(1929-1934) 

          Clyde was born in 18 Nov 1908 in Superior, WI to Frank and Hattie Picha.  He was the couple’s second child.  Father Frank worked on the coal docks on the Lake Superior.  By 1920 Frank and family had moved on the Home Toole, MT to try their hand ranching on a stock farm.   Clyde was about 12 and had three siblings by then. In 1926, the Picha family moved to the Eola area, west of Salem. On 29 Jul 1929 Clyde married Dollie Richter in Polk County, OR. He had begun work at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill by that point in time.  

            According to 1930 Federal Census records, Clyde was a mechanic at TKWM, and he and Dollie owned their own home at 317 S. 22nd in Salem, OR. Dollie’s brother Chester boarded with them. By 1940, Clyde was a machine operator at TKWM, and the family had moved to the family farm in Eola, closer to Clyde’s parents Frank and Hattie.  

          Clyde left TKWM when it closed in 1962. He continued to farm in what is now called the Oak Grove area of West Salem. He passed away on 14 Sep 1984 and Dollie joined him less than a year later. They are interred at Restlawn Memory Gardens, West Salem, OR.   

Dollie M Richter. Born about 1908 in NE. Home Canyon Rd, Scotts Mills, OR. Daughter of HOH. Father born in MO. Mother born in IA. Arthur F Richter 34 (farmer), Louie E Richter 34 (weaver, carpets, and rugs), Richard V Richter 3, Dollie M Richter 2. Chester R Richter. Ruby E Richter 0, Emma S Shaw 60 (mother-in-law).  

1920 Clyde Picha. Born about 1909 in WI. Home Toole, MT. Student son of HOH. Father and mother born in WI. Frank Picha 42 (rancher, stock farm), Hattie L Picha 39, Cecil O Picha 14, Clyde F Picha 11, Stanley M Picha 8.  

Dollie M Richter. Born about 1908 in NE. Home farm in East Salem. Daughter of HOH. Father born in MO. Mother born in IA. Attends school. Arthur F Richter 44 (farmer), Louise Richter 42, Richard V Richter 13, Dolly M Richter 12, Chester A Richter 11, Ruby E Richter 10, Nellie F Richter 1.  

1930 Clyde Picha. Born about 1908 in WI. Owns home at 317 S 22nd Salem, OR.  Married HOH.  Father and mother born in WI. Mechanic, woolen mill. Clyde F Picha 22, Dollie M Picha 22, Chester R Richter 21 (brother-in-law). 

1940 Clyde F Picha. Born about 1910 in WI. Married HOH. Farm on Oak Grove Rd, Eola, Polk County, OR. Machine Operator, woolen mill. Completed 8th grade. Clyde F Picha 30, Dolly M Picha 32, Thelma M Picha 9, Elsie R Picha 8, Bertha A Picha 2.  

1932 Clyde F Picha (Dollie M). Helper TKWM.  

1934 Clyde F Picha  Millworker TKWM.  

1935 C Picha  Picker TKWM.  

Dollie May Picha  Birth: 10 Sep 1907. Death: 17 Jun 1885 (aged 77) in Polk County, OR. Burial: Restlawn Memory Gardens, West Salem, Polk County, OR. Memorial ID: 132345556 

Statesman Journal 19 Jun 1985 p 15   Dollie Picha Obituary 

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M3 1994-016-0011     Oral History (Hubert Seamster) 

M3 1994-016-0015     Oral History (Bill Pero) 

M3 1994-016-0018     Oral History (Clarence Jantze) 

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