Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 2, 1941
Adams County,  Ritzville, WA 

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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 2, 1941, issue

Infant Son Of Chester Gordon's Dies Mon.
	James Kirk Gordon, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gordon of Lacrosse, was
found dead in his crib when his mother went in to look after him Monday.
	It is thought that death was due to improper functioning of the thyroid gland.
He was a grandson of the late Janie Stewart of Benge.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 9, 1941, issue

LaFrenz Funeral To Be Saturday
	Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Haight funeral parlors
for William LaFrenz, pioneer Ritzville resident, who died Tuesday night at his home in
Seattle. The Rev. I. Harold Kuester will officiate. Burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Full details of his death are not known at this time.
	He was an early pioneer of Ritzville, having owned the meat market now operated by
Ed Tesch at one time, but he moved to Seattle a number of years ago.
	Besides his widow, Anna, he is survived by two sons, Victor and Karl of Seattle; and
three daughters, Mrs. Harry Jordan, Mrs. Frank Taylor and Miss Millie Lubking.

Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Brown
	Funeral services were held Monday at the Emanuel Lutheran church here for Mrs. William
Brown, 78, long-time resident of Adams county who died last Thursday at her home here. Burial
was in the Lutheran cemetery.
	Sophia Christina Brown, need Broeders, was born Nov. 27, 1862, at Mecklenburg,
Germany, and came to the United States in 1909 and was married to William Brown in the same
year.
	They made their first home in Hatton, later moving to Ritzville. Mr. Brown died a
number of years ago.
	She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Maass of Burlingame, Calif.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 16, 1941, issue

Hold Last Rites For W. LaFrenz
	Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Haight Funeral parlors for William
LaFrenz, Ritzville pioneer, who died in Seattle, Oct. 7. The Rev. I. Harold Kuester conducted
the services. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Mr. LaFrenz was born March 14, 1858, at Davenport, Ia., and first came to the state of
Washington in 1881, settling at Walla Walla and Pomeroy. In 1885, he took up a homestead near
Ritzville.
	In 1889, he was married to Anna Elizabeth Tiemeyer. Mr. LaFrenz went into the meat
business in the Palace Market in 1888, remaining here until 1932, when he moved to Seattle.
	Besides his widow, Anna, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Rose Taylor of Black
Butte, Ore., Miss Minnie Lubking of San Francisco, and Mrs. Zephyr Jordan of St. John, Wash.;
two sons, Victor of Seattle, and Karl of Claymont, Australia.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 23, 1941, issue

Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Simpson
	Funeral services were held in Ephrata last Thursday for Mrs. J. P. Simpson, 47,
daughter of Mrs. Metha Weber of Ritzville, and former Adams county resident who died Oct. 13
in Seattle after a long illness.
	Mrs. Simpson was the wife of Publisher J. P. Simpson of the Grant County Journal and
was well-known throughout the Big Bend country.
	Marie Margaret Simpson, nee Weber, was born on Crab Creek near Moses Lake Jan. 26, 1894.
She was graduated from the Lind school and Eastern Washington college of education in Cheney.
In 1917, she was married to J. P. Simpson and in 1920 they moved to Ephrata.
	She took an active interest in school affairs in Ephrata and was clerk of the school
board. She was also a member of the Ephrata Women's club and the Ladies Union and worked for 
years on the Tuberculosis league.
	The funeral services were held at the Ephrata Presbyterian church with the Rev. Mulhey
of Grand Coulee Lutheran church officiating, assisted by Rev. Hubert C. Vincent of the Ephrata
Union church.
	Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Pauline, at home; two sons, John
of Yakima, and James, Seattle; her mother, Mrs. Metha Weber and a brother, Jacob, both of 
Ritzville; a sister, Mrs. Rachel Milbrath, Dryden.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 30, 1941, issue
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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 6, 1941, issue
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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 13, 1941, issue

Knottingham Dies
	LIND - Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for George S. Knottingham,
28, former resident of this city.
	Mr. Knottingham is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Don Knottingham of Lind. He died at
Ontario, Ore., after a long illness. He is survived by his parents and four brothers and two
grandparents. George graduated from the Lind high school with the class of 1932.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 20, 1941, issue
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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 27, 1941, issue

Hold Last Rites For Small Girl
	Funeral services were held Monday at the Zion Congregational church for Carol Ann
Schoessler, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schoessler, who died last Friday at
Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane.
	The Rev. P. Ruder officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Carol Ann was born July 21, 1937. She was sick about three weeks prior to her death.
	Besides her parents, she is survived by one small sister, Marva; W. A. McRae of Marengo,
a grandfather; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schoessler of Ritzville, grandparents.

Elmer C. Jones Local Pioneer
	Funeral services were held Monday morning from the Haight Funeral parlors for Elmer C.
Jones, Ritzville pioneer, who died Saturday in Seattle. The Rev. Richard Decker officiated.
Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Mr. Jones was born Feb. 12, 1872, at Raymond, Ill. He lived a number of years in
Illinois and Iowa and came to Ritzville in 1893, farming northeast of the city. He married
Lulu B. Stevens in 1902. She died in 1919.
	He lived in Ritzville until 1928, when he moved to Spokane, living there for several
years. He was a member of the 1st Congregational church of Ritzville.
	He is survived by one son, Howard, of Seattle; one daughter, Mrs. Harold Lee of Wilson
Creek; and one sister, Mrs. W. H. Landreth of Ritzville.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 4, 1941, issue

'Casey' Verner Dies Suddenly
	Philip "Casey" Verner, Ritzville high school janitor, died suddenly about 10:30 a.m.
today, following a heart attack between 6:30 and 7 a.m., while he was working in the school
furnace room.
	Although he had been ailing from time to time during the past two years, it was not
believed his ailment was so serious.
	When he failed to return home for breakfast, Mrs. Verner became alarmed and found him
in the furnace room, conscious but unable to move. He was taken to his home and died after 
another attack.
	He had been janitor at the school for approximately 12 years and was the friend of
hundreds of school children who have known him during their school days.
	Besides his widow, he is survived by two step-children, Vesta and Arlo, and one sister,
Mrs. Michael Leisle, of Ritzville.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 11, 1941, issue

Pay Tribute To Philip Verner
   Funeral Service Held Last Sunday
	Final tribute was paid Philip "Casey" Verner, 50, beloved janitor of Ritzville high
school who died last Thursday at his home here, at an impressive funeral service Sunday
afternoon at the Zion Congregational church.
	The Rev. Peter Ruder conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. R. Kirschenmann.
Members of the American legion were pallbearers and members of the high school faculty were
honorary pallbearers.
	Mr. Verner was given full military honors, with the membership of the local American
legion post accompanying the body from the funeral parlor to the church and from the church
to the Ritzville cemetery.
	His sudden death last Thursday shocked the community as well as the hundreds of
school children, past and present, who knew him well. He had been in ill health for several
years, but he had been able to discharge his duties without complaint.
	Philip Verner was born Aug. 3, 1891, in the Colony Warenburg, Volga district, Russia,
and at the age of 15 came to Winnipeg, Man., Canada, with his uncle, Philip Verner, in 1906.
	Three years later he came to the United States and at the age of 22 enlisted in the
army. After serving out his enlistment he went into private work but re-enlisted in the army
again in 1917 and served during the last World War.
	Returning from the war, he worked near Ritzville as a farmer until about 13 years ago,
when he accepted a job driving a school bus. After one year of driving bus, he became janitor
of the high school building.
	Mr. Verner was married to Mrs. Henry Arnst on Sept. 13, 1929. He was an active member
of the American legion, holding various offices from time to time.
	Besides his widow, he is survived by two children, Arlo and Vesta; one sister, Mrs.
Michael Leisle of Ritzville; and the uncle who brought him here from Russia, Philip Verner.

Hold Last Rites For 'Pat' Murphy
	Funeral services were held Friday at the St. Agnes' Catholic church here for Patrick
Murphy, 67, of Washtucna, who died last Wednesday at the Huppert home in Ritzville.
	Father C. M. Depiere officiated. The body is being taken to Kismet, Kan., for burial
by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beale of Washtucna. He will be buried beside his wife and small son.
	Mr. Murphy had been ill for about six years, and has made his home with Mr. and Mrs.
Beale since 1927. He was a brother of Mrs. Beale.
	Patrick Murphy was born in Springfield, Ill., and before coming here had lived at
Minot, N. D., where he still owned a farm at the time of his death. His wife preceded him in
death in 1926.
	He was survived by three brothers, Thomas of Plains, Kan., J. E. Murphy of Washtucna,
and William of Hutchinson, Kan.; and four sisters, Mrs. Beale of Washtucna, Mrs. J. M. Burns
of Plains, Kan.; Mrs. Russell Berry of San Gabriel, Calif.; and Mrs. Fred McKessick of Malden,
Wn.

Herbert Hinshaw Killed on Train
	Herbert Hinshaw of Spokane, 50, brother of "Monty" Hinshaw of Ritzville, was shot and
killed while on duty as a brakeman on a Great Northern railroad freight train yesterday
afternoon.
	Hinshaw was preparing supper when a bullet came through a window of the caboose,
striking him in the head. The accident occurred at 4:45 p.m., just east of Adrian. When the
freight reach Wilson Creek Hinshaw was dead. No explanation could be given for the tragedy,
other than that the bullet was from the rifle of a hunter.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 18, 1941, issue

E. M. Crain Dies
	HATTON - A message from Richland told of the passing of E. M. Crain at the Pasco
hospital Sunday afternoon and that the funeral services were to be held at the Adventist
church at Richland and interment at the Richland cemetery. He was about 84 years old.
	Ed Crain and his brother, Gene, were well known in this vicinity having farmed for
a number of years west of Hatton. Later Ed bought some land near Richland and he and his
brother lived together until the death of his brother several years ago. Ed lived alone on 
his farm until about a year ago when his health made it necessary to be cared for and the
last few months he has been in the Pasco hospital.

R. Thompson Was County Pioneer
	Richard N. Thompson, 78, pioneer of the Washtucna district, died last Thursday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Pearl Faunce, in Bremerton, it was learned today. Burial was in
the Bremerton cemetery. He had been in ill health for the past four years.
	Mr. Thompson came to Adams county in 1884, homesteading near Washtucna on what is now
the J. J. Lohrenz ranch. He also owned the farm now owned by Carl Harder on Cow creek until
1930, when he sold both the Washtucna and Cow creek properties to make his home with his
daughter.
	He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Faunce of Bremerton and Mrs. Kirby Johnson of
Longview, Wash.; and two sons, Richard A. of Union, Ore., and E. H. Thompson of Washtucna.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 25, 1941, issue
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