The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 2, 1969, page 1

SERVICES TUESDAY FOR HAROLD C. SORENSEN

     Funeral services were scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, for Harold Sorensen who died New Year's Eve at The Dalles General Hospital. Gardner's Funeral Chapel in White Salmon was location for the service, with interment in Balch Cemetery, Lyle, to follow.
     Mr. Sorensen was known throughout Klickitat county, which was his lifelong home. He was born at Hood River, Or., May 20, 1907, one of four sons of Vagn and Edith Sorensen. His youth was spent in the Lyle area. Later he farmed on High Prairie and on the south slope of the Columbia Hills. Recently he had worked for Klickitat County as supervisor of road maintenance in the Eastern section. He had lived in Goldendale since January 1, 1966.
     Survivors include his son, Larry, of Lyle and daughters, JoAnn, Durango, Colo., and Dottie, Portland; also brothers Kenneth of Lyle and Glen, Salem, Or., and an aunt, Mrs. Kamma Clark, Lyle.
     Complete obituary will be published later.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 9, 1969, page 12

SERVICES FOR H. SORENSEN HELD TUESDAY

     Harold Corfix Sorensen was born at Hartland, Washington, May 20th, 1907, the son of Vern and Edith Sorensen. He passed away in The Dalles, Or. on December 31st, 1968 at the age of 61 years, 7 months, and 11 days.
     Most of his lifetime was spent on the farm, farming for himself on High Prairie on the ranch originally farmed by his parents. He then managed a ranch at Dallesport for the late Dr. John Reuter for over 20 years. For the last three years he has been employed by the Klickitat County Road Department as a supervisor.
     Harold is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Goldendale, Washington; a son, Larry of Lyle, Washington; a daughter, JoAnn Rosenberry of Durango, Colorado; a daughter, Dottie Sorensen of Portland, Oregon; six grandchildren, Sandra and Larry Sorensen of Lyle and Donna, Gail, Terry and Gary Rosenberry of Durango, Colorado; Three sisters, Mrs. Walter Omeg of Yakima, Mrs. C.R. Dooksley and Mrs. Ken Humpke of Portland, Oregon; two brothers, Kenneth Sorensen of Lyle, Washington and Glen Sorensen of Salem, Oregon, and a host of other relatives and friends.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 7th, at 11 a.m. at the Gardner's Funeral Home in White Salmon, Washington with the Rev. L.R. Phillips of Lyle officiating. the Columbia Grange #87 of Lyle, Washington concluded the services at the chapel with graveside services before burial which was at Lyle, Wa.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 9, 1969, page 5
"Lyle News"

     Harold Sorensen, 61, died on New Years Eve at The Dalles General Hospital. He had not been recently hospitalized in Portland at the Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment of a coronary illness, but had returned to his home in Goldendale to spend the Holidays with his family. Harold was a member of a large family of descendants of pioneers in Klickitat County. His father, Van Sorensen, came to this country from Copenhagen, Denmark, before the turn of the century, accompanied by three sisters, Henrietta, Kamma and Alrona, and settled in this county and the Lyle-Hood River vicinity. He married Edith Clark, who bore him four sons, Harold, Kenneth, Glen and Vernon who preceded Harold in death. Harold was born on May 20, 1907 in Hood River, Oregon, and spent his lifetime in this county, where he farmed for many years. Two years before his death, he moved to Goldendale and went to work for the county, becoming supervisor of road maintenance of the eastern section. Nearly all of Lyle's residents are related to the Sorensen descendants, closely or by marriage, including one of Van Sorensen's daughters, Mrs. Kamma Clark, Harold's only surviving aunt. He is also survived by his wife, Dorothy, a son, Larry Sorensen of Lyle, and two daughters, Joann Rosenberg of Durango, Colo., and Dottie Sorensen of Portland. Because of the weather and hazardous road conditions the funeral was not until Tuesday, January 7, to permit all of the relatives to attend the services. Gardner's Funeral Chapel in White Salmon was in charge, the Rev. L.R. Phillips conducted the services, and burial was in the Lyle-Balch Cemetery. Harold had many friends throughout the county and particularly in Lyle, who mourn his passing with regret and sorrow. Sympathy is extended to all of the family.

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