Frank C. Tigges, 77, Area Pioneer, Passes

Frank C. Tigges, 77, 317 24th St., north Lewiston, was taken by death at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday at 5:45 p.m.

He was born at Marathon, Wis., Nov. 23, 1870, and moved to Ford, Wash., in 1906. After residing at Ford, in 1918 he moved to Worley where he worked as a logger and farmer until moving to Lewiston in 1927. He operated a service station at north Lewiston and sold lumber products. He was a communicant of the Catholic church.

Survivors include his wife, Rose Ann; a son, L. V. Tigges, Clarkston; three daughters, Mrs. Juanita Baldwin, Ford; Mrs. Florence Kirk, Spokane; Bernice Tigges, Seattle; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.