The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 13, 1943, page 1
GLENWOOD PIONEER PASSES AWAY IN PORTLAND
GLENWOOD, Aug. 11 -- (Special) Peter Conboy died suddenly August 7th in Portland of heart attack while on his way to have his glasses changed. His daughter, Ada, was with him at the time. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 14th, at White Salmon and he will be laid to rest beside his wife, Katie, in the Glenwood Grange cemetery. Obituary will follow later.
The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 13, 1943, page 3
PETER ALBERT CONBOY
Peter Albert Conboy, pioneer Glenwood rancher, died suddenly
August 7 in Portland at the Oregon Journal building. Funeral services will
be held here in White Salmon tomorrow, Saturday, at Gardner's Chapel at 10:00
A.M.
Prominent in all Glenwood affairs for the past many years,
Peters Conboy left to mourn his loss many friends throughout Klickitat county.
He was the father of Ralph Conboy, Goldendale, Washington; Walter Conboy,
Salem, Oregon; Roy and Orie Conboy, Mrs. Grace Avery, Ada Conboy, all of
Glenwood; Lee Conboy, U.S. army; Mrs. Katherine Gaither, Vancouver, Washington.
He was the brother of Mrs. Katherine Pierce, San Fransisco, California. Remains
were brought to White Salmon Thursday.
The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 13, 1943, page 5
Funeral of Glenwood Pioneer to be Held Here Saturday
Funeral services for Peter Conboy, Glenwood pioneer,
will be held at Gardner's chapel in White Salmon, on Saturday, August 14
at 10 o'clock A.M. Burial will be in the Glenwood Grange cemetery.
Mr. Conboy passed away suddenly while in Portland.
GLENWOOD PAYS RESPECTS TO OLD PIONEER RESIDENT
Peter Albert Conboy came to Camas Prairie at age of 10 years
GLENWOOD, Aug. 17, -- (Special) The funeral services
of Peter Albert Conboy was held Saturday at 10 A.M. at the Gardner parlors.
Rev. Ecx, of The Dalles conducted the services, he being an old pioneer friend
of Mr. Conboy.
Mrs. Bolt, Mrs. Feller and Mrs. Babcock sang. The family
were all there, five boys and four boys. They are: Ralph, of Maryhill; Walter,
of Salem, Oregon; Roy, Orie, and Lee, of Glenwood; Ada and Grace, also of
Glenwood; and Katie, of Vancouver, Washington, besides cousins, nieces and
nephews and seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mr. Conboy was
born at Nantuckett, Massusetts, and came west when only one year old, around
Cape Horn, and at 10 years of age came to Camas Prairie with his parents
where he has lived ever since, until death called him August 7, 1943 at the
age of 81 years. His wife, Katie, had passed away just 21 years ago.
The burial service was held at the Grange cemetery about
12:30 P.M. where a host of friends gathered to pay they last respect to a
noble and true pioneer friend.
He was field assessor for 17 years and was school director
when our school house was built. He has held every honorable office which
a community has to offer. The beautiful floral offerings express the esteem
of his many friends.
FUNERAL SERVICES SATURDAY FOR PETE CONBOY
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10
o'clock at the Gardner Funeral home for Peter Albert Conboy, old time resident
of Glenwood valley, who died Saturday in Portland. Interment will be in Glenwood.
Services will be in charge of Rev. Eck of Portland.
Mr. Conboy, who ws in his eighties, was for many years
president of the Klickitat County Pioneer Association which met annually
at Camas Prairie.
Surviving him are three daughters, Mrs. Grace Avery and
Ada Conboy of Glenwood, and Mrs. katherine Gaither of Vancouver; five sons,
Ralph of Goldendale; Walter of Salem; Roy and Orie of Glenwood; and Lee of
the U.S. Army. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Catherine Pierce of San
Fransicso.
The Oregonian, Portland, OR., August 9, 1943, page 8
CONBOY -- Aug. 7. Peter Conboy, late of Glenwood, Wash.; father of Ralph Conboy, Goldendale, Wash.; Walter Conboy, Salem; Roy and Orie Conboy, Mrs. Grace Avery, Ada Conboy, Glenwood, Wash.; Lee Conboy, U.S. army; Mrs. Katherine Gaither, Vancouver, Wash. Also brother of Mrs. Catherine Pierce, San Fransisco, Calf. Remains will be forwarded Monday, Aug. 9, to Glenwood, Wash., where services will be held and interment made. Edward Holman & Son, the House of Holman, SE 27th and Hawthorne.
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., August 25, 1943, page 4
PETER CONBOY
Peter Conboy was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, August
15, 1862, second son of Peter and Jane Ayers Conboy, and passed away while
on a trip to Portland, Oregon on August 7, 1943 at the age of 80 years, 11
months and 22 days. His mother brought him and his brother to the West Coast
by boat around Cape Horn when Peter was a baby, to join her husband who had
come west to find a home. The family lived in Portland, Oregon several years,
until with pioneer spirit and in search of health the father Conboy, explored
and found a homesite in Camas Prairie, Klickitat county, Washington, where
in 1872 he and young, Peter, then ten years of age, came to build the homestead
cabin. The family all moved here the year coming by pack train from White
Salmon boat landing over an Indian trail. There were few white settlers here
at that time. The father passed away in 1875 but the family stayed on the
homestead, where Peter grew to manhood, a true pioneer.
He was married to Catherine Staack on December 28, 1887
in Portland, Oregon. They made their home on a claim near the family homestead.
To this union eight children were born, all of whom survive. In 1913 the
family moved to Glenwood, about four miles, where he has lived the past 30
years. His wife passed away August 13, 1922.
Mr. Conboy saw the valley settled through the "Homestead
Era." Being a progressive pioneer he helped with the road building, the school
and all projects for community betterment through the 71 years he lived here.
He took an active part in the Camas Prairie Association, being president
at the time of death, having held that office many years. He was a member
of the Mt. Adams Rodeo Association, the Glenwood Grange and the sheriffs
Posse. He served in many public offices, was local State Fire Warden for
a number of years, and for the last 17 years was field assessor for the Camas
Prairie and Trout Lake valleys.
He leaves to mourn, five sons and three daughters: Ralph
of Goldendale, Walter of Salem, Oregon, Kathryn Gaither of Vancouver, Roy,
Orie, Grace, Lee and Ada of Glenwood. Lee is now in the Army, stationed at
Fort Bliss, Texas in the Anti Aircraft Force; seven grandchildren and one
great grandchild, a sister, Mrs. Catherine Pierce of San Francisco, and two
cousins, Albert Miller of Portland, and Frank Miller, of Oakland, Calif.,
a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends, all of whom will miss
"Uncle Pete" as he was familiarly called.
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