Keith Nyman’s obituary (2021) – Longview, WA

Keith Oscar Nyman

June 27, 1933 – April 27, 2020

Keith Oscar Nyman was called to Lord on April 27, 2020 in Vancouver, Washington. He was 86 years old.

Keith was a man of integrity who loved the Lord, his family, and our country.

Keith was born on June 27, 1933 in Negaunee, Michigan, the sixth of seven children of Matt and Katherine (Kangas) Nyman. He was baptized on June 23, 1935 in the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) in Negaunee. He graduated from RA Long High School in Longview, Washington, in 1951. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Jackson College, a BA in International Relations and an MS in Management from the prestigious Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Keith married Joyce Helene Simonson on March 28, 1953 at Messiah Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) in Portland, Oregon.

Keith retired from the US Navy as a lieutenant in November 1975 after serving 25 years as a soldier and officer. He served on numerous ships and stations and completed three combat tours in Vietnamese waters during this conflict.

Keith then owned a recruiting agency for 12 years and sold the company in 1989. In the 1990s he served twice as treasurer and business manager for the LCMS of the Northwest District (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) and served on the district’s board of directors for seven years . He was a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon – and in recent years the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Vancouver, Washington.

Keith loved music and was an accomplished accordionist when he was younger. He had a good singing voice and joined church choirs at every opportunity. Keith has authored two books that have been published. Keith was an avid golfer in his later years.

Before Keith died his lifelong sweetheart of 61 years Joyce, who passed away on December 4, 2014, his daughter Lisa Knowles, who passed away on May 30, 2019, and his second wife Marcia, who passed away on February 26, 2021 whom he died in July 2016 married at Good Shepherd.

Keith is survived by son Mark; Son Paul and his wife Jan; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial services, which are announced after an appointment, can be scheduled. A private funeral was held at Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery on May 1, 2020.

Published by The Daily News on April 4, 2021.