August
1975 Wahkiakum
County Eagle
Pioneers Hold Memorial Service.
The Wahkiakum Pioneer Association met at the Skamokawa Grange
Hall on
August 16, at 11 a.m. for their annual meeting and luncheon
with Henry
Mooers, president, directing the business session.
The group voted to retain the same slate of officers for the
coming
year. Rev. Harry Olsen gave the invocation for the
Memorial Service and
Harry Steffen san "How Long Has it Been Since You Talked
with the Lord"
and "Safe in His Hands". He was
accompanied by Mrs. Steffen.
Mrs. Eleanor Taylor led the Memorial Service during which
thirty two
persons from Wahkiakum County were remembered.
Others who participated were: Vivian Jaspers, Puget Island;
Mary A
Faymonville, Skamokawa; Helene Badger, Grays River, Deep River,
and
Rosburg area.
The following names of pioneers were read during the service;
from
Cathlamet - Harry Doumit, George Kerstetter, Ellen Gill, Carrie
O.
Dodge, Orpha Jane Munson, Stella Hallet, Mrs. Faye Robinson,
Leonard
Jacobson, Clarence Page, George Hollar and Mervin Olsen; from
Skamokawa
- Pearle A. Scott, Veldonna Gorley, Nels D. Scott, Ernest
Strom,
Clarence Martin, Miss Florence Dawson, Hilding Berg, Martin
Tarabochia,
Ingenborg Grunstad; from Puget Island - Marlene Pedersen, John
Soren
Blix, David Sandstrom, Gottfired Aegerter, Ralph Peterson,
Donald R.
Jaspers, John G. Holland; from Grays River, Deep River, Rosburg,
Altoona
- William Rangila, Ebba Sorenson, Miss Edith Swanson, Harold G.
Magnuson, Elizabeth Olson.
After the names were read and the candles lighted, Jack
Worthington
played "Taps".
Sixty nine members were present for the meeting and a few
guests. The
following awards were presented: oldest man present -Theodore
Swanson;
oldest lady present - Ida Badger; oldest married couple - Mr.
and Mrs.
Harry Gill, 58 years; oldest born in county - Emil Kandoll of
Deep
River; traveled farthest - Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stone of
Clackamas.
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