Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Kashishian, Arden L. November 29, 2003 ************************************************ 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 23, 2006, 1:12 am The Dalles Chronicle, December 4, 2003 Word has been received of the death of Arden L. Kashishian, 70, who was known locally as an international fruit importer. He died on Nov. 29, 2003 in Fresno, Calif. He was born May 22, 1933 in Parlier, Calif. He was raised and attended elementary school and high school in Parlier. He attended Reedley College and graduated from Fresno State in 1955. After his discharge from the Army in 1961, he joined his father and mother, Mary and Enoch Kashishian in the family farming business. He become the third generation of farmers in his family and moved to Delano, Calif. to run a ranch. After selling the family farm he managed a number of ranches in Central Valley in California. He later became an agricultural consultant and volunteered to work in the US AID program. He was well known to local cherry growers for visiting their orchards and passing on recommendations to his customers in Asia. He is survived by his sister, Quin Apregan; his nephew, Jeff Apregan and wife Nancy, and their children; his nephew, Craig Apregan and wife, Pattie, and their children; and friend Marilyn Wilson. A celebration of his life will be held at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Agricultural Education Foundation, P.O. Box 6058, Atascadero, CA 93423; the Ag One Arden Kashishian Memorial Scholarship, c/o Ag One Foundation, California State University in Fresno, 2910 E. Barstow, MSOF 115, Fresno, CA 93740, or the donor’s favorite charity 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/k/kashishi476gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb