William Andrew "Bill" Kulick
William Andrew “Bill” Kulick, 83, of North Bend, passed away December 7, 2024 at North Bend. He was born January 3, 1941 in Portage, Penn. the son of George & Teresa (Luther) Kulick. A Memorial Mass will be held a Holy Redeemer Catholic Church at 11:00 AM December 17, 2024 with military honors provided by a Navy Honor Guard. Cremation rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave, Coos Bay.
After graduating from High School, Bill joined the Navy and served on the USS Constellation on its maiden voyage as an electronic engineer. He was also the heavy weight boxing champion during this time.
After the Navy, he lived in Los Angelos, California and worked as a TV repair man for RCA and then worked for Walt Disney which is where he learned the craft of welding.
He married Marty Zamora and in 1970, was blessed with his daughter Kristine. He moved the family to North Bend, Oregon in 1975 and worked as a construction welder with the Millwrights Union, Oregon/Washington Carpenters and Operating Engineers; he also started his own welding business, Sunny Hill Wrought Iron.
He was a Volunteer Fire fighter with North Bay Fire dept and a member of the Knights of Columbus; working with the Knights Christmas food basket program from it's inception was a project that was dear to his heart.
His faith was very important to him and in 1990, took a trip to Medjugorje with his daughter Kristine; this was a life changing experience for him.
He loved watching football and was an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan. He enjoyed photography and was a talented artist with painting as well as his welding. He was a man of many talents.
He met Susan in 1998 and married in 1999; they had many adventures together. They hunted, fished, crabbed, camped, picked mushrooms and paned for gold.
After he retired, he built their home and was forever working on it as well as many other projects.
His faith and his family were the most important things in his life. He was a loving, quiet and gentle man who will be missed and in our hearts forever.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Basket program, Council 1261 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th St, North Bend, Oregon 97459.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave, Coos Bay. 541/267-4216
