Obituary: Standerfer, Delray “Del”
Age 81
He spent his first 16 years in Spokane and then moved to Four Lakes and graduated from Cheney High School in 1953.
He is survived by his wife Marlene whom he married July 31, 1954, three children: Bonita and husband Bill Hawker, Virgil and wife Becky, Rita and husband Tom Henson and one brother Willie and wife Sheila.
He has six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Del and Marlene lived at Four Lakes until they retired in 1995, and moved over to the Duckabush River on the Olympic Peninsula.
Del worked for the Lincoln Mercury dealership in Spokane for several years, then went to work for Cheney School District in Transportation and Maintenance for 22 years.
Del spent lots of time hunting, fishing and trapshooting.
He was a life member of Amber Gun Club, Sprague Gun Club and Spokane Gun Club, also, past president of Spokane Gun Club.
He was a life member of ATA (American Trapshooting Association) the Washington State Delegate for eight years.
Del was inducted into the Washington State Trapshooting Hall of Fame in 2000.
After retirement, he spent several winters in Arizona shooting, went to Alaska in 1998 and shot the Alaska State Shoot.
Shot registered shoots in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Ohio, Vancouver, BC, and Calgary, AB.
He was also past Chief of the Hiyu Indians and member of the Pacific Indians and Makaha Indians.
In his spare time he loved working on wood projects.
Celebration of Life will be held sometime this summer.