Arnold August Heller

November 16, 1928 - September 14, 2011

Arnold August Heller Obituary Entered into rest in Spokane, Washington on September 14, 2011 at the age of 82 years. Arnold was born November 16, 1928 in Portland, Oregon to Emma and August Heller, he was raised on a farm in Damascus, Oregon and attended Damascus Grade School and Gresham High School. He married Patricia Scheer, from Rosalia, WA, and moved to Spokane in 1953 and has lived there ever since. He served in the Oregon National Guard and transferred to the Washington National Guard in 1953. He took a job at Utter Cadillac on April 7th, 1953 and was employed there for 39 years, retiring on April 7th, 1992. He was a member of the Sun Tune-Up Club, serving as president and secretary for two years each, and was also a charter member of Plymouth Congregational Church of Spokane. He enjoyed working on cars, helping family and friends with their automobiles and taking pride in his own cars, trucks and boats. He, with his family, shared a cabin, which they built with the help of his brother-in-law, Norman Scheer and his father-in-law. They enjoyed fishing, boating, and building, for 49 years. As the main driver of the family speed boat, he took the family and many of the children's friends water skiing and on boat trips up the St. Joe River and to Coeur d' Alene. Not being raised by a lake or having access to one, he thoroughly enjoyed the cabin at Conkling Park on Coeur d' Alene Lake for many years. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Patricia Heller, three sons, Craig Heller of Salt Lake, UT (wife Eileen), David Elliott Heller and Shaun Heller (wife Diana) of Spokane, two daughters Annette Heller Herring of Stone Mountain, GA and Jean Heller Sayler of Shidler, OK, one twin sister, Arlene Hoard of Las Vegas, NV, 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1502 W. 8th Ave., Spokane, WA on Saturday, September 24th at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Spokane Humane Society, Union Gospel Mission or charity of choice.