Ruby was born on 14 AUG 1912 in Clearwater County, Idaho, the daughter of Samuel Richard Wheeler and Ethel M Smith.
She died on 6 DEC 1998 in Clark County, Washington.
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Ruby Crumpacker, 86, native of Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Ruby Ellen Crumpacker, an Orofino native, died Sunday at Pacific Specialty and Rehabilitation Center here. She was 86. The cause of death is unknown, pending certification by a doctor.
She was born Aug. 14, 1912, to Samuel and Ethel Smith Wheeler in Orofino, Clearwater County, Idaho.
She married Virgil P. (Buck) Crumpacker in 1930. They moved to the Camas-Washougal, Wash., area as newlyweds. She was a homemaker and a sewer at the Pendleton Woolen Mill. She retired in 1976.
She was a member of the Bethel Community Church in Washougal, where she taught Sunday school. Her interests included crocheting, embroidery, knitting, sewing, picking huckleberries, traveling and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her husband at the family home; a daughter, Beverly J. Galloway of Eatonville, Wash.; two sons, Gerald L. Crumpacker and Charles H. Crumpacker, both of Washougal; a brother, Erle Wheeler of St. Maries; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 8 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home at Camas. Her funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Community Church at Washougal. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Garden Cemetery in Vancouver.
The family suggests memorials to the Doernbecker Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 4800-4, Portland, OR 97208.
Published in the Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - December 9, 1998
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Erle H. Wheeler (91) longtime St. Maries resident, died March 30, 2011 at Spokane, WA. He was born April 19, 1919 to Samuel and Ethel (Smith) Wheeler at Orofino, ID. He grew up in Orofino and graduated from Orofino H.S. With the class of 1938.
He served with the 82nd Airborne 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment from March 18, 1942 During WWII and made four combat jumps into North Africa, Italy and Europe. On one of his missions, he was wounded and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal. He was Honorably Discharged as a Technical Sergeant July 1, 1945 and returned to Orofino. He went to work for General Telephone Company there as a repair technician and installer. He married Irma McDougall on Feb. 21, 1946 at Orofino. He was transferred to Pullman, WA . And worked out of Potlatch, Oakesdale and Tekoa, WA before moving to St. Maries in 1959. In St. Maries, he served on the Volunteer Fire Dept. and the Benewah Co. Sheriff's Posse. He retired for GTE in 1980. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and golfing with his buddy Archie Sorenson. He was a member and served as Exalted Ruler twice for the St. Maries Elks Lodge. He was also a member of the St. Maries Eagles Lodge and St. Maries V.F.W.
Erle is survived by his wife of 65 years at the family home. Also surviving are his daughter Jana Berglund and husband Leonard of Kamiah, ID., 3 Grandchildren and 5 Great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by son Larry Wheeler in 1992 and daughter Vicki Shelden in 2010. Erle was also preceded in death by brother William and sisters Daisy, Ruby, Belle, Elsie and Carrie.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Maries Elks Lodge with officers of the Lodge officiating. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the Lodge. Visit his online memorial and sign his guest book at www.hodgefuneralhome.com.
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