Obituary: Ott, Sidney W.

Sun., April 28, 2013

OTT, Sidney W. (Age 67) Died December 15, 2012 in Spokane, WA.

Sidney was born in Pasco and raised in Deer Park.

He spent two years in Vietnam in the Army.

He drove 18 wheelers hauling grain and 12 years working for Dairy Herd Improvement Association.

He had a heart attack in June 1995, started walking at North Town Mall in October 1995.

He was also the caregiver for his mother until her death in 2007.

Sidney was preceded in death by Cleo and Georgianna and his brother Richard.

He also had a love for computers, had a lot of train layouts on them that he liked to play with.

He helped neighbors with snow removal in the winters.

Services will be held at the Spokane State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake on May 3, 2013 at 3:00 P.M.

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