1964 - Key Persons
We enjoyed our time in the sunny South but desperately missed our families and the Northwest, so in 1971 we moved back to Moscow. Several autobody shops in the Moscow area employed me before I started my own business in 1974. My business, Greene's Body & Paint Service has become one of the premier repair shops in the Northwest, and I am pleased to have my son Will working as General Manager in the business.
I am living in Moscow, Idaho - married to Charles Hatch who is currently vice-president of research at the University. We have four children, including a son who is stationed in Germany with the Air Force and a daughter who is married to a sgt. in the Army and also stationed in Germany. I see a trip to Europe in my future this year!
I worked for the University until Chuck and I were married in l983. We lived in India and Pakistan for 9 years, returning to the states for the last time in l994 - where, I might add, I intend to stay. :) I am a homemaker and enjoying the newfound freedom of kids who are on their own or in College. Life has been an adventure but, now that the kids are more independent, we hope for retirement in a couple years and a chance to travel for fun.
Cheryl was born July 8, 1946, in Moscow to Franklin H. and Virginia D. (Ott) Pitkin. She grew up in Moscow, attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High in 1964. She attended the University of Idaho and then worked in California. In 1970, she began working at the University of Idaho, served in a variety of positions and retired as an accounts technician in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences in 1983.
In 1983, she and Charles R. Hatch were married in Langley, Wash. Following their marriage, they spent 11 years overseas in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan while maintaining their home in Moscow. In 2009, they moved to Sandpoint full time.
Cheryl enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, traveling and creating decorative cards and arrangements.
She is survived by her husband at their home in Sandpoint; her children, Franklin Martz, of Spokane, Shannon Wells of Rolla, Mo., Ty Hatch, of Pueblo, Colo., and Ravi Hatch of Moscow; as well as seven grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers Gannett Pitkin, of Victoria, Minn., and Mark Pitkin, of Moscow, as well as step-sisters Cora Sue LeBret and Connie Cain, both in Spokane.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Wayne Pitkin.
A private graveside service will be held at the Moscow Cemetery. A celebration of life will be at the Frank Pitkin Forest Nursery on Highway 8, just west of the Elks Golf Course beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Frank Pitkin Nursery Scholarship Fund at the University of Idaho.
James C. Fisher of Moscow died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at his home. He was 69.
Jim was born Oct. 13, 1946, in Moscow to Ephraim P. and Edith H. Finneman Fisher. He grew up and attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High School in 1964. He joined the Navy that year, serving until 1970. Following his discharge, he returned to Moscow and married Brenda Miller in 1969, the couple had two sons and later divorced.
He worked as an electrical engineer for Stromberg-Carlson installing phone offices in the West, living in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev. He returned in the mid-1970s and went to work driving trucks, first for D&K Logging, then went to long-haul trucking for Pfafile Trucking, then to Sears for several years and worked maintenance for the old Moscow Mall (now Eastside Marketplace), then to the University of Idaho in building operations, retiring from there. Jim went back to long-haul trucking for Swift Transportation until he retired.
He was a member of the Moscow Moose Lodge, was an avid fisherman and enjoyed spending time with his sons.
Surviving are his sons, Steve and Roger, both in Moscow; nephews, Eugene and Bert; and nieces Leah, Angie and Beth.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Marty Sue Fisher; brother, Gene Fisher, and an infant brother, Bobby.
Janice was born on November 17, 1946 in Rolla, ND to Loyd and Anne Johnson. After graduating from high school in Moscow, ID in 1964, she went on to study elementary education and music at the University of Idaho. Janice was an active member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority throughout college and served as president for one year while there. She also participated in several operas and musicals, her most memorable being "Oklahoma." After graduation, Janice started her teaching career in Vancouver, WA as a fourth grade teacher at Walnut Grove Elementary School. She also taught at Salmon Creek, Peter S. Ogden, Leiser and Minnehaha Elementary schools throughout her career. Janice received her Masters Degree
in Learning Disabilities from the U of I in 1974. She spent fourteen years working in special education and then as a fourth, fifth, and combo classroom teacher. She taught for thirty years before retiring in 1999. Janice received the School District's Staff Achievement Award for intermediate-grade teachers in 1997.
Janice met the love of her life, Ken, while they were both attending the University of Idaho. They were married January 27, 1968. Janice and Ken had two children, Angie of Post Falls, ID, married to Jace Rutherford and Greg Sayler of Vancouver, WA, married to Andrea. Family was paramount to Janice and she spent much time traveling to watch the various events of each of her grandchildren or to play games or put puzzles together or just to spend time together.
Janice was passionate about her church, Bethel Lutheran, in Brush Prairie, WA, where she was a member for over 43 years. She served as council president, bell choir leader and member, choir leader and member, vacation Bible school teacher, and numerous committees and volunteer positions over the years. Janice was currently serving as the president of the Women of the ELCA Southwest Washington Synod, encompassing 88 churches, helping women throughout the area grow closer in their relationship with the Lord. Janice was a servant leader, always willing to help others and was incredibly generous with her time and talents. Janice also was active in a number of bridge groups and a pinochle group that has been playing since the early 1970's. The void Janice leaves is immeasurable and is felt by all her family and friends.
Janice is survived by her husband, Ken, her daughter, Angie, son-in-law, Jace, son Greg, daughter-in-law, Andrea, seven grandchildren, Jackson Sayler of Pullman, WA, Jennesee and Jaelyn Sayler of Vancouver, WA, Jacob, Cole, Tyson, and Austin Rutherford of Post Falls, ID, her sister and brother-in-law Peggy and Clyde Waterman of Idaho, sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws Pat and Shirley Ackerman of Aumsville, OR and John and Linda McClure of Oakland, CA and sister-in-law Donna Ashley of Happy Valley, OR and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Janice's memorial service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church in Brush Prairie, WA on July 23 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Janice Sayler's name to Bethel Lutheran Church memorial fund, P.O. Box175, Brush Prairie, WA 98606.
Kay Wallace Miller has aranged for a block of discounted rooms with the Best Western folks and, those staying at the UBW will have Sunday breakfast included in their stay. It's important that anyone wishing to stay there make those arangements ASAP as room availability may change.
I am still working at Washington State Employees Credit Union as an MSO/Loan Officer. I have been here for 12 years after spending many years in the retail business. Mike is still with the City Of Moscow as Street Superintendent and City Shop Manager. He is looking forward to retirement in a couple of years, I think I'll keep working until we have a plan?!
My Dad passed away before the last reunion but my Mom is still doing great..She is a big part of all of our lives..
Stephen ‘Steve' Frederick Bell lived a full life that positively impacted many people and the world. He was a son, father, husband and brother, as well as a lawyer, activist, missionary and fierce individualist. In Coeur d'Alene he was known for playing music to the homeless, organizing overnight campouts to raise awareness on homelessness, wearing funny hats and tirelessly running around town, training for his next marathon or race.
Steve was born March 3, 1946, in Washington D.C., but was raised in Moscow, Idaho, by his parents, George and Maurine Bell. George was an author, lawyer and professor of law at the University of Idaho and Maurine was a devoted mother, member of the LDS church and a community member. Steve graduated from Moscow High School in 1964. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Idaho in 1968, and later, in 1971, a Juris Doctor from The University of Montana School of Law.
Steve dedicated his career to helping others and practiced law for more than four decades in North Idaho within the public sphere as a prosecutor and defense attorney, and then later, in private practice doing family, bankruptcy, probate, environmental and pro bono legal work. His greatest professional accomplishments are protecting Tubbs Hill and the Third Street boat launch from privatization as well as initiatives to design safer roads and promote anti-texting-while-driving laws.
Beyond his profession, Steve had four wives throughout his life, all of whom he loved. Their names are Charlotte Bouley, Betty Stone, Nancy Lee and Karen Morris, the last of whom was mother to his son, Shane Bell.
Running marathons, skiing, traveling the world, doing missions trips to Tecate, Mexico, playing his guitar at church, volunteering at soup kitchens, reading, writing, and collecting antiques were all passions of Steve's. He was also a vocal and proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a paid speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and a contributor to the Coeur d'Alene Press. He loved filling his days with engaging people and his nights with good music, books and his beloved dogs, River and Bella.
Steve is survived by his two brothers, George and Dwight Bell; his niece and nephews; and his son, Shane (Rebekah) Bell. Steve died at the age of 73, while in hospice care on Dec. 1, 2019, after struggling with cancer; his son, daughter-in-law and close friends were at his side.
It's been a joy working with Bill Sever who has spent many hours putting the reunion website together. But, he ets all the fun, he's spoken with over 95 of us.
I reside in Coeur d'Alene where I raise my beloved son Shane, 14, as a single dad. Shane is a typical teen ager, in the last year I have gone from being very smart, to of marginal consequences in his eyes. My son is an old soul, he is very kind, has tons of girl friends, is an artist, plays, and drums, and skis with me.
Steve Bell works his way down Atlas Road training for the Seattle Marathon on a borrowed Freedom Rider, a hand-cranked bike.
After completing a leg-shattering dive from a roof he missed his regular "running routine". Undaunted.. he borrowed a "Freedom Rider" hand-crank trike and found out that, even an older fella, can be competitive.
He expects a full recovery. (What was Steve doing on a roof anyway?)