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Family of Christ Alfons (Chris) KLAWA and Gladys Mary HURLEY

Husband: Christ Alfons (Chris) KLAWA

  • Name:

  • Christ Alfons (Chris) KLAWA

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Kristof KLAWA (1865- )

  • Mother:

  • Ida Augusta Frieda BOHLE (1868-1961)

  • Birth:

  • Aug 28, 1902

  • Bloomfield Wisconson

  • Death:

  • Mar 12, 1967 (age 64)

  • Portland Oregon

  • Burial:

  • 1967

  • Portland Oregon

  • Obituary:

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  • Funeral for Oregon's chief electrical safety engineer, Chris A. Klawa, 64, of 5614 NE Thompson St. was Wednesday at the Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.

     

    Mr. Klawa died March 12 while working on his retirement home at Nehalem. He was born Aug. 28, 1902 in Wisconsin. He attended grade schools in Montana and came to Portland in 1910. He attended Benson High School and later received a degree in applied science from the Oregon higher education Extension Service.

     

    He had been chief electrical safety engineer for the state since 1961. Mr. Klawa was a member of several lodges and professional organizations.

     

    He is survived by the widow, Gladys Mary; a daughter, Mrs. Sheldon Ainslie, Portland; son, Richard; brother of Fritz A. Klawa and six grandchildren.

     

    [The Oregonian, 15 Mar 1967, p32]

Wife: Gladys Mary HURLEY

  • Name:

  • Gladys Mary HURLEY

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Patrick William HURLEY ( - )

  • Mother:

  • Mary DICKIE ( - )

  • Birth:

  • May 10, 1901

  • Casper Wyoming

  • Death:

  • Oct 29, 1967 (age 66)

  • Portland Oregon

  • Burial:

  • 1967

  • Portland Oregon

  • Obituary:

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  • Private vault interment is scheduled Thursday for Mrs. Gladys M. Klawa, 66, who died Saturday in a Portland hospital.

     

    Born May 10, 1901, in Casper, Wyo., Mrs. Klawa had been a long-time resident of Portland and was a member of the Rose City Park Presbyterian Church.

     

    She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sheldon Ainslee, Portland; a son, Richard Klawa, Solana Beach, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Ann Hurley, Yakima, Wash.; a brother, William D. Hurley, Idaho, and six grandchildren.

     

    Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Little Chapel of the Chimes.

     

    [The Oregonian, 2 Nov 1967, p61]

Child 1: Christine Mary KLAWA

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Spouse: Sheldon AINSLIE

  • Name:

  • Christine Mary KLAWA

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Sheldon AINSLIE (1928-2020)

  • Birth:

  • Feb 18, 1930

  • Portland Oregon

  • Death:

  • Jan 11, 2020 (age 89)

  • Portland Oregon

Child 2: Richard Fredrick KLAWA

  • Name:

  • Richard Fredrick KLAWA

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Carol Ilff KOOMAN (1932-2021)

  • Birth:

  • Dec 7, 1931

  • Portland Oregon

  • Death:

  • May, 1983 (age 51)

  • Del Mar, San Diago Ca 92014