06/30/09
The full text of each obituary can be found in the June 30 edition of the Post-Record.

Gene A. Axon |
Gene A. Axon
Gene A. Axon, of Washougal, died June 25, 2009, in Portland, Ore. He was 79.
A graveside service with military honors will be held Monday, July 6, at 11 a.m., at the Washougal Memorial Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to an open house at 748 “C” St., in Washougal from noon to 3 p.m. Straub’s Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center c/o Vancouver nursing Skills Care Unit, Voluntary Services, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.
June D. Bassett
June D. Bassett, of Vancouver, died June 25, 2009. She was 88.
Private burial will be at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Straub’s Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas is in charge of arrangements.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.
Ernest H. Bensch Jr.
Ernest Hardin Bensch Jr. died June 23, 2009, in Vancouver. He was 63.
Services are pending. Contact Brown’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Camas at 834-3692 for details. A complete obituary notice will be published in next week’s Post-Record.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.brownsfh.com.
Alvin W. Lasher
Alvin Walter Lasher died June 29, 2009, in Vancouver. He was 78.
Services are pending. Contact Brown’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Camas at 834-3692 for details. A complete obituary notice will be published in next week’s Post-Record.
To send condolences or to sign the online guest book, visit www.brownsfh.com.

Elbert J. Lewis |
Elbert J. Lewis
Elbert Jewett Lewis, of Tempe, Ariz., died June 21, 2009, at Hospice of the Valley, Friendship Village, in Tempe, Ariz., following a brief illness. He was 97.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m., at Brown’s Funeral Home, in Camas. Brown’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements
Memorial donations can be made to Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, Ariz.
Christa L. Raymond
Christa L. Raymond, of Stevenson, died June 18, 2009. She was 39.
Private services will be held at a later date. Straub’s Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations can be made to the Smokey Bear Forest Information Service, US Forest Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-0003.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.
Esther M. Shank
Esther M. Shank died June 25, 2009, in Vancouver. She was 93.
Willamette National Cemetery in Portland will be her resting place while she awaits the arrival of her husband at a later date.
Memorial donations can be made to The Bible Radio Network, P.O. Box 7100, Pasadena, CA 91109-7100.

Ernest C. Stewart |
Ernest C. Stewart
Ernest C. Stewart died peacefully June 25, 2009, at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver after a long illness. He was 75.
At his request, there will be no memorial service. Straub’s Funeral Home in Camas is in charge of arrangements.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.

Jesse T. Wilder |
Jesse T. Wilder
Jesse Thomas Wilder died June 24, 2009, at his home in Camas. He was 87.
A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, at 1 p.m., at Laurelwood Baptist Church, 17015 N.E. 172nd Ave., in Vancouver. Viewing will be held on Friday from noon to 5 p.m., at Brown’s Funeral Home in Camas. Interment will be held at the Fern Prairie Cemetery in Camas. Brown’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Camas is in charge of arrangements.
To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.brownsfh.com.
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