Wahkiakum County Eagle-March 1996
 
August E. Hoikka
	
  Age 89, of Cathlamet, died in a Cathlamet nursing home.
  He was born in Centerville, Wa., to Charles and Anna (Lehto) Hoikka.  
As a young man he lived in Rosburg, where he worked as a gillnetter 
with his brother on the Columbia River.  In the 1930s and 40s he ran 
the Victoria, which transported passengers and freight from Grays River 
to Astoria.  He also drove the Darigold Creamery truck in Wahkiakum 
County for several years.
  He later moved to Portland, and in the 1970s he returned to the 
Rosburg and Cathlamet area.
  He was the official gardener at Columbia View Care Center, where he 
lived for many of his last years.  He very much enjoyed flower 
gardening, especially roses, and raised beautiful flowers that all the 
nursing home residents and visitors enjoyed.
  He was a member of the First Free Church of Puget Island.
  His first wife, Belle Hoikka, preceded him in death, as did his 
second wife, Marie Adams Hoikka in 1990.  He was also preceded in death 
by a sister, Nina Salmela; three brothers, Victor, Albert and Calvin 
Hoikka; and a grandson.
  Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Corbin and Mildred Parker, 
both of Cathlamet; a stepdaughter, Pat Iwamato of Portland; two sons, 
Gene Adams of Longview and Bob Adams of Huntsville, Ala.; four sisters, 
Grace Haven of Chehalis, Ellen Harrison of Longview, Helmie Wirkkala of 
Naselle and Jennie Pearson of Rosburg; two brothers, Edwin Hoikka and 
Waino Hoikka, both of Rosburg; and many grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services were Saturday at the First Free Church of Puget 
Island with Pastor David Gerlach officiating.
  Dowling Funeral Home was in charge.


Fern Hill Cemetery-Skamokawa, Washington
15 Feb 1907-05 Mar 1996
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum)