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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., September 13, 1934, page 6

A.J. NIVA ABLE TO RETURN FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs. Amanda Wiidanen, who went to The Dalles hospital a few days ago, passed away there Sunday morning. She was laid to rest here in the Grange in Cemetery Wednesday.
Wilhelm Basi came up from Quincy, Oregon, Monday to conduct a funeral of the late Mrs. Amanda Wiidanen.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., September 13, 1934, page 8

DEATH CALLS EARLY PIONEER OF CENTERVILLE

Death called another of the Klickitat pioneers the past week, when Amanda Caroline Holm, wife of the late Andrew Wiidanen, was called. Mrs. Wiidanen was nearly 77 years of age at the time of her death, which occurred in a hospital at The Dalles on Sunday, September 9th, 1934.
Amanda Caroline Holm was born in Haparanta, Sweden, September 22, 1857. She accompanied her parents to Hammerfest, Norway, when eight years of age, and a few years later came to the United States, making her home at Calumet, Michigan. It was here she was united in marriage to Andrew Wiidanen, in 1874, and where later their first child was born. They left in 1877 for the west, finally locating at Centerville, where the balance of their lives were spent. They took up a homestead near Centerville, on which they remained until 1920, when they retired from the active farm work.
In 1925 Mr. Wiidanen was called to his reward. Mrs. Wiidanen continued to make her home in Centerville, to her last illness. To this couple twelve children were born, six surviving: Charles and Peter, of Centerville; Olive Bateman, Canyonville, Ore.; Hilma Fielding, Portland; Ida Barney, Seattle; Laura Kayser, Goldendale. Ten grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters also survive.
Mrs. Wiidanen was well known and much lived in the Centerville section, where she had spent the best years of her life, as attested by the floral offerings at the funeral service which was held Wednesday at the Centerville Finnish Lutheran Church, Rev. William Basi, of Clatskanie, Oregon, officiating. Interment followed in the Centerville Grange Cemetery.

A Tribute

A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled;
The boon His love had given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in heaven.

The Klickitat County News, Goldendale, WA., September 13, 1934, page 2

MRS. WIIDANEN, PIONEER, DIES
Was Resident of Centerville Community for 57 Years; Services Yesterday

Mrs Amanda Wiidanen, 76, a resident of the Centerville community for 57 years, passed away at The Dalles hospital Monday morning following an illness which had extended over a period of several months. Her death resulted from a combination of heart and kidney trouble.
  Mrs. Wiidanen was born in Sweden September 22, 1857, and would have been 77 years years old had she lived for a few more days.
Mrs. Wiidanen's family moved from Sweden to Norway when she was a small girl. In 1873 the family moved to the United States and settled in Michigan. Four years later the group moved to Washington and settled at Centerville where she resided continuously since that time.
  In 1876 the deceased was married to Andrew Wiidanen in Michigan. her husband died January 12, 1925.
  To the union were born 12 children. Three died in infancy while three others passed away more recently. John W. died December 26, 1923. Frank died July 3, 1921 and Matt died July 18, 1933.
Six children survive. They are Charles and Peter A. of Centerville. Mrs. Charles Bayman of Canyonville, Ore., Mrs. Melvin Fielding of Sherwood, Ore., Mrs. Frank Barney of Seattle and Mrs. Avon Kayser of Goldendale.
Services were conducted yesterday from the Finnish Lutheran church at Centerville and interment was in the Centerville grange cemetery. Services were under the direction of Chapman's Funeral parlor.
Mr. Chapman was called to The Dalles by family members following Mrs. Wiidanen's death and the remains were brought to Goldendale.
The Rev. Wilhelm Basse officiated at the services yesterday.
The Wiidanen is a pioneer family of the Centerville and Goldendale communities and possesses a host of friends over the entire district.