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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels August 31, 2004 Al Berman Al Berman, 88, of Ashland died on Sunday August 29th, 2004. Mr. Berman was born in Chicago, IL on February 14, 1916. He grew up in a family with five sisters. As a teenager, during the depression, he was a founding member of the Roosevelt Sportsmen, a social group of young men from the Chicago area. At the age of seventeen, in order to help support his family he enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and was sent to Tillamook, Oregon where he fought the historic Tillamook fire. Mr. Berman is believed to be the last survivor of the crew that fought the fire. Returning to Chicago, he married Sarah Portnoy on June 15, 1941. Sarah and Al had recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. In 1948, Al and Sarah moved to Los Angeles, CA with their children. Al was employed as a milkman for Carnation Milk, Co. until he and Sarah opened Family Furniture, an antique and used furniture business in Tarzana, CA. Mr. Berman was a Boy Scout Leader for a number of years with troup #118 in Woodland Hills, CA. In 1972, Al and Sarah moved to Ashland where Mr. Berman served on the Ashland Street Commission. Al & Sarah opened As You Like It Antiques on Pioneer Street in Ashland in 1974. Al Berman enjoyed entertaining people by telling jokes and reading from his two-volumes of heart-felt poetry. He liked testing his latest system for winning on Reno Craps tables, but most of all, he loved his wife, children and grandchildren. He was a founding member of the Jewish congregation. Al Berman is survived by his wife, Sarah of Ashland. Sister-in-law, Loretta Lisowski of Ashland, sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Harriet of Woodland Hills, CA. Mitch and Joan of Kula, HI. Daughter Elinor Berman, daughter and son-in-law, Melody and Jeff Jones of Ashland, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Elsie Mary Gawiuk A memorial service will be held for Elsie Mary Gawiuk on Tuesday, August 31st, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland, OR. Father Joseph will officiate. A funeral mass will be held with reception following. Elsie Mary Gawiuk, 78, of Ashland, died peacefully Monday, August 23, 2004 at Skylark Enhanced Care Center. Elsie Mary Gawiuk was born July 16, 1926 in Saskatchewan, Canada. She married Peter Gawiuk from Manitoba, Canada in 1948. They moved to the United States in 1983 and settled in the Los Angeles area. After the death of her husband, she moved to Southern Oregon in 1987. She was an active member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church. Elsie delighted in cooking, gardening, and working as a caregiver for others. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Rambach of Ashland, Son; Kenneth Gawiuk of Running Springs, CA. Two grandchildren; five sisters and two brothers. May we always remember Elsie Gawiuk for her enthusiastic giving to others, deep devotion to her faith, her church and her family. Carol Ann Landers Carol Ann Landers, 54, of Ashland, died Sunday (Aug. 29, 2004) at a Medford foster home. Arrangements: Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ashland. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams