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Kirk Brian Hille, 60, unexpectedly passed away on July 3, 2018 in Ritzville, WA. Lovingly known as “The Captain” to those close to him, Kirk was born on July 14, 1957 to Eugene “Babe” Hille and Davida (Dirks) Hille. Raised in Washtucna, he was only five years old when he first started driving tractor on his family’s wheat farm. Farming was in his blood and was never far from his heart. Kirk always considered himself a “farm boy from Washtucna,” and made many lifelong frie...
Nancy Sue McBroom was born on July 13, 1943 in Seattle WA to Donovan and Julia Orr. She passed away after a brief but fierce fight with a rare condition on July 4, 2018 surrounded by the ones she loved most. Nancy was extremely passionate about family, both immediate and extended. For most of her life, she was the organizer of family gatherings and planned all the activities to keep her kids and all the cousins busy. Her extreme competitiveness was contagious and made every...
Gary Dale Carlson, age 71, passed away May 31, 2018, surrounded by family. Gary was born December 27, 1946, to Jack and Georgie Carlson in Puyallup, Washington. He attended and graduated from Sprague High School. His excellence in athletics resulted in a scholarship to Olympic Community College in Bremerton, Washington, where he played football before being drafted in 1967 into the United States Army to serve in Vietnam as a 13B1O Cannon Crewman. He left Vietnam as a Sergeant...
Marion E. Beck formerly of Milton-Freewater passed away on June 10, 2018 at the Walla Walla Veterans Home at the age of 96 years. Marion Edward Beck was born on September 27, 1921 in Mabton WA to Chester and Bernice. The third of four children, Marion spent his childhood in Bickleton WA, Pilot Rock OR, and Ione OR before his family settled in Hermiston where he graduated high school in 1940. In April 1943, Marion entered the service under war time draft and served with the 186...
Richard Glenn “Butch” Phillips, age 73, passed away on May 27, 2018 at Hospice in Spokane. Butch was born October 13, 1944 in Wapato, Washington to parents, Richard Eldon and Opal (Walker) Phillips. He had two sisters and one step sister. Butch served in the US Army from October 13, 1961 to May 8, 1963. He received the Army Occupation Medal (Berlin) and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He spent at least 30 years driving truck. He also worked as a mechanic repairing vehicles....
A wake for Greg Campbell will be held at the Gritman Senior Center from noon – 4 on Saturday 6/16/18. Please join us for lunch and memories. Greg lived in Ritzville for the past ten years and died December 2017....
Larry A. Kinney, 64, of Ritzville took his last breath May 19, 2018. He was born February 13, 1954 to the late June and Larry Kinney. He graduated from Jenkins High School in Chewelah, WA, where he met and married Sandra in 1972. They went on to have 3 children and move to Ritzville in 1985. He enjoyed farming, hunting, camping, and riding off-road vehicles with the kids and grandchildren. Larry is survived by spouse of 45 years, Sandra Kinney at home, their children, Melinda...
Note: With alumni returning home for the annual banquet, the Ritzville High School Class of 1967 wanted to take this opportunity to remember these classmates, who did not have published obituaries at the time of their passing. Terry was born Nov. 20, 1948, and died Feb. 7, 2016. Terry graduated from Washington State University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel and Restaurant Administration; he remained a true loyal Coug fan. He was employed by Westin Hotels, Harrah’s Ca...
Note: With alumni returning home for the annual banquet, the Ritzville High School Class of 1967 wanted to take this opportunity to remember these classmates, who did not have published obituaries at the time of their passing. David was born Sept. 23, 1948, and died June 9, 2017. After graduation, David moved to Kettle Falls, where he was employed by Boise Cascade Mill for 30 years until an injury forced him to change careers. He took care of his ailing father, drove a fuel...
Note: With alumni returning home for the annual banquet, the Ritzville High School Class of 1967 wanted to take this opportunity to remember these classmates, who did not have published obituaries at the time of their passing. Kathy was born Dec. 6, 1948, and died Aug. 7, 2015. Kathy graduated from the University of Iowa in 1977 with a Degree in Nursing and was employed in Baltimore, Maryland, Arizona, and Seattle. Kathy served in the Air Force and the Navy. She retired and...
Mary Seely Whitaker was born on April 4th, 1922 in Vancouver, B.C. She died May 8th, 2018 at the Rose Garden Estate in Ritzville, WA. She was the daughter of Handford and Emma Mary Brown, and had a brother named William Brown. She was married to George W. Whitaker for over 25 years. George passed in November of 1978. They had three daughters; Maureen (Ron) Freeman, Linda (Tom) Kadlec, and Peggy (Ken) Strickler. Peggy died in 2008. Mom had nine grandchildren; Kelly and Kyle Kadlec, Glenn and Brett Freeman, Tamara, Russ, Dawn...
Vernon Dean Sutherland passed away May 7th in Spokane, WA. Dean was born on the Morgan homestead near Benge, WA. He was the 1st of 4 children born to Bill & Gladys (Morgan) Sutherland. Dean spent his early years in the Benge area. In 1936 the family moved to the farm near Washtucna. He graduated in 1949 and attended the University of Idaho. Dean and Doreen Cameron were married January 27, 1951 in Washtucna. They settled in Portland, Ore. where he managed an automotive shop,...
Marlene Diane Thiel Rutter passed away Friday, May 4th, in the care of her daughters and grandchildren. Marlene was born May 31, 1935 in Ritzville, Washington to Lawrence and Pauline Thiel. Marlene grew up, with her brother Lamar, on the family wheat farm, loved and surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. She was baptized and confirmed at the Philadelphia Congregational Church. After high school graduation, Marlene attended Eastern Washington State College where she met, and married, Carl E. Ruud. When Carl did his military...
David Russell Erdman, Age 74, passed away on Saturday May 5, 2018 in East Adams Rural Healthcare, Ritzville Washington, in a caring and loving environment. He had lived in Soap Lake, WA for the last few years. He was born in Tacoma, Washington on January 24th, 1945 to Viola (Coey) and Frederick Erdman. David had 12 brothers and sisters, 8 boys and 5 girls. Dave lived his life on his terms, he loved with all his heart and gave all he had to the ones he loved or a person he...
Bernice Mable Dellinger-Kanzler (81) moved on to her heavenly home, joining her husband, Ken on April 28, 2018, in Moses Lake surrounded by family. Bernice was born on February 10, 1937, in Yakima, Washington, to LeRoy and Mabel Dellinger. Bernice married Kenneth Kanzler on September 6, 1957 in Lind, Washington and went to live on a farm near Connell, Washington. A few years later they moved to Lind where they lived for 60 years until 2017 when Bernice was placed in a care...
A Memorial Service is scheduled for Scotty Baker on May 5 at 11 a.m. in the Ritzville Foursquare Church. There will be a potluck lunch to follow. Scotty died on Nov. 27, 2017. He is survived by his wife Lily Baker, daughter Tina Saint John, son James, granddaughters Faith and Grace Saint John. The Ritzville Foursquare Church is located at 204 East Second Avenue....
April 21, 1979 – April 12, 2018 Elizabeth Nicole Ruddell passed away into the loving arms of Jesus at her home in Ritzville, WA on April 12, 2018. After patiently waiting for years to get her diploma, she finally graduated from “Life’s Temporal University” into “Eternity’s Hall of Fame.” She is walking streets of gold, now! This young lady didn’t have a list of college degrees or worldly accomplishments…she didn’t need any of that to be able to reach the hearts of thousands...
Born on October 14, 1939 in Ritzville Washington, Gail entered into rest on April 14, 2018 in Spokane Washington. Gail graduated from Ritzville high school, Ritzville, Washington class of 1957. She married Guy Robert Smith in June, 1957 and lived in North Spokane where they started raising a family. Gail absolutely and totally loved her family first; Gail was preceded in death by her husband, Guy R Smith, her parents, four brothers and one sister. Gail is survived by one...
Eleanor Marie Schell daughter of Henry and Katherine (Kammerzel) Melcher was born July 3, 1918 at Schrag. She went to county grade school and worked on the farm with her brother and sister doing chores and cooking. Eleanor married Carl John Schell August 29, 1937 at Menno Lutheran Church. They farmed west of Ritzville for a number of years and then moved east of Ritzville where they purchased a farm in 1953 and farmed until Carl retired in 1972. Their son Jerry and his wife Na...
Steven Joseph Hays was born Dec. 31, 1931, and died in Kennewick on March 10 after a long and active life. He was born to Joseph and Georgia Phillips Hays in Cheney. The family lived in Pullman until he was nine. At that point, the family moved to Lind where he finished school as a member of the class of 1949. He attended Washington State University where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and completed ROTC. Steve graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. The highlight...
Matthew Joseph Johnson, 49, died on March 22 after a short, fierce battle with cancer with his sister, Gina, by his side. Matt was born in Colfax on Jan. 11, 1969. He was raised in Sprague by his parents, Glen and Mary Johnson. Matt graduated from Sprague High School in 1987. After high school, he served in the Army and attended WSU. He loved to tell stories of his time overseas in the military. Matt married Paula Whitney in 1996 and they had three children. During this time,...
Adele M. (Branson) Harlan, 90 of Reno, Nevada, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 27, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, Nevada. She was born June 24, 1927, in Belknap, Sanders County, Montana, to Leslie and Laura (Berry) Branson. She moved to Lind in 1936 where she graduated from Lind High School, then attended Washington State University in Pullman where she continued her interest in speech and drama. Adele moved to Oakland, California in 1946 where she worked at C...
Janie Lee Geriene died in her sleep on Jan. 8 at her home in Kenmore, Washington. She was born Janie Lee Orr in Wichita, Kansas, to Leslie Milton Orr and Charlene Bernice Mclean on Feb. 1, 1934. She had two siblings, Marylin Orr Bassett and Danford Orr. Always bright in school, Janie rarely studied, relying on her near photographic memory to get through exams. She was a gifted athlete, ballet and figure skating among her many talents. But she was also adventurous in nature, going against her parents’ wishes and boarding a t...
Ester Marie Cech Hein died Feb. 3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born on Sept. 29, 1925, to James and Wilma Cech. She joined two older brothers, Amil and Orin. She grew up in Montana and Oregon, and graduated from Grants Pass High School. She attended Biola University in California. She joined the Cadet Nursing Program and attended Whitworth University where she graduated with her degree as a Registered Nurse. While at Whitworth she met the love of her life. She and...
Robert (Bob) Schultz died in the late afternoon on Sunday, March 4, while resting peacefully at the family farm where he was born and raised. He was born to Adolph and Lydia Schultz, also of Harrington. Robert is survived by his wife Vivienne of 68 years, son Randy (Myra) Schultz, daughter Marita (Ed) Moriarity, son Rick (Juanita) Schultz, sister Lois Rogers, and many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friend to everyone he met. In...