Surnames: Ollikkala, Johnson Lydia Emilia Ollikkala, 91, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Saturday, October 5, 2002. She was born May 30, 1911, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson. She grew up and was schooled in North Dakota. She lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota before moving to California in 1941, and then moved from the San Francisco bay area to Portland in 1949. She moved to Dufur (Oregon) in the early 1960s and settled in The Dalles in 1968. She had been a hospital nurse and member of Life In Christ Center. She enjoyed homemaking, cooking, sewing, embroidery, the outdoors and gardening. She is survived by her son, Wayne Ollikkala and wife, Gabriele, Reno (Nevada); four grandchildren, including David Ollikkala, Hood River (Oregon). She was preceded in death by her husband, Arvo Vilja Ollikkala in 1970 and a son, Ernest. Graveside services will be held at The Dalles Parklawn Cemetery at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, with Reverend J.W. Jepson officiating. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. The Dalles Chronicle October 7, 2002. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy