Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Wollenweber, Wilma "Willie" January 11, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, January 12, 2004
     Wilma “Willie” Wollenweber, 76, The Dalles, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at 
her home, surrounded by her family.
     She was born Dec. 2, 1927 in East Alton, Ill., the seventh of 11 children 
to Vernon and Viola (Helton) Crider. She grew up in East Alton and married 
Marquis H. Wollenweber in Wood River, Ill., on Nov. 2, 1946. They moved to 
Reedsport in 1953 and settled in The Dalles during the winter of 1953-54. Mr. 
Wollenweber died in November 1994.
     She was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her family and cooking, as 
well as playing cards and bingo. She was active in her community, spending 
many hours volunteering at the Red Cross and at the Mid-Columbia Senior 
Center, and served for many years as a scorekeeper for Western Little League 
baseball. She was a member of the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary and also 
the Women’s Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
     Survivors include her daughter, Patricia A. Piehl, of The Dalles; sisters 
Essie Elmore of The Dalles, Evelyn Chinault of East Alton, Ill., Mildred 
Skinner of Alton, Ill., and Alma Blackwood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Also 
surviving are grandchildren Marquis and Diana Piehl of The Dalles, great-
grandchildren Nicole Piehl, Victoria and Eric Marines, great-great-grandson 
Anthony Nesta, and numerous nieces and nephews including Susan Elmore of The 
Dalles and Michael Elmore of Bend. She was preceded in death by her parents 
and by brothers Floyd, Charles, James and Ellsworth, and by sisters Dorothy 
and Mary.
     Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004 at 
the I.O.O.F. Threemile Cemetery, formerly Parklawn, with Pastor Asa Jensen 
presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, 751 
Myrtle Street, The Dalles, Ore., 97058. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation 
& Burial.


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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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