Collection PNMSS/I-48 - Daniel J. and Ellen (Egli) Lais Papers

Lais, Daniel J., son of John and Susannah (Plank) Lais; was born July 28, 1884, near Hubbard, Oreg.; fatally injured in a highway accident near Hubbard, Aug. 25, 1958. Married, Dec. 20, 1906, to Ellen Egli, who died Oct. 22, 1955. Also preceding him in death were one daughter, one brother, and one sister. Survivors: 11 daughters and 2 sons (John, Junction City; Frank, Hubbard; Orpha-Mrs. Harold Fisher, Molalla; Lena-Mrs. Allen Blair, Portland; Mary, Lilly-Mrs. Kenneth Berkey, Dorothy-Mrs. VernonGingerich, Susan-Mrs. Raymond Stanerson and Vera-Mrs. John Garber, all of the Hubbard vicinity; Frances-Mrs. Martin Hoover, Los Angeles; Ruth-Mrs. John David Zehr, Goshen, Ind.; Marjorie-Mrs. Ezra Birky and Evelyn-Mrs. Paul Birky, Kalispell, Mont.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Lydia Shand, Twin Rocks, Oreg.; and Mrs. Laura Kahle, Hubbard), one brother (A. J., Mollalla), 54 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Member of the Zion Church, where funeral services were held Aug. 30, with C. I. Kropf, Edward Kenagy, and John Lederach officiating. Interment in church cemetery.