Leslie Howard Scholfield

Les Scholfield, passed away in Silverdale on January 10, 2021.

He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend to all.

He was born October 1, 1926 in Spokane, Washington where he was raised and attended Grant Grade School and graduated from Lewis & Clark High School. While attending Gonzaga University he was drafted into the US Army which took him to Virginia for control tower operations, back to Spokane and then up to Anchorage for Ground Control Approach (GCA). He then located to Fairbanks to install the GCA and become the operator. He was discharged in Great Falls, MT in June 1947

After discharge from the US Army he attended Washington State University (WSU), and was active in Theta XI Fraternity. He graduated from WSU with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. During this time, he met the love of his life, Margery Meyers, through his sister who were both Tri Deltas at WSU.

He went to work at Standard Oil, Richmond, CA and married Margery on July 26, 1952. He was a member of the Electrical Engineers of California. They had many fun adventures and met many friends while living in California, where their two children (Ed and Leslie) were born. They moved back up to Washington in 1961 where he went to work at the Naval Torpedo Station in the Weapons Quality Engineering Center where he worked until he retired in 1991. He was a member of the Institute of Environment Science where he also held the office of President.

Les dedicated his life to his family and his church family at Silverdale United Methodist Church. He was the Fire Commissioner for Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue for many years. Marge and Les enjoyed their many cruises and travels around the world with longtime friends and friends from the church.

Les leaves behind his wife, Margery, his son Ed and his wife Amy, and his daughter Leslie Knapp and her husband Jim, and his grandchildren, Lindsey (Eric), Paul (Ashley), Allison, James and Jeffrey, all from Silverdale. He also leaves behind his brother in law, LaMar Fielding and his nephews Jeff McCallum and Mark Fielding and his niece Gayle Gillming, of Spokane.

Memorial donations can be made to Silverdale United Methodist Church (Building Fund) at P.O Box 1400, SIlverdale WA 98383.