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The Columbian, Vancouver, WA., December 27, section 2, 1965, page 11

MICHAEL LASCH

A one-time coal miner in the Pennsylvania and California mines, Micheal (Mike) Lasch, 82, died Christmas Day at Vancouver Memorial Hospital.
Lasch's last address was listed as 209 W. Thirty-ninth St. He had been a Vancouver resident for the past 46 years.
Born February 13, 1883 in Luxembourg, a small country located between France and Belgium, Mr. Lasch came to the United States in 1903 and went to Pennsylvania to work in the mines. Later he went to the San Francisco area where he also was involved in a mine work.
Before retiring in 1948, Lasch was employed as a foreman for Swift and Co. meat packers. A past chancelor of the Knights of Pythias No. 6, Lasch received the club's 50 year pin in 1959. He was also a member of the Minnehaha Grange No. 164.
Survivors include his widow, Bernice, at home; two step-sons, a step-daughter and twelve step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Park Hill Cemetery where committal services will be handled by the Knights of Pythias.

The Columbian, Vancouver, WA., December 27, 1965, section 2, page 32

LASCH, Michael (Mike) - Age 82, Dec. 25, 1965 at Vancouver Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 13, 1883 at Luxembourg. Lived in Vancouver the past 46 years, residing at 209 West 39th St. Widow, Mrs. Bernice Lasch, at home. Step-sons, Loyd O. Koch of Port Angeles, Wash., and Frank W. Koch of Coos bay, Ore. Step-daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Elmer of Trout Lake, Wash. 12 step-grandchildren. Member of Knights of Pythias No. 6 (received 50-year jewel 1959); Minnehaha Grange No. 164. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home. Interment will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Park Hill Cemetery. Committal services by Knights of Pythias. Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.