Richard William Ammerman, 78

Richard William Ammerman, the son of Claude and Lois Ammerman, was born March 24, 1926 in Spokane, Wash. He passed away in his home Aug. 7, 2004, in Cottonwood, Ariz., at the age of 78.

He attended Coeur d'Alene High school where he played football before proudly serving in the Marine Corps in Okinawa and Guam during the Second World War.

He married Patty Swank and settled in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho, where he raised his family and enjoyed the outdoors. He spent much of his time hunting the mountains of North Idaho, fishing the waters of the Northwest, or relaxing and boating with his family from his cabin on the shore of the Pend Oreille River.

Across the past 20 years of his retirement, he and his loving wife, Jean, traveled extensively throughout the United States, finally settling in Cottonwood, Ariz.

Richard had two children, Stephen William Ammerman and Claudia Kay Tuppe. He is survived by his wife Jean; a brother, Don; a daughter Claudia; stepchildren, Rob, Jan, and James; granddaughters Elly , Emily, Kelly, Jessica and Piper; grandsons John, Erik and Conner; and great-grandchildren Davis and Ella Grace.