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Pauline Lisenbee
Pauline Lisenbee, 93, longtime area farmer, died of congestive heart failure Friday at her home in Oakesdale, Wash.
She was born July 31, 1904, to Joe and Dorcas King Rinehart at Dayton, Wash. When she was young the family moved to Benewah County, Idaho, where they farmed. She attended school in Tekoa, Wash.
She married Virgil Lisenbee Oct. 16, 1926, in Spokane, Wash., and they made their home in the Spring Valley area of Spokane County where they farmed. Later they moved to the Tilma area on the Coeur d'Alene reservation in Idaho to farm the Rinehart family farm.
In 1935 they purchased a farm in the Warner Siding District between Oakesdale and Farmington, Wash., and farmed until retiring in 1980 and moving into Oakesdale, Wash. Her husband of 62 years died in 1988.
She was a member of the Hazel Rebekah Lodge No. 72 in Oakesdale and was a past noble grand in the lodge, and also was a member of the Pine Creek Club in Oakesdale.
She enjoyed painting and reading.
She is survived by a son, Wayne Lisenbee of Oakesdale, and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed Rinehart and Byron Rinehart, and one sister, Ethel Thorpe.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kramer Funeral Home in Tekoa. Pastor Larry Pierson of the United Church of Christ in Tekoa will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in the Oakesdale Cemetery
in Oakesdale.
Memorial gifts may be made to a favorite charity.
Dr. Richard 'Dick' Lee Ott
Dr. Richard "Dick" Lee Ott, 74, longtime veterinary medicine professor at Washington State University, and a resident of Olympia, Wash., for the past seven years, died of a heart attack Friday at Garden Grove Medical Center, Garden Grove, Calif. He was returning to Olympia from Pasadena, Calif., where he had watched the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
"He had a ball," said his daughter-in-law Sue Ott in an article in The Olympian Saturday. "When he checked out of the hotel, he was happy and robust and having a wonderful time. Then 10 minutes later _ ."
He was born June 12, 1923, to Charles Adam and Leona Elizabeth Thote Ott in Santa Barbara, Calif. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1939.
Ott graduated magna cum laude and received his bachelor's of science degree from Washington State College, now WSU, in Pullman, Wash., in 1944. He received his doctor of veterinary medicine from WSC in 1945.
He married Gloria M. Ceasar on Dec. 15, 1948, in Santa Barbara, Calif. She preceded him in death.
He was in private practice in Yakima before serving a tour of duty as a U.S. Army captain in the Philippines from 1946 to 1948. He was assigned to the Tropical Disease Research Laboratory and was a member of the research team that first established the presence of eastern encephalomyelitis virus in the Philippines.
After his tour, he entered private practice in Petaluma, Calif., for a year prior to returning to WSC as an assistant professor in 1949.
Ott was a professor of veterinary clinical medicine and surgery at WSU from 1949 to 1983. He was chairman from 1955 to 1973. He received the American Animal Hospital Association Veterinarian of the Year award in 1961 and the Gaines Medal for outstanding accomplishments in the field of small animal medicine and surgery in 1964.
In research, Ott's interests were in immunology, pathogenesis and ecology of virus diseases in dogs and cats. He was recognized nationally and internationally for his work on richettsial disease, salmon poisoning, canine distemper and feline leukemia.
He and his WSU colleagues were the first to demonstrate the practicability of immunizing newborn animals and discovered the basic factors involved in the passage of maternal immunity to offspring prior to and immediately following birth. He also did considerable research on surgical techniques and clinical evaluation of drugs.
He received the Teacher of the Year award from WSU in 1965 and additional awards for teaching excellence in 1972 and 1982. He received the State Veterinarian of the Year award in 1975.
In 1986, a floor of the Alan Rogers Residence Hall at WSU was renamed Ott House in his honor.
Ott was a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council of Research from 1972 to 1977. He was a national authority on feline leukemia. He authored numerous research papers and textbook chapters.
He retired in 1983. In 1984, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from WSU for bringing recognition to his alma mater.
Ott is survived by two sons, Stephen Ott of Providence, R.I. and Carl Ott of Olympia; a brother, Gen. Charles Ott Sr. of Santa Barbara; two grandchildren; two nieces; and a nephew. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son Tony Ott.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Olympia.
A second funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Thomas Caswell at 1 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman. A graveside service will follow at Pullman City Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to the College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University in Pullman.
Arrangements are by Mills and Mills Funeral Directors, Olympia.
Scott Michael Fordham
A memorial service for Scott Michael Fordham will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, Wash. Fordham, 35, died of leukemia Sunday at his home. He had been a resident of Redmond since 1971.
He was born Jan. 19, 1962, to Edward and Nancy Lyle Fordham in Burley, Idaho. The family moved to Washington in 1963 and he graduated from Redmond High School in 1981. Later, he completed a diesel mechanic program at Lake Washington Vocational/Technical School.
He was employed as a heavy-construction truck mechanic at Weyerco Leasing in Woodinville, Wash., until he became ill in February.
He is survived by his mother of Moscow, Idaho; his father of Shoreline, Wash; a sister, Carolyn Jensen of Moscow; a brother, Patrick Fordham of Moscow; maternal grandfather, Jim Lyle of Moscow; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces; and his dog, Maggie.
Memorials may be made to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1124 Columbia St., Seattle, Wash., 98104, the Humane Society of the Palouse or to a favorite charity.
Ray Moree
Ray Moree, 84, a longtime resident of Pullman, died Jan. 7 at Palouse Hills Nursing Center of Parkinson's disease.
Moree was born Oct. 14, 1913 at Ellensburg, Wash., to Herbert H. and Viva May Stevens Moree. He grew up and received his education there, graduating from Ellensburg High School in 1932. He attended Washington State Normal School 1932-33 and in 1934 continued his education at Washington State University.
In 1937, he graduated cum laude from WSU with a bachelor's of science degree in zoology. He began work on his graduate degrees in zoology in 1937 at the University of Michigan, completing his studies in 1942.
It was during this time that he married Marie L. Savage in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Feb. 8, 1941. In 1942 they moved to Pullman and he began his career at Washington State University as professor of zoology and genetics. Following a 35-year career, he retired in 1977.
He was a member of the Genetics Society of America; the American Society of Naturalists, the Gamma Alpha-Graduate Scientific Fraternity and a member of Sigma XI.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, at their Pullman home; and one sister, C.A. Marjorie Sandusky of Rolling Bay, Wash.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Lawrence Moree.
Memorials are suggested to Neill Public Library, 210 N. Grand Ave., Pullman, 99163 or to a favorite charity.
Graveside services will be held at Pullman Cemetery on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman.
Charles Dean Logan
Charles Dean Logan, retired bush pilot, 74, died Jan. 7 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston.
He was born Aug. 8, 1923, at Kila, Mont., to Charles and Ellen Sundelius Logan. He attended school and graduated from Flathead County, Mont., High School in 1941. At age 16 he learned to fly airplanes. In 1941 he was awarded the Army and Navy Legion of Valor Medal as well as the Carnegie Medal for Heroism for saving two boys from drowning in the Flathead River.
He married Eleanor L. Pierce on Nov. 6, 1943, at Moscow, Idaho. During World War II he lived in Renton, Wash., and worked for Boeing Aircraft at the Renton plant.
After the war he was a pilot throughout the Northwest and Alaska for Johnson's Flying Service which was based in Missoula, Mont. He was a bush pilot, mountain pilot and dropped smoke jumpers for fighting forest fires. He also did the flying for the aerial photography on several Disney movies. For seven years he taught aviation technology at the Missoula Vo-Tech College.
Since 1978 he and his wife have lived in Lewiston, Idaho. He worked for Hillcrest Aircraft Co., at Lewiston as a mechanic and pilot until his retirement in 1990.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor, at the family home in Lewiston; a daughter, Judith Logan-Kraft, of Mill Valley, Calif.; a sister, Wilma Casterline, of Columbia Falls, Mont.; one granddaughter and one great-grandson.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Lewiston. The Reverend Jim Higgins will officiate. Cremation will follow the service. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 3434 Sixth St., Lewiston, Idaho, 83501 or the Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter, 1820 Shelter Road, Lewiston, 83501. Vassar-Rawls funeral Home at Lewiston is in charge of arrangements.
Marion V. 'Tude' Hemingway
Marion V. "Tude" Hemingway, 81, a longtime resident of Garfield, Wash., died of age-related causes Friday at the Palouse Hill Nursing Center in Pullman, Wash.
She was born on June 28, 1916, to George and Ethel Steward Arland at Garfield where she was reared and educated. She graduated from Garfield High School. She also attended one year at Kinman Business College in Spokane.
She later was employed for a few years at Washburn-Wilson Seed Co., in Moscow, Idaho.
She married Herbert S. Hemingway April 6, 1940, at Garfield. The couple farmed south of Garfield. He died in 1975.
She continued to live in Garfield until she moved to the care center in Pullman.
She was a 50-year member of the Eureka Chapter No. 92, Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, El Karnak Temple No. 6, a member of the Down One Bridge Club and the Little Old Ladies Club at Garfield.
She is survived by one son, Mark Hemingway of Garfield; one daughter, Linda Anderson of Clackamas, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Homer and Gilbert Arland, and one sister, Mary E. Arland.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash., with the Rev. King Rockhill officiating.
Burial will follow at the Garfield Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 2472, Spokane, Wash. 99210-2472.
George H. Griffin
George H. Griffin, 67, Deary, Idaho, native, U.S. Army veteran and retired postal carrier, died of respiratory failure Jan. 2 in Deland, Fla.
He was born March 13, 1930, James M. and Josie Helen Scott Griffin in Deary. He was a resident of the Inland Empire until moving to Florida.
He is survived by his wife of Deland; one son, Jay Griffin of Denver; two daughters, Sue Ann LaFrance of Greenacres, Wash., and Tana Rae LeDoux of Spokane; two sisters, Hattie Lundgren and Mable Riddle, both of Spokane; one brother, Harry Griffin of Kamiah, Idaho.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home, N. 508 Government Way in Spokane with Dr. Barry Foster officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, 98121-1200.
Albert J. 'Bert' Scholz
Albert J. "Bert" Scholz, 72, lifelong Whitman County resident, died of pneumonia Monday at the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, Wash.
He was born June 27, 1925, to Albert and Elizabeth Mackleit Scholz on the family farm near Colfax. He attended the Shrolls School, which was located on the South Palouse River Road near Colfax, until the sixth grade. He then attended the Hamilton School in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School in 1943.
After graduation he was given a military deferment in order to work on the family farm since both of his siblings were already in the service. He enlisted in the Army in 1946 and served a tour in Korea. After his discharge in 1947 he returned to Whitman County and attended Washington State College for three years.
He married Lois Cook on Nov. 25, 1950, in Pullman, Wash. At that time he took over the operation of the family farm east of Colfax. They made that their family home their entire married life.
Scholz had served as a member of the Whitman County Library Board that approved and supervised the building of the current library in Colfax. He was an active member of the North South Palouse Grange. He was a former member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Colfax Elks Lodge, and Toastmasters.
Scholz was a farmer and producer in the Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers and the Palouse Conservation District, where he was recently selected as Conservation Farmer of the Year. He was active in the Democratic Party, serving as Whitman County treasurer and precinct committee man for several years. He, along with several other area farmers, were charter members of the International Flying Farmers group of Colfax.
Scholz was an avid snow skier, an able photographer, and enjoyed traveling. In 1992, he suffered a stroke, but continued to be an active partner in the operation of the family farm. He also wrote letters to the editor and articles for the local papers.
He is survived by his wife at the family farm near Colfax; two sons, Todd Scholz of Colfax and Theodore Scholz of City of Industry, Calif.; one daughter, Elizabeth Chura of Fort Collins, Colo.; three sisters, Winifred Earhart of Carmichael, Calif., Virginia Burger of Spokane and Audrey Nelson of Eugene, Ore.; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Howard Scholz.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the united Methodist Church of Colfax with the Rev. Don Shipley officiating.
The family suggests memorials be gifts to the Colfax Cemetery Tree Fund, in care of Dorla Scholz or to the Whitman County Library.
The Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax, Wash. is in charge of arrangements.
