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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
1931 — February 24, 2021
Ronald Mohler passed
away peacefully on February
24, 2021 at his home in
Sisters. He was born in
Ephrata, Pennsylvania in
1931, the son of Elizabeth
(Rutt) and David Wealand
Mohler.
<Ronnie= delivered news-
papers, shined shoes at <the
Greek9s,= worked at Cox9s
Drug Store, the Glen-Gery
brickyard, and the Miller
Hess Shoe Factory in Akron.
Ron was also a Boy Scout
and felt that was an impor-
tant influence in his life. He
was an Ephrata High School
949er.
After graduation, Ron
followed an apprentice edu-
cation opportunity with
Textile Machine Works and
Wyomissing Polytechnic
Institute. Through the pro-
gram, Ron obtained a schol-
arship to attend Penn State
University. At Penn State,
the family narrowly escaped
a fire that destroyed the
trailer and everything the
family owned.
Ron and Nancy had to
start over, but the family
was safe. Through determi-
nation and the generosity
of others, they were able to
continue Ron9s education.
Ron graduated with a degree
in mechanical engineer-
ing in 1956 and obtained a
work-study fellowship with
Hughes Aircraft Company
and the University of
Southern California. After
obtaining his master 9s
degree in electrical engineer-
ing in 1958, Ron worked
at Los Alamos Scientific
Laboratories in New Mexico.
He worked on controls for
nuclear rocket propulsion on
the Rover Project. Ron later
obtained his Ph.D. from the
University of Michigan.
Ron also taught at Los
Alamos and eventually
became a professor at the
University of New Mexico
in 1965. This was the start of
his academic career, where
he became a leader and inno-
vator in the field of systems
engineering.
Ron would work with
a variety of organizations,
institutions, and individuals
around the world, frequently
making trips to Russia,
Europe, and Australia.
In 1969, Ron started a
new job with the University
of Oklahoma as Director,
Systems Research Center
and Professor, Electrical
Engineering, and Aerospace,
Mechanical and Nuclear
Engineering.
Ron moved to Oregon
State University in 1971
to become the head of the
Department of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering. He
reorganized and developed
various programs within the
department. He also estab-
lished new programs for
off-campus instruction with
Tektronix and the Bonneville
Power Administration.
Ron retired from Oregon
State University in Corvallis
after a distinguished career
of research and graduate
education as a Professor
Emeritus. He and Nancy
moved to Sisters, to the
home he helped design,
overlooking the mountains
and the natural beauty they
loved. Ron became involved
in the Sisters community
until his health became
an issue. He was active in
Kiwanis and a faithful mem-
ber of the Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church.
Ron married his sweet-
heart, Nancy Strickler, in
May of 1950. He remem-
bered her from the time he
was working the soda foun-
tain at Cox9s Drug Store. She
remembered he messed up
her order. They began a fam-
ily later that year that was to
grow to eight children. Ron
and Nancy9s life was a part-
nership based on love, faith,
and family.
Throughout their lives,
they believed in the goodness
of people. Wherever they
lived, at home or abroad,
Ron and Nancy opened
their home to students and
co-workers from around the
world who became extended
family. Despite the many
moves, they always stayed
in touch with family and
friends in the Ephrata area.
Nancy died in 2017.
Ron is survived by his
Richard A. Davis
November 13, 1937 — February 19, 2021
children, Curt and Debby,
Pam and Jim Micik, Susan
and Tom Crawford, Anita
and Nick Smith, John , Andy
and Jenee, Jennifer and Mark
Artman, Lisa Zaversnuke,
11 grandchildren, three step-
grandchildren, six great-
grandchildren, and six step-
great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his
sister, Marguerite (Ressler),
and his brother, Roger.
Ron was always saying
<We9re blessed to have such
a wonderful family.=
Arrangements are being
handled by Redmond
Memorial Chapel in
Redmond, Oregon. If you
wish, please leave a memory
at: www.bendfuneralhomes.
com.
A Celebration of Life will
be held at a later time when
Ron and Nancy9s ashes will
be scattered together.
Memorial Contributions
may be made to the
Ronald and Nancy Mohler
Endowment for EECS
Student Success at www.
osufoundation.org.
Richard A. Davis (Dick)
passed away peacefully on
February 19, 2021 at <Our
House= in Sisters.
He was born November
13, 1937, in Eugene.
He was known in Sisters
for 40-plus years as the owner
of Davis Tire & Towing.
Dick and Eleanor moved
to Sisters in 1962, with all
their worldly possessions
in a VW Bug and a half-
ton pickup. They leased the
Hancock Gas Station (now
Space Age). In 1964, they
bought the Silver Spur Motel
(adjacent to Space Age). In
the 1970s, Dick built a gas
station downtown (now the
Sinclair). In 1991 he moved
the tire store to the industrial
park.
He retired from all of his
business in 2003.
Dick was a hard-work-
ing man, but in his retire-
ment years he found a lot
of joy riding a side-by-side
in the desert of Southern
California. He enjoyed the
thrill of making Eleanor
scream going over dunes
and going way too fast. In
retirement, he also tinkered
with auto sales, tow truck
driving, and advice giving.
Lots of advice giving.
He is survived by his
wife of almost 61 years,
Eleanor Davis; two children,
Art Davis (wife Kathleen)
and Joan Jacobson; six
grandkids, Mandy Terrill
(husband Mark), Shannon
Kromm (husband John),
Keith Schnider, Kassie
Tippett (husband Eric), KC
Laubsch (wife Sara), Jaycee
Jacobson, and, of course, his
11 great-grandkids.
He will be greatly missed
by his family.
Graveside services will
be held March 12 at 11
a.m. at Redmond Memorial
Cemetery.
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