James William Zoller

James William Zoller, born October 18, 1916 in Manhatten, Kansas to Lavenia Richardson and Dr. Harper Filer Zoller, died Sunday, July 30, 2006 of complications from a fall. He is preceded in death by wife, Kathryn Owen, his parents, one brother, one sister and a great grandchild. He is survived by his wife Grace in Ohio and his children, Dr. William H. Zoller and wife Vivian of Woodinville, Washington; Barbara Jean Price and husband Thomas Price of Logan, Utah; and Robert E. Zoller of Longmont, Colorado. Jim received his education from Coe College, Cal Tech and the University of Michigan. He served in WWII in England as a Meteorologist for the US Army Air Corp and also served in the Korean War in the US Air Force. After the Korean War, he moved his family to what was then called the Territory of Alaska. There he raised his family and cared very well for them, enjoying moose, caribou and salmon that he hunted. He was a survivor of the Great Alaskan Earthquake, as he watched the air tower come down at the Anchorage International Airport and helped in the rescue of many people. After his children went stateside to college, he left Alaska and moved to Michigan and then to Omaha, Nebraska, where he became Meteorologist In-Charge for the state of Nebraska. He served in that capacity until he retired at seventy years of age. He loved his friends at Pioneer Valley Lodge, especially Richard and his little dog, Sugar. When he fell, he was doing what he liked to do best and that was taking Sugar for a walk. A small service will be held at Pioneer Valley Lodge. The family would like to thank Dr. Huffman, Dr. Plowman and Dr. Finlayson for the great care that was given and to the nursing staff of the Emergency Room and ICU at Logan Regional Hospital.