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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... Full story
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,...
Olive “Poody” Riedel Harder died Wednesday, October 21. Born November 17, 1929, Olive was 85 years old. In those years Olive filled the world with love and laughter. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Olive is preceded in death by her parents; Olive “Ollie” (Collins) and Arthur A. Riedel, Sr.; her husband John Harder, MD; and her grandson Robert John Harder. Olive is survived by her beloved brother and sister-in-law; Arthur A. and Janet Riedel, Jr.; her nephew... Full story
Sara Marble Mock, 67, after a long battle with cancer, died in her home in Weiser, Idaho on Oct. 2 at 6:42 a.m. Sara went peacefully and was surrounded by family and a beloved border collie sitting obediently at her side. Sara was the first born to Marjorie Cooper Marble and John Merrill Marble on March 25th, 1948 in Tacoma. There, she grew up on Day Island with her two brothers, John and Scott Marble. While father John Marble was on the road selling timber and lumber... Full story
Davida M. Hille, 85, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, at home in Washtucna. She was born May 18, 1930 in Ritzville to David Dirks and Lydia (Kagele) Dirks. Davida graduated Ritzville High School in 1948 and married Eugene N. Hille in Ritzville, May 14, 1950. She worked at the Ritzville Hospital, Rummer’s Clothing Store, McGregor’s General Store in Hooper and her brother Tony’s grocery store in Washtucna. Davida was a lifelong farmer’s wife who sold Tupperware and Avon for many years.... Full story
Celia Ann Streeter Replogle was born Nov. 24, 1924, in Ritzville, to Mary and Ralph Streeter, members of pioneer families of the area. She graduated with the Ritzville High School class of 1942. She worked many years for the Adams County Department of Public Assistance. She married Bert Kyle Replogle on May 9, 1959. They followed his career as a geological engineer and raised their two children in Carson City, Nevada. Wherever she found her place in life, she sang in church...
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, ND, the third of six children of Jens and Bena Lund, immigrants from Denmark. In 1920, the Lunds purchased a dairy farm near Grenora, ND. When Minnie began school in Grenora, she spoke only Danish, but when she graduated from high school in 1933, she was...
Cora A. Hunter, 94, of Yakima, died Sept. 10, at Peach Tree Retirement Center. Cora was born in Texas on February 2, 1921, to Ira and Bessie Bearden. She grew up on a farm in Oklahoma in a large family of eight girls and two boys. Cora graduated from Dixon High School in Ardmore, Oklahoma. She married Marvin Collier in January 1941 and moved to Washington state in 1949. Cora worked as a cook, salesperson and a dispatcher for the Adams County (Ritzville) Sheriff’s Office; she w...
Claudia Jean Kappel Bushbaum, 81, died on the evening of August 11, Claudia passed away after a nine year battle with Alzheimer’s disease; while being cared for by familiar staff members at the Holmes Sweet Home Care adult family home in Auburn. Claudia was born in Ritzville, on August 1, 1934. She was the fourth child of John and Edith Kappel, who owned a wheat farm near Ruff. Claudia was given the nickname “Sparkie” by Mrs. Batt, a woman who helped during the harvest season on her parent’s farm. And everyone who knew he... Full story
Kathryn (Ferderer) Lindell, 65, died on July 27th at home in Medical Lake. Kathy was born on January 17 1950 in Ritzville to parents Henry and Erma Ferderer. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1968 and continued on to college earning a degree in Nursing from Big Bend Community College. She then moved to Spokane and accepted a position as an LPN at Deaconess Hospital where she worked for more than 40 years. Kathy married Jack Lindell Jr. in 1974 and the couple had...
Steven Kenneth Devore, 73, was born on June 17, 1942, in Ritzville, to Kenneth and Shirley DeVore. Steve passed away after a three year battle with cancer on August 10. He graduated from Lind High School in 1961. Steve served in the Navy and attended Washington State College for one year. Steve returned to the family farm in Lind and farmed with his father until 1988. He then worked for the Adams County Road Department until retiring in 2009. Throughout his life Steve enjoyed being outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting, or...
Roberta Ruth (Shimek) Maier, 92, died on August 23 in Roseburg, daughter Cathy was at her side. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Floyd, her parents, John and Eunice Shimek, sister, Marialice Schrader and partner Vernon Wellsandt. Roberta is survived by Terri Ste.Marie (Terry), Cathy Striegel, Chris Maier and Sally Brooks (Keith), eleven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She is “Megi” to her grandchildren and “Auntie Berta...
Frances L. (Fran) Lenhart, 97, died on August 28. Frances was born May 4, 1918, on a farm outside of Odessa, the fifth of six children born to Anna Mary and George Heimbigner. Frances grew up on farms in the Spangle, Odessa and Harrington areas and graduated from Harrington High School in 1935. She attended Cheney Normal School (EWU), graduating in 1938. Frances began her teaching career, first at Lakeland Village and then teaching junior high in Hay, during the war years....
Roberta Ruth (Shimek) Maier, died on Aug. 23 in Roseburg, Oregon, born April 21, 1923 in Pasco. A full obituary and information about the celebration of life will be included in next week’s edition of The Journal....
Cheryl Brownlee, 60, of Ritzville by way of Tennessee, died at her home peacefully in her sleep on August 16. She leaves behind her four furbabies, Madison, Harley, Rex and Jasper: four sisters, Teresa Oswalt, Kathy Jones, Debbie Allen and Terry Thomas: three children, Machelle and Roy Peters, Michael and Cheryl Goudy and Melissa and Roy Russell: 10 grandchildren, Devilina and Kaleb (Machelle), Haylee, Derric, Austin and Noah (Mike), Katie, Bridgett, Julie and Rebecca (Melissa) and one great-grandchild, Grayson (Devilina)....
Don Rawlings a member of the Ritzville community for such a short time, but left a big imprint on it and it’s people. Husband of Dede Rawlings, married just last August at the Ritzville Foursquare Church, of which he became a member. Don was a volunteer at both the local food bank, and the Soul Cafe, he was often seen walking their three dogs towards the fairgrounds. He touched many lives in the short time he was here. Don went back to Denver to visit his children, where he w... Full story
Janet Gail Langenheder, 59, of Moses Lake, died on August 13. Gail was born July 29, 1956, in Spokane, to Ed and Wilma Castle. Her father, Ed, has been deceased for many years. Her mother, Wilma, remarried, and together, she and James Laufer, raised Gail and her older brother Gary, as well as three additional children. Gail is survived by her son, Jeremy Collins (Emily), grandchildren Kegan and Gage, and her daughter, Sierra Scoles (Josh), and grandchildren Savannah and...
Arthur Hemmerling (Art), died July 24. He was born to Christian and Marie on August 11, 1935 in Lichtental, Romania, which became part of Russia after WWII. Today the town is called Svetlodolinskoye, Ukraine. The Hemmerling family was part of a generation of German farmers that had been invited in the 1700s by Catherine the Great to teach the local people there to farm. Christian and Marie had a total of nine children but only seven survived childhood. Art was born the...
Gary Calvin Miller, 68, died at home on Friday, July 24. Gary was born in Ritzville on September 21st, 1946 to Calvin and Lorraine (Tompkins) Miller, and was a lifelong resident of Ritzville. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1964, he attended Columbia Basin Community College in Kennewick. In 1967, Gary married Linda Lee Frost and had two children. In 1978, he married Donna Anglin and added four more children to his clan. Gary worked very hard to provide for his big family. He was employed for many years as an...
Bob Danekas, 96, of Grand Junction, CO, died Tuesday, July 28, at BeeHive assisted living home. Bob, the oldest of three siblings, was born March 13, 1919 to Henry and Anna Danekas in Ritzville. He married Mildred Ott, also of Ritzville, on October 19, 1940, a union that spanned 65 years. Following service in the Army, Bob was employed by United Airlines for several years, eventually returning to Ritzville where he pursued farming. Bob’s interests and activities ranged from se... Full story
Eve Katras, great granddaughter of Dede Rawlings, born Oct. 11, 2014 died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loving parents, Sean and Chantae, and grand parents Rick and Jean on July 28. Our little angel with us such a short time, Sean is serving in the Marine corps and currently stationed in Arizona. Baby Eve was air lifted to a civilian Hospital on July 6, where she was in a coma until her passing on the July 28. She is survived by one sister age 4. Her aunt Nikki... Full story
Patrick Arthur Thiel, died on Friday, July 24, Patrick was born on February 10, 1936 to Floyd and Irene Thiel in Spokane. He grew up in Ritzville, and was a proud member of the Bronco football and basketball teams. An all-around sports lover, he also enjoyed swimming and golfing. Pat’s family owned a wheat farm and he spent many hours on the tractor, working alongside his father. After high school, Pat attended Gonzaga University, where he majored in Electrical Engineering and graduated in 1958. After college he met the l...