Wasco-Statewide County OR Archives Obituaries.....Brace Sr., Don Edward April 19, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 25, 2006
     Don Edward Brace Sr., 90, a resident of Harbor, died Wednesday, April 19, 
2006 at a hospital in Gold Beach of natural causes.
     He was born Aug. 7, 1915 in Newport to John Loren and Bertha (Bowden) 
Brace. He was schooled in The Dalles area.
     In 1943 he began working at the naval shipyards in Portland as a welder 
building aircraft carriers for the war effort. During that time he grew fond 
of fellow welder Helen Katherine Anderson and they were married in Vancouver 
on February 25, 1944.
     The couple lived for a few years in Portland, Roseburg, and then Grants 
Pass before settling in Brookings. He worked as a truck driver for Agnew 
Lumber Company from 1968 to 1982 when he retired.
     The Braces loved to travel, touring North America for a decade in their 
RV together. He liked woodworking, fishing, and welding. He enjoyed puttering 
around his shop and making gifts for his family. He read everything, was known 
for his good sense of humor, and enjoyed a good life with his family and 
friends.
     Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Helen, Harbor; son Don E. Brace, 
Jr. and wife, Theresa, Rogue River; son Wayne Brace and wife Susan of Grants 
Pass; son Timothy Brace and wife Joy, Ashland; daughter Carolyn Brace, Harbor; 
son Scott Brace and wife Kathy of Gold Beach; son Cliff Brace and wife Darci, 
Canby; brother, Jack “Bud” Brace, Spokane; sisters Della Baxter, Othello, 
Wash. and Betty Burba, Redding, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-
grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by his older sister, Lillian.
     Private burial will occur at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass. The 
family requests no flowers be sent and that memorial contributions be made on-
line through the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation at www.nwpf.org.      
Cremation is in care of Redwood Memorial Chapel, Brookings.


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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