Russell came West as a young boy with his parents and siblings.
Russell and Hazel were married 19 April 1924 in Vancouver, WA.
"The Oregonian" Nov. 1978:
A long-time Portland resident, Russell M. Armstrong, died Thursday [Nov. 23, 1978] in a Clackamas hospital [Kaiser].
He was born Jan. 26, 1900 in Des Moines, Iowa. He worked for Portland Gas & Coke Co. from 1917-1944 and was a sergeant in Civil Defense during World War II. He also had worked at Division Hardware Store, owned Armstrong Floor Finishing Company and was a partner in Salem Hardware Store.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel; two sons, Robert M. of Sandy, Oregon and Theodore R. of Boring, Oregon; one daughter, Patricia M. Green of Gresham, Oregon; one sister, Mary L. Edmundson of Portland; two brothers, Herbert W. Armstrong of Tucson, AZ and Dwight L. Armstrong, Sequim, WA; and eight grandchildren.
Private committal was on Nov. 28, 1978 at Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon, with Rev. Glen Armstrong (a cousin) officiating.
Russell came West as a young boy with his parents and siblings.
Russell and Hazel were married 19 April 1924 in Vancouver, WA.
"The Oregonian" Nov. 1978:
A long-time Portland resident, Russell M. Armstrong, died Thursday [Nov. 23, 1978] in a Clackamas hospital [Kaiser].
He was born Jan. 26, 1900 in Des Moines, Iowa. He worked for Portland Gas & Coke Co. from 1917-1944 and was a sergeant in Civil Defense during World War II. He also had worked at Division Hardware Store, owned Armstrong Floor Finishing Company and was a partner in Salem Hardware Store.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel; two sons, Robert M. of Sandy, Oregon and Theodore R. of Boring, Oregon; one daughter, Patricia M. Green of Gresham, Oregon; one sister, Mary L. Edmundson of Portland; two brothers, Herbert W. Armstrong of Tucson, AZ and Dwight L. Armstrong, Sequim, WA; and eight grandchildren.
Private committal was on Nov. 28, 1978 at Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon, with Rev. Glen Armstrong (a cousin) officiating.
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