Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Ruddell, Jay Lynn 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, 2:44 am The Dalles Chronicle, May 29, 2005 Jay Lynn Ruddell, 54, a resident of The Dalles, died at a Portland hospital on Monday, May 23, 2005. He was born July 13, 1950 in Borger, Texas, the younger of two boys to William Elijah and Josephine Louise (Dull) Ruddell. He was raised in Borger and attended schools there. After high school, he served in the U.S. Navy during VietNam on the U.S.S. Joseph Strauss and was stationed in the South Pacific. Upon his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, he moved to Molalla and met his bride to be, Dolores Diana Becker in 1971. They were married March 8, 1972 in Oregon City and they moved to Grass Valley in 1994 and then to The Dalles in 2000. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and the outdoors. Jay is survived by his wife, Diana Ruddell, The Dalles; his children, Bill Ruddell, Rufus; Shawn Ruddell, The Dalles; Jay Ruddell Jr., The Dalles; his brother, William Ruddell, Tekoa, WA; grandchildren, Dawn Elliott, The Dalles, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Graveside services will be held at Willamette National Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. 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/ruddell1065gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb