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Sheryl Louise Callihan died suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 10, at the age of 70. She was born and raised in Spokane, but she has called Ritzville home for 40 years. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Working and serving in the community, she made many friends through the years. She had a fierce love for her family and her animals and spending time with both always brought her joy. Sheryl is survived by her four children Richard Allert...
Evelyn Shields, 85, died on Jan. 11 at the East Adams Care Center in Ritzville. Evelyn was born in St. John, on June 10, 1930, to Peter and Mada Squires. She attended school in Pine City and graduated from Pine City High School in 1948. She married her husband Henry Shields on Sept. 18, 1949, in Rosalia. They moved to a farm in Lamont, until they left the farm in 2010. She and Henry were married 62 years until Henry’s death in 2011. Evelyn was not only a farm wife, she was a...
Robert “Bruce” O’Brien, 73, died at his home in Ritzville on Jan. 5. Bruce was born in Longview on March 30, 1942. He was a 1960 graduate from Shadle Park High School in Spokane. After graduation he worked at the Garland Bakery until he moved to Ritzville to work at his parent’s business, O’B’s Café, which he would later own and operate. He opened a second O’B’s in Odessa in 1975. In 1977 he moved to the Colville area to operate Old King Cole’s Restaurant. He remained in the...
Jeanette A. (Sitton) Nave was born to John Ray Sitton Sr. and Edith (Wagoner) Sitton on Nov. 26, 1928, in Spokane and died on Jan. 10. She grew up on the family farm in Washtucna where she was more at home on a horse than in the house cooking and cleaning, which was expected of girls in that era. Jeanette graduated from Washtucna High School in 1946 and went on to attend Eastern Washington College of Education. She graduated in 1950 with a degree in Education. She taught...
Scott D. Heimbigner, died doing what he loved most, hunting, on Tuesday Dec. 29. The youngest of four boys, Scott was born in Spokane on Sept. 17, 1956, to Norma Jean (Couch) and Jonah Walder Heimbigner. He graduated from Odessa High School and Eastern Washington University. Through friends, he met and married Sherie (Winters). They would be celebrating 30 years of marriage in June. As an avid hunter, he spent as much time as possible filling his tags and his limits. He loved...
Frank Lawrence Krauss Jr., 54, was born July 3, 1961, in Spokane and died while living in Ritzville on Jan. 1. A 1980 graduate from North Central High in Spokane. He served in the U.S. Navy, submarine division. He was passionate about stock car racing, hunting, cooking and helping other people. He is survived by his loving life partner of 15 years, Rose Bernier, mother Lyn Krauss, sister Kelly Krauss, brother Wade (Maggie) Krauss, as well as a niece and nephew, aunts, uncles...
Long-time Ritzville resident, Vivian L. (White) Rehn, 83, died on Dec. 21. Born to Anna (Franson) and Robert White of Ritzville on Oct. 17, 1932. Vivian grew up on a farm 12 miles north of Ritzville along Crab Creek at Rocky Ford. She attended the country school with her sister and brother only a short distance from her home until attending Ritzville High School where she graduated in 1950. She fell in love and married Gordon Rehn of Ritzville on June 2, 1951, at...
Vivian L. Rehn, 83, died in Colville on Monday Dec. 21. Danekas Funeral Home-Ritzville, WA....
Tom Douglas Arlt died Dec. 15 in Spokane, at Holy Family Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1947, to Lawrence (Mutt) and Viola (Burghard) Arlt. Growing up between the bluffs on Crab Creek on a hay, cattle and wheat ranch, Tom loved the outdoors. He climbed the bluffs, played in the pastures, fished the creek and hunted deer. Tom and Mary (Rowe) married Feb. 19, 1977, and shared 38 years together raising their family, working and living in Ritzville. Tom graduated from Odessa High...
Thomas Neal McMurray died in Tacoma on Dec. 11. Tom was born in Yakima on Aug. 2, 1930, to Noral and Irene McMurray. He was raised by his mother and uncles in the small wheat farming community of Ritzville, where he developed a strong work ethic and a healthy interest in sports and the outdoors. From 1950-53, he proudly served his country as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division, United States Army, reaching the rank of First Sergeant. Later he attended Washington State...
Georgia Ann Callaway died peacefully early Monday morning on Dec. 14, at the place that she has called home for over five plus years: East Adams Care Center, formally known as the Ritzville Life Care Center. In her last days she was surrounded by friends and family who held her friendship at the most highest. Preceding her in death were both parents, twin siblings who passed away at a very young age, a brother, a daughter, and a granddaughter. Georgia was born in Spokane. To...
Marvin Louis Miller, 88, died on Nov. 26 at From the Heart in Pasco. He was born on Oct. 6, 1927, the fifth of nine children, to Alta (Odgers) Miller and Shirley R. Miller at the family home in Davenport. In December 1932, the family moved to Connell, where his dad operated a grocery store. Louie attended school in Connell and was manager of the sports team in high school. He graduated from Connell High in 1945 and soon joined the Merchant Marines. At World War II’s end he returned to Connell and worked odd jobs until moving...
Georgia A. Calloway died in Ritzville Monday, Dec. 14. A Celebration of life will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ritzville, Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. A full obituary will run in next week’s edition of The Journal. Danekas Funeral Home-Ritzville is handling arrangements....
Herschel Leslie Heimbigner, 93, died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, Dec. 2. Hersh was born on the family wheat farm just west of Ritzville on Dec. 7, 1921. After graduating from Ritzville High he left for Cheney with an interest in industrial arts, but his plans were interrupted by WWII. Hersh served in the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, Company B seeing action in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Luzon, and Manila. He earned the rank of sergeant and was...
Doreen Baumann, 91, of Spokane, died peacefully in her home on Dec. 4. Doreen Bingham was born in San Francisco July 8, 1924, to Annie and Thomas Charles Bingham. She was blessed to be an older sister and loved every minute of her relationship with her brother Bill. She became a member of the Girl Scouts in 1934 in the Sigmund Grove Troop. Her family moved to Seattle where she graduated from Garfield High School and loved to swim in Lake Washington. After graduation she and a...
Craig Gibler, 94, died on Saturday, Nov. 28. He was born in Decatur, Iowa, on June 28, 1921. He lived a full life of 94 years. Many of those years calling Ritzville home. Craig was preceded in death by his loving wife Esther of 55 years. He is survived by his four children; Paul Gibler, Carol Russel, Joy Abbott and Stephen Gibler, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He loved his family deeply and dearly. A service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. at...
Shirley M. Swartz, 88, died on Nov. 24, in Spokane. She was born June 18, 1927 in Mohler, Washington, to Donald and Lorena (Kupers) Hawkins. She attended school in Harrington and married her high school sweetheart, Orville “Yogie” Swartz on June 15, 1944. They lived in Harrington, Ephrata, Odessa and Ritzville; where Yogie died at the age of 56. Shirley worked as a bookkeeper in Odessa and at the Ritzville Hospital, where she retired. Following retirement, Shirley and her goo...
Ron Kimble, 64, passed away on November 28. He was born in Spokane to Donald H. and Violet May Ahler Kimble on February 11, 1951. He was raised on a farm outside of Tekoa and later moved into the town of Tekoa. He graduated from Tekoa High School in 1969. He attended Eastern Washington State College for 1.5 years and majored in beer and bowling. He lived in Spokane selling vacuum cleaners. After realizing selling vacuum cleaners wasn’t his forte, he moved back to Tekoa and g...
Donald Otto Schwisow was born October 13, 1923, to Frank and Anna Schwisow in the Carico Hills near Ritzville. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1941 and married Betty Schaefer on October 14, 1945. He died Nov. 21 in Moses Lake surrounded by his family. Donnie lived and worked together with Betty on their Carico Hills farm for 70 years, until moving to assisted living in Moses Lake in September 2015. Donnie was an avid outdoorsman. He especially enjoyed goose hunting with his family and neighbors. He was an...
Marion J. Kembel, 86, of Spokane, died on Sunday, November 1, at her home following a brief illness. She was born on January 10, 1929 in Ephrata to Vincil F. and Kloma J. (Haight) Lemon and married Paul J. Kembel January 15, 1950 in Ephrata. She and Paul had numerous connections to the Ritzville community over the years through family and friends. Marion is survived by four daughters, Teresa Boydston-Heezen (Dick), Jennifer Payne, Amy Moyer (Lou), Heidi Schoening (Max), all of the Spokane area, eight grandchildren, nine...
Mike Haase, 81, died peacefully in Moses Lake on Nov. 14. Mike was born July 22, 1934 on the family farm outside Ralston. He was the son of John and Clarissa Haase. After graduating from Lind High School, Mike was drafted and served in the army for two years, stationed in Fort Lewis. During his years in the service, an army buddy introduced him to Sally Dusenberry from Bozeman. They were married on August 30, 1959. Mike began farming with his father and raised four children....
Barbara J (Snider) Steinmetz, 64, died November 3, after a courageous battle with pneumonia. She died peacefully in Ritzville. She was born October 2, 1951 in Spokane, the daughter of Jimmie and Glenna (Hawkins) Snider. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1970, Barbara attended WSU and Kinman Business College. She worked at Snider Trucking as a bookkeeper/secretary for 40 years until retiring this past spring. In 1980 she married David Steinmetz, and with him she...
Ruby Burroughs, 98, died in her sleep on Oct. 27, in Ritzville. Ruby is survived by her daughter, Pat Burroughs, of Ritzville; her son, Russell ‘Butch’ Burroughs, of Spokane; and her grandchildren Michelle Rigney of Port Orchard, Todd Burroughs of Atlanta, GA and Tanya Hart of Tracy, CA. She is preceded in death by her husband Lee Burroughs and her brothers Ernie Ahern, Orville Ahern and Cliff Ahern. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and great grandchildren. Ruby...
Nova (Chevy) Jeanine Dunning died on Saturday, Oct. 24, at East Adams Care Center with her daughter by her side. Chevy was born on Dec. 31, 1929, to John and Bertha Golihugh in Amarillo, Texas. Her grandchildren remember her telling the story of how her family moved from Amarillo to San Diego in a covered wagon, as it was in the middle of the Great Depression. Chevy married Roy Laird Sr. in 1956. They raised three children, Michael, Kathy and Roy Jr. In 1976, Chevy and Roy...
Minnie Christine (Lund) Franz, schoolteacher, homemaker and 72-year resident of Eastern Washington, died in Spokane on Sept. 12, two months short of her 100th birthday. Minnie was born Nov. 12 1915, near Bonetraill, North Dakota, the third of six children of Jens and Bena Lund. In 1943, Minnie moved to Lind, where she taught sixth grade for one year and met Robert Franz, whom she married on May 28, 1944. They raised four children and operated the family farm west of Lind,...