POULSBO — Noted civil engineer Herbert Alan Armstrong, whose work as a professional or a volunteer contributed to the reconstruction of Poulsbo’s Front Street and the development of local parks, a nature trail and the waterfront boardwalk, died Jan. 13 at his home in Kingston.
He was 82.
Memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Feb. 3 at the First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo. Memorial contributions are preferred to the Poulsbo Noon Lions Club or Poulsbo First Lutheran Church. Arrangements are entrusted to Cook Family Funeral Home.
Armstrong, the former longtime owner of ADA Engineering, worked as surveyor and engineer in Poulsbo from 1960 to 2013, when he retired. During many of those years, he served on a contract basis as city engineer.
He was born on April 3, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Fairbeorn Henry and Betty Armstrong. He received a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Washington State College in 1958 and served in the U.S. Army. He joined what was then Roats Engineering in 1960; the firm later became ADA Engineering.
In addition to his surveying and engineering work, he owned and operated Saint Nick’s Tree Farm in Kingston for 40 years and an organic farm stand for 12 years.
He was an active member of the Poulsbo Lions Club, Sigma Nu Fraternity, ASCE Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Audubon of Kitsap County and the Dungeness Beach Association. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed the great outdoors and natural areas for hiking, backpacking, bird watching, clamming and crabbing. He enjoyed collecting bird specimens for the Los Angeles County Museum.
As a Lion, he was involved in Camp Leo, the ”Hooked on Fish” children’s fishing derby, Lions Eye Bank, and the Lions Pancake Breakfast, among other activities.
He enjoyed singing in the choir at First Lutheran Church. He and his wife Elda enjoyed traveling to Europe, Scandinavia, Alaska and the Arctic Circle, Iceland, Africa and the British Isles. He performed in the Bainbridge Light Opera.
Armstrong is survived by his wife, Elda Armstrong of Kingston; sister, Elizabeth Krause (Gary) of Boise, Idaho; son, Greg Armstrong (Joan) of Lacey; daughter, Ann Armstrong of Poulsbo; son, Mike Armstrong (Lisa Kastner) of Bainbridge Island; grandchildren, Nathan, Courtney, Ryan, Cassie, Jennifer, Mikio, Tyler, Mary, Cornna, Langhome, Finnegan and Kinsley; great-granddaughter, Lillian; and numerous close friends and family. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and his brother Howard Armstrong.
