Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 15, 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah [14312]
DeathMay 29, 1962, Wishram, Klickitat County, Washington [14312]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [14312]
Spouses
BirthFeb 2, 1921, Alamance County, North Carolina [14308]
BurialEvergreen Memorial Gardens, 1101 N.E. 112th Avenue, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington [14310]
Birth1913, Alamance County, North Carolina [14311]
Obituary Online notes for James S. BOLANDER
JAMES BOLANDER
James S. Bolander, former Southern Pacific Railroad conductor, died May 29 in Wishram, Wash according to word received here.
Born Sept 15, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mr. Bolander moved to Sparks as a young man and made his home there and Reno until 14 years ago. Then he moved to Vancouver Wash where he has since resided at 8712 Mt Rainier Drive.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Vancouver, and the Order of Railway Conductors.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elma Bolander of Vancouver, two sons, James S. Bolander, Jr. of California and Randy Bolander of Vancouver, three daughters, Mrs. Ed Starr of Reno, Mrs. Paul Eddington of Sparks and Julie Bolander of Vancouver, a brother Karl C. Bolander of Ogden, Utah, three sisters, Anna Aanerud of Evanston Wyo. and Mrs. Clarence Stromberg and Alice Davison of Ogden and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Vancouver Funeral Chapel with Rev. Howard Lamphear and Bishop Gilbert Parker officiating. Burial will take place in Burlington, N.C.
(Same obituary appears in the Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada, June 2, 1962, page 11) [14312]
Obituary Online notes for Julia Elma (Spouse 1)
J. Elma St. Clair
A funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel for J. Elma St. Clair, who died in a Clackamas, Ore., hospital Monday, July 18, 1994. She had worked as a fashions manager for J.C. Penney Co. and Meier & Frank.
Mrs. St. Clair had lived in Vancouver since 1948 and was a member of Crossroads Community Church. She was born in Burlington, N.C.
Survivors include her husband, Floyd E., at home; one daughter, Julie Yednock of Vancouver; two sons, Randy Bolander of Portland and Dennis St. Clair of Vancouver; two sisters, Bertha Phillips and Evelyn Smith, both of Burlington, N.C.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 1402 Third Ave., Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98101.
Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - Wednesday, July 20, 1994 [14308]