Wasco-Lake County OR Archives Obituaries.....Stein, J. Merton September 1983 ************************************************ 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 L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com and June 21, 2006, 7:52 pm The Dalles Weekly Reminder, September 27, 1983 J. Merton Stein, 75, a resident of The Dalles for 29 years, died Friday at the hosital. He was born Nov. 4, 1907 in Lakeview. Mr. Stein was the former manager of Federal Land Bank and the Production Credit Association office in The Dalles. He retired in 1971. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and began work for the PCA in Klamath Falls for two years and in Spokane for four years before coming to The Dalles in 1954. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the American Legion 40 & 8, and The Dalles Country Club. While he was working he was a member of the Kiwanis, the Oregon Cattlemen's Association and the Oregon Wheat League. He was past secretary of the Wasco County Fair Board and had served on the Mid-Columbia Junior Livestock show board. Survivors include his wife, Inez, The Dalles, whom he married on June 23, 1934 in Reno, Nev.; two sons, Gary, Milwaukie, and Ronald, San Diego; eight grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs Marvin (Anna) Markman, The Dalles. A brother died earlier. Funeral services were yesterday (Wednesday) at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Tanquist officiating. Burial was at Parklawn Cemetery in The Dalles. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. 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/s/stein1851gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb