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Kathy McKenzie Bartley died on Saturday, Dec. 22, in Vancouver, Wash. A graveside service at the Washtucna Pioneer Cemetery is on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m....
Reverend Dexter H. Edwards Jr., died on Saturday, Nov. 24. He was born May 22, 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served in South Pacific and Okinawa on the USS Burleson and USS Taledega. He married Myrtle J. Brinkmann on Dec. 23, 1947. He attended Colorado State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture in 1950. He continued his education earning a Master of Theology from Dallas Seminary in 1961, Master of Cross-Cultural Communications from Wheaton College Graduate...
Sandra Kaye (Kulm) Robertson died at the age of 58, in Beaverton, Ore., on Saturday, Dec. 15. She was born on May 29, 1954, to Arthur W. and Wanetta M. Kulm of Lind. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Lind High School in 1972. She attended Eastern Washington University (EWU) majoring in fashion design. While at EWU, she met the love of her life, Scott Robertson. They were married in 1974, and celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary this past June. Her husband’s career took them throughout the Northwest, l...
Marilyn J. Eastwood died on Sunday, Dec. 9, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, due to severe injuries suffered after a fall in her home. She was born May 14, 1932, to Bill and Aldena Erickson in Kent, Wash. Her only sibling, William Jr. (Bud), was born in 1948. He was killed in Vietnam in 1969, while serving his country as an army communication specialist. He was awarded the Bronze Star for “Heroism in Ground Combat,” and a Purple Heart. She attended Showalter Ele...
Susan Marie (Liedle) Panter died on Nov. 25 at Hospice House of Spokane. She was born Sept. 2, 1948, to Addison Gardner Panter and Ruth Violet Panter in Seattle. She was preceded in death by her parents, Addison and Ruth; and brother, John Allen Panter. She is survived by her daughter, Leasa (Greg) Freter; a son, Ailen Stephens; five grandchildren; brother, Dave (Sara) Panter; and aunt, Lyn Hurst, all of Spokane; and aunt, Ginny (Ken) Beeler of Whidbey Island; one niece; two nephews; and one great-niece. A private gathering...
Donald E. Wright died Nov. 18 at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, at the age of 78. He was born on Oct. 3, 1934, in Charles City, Iowa, to Joe and Grace (Huffman) Wright. He was raised in the home of his step-father, Ted McDonald, attending school and graduating from high school in Charles City, Iowa. In 1953, he joined the Air Force and served until 1957. During his time in the Air Force, he met his wife, Arla, in Washington state and they were married on June 15, 1956, in Ritzville. Together they had two children,...
Dennis Rudolf Koch passed away peacefully at the age of 73, surrounded by loving family, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital. He was born to Rudolf and Elsie Koch, in Spokane, and was the oldest of three children. He graduated in 1957, from Ritzville High School. After graduation he attended Eastern Washington College of Education and earned a bachelor’s degree in music education. Upon graduation, he served four years in the Army as an Armor O...
Dorothy (Dottie) M. Wilson-Katsel died at the age of 67, on Friday, Nov. 23, at the Hospice House in Spokane. She was born to Richard and Dorothy Wilson on Nov. 25, 1944, in Denver, Colo. She worked for many years as the playground supervisor at Lind Elementary School and served as troop leader for the local Cub Scouts. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Dorothy; and her first grandchild, Kimberly. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jerry Katsel;... Full story
Carol Marie (Snyder) Rasmussen died on Nov. 28, and went to join her Heavenly Father. She was born Sept. 18, 1952, and had many fond memories of growing up on the “family farm” just outside of Eatonville, Wash. She spent most of her life calling Eatonville home, where she graduated in 1971 from EHS. Eatonville became home to the Rasmussen family as they raised their five boys. She spent much of her time being involved in the lives of her boys many activities and cou... Full story
Betty D. Salkield, died in Bellingham, on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the age of 95. She was born in Denver, Colo., on Dec. 29, 1916, to George and Molly Singleton of Dietrich, Idaho, where she grew up on a farm outside of town. The farm was called Star Lake and sometimes during the winter she would have to move into the Deitrich Hotel with her mother to be able to go to school. She married Jay V. Salkield on Sept. 12, l934, while she was still in high school. After missing one... Full story
LeMartha Thorp, died at the age of 91, in Port Angeles, Wash., on Friday, Oct. 19. She was born on May 14, 1921, in Ritzville, to John F. and Katherine (Kosanke) Stehr. She graduated from Northwest Bible Institute in 1942, and married Hjalmar C. Thorp on Oct. 23, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio. She was a photo oil colorist and retouch artist in Dayton, Ohio, and for four different studios in Port Angeles. She was a pianist and organist for several churches, weddings, funerals,... Full story
Margaret Allison Wiffin died at the age of 93 on Thursday, Oct. 25. She was born in Spokane, on March 12, 1919, to Reinhardt Gust and Maude Marie (Allison) Warsinske. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1938 and then attended two years of Business College. After a high school romance, she married Owen Arthur Wiffin, on October 19, 1941. Owen worked at Gust’s Shell Gas Station and ended up becoming part owner. He went into the Army in 1943, and spent two years in India... Full story
Linda Kay Holmes, died at the age of 62, on Thursday, Nov. 8, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. She was born May 13, 1950, to Otis and Irene McCain in Eupora, Miss. She was a 1968 graduate of Eupora High School. She was an active church member and a loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Irene; and a younger brother. She is survived by son, Dale Holmes of Caledonia, Miss.; daughter, Deborah Ramshur of Pearl, Miss.; significant... Full story
Patricia Ann (Dahl) Strohmaier died on Monday, Nov. 5 in Spokane at the age of 79. She was born on May 24, 1933, to Clarence and Gladys Dahl of Spokane. In high school at Central Valley, she met Al Strohmaier, the love of her life. The two married June 10, 1951, and spent the next 61 years together as husband and wife. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Gladys; brothers, Robert, Willard, and Bruce; and a contingent of family and friends. She is survived by her loving husband, Al; children, Debra (Tom...
Sarah Jean Alspach died on Nov. 7 after a short illness, she was 89 years old. She was born Oct. 28, 1923, to George and Fannie Davis of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1952, she married S. Grant Alspach. They lived in Indian Head before they moved to Parma, Idaho in 1956. The couple moved several times over the years, and in 1974, they bought the Sears catalog store in Ritzville. They retired in 1989, and remained in Ritzville until he passed away in March 2008. She... Full story
Maria Kay Janzen died unexpectedly at the age of 47, on the early morning of Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Ritzville. She was born on July 23, 1965 to Herb and Terry Janzen in Ritzville, WA. She was the youngest of six children. She grew up in Ritzville and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1983. She was a happy go lucky, live your life kind of gal. Like her father, no one was a stranger; she treated everyone like a long lost friend. Her greatest gift in life was always trying to...
Rob, “The Right Stuff,” Meline was born to Maurice and Joyce Meline on Oct. 12, 1956, in Ritzville. He was an avid sports fan and athlete, lettering in football, basketball, baseball and track every year in high school. He won numerous awards in athletics, including being named Inland Empire Player of the Week multiple times. He still holds state records for B8 football from the state championship game in 1974. He attended Washington Sate University from 1975-1980, where he ea...
Paul G. Simonson passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Pomeroy, Wash. He was born Aug. 10, 1952, in Pocatello, Idaho, to George and Deloris (Borgens) Simonson. He attended school in Aberdeen, Idaho, graduating in 1970. Immediately after graduation, the family relocated to Ritzville to farm the Borgens Family homestead. He went on to college at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, and obtained a degree in Applied Welding Science. He worked as a welder in the Seattle shipyards, in...
Dorothy Eleanor Foley Fisher died Saturday, Sept. 29, at French Prairie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodburn, Ore. She was born Nov. 16, 1915, to George and Kathryn Biersner Foley, in Walla Walla, Wash. She spent her first four years on her grandfather’s farm near Washtucna. Her family moved to Long Beach, Calif., and then to Artesia, Calif., where she grew up and graduated from Excelsior Union High School, at 16 years of age. She attended Long Beach C...
Lucille E. Kubik passed peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 11. She was born November 16, 1923, in Lind to Charles and Pauline (Koch) Rushmeier. She attended grade school in Prosser and graduated from Lind High School in 1941. She and George Kubik eloped and married June 4, 1941. They farmed in the Ritzville area until retiring in 1983. They spent the next 25 years as “snowbirds,” traveling to Yuma, Ariz., every winter and exploring the southwest. She enjoyed painting, taking cla... Full story
Irene Opal Selcho passed away peacefully at the age of 92, on Saturday, Oct. 6, due to kidney failure, she was surrounded by her family. She was born on the Plager family farm at Paha on Oct. 26, 1919. She attended the first seven grades at the Paha School and went on to graduate from Lind High School in May 1937. After high school, she attended Kinman Business University and graduated from there. She took a position as bookkeeper at Kasper’s Department Store in Lind and w... Full story
Loren Elmer Woodside passed away at the age of 82, on Saturday, Sept. 29, as a result of an auto accident following a day of hunting. He was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Spokane, to Lyda and Frank Woodside. His father, Frank managed a crew of lineman for the Washington Water Power Co. and they moved several times. As a result, he attended grade school in Lind, middle school in Davenport, and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1949. While in high school, he delivered groceries... Full story
Evelyn “Evie” Weber passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the age of 82. She was born on May 16, 1930, to Anna (Franson) and Robert White of Ritzville. She grew up 12 miles north of Ritzville, along Crab Creek at Rocky Ford. A hard-working farm girl, she attended the country school, with her siblings, one half mile from her home until entering Ritzville High School and graduating in 1948. As a teenager, she learned to fly her father’s Cessna and was just shy of obtai...
Doris (Jones) Amen passed away on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Carlsbad, Calif., at the age of 93. She was born on Feb. 3, 1919, to Walter and Ethel (Piatt) Jones, on her Grandmother Jones’ farm north of Dayton, Wash. She was the second of three girls raised by her parents on their wheat farm. She first attended a one-room school for six years, New Hope Grade School, and then studied at Dayton where she graduated from high school as valedictorian in 1936. She attended Washington S...
Loren Woodside passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29. Memorial services are to be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. at the Memories at Sunset Event Center located at 915 Bypass Highway in Richland, Wash. A full obituary will run in next week’s edition of The Journal....