The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., December 1, 2005, page 16

ERWIN SWEIGHOEFER

     97-year-old Erwin Sweighoefer died in Hood River, Ore., on Nov. 26, 2005. He was born on Feb. 20, 1908, in Laurel, the son of William and Clara (Thiele) Sweighoefer.
     Mr. Sweighoefer was a lifelong resident of the area, graduating from Columbia Union High School in 1926. While in school, he liked to play football. After his graduation, Mr. Sweighoefer went to work on a dairy farm and in the mid-30's he bought his own dairy farm in Trout Lake.
     He worked that farm until 1986, at which time he moved off the farm and to Northwestern Lake. Mr. Sweighoefer was a very generous man, giving to many charities and organizations including Skyline and Hood River hospitals, Hospice of the Gorge and the Salvation Army. He was a member of the Historical Society. He was a 63-year member of the Grange, a life member of the NRA and he loved to hunt and fish.
     He was preceded in death by his brother, Curt.
     Pastor Sandy Strait will preside over a funeral service on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at the Pioneer Memorial Community Church in Glenwood, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at the Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood. Gardner Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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