Richard Verne Tschirgi

RICHARD VERNE (DICK) TSCHIRGI was born on Jan. 1, 1916 in Rushmore, Minnesota. He died on July 27, 1978, in Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon. He was buried on July 30, 1978 in Parkview Cemetery, New Plymouth, Payette Co., Idaho.
During World War II Dick had a deferment form the Army because he was a farmer. In 1943 he decided to go to Washington. When he went in to tell Col. Patch in Payette, Idaho, that he was going to Washington, Col. Patch told him that if he did he would be called up within the month. He never got the call, and the War ended. After Dick died they moved the recruiting office in Payette to another building. When they moved the file cabinets out they found Dicks papers, they were behind the cabinet. Col. Patch was still in charge of the office. He called Clayton Tschirgi (Dick's brother) and told him about finding the papers. So that is why he never got called up.
RICHARD VERNE (DICK) TSCHIRGI
FRUITLAND
Richard Verne Tschirgi, 62, of Colville, Washington, formerly of Fruitland, died Friday at Madras. Services were conducted today at 10:30 a,.m. at the Shaffer-Jensen Chapel in Fruitland, by Dr. Don Nielson, of the Pendleton Church of Christ. Interment was in Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth.
He was born Jan. 1, 1916, in Rushmore, Minnesota, and moved with his parents to Fruitland-New Plymouth area where he was reared and educated. He married Agnes Sampson October 7, 1936, in New Plymouth. He farmed and worked at various jobs in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
He was a member of the Colville Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife of Colville: two daughters, Mrs. Roger (Ginger) Strawn of Culver, Oregon, and Mrs Jim (Peggy) Galyen of Baker City, Oregon; a son Clifford (Judy) of Colville; a brother Clayton of Fruitland; three sisters, Mrs Clayton (Bernice) Cripe of Troy, Montana, Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothea) Rosenberger of Boise, Mrs Evelyn Hall of Olympia, Washington; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a great-grandchild.