Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Stadelman, George (Bun) November 1984
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The Dalles Weekly Reminder, November 22, 1984
     George (Bun) Stadelman, 76, died Sunday night following a heart seizure 
at home.

     Stadelman grew up in The Dalles.  He served for years on the National 
Republican Committee and retired from national party work following the 
convention in Detroit in 1980.  He served as a regional vice chairman.

     Stadelman made a name for himself as an athlete and student body officer 
while at The Dalles High School and then as an athlete at the University of 
Oregon.

     His career in the family fruit and produce business led him to Europe and 
Asia where he opened foreign markets for apples, cherries and produce.

     Stadelman was born in The Dalles June 18, 1908.

     He became president of his freshman class in 1923 and was an outstanding 
athlete.  He played center on the football team in 1924-25, the season after 
the team won the state championship.  He was a center on the basketball team 
in 1925-26, was the shot put man in track and field, played baseball in 1925 
and tennis in 1923-24.  He graduated in 1926.

     He was a letterman 1927-29.

     Stadelman served on the District 12 school board and was involved in the 
social, civic and fraternal clubs here.  He had served as mayor of The Dalles 
1945-47.

     At the time of his death, he was president of Stadelman Fruit Company.

     Stadelman was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, was a trustee for the 
University of Oregon Foundation, was on the board of directors of the Oregon 
Crime and Delinquency Commission, was a past director of the First Interstate 
Bank, former treasurer of Oregon Republican party and a member of The Dalles 
Country Club.

     Stadelman is survived by his wife Lorraine (Tip) Stadelman, The Dalles, a 
son, George Jr., The Dalles; a daughter, Sally McEwen, Troutdale; four 
grandchildren, a sister; Minnie Sumner, The Dalles; a niece and a nephew.

     Services were Wednesday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church.  Interment was 
private at the Odd Fellows Cemetery.  Honorary pallbearers were Harold 
Woolsey, Ray Robinson, Joe Hillis, and Gene Adkisson.     

Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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