Snoqualmie Valley Record
Howard Earl 'Mac' McLean
Passed away Nov. 21, 2002.
Howard Earl "Mac" McLean, 79, passed away Nov. 21, 2002, at his home in Belgrade. He was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Sarles, N.D., to Hector and Alta McLean.
Mac served as a medic in World War II. He married Betty Gunderson in 1946 and the couple lived in Devil's Lake, N.D., where they owned a restaurant and a flying service. They moved to Snoqualmie in 1952 where he worked as an electrician, and then to Roseville, Calif., in 1953, when Mac took a job as a diesel electrician for Southern Pacific Railroad. He and Betty moved to Rio Vista, Calif., in 1960, and then to West Yellowstone, Mont., in 1962. The McLeans owned a motel, laundromat and gas station in West Yellowstone that they operated in the summer, and wintered in Rio Vista. Mac later worked for Northern Pacific Railroad, now known as Burlington Northern, in Livingston, Mont. He married Cathie Gower in 1975 and retired in 1978.
In his leisure time Mac Loved to hunt and fish. He invented the fishing rod holder called the "Rod Minder." Mac also enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his dog, which he had trained to ride on the back.
Mac is survived by his wife, Cathie McLean of Belgrade; sons, Larry (Betty) McLean and Roger McLean, all of Fall City; his daughter, Shirley (Darion) Yost of Boulder City, Nev.; Cathie's children, Christine (Gene) Enebo of Tualatin, and Dolf (Lisa) Gower of Belgrade; his brother, Richard (Donna) McLean of St. Helens; his sister, Dora (Ralph) Borgan of Langdon, N.D.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne McLean; his sister, Anita Woodrow; and Cathie's son, Rock Gower.
A graveside memorial was held Jan. 31 at the Mount Si Cemetery in North Bend.
Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family's online guestbook at www.flintofts.com.
The cited information was sourced from Newspaper <http://www.valleyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6947438&BRD=965&PAG=461&dept_id=141396&rfi=8> This citation is considered to be secondary evidence, data officially recorded sometime after event.Howard Earl "Mac" McLean, 79, passed away Nov. 21, 2002, at his home in Belgrade. He was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Sarles, N.D., to Hector and Alta McLean.
Mac served as a medic in World War II. He married Betty Gunderson in 1946 and the couple lived in Devil's Lake, N.D., where they owned a restaurant and a flying service. They moved to Snoqualmie in 1952 where he worked as an electrician, and then to Roseville, Calif., in 1953, when Mac took a job as a diesel electrician for Southern Pacific Railroad. He and Betty moved to Rio Vista, Calif., in 1960, and then to West Yellowstone, Mont., in 1962. The McLeans owned a motel, laundromat and gas station in West Yellowstone that they operated in the summer, and wintered in Rio Vista. Mac later worked for Northern Pacific Railroad, now known as Burlington Northern, in Livingston, Mont. He married Cathie Gower in 1975 and retired in 1978.
In his leisure time Mac Loved to hunt and fish. He invented the fishing rod holder called the "Rod Minder." Mac also enjoyed riding his motorcycle with his dog, which he had trained to ride on the back.
Mac is survived by his wife, Cathie McLean of Belgrade; sons, Larry (Betty) McLean and Roger McLean, all of Fall City; his daughter, Shirley (Darion) Yost of Boulder City, Nev.; Cathie's children, Christine (Gene) Enebo of Tualatin, and Dolf (Lisa) Gower of Belgrade; his brother, Richard (Donna) McLean of St. Helens; his sister, Dora (Ralph) Borgan of Langdon, N.D.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne McLean; his sister, Anita Woodrow; and Cathie's son, Rock Gower.
A graveside memorial was held Jan. 31 at the Mount Si Cemetery in North Bend.
Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family's online guestbook at www.flintofts.com.
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