Wahkiakum County Eagle-September 19, 1974 BLIX, John Soren Age 27, of Puget Island, died in a Vancouver hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Longview, and had lived in the Cathlamet area his entire life, was a carpenter, a member of the Puget Island First Lutheran Church and Sons of Norway and was in the National Guard. Survivors include the widow, Marnee; two daughters, Theresa and Serena, both at home; his father, Sankey Blix of Cathlamet; his mother and step father, Mr. and Mrs. Don Stecht of Vancouver; three sisters, Sylvia Holland of Gresham, Anita Nelson of Vancouver, Krista Lander of Ridgefield; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Blix of Cathlamet. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church on Puget Island with Rev. G. P. Larsen officiating. Dowling Funeral Home of Cathlamet was in charge. Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, Wa. 28 Mar 1947-14 Sep 1974 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum 2006)