Cowlitz-Lewis County WA Archives Obituaries.....Pecha , Amanda Lenore  January 15, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 1/18/2006.    www.tdn.com/obits 
Amanda Lenore Pecha, 92, of Centralia, Washington, passed away on January 15, 
2006. 

She was born on October 19, 1913 to Andrew and Josephine (Krejei) Zwiefelhofer 
in Bloomer, Wisconsin, the 7th of 10 children. She attended school in Bloomer, 
Wisconsin. At the age of 16 she moved to Menomonie, Wisconsin where she worked 
at the Menomonie Hospital as a Nursing Assistant for four years. She married 
Herbert Pecha on October 17, 1933. They had four children, Leon, Dennis, 
Ronald, and Herbert. Amanda and her husband, Herb managed and owned several 
farms in Chippewa Falls and Bloomer, Wisconsin. In 1950, the family purchased a 
small farm in Winlock, Washington, where Amanda's parents and other family 
members lived. Amanda was a stay-at-home mom who kept very busy tending her 
garden, canning, baking and running her "egg" and "milk" business. In 1960, the 
family moved to Escondido, California where they had purchased a 
distributorship from Silver Springs Water Company. In 1962, they sold the 
distributorship and moved back to Winlock. After the death of her husband, in 
1963, Amanda went to work at Shakertown, in Winlock, where she would work for 
the next 17 years. She obtained her drivers license at the age of 50 and she 
had a stellar driving record until she stopped driving at the age of 86. She 
retired from Shakertown in 1980. In January of 2000, Amanda moved to the 
Colonial Residence, in Centralia, Washington, after suffering a stroke. She 
lived there until her death. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herb Pecha, her son Dennis Pecha, her 
brothers, Alfred Zwiefelhofer, Leonard Zwiefelhofer, and Herbert Zwiefelhofer 
and sisters, Angeline Ouimet, Irene Allermane, and Violet Jobest. She is 
survived by her sons, Leon Pecha of Spooner, Wisconsin, Ronald Pecha of 
Centralia, Washington and Herbert Pecha of Longview, Washington; a brother 
Walter Zwiefelhofer of Winlock, her sisters Alvera Graham of Longview, 
Washington and Elfrieda Anderl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Amanda has 10 
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. 
Viewing will be held at the Cattermole Funeral Home. 

A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Winlock 
Sacred Heart Church, 216 NW Arden Avenue, Winlock, Washington. A luncheon will 
be served in the reception hall following the services. 

Burial will take place in Bloomer, Wisconsin. All arrangements are being 
handled by Cattermole Funeral Home. 


	


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