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The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington, Friday, February 16, 2001, Page C 4: Harvey O. Flansburg, 91, known to many in Vancouver as "Mr. Music," died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in Milwaukie, Ore. He had lived in Milwaukie for about 10 years, although he remained active in Vancouver. Mr. Flansburg taught in Vancouver schools for 40 years, much of that time traveling among elementary schools to teach struggling beginners the fundamentals of instrumental music. Traveling and gardening were major interests for Mr. Flansburg, but music was always the higher calling. His wife, Elizabeth, said that for years after he retired, former students still approached him and said he had been their music teacher. Mr. Flansburg directed The Marshallaires, a senior citizens singing group, for 16 years and was chairman-manager of the Greater Vancouver Choir Festival, involving many local churches, for 20 years. He was born July 15, 1909, in Fernie, B.C., and lived in Vancouver more than 50 years. His first wife, Alma A. Flansburg, died in 1980. Mr. Flansburg was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver, Southwest Washington Retired Teachers Association and a charter member of the Greater Vancouver Kiwanis Club. Mr. Flansburg was named Citizen of the Year in 1979, and in 1991 the American Association of Retired Persons gave him an award for Outstanding Service to the Community. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, at home; one daughter, Rose Marie Nack of Osage, Iowa; three granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; and several stepchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Private burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver. Vancouver Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Wa-Ri-Ki, a camp on the Washougal River operated for handicapped youngsters by Kiwanis clubs, in care of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson, 17051 Washougal River Road, Washougal, WA 98671; or Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W. 39th St., Vancouver, WA 98660.

Birth	15 Jul 1909	Fernie, , British Columbia, Canada
Marriage	Bet 1980 and 1984	Ruth Mary Ryder
Death	13 Feb 2001	Milwaukie, Clackamas Co., Oregon
Burial		Evergreen Memoriral Gardens Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington

Spouse

Ruth Mary Ryder (1909 - 1984)