This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgs14 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3580.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Daily Times Friday, March 11, 1949 James E. McGowan James E. McGowan, 76 years old, a Spanish American War veteran, died last night of a heart attack in his home, 2533 Yale Avenue North. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow in Forkner's Chapel. Mr. McGowan, born in Orland, Indiana, came to Seattle 45 years ago from Portland, Oregon. He was a former employee of the Charles H. Lilly Company, a seed concern. Surviving are his widow, Ella; two daughters, Miss Irene McGowan, Seattle and Mrs. E.H. Stuck, Lyle, Klickitat County; two sisters, Mrs. E.A. Bamford and Mrs. Fred Routledge, both of Portland and a brother, Harry McGowan, Lyle. ***** The Seattle Daily Times Thursday, May 9, 1963 Mrs. James E. McGowan Private funeral services for Mrs. Ella M. McGowan, 89, who was a volunteer for the Children's Orthopedic Hospital many years, will be Saturday in the Adams Frokner Chapel. Cremation will follow. Mrs. McGowan of 2533 Yale Avenue East, died yesterday in a hospital. She had made her home in Seattle since the late 1890's. Mrs. McGowan was born in Cadillac, Michigan. She lived in Portland before coming here. Her husband, James E. McGowan, a horticulturist, died in 1949. Mrs. McGowan was a volunteer in the hospital's sewing center. She was the hospital's oldest volunteer when she retired in 1961. She also was a volunteer in women's organizations of the University Methodist Temple. Survivors are two daughters, Irene McGowan, Seattle designer and artist and Mrs. Virginia Struck, Lyle, Klickitat County; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ***** The Enterprise, White Salmon, Washington December 12, 1991, page 14 Virginia Struck Longtime Lyle resident, Virginia McGowan Struck died in Hood River December 1. She was 86. Mrs. Struck was born to James and Ella McGowan in Seattle. After completing high school in Seattle she attended Oregon State University where she studied voice. She later worked in the banking business in Seattle. On one of her journeys to visit her uncle in Klickitat County she met Ernie Struck and they married in 1928. Ernie and Virginia started their cattle business that year and continued to increase their herd for nearly 60 years. The couple moved their family from Appleton to High Prairie in 1946 where they resided until Ernie's death in 1988. Mrs. Struck enjoyed walking and the outdoors and being surrounded by her family. Mrs. Struck is survived by her four children, Dorothy Shippey of Appleton, Ellen Morrell of Kent, Ted Struck of Kalama, and Gene Struck of Walla Walla; sister, Irene McGowan of Seattle; 15 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and many close personal friends. Funeral services were held December 6, at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, followed by burial at Balch Cemetery in Lyle. The family suggest than any remembrances be made to the hospital and its medical center. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.