The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 27, 2003, page 16

WILLIAM PFAFF

     A funeral service for 85-year-old William Martin Pfaff, who died in The Dalles, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2003, was on Feb. 25, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Gardner Chapel in White Salmon. Interment will follow at the Lyle Balch Cemetery in Lyle.
     Mr. Pfaff was born to Phillip and Magdalena (Kosel) Pfaff on Nov. 11, 1917, in Mounds City, S.D. In 1936, he moved to Selah.
     He enlisted in the United States Army and entered active service on Sept. 3, 1942. While serving his country, he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, American Theatre Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal. On Jan. 6, 1946, Mr. Pfaff was honorably discharged from the military.
     On Aug. 28, 1946, he married Alice Swederofsky in Vancouver and the couple moved to the Lyle/Klickitat area shortly thereafter.
     Mr. Pfaff worked for J. Neils mill in Klickitat, retiring in the early 1980s.
     He loved tinkering on cars and bowling. He also enjoyed woodworking, making picture frames and furniture.
     Surviving Mr. Pfaff are his wife Alice, Lyle; daughter Darlene Lindberg, Paradise, Calif.; son Daryl Pfaff, Eureka, Calif.; sister Ruth Loran, Ortis Orchards; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers Henry, Albert, Fred, Edwin and Theodore, and sisters Martha and Esther.

The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., February 21, 2003, page A2

WILLIAM PFAFF

     William Martin Pfaff, 85, died in The Dalles on Feb. 19, 2003.
     He was born to Phfflip and Magadelena (Kosel) Pfaff on Nov. 11, 1917 in Mounds City, S.D.
     He moved to Selah, Wash., in 1936 and on Aug. 28, 1946 married Alice Swederofsky in Vancouver and they moved to the Lyle/Kllckitat area shortly thereafter.
     He worked for the J. Neils mill in Klickitat, retiring in the 1980s.
     He liked tinkering on cars and bowling and also enjoyed woodworking, making picture frames and furniture.
     Survivors include his wife, Alice, Lyle; daughter, Darlene Lindberg, Paradise, Calif; son, Daryl Pfaff, Eureka, Calif.; sister, Ruth Loran, Otis Orchard, Wash.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by brothers, Henry, Albert, Fred, Edwin and Theodore and sister Martha and Esther.
     Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon followed by interment at the Lyle Baich Cemetery in Lyle.
     Memorials may be made to charities of the donor's choice.

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