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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 7, 1938, issue Benjamin Koch Dies In Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kiehn and son, Edwin, left yesterday for McMinnville, Ore., where they will attend the funeral of Benjamin Koch, Mrs. Kiehn's brother, today. Mr. Koch was a Ritzville resident for many years and worked in the Kiehn & Koch store from 1912 to 1924, when he moved to Oregon. He suffered a heart attack Tuesday while driving over the Cascade mountains between Bend, Ore., and Eugene, Ore., and died suddenly at the steering wheel of his car. A friend was with him at the time. He was a salesman for the National Biscuit Company. Mr. Koch was born in Portland, Ore., and moved to Ritzville with his parents at an early age. His brother, J. M., was in partnership with Henry Kiehn here for a number of years. Mr. Koch was 45 years old. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Reba, and Charlotte, both at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Reuben Thiel of Tacoma; and Mrs. Henry Kiehn, Ritzville. Mrs. Koch is the former Florence Lawrence of Lind. Hold Last Rites for Mrs. M'Rae Mrs. W. A. McRae of Marengo, 54, who died suddenly last Saturday, was buried in the Ritzville cemetery Tuesday following funeral services at the Zion Congregational church with the Rev. F. Burkhardt officiating. Mrs. McRae was shopping in the furniture department of the Ritzville Trading Company when she suffered a sudden heart attack and collapsed about 1:20 p.m. Saturday. Dr. Wendell H. Sweet responded almost immediately to a call but pronounced Mrs. McRae dead. She had been in ill health for only a short time. Mrs. Anna McRae nee Trainer was born at Irvin, Scotland, July 19, 1882. She was married July 1, 1904, in Scotland and the couple moved to this country in 1910 settling near Marengo. Besides her widower, Mrs. McRae is survived by three sons, David, Thomas and William, all of Marengo; five daughters, Catherine and Bessie of Marengo, Mrs. Walter Schoessler of Ritzville; and Mrs. Harold Thaut, Spokane; four sisters, Mrs. Janet Whitelaw of Glasgow who was visiting in Marengo at the time of Mrs. McRae's death, and three sisters in Scotland; and one brother, Glasgow, Scotland. Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Snyder Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Charlotte Snyder, 73, who died last Thursday morning at her home here, were held Saturday from Haight funeral parlors with the Rev. E. A. Rein conducting the services. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Snyder had been in ill health for several years and suffered a paralytic stroke June 28 from which she never recovered. Mary Charlotte Snyder nee Mullholland was born Feb. 8, 1865, in Streetsville, Ontario province, Canada. She was married to Mr. Snyder Feb. 22, 1887, in Coral, Mich. The family came west to Coeur d'Alene, Ida., in 1915 and to Ritzville in 1920. She is survived by one daughter, Zella, with whom she lived for many years. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 14, 1938, issue Mother of Earl J. Clark Succumbs Earl J. Clark, telephone company lineman, was called to Spokane last week by the sudden death of his mother, Mrs. Mary J. Clark. He and Mrs. Clark are now on a two-week's vacation. Ira Betts of Spokane is substituting for Clark here. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 21, 1938, issue Victim of Heart Attack; Last Rites Wednesday Claude Blankenship, prominent Washtucna wheat farmer and for many years a leader in the crusade for better highways in Eastern Washington, died suddenly at his farm home Sunday morning at the age of 57. He was buried in the Ritzville cemetery yesterday following a large funeral at the Methodist Episcopal church with the Rev. Richard Decker officiating. Mr. Blankenship's death put an untimely end to a long career of public service which he had hoped to climax this fall by seeking election to the state legislature. He was the first president of the White Pass-White Bluffs Road association and also was instrumental in securing over a million dollars worth of highway improvements in Adams county this year. He was county commissioner of Adams County from 1930 through 1936 and served as chairman of the board from 1934 through 1936. Washtucnans also elected him to the Washtucna school board for a number of years. Mr. Blankenship transacted business in Ritzville and visited friends both Friday and Saturday last week and returned to his home near Washtucna about 10 a.m. Saturday. He appeared in good health both days. Mrs. Blankenship discovered his death about 6 a.m. Sunday when she attempted to wake him for breakfast. She called him several times and when he failed to answer she investigated and discovered he had evidently died during the night. Claude P. Blankenship was born Feb. 4, 1881, in Paragon, Ind., the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Blankenship. The family came to Washington in 1889, settling at New Whatcom, now Bellingham. Mr. Blankenship came to Adams county in the latter part of 1901, homesteading near Hatton. On Oct. 23, 1904, he married Miss Lillian Billington of Othello and they moved to a farm northeast of Washtucna in 1916, where he has lived since. Besides his widow, he is survived by three children, Mrs. Olive Blomgren, Valley, Wash.; Velma, a teacher at Yakima (home for the summer); and a son, Dewayne, student at Washington State college, who was also home for the summer; and two brothers, Craig of Seattle; and Paul, Marysville, Wash. All of his children are of age. Pallbearers at the funeral were William Scott, Frank Hurst, and R. H. Bassett, all of Washtucna; Henry W. Thiel and G. G. Plager, county commissioners, and A. G. Wagner, county engineer. Hold Last Rites For Mr. Metzner Funeral services for Phillip Metzner, 78, resident of the county since 1902 who died Sunday in Spokane, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Zion Congregational church with the Rev. F. Burkhardt officiating. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Metzner had gone to Spokane last Saturday with Mrs. Metzner to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Faler. He became ill shortly after their arrival and died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. He was born Nov. 5, 1859, in Germany and came to the United States about 56 years ago, living a while in Illinois, later in Kansas and moving to Ritzville in 1902. Besides his widow, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ora Ethredge, Pullman; Mrs. Henry Buscher, Four Lakes, Mrs. Leonard Faler, Spokane; Mrs. Clarence Nissen, Newman Lake; and two sons, Fred and Herbert, both of Ritzville, and 20 grandchildren. Irving Couch Dies At Stanfield, Ore. HATTON-Word to friends told of the passing of Irving, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Couch of Stanfield. He was thrown from a horse, and though rushed to the Pendleton hospital, he lived only a few hours. His brother, Wayne, was held up by the Montana floods and was unable to attend the funeral. The Couch family lived in Adams county many years and engaged in farming here before moving to Oregon. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 28, 1938, issue Accident Kills Highway Worker Alton Lowe, Neppel, was killed Tuesday in the first fatal accident during the construction of the new Cross-State highway link from Ritzville to Neppel. He was unloading concrete pillars when one of them swung around unexpectedly and struck him in the chest, fatally injuring him. The Haight ambulance was called to take him to a hospital but when the driver arrived he was dead, and was taken to an Ephrata mortuary. He was employed by the Warren Northwest Corporation. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 4, 1938, issue Harry Kanzler Drowns In River Ritzville relatives of Harry J. Kanzler of Lincoln, Neb., were shocked this week to learn of his accidental drowning near Park Rapids, Minn., last Wednesday. Mr. Kanzler was a cousin of Mrs. Chris Rieker, Mrs. Sam Schafer and Jacob Stromberger. He is also related to a number of other people here. Mr. Kanzer and a friend, W. H. Shurtleff, also of Lincoln, were fishing in the Crow Wing river at Park Rapids when Shurtleff fell in and Kanzler attempted to rescue him. Both men were drowned. Kanzler's death followed that of his 15-year-old brother, Roy, by three years nearly to the date. Roy died July 38, 1935, of injuries suffered when a bicycle he was riding collided with a car. Besides his wife, Nona, and son, Donald, Kanzler is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kanzler, a twin brother, Herman, of Portland, Ore., and another brother, Daniel, in Lincoln. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Stueckle Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Stueckle, 76, who died Sunday at her home here, were held Tuesday morning at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. H. Nuetzmann and Rev. J. Morach officiating. A second funeral service was also held Tuesday afternoon at Dusty at the Congregational church of which she was a member. The Rev. William Aumann officiated, assisted by Reverends Morach and Nuetzmann. Burial was in the Dusty, Wash., cemetery. Mrs. Stueckle has been ill several years, suffering from diabetes. She suffered a stroke in February, 1937, which left her partially paralyzed. She was born Dec. 14, 1861, in South Russia. She married Jacob Stueckle in 1883 and four years later the family came to the United States, settling in Eureka, S. D. In 1909, they moved to Dusty, where Mr. Stueckle died four years later. With her 12 children, she farmed at Dusty until 1925 when she moved to Ritzville. Mrs. Stueckle is survived by four sons, J. J. Stueckle, Prescott, Wash.; Henry Stueckle, Colfax; Christ and Art Stueckle, Lacrosse; six daughters, Mrs. Karl Schrenck, Lacrosse; Mrs. Dan Haase, Odessa; Mrs. J. N. Sauer, Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. J. B. Ottmar, Mrs. Marie Schaal and Mrs. E. C. Pflugrath, all of Ritzville; three sisters; 54 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 11, 1938, issue G. D. Railsback Died Recently In Spokane HATTON - This vicinity was greatly shocked to learn of the passing of G. D. Railsback at his home in Spokane after an hour's illness. He visited here the week before and was seemingly as well as ever. Mr. Railsback was one of Michigan Prairie's early settlers and still owned quite a bit of land in that vicinity, although he had lived in and near Spokane for over 30 years. Funeral Is Held For W. D. Warren W. D. Warren of Inchelium, 56, a brother of Mrs. Peter Cree and father of Mrs. William Koeplin, was buried in the Cheney cemetery Monday following funeral services in Spokane. Mr. Warren died Saturday morning in a Spokane hospital following a lingering illness. He lived in Ritzville for 12 years, from 1918 to 1930, during which time he was forman of the Ritzville Flouring Mills warehouse. During recent years he had been employed by the Inchelium Light and Power Company. He was born in the east in 1881 and moved to Cheney with his family when he was still a small boy. He grew up on a farm near Cheney and later came to this city. Besides his widow, Mr. Warren is survived by four brothers, Jack and Ervin of Spokane, Emery of Klamath Falls, Ore., Isham of Blanchard, Ida,; six sisters, Mrs. Elsie Ferris of Veradale, Wash.; Mrs. Clara Brown, Spokane; Mrs. Mary Stuhr, Spokane, Mrs. Mannie Eng, Spokane; and Mrs. Cree, Ritzville; two daughters, Mrs. Koeplin, Ritzville; and Mrs. Doris Bossell, Spokane; and two sons, Kendall Warren, Spokane; and Richard Warren, at home. Mrs. Cree was in Spokane all last week and Mr. Cree drove up Sunday to attend the funeral with Mrs. Cree. Mr. and Mrs. Koeplin also attended the funeral. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 18, 1938, issue Untimely Death Of Lester Elledge WASHTUCNA - Lester Elledge, 22, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Elledge of Kahlotus, died Thursday night, Aug. 11, at the Pasco hospital. He had been ill about 10 days. Funeral services were held at the Lee Perry funeral home in Pasco Sunday afternoon with Rev. Olson, pastor of the Christian church officiating. Interment was in the Pasco cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Campbell, Edward Fast, John Hunt, Victor Phillippay, Robert Phillippay and Milo Van Winkle, all members of his graduating class. Reed Litner, his room mate at W.S.C. was an honorary casket bearer. Surviving are his parents, three sisters and five brothers all at home. Lester had lived most of his life at Kahlotus, where he graduated from high school with the class of '34. He was a senior in architecture at Washington state college. He was employed at the Mauser & Mauser real estate company in Spokane, when he became ill. Early Pioneer Passes Saturday Jacob Eckhardt Funeral services for Jacob Eckhardt, 81, who died last Saturday at his home, were held at the Philadelphia Congregational church Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 16, at two o'clock, with the Rev. H. Neutzmann officiating. A resident of Ritzville since 1915, Mr. Eckhardt was born in Russia. In 1876 he married Katherine M. Kammerzell, and in 1891 the family migrated to America, making their home in Walla Walla. In 1898 they came to Ritzville and settled on a farm northwest of town. Mr. Eckhardt is survived by two sons, Carl and Jacob, Jr., of Ritzville; two daughters Mrs. G. B. Fast of Ritzville, and Mrs. John Miller of Lind; 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs. Eckhardt passed away April 10, 1937. Six of his grandchildren acted as pallbearers with interment at the Ritzville cemetery. Fred Eugene Austin Funeral services for Fred Eugene Austin, 40, who died Monday at his home, were held at the Assembly of God church Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, at two o'clock with the Rev. R. Russell Eylander officiating. A resident of Adams county for 20 years, Mr. Austin was born in Kentucky. Pior to his coming to Ritzville, he lived in Tennessee. Mr. Austin is survived by his wife, Anna; his mother, Mary Austin of Kentucky; five sons, James, Johnny, Clinton, Marvin and Leslie; and three daughters, Viola, Donna Lee and Juanita. Pete Streeter, Gene Auger, Guy Van Vleet, Ralph Streeter, John Watkins, and Emanuel Haag acted as pallbearers with interment in the local cemetery. Frank Johnson Frank Elias Johnson, 74, who for three years had been a barber at Benge, Wash., passed away after a short illness at the Huppert hospital Monday morning, Aug. 15. Interment was in the local cemetery that afternoon at four o'clock. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 25, 1938, issue R. A. Banks Dies LIND - Mr. R. A. Banks, an old pioneer of Lind, and one of the early settlers of this city, died here at his home Sunday. He is survived by his widow, one daughtger, Mrs. F. W. Anderson of Beverly, one son, Allen Robert, of Lind, and one grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church. The body was in charge of the Precht Mortuary. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 1, 1938, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 8, 1938, issue Funeral For Mrs. Luiten Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Luiten of Odessa, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lydia Hilderbrandt, in Colbert on Tuesday morning, will be held at the Zion Congregational church in Ritzville at 2 p.m. Sunday. The body is being held at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral home in Spokane prior to burial here. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Henry Amen and Mrs. Fred Burghard, and son Bill Williams, all of Ritzville; Mrs. C. A. Simpson, another daughter, John H., Peter and Alfred Luiten all of Odessa; Mrs. Lydia Hilderbrandt of Colbert, and Mrs. Fred Westerman of Spokane, both daughters. Mrs. Luiten was a pioneer of Ritzville and her home was in Odessa at the time of her death. She had been visiting her daughter in Colbert when she became stricken with a stomach ailment. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 15, 1938, issue Roloff Funeral To Be Tomorrow Mrs. D. K. Roloff, 70, pioneer of Adams county, died Tuesday at her home here, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. H. Nuetzmann officiating. Mrs. Roloff lived in this vicinity for 45 years and homesteaded in the early days with her husband near Ralston. Mr. Roloff died two years ago. She is survived by four sons, D. O., Ralston; Fred, Olympia; Bill, Walla Walla; and Julius, Millwood; and one daughter, Mrs. Dena Sands, Ronan, Mont. Hold Last Rites For Henry Amen Funeral services for Henry Amen, 81, pioneer Ritzville farmer who died Saturday at a Spokane hospital, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. H. Nuetzmann officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Amen had been ill only a short time and underwent an operation in a Spokane hospital Aug. 25. He failed to rally from the operation and died Saturday. He was born April 11, 1857, in Frank, Russia, and came to America in 1878, settling in Hastings, Nebr. In 1881 he married Miss Mary Kiehn and in the same year they moved to Culbertson, Nebr., and in the next year to Walla Walla. They lived in Walla Walla for 16 years and in 1898 moved to Adams county, settling on a farm 11 miles northwest of Ritzville. Since 1905 they have resided in Ritzville. Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Henry, of Ritzville; two daughters, Mrs. Katie Luiten, Ritzville, Mrs. Clara Bauman, Lind; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one brother, two sisters and many friends. Two children preceded him in death. Henry Tesch Called By Mother's Death Henry Tesch, father of Ed Tesch, left last Saturday for Canby, Minn., where he was called by the death of his mother. Mrs. Tesch died Thursday evening, Sept. 8, and was 97 years old at the time of her death. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 22, 1938, issue Funeral Is Held For Karl Wiese Funeral services were held for Karl Ferdinand Wiese at the Nazarene church Sunday afternoon with the Rev. L. R. Sturtevant officiating. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Karl Ferdinand Wiese was born March 4, 1885, in Berlin, Wis., and died at his home in Ritzville, Friday, Sept. 16, at the age of 53 years. He was united in marriage to Clara Ewald on Oct. 17, 1909, and moved to Ritzville in 1927. He had been engaged as a county blademan up to the time of his illness. He is survived by his widow and eight children, Fred of Sprague, Mrs. Allen Stookey of Seattle, Mrs. Roy Schafer of Ritzville, Mrs. William Pegg of Sunnyside, Lucille, Betty, Allaine and Gerald at home; one brother, A. F. Wiese of Marengo; two sisters, Mrs. George Harrison of Spokane, and Mrs. Lymann Clary of Cocolalla, Ida. Heier Baby Dies WASHTUCNA - Donna May, the seven months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Heier, of Hooper Junction, passed away Saturday evening at the Lee Wilson home. Surviving are the parents, two sisters and two brothers, Sadie Jean, Edna Elnora, Russell Kermit and Donald Dewaine. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the community church. Rev. A. K. Walborn officiated. Nita and Vida, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frischknechtk, sang. Both were accompanied by their mother at the piano. Burial was in the Washtucna cemetery. Brother Of Mrs. Norman Died Mrs. Harriet Norman received word last Wednesday of the death of her brother, Louis Wilfert, of Albany, Ore., which occurred that day, after a brief illness. He had been ailing at various times in the past few years and four years ago retired from active occupation to make his home with his son, Glen Wilfert, at Albany. News of his death came as a surprise to relatives and friends here. Louis Wilfert was born near Cleveland in 1866 and was 72 years of age at the time of his passing. He was the son of Andrew and Margaret Wilfert and spent his early years at the Wilfert homestead near Cleveland. In 1895 he was married to Miss Anna Roemhildt and the couple lived near Greenland, Minn., until 1909, when they moved west to make their home on a farm near Albany. He is survived by two children, Glen Wilfert of Albany, and Miss Clara Wilfert of St. Helens, Ore. Of a family of nine children there are seven still living. They are Mrs. R. C. Wenderschaefer of St. Peter, Minn.; Mrs. Sam Obradobich, Mrs. George Rohrer and Mrs. Omar Hoefer of Seattle; Mrs. Harriet Norman of this city; Mrs. Henry Benedix of Audrie, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Harry Davis of Boulder, Colo.; and Felix Wilfert of California. Mrs. Harriet Norman and Mr. and Mrs. William Wellsandt attended the funeral in Albany, with burial services being held near Auburn, Ore. Mr. Wilfert is a first cousin of Mrs. William Wellsandt. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 29, 1938, issue Accident Fatal To Frank Willis Funeral services for Frank Willis, 63, Othello stockman who was killed in an automobile accident last Friday were held at the Christian church in Othello Monday, with the Rev. Richard Decker officiating. Mr. Willis was killed and Mrs. Willis received a broken collarbone and serious bruises and cuts when the truck in which they were riding overturned on the Othello-Beverly highway about 5 miles west of Othello about 3 p.m. Friday. Frank Rock Willis was born in California and had been a resident of Adams county for about 10 years. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gene Hodson, Othello, and Mrs. Fred Demmitt, Okanogan. Harry Beard Dies At 'Tucna Ranch Harry Beard, Washtucna laborer, died suddenly from a heart attack at the Dave Beal ranch near Washtucna Saturday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are being delayed pending receipt of word from relatives in Virginia. Harry Lincoln Beard was born in Virginia and had been a resident of Adams county off and on for about 10 years. He was well-known in the Washtucna territory, although he spent much of his time in Western Washington. He was 60 years old. He is survived by a brother and a sister, both of whom live in Norfolk, Va.