Wasco-Gilliam County OR Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Burton Lee January 9, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, January 12, 2005
     Burton Lee Holland, 78, a resident of The Dalles, died at the Oregon 
Veterans Home on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005.
     He was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Condon, the third of six children to Burton 
Lee and Nettie Mae (Wallace) Holland. He grew up and attended grade school in 
Condon, and graduated from Arlington High School.
     On Jan. 11, 1943, at age 17, he enlisted in the US Navy serving on USS 
Medea in the Asiatic Pacific area, and was discharged on May 15, 1946.
     After the war, he worked for Sunset Motors driving a tire truck around 
Eastern Oregon, and later became a salesman and office manager for 20 years. 
He then worked at Martin Marietta for ten years. He loved cherry farming and 
was involved in his parent’s orchard business from 1946 and in 1976 he 
purchased his own orchard.
     He was a member of The Dalles Country Club and former longtime member of 
The Dalles Elks Lodge. His greatest joys were his family and his dogs. He 
genuinely loved people and never knew a stranger.
     He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dorothy Leatitia Holland, his 
sons and their wives, Bill and Dwayna Holland and Mark and Gayle Holland, all 
of The Dalles; Craig and Janet Holland, Ione; his grandchildren, Stacy, 
Lindsey, Steven, Emily and Rachel, step grandchildren, Jason and Brian Lewis, 
great grandchild, Jordan Lewis, and his brothers, Dale Holland, Madras and 
Dick Holland, Newport.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Erin and Mary 
Eileen and brother, Hux.
     Memorials services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, at Gateway 
Presbyterian Church, 1111 Dry Hollow Road, with Dr. James Hazlett officiating. 
Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, 
Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
     Remembrances may be made to the Oregon Veterans Home Trust Fund, 700 
Veterans Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 or Hospice of the Gorge, 751 Myrtle 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).


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