Lewiston, Idaho - George Pavich, 78, a retired logger, was found dead at the Lewiston Orchards home of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gecich?, where he had been living. He had been in ill health for several years.

Mr. Pavich, born in Yugoslavia, came to this country in 1903, worked in Minnesota, then moved to Winchester, where he was employed by the Craig Mountain Lumber Company. He retired about eight years ago.

Mr. Pavich has a child surviving him in Yugoslavia. There are no known relatives here.