Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....McClaskey, Sr., John November 1985 ************************************************ 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 19, 2006, 9:38 am The Dalles Chronicle, November 19, 1985 Restauranteur and orchardist John McClaskey Sr. of The Dalles died at home Tuesday. He was 81. He came to The Dalles in 1938 and he and his wife, Elsie, became associated with The Horn Restaurant. That restaurant burned in 1942 and from 1942 to 1946 the McClaskeys operated the Blue Goose Restaurant. In 1946 a new restaurant was built at the site of The Horn and it was named The Recreation. The McClaskeys operated it until 1979. She died in August of 1980. The McClaskeys were also the owners of Hazel Dell Orchards in The Dalles. Survivors include a son, John McClaskey Jr., The Dalles and a daughter, Karren Bakken. Funeral arrangements are pending at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/m/mcclaske324gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb