Category Archives: Obituaries

Donald J. Frame obituary

Posted on January 22, 2013 by GHHP

Donald J. Frame, December 28, 1926 – December 30, 2012 Don Frame has been one of our active Garden Home History Project members, always available to answer questions about old Garden Home. He died on December 30, 2012. Don had a great memory … Continue reading →

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James Bastien 1934-2005

Posted on November 22, 2011 by GHHP

One of the most well-known people to have lived in Garden Home was James Bastien, piano pedagogue and musician. In the 1940s and 1950s, James lived at 7665 SW Oleson Road, just south of Gust Johnson’s gas station (and the current Mobil station). Generations … Continue reading →

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Jack Steele

Posted on November 21, 2011 by GHHP

[Update: Jack passed away on December 26, 2014. His obituary appears at the end of this article.] In the 1940s and 50s, Jack and his 6 siblings lived at 8085 S. W. 87th Ave. which was then called Westgard. This … Continue reading →

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