Wasco-Hood River-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Shafer, Julia Ann August 12, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, August 16, 2005
     Julia Ann Shafer, 66, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., died at Southwest 
Washington Medical Center on Aug. 12, 2005.
     She was born July 23, 1939 in Hood River, the eldest daughter of George 
and Pearl Sutherland. 
     In 1962, she and Jerry Bowdle settled in Vancouver, where they raised 
their four children Teresa, Julie, Kathie and Mike, who enjoyed summers with 
them on the Columbia River, the Oregon Coast, houseboating, and playing winter 
sports.
     She was proud of her nine grandchildren. She hosted numerous weeks with 
the grandkids that included memorable trips to Hood Canal.
     She retired in 2003 after working at Louisiana Pacific. She realized her 
love of flying and earned her solo pilot’s license from Pearson Field in 
Vancouver. 
     She married husband Henry “Hank” Shafer on July 23, 2004. They enjoyed 
road trips across the West, ballroom dancing, long walks and a memorable trip 
to Kailua, Hawaii. 
     In addition to her husband and her children, survivors include four step-
children, Susan, Henry, Anne and Clifford; nine step-grandchildren and two 
younger sisters, Judy and Trish.
     A memorial service will be held at the Shakespeare Garden located in the 
southeast corner of the Portland Rose Garden, 400 S.W. Kingston, Portland, on 
Aug. 28 at 2 p.m., with a reception following in the park.
     Memorials may be made to the SWMC Foundation, The Ray Hickey Hospice 
House- In Memory of Julia Shafer, PO Box 1600, Vancouver, WA 98668.


Additional Comments:
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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