OBITUARY: Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Kochel; Wishram, Klickitat co., Washington
surname: Kochel, Lawrence, Clow, Pavek, Arnold, Smith

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Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Kochel

     Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Kochel, 86, a resident of Wishram, died Monday,
Aug. 11, 2003 at a local care facility.

     He was born Oct. 11, 1916, in Miles City, Montana, the oldest of five
children to James and Mable (Lawrence) Kochel and grew up in Baker, Montana.

     He moved to Washington in 1936 and secured employment with Ryderwood's
Railroad Logging operation and began a lifetime career in railroading. He
worked as a locomotive engineer for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway,
which later became the Burlington Northern, from 1943 until his retirement in
1982.

     He met Helen Clow in 1949 and they married in 1950, celebrating 52 years
of love and marriage on Sept. 2, 2002. They have made their home in Wishram
since 1960. In 1963 he developed and enjoyed a ranch in central British
Columbia.

     He was a long-time member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in The Dalles
and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge, 40 of those years with
Goldendale Lodge No. 31, which recently presented him with a 40-year pin.
He is survived by his wife, Helen, Wishram; daughters Lois Pavek, Billings,
Mont.; Janet Arnold and her husband Fred, Poulsbo, Wash.; sons Larry J. Kochel
and his wife Arlene, Shelby, Mont.; John L. Kochel and his wife Karen,
Vanderhoof, B.C., Canada; his sister Marjorie Smith and husband Glen, Baker,
Mont.; 22 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and
three brothers, Reid, Kenneth, and Robert.

     Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in The Dalles, with the Reverend Tracy Browning
presiding.

     Private interment of his ashes will be on the Circle K Ranch in
Vanderhoof, B.C.

     Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1805
Minnesota Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 or to Hospice of The Gorge, 751 Myrtle
Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial.