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Dianne Larson Ward (#46963125)
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Bio Photo I was born in Milwaukee, WI and have my German and Czech lines there and my Norwegian lines in Vernon County, WI. I have other lines in Jamestown, VA and in both Pennsylvania and Ohio.

I grew up and married in Melbourne, Florida and we moved to western Washington state in 1972.

I've been involved (obsessed) with genealogy since 1984. I was a long time Girl Scout volunteer and love spending time with my (of course!) fabulous granddaughters and grandson.

update: The Sunset memorial cemetery burial list is now online on the Hoquiam, WA website. I don't know how complete it is but it looks extensive. It should be noted, however, that the city does NOT have all of the graves in their records at all. I myself have found some from the 1930's that are not listed at city hall.

I am willing to photograph graves (as my health, time and weather permit!) in Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Cosmopolis, Elma, Montesano, Sharon/Porter and several other cemeteries in Grays Harbor County.

Please understand that records of some of the smaller cemeteries are either incomplete or impossible for me to verify beyond a few online cemetery surveys. Sunset Memorial in Hoquiam is difficult at times as noted above.
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Dan
David Arthur Waldron
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Things got a little crazy the last few days causing me to go off on a side track.

Thanks for transferring David's record to me.I have updated his record and linked him to his parents.

Dan
Added by Dan on Apr 07, 2013 11:23 AM
Judy Strid Taylor
RE: William Hulet
Your a sweetheart. Thank you
Added by Judy Strid Taylor on Mar 13, 2013 4:18 PM
Ron Thorne
RE: Hello, again...
Thanks much for your offer of help. I don't belong to any paid sites or I probably would have found the info a long time ago. We were NOT close (but my older brother and my dad were) so we didn't even know he died until I stumbled across his obit one day.

Yep, Wynoochie could take days and days to walk through! My suggestion for that place is to take a group! LOL!

I really like the Masonic in Elma and the little St Joseph Catholic one down the road, but the Odd Fellows at the other end of Elma is a nightmare because there's like over 3000 graves and most are really old and hard to read. Satsop is a nice one to wander through. I agree, Sunset would be a LOT better if they would just have someone in that office, or (as you say) fix the keoske. Yep, those old graves over the hillside are really cool. I have a lot of pictures of those.

Maybe I'll run into you some day at a cemetery! I'll be easy to spot: I'll be the balding guy caring a list in one hand and a whisk broom in the other (and a camera and maybe even an umbrella) who is pacing back and forth for hours.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Added by Ron Thorne on Dec 13, 2012 11:30 AM
Ron Thorne
RE: Alfred Hagarty
I found the burial records on GenWeb where a gal has spent literally years researching that cemetery through county records and actually walking through and recording each grave. She went through a LOT of work, but she apparently missed some because Find-A-Grave has more burials recorded there than she does. But that's okay. I think she has done a great job at her list.

I'm not related to anyone there. My family I'm searching for are Campbell from my mom's side and Thorne from my dad's. I've found a LOT of the Campbell ancestors here on the site! It's awesome!

The one thing I've been trying to find out that I haven't been able to is where my real dad was buried in January 2006. He died in Tacoma. I don't know if he was buried or cremated. If you have any leads on burial records or are a member of any cool sites that you can look up where people are buried, this was my dad: Edward Walter Thorne, Jr. born September 8, 1935 in Lockport, Louisiana and passed away in Tacoma, January 16, 2006. I have his obituary but can't find out if/where he was buried and the obit doesn't mention a funeral home.

Glad I could help with those dates.
Added by Ron Thorne on Dec 13, 2012 12:37 AM
Deb Merrick
Ruddell
Thank you so much for the transfer of William H Ruddell - and a big THANK YOU for all the volunteering you do with Find a Grave! Blessings & Good Tidings to you this Christmas & in the New Year... Deb
Added by Deb Merrick on Dec 09, 2012 5:12 PM
Deb Merrick
Ruddell
Thank you so much for the transfer of William H Ruddell - and a big THANK YOU for all the volunteering you do with Find a Grave! Blessings & Good Tidings to you this Christmas & in the New Year... Deb
Added by Deb Merrick on Dec 09, 2012 5:12 PM
Pioneersearcher
Find A Grave Memorial# 37638710
I would like to copy this gravestone to my ancestry.com family tree and will give you credit.

Thank you.
Added by Pioneersearcher on Jul 21, 2011 12:22 PM
GravRidr
George Rose
You're very welcome; it was my pleasure. I noticed the gravestone photo knocked George & Mary's wedding photo down. If I were you I'd rearrange the photos to bring the lovely couple back to the top!
Added by GravRidr on Aug 11, 2010 4:50 PM
Reginald D. Kinnaman
RE: Elma and Sharon cemeteries
I will have to check on that also. some were emailed to me from some others I had found through other sources. Those are probably the ones that the fullfil was not pressed.
Added by Reginald D. Kinnaman on May 16, 2010 7:14 AM
Reginald D. Kinnaman
RE: Elma and Sharon cemeteries
Thanks, I have had some responses to the requests and have posted some of the pictures. I live just under 500 miles away but I am planning a trip up there in October. Just not sure how the weather will be but If good, I plan on cleaning up some of the graves and getting more pictures.
Added by Reginald D. Kinnaman on May 16, 2010 12:22 AM
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