Ovedia H.Rishoff, 98

Ovedia H. Rishoff died at her residence on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, the same date as her marriage 82 years ago. She was 98 years old. Ovedia was born July 20, 1912, on the family homestead north of Lothair, one of four children to Julia Sagvold and Peder Olson. She received her education at nearby country schools. She married Cyrus J. Cy Rishoff on Oct. 6, 1928, in Chester. They lived in Chester, Lothair and Galata before settling in Shelby. Cy worked for the county road department and Ovedia worked at the local nursing home, school lunch room and as a baby-sitter. She was also a homemaker and mother of three. They retired in 1970. In 1988 they moved to Bigfork where they enjoyed tending the cherry orchards on their property at Woods Bay. They were married 79 and a half years when Cy passed away at age 102, in 2008. Ovedia continued to live at home in Bigfork, where she received loving care from her family. Ovedia was active at St. Luke s Lutheran Church in Shelby and Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork, the R.N.A. in Shelby, the Army Mothers of Shelby, and the Beardance Club on the east shore of Flathead Lake. She enjoyed many hobbies, including sewing, crocheting, quilting, gardening, baking, crafts and cards. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; son, Orville; and three brothers, Adolph, Edwin and Alvin Olson. Ovedia is survived by a daughter, Betty Fjeld, of Kalispell; a son, Jack Rishoff, of Bigfork; eight grandchildren, Susan LeBouef of Newport Beach, Calif., David Rishoff of Etiwanda, Calif., Laney Paine of Newport Beach, Debbie Sparks of Albany, Ore., Kim Hickman of Neptune, N.J., Mick Renna of Bigfork, Donna Benner of Kalispell, and Ed Renna of Meridian, Idaho; 13 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Luke s Lutheran Church in Shelby. Following burial at the Shelby Mountainview Cemetery, a coffee hour will be held at the church. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. There will be viewing at the mortuary on Sunday and at the church on Monday two hours prior to service.