Wallace Condiff's Obituary
Wally was born on June 2, 1923 to Charlie and Grace Condiff or Park Rapids, Minnesota. Following graduation from Park Rapids High Scholl in June of 1941, he traveled to Tacoma, Washington where he worked in the shipyard as a sheet metal worker. On November 13th, 1942 Wally enlisted in the U.S. Army. Upon completing basic training, training, he was sent to England where he was attached to the 90th Infantry Division. Wall went ashore in the d-day invasion at Normandy and was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery in action. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army on December 21, 1945, and returned to Tacoma. He secured a Job with the United States Postal Service on January 1, 1956, and continued as a mail carrier for the next 35 years. He married his wife Maria KPM July 29, 1958, and last year they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. After retirement, Wally continued to serve his community by volunteering for the past 12 years at the Light House Senior Activity Center in Tacoma.
In Memory
When I must leave you for a little while please do not grieve and shed wild tears and hug your sorrow to you through the years. But start out bravely with a gallant smile; and for my sake and in my name live on and do all the things the same. Feed not your loneliness on empty days, but fill each waking hour in useful ways. Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near. And never, never be afraid to die, for I am waiting in the sky!
Arrangements by Mountain View Funeral Home
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