Obituary of Paul O. Wigand

Paul O. Wigand, 94, resident of Camas and this area since 1947, passed away at home on July 19, 2006 after a month of illnesses. Paul was the youngest of 8 children born to Peter & Lydia Wigand at Newton, Wisc. He attended the Mission House at Sheboygan and worked awhile in New York state. During WW II, he served mostly in the 3rd Military Gov?t Regiment at Normandy, Ardennes, and the Rhineland. At the close of the war, he met and married Helene Steuber at Weilheim, Bavaria. In their early married life, they lived in Wisc., Penn., and Germany before settling in the Vancouver/ Camas area. Paul worked at the Camas Zellerbach paper mill and later as custodian at Camas High School for 22 years. After his retirement in 1978, he enjoyed travel in Europe and the U.S. He loved watching birds in his yard, taking walks around LaCamas Lake, reading, gardening, and eating pie. He always enjoyed visiting with and helping friends. Instead of flowers, donations could be made to the Audubon Society. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Helene; sons, Peter of Reno and Ronald of Seattle; 2 grandchildren, J. Matt and Liesl of Reno; sister, Martha Kruetzmann of Hubbard, Iowa; Derise Wigand and Clay Borella; and many nieces and nephews in the mid-west. A funeral service was held on Mon., July 24, 2006 at 11:30am at St. Matthew Lutheran in Washougal, with fellowship reception preceding. Burial was at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Straub?s Funeral Home in Camas was in charge of the arrangements. To send condolences or to sign the online guest book visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com