Wasco-Deschutes-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Ritchey, Leslie McCaw September 5, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, September 11, 2006
     Leslie McCaw Ritchey, 87, died Sept. 5 at the home of his daughter in 
Sisters. 

     He was born Dec. 19, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa, the oldest child of 
Charles and Mary Still Ritchey.

     Knowing that World War II was coming, he joined the Navy to fulfill a 
lifelong dream of flying. He became a flight instructor at Pensacola, Fla., 
eventually earning the rank of captain in the Marine Corps. 

     After the war, he bought an Indian motorcycle and toured the country. He 
stopped in the upper Hood River valley, found temporary work picking apples, 
and stayed for four years. 

     He returned to Iowa to finish his last year at Drake University. There, 
he married Leona Herbst. In 1953, they returned to Parkdale with their infant 
daughter.

     He was hired by Hines Lumber Company, Dee, to work in the lab. During his 
career, he held many different positions at the hardboard plant, retiring in 
1981. 

     He developed a passion for archaeology and was active in the Oregon 
Archaeological Society, Mid-Columbia Archaeological Society as well as 
participating in many university excavations. 

     He is survived by his children, Jean and her husband Paul Stark, Sisters; 
Connie Ritchey and Jim Ritchey, both of Hawaii; Brian Ritchey, Iowa; and 
grandsons, Justin Swope, Jonathan, Jim, Ian and Jaxon Stark.

     Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, Box 36, Hood 
River, OR 97031 or Hospice of Redmond-Sisters, 732 S.W. 3rd, Redmond, OR 97756.

     The family invites all to Parkdale Grange on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 
4 p.m. for pie, coffee, punch, and reminiscing. 


Additional Comments:
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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