Spring Creek Obituaries

Name Birth Death Memo
Adams, Christian C 01-05-1887 07-20-1971 Christian C Adams was born in Spring Creek on January 5, 1887 to Mary Catherine "Kate" [Short] and Jacob Edwin Adams. When he registered for the WWI Draft, Christian was in Alaska briefly during the Gold Rush. He subsequently served in WWI. Christian married Hazel McClusky on August 9, 1952 in Goldendale. He passed away July 20, 1971 in Goldendale.
[Research Resources: WA Marriage & Death Records; WWI & WWII Draft Registrations. Findagrave Memorial w/Obituary. **SPECULATIVE Info: It appears that his wife Hazel died in King County, WA on 08-15-1982. However, she was buried in Grand Junction, Colorado near what was probably her first husband Lawrence McClusky. Her maiden surname was likely "Akers"]
Adams, Claude Earnest 02-21-1881 03-16-1961 Claude Earnest Adams was born February 21, 1881 in the Spring Creek area where his parents Mary Catherine "Kate" [Short] and Jacob Edwin Adams farmed. He married Vinnie Maude Winterstein on October 19, 1902 at Blockhouse in Klickitat County, WA. Claude passed away on March 16, 1961 in the hospital in Goldendale at the age of 80. His wife Vinnie died on February 15, 1965 in The Dalles.
[Research Resources: Marriage Records book; WWI & WWII Draft Registrations; 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; 1885, 1887 & 1892 WA State & Territorial Censuses; Findagrave Memorial & Obituary]
Adams, Earl Franklin 09-12-1911 02-25-1948 Earl Adams Dies (column 5)   Death Claims Earl F. Adams, War II Veteran   (column )   Earl Franklin Adams (obituary) (column 6)   Earl Franklin Adams was born September 12, 1911 to Bessie [Jackson] and Royal K. Adams in Klickitat County, six miles northwest of Goldendale. Earl enlisted in the US Army and served during WWII, until he was discharged with a physical disability. In 1922, Earl moved to Vancouver, where he worked at the Vancouver plywood plant. Never married, Earl passed away on February 25, 1948 at St. Vincents Hospital in Portland, Oregon. He was 36 years old. [Ancestry.com (Washington Births 1907-1919]
Adams, Hugh 06-16-1890 11-21-1909 Hugh Adams was born on June 16, 1890 in Spring Creek, Klickitat County to Mary Catherine "Kate" [Short] and Jacob Edwin Adams. Hugh passed away at the age of 19 on November 21, 1909 at Spring Creek near Goldendale of Typhoid Fever.
[Research Resources: Findagrave Memorial & Obit; 1900 US Census; 1892 WA State & Territorial Census; History of Klickitat County, pg 106]
Adams, Margaret Esther 02-05-1918 02-05-1918 Margaret Esther, infant daughter (col 1)   Margaret Esther Adams was born February 5, 1918 to Bessie [Jackson] and Royal E Adams. She passed away 14 hours after her birth on February 5, 1918
[Research Resources: Goldendale Sentinel; WA Death Records; Findagrave]
Adams, Ray Alfred 11-20-1904 10-01-1973 Ray Alfred Adams was born on November 20, 1904 in the Spring Creek area of Klickitat County, WA to Vinnie [Winterstein] and Claude E Adams. He married Avranett Ganar on September 30, 1925 in Goldendale. Ray's children included George and Betty. passed away in Klickitat County on October 1, 1973
[Research Resources: WA Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; WA Birth Records 1870-1935 on ancestry.com; ]
Adams, Royal Edwin "Roy" 11-29-1885 02-26-1951 Royal "Roy" Edwin Adams was born November 29, 1885 in the Spring Creek area where his parents Mary Catherine "Kate" and Jacob Edwin Adams farmed. He married Bessie Jackson (Nancy Elizabeth Bessie Jackson also known as "Nannie") on June 21, 1908 in Spring Creek. Roy died as the result of a tragic accident on February 26, 1951 when he suffocated while working at the Klickitat Pine Box Corporation sawmill. His wife Bessie died on September 24, 1986 in Shelton, WA.
[Research Resources: Marriage Record Book; WA Death Records; Findagrave Memorial and obituary ]
Baker, Frank B 06-14-1874 08-31-1925 Two Goldendale Citizens Pass Away  
Baverstock, Jane 06-05-1840 07-02-1918 Pioneer Passes Away   At Rest   Nee: Pardy
Boxdorfer, Clara Agnes [Tucker] 01-25-1884 11-25-1978 Gravestone   Clara Agnes [Tucker] Boxdorfer was born on January 25, 1884 in Perry County, Missouri to Harriet & Joseph Tucker. She married Louie G. Boxdorfer on September 12, 1904 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. By the 1910 Census, the Boxdorfer family was living in Klickitat County. They were married for 72 years when Louie died in 1976. Clara passed away in Klickitat County on November 25, 1978
[Research Resources: WA Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; ]
Boxdorfer, Louie Gottlieb William 04-09-1879 08-17-1976 Gravestone   Louie G. Boxdorfer was born in 1879. He married Clara. A. Tucker on September 12, 1904 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. By the 1910 Census, the Boxdorfer family was living in Klickitat County. They were married for 72 years when Louie passed away on August 17, 1976 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: WA Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; WWI & WWII Draft Registrations; Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002; ]
Bruner, Anna Isabelle [Tucker] 01-25-1881 01-08-1972 Gravestone   Anna Bruner Dies (Column 1)   Anna Isabelle [Tucker] Bruner was born January 25, 1881 in Missouri. She married John Henry Bruner on February 12, 1900 in Perryville, Missouri. The Bruners settled in Klickitat County in 1902. They went to Yakima for a few years, but came back to Goldendale in March 1942. They celebrated 71 years together. They lost two infants in 1904 and 1905. Their son William Clyde Bruner was born in 1901 and died in 1969.   Anna passed away on January 8, 1972 in Klickitat County, WA at the age of 91. Her husband John died twelve days later on January 20, 1972. They are buried beside each other.
[Research Resources: Soc Sec Death Index; 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Death Index; Obituary]
Bruner, Infant boy 1904 1904 Gravestone   Infant Bruner boy was born to Anna Isabelle [Tucker] and John Henry Bruner. He died in 1904.
[Research Note: It is assumed here that one of these sons was born and died in 1904 and the other in 1905. Their father John's obituary stated that they were both sons.]
Bruner, Infant 1905 1905 Gravestone   Infant Bruner boy was born to Anna Isabelle [Tucker] and John Henry Bruner. He died in 1905.
[Research Note: It is assumed here that one of these sons was born and died in 1904 and the other in 1905. Their father John's obituary stated that they were both sons.]
Bruner, John Henry 07-10-1881 01-20-1972 Gravestone   Obituary: John Bruner (Column 2)   John Henry Bruner was born on July 10, 1881 in Perryville, Missouri to Mariah and Henry Bruner. He married Anna Isabelle Tucker on February 12, 1900 in Perryville, Missouri. The Bruners moved west in 1902 to Crofton Prairie in Klickitat County. After moving to Yakima for a few years, they came back and settled in Goldendale in 1942. In the US Censuses, he cites his employment as driving truck and working in sawmills. He then served as custodian at the Klickitat County Courthouse. The Bruners son William Clyde Bruner was born in 1901 and died in 1969. They lost two infant sons in 1904 and 1905. The Bruners celebrated 71 years of marriage together before Anna became ill and died on January 8, 1972. Twelve days later, John passed away on January 20, 1972.
[Research Resources: WWI & WWII Draft Registrations; 1910, 1920 & 1940 US Censuses; US Social Security Death Index; WA Death Index; Obituary]
Bullack, Charlotta Lavenia 09-13-1830 02-17-1918 Obituary (Sentinel Archive) Nee: Cook
Bullack, Ransom Greene 09-24-1871 12-23-1919 Obituary: Ransom Greene Bullack (column 3)   Findagrave Memorial.   Ransom Greene Bullack was born on September 24, 1871 near Dilley, Oregon to Charlotta Lavenia [Cook] and James Allen Bullack. He came to Klickitat County in 1878. On December 25, 1892, Ransom married Miss Ada L. Shurtz. Ransom passed away at home in Goldendale on December 23, 1919, and was buried on Christmas Day. Row 8 south, #5. [Researcher Note: Records were found under the names "Ransom" and "Ranson;" however, he signed his marriage certificate with the spelling of "Ransom" and it is cited on his gravestone as "Ransom."]
Bullack, Simeon S 02-20-1868 05-04-1925 Obituary  
Clary, Alice Andretta [DeLapp] 01-14-1857 10-22-1915 Gravestone   Alice DeLapp Clary was born in Missouri on January 14, 1857 to Susan [Walker] and Francis Henry DeLapp. "Andretta Delap" married "Henry A. Clary" (Andrew Henry Clary) on July 9, 1876 in Perry County, Missouri. By the 1900 Census, the Clary family was living in Klickitat County in the Pine Forest area. Alice passed away at the age of 59 in Goldendale on October 22, 1915.
[Research Resources: Chapman Funeral Records (link by Jeffrey Elmer); WA Death Records; 1880, 1900 US Censuses; Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002; Findagrave Memorial]
Clary, Susan Almeda 09-03-1893 07-26-1910 Gravestone   Susan Clary was born September 3, 1893 in Washington State to Alice [DeLapp] & Henry Andrew (H.A.) Clary. She died in Firwood, Klickitat County at the age of 16 on July 26, 1910 after falling from an ice house door and dislocating her neck and fracturing her skull. (Spring Creek)
[Research Resources: 1900 & 1910 US Census; WA Death Records; Findagrave Memorial]
Conlee, Genevieve Jessica [Dorsey-Hugg] 06-20-1918 03-15-1999 Gravestone   Genevieve (Photo 1940 Yearbook Eastern WA College of Education)   Genevieve Jessica Dorsey was born on June 20, 1918 in Pasco, Franklin County, Washington to Ella B. Chave and Elbert Dorsey. She was married to Victor H. Hugg on June 7, 1942 in Walla Walla. On August 17, 1963, Genevieve Hugg was married to Charles Thomas "Tom" Conlee in Klickitat County. Her husband Tom died on August 28, 1972. Genevieve passed away on March 15, 1999 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Her first husband Victor H. Hugg died on December 5, 1979 and is buried in this cemetery. Her second husband Charles Thomas Conlee is buried in the IOOF Mountain View Cemetery in Goldendale.
[Research Resources: US Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; Oregon Death Index; WA Birth Records; Obituary: Tom Conlee]
Cooper, Baby Girl 06-19-1913 06-19-1913 Gravestone   Baby girl Cooper was born on June 19, 1913. She lived for one hour. She was the daughter of Martha [Fortna] and Guy Cooper.
WA Death Records   Chapman Funeral Records]
Cooper, Delwyn A 08-14-1911 Gravestone   Engaged: Mr. and Mrs. Delwyn A. Cooper (left page, column 7)   Delwyn A. Cooper was born August 14, 1911 to Martha [Fortna] and Guy Cooper in Klickitat County. He married Maybell (Mabel) Abbott on January 31, 1936 in Yakima County, WA. Delwyn passed away on September 2, 1976 in Goldendale at the age of 65. His wife Mabel died in 1992 and is buried in this cemetery.
[Research Resources: 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Birth Records; WA Marriage Records; WA Death Index]
Cooper, Floyd Walter 04-23-1901 04-21-1972 Gravestone   Service Held for Floyd W. Cooper (Column 4)   Floyd W. Cooper (Column 4)   Floyd Walter Coooper was born on April 23, 1901 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, WA to Martha [Fortna] and Guy Cooper. He grew up near Goldendale on the family ranch. Floyd enlisted in the military on July 8, 1942 and served in Africa during WWII. He worked in lumber mills in Lyle. He passed away on April 21, 1972 in White Salmon, WA.
[Research Resources: 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; US WWII Army Enlistment Records]
Cooper, Guy Lewis 02-24-1874 04-10-1958 Gravestone   Funeral Services (link & work by Jeffrey Elmer)   Guy Lewis Cooper was born on February 24, 1874 in Oregon. His father's name was John Cooper. He married Martha G. [Fortna] on December 30, 1897 in Gilliam County, Oregon. By the 1910 US Census, the Cooper family had relocated to Spring Creek where they ran a farm. Guy passed away on April 10, 1958 at the age of 84 in Lyle, WA.
[Research Resources: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA State Digital Death Records; Western States Marriage Records]
Cooper, Helen A. [Cox] 08-24-1918 08-08-1986 Cooper Family Gravestones   Gravestone   Helen A. [Cox] Cooper was born in Oregon on August 24, 1918 to Dollye [Garrett] and George L. Cox. She married Ora A. Cooper on July 25, 1936 in Goldendale. Helen passed away on August 8, 1986 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Marriage & Death Records; Findagrave Memorial. *Note: Helen's parents are buried in Park Lawn Cemetery in The Dalles, Oregon]
Cooper, Lawrence Stephen 08-04-1905 06-03-1982 Cooper Family Gravestones   Gravestone   Lawrence Stephen Cooper was born on August 4, 1905 in Washington to Martha Gertrude [Fortna] and Guy Cooper. He married Mildred [Taylor]. Lawrence married Edith A. [Jensen] Michels on November 20, 1943. On August 1, 1949, his son Lawrence drowned while swimming in the Washougal river at the age of 21. Lawrence passed away on June 3, 1982 in Clark County, WA at the age of 76
[Research Resources: WA Marriage & Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; *Note: Last name of Mildred comes from his son Lawrence's Death Record]
Cooper, Mabel Marie [Abbot] 05-14-1920 01-10-1992 Gravestone   Mabel Marie [Abbott] Cooper was born on May 14, 1920 in Clay County, Minnesota to Marie [LaCoursiere] and Francis (Frank) Abbott. She married Delwyn A. Cooper on January 31, 1936 in Yakima County, WA. Delwyn died in 1976. Mabel passed away on January 10, 1992 in Goldendale.
[Research Resources: WA Death Index; 1940 US Census; Minnesota Birth Index Cert # DC-10273]
Cooper, Martha Gertrude [Fortna] 05-24-1880 06-18-1953 Gravestone   Martha Gertrude [Fortna] Cooper was born on May 24, 1880 to Elizabeth Ellen [Jarrett] and John Fortna in California. She married Guy Cooper on December 30, 1897 in Gilliam County, Oregon. By the 1910 US Census, the Cooper family had relocated to Spring Creek where they ran a farm. Martha passed away at the age of 73 on June 18, 1953 in Lyle, WA.
Cooper, Ora A. 06-30-1909 04-17-1977 Cooper Family Gravestones   Gravestone   Ora A. Cooper was born June 30, 1909 to Martha Gertrude [Fortna] and Guy Cooper. He married Helen A. Cox on July 25, 1936 in Goldendale. Ora passed away on April 17, 1977 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Marriage & Death Records]
Cooper, Susan Rae [Baumgartner] 04-03-1947 03-27-2007 Gravestone   Obituary   Susan Rae [Baumgartner] Cooper was born on April 3, 1947 in Sunnyside, Washington to Iris [Waddle] and John Baumgartner. She graduated in 1966 from Lyle High School. Susan married George Delwyn Cooper in Goldendale on September 9, 1966. She worked as a teacher's aide at the Goldendale High School, before working in the grass seed industry when she moved to Albany. She had two daughters: Geri Lyn and Teri Kay. Susan passed away on March 27, 2007 in Linn County, Oregon.
[Research Resources: Findagrave Memorial; Obituary; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; Soc Sec Death Index; Oregon Death Index]
Counts, Wilson Allen 10-21-1848 12-09-1928 Obituary: Wilson Allen Counts   Spouse 1 (1870): Alice B. Owen. Spouse 2 (1923): Katie Durant.   Known as "Dad" Counts.
Course, Mary Elizabeth 02-27-1873 11-08-1964 Obituary   Mary Elizabeth [Bruner] Course was born in Crosstown, Missouri on February 27, 1873 to Lucy and Amizar (Amaziah?) Bruner. She married Charles Lewis Course on August 22, 1894 in Crosstown. The Course family moved to Klickitat County in 1900 or 1901. Their children included Walter, Jettie, Della and Stella. (Della died in 1901 and Jettie in 1961.) Charles died on February 4, 1923 in Lyle, WA. Mary passed away on November 8, 1964.
[Research Resources: Goldendale Sentinel Obituary; 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 US Censuses; 1876 Missouri State Census; Findagrave Obituaries; WA Death Records]
DeHart, Clydell Opel [Cochran] 06-10-1919 03-09-2004 Gravestone   Obituaries: Clydell DeHart (Column 1)   Clydell Opel [Cochran] DeHart was born June 10, 1919 in Macon County, North Carolina to Una Naomi [Ray] and John Harley Cochran. She married Ray E. DeHart in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1936. The DeHart family moved west to Hood River in 1949, and then settled in Goldendale in 1980. Ray died in 1989. Clydell passed away on March 9, 2004 in Goldendale.
[Research Resources: US Soc Sec Applic & Claims; Soc Sec Death Index; NC Birth Indexes; 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses]
DeHart, James Richard 01-23-1943 08-09-2002 Gravestone   James Richard DeHart was born on January 23, 1943 in *Elizabeth City County, Virginia to Clydell O. [Cochran] and Ray Ernest DeHart. He served in the US Army (Vietnam). James married D. Delores Lind on December 30, 1975 in Goldendale. James passed away on August 9, 2002 in Multnomah County, Oregon.
[Research Resources: (Ancestry.com) Oregon Death Index 1898-2008, US Veterans Gravesites; Obituary Daily Times Index; Soc Sec Death Index; Soc Sec Applications and Claim Index; Virginia Birth Records, Delayed. (*Note: Elizabeth City County is now Hampton)]
DeHart, Ray E 11-10-1913 07-05-1989 Gravestone   Ray E. DeHart was born November 10, 1913 in Macon County, North Carolina to Nola [Slagle] and Andrew Jackson DeHart. He married Clydell Opel Cochran in 1936 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The DeHart family moved west to Hood River in 1949, and then settled in Goldendale in 1980. Ray died on July 5, 1989 in Goldendale at the age of 75. His wife Clydell passed away in 2004.
[Research Resources: North Carolina Birth Index; US Soc Sec Death Index; WA Death Index; 1930 & 1940 US Censuses]
Fisher, John Jerome 02-18-1877 07-30-1920 Obituary (column 4)   John Jerome Fisher was born in Ravenna, Muskegon County, Michigan on February 18, 1877 to Marilla [Brumley] and Owen Thomas Fisher. He was married to Jennie C [Fish] on September 30, 1896 in Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan. The Fisher family settled in Klickitat County in 1906 where John's life work would be in the saw mill industry. John passed away at White Salmon, WA on July 30, 1920 at the age of 43.
[Research Resources: Michigan Marriage Records; WA Death Records; 1900, 1910, 1920 US Censuses]
Fisher, Johnny L. 10-30-1901 12-29-1914 Johnny L Fisher was born on October 30, 1901 in the state of Michigan to Jennie C. [Fish] and John Jerome Fisher. The Fisher family settled in Klickitat County in 1906. Johnny died in Klickitat County at the age of 13 from injuries sustained when he slipped on ice. He is buried in the same cemetery as his Father John. His mother Jennie and his siblings Russell and Eva survived him.
[Research Resources: Father John's Obituary; 1910 US Census; WA Death Records; Findagrave Memorial]
Fortna, John 02-08-1836 07-17-1919 Gravestone   John Fortna was born **February 8, 1836 in Pennsylvania. John passed away on July 17, 1919 at the age of 82 near Goldendale.
[Research Resources: Chapman Funeral Records **Note: Birth date discrepancy: His gravestone is etched with February 8, 1836; however, Chapman Funeral Records set his birth date as 12-8-1836. There is a "Stephen Fortna" who is buried in this cemetery and is likely his son. If that is correct, John's wife's name would have been Elizabeth Ellen Jarrett, but needs further research to verify.]
Fortna, Stephen or Steve Rigler 08-31-1882 02-14-1938 Gravestone   Steve Fortna Is Victim of Heart Attack (column 4)   Obituary: Stephen "Steve" Rigler Fortna (column 7)   Born in Colusa County, CA. to Elizabeth [Jarrett] and John Fortna on August 31, 1882. After living in Klickitat County for 30 years, Stephen died on February 14, 1938 in a Yakima hospital at the age of 56.
[Researcher Note: Records are unclear whether his name is spelled "Stephen" or "Steven". There is a John Fortna buried in this cemetery who is likely his father.]
Freer, Betty Lou [Baker] 01-28-1933 05-16-2013 Gravestone   Betty Lou [Baker-Kennedy] was born on January 28, 1933 in Mabton, Washington to Erma Mae [Wellens] and Sylven Baker. She was married to a Mr. Kennedy. Betty Kennedy was married to George Francis Freer on November 20, 1982 in Goldendale. Betty passed away on May 16, 2013 in The Dalles, WA in the Health & Rehabilitation Center. Her husband George died less than two months later in July 2013.
[Researcher Note: The following is speculation for further research purposes. There was a Betty Baker who was married on March 7, 1950 to James R. Misner in Benton County, Washington. On July 9, 1977 there was a Betty Lou Misner who was married to Harold E. Kennedy in Clark County, WA.]
Freer, George Francis 02-27-1923 07-08-2013 Gravestone   Obituary   George Francis Freer was born on February 27, 1923 in Goldendale to Esther [Smith] and Harry Freer. He served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. His career was in construction and farming. He was married to Betty Lou Kennedy on November 20, 1982 in Goldendale. Betty died on May 16, 2013. George passed away less than two months later on July 8, 2013 in Goldendale at the age of 90.
Gilmore, Isabella 08-31-1946 09-08-1905 Obituary   Nee: Crofton / Spouse: James
Gray, Edith 09-18-1866 07-02-1911 Gray Family Grave plots   Gravestone of Edith & Robert   Edith Gray was born on September 18, 1866 in Illinois. She married Robert D. Gray about 1885. Edith passed away on July 2, 1911 in Goldendale at the age of 44.
[Research Sources & Note: 1900, 1910 US Censuses; The WA Digital Archives (Death Record), cites her parents as Edith Hilda and Andrew Kinderwater. However, her children's death records all reflect their mother's maiden name as "Fletcher".]
Gray, Robert D 10-25-1866 08-30-1936 Gray Family Grave plots   Gravestone of Edith & Robert   Robert D. Gray was born on October 25, 1866 in Scotland to Agnes [Frazier] and Thomas A. Gray. He married Edith [maybe Fletcher] in 1885. She died in 1911. The widower Robert was married to Lelia M. Hinshaw on August 14, 1923 in White Salmon, Klickitat County. Robert's profession was in real estate and insurance. Robert passed away in Cascadia, Linn County, Oregon on August 30, 1936. His wife Lelia died in 1978 and is buried in the Redmond Cemetery in Redmond, WA. Robert is buried beside his first wife Hilda.
[Research Resources: Death Certificate (Findagrave Memorial)]
Grell, Myrtle Cooper Ray 09-07-1907 08-28-1985 Gravestone   Myrtle was born September 7, 1907 in Washington State to Martha Gertrude [Fortna] and Guy Cooper. She married Walter L. Ray on October 4, 1928 in Goldendale. She was later married to a Mr. Grell. Myrtle passed away on August 28, 1985 in Lane County, Oregon at the age of 77.
[Research Resources: 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; Sentinel Marriage Notice (See column 3 "A marriage license was issued..."); Oregon Death Index; Findagrave Memorial]
Hatfield, Carroll D 12-01-1859 07-06-1942 Obituary   Carroll D. Hatfield was born on December 1, 1859 in Pennsylvania to Eva [Angeny] and Reuben Hatfield. He came to Klickitat County about 1904. He married his first wife, Laura Matilda [Quick] on March 19, 1882 in St. Clair, Illinois. Their children included Walter, Annette, John, Grace and Eva. Laura died at the age of 60 on September 18, 1914 in Goldendale. The widower Carroll married Almira "Allie" Kinnan on January 10, 1921 in Yakima. After falling ill while working on his ranch, he was taken to the Goldendale Hospital and then to Yakima, where Carroll passed away on July 6, 1942.
[Research Resources: Sentinel Obituary; WA Marriage & Death Records; 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; Illinois Marriage Index]
Horner, Gertrude [MacDonald] 1872 04-01-1934 Gravestone   Gertrude [MacDonald] Horner was born in Pennsylvania in 1872 to Lore and Robert MacDonald. She married Samuel H. Horner about 1892. By the 1920 census, the Horner family was farming in the Spring Creek area of Klickitat County, WA. Gertrude passed away at the age of 61 on April 1, 1934 in Goldendale. Samuel died two years later in Ellensburg, WA.
[Research Resources: 1900, 1920 & 1930 US Censuses; WA Death Records]
Horner, Mervyn Jesse 01-17-1903 04-25-1996 Gravestone   Mervyn Jesse Horner was born on January 17, 1903 in Utah. He married Ruby Harlan on June 10, 1932 in Franklin County, WA. Mervyn passed away on April 25, 1996 in King County, WA at the age of 93.
[Research Resources: Soc Sec Death Index; WA Death Records; 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses. **NOTE: Mervyn's parents were likely Gertrude and Samuel Horner]
Horner, Ruby [Harlan] 08-14-1904 12-08-2000 Gravestone   Ruby [Harlan] Horner was born August 14, 1904 in Washington. She married Mervyn Jesse Horner on June 10, 1932 in Franklin County, WA. Ruby passed away on December 8, 2000 in King County, WA at the age of 96.
[Research Resources: 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Death Records. *NOTE: Ruby's parents were likely Sarah [Cox] and Milton Harlan]
Horner, Samuel H 1859 02-20-1936 Gravestone   Samuel H Horner was born in 1859 in Ohio. He married Gertrude MacDonald about 1892. In the 1820 US Census, they were farming in the Spring Creek area of Klickitat County, WA. Gertrude died in 1934 in Goldendale. Samuel passed away at the age of 76 in Ellensburg, Kittitas, WA on February 20, 1936
[Research Resources: 1900, 1920, 1930 US Censuses; WA Death Records]
Hugg, Victor H 12-31-1916 12-05-1979 Gravestone   Victor H. Hugg was born on December 31, 1916. He married Genevieve Jessica Dorsey. He was married to Genevieve Jessica Dorsey on June 7, 1942 in Walla Walla. (She later married Charles Thomas Conlee.) Victor passed away on December 5, 1979 in Klickitat County. (Genevieve is also buried in this cemetery.
[Research Resources: Soc Sec Death Index; WA Death Index. 50 Years Ago-Child... (Column 6)]
Hunter, Lucinda Emily Jane "Emma" 02-12-1870 02-19-1948 Pioneer Woman Buried Sunday At Spring Creek (column 4)   Mrs. Emma J. Hunter (column 5)   Lucinda Emily Jane "Emma"[Bullack] Hunter was born February 12, 1870 to Charlotte Lavinia [Cook] and James Bullack in Dilley, Oregon. She married Edward Bates Hunter on December 1, 1887. Emma died on February 19, 1948 in at home in Spring Creek. Emma shares a headstone with her husband Edward Bates. (Her mother Charlotta (column 4) is also buried in this cemetery.)
Ihrig, Doresa Kay [White] 04-19-1951 11-03-2014 Gravestone   Obituary   Doresa Kay [White] Ihrig was born April 19, 1951 in Goldendale to Lillian [Goodrich] and George White. She married John F. Ihrig on May 16, 1969. Kay passed away on November 3, 2014 in Wasco County, Oregon.
Jacobson, Aaron Matthew 08-11-1971 06-24-1991 Gravestone   US Fallen Warriors   Aaron Matthew Jacobson was born August 11, 1971. His mother's maiden name was "Patton." He served in the US Army as a Private First Class as a Non Communications Interceptor Analyst. He was killed in a motorcycle accident (non-hostile death) on June 24, 1991 in Los Angeles County, California.
[Research Resources: California Death Index; Findagrave Memorial]
Kayser, Albert 02-22-1845 01-22-1901 Gravestone   Father Marker   Foot Stone   Kayser Family Monument   Blockhouse Trading Post (link & work by Jeffrey Elmer)   Albert Kayser was born in Pennsylvania on February 22, 1845 to Matilda [Seitzinger] and Bernhardt Kayser. He married Harriet Shrum about 1869 and they settled in Klickitat County about 1879 where they built the Blockhouse Trading Post in 1888 that they named Spring Creek House.. Albert died on January 22, 1901 at the age of 55 of chronic gastritis at Blockhouse. His wife Harriet died in 1915 and she is buried in this cemetery. Their son Charles Franklin Kayser became a banker and the mayor of Goldendale, and he is buried in the Mountain View IOOF cemetery.
[Research Resources: Klickitat County Death Records July 1891- Mar 1907; US Civil War Pension Index; 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 US Censuses; 1889 & 1892 WA State & Territorial Censuses]
Kayser, Harriet Celestial (Shrum) 01-12-1854 02-17-1915 Gravestone   Mother Marker   Foot Stone   Kayser Family Monument   Obituary   Harriet Celestial [Shrum] Kayser was born on January 12, 1854 in Missouri to Elizabeth [Davis] and John Shrum. She married Albert Kayser, who passed away in 1901. The Kayser family settled in Klickitat County in about 1879. Harriet died a wealthy woman on February 17, *1915 in Goldendale. She was survived by her son Charles Kayser, Mayor of Goldendale.
[Research Note: *Various documents give varying years of birth for Harriett. In addition to her gravestone, some records also state she died in 1914; however, the newspaper obituaries are from 1915, as well as the WA Death Records.]
Kayser, Millard Shrum 06-04-1869 11-25-1913 Gravestone   Gravestone 2   Foot Stone   Kayser Family Monument   Obituary   Millard Shrum Kayser was born on June 4, 1869 in Caldwell County, Missouri to Harriet C [Shrum] and Albert Kayser. He came to Klickitat County in 1879 with his parents. Millard was married to Margaret Lamb. Their children included Millard Avon, Mark Lamb and Arlo L.   Millard died on November 25, 1913 in Goldendale at the age of 44. His widow married Benjamin Temple Bowen. Margaret died in 1949 and is buried in the IOOF Mountain View Cemetery under the name Margaret Bowen.
[Research Resources: Chapman Funeral Records; WA Death Records (See Millard Shrum Kayser); 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 US Censuses; 1885, 1889 & 1892 WA State & Territorial Censuses]
King, Charlotte Catherine 2 months 06-07-1928 Obituary: The infant daughter   Parents: Nellie [Rhoades] and P.W. King
Kinnan, Emma A.[Strayer] 1851 02-28-1932 Gravestone   Emma A [Strayer] Kinnan was born in Ohio in 1851 to Sarah [Wilson] and David Strayer. She married William H. Kinnan between the 1920 census and 1928 (US City Directory). Emma passed away at the age of 80 on February 28, 1932 in Vancouver, Clark, WA.
[Research Resources: WA Death Records; 1860 & 1930 US Censuses; Findagrave Memorial **NOTE: Emma's formal name may have been Emily.]
Kinnan, Frank D 03-15-1858 09-23-1938 Frank D. Kinnan, Pioneer, Buried   Frank D. Kinnan was born on March 15, 1858 in Bloomington, Illinois. His father's name was Isaac Kinnan. Frank worked for a railway company as a telegraph operator. He spent the last 30 years on his Spring Creek Farm. Frank passed away at home near Blockhouse, Klickitat, WA.
Kinnan, Mary Cary 08-07-1862 02-06-1942 Obituary   Miss Mary Cary Kinnan was born on August 7, 1862 near Bloomington, Illinois to Rebecca [Niswonger] and Isaac Kinnan. Her early years were spent in Illinois and Iowa, until she settled in Goldendale about 1910. She passed away on February 6, 1942 near Blockhouse in Klickitat County, Wa.
[Researcher Sources: Obituary; Findagrave Memorial; 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Death Records]
Kinnan, William Horace 1854 1934 Gravestone   William Horace Kinnan was born in Ohio in 1854 to Rebecca [Niswonger] and Isaac P. Kinnan. He married Mary H. Theobold on July 25, 1896 in Crawford, Iowa. William was widowed by the 1910 census when he was living in Klickitat County. In the 1930 census, he had married Emma Strayer and was living in Vancouver, WA. William passed away on February 26, 1934 at Blockhouse, Klickitat, WA.
[Research Resources: WA Death Records; 1860, 1870, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 US Censuses; Iowa Select Marriages Index 1758-1996]
Kluth, Muriel Grace 03-20-1920 04-11-2005 Gravestone   Obituary   Muriel Grace [Quiltz] Kluth was born on March 20, 1920 in Barrie Township, North Dakota to Kitt Leon [VanArnam] and Theodore Quiltz. She married Willard Kluth in Everett, WA on April 30, 1943. They raised their family in Bremerton. passed away on April 11, 2005 at home in Bremerton, WA.
[Research Resources: Findagrave Memorial   Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; WA County Marriages 1855-2008; WA Death Index; 1920, 1930 US Censuses; Obituary]
Kluth, Willard Milton 09-24-1921 12-30-2013 Gravestone   Obituary   Willard Milton Kluth was born September 24, 1921 to Hattie [Potter] and Charles Kluth in Wibaux, Montana. Willard graduated from high school in Everett, Washington, and soon after, he served in the US Navy during WWII. He was married on April 30, 1943 to Muriel Grace Quilitz in Pierce County, Washington. Willard passed away at the age of 92 in Kitsap County, Washington. **He shares a gravestone with his wife Muriel in Spring Creek Cemetery Row 19 south, #3.
[Researcher Sources: Obituary; Washington County Marriages 1855-2008; WA Death Index; 1930 & 1940 US Censuses. **NOTE: Although there is a gravestone for Willard with his wife Muriel, it must be noted that there is no death date on that stone. It is, therefore, NOT verified that Willard is absolutely buried here.]
Ladiges, Lisa Marie [Rash] 03-12-1971 09-16-2005 Gravestone   2nd View of Gravestone   Lasia Marie [Rash] Ladiges was born on March 12, 1971 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, WA. She was married on November 15, 1991 to Che O. Ladiges in Goldendale. Lisa passed away on September 16, 2005 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: Soc Sec Death Index; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; WA Marriage & Death Records]
Lester, Alameda Jane [Clayton] 1836 06-22-1897 Gravestone   Gravestone 2   Grave Marker 3   Almeda Jane [Clayton] Lester was born in 1836 in New York. She was married to Erastus Bates Lester. The Lester family lived in Wisconsin and Kansas before settling in Klickitat County by the 1889 WA State & Territorial Census. Almeda died on June 22, 1897. Erastus died on August 28, 1898.
[Research Resources: WA Death Record for her son Edward Lester; WA Death Record for her son George Henry Lester; 1860, 1870 & 1880 US Census; 1889 WA State & Territorial Census; Findagrave Memorial]
Lester, Delbert Humes "Dell" 07-04-1878 06-27-1958 Gravestone   Gravestone 2   Obituary: Dell H. Lester (Column 5)   Delbert "Dell" Humes Lester was born July 4, *1878 to Almeda Jane [Clayton] and Erastus Lester in Smith County, Kansas. The Lester family settled in Klickitat County when Dell was a young boy. Dell moved to California in the late 1920's. Dell died in Oakland, Alameda County, California on June 27, 1958. He is buried beside his brother Edd (Edwin/Edward) and shares a headstone with him.
[Research Resources & *Note: California Death Index; Dell wrote on his WWI Draft Registration that he was born on July 4, 1875. On the WWII, he wrote July 4, 1884. CA Death Index lists the year of birth as 1878, while the Social Sec Applications and Claims lists it as July 4, 1879.]
Lester, Edward S "Edd" 1858 1931 Gravestone 1   Gravestone 2   Edward S. "Edd" Lester was born in 1858 in Wisconsin to Almeda Jane [Clayton] and Erastus Lester. In the 1910 Census, he was living in Arleta, Multnomah, Oregon with some of his maternal Clayton relatives. Edd died on November 21, 1931 in Sunnyside, Yakima County, WA. He is buried beside his brother Delbert "Dell" and shares a gravestone with him.
[Research Resources: 1880, 1910 & 1920 US Census; WA State Death Records. *Note: The Lester family is listed twice in the 1880 census. In the 1880 census in Beaver, Smith, Kansas, his name is cited as "Edwin"]
Lester, Erastus Bates 1829 08-28-1898 Gravestone   Gravestone 2   Erastus Bates Lester (also known as E. Bates Lester) was born in 1829 or 1830 in New York. He was married to Almeda Jane Clayton. The Lester family lived in Wisconsin and Kansas before settling in Klickitat County by the 1889 WA State & Territorial Census. Almeda died in 1897. Erastus died on August 28, 1898.
[Research Resources: US Civil War Draft Registration; WA Death Record for his son Edward Lester; WA Death Record for his son George Henry Lester; 1860, 1870 & 1880 US Census; 1889 WA State & Territorial Census; Findagrave Memorial]
Lester, George Henry 1857 12-25-1914 Gravestone   George Henry Lester was born in 1857 to Almeda Jane [Clayton] and Erastus Lester. In 1910 he was living in Klickitat County with his sister Mary and her husband BF Winterstein. George died on December 25, 1914 in Vancouver, WA.
[Research Resources: 1880 & 1910 US Census Note: George's gravestone reads that he was born in 1857 and died in 1915. However, WA Death Records state that he died in 1914 at the age of 52, which would make his birth year 1862. The Chapman Funeral Records also list George as dying at the age of 52. The 1880 Census indicates he was born about 1856. Note: There was a George Lester or Lister who married an Opal George on December 29, 1899 in Snohomish, WA. It is unknown if this is this family. However, in the 1910 census, George was widowed.]
Lester, Joseph Burr about 1871 06-03-1891 Gravestone   Joseph Burr Lester was born about 1871 in Wisconsin. His father's name was Erastus Lester. Joseph passed away on June 3, 1891 at the age of 20.
[Research Resources: 1880 US Census; 1889 WA State & Territorial Census. Note: I believe his parents were Almeda & Erastus Lester.]
Lewis, Anna M 08-13-1857 12-20-1935 Mrs. H. L. Lewis (column 5)   Anna M [Harris] Lewis was born in Illinois. She died in Marion County, Oregon in 1935.   [Researcher Note: Although she was cited in the newspaper as "Mrs. H. L. Lewis," I believe that she was the wife of Ezra Lewis, who died in 1904. They are listed on the same gravestone in this cemetery.]
McClintock, Earl Herbert 11-05-1918 04-26-1998 Gravestone   Earl Herbert McClintock was born November 5, 1918 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio to Frances L [Walls] and Earl H. McClintock. Sgt McClintock served in WWII in the US Army Air Corps. He married Helen Bruner on May 26, 1962 in Goldendale. Earl passed away on April 26, 1998 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: WA Marriage & Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WWII Army Enlistment Records]
McClintock, Helen Mary [Reimer - Bruner] 02-04-1933 01-16-2008 Gravestone   Helen Mary [Reimer-Bruner] McClintock was born on February 4, 1933 in Berreid, South Dakota to Emelia [Quenzer] and Rudolf Fred Reimer. On October 7, 1950, Helen married Clyde 'Duane' Bruner in Klickitat County. Helen married Earl Herbert McClintock on May 26, 1962 in Goldendale. Her husband Earl died on April 26, 1998.   Helen passed away at home in Goldendale on January 16, 2008.
[Research Resources: Death Certificate; WA Marriage & Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; Her former husband Duane Bruner is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Goldendale.]
McLendon, Courteney Ashton 06-27-1996 06-28-1996 Obituary   Gravestone   Courteney Ashton McLendon was the beloved daughter of Tu & Victoria McLendon. She was born June 27, 1996 at Keflavik Naval Base, Iceland. She passed away on June 28, 1996.
McLendon, David Michael 01-01-1975 02-21-1994 Gravestone   Back of Gravestone   David Michael McLendon was born January 1, 1975 in Perris, Riverside County, California. His mother's maiden name was "Tran." He passed away on February 21, 1994 at the age of 19 in Klickitat County, WA
[Research Resources: WA Death Record; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; Soc Sec Death Index; Findagrave Memorial]
Mendoza, Carlos Ramirez about 1968 12-31-1998 [**NOTE: There is no date on this grave; however, this researcher believes it to be the grave of Carlos Ramirez Mendoza, who was stabbed to death in Klickitat, Klickitat County, WA on December 31, 1998 in a triple-homicide.
Kitsap Sun: Triple Homicide    Findagrave Memorial    WA Death index stated that his residence was in Stevens County, WA]
Mesecher, Dacey E 04-11-1896 08-26-1966 Mesecher Family Plot   Gravestone   Dacey E. Mesecher was born on April 11, 1896 in Goldendale to Alice [Stith] and Francis Marion Mesecher. Dacey passed away on August 26, 1966 in Yakima County, WA.
[Research Resources: Klickitat County Births (link by Jeffrey Elmer); WA Birth & Death Records; Soc Sec Death Index; 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1940 US Censuses]
Mesecher, Ernest Francis 02-24-1906 01-19-1949 Mesecher Family Plot   Gravestone   Ernest Francis Mesecher was born February 24, 1906 in the state of Washington to Alice Jane [Stith] and Francis Marion Mesecher. He passed away on January 19, 1949 in Snoqualmie, King County, WA
[Research Resources: Findagrave Memorial; WA Death Records; 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses. **NOTE: Ernest was likely born in Klickitat County since his siblings were born there as well as the family were listed in Klickitat County in both the 1900 & 1910 censuses]
Mingus, Emma Jane 06-03-1880 11-14-1925 Obituary   Mrs. Emma Jane Mingus (column 4)   Nee: Mitchell
Mitchell, George Robert 10-08-1852 05-05-1938 G. R. Mitchell Taken By Death (column 4)   Obituary: George Robert Mitchell (column 2)   George Mitchell was born on October 8, 1852 in Muscatine, Iowa. His father's name was Robert Mitchell. He married Mara Isabelle Stevenson in February 1877. The Mitchell family came to Klickitat County in 1903. George died at home in Goldendale on May 5, 1938.
Morris, Emily "Anne" 07-05-1839 12-18-1928 "Aunt" Anne Morris (column 6)   Obituary   Nee: Vanderpool.   She was known as "Aunt Anne". Spouse: Absolum Morris
Quantrell, Mary Eugenia 05-13-1933 01-10-2013 Obituary (Goldendale Sentinel)   Nee: Letlow. Spouse: Donald G. Quantrell
Ray, Mary Jane "Mollie" 11-14-1883 08-16-1964 Obituary   Mary Jane "Mollie" [Horn] Ray was born November 14, 1883 in Marvin, Kansas to Mary M [Shell-Messenger] and William Frank Horn. Her mother brought her children west by covered wagon in 1898 and by 1900, they were living in Klickitat County. Mollie was married to John Marshall Ray on December 2, 1908 in Goldendale. Their children included Leona and Roy. Her husband John died in 1943. Mollie passed away on August 16, 1964 in Goldendale. She is buried in Row 1 south, #1.
[Research Resources: 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; WA Marriage Records; Findagrave Memorial; Goldendale Sentinel Obituary]
Seitzinger, Mary Elizabeth 03-18-1851 12-17-1925 Obituary   Mrs. Mary E. Seitzinger (column 2)   Parents: Hannah and Morgan Counts. Spouse: Daniel Seitzinger.
Shown, Fred W 03-17-1898 10-17-1918 Obituary  
Shuey, Timothy Jon 03-23-1957 02-02-2014 Timothy's Grave Marker   Shuey Family Marker   Timothy Jon Shuey was born March 23, 1957. He married Genevieve Kathleen Walworth on September 10, 2006 in Wasco County, Oregon. Timothy passed away on February 2, 2014 in Klickitat County.
[Research Resources: Oregon Marriage Indexes; WA Death Index]
Shurtz, Orsino P 05-29-1843 02-24-1920 Gravestone 1   Gravestone 2   Ellen's Gravestone   Obituary: Orsino P. Shurtz (Column 2)   Orsino P. Shurtz was born on May 29, 1843 in Pennsylvania (See *Note below). On October 18, 1863, he married Ellen D. [Fortney/Fortner]. The Shurtz family settled in Klickitat County in the Fall of 1877. Along with his farming operations, Orsino established one of the "first sawmills in the county." His wife Ellen died on December 7, 1897 of pneumonia. The widowed Orsino was married to Alice Robinson, on October 16, 1898 in Goldendale. He was appointed US Postmaster of Shurtz, Klickitat County in 1900. Alice died on March 29, 1917 in Curry County, Oregon. Orsino passed away at his son Otto's home in Spring Creek on February 24, 1920 at 76 years of age.
[Research Resources: Ancestry.com (US Appointments of US Postmasters; 1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910 & 1920 US Censuses; 1889 WA State & Territorial Census; WA Marriage & Death Certificates. *Note: Orsino's obituary stated that he was born in New York State; however, ALL of his census information stated that he was born in Pennsylvania. Orsino's first wife Ellen and his second wife Alice are also buried in Spring Creek Cemetery.]
Smith, Agnes Frances [Gray] 08-22-1890 06-08-1944 Gravestone   Agnes Frances [Gray] Smith was born in Iowa on August 22, 1890 to Edith [Fletcher] and Robert D. Gray. She married Steve Roy Smith on October 20, 1908 in Sheridan County, Wyoming. By the 1910 census, the Smith family was living in the Spring Creek area in Klickitat County, WA. They lost two sons in early childhood, Elvin and Cecil. Their other three children were Earl, Virgil and Edith. Her husband Steve died in 1942 in Seattle, WA. Agnes passed away on June 8, 1944 in Vancouver, Clark, WA at the age of 53.
[Research Resources: Western States Marriage Records; 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; Edith (Smith) Evans's Findagrave Memorial; WA Death Records; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index]
Smith, Cecil M. 09-22-1919 02-08-1926 Gravestone   Cecil M. Smith was born in Clark County, WA on September 22, 1919 to Agnes [Gray] and Steve Roy Smith. He died at the age of 6 on February 8, 1926 in Proebstel, Clark, WA.
[Research Resources: WA Death Index; 1920 US Census; Findagrave Memorial. **NOTE: The WA birth records show this child's name as "Anderson Smith" - leaving the question, did the parents change their minds or was the transcription flawed?]
Smith, Elvin Roy 07-27-1909 01-21-1917 Gravestone   Elvin Roy Smith was born on July 27, 1909 in Wyoming to Agnes Frances [Gray] and Steven Smith. He died on January 21, 1917 of appendicities in Vancouver, Clark, WA.
[Research Resources: 1910 US Census; WA Death Records]
Smith, Steve Roy 04-13-1883 05-03-1942 Gravestone   Obituary   Steve Smith was born in Siam, Taylor County, Iowa in April 13, 1883 to Ellen [Woolen] and Isaac Smith. He was married to Agnes Frances Gray on October 20, 1908 in Sheridan County, Wyoming.) In the 1910 census, the Smith was family was living in Spring Creek, Klickitat County, WA. (The obituary states that: The Smith family were former residents in Klickitat County in the Crofton-Prairie section. Their children included twins, Elvin and Earl, Virgil, Edith and Cecil. Sons Elvin Roy passed away at the age of 7 (appendicitis) in 1917, and Cecil died at the age of 6 in 1926. Steve passed away on May 3, 1942 in the hospital in Seattle. He is buried in Row 15 north #2. Agnes died on June 8, 1944 in Vancouver, WA.
[Researcher Sources: Obituary; Wyoming Marriage Records; Western State Marriage Records; WA Death Records; 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; Soc Sec Applic & Claims Index; Findagrave Memorial]
Smith, William Francis 03-27-1871 03-18-1925 Obituary   Funeral Services    
Vogt, Paul Carl 6-13-1888 10-23-1925 Gravestone   Funeral services of Paul Vogt (Column 4)   Paul Carl Vogt was born on June 13, 1888 in Germany. According to the Klickitat County Clerk Naturalization Records, Paul immigrated to the United States on June 21, 1912. He married Rhoda Madelaine Heller in Vancouver, Clark County, WA on June 18, 1923. Carl was killed in an accident in Shasta County, California when he was caught in the belting of a rock crusher. He was survived by his wife Rhoda and baby daughter Phyllis.
[Research Resources: Note: The date of Paul's birth was taken from Chapman Funeral Records. The date of his death came from California Death Records. Germany as his place of birth from the US Censuses and naturalization records. The Findagrave Memorial cites his birthdate as June 8, 1887.]
Warren, Edd Smith 06-18-1883 09-29-1935 The community was greatly saddened (column 4)   Edd Smith Warren (column 6)   Edd was born at Horseshoe Bend, Klickitat County. Spouse (1904): Permelia Angeline “Angie” Hollett. (The widowed Angie married George Berrian in 1941)
Whitcomb, Clarance L. 12-23-1902 01-05-1903 Gravestone   Clarance L. Whitcomb was born December 23, 1902 to May and Elmer Whitcomb. He passed away on January 5, 1903.
[Note: It may be Clarence Whitcomb. According to a website on ancestry.com, the baby's mother May's grave is most likely in Eugene, Oregon at the Rest-Haven Memorial Park]
Wilkins, Joyce Elaine [Ihrig] 09-19-1929 06-25-2003 Gravestone   Obituaries: Joyce Wilkins (Column 5)   Joyce Elaine [Ihrig] Wilkins was born September 19, 1929 in Condon, Oregon to Goldie and Jason Ihrig. She married Ross Burton Wilkins on April 9, 1948. The Wilkins' ran several successful businesses in Goldendale, including the Star Theatre, the drive-in theatre and Joyce's Diner. They had five children together. Joyce passed away on June 25, 2003. She and Ross had been married for 55 years. Ross died on March 5, 2013.
Wilkins, Ross Burton 04-15-1920 03-05-2013 Gravestone   Obituary   Ross Burton Wilkins was born in Kansas on April 15, 1920. He married June L. Wood on April 11, 1942 and they had one son together. He served in the United States Merchant Marines from 1942 to 1945. Ross married Joyce Elaine Ihrig on April 9, 1948. The Wilkins' ran several successful businesses in Goldendale, including the Star Theatre, the drive-in theatre and Joyce's Diner. They had five children together. Joyce died in June 2003. They had been married for 55 years. Ross passed away on March 5, 2013.
Winterstein, Benjamin Franklin 05-22-1858 12-31-1924 Obituary (link provided by Jeffrey Elmer)   Findagrave Memorial   Benjamin Franklin Winterstein was born on May 22, 1858 in Iowa. He married May Elizabeth [Lester] on October 25, 1881 in Kansas. The Winterstein family came to Klickitat County in 1884. Benjamin was found unconscious on the street on his way to Church on Wednesday the 31st of December. He would live just a short time. Benjamin passed away on December 31, 1924.
Winterstein, Sarah Ellen 04-24-1846 12-26-1919 Sarah Ellen Winterstein (column 2)   In Memory of the Late Mrs. Winterstein (Column 4)   Sarah Ellen [Gambrel] Winterstein was born on April 24, 1846 in Springfield, Illinois to Katherine [White] and James Gambrel. She married Philip Winterstein in 1871 in Kansas. The Winterstein family moved to Klickitat County in 1892, where they eventually settled in Blockhouse. Philip died in 1907. Sarah passed away at the age of 73 on December 26, 1919.
Wohl, Herman W 12-01-1917 07-21-2007 Obituary   Herman W. Wohl was born December 1, 1917 to Martha and Fredrick Wohl in Venturia, North Dakota. He moved to Goldendale about 1973 to live with his sister Freda and her husband Irvin Hunter. Herman passed away on July 21, 2007 in The Dalles, Oregon. (Spring Creek Cemetery Row 2 south, #10)
[Researcher Sources: Obituary; Findagrave Memorial; 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Censuses; Soc Sec Death Index; Oregon Death Index. *Note: Family trees on ancestry.com cite his mother's maiden name as Bickel]
Young, Duane A 12-10-1858 06-09-1935 Duane A. Young (column 6)  Obituary: Duain A. Young     [Researcher Note: In the newspaper death notice and obituary, his first name is spelled "Duane" and "Duain". On his gravestone, it is spelled "Duwain"]

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