Wasco-Clackamas County OR Archives Obituaries.....Eckert, Otto John January 4, 1987 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 16, 2006, 3:40 pm The Dalles Weekly Reminder, January 16, 1987 Otto John Eckert, 79, a former Wasco County resident, died Jan. 4 in Oregon City. Mr. Eckert was born Sept. 28, 1907, in Trout Lake, Wash., and lived in Oregon since he was four years old. He spent 21 years farming in Wasco County, owned a Grade A dairy and also raised beef cattle. He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Oregon City, who he married Sept. 8, 1934, in Portland; four children, Eleanor Eckert of West Linn, John Eckert of Beavercreek, Merle Eckert of Dufur and Lloyd Eckert of Dufur; a brother, Howard Eckert of Clackamas; a sister, Ida Walker of Portland; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private family burial was at Riverview Cemetery with the Rev. Asa Jensen officiating. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Oregon Lung Association. The Chapel of Holman, Hankins, Bowker and Waud, Inc., of Oregon City, was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/e/eckert273gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb