Wasco-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Kiser, Dorothy "Connie" Naomi May 23, 2005 ************************************************ 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 April 8, 2006, 2:38 am The Dalles Chronicle, May 25, 2005 Dorothy “Connie” Naomi Kiser, 73, a resident of The Dalles, died at her home on Monday, May 23, 2005. She was born Aug. 16, 1931, in Buena, Wash., the oldest of three children to Floyd and Pearl Powers. She grew up in the Yakima Valley and Hood River, moved to The Dalles in the mid-1940’s and attended The Dalles High School. She married Harold James Kiser on March 2, 1950, in Goldendale. She was a homemaker and had also worked as a waitress at Johnny’s Café during the construction of The Dalles Dam. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and enjoyed her grandchildren, knitting, crocheting, reading and her cats, Wally, Dolly and the family dog, Pearl. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Harold Kiser; her children and their spouses, Anthony and Judy Kiser, Courtney Kiser, Brenda and Kent Kramer and Rebecca Kiser, all of The Dalles; grandchildren, Bret, Sara, Renee, Jenny, Doug, Josh, Justin, Matt, Dan and Megan; 14 great grandchildren; her brother, William and his wife, Nola Conner, The Dalles; her sister, Susan Searing, Lynnwood, Wash.; her son-in-law, Tim Mears, The Dalles; numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. Graveside services will be held at IOOF Cemetery on Cherry Heights Road at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, with Pastor Dorthy Nielsen officiating. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Remembrances may be made to Home At Last Animal Friends, P.O. Box 390, 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). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/k/kiser1062gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb