Gusner, Jack Orval

Visitation for Jack Orval Gusner, 73, of Longview, will be Monday from 
6-8:30 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Gusner passed away 
Friday morning at a local hospital. Services and burial will be 10:30 
a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Greenlawn River Mortuary in Bakersfield, 
Calif.

Jack was born on November 15, 1933, in Bakersfield, Calif., to John and 
Ollie Gusner. He proudly served his country in the United States Army 
Air Corps. He started his family with his wife Bea in Santa Barbara, 
Calif., where he worked as a civil engineer with Caltrans for 28 years. 
Mr. Gusner had a lifelong love of science fiction, sports cars, 
electronics, Pomeranians and travel to the Yosemite Valley. Nothing held 
greater importance to him than his love of God, his beautiful wife and 
their four children. Mr. Gusner has counted several pets as his close 
companions throughout the years, including Lady, Bambi, Cinder, Lacy and 
presently, Misty. 

Mr. Gusner came to Longview in 1990 to manage day-to- day operations of 
Longview Electric. He went on to form Cobblestone Industries Inc. and 
manufactured various metal parts for the plastics industry. He closed the 
business and retired for the second time in 2005. He loved spending time 
in his well-equipped shop, which became a favorite spot for his friends 
to drop by and visit. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and twin daughters, Jackie and 
Jennifer Gusner.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Bea Gusner of Longview; children, 
Janell and Dave Tofanelli of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Julie and Mark Luoma 
of High Point, N.C., Jolene and Jon Anderson of Roanoke, Va., and John 
and Penny Gusner of Lake Mary, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Taryn, Austin, 
Evan, Erin, Griffin, Lena and Kara; brother, Darrell Gusner of Cambria, 
Calif.; half sister, Joyce Kitchen and half brother, John E. Gusner.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/8/2007.

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Gusner, Jack Orval

Visitation for Jack Orval Gusner, 73, of Longview, will be today from 
6-8:30 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Gusner passed away 
Friday morning at a local hospital. Services and burial will be 10:30 
a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Greenlawn River Mortuary in 
Bakersfield, Calif.

Jack was born on November 15, 1933, in Bakersfield, Calif., to John and 
Ollie Gusner. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Air 
Corps. He started his family with his wife Bea in Santa Barbara, Calif., 
where he worked as a civil engineer with Caltrans for 28 years. Mr. Gusner 
had a lifelong love of science fiction, sports cars, electronics, 
Pomeranians and travel to the Yosemite Valley. Nothing held greater 
importance to him than his love of God, his beautiful wife and their four 
children. Mr. Gusner has counted several pets as his close companions 
throughout the years, including Lady, Bambi, Cinder, Lacy and presently, 
Misty. 

Mr. Gusner came to Longview in 1990 to manage day-to- day operations of 
Longview Electric. He went on to form Cobblestone Industries Inc. and 
manufactured various metal parts for the plastics industry. He closed the 
business and retired for the second time in 2005. He loved spending time in 
his well-equipped shop, which became a favorite spot for his friends to drop 
by and visit. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and twin daughters, Jackie and 
Jennifer Gusner.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Bea Gusner of Longview; children, 
Janell and Dave Tofanelli of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Julie and Mark Luoma of 
High Point, N.C., Jolene and Jon Anderson of Roanoke, Va., and John and Penny
 Gusner of Lake Mary, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Taryn, Austin, Evan, Erin, 
Griffin, Lena and Kara; brother, Darrell Gusner of Cambria, Calif.; half 
sister, Joyce Kitchen and half brother, John E. Gusner.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/9/2007.