Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 6, 1944 Adams County, Ritzville, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ==================================================================== This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 6, 1944 Conrad Kiehn Is Buried Tuesday Conrad Kiehn, 72, brother of Henry and J. J. Kiehn of Ritzville, died last Thursday at his home in Harrington. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Conrad Kiehn came to Ritzville with his parents when he was only 14 and lived here until he was 21, when he moved to Lincoln county and took up a homestead. Besides three daughters and four sons, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Hugh Wicker of Opportunity, and four brothers, Henry and J. J. of Ritzville, John of John Day, Ore., and Fred of Bellingham. Mrs. Rosa M. Buehler Funeral Saturday Mrs. Rosa M. Buehler, grandmother of Mrs. Kenneth Colwell and Lee Schelly of Ritzville, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura Schelly, in Spokane. Funeral services will be held from the Hazen and Jaeger parlors Saturday at 11:30 a.m. A short service will be held in Ritzville at 2:15 p.m. Saturday at the Haight & Sons parlors with burial in the country cemetery near the Fred Quast ranch. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 13, 1944 Rosa M. Buehler Rites Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa M. Buehler, former Ritzville resident who died in Spokane recently, were held Saturday afternoon from the Haight funeral parlors here with burial in the country cemetery near the Fred Quast ranch. Services were also held in Spokane Saturday morning. Mrs. Buehler, widow of the late Rev. Adam Buehler, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura H. Schelly, in Spokane, at the age of 81. She came with her husband to Spokane Falls in 1884 from Michigan and went through all the hardships of a pioneer "circuit rider's" wife. Nearly all her life was lived in the Inland Empire and she lived with her husband on a farm near Ritzville for a time. She is survived by six children, Mrs. Laura H. Schelly and Mrs. Nettie Lindgren, both of Spokane, Mrs. Ida Kludas of Sunnyside, Mrs. Olga Wawrinofsky of Olympia, Milton H. Buehler of Spokane and Elmer A. Buehler, Great Falls, Mont.; 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Elizabeth Dirks Buried Tuesday Mrs. Elizabeth C. Dirks, 75, mother of David Dirks of Ritzville, died recently at her home in Ruff and funeral services were held Tuesday of last week at the Menno Mennonite church west of Ritzville with the Rev. Edmund Miller and Rev. M. Galle officiating. Burial was in the Menno cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Dirks nee Claassen was born in Mensterburg, Russia, Feb. 2, 1869. She was married June 11, 1895, to Peter Dirks. Shortly after their marriage they came to the United States and settled on a homestead at Tiflis, near Warden. Here they lived until Feb. 1, 1925, when they moved to Ruff, which has been the family home since that time. Mr. Dirks died in 1930. Mrs. Dirks had been a lifelong member of the Mennonite church, having been baptized in that faith when still in Russia. She is survived by four sons, John of Lind, David of Ritzville, Jacob of Lamont and Clyde of Hutchinson, Kan.; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Parker of Tacoma; four step-sons, Peter of Ruff, William of Moses Lake, Julius of Lind and Henry of Walla Walla; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Janzen in Russia and Mrs. Susie Jansen in California; 40 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 20, 1944 Mrs. H. Trimble Funeral Rites Held Wednesday Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church for Mrs. Horace A. Trimble, 36, well-known Ritzville matron who died Sunday evening at her home after an extended illness. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Trimble had been in ill health for some months, but her death was a tragic shock to the community, since she left not only her widower but three small children, the oldest being only 12. Mr. Trimble is principal of the high school. Mrs. Erma Trimble nee Dennis was born Aug. 6, 1907, near Plaza, Wash. She attended school at Rosalia and was graduated from Washington state college, Pullman, with the class of 1929. She was a member of Omicron Nu, home economics society, and Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honor soceity. She taught home economics for one year at Heppner, Ore., and was married July 27, 1930, to Horace Trimble of Garfield. After two years of residence at St. John, they moved to Ritzville, where he is now finishing his 12th year as principal of the senior high school. The family placed their membership in the Trinity Methodist church, where Mrs. Trimble was an active member of the Daughters of Dorcas society up to the time of her recent illness. Besides her widower, she is survived by three daughters, Merle Elizabeth, Marilyn Faye and Mary Kathleen; her mother, Mrs. Katie M. Dennis of Garfield; her grandmother, Mrs. E. R. Fullenwider of Rosalia; two sisters, Mrs. Lyle K. Summers of Seattle and Mrs. J. Palmer Trimble of Garfield; and two brothers, Raymond Dennis of Lyndhurst, N. J., and Fred W. Dennis of Coulee Dam, Wash. Pallbearers at the funeral were Charles M. Actor, James C. McMillian, James Kadlec, James Webb, Everett Kiehn and Robert Newland. Mrs. LaFrenz Funeral Rites To Be Friday Funeral services for Mrs. William LaFrenz, pioneer Adams county resident who died Monday in Seattle, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Haight chapel, according to word received today. Burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery. Attend Funeral For Miss. Myrtle Halsey Mrs. Arthur Buhl and Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Snyder went to Spokane today to attend funeral services for Miss Myrtle Halsey, sister of Violet and May Halsey, who formerly lived here. Miss Halsey was the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Halsey of Spirit Lake, Ida., who with her husband, the late Homer Halsey, homesteaded on Rattlesnake Flats many years ago. Miss Halsey was only 18 years old at the time of her death and had been ill only one week when she died in a Spokane hospital. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 27, 1944 Hold Last Rites For C. Bauman Funeral services were held Wednesday at Trinity Methodist church for Carl O. Bauman, 36, former Ritzville resident who died last Thursday at Camp Parks, Calif., while a member of the navy's SeaBees. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. While returning to his camp from Easter Sunday leave he was involved in a motorcycle accident and received a leg injury, necessitating amputation. He contracted pneumonia while in this weakened condition and died. The body was brought to Ritzville from California by a naval escort. Burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery. Carl Otto Bauman was born Jan. 17, 1908, in Ritzville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauman. He attended Ritzville schools. Enlisting in the SeaBees about 15 months ago, he had served for a year in the Aleutian Islands. He is survived by two brothers, Theodore of Ritzville and Emil of Lind, and one sister, Mrs. Clifford Kauffman of Spokane. Members of the C. J. Newland Post No. 51 of the American Legion were pallbearers. George Foley Dies WASHTUCNA - Word came from Long Beach, Calif., Thursday of the death that day of George Foley, old time resident and father of Mrs. William Fisher of Washtucna. Mid Palmer Dies WASHTUCNA - P. C. Peters received word of the death of Mid E. Palmer, April 12, in Bend, Ore. He suffered a broken hip over a month ago. Palmer, a brother-in-law of Peters, was an old-time resident here. He and his parents homesteaded the land now farmed by William Ross. His children were all able to come home for his funeral. His youngest sonk, who is in the navy, is at present receiving special training in radio at the University of Idaho. Father of Mrs. M. Ericksen Passes Mrs. Miles C. Ericksen, wife of Ritzville high school's coach, was called to Kennewick Sunday by the death of her father, George Rupp, the night before. Coach Ericksen went down Wednesday to attend the funeral. Hold Last Rites For Mrs. W. Lafrenz Funeral services were held Friday at the Haight chapel for Mrs. William Lafrenz, 81, Ritzville pioneer who died April 16 at her home in Seattle after an illness of several months. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Lafrenz nee Tiermier was born near Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 23, 1862. She attended school in Iowa and in 1880 was married to Charles Lubking. To this union were born two daughters, Rose and Millie. After the death of Mr. Lubking, she was married to William Lafrenz in Ritzville Jan. 6, 1890. To this marriage were born one daughter, Zephyr, and two sons, Victor and Karl. All five children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survived. Mr. Lafrenz died Oct. 7, 1941. Mrs. Lafenz was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps for a number of years. Most of her married life was spent in the Inland Empire partly in Spokane and partly in Ritzville, except for the last 12 years which were lived in Seattle. Frank B. Thomas HOOPER - News was received the first of the week of the death of Frank B. Thomas, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, Hooper pioneers. Frank spent much of his early life at Hooper but for the past 25 years had been in Spokane, coming down to Hooper during the harvest season. He leaves his wife, Mabel; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret McDonald and Mrs. William Tanner, both at home in Spokane; Jim Thomas of Spokane; and Melvin and Charles Thomas, brothers, and Mrs. Archie McGregor of California. Funeral services were held at Hazen and Jaeger funeral home Thursday afternoon. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 4, 1944 Mrs. Anna Schweer Succumbed Sunday Mrs. Anna Schweer, elderly Ritzville matron, died Sunday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Schwisow, in Ritzville. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran church with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery. A complete obituary will be published next week. Mrs. Emma Clemmie Dies In Astoria, Ore. Mrs. Emma Clemmie, former Ritzville resident, died last week in Astoria, Ore., and funeral services were held Friday. She is the former Emma Clodius and a sister of Mrs. Frank Sellars of Ritzville. Mrs. Clemmie lived here about 20 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Al. Marvin Helmer Dies In Othello Marvin C. Helmer, 56, agent for the Milwaukee road at Othello, was found dead in a freight warehouse adjoining his apartment across the tracks from the Othello depot Monday about 5 p.m. Sheriff Joe Schafer and County Attorney Edward G. Cross, who investigated the death, said Helmer had taken his own life. Several notes were found but none disclosed any reasons for his action. However, he had been in ill health for some time and was working extremely hard, putting in two shifts as railway agent and telegrapher on many days. He had been agent at Othello for about five years, coming there from Spokane, where he was previously employed by the railroad. He also worked in Coeur d'Alene for some time. He continued to maintain his home in Spokane until about two years ago, when Mrs. Helmer moved to Othello to join him and accepted a position with the railroad. Mr. Helmer was a member of the Catholic church. He was a member of the Elks lodge, Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; the Veterans of Foregin Affairs, Spirit Lake, Ida., and one of the organizers and officers of the Columbia Basin chapter of the American War Dads. Rosary will be said tonight at 8 p.m. from the Smith Funeral Home, Spokane, and funeral servics will be Friday at 9 a.m. from Our Lady of Lourdes cathedral. Burial will be in the Holy Cross cemetery, Spokane. Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Marvin Jr., Asotia, Ore.; and two daughters, Frances, a lieutenant in the army nurses' corps, and Mrs. Grace Shinn, Peru, Ind. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 11, 1944 Sgt. E. Huse Killed In Crash Sgt. Eldwyn Huse of Lind, with the army air forces, was killed Wednesday in an accident at the army air field in Hobbs, N. M., according to word received here today. No details were available. Sergeant Huse's family are prominent Lind residents. He is the husband of the former Frances Meyer of Ritzville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Meyer, pioneer ranchers. Jacob J. Kiehn Dies In Portland Jacob J. Kiehn, 64, Ritzville pioneer, died Monday at the Emanuel hospital in Portland, Ore., where he had been confined for 10 days. He had previously been visiting at the home of a daughter for a week. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Zion Congregational church with the Rev. Peter Ruder officiating. Burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Kiehn had been in ill health for some time and was confined to the Ritzville hospital until a short time before he went to Portland. J. J. Kiehn was born May 6, 1880, in Hastings, Neb., and came to the Northwest with his parents in a wagon train in 1883. They remained near Walla Walla for three years, moving to Ritzville in 1886 where they took up a homestead. On July 17, 1901, he was married to Miss Emma Yost and the couple made their home on a farm in Lincoln county, a short distance north of the Adams county line, until 1916, when they moved to Spokane. He entered the real estate business and remained in the city until 1923, when he and Mrs. Kiehn moved to Portland. In 1933, they returned to the farm north of Ritzville where they have since lived. Mrs. Kiehn died March 10, preceding her husband in death by little less than two months. He is survived by one son, Don, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Etta Rasmussen, and Mrs. Selma Martin, both of Portland; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wicker of Opportunity; and three brothers, Henry of Ritzville, John of John Day, Ore., and Fred of Bremerton. Mrs. J. Schroeder Funeral Tuesday Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Emanuel Lutheran church for Mrs. J. Philip Schroeder, 69, Ritzville pioneer who died Saturday afternoon at her home here. The Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiated. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. Mrs. Schroeder had been in ill health for more than a year; however, her death came sooner than expected. She had been able to do her own housework until five days before her death. Mrs. Maria Katherina Schroeder, nee Schutz, was born in Warenburg, Russia, Jan. 19, 1875. She was married Sept. 26, 1895, to John Philip Schroeder and to them were born five children, of whom one died in infancy while still in Russia. In the fall of 1898 the family left their native land and arrived in the United States on Thanksgiving Day of the same year. Their first home was in Beatrice, Neb., where they lived until the spring of 1901. At this time they came to Ritzville and took up a homestead about nine miles west, where they lived until 1926, when they moved into town. Besides her widower, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. D. A. Kanzler and Mrs. W. F. Stockman, both of Ritzville; two sons, Aaron and Levein, both of Ritzville; one brother, Conrad Schutz, Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were men who had served on the church council with Mr. Schroeder. He had served on the council for 24 years, declining to take further office a year ago. Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Starks WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Starks, 73, former Washtucna resident, were held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the community church, with Rev. A. K. Walborn officiating. Mrs. Starks died Thursday in Spokane following a stroke several days previous. A trio composed of Mrs. E. H. Hopkins, Mrs. H. F. Bachman and Mrs. Gus Desposato sang at the services. Pallbearers were Will Scott, Ray and Fey Sitton, Clyde Foster, Tom Hurst and Everett Sitton. Burial was in the local cemetery. Leona De Tienne was born in Andrain county, Mo., Feb. 15, 1871. On Nov. 14, 1902, she was married to Thomas J. Starks, who died three years ago. The family lived in Washtucna many years, during which Mrs. Starks was an active worker in the missionary society, until her health failed. For the past year she and her son Jack, have made their home in Spokane. Survivors include the son, Jack; two daughters, Effie Himrick of Garfield (a daughter by a former marriage) and Mrs. Izola Victor of Kelso; three granddaughters and one great-grandson, born three days before her death. Mary Chapman Dies In Spokane Mrs. Mary Alice Bemis Chapman, former Adams county resident, died last Thursday evening at Sacred Heart hospital, Spokane, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Hazen-Jaeger chapel, Spokane. Burial was in the Fairmont cemetery beside her husband, the late Ed Chapman. She was a native of Illinois and came to Washington in 1889, settling on Rattlesnake Flats. She taught school for several years in Adams county, part of the time in Ritzville. She left here about 1910. For the past several years, Mrs. Chapman made her home with her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Pierson, in Cheney. Her daughter and one grandson, William E. Pierson, are her only survivors. Mrs. A. Schweer Here Since 1927 Mrs. Anna Schweer, 66, who died April 30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Schwisow, in Ritzville, had lived here since 1927. Funeral services were held last Thursday at the Emanuel Lutheran church with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. She had been in poor health for a number of years but she begain failing more rapidly six weeks ago. However, she was confined to bed for only two days. Mrs. Anna Schweer, nee Bartels, was born Nov. 29, 1877, at Beecher, Ill. When but one year old her parents moved to Tobias, Neb. Here she grew to womanhood and she was married Jan. 6, 1898, to August Schweer. They made their home on a farm near Tobias. Six children were born to them, two of whom passed away in their early life. Mr. Schweer died in September, 1915. She remained on the farm with her children for several years, but then sold the farm and moved to Seward, Neb., where there was a better opportunity for the religious education of her children. Mrs. Schweer came to Ritzville, where some of her children had previously moved in the fall of 1927 and for 10 years lived in her own house. However, since 1937 she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Schwisow. She is survived by two sons, Arthur of Chicago and Alfred of Ritzville; and two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Schwisow of Ritzville and Mrs. Irene Koch of Wenatchee; eight grandchildren and two great- grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. F. W. Heideman, Daykin, Neb.; and one brother, John Bartels, Tobias, Neb. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 18, 1944 Military Rites Honor Sergeant Eldwyn E. Huse Military rites were held at the Lind grange hall this afternoon for Staff Sergeant Eldwyn E. Huse, 34, of Lind, aerial engineer with a bombardier squadron of the army air forces, who was killed in a crash near Hobbs, N. M., May 10. The Rev. W. W. Debolt of the Methodist church officiated. Burial was in the Lind cemetery. Military personnel from Moses Lake army air base fired a salute over his grave. The body was accompanied to Lind by Master Sergeant George Braun of Hobbs Field. Sergeant Huse was on a routine training flight when his plane crashed, killing him and four others. It is believed failure of the oxygen supply system was responsible. The plane was flying at an altitude of about 30,000 feet, about 71 miles east of El Paso, Tex., when the tragedy occurred. Eldwyn Huse, was born Dec. 31, 1909, on a ranch south of Lind. He attended the Newsite grade school near the ranch and went to high school in Lind, graduating with the class of 1927. He was active in high school athletics, and later attended business college in Spokane. Mr. Huse did some farming for himself and also worked for his uncle, J. W. Huse of Lind. He was married Jan. 29, 1942, to Miss Frances Meyer of Ritzville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Meyer. On Oct. 30, 1942, he entered the army and had all his training at Hobbs Field, N.M., with the exception of a two months' course at the Boeing school in Seattle. He was aerial engineer on a B-17. Before entering the army, he was in grange work for several years and was a master of the Lind grange at the time he entered the army. He was a member of the Methodist church of Lind. Besides his widow, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elver Huse; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Floyd and Mrs. Albert Wahl, both of Lind; and one brother, Harold, of Lind. Hold Last Rites For Child Victim Of Farm Tragedy Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Trinity Methodist Church for Dale Braun, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Braun, who was killed in a tragic accident on his grandparents' farm Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. The child was riding in a truck with his uncle, Ivan Schafer, when the door flew open and he fell out and underneath the rear wheels of the heavy vehicle. Schafer was driving across a field toward the Henry C. Schafer home when the tragedy occurred. The boy was rushed to town for medical aid but died before arrival. He was born Sept. 2, 1941, and was two years, eight months, eleven days old at the time of his death. Besides his parents, he is survived by an infant sister, Katherine; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Schafer and Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Braun, and many other relatives and friends. Double Funeral Yesterday For Gillett, R. Hille Double funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church, Ritzville, for Reinhold Hille, 35, and John Gillett, 35, prominent Adams county farmers who were victims of a drowning tragedy Saturday evening in Deep Lake near Coulee City. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Gillett, Mr. Hille and Al Wagner of Odessa were in one boat heading for shore, followed by Don King, Odessa school teacher, in another boat when the accident occurred. A quick turn capsized the boat in which the three were riding and King attempted to rescue them. He had Wagner in the boat, Hille hanging on the side and was reaching for Gillett with the oar when the weight on one side overturned the boat. King, the only one able to swim, swam to shore and Wagner was picked up by a party of rescuers from nearby. However, they were unable to find the other two. The tragedy occurred about 7 p.m. Search for the bodies began immediately and continued until late in the evening. The quest was resumed at dawn and soon afterwards the bodies were recovered in 100 feet of water about 10 feet apart. Sheriff Joe Schafer of Adams county and Sheriff Gordon Nix of Grant county aided materially in the rescue. The dead men were brothers-in-law. Reinhold Emanuel Hille was born March 25, 1909, on a farm near Ralston, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hille. He attended grade school at Ralston and was graduated from Ritzville high school. In 1932 he was married to Harriet Elizabeth Gillett. He spent most of his life farming in Adams county although he worked at other occupations for several years. He was a member of Trinity Methodist church. Besides his widow, he is survived by two children, Dorothy and Billy; four brothers, Emil, Everett and Boyd of Ritzville and Ruben of Spokane; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Shelman of Spokane and Mrs. Arlene Roth of Ralston. John Harry Gillett was born Jan. 24, 1909, in Ritzville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gillett. He attended rural school and was graduated from Ritzville high school. He spent most of his life farming in Adams county, living on the family ranch established by his father, the late John Gillett, Sr., pioneer and former Adams county commissioner. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Mamie Allert, Mrs. Lilly Schafer, Mrs. Alice Oestreich and Mrs. Harriet Hille, all of Ritzville, one uncle, the Rev. Frank R. Gillett of Seattle. Mrs. A. Haight Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Haight, widow of the late Miles Haight of Ritzville who died last weekend, were held Tuesday morning from St. Joseph's Catholic church in Spokane, with the Rev. John F. Fahy officiating. Burial was in the Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Haight nee Dumont was born in France and lived in Canada before coming to the United States. She lived here until a few years ago. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leonard J. Womack, Ephrata; two sons, Roger Pasiaud of British Columbia, and Rene Pasiaud of Vancouver, B. C.; one sister, Mrs. J. Dubreful, Paris, France; two brothers, John and August Dumont of British Columbia; and her mother, Mrs. Madeleyne Dumont of France. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 25, 1944 Elizabeth Hewit Dies In Spokane Her many Ritzville friends were saddened this week to learn of the death in Spokane Sunday of Miss Elizabeth E. Hewit, former Ritzville resident. Miss Hewit's father, the late Dr. D. A. Hewit, was a pioneer Ritzville physican and surgeon and both he and Mrs. Hewit were well-known throughout the county. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane, with Dr. Joel Harper officiating. Miss Hewit was born in Ritzville March 12, 1911, and received her early schooling here and in Spokane. She received a B. A. degree from Stanford university in 1933, and later obtained her M. A. degree from the school of journalism at Columbia university in 1938. There she received a Pulitzer prize scholarship with which she traveled to South America. She joined the editorial staff of the Spokesman-Review in 1933 and remained until 1936, when she left to tour the Orient. In recent years she spent much of her time in New York and the Middle West. She was stricken in 1940 with a brain tumor. The last two years of her life Miss Hewit knew that her days were numbered, but she never intimated to friends the pain she suffered. Leck Camp Dies WASHTUCNA -Word came of the death of Leck Camp, old-time resident, Friday evening in Portland, where he submitted to major surgery a month ago. Tentative plans indicate that funeral services will be held in Longview either Monday or Tuesday. A complete obituary will be published later. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 1, 1944 James Ross Dies WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for James S. Ross of Walla Walla, father of William S. Ross of Washtucna, were held Saturday at Assembly of God church in Walla Walla with the Rev. E. McLaughlin officiating. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery. James Spark Ross was born in Peterhead, Scotland, Sept. 22, 1852. He had resided in the Walla Walla district for the past 53 years and was a retired farmer. Survivors include two sons, James Ross of Walla Walla and W. S. Ross of Washtucna, and two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Bradburn of Enterprise, Ore., and Mrs. Edna McLean of Weston. There are also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hold Last Rites for Mrs. E. Mann Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Philadelphia Congregational church for Mrs. Emil Mann, 35, Sprague matron formerly a resident of Ritzville, who died Saturday in a Spokane hospital. The Rev. R. Kirschenmann officiated. Mrs. Mann had been in ill health for about six years. Mrs. Sara Lavina Mann, nee Schuler, was born Feb. 17, 1909, in Ritzville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schuler. She attended local schools and was well-known here. On July 4, 1930, she was married to Emil Mann and the couple made their home on a farm northwest of Sprague. Besides her widower, she is survived by one daughter, Darla, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schuler, Ritzville; four sisters, Mrs. Ernest Ahern, Mrs. Lester Sielaff, both of Ritzville; Mrs. Zoe Burgess, Pasco; and Mrs. David Zier, Walla Walla; one brother, Clifford Schuler, Grand Coulee. Mrs. Farnsworth Dies In Lind LIND - Funeral services were held this week for Mrs. Caroline Farnsworth, 58, Lind matron who died Sunday afternoon following a heart attack. The Rev. Claude Crawford officiated and burial was in the Lind cemetery. Mrs. Caroline Madeline Farnsworth was born Dec. 6, 1885, at Greeley, Colo. She had been in poor health for several months, and made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Jack Wells, in Lind. She is survived by one son, C. S. Stapish, Whittier, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Avanell Wells, Lind, and Mrs. Viola Nealey, Oroville, Wash.; one brother, Sharp, Cortez, Colo.; and two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Peake, Seattle, and Mrs. Margaret Ekmann, Spokane; and one granddaughter. Hold Last Rites For Leck Camp Funeral services for Leck Camp, 72, old-time Washtucna resident, were held Tuesday in Vancouver at the Steele Funeral parlors. Burial was in Longview Memorial park. All his children, a number of relatives and some friends were able to attend. Mr. Camp died at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, May 19, after being taken there a month ago from Longview, where he and Mrs. Camp had been visiting a son, and their daughters in Vancouver since last summer. Alexis G. Camp was born in New Hartford, Ill., Jan. 15, 1872. On Aug. 16, 1894, he was married to Lora McClintock of El Dara, Ill. Two sons and four daughters were born, one daughter, Lillian Nadine, died at the age of one year. Mr. Camp moved his family to Washington in 1905, living in Ritzville one year before moving to Washtucna, which was his home at the time of his death. He farmed for many years around Washtucna and later gave up farming and moved into town, where he lived the past five or six years. Besides his widow, Lora, he is survived by two sons, Raymond of Longview and Clifford of Spangle; three daughters, Mrs. Mayme Jordan of Whittier, Calif.; Mrs. Bernice Fike of Woodland, Wash., and Mrs. Eloise Martin of Vancouver; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; four brothers, David of Longview, John of LaGrande, Ore., James of Thornton and Richard of New Hartford, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Belle Billings at Rosalia and Mrs. Lillian Bond of Brassons, Alta., Canada. A host of other relatives and friends are left to mourn his loss. Had he lived until Aug. 16, the couple would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 8, 1944 Mrs. Joe Vostral Passes Monday Mrs. Joseph Vostral, 62, pioneer Ritzville matron, died Monday morning at her home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o'clock at St. Agnes Catholic church with the Rev. C. M. Depiere officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. She had been suffering fro some time from a heart ailment. Agnes Vostral, nee Pavlish, was born June 1, 1882, in Silver Lake, Minn., where she lived until she was married Jan. 31, 1899, to Joseph Vostral. They came to Adams county and lived 12 years on a homestead, returning then to Minnesota. After four years in Minnesota, they decided to return to Ritzville and have since lived here. Besides her widower, she is survived by three sons, Joe, Edward and Henry, all of Ritzville; three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Kiehn of Ritzville; Mrs. Alice Anderson of Tacoma; and Mrs. Ethel Anderson, Portland, Ore.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Osmek, Silver Lake, Minn.; one brother, Frank Pavlish, Silver Lake, Minn.; and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers at the funeral services were Rudolph Vostral, Otto Anderson and Richard Miessner of Ritzville, Charlie and Ed Ring of Harrington and Louis Kremsreiter of Odessa. Mrs. Harris Dies LIND - Mr. and Mrs. John Fritchle received word Saturday that their daughter, Mrs. Ward Harris, the former Rose Fritchle, passed away at 7:15 p.m. that day in a hospital at Redlands, Calif. Fay L. Brown Passes In Oregon Fay L. Brown, pioneer Ritzville telegrapher for the Northern Pacific, died recently at the Josephine general hospital in Grants Pass, Ore., according to word today from Mrs. Zerita M. Brown, his widow. Mr. Brown worked as a telegrapher for the Northern Pacific in Ritzville in 1915 and was married in May 1916, to Miss Zerita Peters, daughter of the late W. R. Peters, pioneer Ritzville harness and saddlemaker. Mr. Brown had been ill since last December and was 63 years old last Dec. 15. Besides his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Betty Wood, Lynwood, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. Mabel Beagel, Long Beach, Calif. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 15, 1944 Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Harris LIND - Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs. Ward Harris, 36, the former Rose Fritchle of Lind, at the Methodist church with the Rev. W. W. DeBolt officiating. Burial was in the Lind cemetery. Rose Harris nee Fritchle was born in Loveland, Colo., June 27, 1907. While still a child, she came to Washington with her parents, who eventually settled in Lind where she attended the public schools. In the fall of 1936 she went to California and in 1939 was married to Cyril Ward Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Harris made their home at Redlands, Calif., and he entered the armed forces in September, 1942. Mrs. Harris continued to live in Redlands, where she died June 3. Besides her widower, Cpl. Cyril Harris, she is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Fritchle, seven sisters, Mrs. Ben Maier, Mrs. Ed Deerheim, Mrs. Roland Davison, Mrs. Dale Starring, Mrs. Reinhold Engelhart, all of Lind; Mrs. Marie Taylor, Tacoma, and Mrs. George Baccus, Redlands, Calif.; and two brothers, Pvt. Edward Fritchle, army; and Rudy Fritchle, Redlands, Calif. Hold Last Rites For Mr. Archie S. Huse LIND - Funeral services were held for Archie S. Huse, 58, former rural route mail carrier who died in Tacoma June 6. Archie Scott Huse was born May 31, 1886, in Jenkins, Mo., and came to Lind in 1900, where he engaged in farming until 1919, at which time he took the position as mail carrier. He continued to handle the rural route until about a year ago when his health began to fail. Surviving him are two sisters, Mrs. Inez Reeder of Spokane and Mrs. Ida Eden of Lind; and four brothers, Will, Elver and Grover at Lind, and Alex of Cheney. Lind Matron Passes Tuesday Mrs. Frank Vorderbrugen, 47, Lind matron, died Tuesday night at Ritzville general hospital after a week's illness. She had suffered several paralytic strokes. Her widower is employed on the Cecil Woodruff farm near Cunningham, where she also worked until she became ill. Funeral services will be held in Sprague, her former home. Besides her widower, she is survived by a son and a daughter. William B. Lewis Died June 8 William B. Lewis, 52, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Lewis, Ritzville pioneers, died June 8 at the U. S. Naval hospital at Schumacher, Calif., after a lengthy illness, according to word received here today. Funeral services were held in San Francisco, Calif., and burial was in the veterans' cemetery there. Mr. Lewis was a veteran of World War I, having served overseas in France with the engineers. He was badly gassed and never completely recovered. He was born March 18, 1892, on a farm in the Rattlesnake Flats district and attended Ritzville schools. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sons, Robert, in the army at Camp Roberts, Calif., and Donald, believed to be in New Guinea; three brothers, Maj. O. A. Lewis, Portland, Ore.; Ray of Yakima and Fred A., in the Aleutians with a construction company; and three sisters, Mrs. L. D. Emerson of Ritzville, and Ruth and Alice Lewis of New York City. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 22, 1944 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 29, 1944 John B. Carter Gives Life On Invasion Day Lt. John B. Carter of Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Carter, pioneer ranchers of that district, gave his life for his country on "D" day, June 6, according to a telegram received by his parents June 21 from the war department. He is the first man from this district known to have been killed in the invasion. Although he was a resident of Hooper, living in Whitman county, he was well-known by many people in Washtucna and adjoining parts of Adams county. Lieutenant Carter was in the engineers' corps and had been in the service over two years. He was one of five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Carter in the armed forces. Enlisting shortly after Pearl Harbor, he was admitted to officers' candidate school after completing his basic training and received his commission upon graduation. Lieutenant Carter was born in Hooper and was graduated from Lacrosse high school. Shortly after graduation he went to Spokane where he became an apprentice in the engineering department at the Davenport hotel. He later accepted a position with the city of Spokane water department as an engineer, which experience aided him materially during his army career. He was 26 years old at the time of his death. By strange coincidence, he and another Hooper boy met in England, May 23, only a fortnight before the invasion. The other was Lt. Gordon Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Peters. Lieutenant Carter is survived by his widow and two children, Charles and Judy, of Spokane; his parents; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Lee and Mrs. Mae Halloway, Colfax; Mrs. Marjorie LeBrun, Spokane; and Mrs. Clarice Richey; and four brothers, Donahue, seaman 2nd class with the navy, Farragut, Ida.; Peter, private with the army in Texas; David, sergeant with the army in Florida; and James, lieutenant with the army in South Africa. William O. Lewis Rites Tuesday; Here Since '86 Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church for William O. Lewis, 79, Ritzville pioneer who died Sunday morning at his home here. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Lewis had been in ill health since he was struck by an automobile walking across the highway about 10 years ago, but he had apparently been feeling fairly well last week. A resident of Adams county since 1886, he practiced law here for some time and also dealt in real estate. At one time he was a newspaper publisher and served two years at county auditor. William Oliver Lewis was born Sept. 9, 1864, at Dryden, Mich., where he spent his boyhood and attended school. He was graduated from Olivet college at Battle Creek, Mich., and taught school for two years afterwards at Imlay City, Mich. On Nov. 28, 1886, he was married to Miss Helen Victoria Skinner, who survives him. Shortly after the wedding, he came west, spending the winter near Athena, Ore. The next spring, he and Mrs. Lewis homesteaded on Rattlesnake Flat, 17 miles south of Ritzville, residing there until 1894. He farmed and taught school at the pioneer Fletcher school house. In 1894, he was elected county auditor and moved to Ritzville to assume his new duties. He was reelected in 1896 and when his term expired in 1898 he took over the editorship and management of the Ritzville Times, a position which he held for one year. The following year, Mr. Lewis entered partnership with O. R. Holcomb, pioneer Ritzville attorney, and completed his law education in the former judge's office. He was admitted to the bar in 1901. Becoming active as a real estate dealer, one of Mr. Lewis' hobbies was to help open up new country and he is responsible for many land sales in the Ephrata country and also in the Fairfield district in south central Idaho. Always active in politics, he was chairman of the state republican central committee in 1916. After he was struck by an automobile 10 years ago he was forced to retire from active business life but has since maintained his home here. Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons, Maj. O. A. Lewis, Portland, Ore.; Ray, Yakima, and Fred, in the Aleutians with a construction company; and three daughters, Alice and Ruth of New York City, and Mrs. Harriet Emerson, Ritzville, A son, Benjamin, and a daughter, Leah, preceded him in death.