Wasco-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Halliday, Joseph Jerome December 4, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, December 7, 2005
     Joseph Jerome Halliday, 75, a longtime resident of The Dalles, died on 
Dec. 4, 2005 following a brief illness. He was a devoted husband, a loving 
father and a friend to many.
     He was the second of five children born in Cormorant, Minn., to Daniel 
and Sigrid Halliday on March 24, 1930.
     He settled with his family in The Dalles in 1960, following time in 
Seattle and Lynnwood, Wash., and Portland. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air 
Force and the Merchant Marines. He retired from Bonneville Power 
Administration in 1986 after 26 years of service. 
     He loved to volunteer in order to help those in need. His volunteer work 
included helping out at Mid-Columbia Medical Center, working with Habitat for 
Humanity, teaching adults to read at Columbia Gorge Community College and 
tutoring youths for NORCOR. He was an active member of Gateway Presbyterian 
Church.
     Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Lorna; his sons, Paul Halliday, 
The Dalles; Michael and his wife Cheryl Halliday, Wilsonville; his daughter, 
Susan Halliday, Corvallis; his sisters and brother, Marie Handegard, David 
Halliday both of Fargo, N.D.; Louise Lindstrom, Fergus Falls, Minn.; and 
Shirley Giere, Wilmar, Minn., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded 
in death by his parents and his grandson, Curtis Michael Halliday.
     Memorial services will be held at Gateway Presbyterian Church in The 
Dalles on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. with Pastor James Hazlett officiating. 
here will be a luncheon to follow. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in 
care of arrangements.
     Memorials may be to Gateway Presbyterian Church, Habitat for Humanity, 
Volunteer Services at MCMC or the Oregon Veterans Home Activities Department.


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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