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Faye Vinion Hummel Pinson died at the age of 81 on Thursday, June 6, after many years of suffering with severe dementia. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister and loved by her extended family. She was born to F. E. and Florence Parker Vinion on June 12, 1931, in Davenport, Wash. She lost her mother at age four, to rheumatic fever. She then was cared for by her grandparents, Sam and Emma Vinion, and her mother’s sister, Mary and Ed Vold, until she was eight-yea...
Adeline Olivia Seim died at the age of 91 on May 29 surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 19, 1921, to Harry and Nilsina Olson in Fergus Falls, Minn. She was employed as a manager of a Sears store after graduating from high school in 1941. She married Howard M. Seim on Nov. 22, 1943, in Fergus Falls. The Seim’s served at many Army bases in the U.S. during his tour of duty. They settled in Ritzville in 1947, where they founded and operated Seim Builders Supply and Lumber Y...
Harold Schoessler died at the age of 94 on May 27 in Spokane. A life long resident of the Ritzville area, he was born Oct. 9, 1918, to Jacob and Pauline (Schmidt) Schoessler, on the family farm 14 miles northwest of Ritzville. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1937, and served in the U.S. Army as part of the first group called to duty from Adams County during World War II. He was in the last cavalry regiment formed by the U.S. Army, the 74th Horse Drawn Field... Full story
Yrma Townsend died at the age of 96 on May 27 at Holy Family Hospital. She was born on Nov. 18, 1916, to Leeland and Lou Ella Sudderth in May, Texas. She was a long time resident of Ritzville, where she worked at the nursing home and then went on to work at the hospital as a Nurse’s Assistant Certified for many years. She lived very frugally and was very generous to all of her family whenever they needed her help. She had a unique sense of humor and brought laughter and s... Full story
Clark Ducey Sullivan died at the age of 80 on May 27 at his home in Washtucna. He was born March 11, 1933, to George and Hazel Long Sullivan in Washtucna. He attended Washtucna High School and graduated in the class of 1951. He attended Eastern Washington College for one year, before being drafted into the Army near the end of the Korean Conflict. Upon his discharge, he attended Spokane Technical School, earning an aeronautical degree. In 1965, he married Carol Link. They made... Full story
Rosaline “Boosie” Jacqueline (Telecky) Longmeier died at the age of 90 on May 17 at the Riverview Care Center. She was born on Jan. 21, 1923, to Joseph and Nettie Telecky, on the family farm outside of Ritzville. Her maternal grandparents and paternal great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Austria Empire (modern day Austria and Hungary) and Bohemia (a portion of modern day Czech Republic) respectively, in the mid to late 1800s, seeking a better life and eventually were drawn to the Ritzville area for the ava...
Harold Albert Pfann died at the age of 99 on April 28 at the Weyrich Health Care Center in Westminster Village in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born Dec. 22, 1913, to Henry and Alvina (Dehnel) Pfannekuchen at their country home in Ritzville. He was baptized March 15, 1914, and confirmed his faith in affirmation of his baptism on July 13, 1927, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville. He went to a small country school and helped on the family farm. He attended Ritzville High... Full story
Donald W. Morgan died at the age of 86 on May 16 in Alden, N.Y. He was born Dec. 26, 1926, and was a lifetime member of the Millgrove Fire Company. He is preceded in death by his wife, Aldine “Pat” Morgan; children, Cheryl A. and Becky Sue Morgan; and brother, Clifford Morgan. He is survived by children, Dennis; Keith (Barbara); Linda Morgan; Cathy (Jerry Higgins) Neyman; Sandra (Michael) Bassanello; and Bruce (Janie); and by 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Fun...
Judy Ann Harder died at the age of 73 on May 18 at her ranch home in Hooper. She was born on March 18, 1940, to John Jacob and Ellen Harder in Ritzville. She was raised on her family’s cattle ranch south of Ritzville. Her upbringing was filled with cattle ranching and outdoor activities. Never one to be confined to the home, she learned her trade alongside her father. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1958. Her family grew to include her female classmates who were li...
Millard R. “Bob” Bowman died at the age of 86 on April 22 at The Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born on Feb. 21, 1927, to Millard and Neva Bowman. He resided in southern California during his youth and served in the Navy during WWII. He married Carol Bourne of Ramona, Calif., in 1956 and had two children. He moved to Ralston in 1969 to run the Ralston General Store and post office until 1973. He moved to Ritzville and worked for the Ritzville School District as a sch... Full story
Arthur Paul Ott, died at the age of 96 on April 30 in Chewelah. He was born on Oct. 28, 1916, to Albert and Elsie (Wellsandt) Ott in Ritzville. He grew up on a wheat farm near Ritzville, graduating from Ritzville High School in 1935. He married Dorothy Franson on May 18, 1941, at her parent’s home on Crab Creek, north of Ritzville. They moved to what became known as West Acres farm near Addy in 1944, to begin a long and successful farming and ranching career. He brought p...
Joyce Ferrill Loomis died at the age of 91 on April 11 in Redmond, Ore. She was born on Feb. 6, 1922, to Allen and Margaret Bates in Sioux Falls, S.D. The family moved to Oregon during the Great Depression and worked in the hop fields near Amity and then moved to Klamath Falls after a brief time. She graduated from Klamath Union High School in 1940. She married Harry Lanphear in 1942. They later divorced and she married Bill Loomis of Vancouver, Wash., in 1976. She will always be remembered for her contagious laughter, green...
Gertrude (Trudy) Heimbigner died on Jan. 10 in Spokane. A memorial service is to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at the Harrington United Methodist Church in Harrington, with Pastor Cynthia Wuts officiating. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport is entrusted with the arrangements....
Frederick T. Slonaker died at the age of 102 on March 17 at the Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born on Dec. 27, 1910, to George Elmer and Bessie Alma (Griffee) Slonaker in Ancoma, Ill. He married Agnes Monson on Aug.19, 1938, in Havre, Mont. They lived in Montana where he worked in the gas fields, before moving their family to Ritzville in 1957. He worked to bring natural gas to the Ritzville area managing Columbia Natural Gas Co. He was preceded in death by his wife...
John Milton Kading died at the age of 68 on March 18 at his home in Chapala, Mexico. He was born June 21, 1944, near Lowell, Wisconsin and grew up on a farm. He graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1962, Lakeland College in 1966 and Eden Seminary in 1969. He followed his father into the Christian ministry. His ordination as a United Church of Christ pastor took place in June 1969. He served at churches in Lind; Elyria, Ohio; Great Falls, Mont. and Butte, Mont. Changing...
Delbert Emil Conrad Templin died at the age of 91 on Thursday, April 11 at Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born Dec. 4, 1921 in Ritzville to Ernest and Elsie Templin, who had migrated to the U.S. as children from Germany. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1939. He had a variety of work experiences including Boeing. He proudly served in the Army, which included a wartime tour in the Philippines. He attended local military graveside ceremonies into his 90s to...
Helen J. Schafer died at the age of 90 on April 15 at Hospice House in Spokane after a short illness. She was born on June 15, 1922, to Henry and Adelaide Curtin Willson in Everett, Wash. She graduated from Everett High School, and attended business school and Washington State College. She met and married Ralph G. Schafer in 1943. They moved to the family farm in Ritzville, where she was active in Zion Congregational Church, Past Noble Grands and Grange. She was known for her...
Victor Eugene Borth died at the age of 85, on March 26 in Ritzville. He was born Aug. 25, 1927, to Rudolph and Barbara (Ottmar) Borth on his uncle Frederick Borth’s farm north of Lind. Victor was one of six children: Eleanor (Pence), Gloria (Sackmann), Cleve, Barbara (VanBuren), and Marjorie who died as an infant. In 1929, the family moved to a farm north of Paha, where he and his future wife, Bette, would later settle and raise their family of five children: Doug, Vicki, Pam, Denise and Brian. He attended school in Paha a...
Jeanne Mary (Powers) Muir died at the age of 89 on March 1 at home and surrounded by family. She was born May 22, 1923, to Albert and Pearl Powers in Lamoure, N.D. In 1941, she married John Porter Muir and together they enjoyed 58 years. The family called many places home in the years following their wedding and migration to Washington state. Ritzville was often home base after Porter began working on construction projects. The family moved multiple times between Kennewick,...
Bruce Howell died at the age of 74 on April 1 at Rose Garden Estates in Ritzville. He was born Dec. 8, 1938, to Gail and Thelma (Donnell) Howell in Spokane. The family moved to the farm in Ralston and he attended Ralston and Ritzville schools. He graduated from Central Washington University where he received a Bachelor and Master’s degree in psychology. He continued his education at the University of Oregon, where he received his PhD in Psychology. He returned to the farm i...
Victor E. Borth died at the age of 85 on March 26 in Ritzville. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Lind Community Church. Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements. A full obituary will run at a later date....
Glen Marvin Tompkins died at the age of 76 on March 15 in Richland, Wash., from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born Nov. 27, 1936 to Harry and Mary (Kissler) Tompkins in Hatton, Wash., the youngest of six children. They later moved to Ritzville where he attended school and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1954 before attending Eastern Washington University. He was very active in sports during high school playing football, basketball and track. He was the first player f...
Gwendolyn Sue Olson died at the age of 60 on Sunday, March 10, at Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville, Wash. She was born on July 15, 1952, to Wesley and Lilla Halbert in Roswell, N.M. The family moved to Minot, N.D., where she was raised and graduated high school. She moved to Boise, Idaho in her early 20s, where she reunited with Marc Olson, from Minot. There, they fell in love and were married in 1974. They have journeyed through life as partners ever since. The couple set...
Albert F. Franz died at the age of 95 on Monday, March 11, at his home on Fir Island, Mount Vernon, Wash. He was born Aug. 30, 1917, at the family homestead in Schrag, Wash. He was the fourth of six children born to Peter and Agnetha (Ewert) Franz. The Franz’s were German immigrants from the Crimea area in Russia, where they had emigrated on agreement they would teach farming practices in exchange for relief from conscription (military draft). The family first settled in South...
Eleanore (Schauerman) Sackmann died at the age of 89 on Wednesday, March 6, in Yakima, Wash. She was born Oct. 17, 1923, to Jacob and Katherine Schauerman. She attended Odessa High School, where she excelled in basketball and won the state championship in tennis. She was an avid tennis player throughout her life. She loved singing and was part of a quartet. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in Dec. 2012; her parents, Jacob and Katherine; four brothers, Rueben, Ted, Mel and Art Schauerman; and three sisters,... Full story