~ IN MEMORY ~
WC/RW/NWA Capt. Dale Hal Pingree
May 23, 1935 - April 8, 2022
Notice of passing….retired *West Coast/Hughes
AirWest/Northwest pilot Captain Dale Hal Pingree,
age 86. (*joined West Coast 05-01-1965). Please see obituary website links below…..
https://www.allenmortuaries.net/obituaries/Dale-Pingree-2/
also at
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hjnews/name/dale-pingree-obituary?id=34196905
Thank you,
~Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Dale Hal Pingree
Dale Hal Pingree passed away peacefully Friday,
April 8, 2022. He was 86 years old.
Hal was born May 23, 1935, to Dale Hooper Pingree
and Gladys Estelle Minshew in Morgan, Utah. He was preceded in death by his
mother and father and his wife, Barbra Ann Schaub. He is survived by his only
sibling, Carolyn (Brice) Wilson. Hal has four sons: Dale Scott (Karen), James
Wesley (Roxanne), Jed Schaub (Linda), David Conrad (Gretchen), 19
grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren & 1 great-great grandchild.
Hal graduated from Logan High School where he
played football, basketball, and baseball. He held lots of jobs including sheep
herder, movie theatre usher, bowling alley pin setter and his favorite, working
for his dad as a bank teller. He attended Utah State University and joined the
Sigma Chi fraternity. After his freshman year grades came in, he decided to put
his pool cue down and get more serious about life, so he enlisted in the Air
Force with a fraternity buddy without telling his parents his plans. Before he
left for basic training in Georgia, he “pinned” his Delta Chi sweetheart,
“Babs”, who he had dated since the junior high, hoping she would wait for him
to return. Upon hearing she may have been on a date or two, he drove cross
country without stopping to arrive home just in time for the holidays and asked
her to marry him on Christmas Eve. She said yes. They were married in the Logan
LDS temple on June 20, 1956. Promptly after, they left for Valdosta, Georgia
where Hal trained as a Cadet Fighter Pilot for the U.S. Airforce. He then
received a full commission, was assigned rank of lieutenant, and transferred to
Cape Cod as a fighter inceptor pilot. After his honorable discharge from
military service, he and Babs returned home to Logan to finish their degrees
and graduate together.
Out of college, Dale took a job as a Boeing
Engineer which moved the couple to Seattle, Washington where they lived for 55
years. Shortly after moving, Hal missed flying and soon took a position as an
Airline Pilot with West Coast Airlines. The airlines changed throughout the
years as Hal rose in ranks and seniority as a top Captain, retiring for
Northwest Airlines on his birthday in May of 1995.
Hal raised his four boys in Bellevue, Washington,
and when he wasn’t flying, he was coaching. Hal coached his sons’ baseball,
football, and basketball teams. He is well remembered for his emphasis on the
basics and displaying good sportsmanship and was proud of his sons’ successes
on the field. Hal was as an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints where he is known for his leadership in the ward family and
lending his coaching ability to church sports leagues, playing softball himself
well into his 50’s. He loved to play golf with his close friends in the Seattle
area, but most of all he loved to spend time with Babs and his boys, traveling,
boating, fishing, golfing, and going to Mariners games.
In 2016, Hal and Babs returned to their hometown
of Logan, Utah to live out the rest of their years enjoying family and friends.
Hal loved good music and especially enjoyed exposing his grandkids to folk
music, opera, and Broadway musicals, playing loud songs on his computer in the
kitchen and singing along. Depending on your association, you either called him
Mr. Pingree, Dale, Hal, Captain, Dad, Coach, Grandpa or Sam. Choose wisely.
Hal lost his wife of 68 years just 6 weeks prior
to his passing. Since their first date in junior high, they have been by each
other’s side. Their love story is an inspiration to all as they are now
together again, happy and healthy, for time and all eternity.
Services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2022.
The viewing will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., the funeral at 11:00 a.m. at the
Allen Mortuary of North Logan: 420 East 1800 North, Logan, UT. Interment will
be immediately after at 2:00 p.m. at the Ogden Cemetery: 1875 Monroe Blvd. Ogden,
UT. Condolences and memories may be shared online with the family at www.allenmortuaries.net
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https://www.allenmortuaries.net/obituaries/Barbra-Ann-Pingree/
Barbra Ann Schaub Pingree
September 7, 1935 - February 21, 2022
Obituary for Barbra Ann Schaub Pingree
Barbra Ann Schaub Pingree passed away peacefully
Monday, February 21, 2022. She was 86 years old. “Babs” was born September 7,
1935, to George Wesley and Ida (Kern) Schaub in Logan, Utah. She was proceeded
in death by her mother Ida (Kern) Schaub, her father Wesley Schaub, sisters
Karen Rae Schaub and Karma Schaub Nelson. She had four sons; Dale Scott (Karen)
Pingree, James Wesley (Roxanne) Pingree, Jed Schaub (Linda) Pingree, David
Conrad (Gretchen) Pingree, who gave Babs and Hal 19 grandchildren, 17 great
grandchildren & 1 great-great grandchild.
Babs graduated from Logan High School. While
attending Utah State University she was married to her high school sweetheart
Dale Hal Pingree in the Logan LDS temple on June 20, 1956. Promptly after, they
left for Valdosta, Georgia where Hal was stationed as a Cadet Fighter Pilot for
the U.S. Airforce. After rounding out their military service time on Cape Cod,
Babs returned home to Logan to finish her degree and earned a Bachelor of Arts
in Childhood Education.
Out of college, Dale took a job as a Boeing
Engineer which moved the couple to Seattle, Washington where they lived for 55
years. Shortly after moving, Hal took a position as an Airline Pilot with West
Coast Airlines and Babs began working as a substitute teacher. She was
immediately offered a full-time teaching contract which she accepted, teaching
Kindergarten for many years. Her love of teaching lead her to develop her own
curriculum and open a private pre-school which she owned and operated until she
retired in 1995. She no longer operated the pre-school, but she never stopped
teaching everyone she knew. She taught by example, with compassion, and love.
Babs and Hal taught children and flew airplanes until their retirement in the
mid 1990’s.
Babs raised her four boys in Bellevue, Washington.
She spent more hours than most at athletic events. She loved to watch her boys
play sports and she loved the social aspect of the teams. Babs was active with
the PTA, she served as President of the Booster club and was involved with many
other service organizations and efforts. Most of her service was given as an
active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where she is
known for her leadership roles in the Stake and Ward Relief Society, Young Women,
Seminary and Primary.
Babs had dear friends from grade school, high
school, Utah State, from their military years, from all her boys’ sports teams,
from the Bellevue Ward and beyond. Everyone claims Babs as their 2nd mother,
another grandma, their best friend or her favorite. She shined a special light
wherever she went and with everyone she touched. In 2016, Babs and Hal returned
home to Logan, Utah to live out the rest of their years enjoying family and
friends. Babs made everyone feel special. She was known for her flair for
decorating, her darling style and passion for fabulous shoes. She is more well
known for her unending love and devotion to her family, her calling as a
teacher and caretaker of all of those she loved. She was the best example we have
of Christ-like service and pure love.
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