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Frank A. Draper died at the age of 86 on Feb. 18 at his daughter’s home in Ritzville. He had been living in Ritzville for three years. He was born on Nov. 19, 1926, to Nella and Frank Draper in North Port, Wash. He was raised in Portland, Ore. He enlisted in the United States Army and served five years. He then joined the Merchant Marines and retired after 20 years. He had a passion for the sea and loved visiting the many ports along his journeys. He wrote many letters of h...
Vernon A. Wellsandt died at the age of 91 on Feb. 27 in Moses Lake. He was born on Sept. 12, 1921, to Ludwig A. Wellsandt and Catherine Harder (Jess) Wellsandt on the family farm near Ralston, Wash. Catherine’s first husband, John Jess had died in August of 1918. He is survived by his sister, Erma Ferderer Spencer. Vernon Wellsandt and Elsie Verner were married April 14, 1949. They remained on the family farm, raising wheat and livestock until they retired to “town” in Ritzvil...
Walter Bruce Wilsey died at the age of 84 on Feb. 28. He was born in Lewiston, Idaho, to Lula Burkett Wilsey and Walter Leo Wilsey on Aug. 24, 1929. He was one of seven children and the family lived in Asotin, Wash. He graduated from Asotin High School in 1947, attended Lewis and Clark College for two years before enlisting in the Air Force, serving for four years. He resumed his education at Eastern Washington University in Cheney and graduated in 1957, with a bachelor’s d...
Gwendolyn (Waddoups) Ruegsegger died at the age of 83, on Feb. 28 at an adult home care facility in Spokane Valley where she had been living since April 2012. She was born in Ogden, Utah on Aug. 3, 1929, to Cyrus and Nola Waddoups. On Aug. 18, 1949, she married Eldon Ruegsegger of Daniels, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1952. They made their home in Dillon, Mont., from 1950, until moving to Ritzville, in 1972 where they farmed until... Full story
Marjorie Fast (Franz) Schowalter died at the age of 84 on Feb. 4 at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton Kan., where she had resided for the past five years. She had been an elementary music teacher, an accomplished pianist and costume seamstress prior to the onset of crippling arthritis. She received her music degree from Bethel College in N. Newton, Kan., with additional studies at Wichita State University. Her first husband, Duane Schowalter, a Boeing engineer, preceded her in death in 1987. In 2000, she married Earl... Full story
Charles (Charlie) John Janssen died at the age of 85, on Sunday, Feb. 3, with family at his side. He was born in Spokane, on March 14, 1927. He and his sister, Violet, were adopted by their aunt and uncle, Jennie and John, when he was seven. As a child, he grew up in the Ritzville area and attended Ritzville High School, until he joined the Army in 1946. He proudly served in the final stages of WWII. His tours of duty included serving as a Medic in Japan and Hawaii. After his... Full story
Tena Marie (Strieff) Stromberger died at the age of 55 at her home on the ranch in Ritzville on the morning of Feb. 13, with her soul mate, Roger Helm, at her side. She was born on March 16, 1957, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Spokane. She met Dennis G. Miller in high school and they married on June 8, 1973. On Feb. 6, 1977, she gave birth to a son, Justin A. Miller. Her second son, Seth G. Miller, was born on Aug. 3, 1978. In the summer of 1984, she met Raymond A. Stromberger. T...
Amy Allison Garcia was granted her angel wings on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, at the age of three. She was born to Juan Garcia and Sindy Carrillo on Nov. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif. She lived with her family in Lind. Her bright eyes, brilliant smile and infectious giggle brought great joy to whoever met her. She loved Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty and the color pink. She loved being with her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was a...
Lillian (Hoffman) Smith, died at the age of 89, on Thursday, Feb. 14. She was born Dec. 11, 1923, to Henry and Katherine E. (Bier) Hoffman. The youngest of seven children, she lived the majority of her life in Ritzville and attended school there. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and a dear friend to many. She was a talented seamstress and artist. She loved crafts and to bake cookies, which were enjoyed by many. She loved trips to the ocean and a casino now and then. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry...
Dorothy L. (Phillips) Doyl died on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at her home in Spokane. She grew up on the family farm in Lind. She married Wayne Doyl in 1941 in Spokane, and they moved to the family ranch in Lind a year later, where they began farming with her family. They had three children; Philip (Trudy), Dianne (Ronald), and Kathryn (Harry). She had a passion for her flowers and her little companion, PJ. She is survived by her children; sister, Betty Davis; six grandchildren; and...
Harold “Hal” Bauer died on Sunday, Jan. 20, in Bothell, Wash. He was born March 20, 1925, to Harold W. Bauer and Doris Layman Bauer of Ritzville. After graduating from high school in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served in the Pacific Theatre on the Aircraft Carrier USS Attu (Buglemaster 3rd Class and QM). After attending Washington State University he worked at the Hanford plutonium-producing site, then the Boeing Co. for over 39 years. He was on the following pro... Full story
Carole N. Fannin died at the age of 73, on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Life Care Center of Ritzville. She was born on Nov. 25, 1939, to Charles and Mildred Lovely, in Chilliquin, Ore. She married Derwood Fannin Sr., in October 1955 and they had five children, Derk, Junior, Dennis, Andy and Dena. She was a loving and caring sister, wife, mother and grandmother who will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her children, 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory of Moses Lake is e...
Dorothy B. (Oestreich) Rogel, died at the age of 103, on Thursday, Jan. 24. She was born on Dec. 25, 1909, to Henry and Katherine Oestreich at the family home in Ritzville, she was the last of five children and was very proud of her German heritage. She married Victor Rogel on Sept. 9, 1939, sharing 34 wonderful years of marriage. She lived the majority of her life in Ritzville, moving to the Good Samaritan Village in Spokane in 2007 to be nearer to her family. She loved...
Eleanor Louise (Freese) Yockey, died at the age of 82 on Tuesday, Jan. 22, with loved ones by her side, after a 15-month courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Spokane, to John and Bernice Freese. She spent her early years in Harrington, where her father was a wheat rancher. Later the family moved to Ritzville, where they made their home for many years. She was salutatorian for the Bronco class of 1948. After high school she attended...
Gertrude (Trudy) M. Heimbigner died at the age of 80 on Thursday, Jan. 10, in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1932, in St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada, to Stan and Lilly (Stevenson) Collins. She grew up in St. John’s, where she attended school and graduated high school. She later met Arnold “Fritz” Heimbigner and they were married on April 16, 1952 in St. John’s. They moved back to the states and lived in various communities like Odessa, Harrington and Reardan, before settling in Spokane. She worked as a cook at Holy Fami...
Robert (Bob) Gale Bauer died at the age of 84 on Friday, Jan. 11. He was born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Spokane to Martin V. and Elfrieda (Nuetzmann) Bauer. He grew up among his extended family in Ritzville, where the Bauer family owned a mercantile. He showed an early talent for art, which earned him a scholarship to Eastern Washington State College. He earned a BA in education from Eastern in 1952, and he and his wife, Gilda, set out for Centralia, Wash., where he would begin his career in the Centralia School District, and they... Full story
Marjorie Ann (Oestreich) Lefevre died at the age of 81 on Thursday, Jan. 3, in her home in Ritzville. She was a lifelong resident of Ritzville, born on Aug. 10, 1931, to William and Dena (Theil) Oestreich. She attended Ritzville schools, graduating from Ritzville High School in 1949. She went on to attend Whitman College. She married Alan Pete Lefevre on April 4, 1953, in the Philadelphia Congregational Church in Ritzville. Together they had four children. She worked at the Adams County Courthouse for Superior Court Judge...
Edgar (Ed) Allen Deaton died at the age of 76 on Tuesday, Jan. 1. He was born on Nov. 13, 1936, to Allen and Elise Deaton, as the eldest of two sons. He grew up in the eastern part of Washington state. He attended grammar school and high school, with a class of 19 students, in Lind. He became a life long Coug at Washington State University in Pullman. After a short career in the Air Force, he worked for Boeing in the atomic research branch. In 1963, he met his life partner of...
Carl Alvin Kron died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Moses Lake. He was born July 19, 1916, in Loup City, Neb., the oldest of six children and grew up on the family farm. In 1934, the middle of the Dust Bowl years, the family moved to Richland, Wash. At the age of 19, he went to Prairie City, Ore., to work for the Cougar Mine. He started by cutting wood and later became a jigger boss (head of a crew). He also worked at the Ben Harrison Mine, Ore., and the Walker Mine...
Elma D. (McRae) Moffat died at the age of 95 on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Bonney Lake, Wash. She was born Feb. 21, 1917, to William Alex and Anna Traynor McRae in Lantz, Wash., near Benge. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1935. In 1940, she married Alex Moffat, and the couple made their home in Seattle. It is said by friends and family that she was the kindest, most loving mother, sister, aunt and friend. She was much loved by her family and many friends. She was an...
Kathy McKenzie Bartley died at the age of 55, on Saturday, Dec. 22, in Vancouver, Wash., with her husband Bryon at her side. She was born on July 14, 1957, to Paul and Ginger McKenzie of Ritzville, the second eldest of seven children. She grew up in Washtucna and moved to Ridgefield, Wash., over 25 years ago. She most recently was a referral coordinator at Columbia United Providers in Vancouver, Wash. She is survived by her husband, Bryon Bartley; sons, Mathew, Morgan, and Tyler Kemper; grandsons, Landon and Dylan Kemper;... Full story
Arlene Wellsandt died at the age of 87, on Saturday, Jan. 5, at home with family by her side. She was born Sept. 12, 1925, in Ritzville. She provided care to the Ritzville and Spokane area for over 50 years as a Registered Nurse. She loved her years as a nurse working for the Ritzville medical clinics, nursing home, hospital, Public Health District and then finally at St. Joseph Care Center in Spokane. She and Kermit farmed many years south of Ritzville, moving into town in 1976, and then to Spokane in 1987. She was active...
Donald Edward Roberg died at the age of 67, on Nov. 23, 2012, in Chattaroy, Wash., surrounded by his family. He was born on June 25, 1945, and was said to have been a loving brother, wonderful husband and selfless father. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Roberg; mother, Armella Roberg and brother, Mark Roberg. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sara Roberg of Chattaroy, Wash.; four children, Nichole (Steve) Thrift of Spokane, Sheri (Gene) Nowlan of Post...
Mary Lois (McCann) Tyson died at the age of 83, on Saturday, Jan. 5, in Cheney. A long time resident of Ritzville, she was born in Elmira, N.Y., on Aug. 1, 1929, the first child of Francis and Ruth McCann. She played first base for the Cayuga Heights Allstars, a boys’ team aside from her. Latin was her best subject in school, evident when she played Scrabble. Her favorite golf club was a two iron, rare these days, as they require much skill. Other of her favorites included F...
Lloyd M. Butler died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 5, at Life Care Center of Ritzville at the age of 88. He was born to William and Anna Butler in Lind on April 11, 1924. He lived his entire life in Lind and was beloved in the community. At the age of 12, he worked at Carlock’s Grocery in the evenings and on Saturdays. He told great stories about his childhood in Lind, growing up during the Great Depression. He gave his mother fits because he l...