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Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 DEC 1918

Birth Location: Suplee, Crook, Oregon

Death Date: 17 JAN 1989

Death Location: Blue Mountain Memorial Garden, College Place, Walla Walla, Washington

Father: Fenton Chase

Mother: Ida Morris

Spouse(s): Thelma Wurm

Children(s): David Chase, Charles Chase, Crystal Chase

Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase was born in 1918 in Suplee, Crook, Oregon, the child of Fenton Wilford Chase And Ida Belle Morris. Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase married Thelma Eileen Wurm, and had children including Charles Fenton Chase, Crystal Joy Chase, David Edward Chase. Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase passed away in 1989 in Blue Mountain Memorial Garden, College Place, Walla Walla, Washington.

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Biography

  • Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase was born in 1918 in Suplee, Crook, Oregon, the child of Fenton Wilford Chase And Ida Belle Morris.
  • Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase married Thelma Eileen Wurm, and had children including Charles Fenton Chase, Crystal Joy Chase, David Edward Chase.
  • Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase passed away in 1989 in Blue Mountain Memorial Garden, College Place, Walla Walla, Washington.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fenton Chase
1895–1961
Birth Location: Willow City, Bottineau, North Dakota
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Ida Morris
1895–1976
Birth Location: Kootenai, Bonner, Idaho
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Spouses(s)

Thelma Wurm
1923–2013
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California
TW

Children(s)

David Chase
1947–2012
Birth Location: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
DC
Charles Chase
1950–1951
Birth Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon
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Crystal Chase
1951–1951
Birth Location: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
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Rodney Chase's Ancestors

Self
Rodney Chase
1918–1989
Birth Place: Suplee, Crook, Oregon
Parents
Fenton Wilford Chase
1895–1961
Willow City, Bottineau, North Dakota
Ida (Belle) Morris
1895–1976
Kootenai, Bonner, Idaho
Grandparents
William (Henry) Morris
1860–1922
Bourbon, Kansas
Effa (Iwa) Ewing
1867–
Iowa
Great-Grandparents
George Morris
1836–1915
Mary #
1840–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean-Babtiste #
1817–1888
Sarah Huff
1817–1852

Rodney Chase's Descendants

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Rodney (Wilford "Rod") Chase (17 DEC 1918–17 JAN 1989) m. Thelma (Eileen) Wurm (19 MAR 1923–26 APR 2013)
  1. 1. David (Edward) Chase 1947–2012
  2. 2. Charles (Fenton) Chase 1950–1951
  3. 3. Crystal (Joy) Chase 1951–1951

Rodney Chase's Timeline

2 Records

1918
17 DEC 1918
Birth of Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase in Suplee, Crook, Oregon
Suplee, Crook, Oregon
1989
17 JAN 1989
Age 71
Death of Rodney Wilford "Rod" Chase in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1918
    Event Place: Suplee, Crook, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1989
    Event Place: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blue Mountain Memorial Garden, College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
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