Thurston-Lewis County WA Archives Obituaries.....FRIEND, Wilbert Coster November 30, 1981 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Stephanie Mannion Wrightson swrightson51@gmail.com October 31, 2008, 4:23 am The Daily Olympian (WA), Thursday, December 3, 1981, pg B3 Wilbert C. Friend, 82, died Monday, Nov. 30 in a Lacey convalescent center. He was born August 23, 1899, in Issaquah. He was a veteran of World War I. He came to Olympia 48 years ago from Tono and had worked for the Olympia Brewing Company for 31 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Mannion, Seattle; two brothers, Carroll J. and C. Bryd, both of Centralia; a sister, Mrs. Phoebee (sic) Martina, Centralia; also four grandchildren. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 2, at Mountain View Cemetery, Centrailia, with the Rev. Harvey C. Harling officiating. Newell-Hoerling's Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Wibert FRIEND: b.August 23, 1899 Issaquah, King, WA; m.November 19, 1924 in Chehalis, Lewis, WA to Anna Mae FUSCO, divorced in 1940's; d.November 30, 1981 Lacey, Thurston, WA; bu.December 02, 1981 Mt. View Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA. Parents: Charles William FRIEND (1871-1942) and Augusta "Gussie" SWANSON (1875-1965), immigrants from England and Sweden, respectively. Siblings: Roy William FRIEND (1897-1918), Phoebe Irene FRIEND MARTINA (1902-1987), Carroll John FRIEND (1912-1983), and Charles Byrd FRIEND (1916-2001). Wilbert's father, Charles, helped The Union Pacific Coal Company develop a mine and establish the town of Tono, WA (now a ghost town). Wilbert was a miner in Tono and lived there with his wife and daughter. In about 1935, he took a position with the Olympia Brewing Company in Tumwater, WA and moved to Olympia. He resided in the area until his death. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/thurston/obits/f/friend801gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb