Harvey "Bill" William Siddall Obituary (1926

Harvey William "Bill" Siddall, 85, a resident of the Forest Grove community died May 31, 2012 at The Arbor at Avamere in Newberg, OR. A Memorial service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday June 23, 2012 at the Forest Grove Assembly of God Church; 1523 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove. Military honors and interment will take place at Mountain View Cemetery in Forest Grove following the Services. Bill was born on November 14, 1926 in Willamette, OR and raised in Portland by his parents Donald and Violet M. (Oliver) Siddall with two brothers and a sister. He enlisted into the US Navy and served his country as a Medical Corpsman during WWII. He was attached to the US Marines 5th Division and saw action on the island of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and served as part of the occupation force in Japan until his honorable discharge in 1946. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Hayner in 1944 in Stevenson, WA. After their marriage they followed work throughout Oregon having lived in Portland, Deadwood and finally in Florence, Oregon from 1967 to 2007. They then moved to Forest Grove in 2007 where Marjorie died on May 28, 2008. Bill continued to live in Forest Grove until he settled at Cornell Estates Assisted Living Center in Hillsboro, and finally moving to Arbor at Avamere in Newberg for advanced care. Raised during the depression, Bill started working at a young age. Before he was enlisted into the military, Bill worked as a welder in the shipyards in Portland. Following the war Bill was employed in the timber industry and was a lead mechanic for Davidson Industries in Mapleton, Oregon, retiring in 1988. Among his interests he enjoyed camping and traveling in his RV. He was also a hunter and a fisherman. He enjoyed painting, woodworking and golf after his retirement. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Marjorie, parents and a sister, Blanche Lawrence and a brother, Victor Oliver. Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn & Ron Lindsay of Boise, ID; daughter, Shirley & Pete Fisher of Clackamas, Or; son, Steve Siddall of Forest Grove, OR; daughter, Roberta Hogeland & Shirley Hill of Independence, OR; son, Richard & Bridget Siddall of Forest Grove, OR; a brother Donald Siddall of Milwaukie, OR; 16 grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests donations in Bill's name to Signature Hospice of Oregon.