Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Sorted by date Results 901 - 925 of 1118
Arliene E. (Hille) Roth died at the age of 90 on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Cheney Care Center. She was born on Sept. 11, 1923, to Daniel and Matilda Hille in Ritzville, she was the sixth of seven children. She graduated in 1941 from Ritzville High School. She married Rudy Roth on Sept. 7, 1941, at the Ralston Community Church. They had grown up a quarter mile apart on their family farms. After marriage, they made their home in Ralston in the home her brother Emil (Moose)...
Stanna Lee White died at the age of 76 on Sept. 1 at Life Care Center in Ritzville, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on July 25, 1937, to Agnes and Stanley Adamsin in Ketchikan, Alaska. She had two older siblings, Stuart and Peggy, and was soon joined by younger sister, Sandy. She spent her early childhood years in Ketchikan. When she was 10 years old, her mother Agnes moved with the girls from the cool and moist climate of K...
Lenard (Lennie) Roth died at the age of 90 on Aug. 3 in Spokane. He was born July 26, 1923, to John and Lydia Roth, first generation Russian/German immigrants, at the family farm north of Lind. He attended Lind schools through the eighth grade and went straight to farming with his father, which was his passion. He received an honorary Lind High School diploma later in life for his great community involvement and support. He took over the farm operations from his folks in the...
Stanna Lee White died at the age of 76 on Sept. 1 in Ritzville. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The service is immediately followed by a memorial service and reception at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville. Danekas Funeral Home and Crematory of Ritzville is entrusted with arrangements. A full obituary will run at a later date....
Clyde Warren Buehler died at the age of 90 on July 24 in Ellensburg. He was born on May 16, 1923, to John Oliver and Laura (Alfred) Buehler in Miller, S.D. He was a part of the 17th Airborne Division, was in the 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion and was honorably discharged from the Army on Jan. 29, 1946. He was a teacher, coach and athletic director until his retirement in 1979. He taught and coached in Ritzville, Prosser and Ellensburg. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Betty Jean Buehler of Ellensburg; sons,...
George F. Dettmann died at the age of 80 on Aug. 17 after a long illness. He was born on Feb. 27, 1933 to Fred W. and Wilhemena “Minnie” C. (Freese) Dettmann in Spokane. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1952 and was a honorary life member of the USAF air defense team. He served for five years with Detachment 1 4755th Ground Observer Squadron (ADC) United States Air Force. He also briefly served in the United States Army with an honorable discharge. In 1983, he mar...
Lois Marian (Ottmar) Strohmaier died at the age of 83 on Aug. 14 in Spokane, after fighting a courageous battle against leukemia. She was born on Sept. 19, 1929, to Jacob and Barbara Ottmar and grew up on the family farm near Tokio. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1947 and attended WSU for one year. She married Clarence Strohmaier on Sept. 19, 1948, on her 19th birthday, and they would have celebrated their 65th anniversary in September. Together they ran the... Full story
Linda Lee Morris at the age of 54 on Aug. 12 in Moses Lake. She was born on Feb. 25, 1959, to Gilbert and Stanna Lee White in Spokane, as the oldest of two children. She spent her childhood on her parent’s cattle ranch north of Ritzville along Crab Creek. She attended Ritzville schools from kindergarten through 12th grade and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1977. She was an exceptional student, a teacher’s delight and always one to be counted upon. She was captain of... Full story
Linda L. Morris died at the age of 54 on Aug. 12 in Moses Lake. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Ephrata United Methodist Church. Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements. A full obituary will run at a later date.... Full story
Lenard “Lennie” Roth died on Aug. 3 in Spokane. A celebration of life will be held at the Lind Grange Hall on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. Danekas Funeral Home and Crematory of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements. A full obituary will run at a later date....
Cloyd Joe Blake died at the age of 79 on July 31 in Ritzville. He was born May 9, 1934, in Orofino, Idaho. He attended and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958-1962 and earned the rank of Corporal E-3. He married Helen L. Perrine in September 1961 and together they had four children. He was a member of the Ralston Grange and enjoyed his hobbies of crocheting, gardening and flowers. He is survived by daughters, Joanne...
Dewayne “Doc” Gower died at the age of 77 on July 21 at Harrison Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. He was born on Aug. 9, 1935 to Barney and Florence Gower in Kendrick, Okla. He lived in Oklahoma until he was 11 years old. The Gower family moved to Burbank, Wash., in 1946. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1952 at the age of 16. He attended Eastern Washington University (EWU) and attained his bachelor’s degree in education in 1956, followed by a master’s degree in Education... Full story
Lucille M. Gallion died at the age of 100 on Thursday, July 18, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. She was born on Oct. 18, 1912, to Frank and Nellie (Cronkhite) Bakerin in Vernon County, Missouri. When she was four years old, her family traveled by train moving to northeast Montana and arriving near Malta on Nov. 16, 1916, in the middle of a freezing Montana winter. In 1927, she began attending high school in Malta. While attending high school she worked for several different... Full story
Clyde Sherman Telecky, a lifelong resident of Ritzville, died at age 95 on Thursday, July 18, at the Rose Garden Estates. He was born May 12, 1918, to Frank and Caroline (Olsen) Telecky. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1936, he started farming east of Ritzville. In 1940, he married Mae Meyer and they farmed until 1957 when they sold the ranch. He then worked at the Ritzville Trading Company, the ASCS office and as a ranch hand. In 1965, he started work as a...
Duane “Bunk” Koch died at the age of 71 in his niece’s home in Rogers, Arkansas, on July 13. Bunk was born Oct. 7, 1941, in Ritzville to Berthold and Hilda (Heiydt) Koch, the first born of twins to the couple. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1959, he worked and lived in Ritzville, staying home and close to his friends and roots. Bunk was a lifetime resident of Ritzville. He was a collector of classic cars, both the real deal as well as models he proudly displ... Full story
John “Casey” Rios, died at the age of 22 at his home in Hatton, on Monday, July 1. He was born on Aug. 2, 1990, to Augustine and Dana (LaChapelle) Rios in Kennewick. He was a loving son, amazing brother, and loyal friend who will be missed. He grew up in Hatton, alongside older sister, Millicent, and enjoyed adventures in the desert, playing video games and sports. He attended Lind High School graduating in 2009, where he played varsity football, wrestled, and participated in...
A memorial service is scheduled on July 14 for lifelong Ritzville resident, Marjorie Ann (Oestreich) Lefevre who died at the age of 81 on Jan. 3 in her home in Ritzville. An open house for family and friends will be hosted at her home on Fairway Avenue from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday. Followed by the memorial service at 6 p.m. at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The Neptune Society of Spokane assisted the family. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Diabetes...
Pauline “Polly” Louise (Pennell) Hennings died at the age of 89 on Saturday, June 29 at her home in Ritzville. She was born on Dec. 28, 1923, to Claude and Anna (Duffy) Pennell in a farm home near Hay, Wash. She attended McNeilly School when the family moved to Wilcox and upon a later move, graduated from Prescott High School in 1941. She attended Washington State College until 1943. She worked at Falkenberg’s Jewelry Store in Walla Walla, and later as an assistant teacher in...
Terry Rae (Geschke) Jirava died at the age of 65 on Friday, July 5. She was born on Jan. 28, 1948, to Robert and Joan Geschke in Spokane. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1966. She married Wayne Jirava on Feb. 23, 1974. She began working at Hands Café as a waitress in Ritzville, and then went on to waitress at Jake’s Café. Later on she worked at the local Ritzville Bakery, Spike Drive In, Spikes Food Mart and Deli and then finished her career at US Bank. She enj...
Alma “Allie” S. Benzel, a life-long resident of Ritzville, died at the age of 91 on Monday, July 1. She was born on Nov. 17, 1921, to Jacob and Katherine (Schoessler) Ils at the family farm between Ritzville and Odessa. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1939, she worked a variety of jobs before becoming a teller at Old National Bank. In 1945, she married Lawrence W. “Larry” Benzel and together they operated Benzel Ford Sales for over 30 years, while raising... Full story
Benjamin V. S. Shearer died at the age of 77 on June 24 at his home in Washtucna. He was born March 11, 1936, to Ruth M. (Tarter) and David Benjamin Shearer. He was self-employed for most of his life working as a mechanic. He also owned a print shop in Post Falls, Idaho, and a computer shop in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In 1996 he and his wife, Rowena Rose Shearer moved from Coeur d’Alene to LaCrosse. In 2000 the couple moved to Washtucna to raise Emu’s. He is survived by his wife, Rowena; four children from previous marri...
Dolores Lucille Spesock died on Monday, June 24, at the Life Care Center of Ritzville. She was born in 1918 to Roy and Ina (Smithson) Reitenour in Ridgeville, Indiana. Her family lived in Indiana until she was 12 years old, when they moved to Washington state. The family drove to Washington in an old truck and ended up in Yakima. She attended Yakima High School where she graduated in 1936. She met and married Ernie Crossler and they had three children; Gerald Roy, Sandra Lee...
Laura Lauretta (Heimbigner) Buscher died at the age of 93 on Tuesday, June 11 in Spokane. She was born to Louise Wilskie and Conrad “Wisey” Heimbigner on July 31, 1919 in Odessa. She lived in Odessa, with her brother Leonard, for 10 years on the farm. During the depression the farm was sold and the family moved to Lamont. They lived there for three years and moved to Sprague. She attended high school in Sprague, graduating in 1937. In high school she became interested in drama, performing in a few school productions. Aft...
Donald F. McBride died at the age of 74 on June 10 at his home in Deer Meadows, Wash. He was born in Juneau, Alaska, on June 11, 1939, to Ralph and Muriel McBride. He attended school on the west side of Washington. The McBride family moved to Spokane in 1955. After graduating from Rogers High in 1958, he joined the Navy. He was assigned to serve aboard the USS Warrington, stationed out of Newport, R.I. On June 2, 1959, he married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Houger in... Full story
Donald McBride died at the age of 73 on Monday, June 10, at his home in Deer Meadows, Wash. Visitation will be Monday, June 17, from 12-5 p.m. at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 18, at 11 a.m., the location is yet to be determined. A full obituary will run at a later date....