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Graveside Service Held for Helen Skoglund
ANTIOCH, CA (February 27, 2004) - A gravesite service was held today at Oak
View Memorial Park Cemetery for Helen Skoglund, the widow of the late
Covenant pastor Donald R. Skoglund.
Rev. Gene Davis, a family friend, officiated at the service. Skoglund,
who was associated with Hillside Covenant Church in Walnut Creek, died
on February 20 of Alzheimer's disease in nearby Concord. She was 81.
Born Sept. 25, 1922 in Seattle, Skoglund graduated from the University
of Washington-Seattle and later taught Home Economics at Park Junior
High School in Antioch, retiring in 1986. She and her husband served
Covenant churches in Antioch and Hayward, California; Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; Donaldson, Indiana; Portland, Oregon; Chicago and Seattle. Rev.
Skoglund died in 1987.
She enjoyed sewing and shopping with her daughters Chris Mathews and Pam
Canada, who lived in Alamo and Orangevale. Other survivors include son
Don Skoglund of Pleasant Hill, as well as sister Evelyn Carlson of
Mercer Island, Washington, and six grandchildren. Memorial gifts may be
sent to the Alzheimer's Association, 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste. 250,
Lafayette, CA 94549.
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