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more – I cooked foods, etc. he could eat without teeth. Doc- Maag came for the funeral at the LDS Church – a large
tors found this tumor quite large in his sinus on left side of crowd. We (our family) do have so many friends. All were

face. Cecil and Barbara took us to a specialist in Spokane, so wonderful. What would I have done without our (Otto‘s
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Mar 10 1975. He put him in the Sacred Heart Hospital and mine) loved ones to help out – including the nephews
for tests and x-rays – cancer very bad. Otto had surgery and nieces. We got a nice casket for Otto – got a nice head-

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Mar. 19 , was in intensive care then back to his room, went stone and in a nice cemetery, the least we could do.
thru the surgery pretty good. But after a few days complica-
I put in our garden plot in after Ed and Cecil got it ready
tions set in, and was put in intensive care again – then out
for me this summer. Had such a good garden – gave lots of
into his room but he was getting worse day by day. Was in
it away.
the hospital 4 weeks and 2 days. He passed away April 9 .
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We did all we could, all of the children came down taking With Larry, Donna, Jim and Don’s help we got the house

turns – also Bill and Ethel Elaine – Dawrence and Evelyn. I and garage painted in August which they need very bad.
stayed most of the nights at Mike and Cecelia’s – they (Ce- They worked hard at it - I did what I could.

celia and Mike) took and came to the hospital for me – or
Cecil and Barbara planned a trip to the coast – and asked
else who ever drove over from Bonners Ferry took me. Ra-
me to go as far as Ivan’s and Faith’s. We left October 6
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mona and I stayed with Winifred (Gale’s sister) part time.
about 9 a.m. when we stopped in Spokane to see Cecelia
We were there when our dear one passed away. Dorothy
and children (Mike was at work). She had gotten the news
and Evelyn were at a motel. It’s hard to write this. But we
that Sheila was killed about 10 o’clock or near that time.
came home – had to make arrangements for the funeral.
Little Sheila fell in front of a wheel by a car which a lady
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The “kids” all were right here to help. Our 58 Wedding
had stopped to talk to Kathy as (she and Sheila were out
Anniversary would have been April 12 . The funeral was
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walking) the rear wheel hit Sheila. She was killed instantly,
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on Monday April 14 . Cecil and Freda Walt and Grace
so sad. So Cecil, Barbara and I came back to Bonners Ferry.