The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 7, 2001, page 6
Includes portrait

OSCAR A. BOARDSEN

     Oscar A. Boardsen, 83, of Goldendale, died Jan. 30, 2001, in Goldendale.
     He was born May 18, 1917 in Burbank, S.D., to Oscar and Ingeborg Boardsen. Oscar attended school there and was married to Eileen Clifford on Oct.12, 1940,in Vermillion, S.D. The couple farmed in South Dakota and Oscar later became employed on the dam building projects throughout the northwest. He loved his work and met lots of people who became life-long friends.
     After retirement in 1978, they lived in Bridgeport for a time, later moving to Union Gap; Libby, Mont. and returned to Goldendale in 1992.
     Oscar was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and loved fishing, hunting, gardening, raising flowers and feeding the birds.
     He had many friends. Oscar enjoyed greeting the children as they passed by his house on their way to and from school.
     Survivors include his wife, Eileen, of Goldendale; four daughters, Jeanne Johnson and husband, Gordon, of Goldendale; Mary Jo Hopperstad and Julie Boardsen Smith, both ofYakima and Gloria Boardsen Riches and husband, Phil, of Vancouver; six grandchildren, Soott Bateman, Steve Bateman, Oscar Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Michael Smith and Lyn Hopperstad-Herrera; one sister, Emma Elliott; five great-grandchildren, Scott, Lorienne, Susan, Oscie, and Jaden; two sisters-in-law, Helen Collins and Dort Wensel; and many nieces and nephews.
     Mass of Christian burial was said Feb. 3 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Fr. William Byron, Celebrant. Rosary services were held Feb. 2. Interment was in Holy Trinity Cemetery under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.

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