Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 3, 1940 Adams County, Ritzville, WA ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 3, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 10, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 17, 1940, issue Hold Last Rites For C. Henderson Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Haight chapel for Charles W. Henderson of Spangle, former Washtucna resident who died Monday, with the Rev. R. D. Decker officiating. Mr. Henderson had been ill for some time at the Allen home here. He was born at Bowling Green, Mo., June 20, 1872, and was a resident of Washtucna from 1913 to 1920. The last 20 years of his life were spent at Spangle. For the past six months, he has been living with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holliday of Benge. In 1896, he was married to Miss Minnie Hamlett. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Miss Virginia Henderson and Mrs. Holliday; two brothers, John and George, both of Los Angeles. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 24, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 31, 1940, issue Hold Last Rites For Gustav Buhl Funeral services were held Tuesday for Gustav Buhl, longtime Ritzville resident, who died last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Cronrath. The Rev. Arthur Stott officiated. Interment was in the cemetery southeast of the city near his homestead. Gustav Wilhelm Buhl was born in Germany in 1860 and came to the United States at the age of 20, settling in Kenosha, Wis., where he was married to Miss Bertha Lambrecht in 1887. In 1903 he came to Ritzville and took up a homestead on which he lived until 1922. Since that time he has made his home with his daughter. He is survived by one son, Arthur, and two daughters, Mrs. Alma Cronrath of Ritzville and Mrs. Frieda Cronrath of Harrington. His wife preceded him in death four years ago. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 7, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 14, 1940, issue Operation Fatal To 'Tucna Boy Four-year-old Duane Rothbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Rothbell of Washtucna, died here Friday afternoon during a tonsillectomy in a local doctor's office. The child was unable to withstand the shock of an anaesthetic and failed to recover, even after the administration of oxygen from the Washington Water Power company's inhalator. The body was sent to White Salmon, former home of his parents, for burial. Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Weber Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Weber, 77, former Ritzville resident who died Nov. 5 in Ferndale, were held Sunday at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. H. Neutzmann officiating. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Weber, nee Beck, was the mother of Mrs. Joe Bastron of Ritzville. She was born in Walter, Russia, Nov. 17, 1862, and was married to John G. Walter in 1884. The family went to South America in 1905 but came north to the United States, settling in Lincoln, Nebr., in 1906, remaining there for one year. They then moved to Colorado, remaining two years, and then settled near Ritzville in 1909. Mr. Walter died in 1919. In 1920, she married Christian Weber of Quincy, who preceded her in death by six years. Mrs. Weber is survived by one son, John G. Walter of Montana, and three daughters, Mrs. George Linker and Mrs. John Williams, both of Ferndale, and Mrs. Bastron. Mrs. August Rutz Services Friday Funeral services for Mrs. August Rutz, 76, Ritzville pioneer who died Wednesday morning last week, were held Friday afternoon at the Emanuel Lutheran church here with the Rev. E. A. Rein officiating. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery here. Caroline Wilhelmina Rutz, nee Marquardt, was born March 21, 1864, in Batro, Germany. She was married to August Rutz on March 11, 1887. They came to the United States in 1890, settling at Nepperville, Ill., and in 1894 came to Ritzville. She is survived by one son, Henry of Ritzville; and three daughters, Mrs. H. Ulstrup, Portland, Ore.; Agnes, Spokane, and Alma, Ritzville. She is also survived by a foster child, W. E. Scheel, whom she raised from infancy. C. Langenheder Funeral Sunday Charles F. Langenheder, 70, Ritzville pioneer who died last Thursday after an extended illness, was buried in the Ritzville cemetery Sunday following funeral services at the Haight Parlor. Rev. Richard Decker officiated. Charles Frederick Langenheder was born in Hanover, Germany, July 30, 1870, and came to the United States in 1891, locating in Illinois. Two years later he moved to Missouri where he married Miss Elsie Wortmann Oct. 24, 1893. In 1899, the family moved to Ritzville, settling on a homestead 10 miles northeast of here. In 1924, he retired from farming and moved to an acre tract near Millwood, where he lived until 1936, when he returned to Ritzville, remaining until his death. Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons, Fred and Roy of Ritzville, and John of Otahol, Ida., two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Griffith of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Mrs. Roy Faler of Newport; three brothers and one sister, still in Germany. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 21, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 28, 1940, issue Funeral Friday For Mrs. H. Scott Mrs. Hannah Scott, 87, Washtucna pioneer, died yesterday morning following injuries suffered in a fall at her home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Washtucna Community Church with the Rev. A. K. Walborn officiating. Burial will be in the Washtucna cemetery. Mrs. Scott suffered several broken ribs and internal injuries when she fell in her home and lay on the floor for some time before she was discovered by her nephew, Paul Helme, who brought her to Ritzville. She died early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Hannah Scott, nee Huffman, was born Sept. 10, 1853, in Indiana. About 1878 she was married to William Scott in Illinois. A few months later, her husband fell from a tree while gathering wild grapes and broke his back. He lived only several months. In 1885, Mrs. Scott came to Washtucna, where she has lived since. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 5, 1940, issue Mrs. L. Tipton Dies; Funeral In Seattle Mrs. L. E. Tipton, who has been ill for many months in a Seattle hospital, died Sunday night, according to word received here. Mr. Tipton left Sunday for Seattle when it was learned she took a turn for the worse. Funeral services were held in Seattle Wednesday afternoon from the Johnson-Hamilton funeral home. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 12, 1940, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 19, 1940, issue Hold Last Rites For Mrs. A. Thaut Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Zion Congregational church for Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Thaut, 69, Ritzville pioneer, who died Saturday at her home here, following a lingering illness. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Thaut, nee Vogel, was born in Russia April 16, 1871, and was married to Jacob Thaut in 1892. They came to the United States in 1901, settling near Ritzville, where she has since lived. Mr. Thaut died last January. She is survived by six sons, Jacob, Lavine, Harold, Rudolph, Henry and Solomon; three daughters, Mrs. Alvin Wagner, Mrs. Alex Stamm and Mrs. Omar Haight. Emerson Funeral Is Held Monday Youthful Pilot Was Killed In Crash Fred Raymond Emerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Emerson, who was killed recently in an airplane crash at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was buried in the Ritzville cemetery Monday with full military honors and military rites. Funeral services were held at the Trinity Methodist church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Richard D. Decker officiating. The body of the youthful marine air corps pilot, who was killed during bombing practice, arrived here Sunday night, accompanied by Lieutenant Loren McCollom, a member of the army air corps and son of George McCollom of Ritzville. He was a friend of Raymond Emerson. At the funeral, special music included singing of "Abide With Me" and "Crossing The Bar," by a male quartet composed of Arthur Browiak, Horace Trimble, Will Rosenoff and Fred W. Hoefel. Pallbearers were Bert Pierce of Spokane, W. Walters Miller, Richard Kembel, Earl Luiten, B. E. Stromberger and John W. Rowe. A color guard of the R.O.T.C. from Washington state college at Pullman fired the customary salute over the grave and J.T.A. Smith sounded "Taps." William Smith Dies WASHTUCNA - The Washtucna community was saddened Saturday when news came that two of Washtucna's old pioneers had passed away on that day. William A. Smith, a long time resident of Washtucna passed away at 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of his son, Bill Smith, in Kelso, Wash. Mr. Smith has not been in the best of health for the past year, but the news of his death came as a great shock. Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to Kelso before Thanksgiving to spend the winter there with their three sons. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. from the Ditlosen Funeral Home in Kelso with burial in the Kelso cemetery. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Neal Sullivan of Spokane and Mrs. William Kirchner of Pasco, and three sons, Jim, Will and Stanley, all of Kelso. Mrs. North Succumbs WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Annie Mae North passed away Saturday morning at her home north of Washtucna. Mrs. North has been in poor health for several years and bedfast for several months. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the North home with Rev. A. K. Walborn officiating. Burial was in the Washtucna cemetery. Annie Mae Harley was born on Nov. 9, 1865, in Prairie due-Chien, Croford, Co., Wis. She lived there for 16 years when she moved to South Dakota. She was married to Richard J. North on Dec. 31, 1882. To this union six children were born. She became a member of the Edenbower Methodist church in 1898. In February, 1903, the family moved to Washtucna from Roseburg, Ore., where they had moved in 1890. Mr. North passed away in 1928 and two chlidren preceded him. Surviving are: Percy A. North at hom, Mrs. Edna Griffith of Garfield, Wash., Mrs. Mittie Glenn of Spokane, Mrs. Pearl Moore of LaGrange, Ore. Also six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 26, 1940, issue William A. Smith Willam Allen Smith, 71, died Saturday, Dec. 14, at the home of his son, William, Jr., in Kelso, Wash., where he had been visiting for the past month. Death came very suddenly although he had not been in good health for the past year. Funeral services were held at the Ditlivsen Funeral Home in Kelso with the Rev. W. L. Kingen of the First Christian Church officiating. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery in Kelso. William Allen Smith was born Sept. 3, 1869, at Pittsfield, Ill. He was one of a large family, all deceased except a sister, Mrs. Charles Sullivan of Colfax, Wash. He was united in marriage to Zilpha Miller July 1, 1893. To this union were born five sons and two daughters: James T., William A., Jr.; Earl L. and Stanley L., all of Kelso, Mrs. Neal Sullivan of Spokane, and Mrs. W. C. Kirchner of Pasco. One son, Orrie Chester, died in infancy. Also surviving are six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews, residing in Washington and Illinois.