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Edwin Harvill
Longtime Quincy resident Edwin Harvill passed away July 12, 2010 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at the age of 95. Ed was born in Ephrata to Ben and Vesta Harvill and attended Ephrata schools. He participated in football, basketball and track and was valedictorian of the 1932 class.
Ed attended Washington State College and Eastern Washington College of Education, receiving a five-year teaching diploma. He taught fifth and sixth grades in Naches Heights for one year before going to work for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1937 to 1971.
In 1939, he married Louise Scheib of Soap Lake, and they had three children. He worked as a surveyor in the Columbia Basin area until drafted by the Army in 1945. He sailed overseas and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan. After being discharged, he returned to Ephrata and continued working for the USBR before moving to Quincy in 1950, where he changed from surveying to construction inspection.
After his retirement, he worked for his brother-in-law, Gay Stidham, building houses and other carpentry work in the area. He took up golf and built a 1929 Model A from the ground up. In addition, Ed was the handyman at the United Church of Christ and in 1991 was honored by the Grant County Historical Society and Museum in Ephrata for his many years of volunteer service.
Ed is survived by Edwin (Donna) Harvill of Palouse, Patricia (Leon J.) Johnson of Morton, and Thomas (Gerri) Harvill of Sandpoint, Idaho; eight grandchildren: Kevin Harvill, Kimberley (Brad) Bettencort, Kurt (Angela) Harvill, Chris Johnson, Ryan Harvill (Tom Weirbonics), Tara Harvill (Sean) Praven, Tim (Morgan) Johnson, and Alison (Kris) Harris; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Preceding Ed in death were his parents, his wife of nearly 62 years, and his siblings, Dorothy Kreite, Jeanette Schempp, Carl William and Jack Harvill.
A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the Ephrata City Cemetery, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11 a.m. at Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy with a reception to follow. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Quincy Valley Historical Museum, the Grant County Historical Museum in Ephrata or your local Habitat for Humanity.
Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy is in charge of arrangements.
Please sign the guest book or leave a note for the family at www.scharbachs.com.
