Wasco-Sherman-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Rich, Helen Elizabeth July 25, 2004 ************************************************ 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 28, 2006, 5:13 pm The Dalles Chronicle, July 28, 2004 Helen Elizabeth Rich, 87, a resident of Wasco, died at a Portland hospital on Sunday, July 25, 2004. She was born Aug. 27, 1916, in Cottonwood, S.D., the oldest of three children to Elmer Lincoln and Leona Elizabeth (Garretson) Hill. She lived in South Dakota until she was 12, and the family moved to Oregon and lived in the Woodburn area. She married Elvis Willard Rich on Aug. 24, 1937, in Longview, Wash., and they lived in the Hubbard area and then moved to the Wasco area in 1940. She owned and operated a sewing machine shop in The Dalles in the 50’s and in the late 60’s and 70’s, she ran her own restaurant, “Town & Country Grill” in Wasco. She was a member of Church of Christ and enjoyed her family, homemaking, sewing, cooking and gardening. She is survived by her husband, Elvis W. Rich, Wasco; two daughters, Jeanene Rich, Wasco; and LeeAnn and Don Gibson, Sandy; four grandchildren, Verna Simantel and Dan Rich, both of Wasco; Justin Hickman and Tara Gibson, both of Sandy; two great-grandchildren, Mitchell and Brian. She was preceded in death by two sons, Jack and Dean. Graveside services will be held at Wasco Sunrise Cemetery on Friday, July 30, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jerry Krewson officiating. Smith Callaway Chapel is in care of arrangements. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. 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/r/rich730gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb