Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Linn, Lloyd  Gordon "Pa"  January 29, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 2/2/2006.   www.tdn.com/obits
	 	
 	 	


Lloyd "Pa" Linn, 83, of Rainier, Oregon died January 29th, 2006 in Rainier, 
Oregon. 

He was born December 29th, 1922 in Milwaukie, Oregon to Timothy Wilbur Linn and 
Laura LuLu (Elliott) Benson. He lived in Rainier for over 43 years. Lloyd 
served with the 170th Military Police Company during World War II. He was 
stationed in Cairo, Egypt. He was a logger and with his brother Timmy, owned 
several small sawmills. He ended his career at Crown Zellerbach in Columbia 
City, in 1981. He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He 
loved playing cards with his family. He taught his grandchildren and great 
grandchildren how to play cribbage pinochle, and poker. Lloyd attended all of 
his grandchildren's sporting events. In fact, he helped coach their Little 
League Baseball team at the age of 74. He enjoyed gardening and took great 
pride in his tomato plants, sharing them with his family and friends. Lloyd 
made yearly trips to Reno, Nevada to play the slot machines. He usually was 
always lucky and won! He is survived by his wife, Jannetje "Janny"; daughter 
and son-in-law, Cristina and Kurt McKee; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and 
Rhonda Linn, all of Longview. His grandchildren; Kirsten Perez, Micah McKee, 
Angela Campbell, David Gomez, Chris Gomez, Jacob Linn, David Linn, and Jesse 
Gomez. His great grandchildren; Lexus McKee, Neiko McKee, Lauren Campbell, and 
Kailey McKee. Sister; Elise Kreiger of Portland, Oregon. Also, numerous nieces, 
nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by two brothers and four 
sisters. 

A Celebration of Life will take place Sunday, February 12th at 1:00 p.m. at the 
AWPPW Hall on 15th Avenue in Longview. Everyone is invited to attend. A time to 
share memories and stories about Lloyd will be provided during the service. 
Cremation has taken place. 

Memorial contributions can be made to Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. 
Box 2066, Longview, Washington, 98632.

	


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