Obituary: Scottie( Scott) Lee Ward, 76, The Dalles

Scottie( Scott) Lee Ward passed away in his sleep, at the age of 76, on December 24th, 2023 at The Oregon Veteran's Home in The Dalles, after a prolonged illness.  Scott was born in LaGrande Oregon in 1947 to Ben D Ward and Betty L Courtney. He attended Tygh Valley Grade School and later Sherman High School and graduated in 1966. He joined the US Navy after graduation and was in submarines, stationed in New London Connecticut, and Holy Loch Scotland. 

He worked at several of the local aluminum plants, the last was Northwest Aluminum, in The Dalles until its closure. At that time he went to work for Home Depot until his retirement. 

Scott loved to travel, especially when he and Koni went to Ireland. He loved the Oregon Coast and spent several vacations every year in Wheeler, Newport, Depoe Bay, and all along the coast. His hobbies were crossword puzzles, Cajun cooking, antiquing, collecting Carnival glass, and stained glass, fly fishing, listening to old rock and roll music, and cruising in his truck in the Mt Hood forests around Dufur. Scott enjoyed being a “foodie”, and always enjoyed a dark cold ale or brew. He was a very intelligent, interesting person who was kind and quiet. He will be greatly loved and missed by his family and friends. 

He was pre-deceased in death by his father Ben Ward in 2002. He is survived by Colleen ( Koni) Marcum Ward, his wife and best friend of 35 years. His mother is Betty Ward, The Dalles, son Christopher( Diana) Ward, Orlando Florida, daughter Rebecca( Andy) Pearson, Richland WA. His step-children ~David Anderson, Dufur, Shannon (Joel) Holtrop, Boise Id, Heather ( Shawn) Bren of Hermiston, Or. Brother Dana(Gayle) Ward, The Dalles, sisters Julie( Clayton) Carter, The Dalles, Kathy ( Chris) Kirby,