November 27, 2010
April 15, 1913 – Oct. 23, 2010
Clifford Charles Wolfer, 97, died Oct. 23, 2010 in Sweet Home.
He was born April 15, 1913 in Hubbard to Hugh and Lillie Schrag Wolfer. His mother died in 1923 and his father later married Ina Hostetler. The family moved to the McMinnville/Ballston area in 1929 where Mr. Wolfer was involved in farming and logging using horses much of the time.
He married Mildred Shenk on Oct. 28, 1934 in Sheridan. They lived and worked there until 1938 when they moved to Sweet Home where Mr. Wolfer continued in the logging industry as a truck driver and steam donkey operator. In 1941, he purchased his own log truck and hauled logs for the next 37 years. Twenty-plus of those were with Duncan & Moore Logging of Sweet Home. He retired in 1978 and sold his truck. However, he continued to haul logs for local operators as a relief driver for several more years.
Mr. Wolfer was a member of the Sweet Home Mennonite Church. He sang in the Sweet Home Quartet and the Valley Men’s Chorus for many years.
The Wolfers enjoyed traveling and photographing their trips. They went to the scenic spots of the western U.S. as well as western Canada. They took several trips to Nebraska to see his brother and his family. They took annual trips to Chickahominy Reservoir and Delintment Lake for fishing. He liked to hunt also, going many years to the Ukiah area of northeast Oregon. His last hunting trip was a four-generation elk hunting excursion when he was 95.
He received much enjoyment just working around his home, where he lived from 1945 until a month prior to his death. He liked to raise flowers and a garden.
He loved to have his family come to see him and he would tell stories from his life. Most of all he loved the Lord and served Him from an early age.
Mr. Wolfer is survived by his son Rod and daughter-in-law Sally of Sweet Home, daughter Joan and son-in-law Skip Allen of Hemet, Calif., and daughter-in-law Winona Wolfer of Lebanon; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brothers Lynn Wolfer and Les Wolfer of McMinnville; and Roy Wolfer of Milford, Neb.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred; his son, Robert; brothers Hughey and Clayton Wolfer; and sisters Helen Miller, Blanche Kilmer and Luella Nice.
Viewing will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel.
Services will be held at the Sweet Home Mennonite Church at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.