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Elmer Pfaff

Birth	:	31 Jun 1919 Ruff, Grant County, Washington, USA
Death	:	10 Feb 2017 Garfield, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.9999100, -117.1498600
Plot	:	Block 44, Lot 7, Grave 11
Inscription	:	Married Oct. 20, 1943
Description	:	Elmer was born May 31, 1919, in Ruff, Wash., to Michael and Katherine (Ottmar) Pfaff. He attended schools in Ruff and high school in Valley, Wash., before his family moved to Garfield in 1937. Elmer graduated from Garfield High School with the class of 1938. He married Ruth Alice Fisher on Oct. 20, 1943, in Palouse, and the couple made their home on Dry Creek Road outside of Garfield since that time. Elmer was a lifelong wheat farmer and was an active member of both the Washington Pea and Lentil and Washington Wheat Grower associations. He continued to work on the... Read More	Elmer was born May 31, 1919, in Ruff, Wash., to Michael and Katherine (Ottmar) Pfaff. He attended schools in Ruff and high school in Valley, Wash., before his family moved to Garfield in 1937. Elmer graduated from Garfield High School with the class of 1938. He married Ruth Alice Fisher on Oct. 20, 1943, in Palouse, and the couple made their home on Dry Creek Road outside of Garfield since that time. Elmer was a lifelong wheat farmer and was an active member of both the Washington Pea and Lentil and Washington Wheat Grower associations. He continued to work on the farm until 2016, when his health forced him to move to LaDow Court Assisted Living in Garfield. Elmer loved canning various vegetables from his garden and was famous for his pickles and pickled asparagus. He attended the Garfield Christian Church, was an active fisherman and hunter, including membership in the National Rifle Association, as well as a member of the LaDow Grange. Survivors names omitted per findagrave policy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; and brothers Daniel, Cleve, Stewart, LeRoy, Harold and Stanley. Lewiston Tribune Feb 15, 2017

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Elmer Pfaff's memorial is located at: Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Whitman County, USA.
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Elmer Pfaff death on 10 Feb 2017 in Garfield, Whitman County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 46.9999100
Longitude: -117.1498600

Family Members:

Parent

Michael M. Pfaff

(1892 - 1964)

Katherine Ottmar Pfaff

(1898 - 1972)

Spouse

Ruth Alice Fisher Pfaff

(1923 - 1998)

Siblings

Daniel “Digger” Pfaff

(1917 - 1989)

(1923 - 2003)

(1924 - 2011)

(1926 - 1981)

(1928 - 1972)

(1941 - 2019)

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