Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Goetchius, Maurice Ed "Morrie" April 17, 2003
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 18, 2003
      Maurice Ed “Morrie” Goetchius, 76, a resident of The Dalles, died 
Thursday, April 17, 2003 at a care facility in Oregon City.
     He was born May 22, 1923 in Spokane to Earl Greenwood and Hazel Opal 
(Priest) Goetchius. He grew up in the Spokane area and attended Cheney High 
School.
     During WWII he served in the U.S. Navy as part of the V12 officers 
training program and received a medical discharge following the war. He 
attended St Mary’s College in California who recruited him for their baseball 
team, Gonzaga University briefly and then graduated from the University of 
Washington with a degree in Economics.
     The family moved to The Dalles in 1954. He worked for Union Pacific RR as 
a clerk and watchman for 28 yrs. He never married, and lived at home caring 
for his parents until their deaths. He was also preceded in death by his 
younger brother, Jack Burton Goetchius in 1991.
     He is remembered by his nieces and nephews as being very fun to be 
around. He sang nonsensical songs to get them to laugh, put raw eggs in his 
coffee to get a reaction, took them fishing, and taught them to golf with some 
help from Grandfather Goetchius. His instruction was prized because he was an 
extremely good golfer. He loved to take the children on picnics and for walks 
in the sand to look for arrowheads.
     He loved dogs and always had one. He was a successful steelhead 
fisherman, and took the children for rides and fishing trips in his boat.
     Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 3 p.m. at The 
Dalles First Church of The Nazarene, 1313 Mt. Hood St., with Pastor Randy 
Johnson presiding. Family graveside services will be held at Greenwood 
Memorial Terrace in Spokane on Wednesday. Arrangements are by Columbia 
Cremation & Burial.


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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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