The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 4, 1965, page 1

FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR PETER WIIDANEN

     Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Knosher Funeral Home for Peter A. Wiidanen, a lifelong Centerville resident, who died Tuesday morning at Klickitat Valley Hospital. He was 76 years of age.
     Mr. Wiidanen had been ill with bronchitis during the winter, but had been hospitalized only a few days.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., March 18, 1965, page 5

PETER ANDREAS WIIDANEN

     Peter Andreas Wiidanen, the son of Andrew and Amanda Holm Wiidanen, was born at Centerville December 23, 1888. He was christened while an infant in the Finnish Lutheran Church, Centerville.
     He attended rural schools and then engaged in farming. He raised cattle and was considered a good business man as many people asked his advice.
     He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel, a sister of Ida Barney and four brothers, Charles, John, Matthew and Frank.
     He is survived by his wife, Florence; a step son, Kenneth Carter; three sisters, Olivia Bayman, Goldendale; Hilma Fielding, Portland and Laura Kayser, Rainier, Ore., also four nieces, two nephews, many cousins and a host of friends.
     The funeral was held Saturday, March 6 at the Knosher Funeral Home with burial and in the Centerville Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Otis Anderson, Arnold Hoikka, Alvin Randall, Ronald Niva, Larry Kayser and Wade Uecker. Officiating minister was Lloyd Knutson.

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