Ernest Oster, Sr.

Nov. 7, 1936 - Aug. 19, 2014

Ernest (Ernie) Oster Sr. passed away peacefully at home August 19, 2014, in College Place. He was born November 7, 1936, in Odessa, to Jacob Oster, Sr. and Lorena (Giese) Oster.

He attended West Valley High School in Spokane and spent eight years in the U.S. Air Force, spending most of his service time at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

He married Marjery (Marjie) Pickens at Millwood Presbyterian Church on January 7, 1958. They later divorced. He moved to College Place in 2002 to be with his former wife, friend and caregiver, Marjie Erickson. He was a memb...