Raymond Yaw

Raymond A. “Ray” Yaw, 89, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Friday, June 29, 2007. Family and friends are invited to a funeral service at First Lutheran Church, on Friday, July 6, 2007 at 11:00 am and to stay for a lunch with the family. Pastor Dave Olson will officiate. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Service, 109 N. Division Ave., in Sandpoint, Id. to pay their respects, on Thursday, July 5, 2007 from 12 noon until 6:00 PM. Ray was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on January 5, 1918, the son of George W. and Caroline V. (Spreaton) Yaw. They moved to the farm in the Bronx area in 1919 where he helped his father dairy farm and work with the draft horses. He graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1935. On June 25, 1941 he married Dorothy Bowen and they were married almost 66 years and had 9 children. He worked for Safeway, Chevron, and logged for Ivar Hedlund. He served in the US Army from 1942 until 1946 being stationed in Missoula, San Francisco, and India. Following the war he worked 25 years at Merwin’s and then 20 years for Northern Lights as a groundsman. Ray was a founding member of the Northside Volunteer Fire Department and an active volunteer for 40 years. He was a member of the American Legion and First Lutheran Church. Ray is survived by all 9 children; Carol (Mike) McDowell of Sandpoint, Donald (Dianne) Yaw of Silverdale, WA, Sharon (Ron) Roget of Sandpoint, Gale (Ruby) Yaw of Sandpoint, Mary (Leo) Addison of Sandpoint, Ray D. (Terri) of Sandpoint, Mark (Vangie) Yaw of Everett, WA, Kaye (Kevin) Cogswell of Othello, WA, and Rick (Gail) Yaw of Sandpoint. 28 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren also survive. His wife Dorothy, his brother Kenneth, three half-brothers and a half-sister also preceded him in death.