Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, Sept. 17, 1992, p. 10
Service set for missing man
Burlington native Charles Dehner, missing since July 16, is presumed dead and the search for him has been discontinued, local relatives have told The Hawk Eye.
Dehner, 74, Spokane, Wash., disappeared while hunting huckleberries Dehner with his wife in the Priest Lake area of northern Idaho. A full-scale ground-and-air search, which included tracking dogs, was launched.
According to Dehner's brothers, David and Ralph of Burlington, up to 150 people and two helicopters scoured the rugged, brush-covered Priest Lake area. The brothers said their brother and sister-in-law had a cabin at Priest Lake and had hunted huckleberries in the vicinity for years.
Charles Dehner was the son of Carl and Edna Dehner and was born April 4, 1918. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1936 and earned a degree at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., where he was a prominent athlete. He left Burlington in 1938 and entered the USMC Air Corps, rising to the rank of captain in World War II; he was a flight instructor.
Dehner and his family settled in Spokane in 1953. He retired in 1982 from Long Lake Lumber Co., where he was general manager for 29 years. He was a member of HooHoo International, an international organization of lumbermen; the Lions Club; and Spokane's First Presbyterina Church.
Besides his wife, Jean, Dehner is survived by two daughters, (ed.-living); three grandsons; a sister, Marian Fynquist, El Paso, Texas; and five brothers: Albert Dehner, Indianapolis, Ind., Ernest Dehner, East Moline, Ill.; Joseph Dehner, Viola, Ill.; and David and Ralph Dehner.
Dehner's first wife, Margaret, and two brothers died previously.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, Spokane. In appreciation of the hundreds of hours spent in the Search and Rescue mission, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to Northwest Bloodhounds Search and Rescue, HCR 6, Box 55, Priest River, Idaho 83856.
Service set for missing man
Burlington native Charles Dehner, missing since July 16, is presumed dead and the search for him has been discontinued, local relatives have told The Hawk Eye.
Dehner, 74, Spokane, Wash., disappeared while hunting huckleberries Dehner with his wife in the Priest Lake area of northern Idaho. A full-scale ground-and-air search, which included tracking dogs, was launched.
According to Dehner's brothers, David and Ralph of Burlington, up to 150 people and two helicopters scoured the rugged, brush-covered Priest Lake area. The brothers said their brother and sister-in-law had a cabin at Priest Lake and had hunted huckleberries in the vicinity for years.
Charles Dehner was the son of Carl and Edna Dehner and was born April 4, 1918. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1936 and earned a degree at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., where he was a prominent athlete. He left Burlington in 1938 and entered the USMC Air Corps, rising to the rank of captain in World War II; he was a flight instructor.
Dehner and his family settled in Spokane in 1953. He retired in 1982 from Long Lake Lumber Co., where he was general manager for 29 years. He was a member of HooHoo International, an international organization of lumbermen; the Lions Club; and Spokane's First Presbyterina Church.
Besides his wife, Jean, Dehner is survived by two daughters, (ed.-living); three grandsons; a sister, Marian Fynquist, El Paso, Texas; and five brothers: Albert Dehner, Indianapolis, Ind., Ernest Dehner, East Moline, Ill.; Joseph Dehner, Viola, Ill.; and David and Ralph Dehner.
Dehner's first wife, Margaret, and two brothers died previously.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, Spokane. In appreciation of the hundreds of hours spent in the Search and Rescue mission, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to Northwest Bloodhounds Search and Rescue, HCR 6, Box 55, Priest River, Idaho 83856.
Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, Sept. 17, 1992, p. 10
Service set for missing man
Burlington native Charles Dehner, missing since July 16, is presumed dead and the search for him has been discontinued, local relatives have told The Hawk Eye.
Dehner, 74, Spokane, Wash., disappeared while hunting huckleberries Dehner with his wife in the Priest Lake area of northern Idaho. A full-scale ground-and-air search, which included tracking dogs, was launched.
According to Dehner's brothers, David and Ralph of Burlington, up to 150 people and two helicopters scoured the rugged, brush-covered Priest Lake area. The brothers said their brother and sister-in-law had a cabin at Priest Lake and had hunted huckleberries in the vicinity for years.
Charles Dehner was the son of Carl and Edna Dehner and was born April 4, 1918. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1936 and earned a degree at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., where he was a prominent athlete. He left Burlington in 1938 and entered the USMC Air Corps, rising to the rank of captain in World War II; he was a flight instructor.
Dehner and his family settled in Spokane in 1953. He retired in 1982 from Long Lake Lumber Co., where he was general manager for 29 years. He was a member of HooHoo International, an international organization of lumbermen; the Lions Club; and Spokane's First Presbyterina Church.
Besides his wife, Jean, Dehner is survived by two daughters, (ed.-living); three grandsons; a sister, Marian Fynquist, El Paso, Texas; and five brothers: Albert Dehner, Indianapolis, Ind., Ernest Dehner, East Moline, Ill.; Joseph Dehner, Viola, Ill.; and David and Ralph Dehner.
Dehner's first wife, Margaret, and two brothers died previously.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, Spokane. In appreciation of the hundreds of hours spent in the Search and Rescue mission, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to Northwest Bloodhounds Search and Rescue, HCR 6, Box 55, Priest River, Idaho 83856.
Service set for missing man
Burlington native Charles Dehner, missing since July 16, is presumed dead and the search for him has been discontinued, local relatives have told The Hawk Eye.
Dehner, 74, Spokane, Wash., disappeared while hunting huckleberries Dehner with his wife in the Priest Lake area of northern Idaho. A full-scale ground-and-air search, which included tracking dogs, was launched.
According to Dehner's brothers, David and Ralph of Burlington, up to 150 people and two helicopters scoured the rugged, brush-covered Priest Lake area. The brothers said their brother and sister-in-law had a cabin at Priest Lake and had hunted huckleberries in the vicinity for years.
Charles Dehner was the son of Carl and Edna Dehner and was born April 4, 1918. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1936 and earned a degree at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., where he was a prominent athlete. He left Burlington in 1938 and entered the USMC Air Corps, rising to the rank of captain in World War II; he was a flight instructor.
Dehner and his family settled in Spokane in 1953. He retired in 1982 from Long Lake Lumber Co., where he was general manager for 29 years. He was a member of HooHoo International, an international organization of lumbermen; the Lions Club; and Spokane's First Presbyterina Church.
Besides his wife, Jean, Dehner is survived by two daughters, (ed.-living); three grandsons; a sister, Marian Fynquist, El Paso, Texas; and five brothers: Albert Dehner, Indianapolis, Ind., Ernest Dehner, East Moline, Ill.; Joseph Dehner, Viola, Ill.; and David and Ralph Dehner.
Dehner's first wife, Margaret, and two brothers died previously.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, Spokane. In appreciation of the hundreds of hours spent in the Search and Rescue mission, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to Northwest Bloodhounds Search and Rescue, HCR 6, Box 55, Priest River, Idaho 83856.
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