Clarence "Clancy" William Strohmaier

Clarence “Clancy” William Strohmaier, 93, passed away on Jan. 4, 2022 in Spokane after a courageous battle with lymphoma. Clancy was born on March 25, 1928 in Lind, Wash. to Bill and Marie Strohmaier.

He grew up on the family wheat farm in Lind. He was on track to graduate from Lind High School in 1946, but in the fall of 1945, he was busy on the tractor seeding and didn’t return to school that year. In 1974, he decided a high school diploma was important, so he completed the necessary requirements at Lind High School and officially graduated!

He met his wife of 65 years, Lois Ottmar, in the s...