BODY FOUND
IN RIVER
Orofino, Ida.-The body of Paul A. Rhoades, 44, who was
injured in an automobile wreck Saturday night, was found in the
ice-clogged Clearwater River, one mile east of here Sunday. Sheriff
V.F. Holloway said Rhoades apparently had fallen in the river after
walking away from the wrecked car.
Holland Evening Sentinel, Holland Michigan
December 20, 1954
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DRIVING
LESSON ENDS IN DEATHS OF TWO
Orofino, Idaho, June 9-A driving lesson in a new car
ended in tragedy today as the car tumbled into Clearwater River,
carrying a man and his wife to their death.
The dead couple was identified as Nick Kovachevich, 58,
and his wife Jean, about 55, both of Orofino.
Sheriff Fred Pomeroy said Kovachevich obtained
permission to use one end of the Orofino Airport to teach his wife
how to drive.
Pomeroy said witnesses told him the car, with Mrs.
Kovachevich driving, headed off the airport strip, went across the
highway and continued on another 75 feet before plunging into the
river.
Both bodies were recovered.
Lima News, Lima Ohio June 10, 1956
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AUSTRIAN
SUCCESSFUL IN SECOND SUICIDE TRY
Orofino, Ida., Nov. 28-Ivan Zlovolic, 51 Austrian, was
dead today after his second suicide attempt.
The scene was the Orofino jail, where he hung himself
with his suspenders from the door frame. A previous suicide was
thwarted when he found the Clearwater river "too cold."
He was lodged in jail on a drunkeness charge.
Nevada State Journal, Reno Nevada November
29, 1936
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Orofino, Idaho, April
27-Five persons were burned to death, four of them small children,
in the explosion of a kerosene stove which destroyed a one-room
ranch house 13 miles east of here Saturday night.
The dead are Millard E. Sellers, 31, three of his four
children, Vickie 6, Danny 3, and an infant daughter, and George
Lindstrom, the infant son of a neighbor rancher.
Portland Press Herald, Portland Maine April
28, 1947
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Canton Daily Ledger
Orofino, Idaho - Ivon A. Ashwood, 75, of Orofino, Idaho, formerly of
Canton, died Monday, Aug. 2, 1999, in Orofino. Born April 6, 1924,
at Muskogee,
Okla., the son of Ned and Daisy Ashwood, he married Polly Bastien on
Jan. 6,
1947. She survives. Others survivors include three daughters, Mrs.
Dave (Cindy)
Cress of Pocatello, Idaho, Mrs. Jim (Jackie) Bates of Richland,
Wash. and Mrs.
Bo (Pam) Bullock of Pierce, Idaho; ***Ron Watkins*** {this is the
way it is in
the obit}; eight grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters; one
sister-in-law, Melba Ashwood; and numerous nieces and nephews He was
preceded
in death by one grandson, Jason Watkins, six brothers, and one
sister. He was
raised on a farm on Illinois and became the first member of his
family to graduate from high
school in 1943. He was in the U. S. Navy during World War II and
served as a
radarman in the Pacific. He was a heavy equipment operator and he
started the
following construction, heading out west after the birth of his
first daughter,
Cindy. He finally settled in Orofino in August 1967. After retiring
from
Operating Engineers Local 37, he continued working as a millwright
for his
friend, Dean Brandt, until he fell ill with diabetes. He was a Mason
and
Shriner and was an avid reader, golfer, bowler, fisherman, and
hunter. He and
his wife travels extensively, especially to bowling tournaments
where he usually
placed well. A memorial potluck dinner was held at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at
Riverside
Lanes in Orofino. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes
Association or
to the Orofino Meals on Wheels program.
Note: Cremated ashes scattered in the mountains two years later.
Note: Ron
Watkins is the 2nd husband of daughter, Cindy.
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CHARLES N. STANTON
Charles N. Stanton, 77, died Wednesday at a local hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks.
He was born August 30, 1881, at Mondovi, Wis., and spent his boyhood
there on his parents' farm. When he was 16, the family moved to Lady
Smith, Wis. He continued to work on the farm and later started a saw
mill, which he continued to operate until his retirement six years ago.
He moved to Orofino from Lady Smith two years ago.
He was married to Edith O. Parker at Mondovi, October 26, 1899.
Surviving are his wife Edith, Orofino; five sons, Charles L., Portland;
Milton W., Orofino; Ivan, Redding, Calif.; and James R. and Jack, both
of Portland; five daughters, Mrs. Olive Hines, Bruce, Wis.; Mrs. Mable
Ribbenstroff, Hillsboro, Ore.; Mrs. Jospehine Ferris, Washougal, Wash.;
Mrs. Clara Iverson, Chicago; Mrs. Minerva Ervin, in the south; 56
grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
The body is at Gilberts.
Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, August 7, 1959
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