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Clara Elizabeth Vehrs Jacobs Reames died on Nov. 22 at the age of 99. Clara, one of seven sisters and one brother, was born on Aug. 27, 1914, on the family farm in Ritzville, to Hans Vehrs and Maria Brockling Vehrs. Clara and her husband, Harry, raised their family on a small farm in Opportunity, Wash., where they were taught from an early age the discipline, joys and blessings of a farming way of life. Clara led a long, creative life, rich in varied...
Letha Miller-Attebery, 67, of Everett died in her sleep Nov. 10. Letha was born Aug. 17, 1946, in Ritzville to Clarence H. Miller and Dora Glen-Miller. Letha was a wonderful person, always happy and had a great sense of humor. Many people loved her and always will. Two sisters, Cecilia Miller and LoAve Miller-Longest, preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Kyla Attebery and Krisha McDonald, both of Everett, and one sister, Rhea Schroeder, of Connell, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. An informal...
Mary Ann Burghard died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 19 at the age of 91. She was born to Henry L. and Ruth Schafer on May 2, 1922, in Ritzville. Mary Ann was raised on the Packard farm and attended Ritzville schools graduating with top honors in 1940. The love of her life, Herb, started riding her school bus when she was in the ninth grade. Herb and Mary Ann were married on Aug. 23, 1941, enjoying 72 years together. Herb and Mary Ann were proud to raise three children in...
Joan Louise (Hawks) Hopkins died on Nov. 13 at Whitman Health and Rehab Center in Colfax at the age of 92. Joan was born May 26, 1921, in Benge to John Lewis and Clara Emma (Beckley) Hawks. She was raised on the family farm at Benge. Joan attended the country school at Rock Creek before graduating from LaCrosse High School. She later married Floyd E. Hopkins on April 18, 1942. Joan was preceded in death by her husband Floyd and grandson Todd Wise. She is survived by her three children Sandra (Gregg) Wise of Spokane; Monty...
Idarose Schelly Colwell died at the age of 96 on Nov. 10 in Ritzville. She was born Oct. 26, 1917, to Charles and Laura Buehler Schelly in Denton, Mont. They moved to Ritzville in 1918, and she lived here the rest of her life. She graduated Ritzville High School in 1935, and married Kenneth (Brick) Colwell in 1939. They joined his parents in building the Colwell Motel in 1950. She and Brick operated the motel until 1956, when she went to work at the Adams County ASCS office....
Barbara E. (Fode) Reams died at the age of 83 on Nov. 7. She was born on July 11, 1930, to Everett (Pete) and Elizabeth Streeter in Ritzville. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1949, and married Alfred (Fritz) W. Fode on Sept. 21, 1949. They raised their family on a wheat farm in Lind, until Fritz passed away in 1978. On Jan. 11, 1992, she married Kenneth Reams of Kennewick. They moved to Ritzville, where they spent their summers and wintered in Hemet, Calif. She so...
Maxine E. Schwisow died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from a brain tumor. She was born on Oct. 10, 1921, to Agnes and Fred Bolon in Kendrick, Idaho. She was a descendent of Queen Anne Boleyn, wife of King Henry VIII. Lillian Disney, Walt’s wife, was a distant cousin. She married Fred Schwisow in September 1945, and they were married for nearly 52 years and had four children, Kris, Randi, Nancy and David. She had a wonderful, long life. She taught school for many years in the Ritzville...
Francis J. Pool died at the age of 92 on Friday, Jan. 20, in Spokane. A lifelong resident of Lamont, Wash., he was born on Oct. 24, 1922, to Frank and Elizabeth (Wiltzius) Pool on the family farm near Lamont. He attended schools in Whitman County, graduating from Lamont High School in 1940. He lived on the family farm his entire life, farming and raising cattle with his siblings: Arthur and Elizabeth Pool. He was a very loving and gentle man. He was preceded in death by his...
Herb Benzel died at the age of 84 on Nov. 2 at his home in Ritzville, after a battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born on Dec. 18, 1928, to Fred and Lydia Benzel, and farmed his entire life in Ritzville. He loved bowling and bowled until the age of 84. He bowled a 300 at the age of 70 and thought all of his family members should bowl. He had such a passion for bowling, he went to great lengths to make sure the bowling alley was a part of the...
Albert Sackmann died at the age of 98 on Oct. 22 at Columbia Crest Care and Rehabilitation in Moses Lake. He was born on Aug. 29, 1915, to Gottlieb and Lydia (Birkholz) Sackmann, on the family homestead five miles north of Lind. He was one of 18 children. He attended the rural Miller School for eight years. He married Elsie Wahl on Oct. 27, 1940, and they farmed west of Lind until moving to town in 1984. He was an active member of the Lind Zion Congregational Church. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elsie, in...
Keith Connell died at the age of 93 on Monday, Oct. 15, at his home in Benge. He was born nearby on Dec. 26, 1919, to Frank and Zona (Morgan) Connell and farmed his entire life in the area. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII in dangerous work involving unexploded bombs. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Zona; brother, Lloyd Connell; and a nephew, Mick Connell. He is survived by sister-in-law, Kay Connell of Ritzville; three nieces, J’Roi (Dave) Reynolds, M...
Ronald C. West died at the age of 84 on Sunday, Oct. 6, in Spokane with family at his side. He was born on Dec. 9, 1928, to Marvin Millard West and Agnes Harriet (Herron) West near St. John, Wash. He was raised in the Palouse country, but lived in Colville in his teen years and graduated high school there. He went to trade school as a young man and became a sheet metal worker. He married Shirley Roggow on Dec. 11, 1949, and they started their family soon after. He was a sheet...
Paul C. Reimers died at the age of 65 on Oct. 13 in Spokane. He was born on March 2, 1948, to Winston “Blackie” C. and Louise G. (Jewett) Reimers in Seattle. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Ritzville. He attended Ritzville schools, graduating in 1966. While in school he was active in band and wrestling. After graduation, he attended Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake. In June 1967, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and in December 1967 was sent to Vietnam as a m...
Dr. William (Bill) Ritchey died at the age of 94 on Oct. 1 at his home in Gig Harbor, Wash. He graduated from Whittier College in 1939, and the Iliff School of Theology in 1942. He served Methodist churches and the Home Missions Council in Colorado and Arizona from 1939 to 1946. He moved to Washington in 1946, and served churches at Garfield, Lind, Yakima and Des Moines. He also served as District Superintendent for the Walla Walla and Seattle Districts of the UMC. In 1967, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity...
Ronald C. West died at the age of 84 on Oct. 6 in Spokane. Visitation is Friday, Oct. 11 from 12-5 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Graveside service is Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Cemetery, followed by a celebration of life at 2:30 p.m. at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Endicott. Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements and is located at 207 East Main Avenue in Ritzville. A full obituary will run at a later...
Joe C. Sanchez died at the age of 53 on Sept. 23 after a long battle with liver disease. He spent his final days surrounded by friends and loved ones. He was born on April 19, 1960, to Joe Sr. and Agnes Sanchez in Raton, N.M. He lived in New Mexico with his family and six siblings until moving to Oregon, and then to Washington. He had a big, kind heart and was always willing to help friends and strangers alike. When he was young, his sister passed away unexpectedly and he...
Judge Brian H. Miller, a longtime attorney and Adams County Superior Court Judge, died at the age of 65 on Saturday, Sept. 28. He served as Superior Court Judge until his untimely death, after a valiant battle against cancer. He was born on April 6, 1948, to W. Walters and Erma Strate Miller in Spokane. He attended school in Ritzville, graduating from Ritzville High School in 1966, where he served as student body president. He participated in football, basketball and track. During the summers he competed as a member of the...
Robert (Bob) L. Werner died at the age of 80 on Thursday, Sept. 26, in Spokane. He was born to Alex “Sandy” and Sara (Koch) Werner in Ritzville. He was the oldest of five children. He joined the Navy in 1950 and after returning home in 1954, he married Pat Azlen. He is survived by three children, Lori, Mark and Jill; brothers, Dale (Barbara) Werner of Austin, Texas, and Jimmy (Hattie) Werner of Ritzville; sisters, Joanne (Harold) Thaut of St. Maries, Idaho, and Donna Rae (Dallas) Haag of Kent; and numerous nieces, nep...
Inga Freia (Overlie) Labes died at the age of 101 on Sept. 6 at Guardian Angel Homes in Liberty Lake. She was born July 11, 1912, to Norwegian immigrants Erland and Marit (Sather) Overlie on the homestead in Zero, Mont. She graduated from Pasco High School in 1930. She then worked at Columbia Hardware as a bookkeeper. She married Frank Davis on May 19, 1934, in Prosser. They lived in Pasco, where Frank was employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Their two children, Carl...
Dorothy M. Clinesmith died at the age of 82 on Sept. 23 in Spokane. She was born Oct. 20, 1930, to Jacob and Jennie Steiner in El Paso, Texas. She graduated from Kahlotus High School in 1949, and then married Harold J. Clinesmith. Together they farmed wheat and cattle in Benge for 50 years, until they retired to Ritzville in 2003. She was an active community member, involving herself in any event that was going on. She was an active member at the Benge Community Church for 50...
The Reverend Ernest (Ernie) Sprenger died at the age of 89 on Sunday, Sept. 29. He was born on the family farm on April 7, 1924, to Christian and Martha Sprenger at Elgin, N.D. He was one of 14 children. He graduated from high school as salutatorian of his class and attended Yankton College, School of Theology, Yale Divinity School and Hartford Seminary. He later completed graduate work at the Pacific School of Religion. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Strobel on June 20, 1947, i...
Judge Brian H. Miller died at the age of 65 on Saturday, Sept. 28, in Kennewick. Services are pending and will be announced with a full obituary at a later date. Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements....
Dorothy M. Clinesmith died at the age of 82 on Monday, Sept. 23, in Spokane. Graveside services will be Friday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery, followed by a celebration of life service at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville at 11 a.m. Danekas Funeral Home 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. A memorial service is set for Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville. The Neptune Society of Spokane is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, PO Box 353, Ritzville WA 99169....
Vera L. Hardung died at the age of 93 on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at her home in Mesquite, Nev. She was born on April 21, 1920, to William and Marie Ehlers in Leigh, Neb. Raised on a cattle and wheat ranch in Eastern Washington, she learned the value of hard work, a love of land and the outdoors. One of her life goals was to own her own ranch. She worked diligently and was able to buy a ranch near Grand Coulee before she was 30. Vera used the same dedication to meet another important goal. In 1943, she graduated from Washington Sta...