Ace W. Gage [Asa], 72, of 911 E. Washington Ave., died Tuesday morning at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital [died February 19, 1985].
He was born in Ellensburg on Dec. 1, 1912. Mr. Gage attended local schools, served for a time in the Merchant Marine and worked for Twin City Foods. Before retiring in 1982, he was manager of the local Eagles Lodge.
He was a member of the Eagles and Moose lodges. Survivors include his wife, the former May (Moffet) Mitchell, whom he married at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on June 6, 1972; a grandson, LeRoy Mitchell, of Wilbur; a niece, Sandy, of Los Angeles; his mother, Marie Ferguson, of Ellensburg, and a number of cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, German Gage, and one sister, Bonnie Gage Bradford. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at High Valley Cemetery. Friends who wish to attend may meet at the cemetery. The family suggests remembrances be contributions to Life Support System, care of the Ellensburg Fire Department.