Rep. Otto Amen dies at 98

Otto Amen, Ritzville area farmer who served as 9th District Representative in the state house for 16 years, died in Spokane Sunday at the age of 98. Rep. Amen served as 9th district representative from 1967 until 1983 and was a member of the agriculture, rules, appropriations and other committees. He earned a degree in pharmacy from WSC in 1937 and served as a substitute pharmacist at Ritzville and Odessa until 1967.

He was involved in area and state efforts to promote agriculture and served as the fourth president of the Washington Wheat growers Association. Survivors include his wife, two sons, one grandson and one great-grandson.