Clarence “Chuck” Oeding, 100

Clarence “Chuck” Oeding, 100, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 6, 2018, in Salmon, Idaho.

He was born February 11, 1918, in Ferdinand to Henry and Elizabeth (Oser) Oeding. He married Edythe Egbert on September 21, 1950, in Burlington, Washington. She preceded him in death on February 9, 1989, in Fallon, Nevada.

Serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he retired to Fallon, Nevada, where he and his wife raised their family.

Survivors include his daughter, Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Hooten (Leon) of Coos Bay, Oregon; Charles Gordon “Corky” Oeding of Salmon, Idaho; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Besides his wife he was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Olivia Durcholz (Martin), Hilda Durcholz (Lawrence); and four brothers, Gerhard “Hardy” Oeding (Edna), Emil Oeding (Dorothy), Irvin Oeding (Marie) and Sylvan “Joe” Oeding (Clara).