Wasco-Wheeler County OR Archives Obituaries.....Wantulok, Nanceana "Nancy" October 25, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, October 26, 2004
     Nanceana “Nancy” Wantulok, 93, a resident of The Dalles, died Monday, 
Oct. 25, 2004 at a local care facility.
     She was born Oct. 1, 1911 in Hillyard, Wash., now a suburb of Spokane, 
the third of seven children to Loren Aden and Ona (Hatfield) Gochenour. At the 
age of six weeks she moved with her family to homestead in Wheeler County, and 
she grew up attending school in Spray and graduated from Spray High School in 
1930. Later that year she moved to The Dalles and attended The Dalles Hospital 
School of Nursing. She graduated with her R.N. credentials in 1933, and worked 
for several years at The Dalles General Hospital.
     On Aug. 3, 1936 she married Johnny Wantulok in Walla Walla and soon left 
her full-time nurse’s career to help him in the restaurant business, although 
she continued to accompany family and relatives through their hospital stays.  
In 1947 they bought Jeff’s Cafe which they soon named Johnny’s Cafe. They 
operated it as a 24-hour seven-day-a-week business, catering many local 
banquets, including one for over a thousand people during the dedication of 
The Dalles Dam. They retired on May 1, 1971 after selling the restaurant to 
Alvie and Norma Clark. Her husband preceded her in death in 1988.
     She was a member of The Dalles First Christian Church, The Dalles 
Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, and had been part of the local 
TOPS and Weight Watchers groups. She was very family-oriented and cared deeply 
for her family and friends.
     Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Doug Tumilson, 
The Dalles, grandchildren Mark and his wife Jennifer Tumilson, Bend, and Julie 
Tumilson, Seattle; great-grandchildren Alexandra Tumilson and Quentin Douglas 
Tumilson, Bend. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her 
brother Charlie Gochenour and sisters Opal Crowell, Ruby Gochenour, Claudia 
Delaney, and Leora “Babe” Stephens.
     A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 
28, 2004 at the First Christian Church, Eighth and Court Streets in The 
Dalles, Pastor Mike Wilson presiding. A reception at the church will follow 
the service. Private interment will be at the I.O.O.F. Cherry Heights Cemetery 
at 10 a.m.  Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church 
Building Fund or to the Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation for 
Nursing Scholarships, 400 E. Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058. Arrangements 
are by Columbia Cremation & Burial.


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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