Wasco-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Gard, Katherine "Kay" February 26, 2004 ************************************************ 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 March 24, 2006, 9:39 pm The Dalles Chronicle, February 27, 2004 Katherine “Kay” Gard, 82, a resident of Hood River, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004 at her home. She was born Feb, 17, 1922 in Big Cabin, Okla., to Andrew and Verna (Saherfield) Schwaesdall. At a young age she moved with her family to Southern California. She lived there until her teenage years when she moved to Wiseman, Alaska. On April 15, 1941, she married Veryl M. Gard in Wiseman, and they shared 37 years of marriage. She worked many years for Stadelman Fruit Company in Hood River, until her retirement in 1988. She loved being at her home, spending time in her garden or knitting. Family always came first for her and she cherished the times spent with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her brothers Ed and Robert Schwaesdall, San Diego, Calif., sister Lilah Robinson, San Diego; daughter Linda and her husband, Dave Thompson, Portland; sons Gerald Gard, Hood River; and Mel Gard and his wife, Sandi, Dufur; granddaughters Tammy and her husband, Kim Krause, and Alicia Speck, all of Portland; and grandson Brian Stroh and his wife Angela, Vancouver, Wash. A graveside service will be held at Idlewild Cemetery, Monday, March 1, at 1 p.m. Visitation will be held Monday, March 1, from 9 a.m. until noon at Anderson’s Tribute Center. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Gorge c/o Anderson’s Tribute Center 1401 Belmont Hood River, OR 97031. 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/g/gard570gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb