Obituary:
Margaret Hillard, 54, resident of 161 S. W. Clover Lane, Astoria, died from a violent heart attack at her doctor's office, Tuesday. She had been under a doctor's care for a heart ailment for three years.
Mrs. Hillard was born at Laurium, Michigan, July 30, 1917, the daughter of Edward and Aina Heikkila Jaakkola. As an infant she moved with her parents to Astoria, then three years later moved to Mayger, where she attended the Downing School until four years later when the family moved back to Astoria where she has since lived.
On Sept. 5, 1935 she was married to Joseph Hillard at South Bend,Wash. She was a member of the American Legion Auxillary, Clatsop Post 12.
Surving besides her husband Joe, are a daughter, Mrs. George(Patricia) Wikstrom, two sons, Joseph, Jr. and Edward, all of Astoria; one brother Bill Talus, Mayger; and four sisters, Mrs. Ted (Olive)Filby, Tillamook, Mrs. Robert (Ellen) Hanberg, Astoria, Mrs. Glenn(Hannah) Hissner, Astoria, Mrs. Kenneth (Norma) Burk, Portland, and six grandchildren.
Information about the service planned for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. is being announced by the Hughes-Ransom Mortuary, Astoria.