The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., April 25, 1985, page 16

PETER W. PORTNER

     Peter W. Portner, a White Salmon resident since 1935, died April 20 at the age of 70.
     Mr. Portner was born Aug. 20, 1914 in Cherokee, Iowa to Charles F. and Louise H. (Pingeon) Portner. He moved to White Salmon in 1935. During his lifetime, Mr. Portner worked as an independent logger, a professional wrestler and the millworker.
     He is survived by his wife Sally, White Salmon; his children, Lester of Elma, Wash., and Kathleen Keller of Rainier, Ore.; four grandchildren; brother Lloyd, White Salmon; sisters Fonfa Engle of Hood River, Violet Shum of Bingen, Rose Schmidt of Grants Pass, Ore., Adele Mansfield of White Salmon, Lorraine Robinson of Klickitat, Betty Kessinger of Klickitat, and Lillie Bringer of Rapid City, S.D.
     Funeral services for Mr. Portner were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Gardner Funeral Home, with Lester Portner and Kathy Keller officiating. Interment followed at White Salmon.
     Mr. Portner was very committed to the public education system. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Pete Portner Memorial Scholarship for Teachers, care of Riverview Savings and Loan.

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