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ness until 2008. He had also
worked at Western States Fire
Apparatus in Cornelius as a
painter and upholsterer.
He enjoyed old cars and
restoring them, rodeos, swap
meets and garage sales. When
he was younger, he rode
Harley Davidson motorcycles
and enjoyed dancing. He loved
to joke and pull pranks on his
little sisters.
He was preceded in death
Januar y 18 solution
by a stepson.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons, Clint of Gaston, and
Brad of Roy; two daughters,
Debbie Gobel of Roy, and Lisa
Rose of Damascus; three
stepchildren, Colleen Utter of
Portland, Laurie Sutton of
Beaverton, and Carey Peede
of Michigan; three brothers,
Richard “Dick”, Larry, and
Greg; three sisters, Joan Dil-
lon, Myra Holmes, and Ellen
Moore; 14 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
EVELYN
L.
SEPPALA-
WILLIAMS
Evelyn L. Seppala-Williams,
96, Astoria, died January 17,
2012. Funeral services were
held January 27 at Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary. Grave-
side services followed at
Greenwood Cemetery in Asto-
ria.
Mrs. Seppala-Williams was
born April 27, 1915, in Ludlow,
South Dakota, to Carl A. and
Evelyn L. Seppala-Williams
Esther J. (Wickman) Magnu-
son. She attended Vesse
School. The farm she grew up
on is still owned by her family.
She milked cows, churned but-
ter, and raised chicken and
beef on that farm. She then
worked at the Buffalo Hotel in
Buffalo, S. Dak., and met her
husband there.
In 1939, she married Henry
R. Seppala. They made their
home in Astoria. They owned
and operated Greenwood
Cemetery from 1945 to 1968.
Her husband died in 1973. In
1980, she married Ralph O.
Williams. She also worked at
Astoria Apparel, Young World,
Fabricland, and J.C. Penney.
She enjoyed sewing and
was active as a 4-H leader in
sewing and knitting. She also
enjoyed playing bridge, pino-
chle, working crossword puz-
zles, and jigsaw puzzles.
She was preceded in death
by two brothers, Clarence Mag-
nuson, and Sidney Magnuson;
and three sisters, Ines
Gustafson, Viona McGraw, and
Doris Stenback.
Survivors include her son,
Michael Seppala of Yuma, Ari-
zona; two daughters, Mary
Tolonen of Vernonia, and Bar-
bara Wells of Knappa; one sis-
ter, Donna Whitlow of Phoenix,
Ariz.; and five grandsons.
Remembrances are sug-
gested to Clatsop Care Center
Auxiliary in Astoria.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
tuary was in charge of arrange-
ments.
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