the left, made two stops in Hawaii during his Pacific Theatre tenure in the U.S. Navy. On one […]
Buehl and Verna Berentson celebrated sixty years of marriage Sunday at Bellissima Trattoria. My parents were married here in Anacortes on January 27, 1947. They celebrated their anniversary with family and friends, reminiscing about marriage and the joys and challenges of raising six children. We are Vicki, Cynthia, Steve, Marianne, Richard and Sally (Vicki couldn’t […]
The Berentson clan and a few close friends took over Sasso’s Friday night in celebration of Dad’s 80th birthday. Buehl J. Berentson was born in Anacortes on February 24, 1925. We stretched this birthday a bit, celebrating on the actual day but scheduling this event when everyone could be together. Pictured here are Dad and […]