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Violet (Vi) Kirschenmann Huber was born to Rev. Rudolph and Erna Kirschenmann on September 6, 1929 at her grandparent's farm near Medina, North Dakota. At six weeks old, her mother took her to Chicago where her father was attending Union Theological Seminary. At nine months old, the family moved to Lowry, South Dakota, where Rev. Kirschenmann began his ministry. In 1935, the family moved to Gackle, North Dakota, where Violet attended school through the sixth grade. She was...
Nancy J. (Dixon) Helgeson, 83, passed away on April 29 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. She is survived by her husband, John Helgeson, of nearly 66 years. They have lived in Ritzville since 2005 and have two daughters, Kim Jones and Carol Rasmussen, and one son, Dixon Helgeson, who all live in the Spokane Valley area. A more complete obituary and a memorial service is being planned for some time in June....
Peggy (Margaret A) Whitman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, went home to be with the Lord on April 25, 2019. She was born on April 8, 1927 to James and Reba Kaney. She and her brother Jim were raised in Berkeley, California. She spent summers in Orland, California assisting in farm life with family. She loved the farm life and horses. She met the love of her life, Dean Whitman (a farmer!) from Worley, Idaho, at the YMCA in Berkeley. They married...
Bonnie Lynn Templin died on March 21, 2019, in Walla Walla, WA. She was 69 years old. Bonnie was born on March 7, 1950, in Spokane, WA, and was raised in Ritzville, WA. She was the youngest child born to Lois (Bundy) Templin and Delbert Templin. Bonnie attended school in Ritzville and enjoyed history and art classes. She was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church. She would also attend the Zion Church with friends from Rose Garden. When Bonnie made her move to Rose Garden in...
Margaret “Peggy” Whitman Passed away April 25, 2019 in Ritzville, WA. A full obituary and photo will run in next week’s paper with date and time of service....
Lanny L. Lautenslager, 76, died peacefully at home on April 19, 2019. He was born in St. John, WA on August 9, 1942 to the late Dan and Helen Lautenslager. Lanny grew up on the family farm and graduated from St. John High School in 1960 where he played varsity basketball and was a member of the Future Farmers of America. Lanny married Patricia (Pat) in July 1963 and they lived in St. John and later moved to Plummer, ID where Lanny farmed with his father. Lanny and Pat moved...
A memorial service for Bette Borth will be held Saturday April 27, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Lind Community Church....
Zoe Dunster, recently of Ritzville, passed away peacefully at home in Washtucna on the morning of Wednesday April 10, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born in Antelope, Montana; the youngest child of Chester and Myrtle Foster. She attended Northern Montana College and taught elementary school. After WWII she married LeRoy Dunster. They moved to Idaho Falls, ID in 1953 and lived there until LeRoy's passing. She lived in Moscow, ID until 1986 when she moved to Ritzville, WA where...
Kenneth R. Kanzler passed away on April 2, 2019. A graveside service will be held Friday April 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in Ritzville at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. A full obituary will run in next week’s paper. Arrangements are handled by Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, WA....
Bonnie Lynn Templin passed away on Thursday March 21, 2019. A full obituary with a service time and date will run in a couple of weeks. Arrangements are handled by Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, WA....
Diane H. Schell, 83 of Bend, OR, entered rest January 10, 2019, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born January 18, 1935, in Ralston, WA to Rudolph and Helen Knodel. She married Harmon Schell Sr. on April 6, 1956, in Ritzville, WA. Diane lived in Moses Lake, WA; Oakridge, OR and moved to Bend in the early 60s. She worked at Hatfield’s and Emporium and finally with St. Charles Medical Center. Diane enjoyed gardening and handiwork, but foremost she loved children and not just hers. She is survived by her s...
Eldo "Roy" Klein passed away peacefully on March 18, 2019 at the age of 89. Roy, the oldest of three children and only son, was born to Ray and Hulda Klein in Gackle, North Dakota on July 4, 1929. When Roy was a young boy, the Klein family moved to Ritzville. In high school, Roy excelled in football, basketball, baseball and track, receiving 12 Red "R" varsity letters; a feat he was extremely proud of. Roy's fondest sports memory was playing baseball for Marcellus Grange, Rals...
Fran Marie Reimers (Rabalaiti) passed away at the age of 67 on March 6, 2019 in White Salmon, WA. Fran was born on January 13, 1952 in Ritzville, WA to Winston ( Blackie) Reimers and Louise ( Jewett) Reimers. Fran and Charles married August 17, 1991 at St. Peter's Church in The Dalles, Oregon. Fran taught Physical Education for many years in the Hood River School District until she retired. She enjoyed numerous activities involving: hiking, bike riding, staying physically...
Benjamin Otis Sitton, March 5, 2019 in the presence of our Lord, born on February 28, 1929 to Virgil Benjamin Sitton and Thelma Marie Leonard Sitton at his Grandma Leonard's home in Ritzville, WA. "Bennie" was raised in Washtucna, WA, graduated from Washtucna High School, and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War (1951 – 1952). He then married our beautiful mother, Beverly Jean Lewis Sitton (12/12/1954 – 11/7/2014). Together, Bennie and Beverly raised fou...
Colleen Gail Blauert passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2019 in Spokane, with her family by her side. She was born on Aug. 31, 1960 in Ritzville to Eugene and Davida Hille. She is survived by her son, Garrett Blauert (Brooke) and sisters Pamela Brown (Darryl) and Kristin Nesheim (Steve). She is preceded in death by her father Eugene, mother Davida, and brother Kirk Hille. Colleen grew up in Washtucna and graduated with honors from Washtucna High School. She was also a...
Colleen G. Blauret passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Services are set for Saturday March 2, 2019. Full obituary will run in next week’s paper with time and place of Service. Arrangements are being handled with Danekas Funeral Home Ritzville, WA....
Ruben Joseph Knodel was born November 6, 1924 in Lind, Washington to Emma and Gustave Knodel. He grew up on the family farm 8 miles east of Lind. He went to school in Ralston, Washington in his early years and then graduated from Lind High School in 1942. He loved fishing for catfish, perch, and trout with his parents in the various lakes in eastern Washington. He married the love of his life, Rubye Dittus in 1951 in Hebron, North Dakota. They moved into their home on the...
Loretta Jean Greenwalt Schoonover went to our Lord on Tuesday, Nov., 2019 with her daughter Mary Ann (Punkie) at her side. She was residing at DeSansos Assisted Living in Jerome, Idaho in their loving care at the time of her death. Loretta was born on July 28, 1934, on her grandparents’—Jacob and Caroline (Hochstatter) Greenwalt Sr.—homestead west of Ritzville. Her parents Henry and Hilda (Schaal) Greenwalt had worked the harvest, Hilda chopping wood and cooking for the harvest crew that day. She was delivered by her grandmot...
Alven Loren Dyck was born July 22, 1925 to Frank and Lena (Schrag) Dyck. He had three brothers-Ray, Clinton and Leo-and a sister, Nora (all deceased). He passed away at Monroe House in Moses Lake, Washington on Sunday, February 3, 2019. He enjoyed his last year at Monroe House, watching the traffic and weather conditions from the apartment. Al walked the half-mile to first grade at Pleasant Valley School with his brothers and cousins. After the school closed, he went to...
Elena A. Sieverkropp, age 88, died at home on Sunday, December 2, 2018. She was born October 1, 1930, to Joseph and Eleanora (Schmidke) Beckman in St. Paul, Minnesota. The eighth of nine children, she and the family moved from Minnesota to a dairy farm in Wisconsin when she was a little girl. In 1946, the family moved to Othello, Washington where her father worked for the railroad. After moving back to Wisconsin briefly with the family, she and the family returned to Othello....
Duane Ruser, 83, of Marissa, IL; born on September 30, 1935 in Holstein, IA; passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, IL. Mr. Ruser was a newspaper publisher. He and his late wife Dee, owned and operated several newspapers, including The Marissa Messenger from 1976 to 1988; during the same time The New Athens Journal-Press; The Ritzville Journal from 1988 to 2006. Duane enjoyed playing golf, fishing and cooking. He was a member of the...
Bill Pond passed away in Lind on Dec. 29 at the age of 76. Born in Chewelah, WA to Selma and William Pond, he moved to Lind with his mom when he was 5-years-old. Bill worked at the Experiment Station in Lind during his younger years, and also worked for Barnett Pump in Lind. He attended K-12th grade at Lind schools, and graduated from Lind High School in 1960. He attended college at WSU and CWU. He resided in Lind his whole life, where he married Donna Draney from Warden, WA...
Melvin C. "Corky" Kiehn was born on March 27, 1938 in Ritzville, WA to Carl and Agnes Kiehn and passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Marvin (Snooky) and Gerald (Jerry), his wife Muriel, and numerous aunts and uncles. Corky attended Odessa High School and graduated in 1956, lettering in football and baseball. Corky then attended Yakima Valley College and Washington State University before...
Norman James Sackmann passed peacefully from natural causes on December 29, 2018. Norman was born in Lind, WA on December 11, 1933 in the midst of a winter blizzard on the family wheat farm. Norman attended school from K through 12 in the Lind School District. It was there in high school he met the true love of his life—Joyce Aleene Zarndt. Joyce and Norman married on August 29, 1954. They were blessed with three children—Sandra, Jerry, and Sheryl. Norman proudly served two years in the US Army—six months in San Franc...
Bob Westergard went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 21, 2018. Bob was born in Brigham City, Utah on October 7, 1939 five minutes after his twin brother Billie. The twins joined older sister Bettie Jean and parents Orleander Alexander and Roma Agnes Campbell Westergard, moving to the San Diego area 5 years later. Bob graduated from Hoover High School in 1958. Bob and Billie enjoyed many enjoyable summers hunting, fishing and riding horses with their grandparents in U...