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The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 29, 2004, page A2
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AGNES EMELIA HACHLER

Agnes Emelia Hachler, 88, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Thursday, March 25, 2004.
She was born March 9, 1916, in Hoquiam, Wash., the oldest of three children to Erick and Ellen (Bergen) Nielsen. The family moved to Lyle in 1930, where she attended Lyle Grade School and graduated from White Salmon High School.
She married Everett Cox in 1936, in Goldendale and they lived in Klickitat before moving to The Dalles in 1942. In 1945, she married W.T. Buck Hachler in The Dalles. He died in 1975.
Mrs. Hachler worked for many years for Webbers Cleaners, was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a former member of the Moose and Eagle Lodges.
She enjoyed playing her piano and in her younger years played for many dances in Klickitat County and The Dalles area.
She also enjoyed the outdoors including her yardwork.
She is survived by her son, Dwain E. and his wife Carol Cox, Lyle; seven grandchildren, Eric, Kathleen, David, Traci, Darrell, Lisa and Pam; 11 great-grandchildren; her sister, Ida and her husband, Roy Workinger, The Dalles; and her niece, Marsha Aldinger, Seattle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Buck; her son, Darrell; her brother, Clarence Nielsen and her nephew, Gary Carter.
Viewing visitation will be held on Monday, March 29, 2004 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 10 am. with Rev. Dorthy Nielsen officiating. Interment will follow at Balch Cemetery in Lyle.
Memorials may be made to Home at Last Animal Friends, P0 Box 390, The Dalles, OR 97058.