Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Dallmann, Walter "Walt" Robert January 15, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 5, 2006, 10:19 pm The Dalles Chronicle, January 19, 2005 Walter “Walt” Robert Dallmann, 87, a resident of The Dalles, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005. He was born July 9, 1917, near Deisem, N.D., the sixth of seven sons to Fritz and Katherina (Hehr) Dallmann. He grew up, attended school in Deisem and lived his whole life less than two-and-a-half miles from his father’s farmstead until retiring to The Dalles in 1995. His first love was farming and raising Angus cattle. He enjoyed going to auction sales and visiting. When he moved to The Dalles, he found a second hobby of garage and estate sales and took great interest in feeding the birds. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Edgeley and attended The Dalles Faith Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Pauline (Job) Dallmann, whom he married in Edgeley, N.D., on May 24, 1939; his daughters, Mavis (Dallmann) Feist and her husband, Alex, The Dalles; Nancy Dallmann and Dyane Ekstrom, both of Portland and Ronna (Dallmann) Soajima and her husband, Sharif, Seattle; grandchildren, Tana (Feist) Gaines and husband, Greg, Seattle; Dana (Feist) Tenold and husband, Richard, The Dalles; Abby and Myles Freih and Trey Soajima, all of Seattle; and great grandchildren, Ariana and Kolton Tenold, The Dalles. He was preceded in death by his six brothers. Viewing visitation will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home Friday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. until noon, and at Faith Lutheran Church on Friday, from noon until the beginning of the funeral services. Funeral services will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, with Pastor John Westhafer officiating. Interment will follow at The Dalles Threemile Road IOOF Cemetery. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, 751 Myrtle St., The Dalles, OR 97058 or Faith Lutheran Church, 2810 West 10th St, The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/d/dallmann910gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb