Neil Edward Kottwitz

Neil Edward Kottwitz, 79, of Phoenix, Ariz. passed away May 4, 2015. He was born to Otto and Marjorie Kottwitz April 22, 1936 in Peabody Kan.

In 1954, Neil graduated from Sunnyside, Wash. High School and did undergraduate studies that took him to Westminster Choir College, Washington State College and he earned his master's degree at Whitworth College. Neil was a jack-of-all-trades working on a dairy farm, driving Trailways buses, farming crops and ultimately finding a gratifying career as an elementary school teacher.

Neil married Mary Kottwitz in 1985 and moved to Medical Lake where he and M...