Author Archives: GHHP

Bruce Koester

Posted on February 22, 2018 by GHHP

Bruce Koester was born in 1946, married Sandy in 1973 and has three children: Beth, Glen and Carl. Bruce has lived in his grandmother’s home near 62nd and Garden Home Road all of his life. The home was built in … Continue reading →

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Robert Gertsch

Posted on February 22, 2018 by GHHP

Robert Gertsch was born in 1946. His grandfather and two brothers had settled in Garden Home in the 1890s and developed the early Shattuck Dairy. Robert started Garden Home School in the fourth grade in 1960 and graduated from Beaverton … Continue reading →

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Nancy Donner

Posted on January 24, 2018 by GHHP

[Editor: Nancy passed in 2022. See the obituary for Nancy Donner.] Nancy and William (Bill) Donner moved to the Garden Home area in 1967 when Bill was transferred with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from Walla Walla, Washington. Their … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Thomas Mistler obituary

Posted on January 16, 2018 by GHHP

Kenneth Thomas Mistler, July 29, 1940 to December 27, 2017 Kenneth Thomas Mistler passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at St. Vincent’s hospital from complications after heart surgery. He was surrounded by his wife, his daughter and his two sisters. … Continue reading →

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Ernilie Storrs obituary

Posted on January 16, 2018 by GHHP

Gladys Ernilie Burgess Storrs July 17, 1924 to April 16, 2017 Gladys Ernilie Burgess Storrs was born on July 17, 1924 in Tacoma, WA. She never used her first name; 5 minutes after she came home to Puyallup, her three big … Continue reading →

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