GEORGE RICHARD FERRIS

George Richard Ferris
1925-2018

George Richard "Dick" Ferris Jr., 92, recently of Bellevue, Idaho, passed away early Thursday, March 22, 2018 at St. Luke's Wood River, Ketchum.
Dick was born July 4, 1925 in San Francisco Calif., to George Richard Ferris, Sr. and Dolores "Dot" Marie Goggin. He graduated from Hayward Union High School, Hayward, Calif. Before graduation, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. As a paratrooper, he traveled around before being sent to Iwo Jima. Re-assigned to intelligence, he was part of the amphibious landing at Iwo Jima, where he was active during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. The story goes that he was the only member of his platoon to survive the battle. Always featured on his wall was a framed photo of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima along with a photo of himself during his time in Japan.
When the war ended, Dick was stationed in Japan during the Allied occupation.
Dick returned to Hayward, and on June 9, 1946 married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Mary Tomorug, who had waited for him while he was stationed overseas. They had two sons, Gregory and Kenneth. He was transferred to Boise while working for Consolidated Freightways as sales manager. After several years, the family moved again to Whittier, Calif. After returning to northern California, Dick and Joyce settled in Danville, and he worked for Basic Tool and Supply as their operations manager. They retired in Roseville, Calif.
After Joyce passed away in 2016, Dick moved to the Wood River Valley to be near his boys. He will return to Roseville to be interred next to his sweetheart.
Dick is survived by his two sons, Greg, (Leann Goddard) and Ken, (Dana DuGan); five grandchildren, Tyler, (Michelle Krantz), Lara, (Jason Brown) Natalia, (Kyle Samway), Rachel, (Richard de Alba) and Trevor ,(Samantha Hutter ); six great-grandchildren, Madison and Hannah, Mathew, Riley, Braydon and Hannah; his first cousin Alan Ferris; as well as two step grand-daughters Hayley and Piper Andrews; step great-grandchildren Adrian and Julian de Alba; and several nieces and nephews, including those who cared for them in the later days Eileen (Hoover) Hopper, and Jeff Tomorug, both of California; plus, a whole lot of grand dogs, cats, horses and other creatures. Thanks for your service and kind guiding spirit Dick.
A memorial webpage for Dick is available at www. woodriverchapel.com to share a message, photo or story and light a candle.
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