William Owen Wold

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William “Bill” Wold Dunn passed away peacefully on January 1, 2016, in Medford, Oregon.

He was born on the Tulalip Reservation on January 30, 1927. Bill grew up in Washington and graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1944. He served in the Merchant Marines and in the US Army. Bill owned Wold Logging Company in in Hoopa, CA for many years.

Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Opal Wold; his father, Sam Wold Sr.; his mother, Beatrice Dunn Wold; his brother, Sam Wold Jr.; his uncle, Daniel Brudevold Sr.; and his beloved grandmother, Joanna Sheldon.

Bill loved being outdoors; logging, fishing; trap-shooting; and taking road trips. He was fond of singing Johnny Cash songs. His favorite saying when he wanted a kiss on the cheek was “give me some sugar.”

A visitation will be held Friday, January 15, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with an Interfaith Service to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Tulalip Gym. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 10:00 a.m at the Tulalip Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery where he will be laid next to his brother, Sam. In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to the William Wold Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Sharon Wold, 211 Salmonberry Ct, Crescent City, CA 95531. The family would appreciate your fond memories of Bill be sent to the Bill Wold family, P.O. Box 8533, Medford, OR 97501 or wowlogging@hotmail.com. We will miss Bill’s beautiful smile, his twinkling blue eyes and his charming ways. Thank you Bill for blessing our lives.