The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 30, 1939, page 1

HENRY WIIDANEN PASSES AT HOME IN CENTERVILLE

     Henry Wiidanen, 60, prominent Centerville farmer and a resident of Klickitat county for the past 55 years, died at his home at last Saturday. Mr. Wiidanen, while in poor health, had not been ill prior to his death.
     Funeral services were held Monday from the Phillips chapel. The Rev. Frank Cunningham was in charge of the services. Burial followed in the Centerville Grange cemetery.
     Mr. Wiidanen is survived by his widow, Evelina, one daughter, Ruth Anderson of Tulelake, Calif.; two sons, Chester and Eldon both of Centerville; three brothers, Abraham and Edward, both of Portland; and William, of Centerville; and four sisters, Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs. Hilda Thorpe, Mrs. Anna Jelkrem, all of Portland, and Mrs. Mary Mattson, of Centerville.
     Mr. Wiidanen was born in Finland, Dec. 29, 1878 and came to this country with his parents in 1883. He had resided at Centerville virtually his entire life.

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