Donald Claude Bertram

1921 - 2003  (81 years)

• Name	Donald Claude Bertram
  Born	21 Jul 1921	Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Mar 2003	Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Buried	5 Mar 2003	Greenwood Cemetery, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I215965	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Leland Glen Bertram,   b. 1 Jun 1898, Oregon, USA ,   d. 13 May 1987, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Edyth Jane Smith,   b. 27 Jan 1901, Oregon, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1955, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1920	Oregon, USA
  Family ID	F42972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Rose Thompson,   b. 1926,   d. 1999, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1942	Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, USA
  Children	1. Jeff Bertram   2. Don Bertram   3. Carol Bertram   4. Pamela Kay Bertram,   b. Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA ,   d. 25 Aug 1953, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F79146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Donald C. Bertram SSN: 544-10-7733 Last Residence: 97701 Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States of America Born: 21 Jul 1921 Died: 2 Mar 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Donald C. Bertram Birth: Jul. 21, 1921 Hoquiam Grays Harbor County Washington, USA Death: 2003 [Bend Bulletin - Published: March 5, 2003] Donald C. Bertram of Bend died Sunday of natural causes. He was 81. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Bertram was born July 21, 1921, in Hoquiam, Wash., to Leland and Edyth (Smith) Bertram. He graduated from Bend High School in 1941. He married Mary Thompson on April 13, 1942, in Soda Springs, Idaho. He served in the Navy as a seaman gunner from 1942 to 1945. He served on seven different ships, in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. Mr. Bertram was a heavy equipment operator in the logging industry. He retired from the the Gilchrist Timber Company in 1983 and moved to Bend. He was affiliated with the National Rifle Association, Deschutes County Historical Society and Bend Golden Age Club. He was also a member of Lumber Production Industrial Workers Union. Mr. Bertram liked to hunt, fish and camp with his family. He enjoyed playing pinochle and visiting Central Oregon's historical sites. Survivors include his two sons, Jeff of Crescent and Don of Klamath Falls; a daughter, Carol Loomis of Bend; two brothers, James of La Pine and Max of Vancouver, Wash.; a sister, Ethel Woodbury of Wickenburg, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife and a daughter. Memorial contributions may be made to Bend Golden Age Club or the Deschutes County Historical Society. Niswonger, Reynolds Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Note: w/Mary Rose Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Bend Deschutes County Oregon, USA Plot: Section 16 Created by: Jean Marshall Record added: Jul 22, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11403839