William and John Skarek Funeral Programs
by Carroll Funeral Home 1953-06
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Two separate funeral programs for two brothers: John Skarek, March 8, 1876 to June 11, 1953 and William Skarek November 11, 1886 to June 17, 1953. Both memorial services were conducted at Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, officiated by Reverend F. Cannell, and accompanied by soloist William Elliot. Both brothers were interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham. The Lord's Prayer is printed in both programs. On the back of William's program are handwritten notes by Agatha Hart, his sister.
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- Description
- Two separate funeral programs for two brothers: John Skarek, March 8, 1876 to June 11, 1953 and William Skarek November 11, 1886 to June 17, 1953. Both memorial services were conducted at Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, officiated by Reverend F. Cannell, and accompanied by soloist William Elliot. Both brothers were interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham. The Lord's Prayer is printed in both programs. On the back of William's program are handwritten notes by Agatha Hart, his sister.
- Provenance
- Donated by Dennis Gradin in 2000. The Skarek brothers were Austrian or Czech immigrants who lived in a house on Palmquist Road. They bred S.C. White Leghorn Chickens and sold both chickens and eggs. Agatha Hart was their sister.
- Date
- 1953-06
- Creator
- Carroll Funeral Home
- Subject
- Funeral rites & ceremonies
- Memorial rites & ceremonies
- Carroll Funeral Home
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs20000070007
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Program
- Type
- Text
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
