Wasco-Multnomah-Washington County OR Archives Obituaries.....Munson, Lemoine "Lee" Allen March 29, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 6, 2005
     Lemoine “Lee” Allen Munson, 80, died at a local care facility on Tuesday, 
March 29, 2005.
     He was born Oct. 30, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minn., and raised by his 
maternal aunt, Gerda and her husband, Hiram V. Munson in Detroit Lakes, Minn. 
He attended Lincoln Grade School and Detroit Lakes High School. He played in 
the high school band and was very involved in sports and the basketball team. 
     He moved to Portland in 1942 and completed his senior year of 1942 and 
1943 at Jefferson High School. He was drafted in July 1943 and entered the 
U.S. Navy as a Seaman 1st Class. He served in the South Pacific during World 
War II. 
     He was honorably discharged in December 1945 and returned to Portland 
attending Vanport College. Lee worked at Olds & Kings Department Store and 
left college to work at Robert Hall Clothing Store as the manager. He later 
opened another of their stores at the Lloyd Center.
     He married in 1952 and later they moved to Southern California where he 
managed a clothing store. After several years, he returned to Portland and 
spent 28 years in the insurance business until his retirement. He divorced and 
lived in Portland, Tigard and the last several years in The Dalles at a care 
facility.
     He is survived by his daughter, Linda Riordan and her husband, Jon, 
Florida; his son, Scott Brown and his wife, Denise, and three grandsons, all 
of Indiana; his sister, Vivian Hanson-Krueger and her husband, Fredric, 
Portland; one niece and one nephew. 
     He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Terri Lee.
     At his request, no services will be held. Cremation was held at The 
Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care 
of arrangements. Inurnment of his cremated remains will be held at a later 
date at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. 
     Memorial contributions may be made to Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 
14th Ave., Portland, OR 97212.


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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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