A "Photomatic" picture taken June 4, 1936 at Union Station in Chicago. On July 25, 1936, the family left Chicago and moved West, where his father's brother, Clint, lived in Kelso, Washington and a sister, Lulu, lived in Tacoma. As Carrie writes: "Bob and Emma bought a used 1932 big black Buick from a Northwestern University professor, through a dealer who promised to teach them both to drive. They purchased a one-wheel trailer for their immediate travelling needs and stored their furniture. They followed the old Lincoln Hiway out of Chicago and Illinois to Clinton and DeWitt, Iowa, where there were relatives and cousins to stay with. After a 2,885 mile journey, they found a 2-story house on Pacific Avenue near the train depot in Kelso. Then Emma sent for her Chicago furniture, and enrolled the boys in school - Spike was in the 9th grade at Puckett Junior High. His life-long friend, Roy Parker, helped make his "thirteens" O.K.! Spike's dad was in poor health and needing hospitalization. He was ultimately transferred to a Navy hospital in Oakland, California and was gone for three months. When Bob returned from California they moved to Tacoma. "Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Spike - 1936
A "Photomatic" picture taken June 4, 1936 at Union Station in Chicago. On July 25, 1936, the family left Chicago and moved West, where his father's brother, Clint, lived in Kelso, Washington and a sister, Lulu, lived in Tacoma. As Carrie writes: "Bob and Emma bought a used 1932 big black Buick from a Northwestern University professor, through a dealer who promised to teach them both to drive. They purchased a one-wheel trailer for their immediate travelling needs and stored their furniture. They followed the old Lincoln Hiway out of Chicago and Illinois to Clinton and DeWitt, Iowa, where there were relatives and cousins to stay with. After a 2,885 mile journey, they found a 2-story house on Pacific Avenue near the train depot in Kelso. Then Emma sent for her Chicago furniture, and enrolled the boys in school - Spike was in the 9th grade at Puckett Junior High. His life-long friend, Roy Parker, helped make his "thirteens" O.K.! Spike's dad was in poor health and needing hospitalization. He was ultimately transferred to a Navy hospital in Oakland, California and was gone for three months. When Bob returned from California they moved to Tacoma. "
Spike and the GI Bill
As Carrie writes: "Spike used his GI Bill to enroll in North Pacific Dental School in Portland, Oregon - soon to become OHSU Dental School. He was in the freshman class of 1946. To his surprise three Baltimore men were also there - Bill Mathers, Miller and Hutchinson. Spike received his doctorate in May 1949 at Portland's Benson Auditorium."
Spike and his family - Tacoma, Washington
From left: Parents Bob (Robert William) & Emma, Spike, brothers Carl and Butch (Richard Frank). Brother Stretch (Robert William) was drafted and went into immediate serivce as he became eligible. He was shipped into the end of the Battle of the Bulge with General Patton's troops in Germany. He was the only son who saw WW II action.
The Navy's V-12 Unit
Spike with Carl Mau (on left). Carl was a Willamette roommate, who became the Secretary General of the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland. As Carrie writes: "After a season of football at the College of Puget Sound, Spike had to join a military group to stay in school. His dad had been in the Navy, and the V-12 program included pre-medicine and dentistry, so he joined. The CPV V-12 Unit prepared to move its second accelerated year to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. At 20 years old, Spike was now wearing an apprentice seaman's uniform and had cut the 'curlydab' of hair for the necessary crew cut. His mom gasped when she first saw him in the uniform of his father. Spike finished his Willamette tour, and as an Officer Training Cadet, entered University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, MD at John Hopkins temporarily.
Yell King for the Stadium HS Tigers ! 1939-1940
Spike was named "Class Cup-up" at Stadium in 1940. His youngest brother, Carl, nicknamed Spike " the Governor." In her biography of Spike's mom, Emma, Carrie writes: "... It never dawned on Em that higher education would be available to them. But when Coach Leo Frank of the College of Puget Sound knocked on her door at Oakes Street and said Spike would be eligible for a scholarship if he would play football at the school, she encouraged him to adjust his work schedule and at least try. It was amazing because he had only played ball one "questionable" high school year. Hardly a recommendation! "
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Father's Day - June 2007
Spike at his home in Milton. The family was all together, including Bob and Colleen and the SuperBowl ring. Everyone had a good time trying it on !
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Swedish Reunion - 1982 - Inverness, California
The gathering of the Person clan. Immediate family members are: (counterclockwise from bottom left - Shannon Marshall, Paul Ferguson with Matt, Judy Ferguson, Carrie Ferguson, Neal McKechnie, Alice McKechnie, Inga Maj Bondpers, Per Eric Bondpers, Kristina Hunning - Far right corner at top - right to left - Spike Ferguson, Kathy Marshall, Fred Marshall
Spike, Carrie and Aunt Viola Janeschefski - Nov. 1982
Favorite Aunt, Viola Janeschefski, from the Chicago area visited the family at the 'octagon house' for Thanksgiving. Viola's husband was Uncle Frank, Paul's namesake.
Spike as a Grampa - October 1981
Spike and his new grandson, Matt, in the 'Octagon' house in Federal Way, along with Uncle Bob.
Spike, the boys and his In-laws - 1955
Spike, Paul and Bob and Louis and Hilma Person in 1955 at their Narrowmoor home in North Tacoma.
Spike and Thelma Rowland, Head Nurse - Dec. 1973
Spike's practice at 222 Auburn Avenue in Auburn. Thelma said that Spike always gave her a hard time about being older than he was - 9 days older!
Spike and his gang - Lions or Dentists or a Male Chorus? Oh, My !
Spike is on the far left of this motley crew. Additional identifications will be forthcoming !Summer 2001 - Ferguson & Person Swede gathering
Clockwise from front center: Andy Ferguson, Alli Ferguson, Shannon Marshall, Neal McKechnie, Paul Ferguson, Bob Ferguson, Matt Ferguson, Kathy Person Marshall, Spike Ferguson, Carrie Person Ferguson, Judy Ferguson, Alice Person McKechnie at the home of Kathy Marshall. Cousins from Sweden were visiting and a family BBQ was held. It was a wonderful day.Spike and the Charger - late 1960's
Photo taken at the family home on 8th Ave. South in Federal Way.
Paul & Judy's Wedding - August 17, 1974
From left to right: Spike, Grandma Emma Janeschefski Ferguson, Judy, Paul, Granny Hilma Peterson Person, Carrie. Photo taken at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Medford, Oregon.
1940 Graduate of Stadium High School, Tacoma, WA
Spike was a proud graduate of Stadium, where he was both a Yell King and a prankster. His grandsons, Matt and Andy, both attended Stadium as well, graduating in 2000 and 2002. Grampa delighted in sharing stories of his high school antics with them.
C.C. "Spike" Ferguson, DMD
Clint Calvin Ferguson of Milton, WA was born to Emma B. Janeschefski and Robert William Ferguson on February 1, 1923 in Chicago, IL. He passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on March 10, 2008. His survivors are wife of 62 years, Carrie (Person); 2 sons: F. Paul (Judy), DDS in Auburn (Browns Point), grandsons Matt and Andy; Robert L. (Colleen) recent GM in the NFL (Seahawks) Chandler, AZ, grandaughters Allison, Nathalie, and Vanessa (Ken Rute); brother Robert (W. Seattle); sisters-in-law Mary Lou Ferguson and Eunice Evanger; and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
The family lived in Kelso, WA briefly and settled in Tacoma in 1937, where Spike was a member of Stadium's class of 1940. In 1941 he enrolled at CPS (College of Puget Sound) in the WW II U.S. Navy V-12 pre-dental program, going to Willamette U. in Salem, OR, Baltimore, MD, and on to USS Bountiful Hospital Ship to post-bombed Japan. He graduated from U. of O. Dental School in Portland in 1949 and had been the president of his veteran's class for 3 years.
Dr. Ferguson's first self-practice was in 1949 in Enumclaw, WA. He was recalled after 3 years to the Korean War into the U.S. Army Dental Corps at Ft. Sill, OK, for 2 years. His second office was in Federal Way, WA, in 1955, and he moved to Auburn in 1956. Spike's last 25 years were in partnership with son Paul, retiring in 2000.
Dr. Ferguson was an early member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Federal Way, a life member of ADA, WSDA, Lions Club International, many civic, fraternal, and athletic groups, as well as past president of Dental Alumni, OSHU.
He will be remembered for his love of life, sense of humor, and in his later years for prize-winning apple/green tomato pies at the WW Fair, and canning and pickling from his "garden."
Family services were held. Inurnment was at Tahoma National Cemetery, Covington, WA.
Memorials may be sent to Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA. Sign online guestbook at http://www.tacomanewstribune.com/
The family lived in Kelso, WA briefly and settled in Tacoma in 1937, where Spike was a member of Stadium's class of 1940. In 1941 he enrolled at CPS (College of Puget Sound) in the WW II U.S. Navy V-12 pre-dental program, going to Willamette U. in Salem, OR, Baltimore, MD, and on to USS Bountiful Hospital Ship to post-bombed Japan. He graduated from U. of O. Dental School in Portland in 1949 and had been the president of his veteran's class for 3 years.
Dr. Ferguson's first self-practice was in 1949 in Enumclaw, WA. He was recalled after 3 years to the Korean War into the U.S. Army Dental Corps at Ft. Sill, OK, for 2 years. His second office was in Federal Way, WA, in 1955, and he moved to Auburn in 1956. Spike's last 25 years were in partnership with son Paul, retiring in 2000.
Dr. Ferguson was an early member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Federal Way, a life member of ADA, WSDA, Lions Club International, many civic, fraternal, and athletic groups, as well as past president of Dental Alumni, OSHU.
He will be remembered for his love of life, sense of humor, and in his later years for prize-winning apple/green tomato pies at the WW Fair, and canning and pickling from his "garden."
Family services were held. Inurnment was at Tahoma National Cemetery, Covington, WA.
Memorials may be sent to Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA. Sign online guestbook at http://www.tacomanewstribune.com/
Obituary published in the Tacoma News Tribune on March 16, 2008
Carrie and Spike's 55th Wedding Anniversary - 2000
Carrie and Spike were married in Tacoma on August 7, 1945 and celebrated 62-1/2 years of marriage. This photo was taken at their Renton condo by Carrie's sister, Kathy. August 7th was a busy day for the family - Kath's birthday, Paul's birthday and Spike and Carrie's wedding anniversary.
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