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Orland Wilson “Lute” Luther

7 Apr 1909 – 27 Sep 1993

Birth	7 Apr 1909
Death	27 Sep 1993
Cemetery	Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Sacramento , Sacramento County , California , USA
Added by	Alice Wunderland on 26 Mar 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142914038

Bio

Son of Daniel J. and Vida Virginia Wilson Luther. He was born in Winona Minnesota and was the first of six children. Orland joined with his father at a young age to work large construction jobs through the west. From the Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, to Bonneville dam in Oregon, to the ship yards in Bremerton Washington during WWII, Owyhee Dam in Oregon, and various other large construction jobs in the Northwest. Orland "Lute" was father to two daughters, for whom he set an awesome example of how to live life. Orland was a top-notch electrician, an excellent photographer, and even scratch built an eight inch telescope, hand grinding the lens and polishing it to perfection. Orland was adored by his family, who truly miss him.

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Family

Parents

• Daniel J. Luther 1885–1963
• Vida Virginia Wilson Luther 1887–1969

Spouse

• Jeannett Helen "Bridget" O'Leary Luther 1912–2010 FaG

Siblings

• Geraldine Virginia "Jerry" Luther Suazo 1912–1978
• Alice Beverly Luther 1915–1916
• Donald Dwight Luther 1917–1921
• Dorothy Dee Luther Johnson 1919–1967
• Barbara J Luther Kolb 1926–2008

Children

• Linda Jean O'Leary Luther 1936–2024 FaG
• Marietta Bridget "Mimi" Luther Cerruti 1944–2018 FaG

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