Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 5, 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, October 5, 1944 Hold Rites For Mrs. Lamparter LIND - Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Methodist church for Mrs. William Lamparter, 30, prominent Lind matron who died Saturday following a sudden illness. The Rev. W. W. DeBolt officiated. The body was sent to Spokane for cremation. Mrs. Lamparter became suddenly ill Wednesday and never regained consciousness. Death was due to a cerebal hemorrhage. Mrs. Hazel Lamparter, nee Acton, was born Feb. 14, 1914, at Macleod, Alta., Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Acton. The family moved to Seattle where she received her schooling, graduating from high school. She was married on May 18, 1935, to Mr. Lamparter in Coeur d'Alene, Ida., and they have made their home in Lind since. She was very devoted to her home and had as a hobby, oil painting, exhibiting considerable talent. Besiders her widower, she is survived by a stepdaughter, Shirley; her mother, Mrs. Mary Acton, Seattle; three sisters, Mrs. William A. Quirt and Mrs. W. E. Richardson, Spokane, and four brothers, Warrent Officer Homer Acton with the armed forces in Alaska; Roland Acton, Seattle; Clyde tucker, Canada; and Milan Tucker, Kalispell, Mont. Special music at the funeral was furnished by Mrs. E. Kirby and Mrs. W. DeBolt, accompanied by Mrs. Joe Campbell. Pallbearers were Irwin Swartz, Delbert Pence, Hugh Phillips, Joe Hays, Ed Jungblom and Sherman Teague. Lieutenant Ervin Killed In Combat Lt. Ivan A. Ervin, fighter pilot of a P-51 Mustang, was killed Sept. 14 during combat over Germany, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Ervin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Murphy, Sr., of Washtucna. Lieutenant Ervin, who entered the service in February, 1942, received his wings and commission at Wiliams Field, Ariz., Dec. 7, 1943. He had been overseas since the early part of May and had seen 140 hours of combat duty in a fighter plane. He had been flying the P-38 Lightning and the P-51. Since being overseas, he has received the air medal and two oak leaf clusters. Prior to entering the service, he was an instructor at Vancouver, Wash. He attended Eastern Washington college of education where he was an outstanding athlete, playing on the college basketball team. He was a member of the W club, Intercollegiate Knights and Scarlet Arrow, men's honorary society. In addition to his wife, who had been living in Vancouver since her husband left for overseas, Lieutenant Ervin leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Ervin of Coeur d'Alene; two brothers in the service, Technical Sergeant Laurence Ervin, lately returned from 30 months in the South Pacific and now at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., and A. E. M. 3/c Stanley Ervin, stationed at Jacksonville, Fla. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 12, 1944 George Kanzler One Of Oldest County Pioneers One of Ritzville's oldest pioneers, George H. Kanzler, 87, died Saturday at his home here and funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. R. Kirschenmann and H. Nuetzmann, officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Considering his age, Mr. Kanzler had been in good health until only a short time before his death. He had lived in Adams county since 1883, making him one of the oldest living pioneers in the Big Bend. Geroge Heinrich Kanzler was born July 11, 1857, in the colony of Kolb, Russia. As a young man he came with his father to the United States in 1876. The family made their first home in Campbell, Neb., living there for three years. After moving to Culbertson, Neb., and remaining there for a short time, the family came west via covered wagon to Baker City, Ore. In 1883, the party again went by covered wagon to Walla Walla and on up to Ritzville, where Mr. Kanzler took up a homestead. He made his home on the farm until 1916 when he and his family moved to Ritzville where he lived until he died. He was one of the organizers of the first church in the county, the German Congregational, which had its first home in the country near Ritzville about 1890. Active in public life, Mr. Kanzler served one term as county commissioner in 1889-1890 with W. C. Griffith and A. D. Kelsey and was on the school board in 1884. He was one of the organizers of the Ritzville Warehouse Co., in 1893 and was president from 1912 through 1936. Mr. Kanzler was a lifelong member of the Philadelphia Congregational church. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. P. Koch, Mrs. Mike Thiel and Mrs. David Weber, all of Ritzville; and two sons, Samuel and Daniel, both of Ritzville; one sister, Mrs. J. F. Rosenoff; eleven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers at the funeral were Adam Weber, Philip Schroeder, Henry Schoesler, Victor Donis, W. H. Rosenoff and Chris Rieker. Mrs. Fisher Dies WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Sam Fisher of Snake river, who died in a Spokane hospital, was buried Tuesday in the old Indian burying ground near Snake river. she is survived by her husband. The Fishers, colorful Indian characters, have been a familiar sight on the streets of Washtucna for many years. Aaron E. Lee Othello Pioneer Aaron E. Lee, 84, pioneer resident of the Othello country and brother of Mrs. Ada Fuqua of Othello, died recently in Spokane and funeral services were held Tuesday with interment in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Lee was born near Salem, Mass., June 12, 1860, in the house where four generations of the Lees were born. He spent his young manhood in Minnesota and Iowa and came to Washington in 1902, locating a homestead where the present town of Othello is situated. When a postoffice was established in 1904 he received his commission as the first postmaster of Othello. When the Milwaukee Road made a survey his homestead was purchased and the family moved to near Mt. Hope and then to Spokane in 1943, where they lived until his death. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marie Gilbride, Newport; Mrs. Edna Bartlett, Great Falls, Mont., and Mrs. Mildred Fisher, Spokane; three brothers, John F. Lee, Cheney; A. O. Lee, Yakima, and S. L. Lee, Portland, Ore.; and one sister, Mrs. Ada Fuqua of Othello. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 19, 1944 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 25, 1944 Mother Of Mrs. A. Treadwell Passes Mrs. A. K. Treadwell received word last week of the death of her mother, Mrs. Lillie Waylan, in Lost Springs, Kan. Mrs. Waylan was known here since she lived here four years at one time. Hold Last Rites For J. Schafer Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Jacob Schafer, 82, Ritzville pioneer who died the preceding Tuesday in Spokane, at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. R. Kirschenmann officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Schafer underwent an emergency appendectomy from which he never recovered. Born in Frank, North Russia, Feb. 5, 1862, Mr. Schafer was married in Russia in 1883 to Marie Catherine Wideman and they came to the United States in 1891, settling at Bickleton, Wash. Nine children, including six daughters and three sons, were born to them. They moved to the Ritzville district and began farming in 1900. In 1920 they retired and moved to the city. Mrs. Schafer preceded him in death in 1939 and he was later married to Emma Zimmerman. Besides his widow, he is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Chris Oestreich, Ritzville; Mrs. George Kiehn, Tacoma; Mrs. Fred Kiehn, Bremerton; Mrs. Harold Clapper, Tacoma; Mrs. Willis Butler, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. George Greenewaldt, Bremerton; three sons, Henry of Ritzville; Reuben of Bremerton and Leslie of Tekoa; one brother, Henry of Ritzville; twenty one grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 26, 1944 Howard Perkins Is Killed In Europe Howard Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perkins, pioneer Ritzville residents, was killed in action in Europe Sept. 14, according to word received here today. He was born in Ritzville and lived here until his parents moved away about 20 years ago. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 3 issue missing Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 9, 1944 Funeral Friday For Mr. Gottlieb Gust Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Congregational church for Gottlieb Gust, 68, Ritzville pioneer who died Tuesday morning at his home here after a long illness. A complete obituary will be published next week. Mr. Gust came here from Europe while a young man and farmed three miles west of Ralston for many years. Warden's Oldest Resident Dies WARDEN - Funeral services were held last Wednesday at the Congregational church here for Mrs. Peter G. Trautman, 94, Warden's oldest resident, who died Oct. 30 at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Trautman came to the United States from Rurback, Russia, in 1903, and took up a homestead two miles west of Warden. They remained on the farm until 1912, when they moved into Warden. Since the death of her husband in 1926, she had been living with a son, Jacob, in Warden. Mrs. Trautman was survived by four sons, Jacob and John of Waden, George of Calder, Ida., and Adam of Yakima; two daughters, Mrs. Sofia Greenwalt and Mrs. Alvina Roth, both of Ritzville; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 16, 1944 Byron Sutton Died In Seattle Sunday Byron L. Sutton, 75, Adams county pioneer and father of Levi R. Sutton, Michigan prairie farmer, died Sunday in Seattle after a brief illness. He homesteaded in Adams county in 1893 and later moved to Ritzville. A complete obituary will be published in next week's issue. Laurance Kramer Dies In Wyoming Airplane Crash 1st Lt. E. Laurance Kramer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kramer of Lamona, was killed in an airplane crash near Casper, Wyo., Monday, according to word received by his father Tuesday from the war department. Lieutenant Kramer had completed 25 missions over Germany as pilot of a B-17 some time ago and was a pilot with the ferry command at the time of his death. He was stationed at Gore field, Great Falls, Mont., and was evidently returning to his home base after ferrying a plane when the tragedy occurred. Ten other military personnel were killed. He was 23 years old and had two brothers in the service and a third brother in Yakima. Lieutenant Kramer was raised on his parents' farm near Lamona and attended Harrington high school. Lieutenant Kramer was graduated from Harrington high school in 1939, took civilan pilot training at Felts field, Spokane, in 1941, and on October 28 of that year enlisted in the army air corps. He trained at Sheppard field, Tex., Wichita Falls, Tex., and at Kelley field, Tex., following which he was appointed as an aviation cadet. He received primary training at Jones field, basic at Majors field and advanced at Ellington field, Tex., from where in March, 1943, he received his wings. He wore the air medal with three oak leaf clusters, distinguished flying cross and European service ribbons. Funeral services will be held in Harrington as soon as the body arrives. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Vernon Kramer, stationed in New Jersey with the army; Pfc. Mark Kramer, stationed at Hobbs, N. M., and Carroll, Yakima. Son Of Former Lind Resident Succumbs Jerry Hein, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hein of Reardan, formerly of Lind, died Saturday in a Spokane hospital. He had been suffering since last July from a rare blood disease. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Paul; his grandparents, Mrs. Eva Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hein; and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary Postlewait, all of Reardan. Gottlieb Gust Here Since '98 Gottlieb Gust, 68, Ritzville pioneer who died Nov. 7 at his home here, had lived in Adams county since 1898. He and Mrs. Gust came to the United States from Mannsburg, Russia, and took up a homestead two miles west of Ralston. Mr. and Mrs. Gust remained on the farm until 1928 when they moved to Ritzville, where they had since lived. Besides his widow, Mrs. Gottlieb Gust, he is survived by two sons, Rhinard and Emil of Ralston; two daughters, Miss Emma Gust of Ritzville and Mrs. Ida Thomas of Seattle; two brothers, Jake Gust, Spokane, and Gottlief Gust, Odessa; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. R. Kirschenmann officiating. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 23, 1944 Othello Youth Killed In Action Second Lieutenant Duane Henry of Othello, 22, was killed in action in the India-Burma theater Oct. 28 in India, according to word received recently by friends in Othello, where he was formerly employed as yard clerk by the Milwaukee Road. Pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt, he had been in the service since enlisting Sept. 25, 1942, as a private. He was a graduate of West Valley high school, Spokane, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Henry of Auburn, Wash. Nicknamed "Lucky" because that was the name of his plane, Lieutenant Henry was also a writer of short stories and a cartonnist. He had been overseas three months. He has two brothers in the navy, Gordon, a petty officer 1st class, and Owen, now in naval aviation training at Corpus Christi, Tex., and a brother, Donald, in Spokane. He is the first man from Othello to give his life in World War II. W. C. Reeder Dies WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for W. C. Reeder of Dishman, pioneer Washtucna resident, were held Friday in Spokane at the Alwin chapel of Hazen and Jaeger funeral parlors, with the Rev. D. A. Russell officiating. Burial was in Riverside Park. Besides his widow, Ida, he is survived by two sons, Clyde of Spokane, and Wayne of Washtucna. Mrs. Page Succumbs WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Winona Page, Washtucna resident, died Friday evening at the Bryant clinic in Colfax after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held in Colfax Monday afternoon. Her widower, Ed Page, survives. Hold Last Rites For Othello Matron Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gideon Lutheran church on Paradise prairie north of Connell for Mrs. Ben Finkbeiner, 55, Othello pioneer who died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Logan, in Spokane. The Rev. Otto Ehlen officiated. She was recovering satisfactorily from a recent operation and had planned to return to Othello Saturday afternoon when she was stricken. Born in Calumet, Wis., Aug. 16, 1889, Clara Finkbeiner, nee Krug, came west with her parents to Connell in 1901 and was united in marriage to Jacob Bernhardt Finkbeiner October, 1908. They lived on a farm about six miles from Othello until about a year ago when they moved into town. At the funeral services, the Connell male quartet sang and Mrs. J. P. Danekas of Ritzville played the organ. Besides her widower, Mrs. Finkbeiner is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Viola Harrison and Mrs. Charles Logan, Spokane, and Mrs. Ed Kron, Othello; two sons, George and Clayton of Othello; her father, George Krug, Connell; four sisters, Mrs. Harvey Yager, Sunnyside, Mrs. Cecil Perry, Camas Valley, Ore., Mrs. Harold Lindell, Friend, Ore., and Adeline Krug, Connell; two brothers, Raymond Krug of Connell and Otto Krug of Othello; and six grandchildren. Hold Last Rites For A. Holliday Funeral services were held in Vancouver recently for Andrew Jackson Holliday, 82, one of the pioneers of the Washtucna district, who died Nov. 6 in Vancouver after a sudden heart attack. He and Mrs. Holliday settled in Holliday coulee near Washtucna in 1902 and were among the early pioneers of the section. They lived there 29 years before moving to Benge in 1932 where they made their home until about five years ago when they went to Vancouver. Andrew Jackson Holliday was born in Jackson county, Ill., March 17, 1862, and was married to Letta M. Griffin Oct. 17, 1889, in Dayton, Wash. They moved to Lacombe, Canada, in October of 1892, where they lived for 12 years before returning to Washington. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mattie Tweedy of Oswego, Ore., and Mrs. Florence Burkhart of Moscow, Ida., four sons Uhel of Washtucna, Kenneth of Portland, Ore., Roy and Dale of Benge; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The Rev. John Pressly officiated at the funeral services and interment was in the Park Hill cemetery, Vancouver. Pallbearers were his four sons and two grandsons, Eugene Tweedy of Portland and Haroldine Holliday of Benge. Byron L. Sutton Homesteaded On Michigan Prairie Death claimed another Adams county pioneer last week when Byron L. Sutton, 75, one of the early settlers in the Michigan Prairie district, died in Seattle, where he had made his home since leaving Adams county in 1909. Funeral services were held last Wednesday in Seattle with cremation following. Services were conducted by the Masonic Blue lodge of Seattle at the request of the Ritzville Masonic lodge. He had been ill only five weeks and died at the Swedish hospital in the coast city. Born in Lapeer county, Michigan, Jan. 21, 1869, he came to the state in 1887 to teach school in Tyler. After two years he bought and operated a clothing and general store in Cheney. In 1893, Mr. Sutton took out a homestead on Michigan Prairie and became widely known as a wheat rancher. In 1867 he bought the place now farmed by his son, Levi, from Ed Lehman, and lived there until 1909, when he retired and moved to Seattle. Mr. Sutton was married in 1897 to Bessie Reynolds in Michigan. She died in 1902 and he was married in 1907 to Mrs. Lena Lawton of California, who survives him. A 32nd degree Mason, he was active in the Blue lodge, a member of the Ritzville Masonic lodge No. 101 for more than 50 years, a member of the I. O. O. F. 50 years, belonged to El Katif temple of the Shrine and other Masonic orders in Spokane, Modern Woodmen of America and the Maccabees lodge. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi L. Sutton, were well-known Adams county pioneers, homesteading in Adams county in 1888 in the Michigan Prairie district. His father was familiarly known as "Doc" and his mother as "Aunt Sarah." His father died in 1908 and his mother in 1916. A brother, W. J. Sutton of Cheney, was well-known throughout the state and served in the state senate for a number of years before his death recently. Besides his widow, Mr. Sutton is survived by one son, Levi of Washtucna; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Wright and Mrs. S. Hale Sandvos of Seattle; and four grandchildren. Death Claims Warden Pioneer WARDEN - Death claimed another Warden pioneer when Mrs. Anna Weis, 82, died Nov. 15 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Getzinger. Anna Mary Gehring Weis was born April 5, 1862, at Alt Elft, Russia, where she lived until she was 39 years old. In 1886 she was married to Ferdinand Weis, a widower with two children. Five children, including two sons and three daughters, were born to this union. Mr. and Mrs. Weis and their family came to the United States in 1901, settling on a homestead near Warden. Since 1912, they had lived in the town of Warden. Mr. Weis died in May, 1927. For the last six and one-half years, Mrs. Weis made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Getzinger. She was a charter member of the Congregational church of Warden and a faithful member until her death. She is survived by two sons, Dan of Spokane, and John of Ruff; two daughters, Mrs. John Getzinger, Warden, Mrs. Christina Dormaier, Olympia; two stepsons, William Weis of Batum, and Carl Weis of Walla Walla; 18 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Francis M. Lyle Hatton Pioneer A resident of the Hatton community since 1901, Francis M. Lyle, 82, died Sunday at the Ritzville general hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Hatton Methodist church with the Connell Methodist pastor in charge. The Lind Masonic lodge took part in the funeral services and in the interment rites at the Lind cemetery. Francis M. Lyle was born Aug. 10, 1862, in Jackson county, Missouri. He was married March 25, 1894, and the couple came west in 1901 to settle in the Hatton community. He was a member of the Masonic order for 51 years, recently being awarded a 50-year service jewel. Last March he and Mrs. Lyle celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Besides his widow, Belle, he is survived by two sons, Dan and Lyle of Hatton; a sister, Ida, in Texas; three brothers, Henry and Clayton of Texas and George of Oklahoma; and six grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 30, 1944 Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Steffen Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Lind Lutheran church for Mrs. Walter Steffen, 34, former Lind and Ritzville resident who died Sunday morning in a Spokane hospital after an illness of only two days. The Rev. Otto Ehlen officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Steffen lived for some time in Lind and Ritzville, where he was employed as a butcher, until several years ago, when they moved to the Spokane valley. Lisette Steffen, nee Biermann, was born Nov. 13, 1910, in Lind, the daughter of the late Henry Biermann and Mrs. Biermann, Adams county pioneers. She attended Lind schools and was graduated from the Lind high school in 1928. After her graduation she was employed by Kasper's department store until 1936, when she was married to Walter Steffen on Nov. 25. Mrs. Steffen was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. Besides her widower, Walter, she is survived by a daughter, Janice; her mother, Mrs. Henry Biermann, Lind; two sisters, Mrs. Reuben Schoessler, Lind, and Mrs. Lloyd Wellsandt, Ritzville; four brothers, William C. of Ralston, Emil and Ted of Lind and Richard with the army at Dayton, Ohio. Hold Last Rites For W. F. Butts Funeral services were held in the Folsom chapel at Pendleton, Ore., recently for W. Fletcher Butts, 76, Tyler, pioneer Benge resident who died Nov. 10 in Sacred Heart hospital, Spokane. The Rev. Oliver Gill of the Pendleton Methodist church officiated. Mr. Butts was born in Virginia and moved to Nebraska in early manhood, coming west to Pendleton in 1902. In 1913, he moved his family to Benge where they resided until 1937 when he moved to Tyler. He was a member of the Methodist church and I.O.O.F. lodge. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Hunter, Colbert, and Mrs. Velma Davis, Spokane; a son, Franklin, in the armed forces; one brother, J. W. Butts, Tilden, Neb.; and four grandchildren. Mrs. John Laib Warden Pioneer WARDEN - A resident of the Warden district since 1902, Mrs. John Laib, 73, died Nov. 21. Funeral services were held at the Warden Congregational church Sunday with the Rev. H. Hoersch officiating. In spite of her advanced age, Mrs. Laib was very active and had been able to do her own housework. Her death was due to a heart attack. Magdalina Laib, nee Singer, was born Feb. 26, 1871, at Hoffnungstahl, Russia. On Nov. 24, 1888, she was married to John Laib and six children were born to this union, two of which preceded their parents in death. The Laib family came to the United States in 1902, settling in Odessa on March 25 of that year. A month later they settled on a homestead 3-1/2 miles southeast of Warden, where they farmed until 1916, when they retired and moved to Warden. Mr. Laib died March 14, 1943. She is survived by three sons, John of Odessa, Edward of Warden, and David of Rosalia; one daughter, Mrs. Harold Gunsaulis, Portland Ore.; 19 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 7, 1944 John Krehbiel Lind Pioneer LIND - John Krehbiel, 79, resident of the Lind district since 1890, died Monday. He had been in ill health for about a year, due to heart disease. He was well-known throughout Adams county and was active in the Lind community aftairs. John Krehbiel was born in Rehn, Bavana, Germany, Aug. 31, 1865, the son of Christian and Lena Krehbiel. When he was 16 years old, his parents came to the United States, settling near Summerfield, Ill. Two years later they moved to Halstead, Kan. In 1890, the family came to Lind, where he took up a homestead. Mr. Krehbiel was married April 27, 1899, to Christina Jansen and four children were born to this union, two of them dying in infancy. In 1903, the family moved to Lind, where he became manager of the Seattle Grain Co., a position which he held for 34 years. He served on the city council for 20 years and on the school board 15 years. His efforts were largely responsible for Lind's present school building. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Susan Baumgart and Mrs. Helen Peterson; a sister, Mrs. Susie Neare; and two granddaughters, Helen and Hazel Baumgart. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. in Lind this afternoon. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 14, 1944 Rev. George Zocher Dies In Vancouver Rev. George L. Zocher, former pastor of the Zion Congregational church in Ritzville, died Sunday evening at his home in Vancouver, Wash., after a lengthy illness. He was 72 years old. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Mrs. George Freese, a daughter, left Monday to attend the funeral. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 21, 1944 Mrs. Heinemann Dies Tuesday Mrs. Herman Heinemann, 67, resident of Ritzville since 1905, died Tuesday night at her home here after a long illness. She had been in poor health for some time but did not become seriously ill until about two weeks ago. Mrs. Helen Heinemann, nee Borowiak, was born Oct. 28, 1877, in the province of Pomern, Germany, and came to the United States with her parents in 1883. They settled in South Wanata, Ind., where she attended school. On Feb. 10, 1903, she was married to Herman Heinemann in Wanata, Ind., and they came west immediately to settle in Spokane. After remaining there only two years, the Heinemanns came to Ritzville in 1905, living here since. Mrs. Heinemann was a member of the Zion Congregational church in Indiana. She was an active member of the local lodge of Royal Neighbors until recent years. Besides her widower, she is survived by one son, Arthur, San Mateo, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. Arliene Larned, Mrs. Edell Wall and Miss Grace Heinemann, all of Seattle, and Mrs. Marguerite Turner, Ritzville; two brothers, Arthur Borowiak, Ritzville and Hans Borowiak, Hammond, Ind.; and two sisters, Miss Grace Borowiak, Chicago, and Mrs. Marie Kreiger, Valparaiso, Ind. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) from the Haight & Sons parlors, with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 28, 1944 None