OBITUARY - WILLIAM DAHLMAN

Submitted by: Diana Smith

Source: "Centralia Daily Chronicle", Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington.  25 Oct
1928.  p. 2.

"Death Comes to Cowlitz Pioneer"

   William Dahlman, who had resided at Silver Lake, east of Castle Rock, for
nearly 60 years, taking up a homestead there in 1870, succumbed to pneumonia
Tuesday.  He was born in ---land, Sweden, December 20, 1840, and would have been
88 years old in December.  He came to the United States in the '60's, and in
1870 took up his homestead near Silver Lake.  He took an active part in county
affairs until late years.  His wife died in 1895.  Surviving him are four
children.  Mrs. Frank G. Barnes, whose husband is state senator for Cowlitz
county; A. L. Dahlman, Silver Lake; C. W. Dahlman, Castle Rock, and Dr. G. D.
Dahlman, Toppenish, Wash., eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Scholz chapel at Castle Rock this afternoon
with interment in the Whittle cemetery.