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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., May 4, 2000, page 6
Includes portrait

ROBERT VINCENT MITCHELL

Robert Vincent Mitchell, 84, of Goldendale, died April 27, 2000.
He was born Jan. 25, 1916 in Sioux Falls, S.D. to Thomas Edward and Anna Katherine Custer Mitchell. The family moved frequently throughout the mid-west and the East Coast, finally settling in Chicago, where he graduated from Harrison High School in 1935. In October of that year, he and his brother, Jack, joined the Civil Conservation Corps and were sent to Oregon to work. In December of 1935, while visiting his uncle, he met Mary Jane Russell, whom he married in 1936. After attending Oregon State University, Bob transferred to the University of Oregon and received the B.S. degree in Education. He continued at the U of O and received the M.A. degree in English in 1941.
Bob spent most of his working life in the newspaper business and as a teacher. He served as the editor for the Goldendale Sentinel for ten years and taught at Goldendale High School for 20 years, retiring in 1980.
Bob resided in Goldendale for more than 45 years, where he was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, as well as a number of local and national organizations. His greatest passion in life, after his family, was golf.
Bob's parents and a brother, John, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane; seven children, Bob Mitchell, Louanne Mitchell Olsen, Jack Mitchell, Kathy Mitchell Playfair, Francis Mitchell, Donna Mitchell Allen and Judy Mitchell Elvington; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Friday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Fr. William Byron officiating. Rosary services will be on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the church. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.