Ruben Ottmar

1914 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	Ruben Ottmar
  Born	22 Sep 1914	Wheeler, Grant County, Washington, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Oct 2001	Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I426277	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John W. Ottmar
  Mother	Amelia Miller,   b. 21 May 1892, Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 Aug 1977, Harrington, Lincoln County, Washington, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F142117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Katheryn Ochs
  Children	1. Ottmar
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F142122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Ruben Ottmar Birth: 22 Sep 1914 Wheeler, Grant County, Washington, USA Death: 12 Oct 2001 (aged 87) Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA Memorial #: 55847853 Bio: Ottmar, Ruben: "Graveside service for Ruben Ottmar, 87, is scheduled at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at Mountain View Cemetery, with a memorial service following at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, with the Rev Barbara Caviezel of Harrington United Methodist Church officiating. A long time Lincoln County contractor and builder, Mr Ottmar died Oct 12 at his Davenport home. Born Sept 22, 1914, in Wheeler, WA, to German farmers John W and Amelia (Miller) Ottmar, he attended school there and in Ritzville, graduating from Harrington High School in 1932. Although he was an avid gardener after his retirement, he chose not to follow the family footsteps of farming but trained instead in diesel motor mechanics in Seattle. He eventually went into carpentry, which became his life long vocation. He worked as a civilian carpenter for government projects at Geiger Field, Coulee Dam and Pacific City, OR, during WW II. Over the next 40 years, he built or remodeled more than 100 homes in Lincoln County, as well as major renovations to the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Davenport. He also built Edna's Drive-in, the Times building, the Lincoln County Museum, the city hall and library and fire station. He met his future wife, Laura Oakes, at Christian Endeavor. They ?eloped' to Coeur d'Alene, where they married Oct 7, 1939, in the home of the Christian Church minister. They moved into their first home, built by Ruben, on ?Bungalow Ridge' near the county court house in Davenport. He would live the remainder of his life there, with several remodelings and additions. He was a charter member of the Davenport Lions Club, a member of First Presbyterian Church and had served as a city councilman. He enjoyed family events, visiting people in the hospital and nursing home, watching television, reading westerns and being with his cats, two of which he left behind. He lived two years after being diagnosed with lung cancer. His wife preceded him in death n 1995 and a brother, Alvin, died earlier this year. He leaves a daughter, Becky (and Gary) Anderson, of Quilcene, WA; a brother, Walter (and Linda) of Marysville; sister-in-law, Elsie Ottmar of Harrington; and numerous nieces and nephews." (Davenport Times: 10-18-2001) Family Members Parents John W Ottmar 1887-1973 Amelia Miller Ottmar 1892-1977 Spouse Laura Katheryn Ochs Ottmar 1919-1995 Siblings Alvin Ottmar 1915-2001 Walter Ottmar 1919-2006 Created by: ReconnectNow (47291893) Added: 4 Aug 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55847853/ruben-ottmar Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 October 2018), memorial page for Ruben Ottmar (22 Sep 1914?12 Oct 2001), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55847853, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by ReconnectNow (contributor 47291893) .