Orville Earl Yochem

Orville was born August 16, 1894 in Los Angeles, California, the only child of John Mathias Yochem and
Eliza Augusta Gimpel. He moved a great many times with his family, his fondest childhood memories being
of the 2 years he spent in Roeskeville, Indiana while his mother cared for her ailing mother -
by far the longest time he ever spent in one spot.

 

Orville Age 2, 1894

 

Orville About age 5

Also about age 5

Eliza (mom) and Orville

Antelope Valley - Eliza and Orville

Orville with his parents, John and Eliza Yochem

Mt. Whitney, 1916, with best friend Charley Kibbe

L.A. Polytechnic High School graduation - 1912	About 1913
Job at Los Angeles Board of Education Spring of 1913 until joining the Army i 1917	At age 22, Orville was promoted to head bookkeeper with 20 people under him, all older but one.

Official Army portrait	WWI - France, Belguim, etc.
At the beach	Orville with Trixie, 1922, just before marrying.

Just before turning 28, Orville married Lena Glen Tritch, age 25, in Los Angeles,
California on July 3, 1922. Orville had been "Trixie's" boss.

Orville and his firstborn

 

 

Throughout his life, Orville lived modestly and invested wisely. While working as a bookkeeper,
he invested in land speculation. When stocks fell during the Great Depression, he was in a good position
to pick up some real bargains, which helped him reach his childhood goal of retiring by the age of 40.

Orville spent 8 years as a widower before passing away in Huntington Beach, California on March 18, 1979, at the age of 84.