Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Grabowski, Hildegard Elizabeth December 26, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, December 28, 2004
     Hildegard Elizabeth Grabowski, 82, a resident of The Dalles, died 
peacefully at her home on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, with her family at her side.
     She was born May 3, 1922, in Kenigwalde, Germany, one of two children to 
Herman and Martha (Lenke) Eckstein. Early in her life, she lost her mother and 
father. During World War II, she overcame the extreme hardships of being 
confined to a labor camp in Germany.
     She married Mick Grabowski on Dec. 28, 1948, in Germany, and they 
immigrated to Australia in 1950. She traversed through the difficulties of 
being a non-English speaking immigrant to Australia, and throughout her life 
she worked hard to help her husband better their situation. In 1977, the 
couple moved to The Dalles, and she worked at The Dalles Cherry Growers during 
the harvest seasons.
     She was a member of Mid-Columbia Senior Center and attended St. Peter’s 
Catholic Church. After retirement, she continued to commit herself to her 
family and was a loving wife, mother, grandma and great grandmother. 
     In her latter days, she received care from members of Gateway 
Presbyterian Church, home visitation nurses, and Hospice.
     She is survived by her husband, Mick Grabowski; her daughter, Ingrid 
Fisher and her husband, Bill Fisher, all of The Dalles; grandchildren, Alisa 
Miller, Aberdeen, S.D., Sarah Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn., and John Fisher, 
Spokane; great grandson, Caleb Miller, Aberdeen. She was preceded in death by 
her brother, Herman Eckstein, Jr. of Germany in 1985.
     Services will be held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Spencer, 
Libby & Powell Funeral, 1100 Kelly Ave. Interment will follow at St. Peter’s 
Catholic Cemetery.
     Remembrances may be made to the Gateway Presbyterian Church Deacon’s 
Fund, P.O. Box 481, 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).


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