Candle light remembrance at south shore memorial for those lost in a bus accident 79 years ago

Memorial on the Lake Chelan south shore, remembering the lives lost in a bus accident on Nov. 26, 1945.

You're invited to a candle light memorial at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the site of a memorial on the south shore, remembering the lives lost in a tragic bus accident 79 years ago today. It was November 26, 1945 when 15 children and their school bus driver lost their lives.

Sue Clouse posted on Facebook, "This accident forever changed our valley. We will meet at 5:00 p.m. to light and leave candles, say a silent prayer, and to let those souls know that they are not forgotten."

• Lewis Asklund, age 11

• Barbara Asklund, age 8

• Forman Ronald Ayres, age 13

• Anna Dam, age 10

• Karl Dam, age 6

• Dorothy Davis, age 17

• Henry Davis, age 15

• Vernard Gilmore, age 7

• Roger Hale, age 8

• Lenley Hale, age 6

• Jean Keck, age 13

• Donna Keck, age 7

• Larry Miller, age 6

• Bettie Miller, age 9

• Ruth Hawley, age 9

• Royal Randle, bus driver, age 24