The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., September 18, 1997, page 7

CARL JASPERSON

     Carl Jasperson, a longtime resident of Lyle, died Sept. 10, 1997, in The Dalles, Ore., at the age of 84.
     Mr. Jasperson was born March 21, 1913, in Tennessee Ridge, Tenn., to Edward and Laura (Hansen) Jasperson. He was raised in Minnesota and worked in the shipyards during World War II. In 1938, he married Shirley Krominga and they moved to Klickitat County in 1953.
     He was skilled at woodworking and built many houses in the area. He made the cross and red flame that sits atop the United Methodist Church in Lyle.
     He was a member of the Bingen Eagles #2210, Lyle Methodist Church, and was a 50-year member of the Carpenters Union. His hobbies included gold prospecting and poetry. Mr. Jasperson was an inventor, mechanic, hunter and avid reader. A well-read and self-educated man, he made his living working as a millwright on local dams.
     Mr. Jasperson is survived by his wife, Shirley, Lyle; son Jay Jasperson and daughter Jackie Johnson, both of Lyle, daughter Jeanne Agostinelli, Spokane; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
     Services were held Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home.
     Memorials in his name may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of Gardner Funeral Home.

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