Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Petersen, James Marcus February 2, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, February 8, 2006
     James Marcus Petersen, 65, of Woodland, Wash., died unexpectedly at his 
home on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2006.
     He was born Feb. 23, 1940, in Spokane, to James and Eleanor Petersen. 
After graduating from Wallace High School, he attended Perry Institute of 
Technology in Yakima. 
     He moved to Ephrata, Wash., and lived there for more than 20 years until 
1983. He spent much of his life on the Columbia River working at Priest Rapids 
Dam, Wanapum Dam, and finally at John Day Dam near The Dalles. He retired from 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2002 and moved to Woodland.
     He is survived by his wife, Doreen; his son, Michael Petersen, Port 
Angeles, Wash.; his son, David Petersen and his wife, Jackie, Woodland; his 
daughter, Nancy Hilton and her husband, Jeff, Albuquerque, N.M.; his step-son, 
Gary Harding, Bend; and his step-son, Shane Harding, Visalia, Calif.; and his 
sister, Karlene Samuels, Wallace, Idaho. He is also survived by 10 
grandchildren.
     A memorial service will be held today, Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. at 
the Woodland Presbyterian Church, Woodland, Wash. Following the service, there 
will be a celebration of life at the Woodland VFW.
     Layne’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


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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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