Wahkiakum Eagle-June 1999

UUSITALO, Vilho Bruno 'Bill'
			
  Age 89, of Longview, died at a Cathlamet care center.  He was
born in Negaunee, Mich., to Arthur and Ida (Selin) Uusitalo,
and spent his early years in Duluth, Minn., where he and his
wife, Taimi, were married on June 4, 1939.
  They lived in Poulsbo for 45 years, and moved to Longview
in August 1993.
  He worked in the logging business for several years and also
fished and mined in Alaska.  He worked through Local 51 of
the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
out of Port Gamble as a longshoreman for 17 years, retiring 
in 1975.
  Survivors include his wife, Taimi, at home; two sons, Arlen
of Longview and Duane of Everett; a daughter, Virginia
Rogers of Longview; a sister, Irja Peterson of Sitka, Alaska;
two grandchildren; four nieces and two nephews.
  A private memorial service was held at a later date.
  Dowling Funeral Home was in charge.


Burial Place Unknown
06 Jun 1910-21 Jun 1999
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
original newspaper collection.)