Wasco-Jefferson County OR Archives Obituaries.....Francois, George December 17, 1995 ************************************************ 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 L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 18, 2006, 3:48 pm The Dalles Daily Chronicle, December 19, 1995 George Francois, 100, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care center on Dec. 17, 1995. He was born July 6, 1895 in Ghent, Belgium, the oldest of 11 children to Hector and Marie Sidonie (DenHaase) Francois. He came to The Dalles in 1910 at age 15. He married Mabel L. Holt in Madras and she died on June 11, 1988. He farmed and was an orchardist on Orchard Road and also worked as an auto mechanic. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Survivors include a sister, Claire I. Manning and her husband, Ed, The Dalles, and nieces and nephews. Viewing visitation will be at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home from 2 to 7 p.m. tonight. Graveside services at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery will be on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Ronald Maag officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's School Foundation, sent in care of Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Daily Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/f/francois1568gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb