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Link, Wilford Martin
LAST NAME: Link FIRST NAME: Wilford MIDDLE NAME: Martin NICKNAME: Bill
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
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BORN: 22 Mar 1919 DIED: 17 Nov 2006 BURIED:  ~ English Cemetery
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BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father Sylvester Link
1930 WA CENSUS - Wilford M. Link, age 11, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Sylvester S., age 45, occupation steam locomotive engineer, b. Ohio, and his wife Ethel M., age 48, b. California, along with Donald E., age 4, b. Oregon.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Polk County 2006)
OBITUARY: 
Wilford ‘Bill’ Martin Link, March 22, 1919-November 17, 2006
Monmouth – Bill Link peacefully passed away from natural causes, surrounded by his loved ones. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Louise Link. A decorated World War II veteran, Bill’s life was devoted to his country and family. He was enormously proud of his children’s and grandchildren’s achievements. His expectations that his family be well-educated, productive citizens were met many times over. He is survived by his brother, Donald E. Link and family; son, Dick Link; daughters, Jannice Link-Jobe and Nancy Link; daughter-in-law, Nita Link; son-in-law, Harvey Jobe; grandchildren, Tiffany Jobe Carstensen (Terry), Angela Billman (Mike), and Melissa Link-Cole (Ryan); great-grandchildren, Josie Carstensen, Alex and Rick Buckholz, and Kendra Link-Cole. Services will be held at 10 am, Tuesday, November 21, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Independence. Interment following service at English Cemetery, Monmouth, Ore. Arrangements entrusted to Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence. 
Statesman Journal, Saturday, November 18, 2006, 5C
INSCRIPTION: 
Wilford Martin Link
US Army
Mar 22, 1919 - Nov 17, 2006
SOURCES: 
Saucy/Tolle Survey & Photographs
Branigar Survey
ODI
1930 WA CENSUS (Skamania Co., Cascades, ED 2, sheet 2A)
SJ 18 Nov 2006, 5C
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