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The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 19, 1998, page A2
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EDWARD A. WICKMAN

Edward A. Wickman, 83, a resident of Lyle, died at the local hospital on March 13, 1998.
He was born Dec. 14, 1914 in Walker, Minn., to Herman and Julia (Swolboski) Wickman and moved with his family from Cass Lake to Klickitat at age 11.
Following his graduation from Klickitat High School he began to work in the timber industry and then followed his father's footsteps as a lumber grader at the sawmill in Klickitat, from age 18 until retirement at age 67.
He married the former Marilyn F. Kress on June 30, 1937 in Vancouver.
Ed was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, and was a member of Grace Lutheran in Klickitat. He was also a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 2805. Following his retirement he continued his hobbies of collecting rocks and antique glass bottles as a family activity.
He is survived by his wife Marilyn of the family home, and sons Richard, Oaxaca, Mexico; Michael, Lakeview; and Robert, Klickitat; a brother, Marcus, Grants Pass, and sisters, Martha McEwen, Long Beach, Wash.; and Margaret Malmgren, Portland; his grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Klickitat on Saturday, March 28, at 11:30 a.m. Pastor Keith Wellman will preside.
Cremation arrangements were by Smith Callaway Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 66, Klickitat, WA. 98628.