Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 5, 1945
Adams County,  Ritzville, WA 

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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 5, 1945

Death of Pvt. Giese Officially Confirmed
	Mr. and Mrs. Chris Giese of Lind received word last week from
the war department that their son, Pvt. Walter Giese, a Japanese prisoner,
had died in a Japanese prison camp Jan. 27, 1944, from acute enteritis.
	He had previously been reported dead but last week's letter was
the first complete confirmation.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 12, 1945
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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 19, 1945

Mrs. B. Manke Here 57 Years
	Death thinned the ranks of Adams county pioneers this week with
the passing of Mrs. Bertha Manke, 75, resident of the Ritzville district
nearly 57 years. She died Sunday morning at her home after an illness of
only 10 days.
	Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Emanuel
Lutheran church with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial was in the
Lutheran cemetery. Mrs. Manke and her late husband, Albert A. Manke,
homesteaded about five miles northeast of Ritzvillle.
	Bertha Manke, nee Seeger, was born June 7, 1869, at Schwessen in
Pommern, Germany, and came to the United States with her brother in 1885.
They settled in Sun Prairie, Wis., where she was married Oct. 6, 1888, to
Albert A. Manke. A short time afterwards they moved to Adams county and
took up a homestead.
	Mr. and Mrs. Manke farmed on the same place until 1916, when they
retired and moved to Ritzville. He died in 1932 and Mrs. Manke continued to
make her home in town.
	A lifelong member of the Lutheran church, Mrs. Manke was always
active in church affairs and was president of the German Ladies aid for 17
years. Although her health had been failing for the past few years, she was
able to do her housework and visit with friends until about 10 days before
her death.
	She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Richard Dehnel, Ritzville;
four sons, Herman of Harrington, Richard of Sprague, Albert E. and Theodore
of Ritzville; one sister, Mrs. August Wellsandt, Ritzville; one brother,
Theodore Seeger, Sheboygan, Wis.; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 26, 1945

Pfc. Wingham Killed In Battle Of Luzon
	Pfc Charles M. Wingham, 19, was killed on Luzon in the Philippines,
according to information just released by the war department. He had been in
the infantry less than a year and went overseas in December. Memorial services
were held in St. John's cathedral, Spokane, yesterday.
	Survivors are his mother, stepfather, Lt. George D. Oswalt of the navy,
and a sister, Shirli. The family was informed Tuesday that he was killed in
action.
	The Winghams were formerly residents of Ritzville, where the late
Harold Wingham was with the Union Oil Co. They moved to Spokane in 1940.

Funeral Services For John Sellars
	Services for John David Sellars, who died at 2:25 p.m. at the Ritzville
general hospital Tuesday, were held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Haight
funeral parlor. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Clifford Knight at the
funeral parlors and the Ritzville Memorial cemetery.
	John David Sellars, son of John David and Elmina Ralph Sellars, was
born in Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept. 5, 1876. At an early age he moved with his
family to Rich Hill, Mo., where he lived for 11 years. He went back to
Crawfordsville and in 1898 came to Washington, settling first at Pomeroy. Sellars
came to Ritzville in 1902.
	In March, 1903, he married Maude Johnson, who survives him. They had
no children. Besides his widow, he is survived by one brother, W. R. Sellars of
Spokane, and three sisters, Mrs. Maybelle Breeden and Mrs. June McBride of
San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Rachel
Smith of Bakersfield, Calif.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 3, 1945

Battle Wounds Prove Fatal to Eugene D. Kirby
	Cpl. Gene Doug Kirby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kirby of Lind, died of
wounds received in battle in Germany recently, according to a telegram received
Wednesday morning by his parents from the war department.
	He is the 18th Adams county man to die in World War II and the third 
from Lind.
	Corporal Kirby is believed to have been with the field artillery for the
7th army, which was making a drive for Hitler's Berchtesgaden retreat, when
he was wounded on the battlefield. No details were contained in the telegram,
but it was stated that a letter would follow.
	He was 21 years old, a graduate of Lind high school and had attended
the University of Washington two years before entering the service. He had
lived in Lind since he was a small boy.
	
Fumes From Oil Stove Overcome G. Wellsandt
	Apparently asphyxiated by fumes from a smoking oil stove, Gustav
Wellsandt, 77, pioneer Adams county farmer, was found dead in his home on
Broadway avenue about 2:45 p.m. yesterday.
	Deputy Sheriff Paul Plager was called to investigate by a neighbor
who saw smoke pouring out the doors and windows of the house. Mr. Wellsandt
was last seen about 11:30 a.m. on Main street. It is believed he walked
home, started a fire in the oil stove and laid down to sleep.
	Mr. Wellsandt was born in Marienfielde, Germany, and came to the
United States about 1906 with his wife and family. He was employed on the
farm of his brother, Louis, near Ralston for several years before acquiring
his own farm.
	About five years ago he retired from the farm and moved to Ritzville
where he has since lived. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church.
	Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran
church with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran
cemetery.
	Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Templin,
Ritzville, and Meta, Washougal, Wash.; two sons, Otto and Alfred, Mead; two
brothers, August, Ritzville, and Karl, Turlock, Calif.

Aunt Of Mrs. George Freese Succumbs
	Mrs. Anna Warren, aunt of Mrs. George Freese of Ritzville, died Monday
in St. Luke's hospital, Spokane, after a major operation which she underwent
about a week before. The body was sent to her home in Pasadena, Calif., where
funeral services will be held.
	She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Moll, Altadena, Calif.; and
Mrs. Susan Link, Pasadena; and three sons, Cpl. James Warren, with the army in
India, and Warren and George, Pasadena; four sisters, Mrs. Augusta Kilgore
and Miss Christine Lindemeyer, Pasadena, Mrs. Barbara L. Zocher, Vancouver,
Wash., and Mrs. Lydia Wolf, Los Angeles; and one brother, Edward Lindemeyer,
Pasadena.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 10, 1945

Diptheria Takes Infant At Benge
	The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bast of Benge, died last
Thursday night from diphtheria in one of the few cases of this disease reported
in recent years.
	The four-month-old child, Juanita, was rushed to Ritzville when her
condition became serious and from here she was taken to a Spokane hospital
but was unable to rally from the dread disease.
	She is survived by her parents and one sister, Frances.

Hold Last Rites For T. E. Mock
	Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Trinity Methodist
church, Ritzville, for Tony Elbert Mock, 47, resident of Washington since
1922, who died last Wednesday. The Rev. Clifford Knight officiated with
burial in Ritzville cemetery. Graveside rites were conducted by members
of Ritzville post of the American Legion.
	His widow is the former Lydia Rodenberger of Ritzville.
	Although he had been ill for several years the result of injuries
receved in World War I, Mr. Mock's death was unexpected.
	Tony Elbert Mock was born Dec. 14, 1897, at Anthony, Kan., the son
of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry P. Mock. He attended school in Anthony. He 
enlisted in the army air corps Jan. 8, 1918, and served overseas in the army 
of occupation until August, 1919. After being released from the army he
came to Washington in 1922. On July 16, 1927, he was married to Lydia
Rodenberger and to this union were born three sons.
	He was a member of the American Legion and of the Methodist church.
	Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons, Donald, Robert and
James all at home; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Hansen, Grand Junction, Colo.;
Mrs. Lula Cornish and Mrs. Julia Michael, both of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs.
Josephine Schafer, Pratt, Kan.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 17, 1945

V-E Day Brings Report Of Son's Death Overseas
	WASHTUCNA - Pfc. Leo Bisson, 25, son of Mrs. Verda Bisson, was killed
in action in Germany last month, according to word received by his mother on
V-E day from the war department. He had previously been reported missing in
action April 15.
	Private Bisson is the 11th Adams county serviceman to make the supreme
sacrifice and the 19th death from all causes in World War II. He is the second
Washtunca man to be killed in action.
	He had been in the army only little more that a year, the last four
months of which had been overseas with the infantry in the 1st army. He
received his basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark., after which he was 
transferred to Maryland.
	Leo Bisson was born in Washtucna April 3, 1920, and received his
education in the Washtucna schools. He is survived by his widow, Ann, and
daughter, Shirley, both of Spokane; his mother, Mrs. Verda Bisson, Washtucna;
his father, Martin Bisson, Johnson, Wash.; five brothers, Max, Peter and
Michael, all of Washtucna; Donald and Jack, both of Spokane; and three sisters,
Mazie of Spokane, Bernice of Ritzville and Phyllis of Washtucna.
	Memorial services will be held at a date to be announced later.

Father Of Al Naab Dies In Nebraska
	John Naab, 90, father of Alvin M. Naab of Ritzville, died at the home
of a son in Burwell, Neb., Sunday night, according to a telegram received
Monday. He is survived by three sons and two daughters.

Mrs. Keeling Dies
	WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Hattie Keeling, nee Cameron, passed away Thursday
at her home in Longview after a lingering illness. Funeral services were
held Saturday with burial in the Longview Memorial cemetery.
	All of her children, with the exception of a son, Floyd, who is in
the European theater, were able to attend the funeral.
	Present also were all of her brothers and sisters, except Bertha
Allen of Long Beach, Calif.
	The deceased was a sister of Floyd Cameron and an old-time resident
here.

Pearl Moen
	WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Walter Hayden received word of the death of her
younger sisters, Pearl Moen, May 9 in Alaska. Funeral services will be held
May 18 in Seattle.
	
Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 24, 1945

Jack Wissenback Dies
	WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for the last Jack C. Wissenback, 73, father
of Mrs. Gus Desposato, were held May 1 in Klamath Falls, Ore., in the chapel
of Ward's Klamath Funeral home, with Rev. Charles Sundstrom of the Immanuel
Baptist church officiating. Burial was in the Linkville cemetery.
	Jack Clinton Wissenback was born in Decatur, Ill., July 26, 1871. In
Springfield, he was married to Mary Louise Morrow and later moved to Ritzville
where he took up a homestead 23 miles west of here. He was employed for 22
years at the Ritzille Flouring Mills.
	Later he went to Portland where he worked in the Rose City flour mill
during World War I. He had been a resident of the Klamath Falls area for the
past 27 years. From 1929 to 1933 he was night watchman at the Algoma Lumber Co.
	He is survived by four children, two sons, D. P. Wissenback and James J.
Wissenback, both of Klamath Falls, and two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Gillette of
Klamath Falls and Mrs. Gus Desposato of Washtucna and 13 granchildren.

Sister-In-Law Of E. L. Starring Dies
	Mrs. J. P. Starring of Spokane, sister-in-law of Police Chief E. L.
Starring, died in Spokane May 21, according to word received this week. She
had been a resident of Spokane for the last 35 years and is the stepmother
of Dale G. Starring of Lind.

Williams' Nephew Killed In Action
	Kenneth Nickel, nephew of S. J. Williams of Ritzville, was killed in
action April 18 near Leipeg, Germany, according to word received this week.
He was a tank gunner and had been overseas two years. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Nickel of Guthrie Center, Iowa.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 31, 1945

LeRoy G. Weston Killed In Action Over Philippines
	Pvt. Leroy G. Weston, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Weston of Lind, was
killed in action May 1 over Luzon, according to a telegram received Friday by
his parents from the war department.
	He had three brothers and a sister in the armed forces and was the
youngest boy in the family. Private Weston is the 12th Adams county serviceman
killed in action and the 20th death from all causes in World War II. He is
the second Lind boy to give his life in less than a month.
	Details of his death were not given in the telegram but it is assumed
that he was being flown with other troops to some new post since the telegram
stated he was killed "over Luzon" in the Philippines. He had been overseas
only two months and spent his last furlough before "going across" with his
parents in Lind during the first part of February.
	Known as "Billy" to his many friends, Private Weston was born June 12,
1926, in Lind and attended Lind schools. He left school and worked with his
father in the dray business until he entered the army last September when he
became 18 years old. He took his basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif.
	Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Pfc. Keith
Weston, Barnes general hospital, Vancouver; Cp. Wayne Weston, Barksdale Field,
La.; and L. J. Weston, machinists' mate 3d class with the Seabees in the Pacific;
seven sisters, Pfc. Erlene Weston, Air Wacs, Carlsbad, N. M.; Mrs. Lola Ulman,
Milo, Ore., Mrs. Dorothy Laherty, Molalla, Ore., Miss Doris Weston,
San Francisco, Calif., Darlene, Dorraine and Rochelle, at home; and his 
grandfather, L. G. Weston of Lind, former Adams county assessor.

One-Time Game Man Dies In Wenatchee
	Will Reimer, former Adams county game protector, died May 19 at his
home in Wenatchee, according to a telegram received this afternoon by Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ward of Ritzville, close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Reimer.
	Mrs. Reimer was the former Tina Thompson, bookkeeper for many years at
the Ritzville Trading Co. They moved away from Ritzville in 1927 and he has
operated a large tourist camp at Wenatchee.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 7, 1945

Mrs. Nicholsen Dies
	WASHTUCNA - Word came of the death of Mrs. E. Nicholsen, a former
resident, while en route from Star, Ida., to her new home near Salem, Ore.
	Riding in a car with her husband, they stopped at Hillsboro, Ore.,
to get a newspaper. While her husband was in a store, she stepped out of the
car to join a crowd watching a troop train speed by. Some flying object struck
her in the back of the head killing her instantly. It could not be ascertained
what it was or where it came from.
	The Nicholsens lived here over 25 years ago, when he was manager of
Potlatch Yards.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 14, 1945

J. Pfannekuchen Dies In Olympia
	John Fred Pfannekuchen, 68, former Ritzville resident, died at his home
in Olympia Sunday morning.
	He was born in Madison, Wis., Feb. 26, 1877, and moved to Washington
later, spending his boyhood in Spokane and Ritzville. In 1924 he moved to Kelso
and lived there until 10 months ago when he made Olympia his home. Mr.
Pfannekuchen was a carpenter by trade and belonged to the carpenter's union.
	Surviving are his widow, a step-daughter, Mrs. Harrell Knutz of Little
Rock and four step-grandchildren. His brother, E. H. Pfannekuchen of Ritzville
and Mrs. Pfannekuchen left for Olympia Sunday evening to attend to funeral
arrangements.
	Funeral services were held at the Mills and Mills chapel in Olympia.

Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Charles Jeske
	WARDEN - Funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist church for
Mrs. Charles Jeske, former pioneer Warden resident, who died last Thursday
in a Spokane hospital. The Rev. D. E. Carter officiated.
	Besides her widower, she is survived by a daughter, Elsie, at home;
five sons, Clarence and Elmer, at home; Ray and Emanuel, Rosalia; and George,
in the army air corps in the Philippines; one sister, Rosa Holzworth, South
Dakota; three brothers, Matt Kulm, Cheney, John Kulm, Jerome, Ida., and George
Kulm, Portland, Ore.

Mrs. Frank Frost Here Since 1902
	Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Haight and Sons
funeral parlors in Ritzville for Mrs. Frank L. Frost, 88, Ritzville pioneer
who died last Thursday in a Spokane hospital after an operation. The Rev. 
Clifford Knight conducted the services and burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Although Mrs. Frost had been ailing for the past year, she was remarkably
spry for her age and appeared to be on the road to recovery from an eye
operation until she took a sudden turn for the worse about a week before her
death.
	Mrs. Emma Howland Frost was born June 4, 1857, in Lewiston, Me. She
came west to California in 1887 and was married to Frank L. Frost in Oakland
Oct. 26, 1887. After living in California a short time they moved to Salem,
Ore., and in 1902 settled in Ritzville where he was employed as a grain buyer
for the Ritzville Flouring Mills. He died Oct. 9, 1933. A brother, William
Howland, pioneer Ritzville businessman, also preceded her in death.
	Mrs. Frost is survived by one grand-niece, Irma Carlson Collins,
Wabash, Ind., and a step-daughter, Edna Elizabeth Frost, Norwood, Mass.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 21, 1945

Pvt. Ed Haase, Wm. Williamson, Killed In Action
	Two Adams county servicemen, Army Pvt. Edwin Haase of Odessa and
Marine Pfc. William Willamson of Washtucna were killed in action during the
last week.
	They are the 15th and 16th Adams county men to make the supreme
sacrifice during World War II and bring the total died in World War II up
to 23 for Adams county.
	Mr. and Mrs. Don Haase, Jr., of Odessa, received a telegram last 
weekend that their son, Edwin, was killed May 31 on Luzon. He joined the army
last fall and is survived by a daughter, Carol Lee, who makes her home with an
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Winter. No additional information was
available this week.
	Pfc. Williamson was reported killed in action on Okinawa June 4 in a
telegram received Saturday by his father, J. B. Williamson of Washtucna. He
had served more than two years in the South Pacific and participated in many
major engagements, including Guadalcanal, Munda, Bougainville, the Gilbert
Island and Guam. He was wounded during the invasion of Guam and spent three
months in a hospital. He was awarded the Purple Heart July 25, 1944.
	William Warren Williamson was born in Washtucna July 7, 1923, and
attended Washtucna schools, being graduated from high school in 1942. He
enlisted in the marine raiders group of the marine corps that same year and
received his basic training at San Diego, Calif. In February, 1943, he was
sent overseas.
	Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Lieut (j.g.) Harold
F. Wiliamson, patrol plane commander serving overseas in the European theater.

Othello Pioneer Dies At Hospital
	Peter Hein, 71, Othello, died June 14 at the Ritzville general hospital.
He was a retired farmer and had lived in Adams county a number of years. He is
survived by a nephew, R. Bramman, Moses Lake.
	
Hold Last Rites For Mrs. Oestreich
	Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church
for Mrs. J. J. Oesteich, 69, pioneer Ritzville matron who died Sunday at 
Ritzville general hospital after a short illness. The Rev. Clifford Knight
officiated and burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Anna Margaret Oestreich, nee Schafer, was born in Russia in 1876 and
came to the United States in the same year with her parents, who settled in
Lincoln, Neb. They later moved to Walla Walla, where she was married to John J.
Oestreich Feb. 9, 1893. They later moved to Bickleton and finally came to
Adams county in 1896, settling on a farm five miles northeast of Ritzville.
	In 1914 they retired and moved to Ritzville, where Mr. Oestreich died
Nov. 2, 1938. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist church.
	She is survived by five sons, George of Ritzville, Ruben E. of Aberdeen,
Lee L. of Portland, Ervin C. of Harrington, and Harold in the armed forces;
one daughter, Mrs. Edith C. Trantum, Spokane; one brother, Sam Schafer, 
Ritzville; and one sister, Mrs. H. J. Mumm, Spokane, 16 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.

Othello Pioneer dies In Idaho
	Sylvester Adam Rohlinger, former Othello resident, died May 29 at Nampa,
Ida. His home for the past five years was in Avery, Ida., where he was employed
by the Milwaukee Road.
	He was educated at Arilla, Ida., and then returned for a short time
afterwards to Adams county where he married Ora Ethel Culbert of Othello. Three
children, Delvert Raymond, DeLoris Ellen and Sharon Irene were born to this 
union.
	Mr. Rohlinger is survived by his widow, his three children, a step-mother,
Mrs. Frank Rohlinger of Moses Lake, three brothers, Raymond Rohlinger of Chicago,
Howard Rohlinger of Brooklyn, N.Y., Leo Rohlinger of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
three half-brothers, Pvt. Francis Rohlinger, Tech. Sgt. Calvin Rohlinger,
Howard Rohlinger of Moses Lake; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Ruth Wesley, Mrs.
Betty Jean Colee and Miss Normaa Lea Rohlinger of Moses Lake.
	Funeral services were held Sunday at the Nazarene church at Ephrata,
with the Rev. W. T. Taylor officiating. Pallbearers were Clarence Wilson, 
William Gochnauer, John Theoharris, Jack Zellar, Everett Michel and W. J. May.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 28, 1945

Robert K. Kent Reported Killed On Japanese Ship
	Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kent of Benge were informed by the war department
last weekend that their son, Pvt. Robert K. Kent, a Japanese prisoner since the
fall of Bataan in 1942, was one of the many American prisoners of war who were
lost at sea while being transported northward from the Philippine islands on
a Japanese ship which was sunk Oct. 24, 1944.
	"In the absence of any probability of survival he must be considered
to have lost his life and he will be carried on the records of the war
department as killed in action Oct. 24, 1944," the letter stated.
	The war department was informed the vessel sailed from Manila Oct. 11,
1944, with 1,775 prisoners of war aboard. On Oct. 24, the vessel was sunk by
submarine action in the South China sea and only five of the prisoners escaped
in a small boat and reached the coast. Four others have been reported as
picked up by the Japanese, by whom all others aboard were reported lost.
	Private Kent is the 17th Adams county serviceman to be killed in action
and the 24th to die in World War II.
	He had been in the service since January, 1944, when he enlisted in the
army at the same time his brother, Herbert, was drafted so the two could be
together. They were able to remain together until they were captured by the Japs
in the fall of Bataan. Herbert is now reported in a prison camp on the Japanese
mainland.
	Robert Kent was born July 22, 1915, in Centalia, Ill., where his mother
was visiting relatives. He attended grade school at Benge and was a graduated
of Benge high school. He worked for Roy Scott before entering the service.
	After enlisting in the army, Private Kent was in training in the United
States before being sent to the Philippines with a coast artillery unit.
	All of his three brothers are in the service, Alfred with the navy in
the Pacific, Wilbur with the army in Italy and Herbert in a Japanese prison 
camp. He also has 11 cousins in the armed forces. His sisters are Mrs. D. D.
Bruihl and Mrs. Keith Honn, Benge; Anita, Spokane, and Mary Ann at home.

William Winn Killed In Action
	WASHTUCNA - Cpl. William Winn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Winn of Vancouver,
former Washtucna residents, has been reported killed in action.
	A member of the air force, he was first reported missing and later listed
as a prisoner of the Japanese. He was on a prison ship which sailed from Manila
on Oct. 11, carrying 1,775 prisoners aboard, and which was sunk 200 miles from
the Chinese coast in the South China sea.
	He was a graduate of Washtucna high school. Besides his parents, he is
survived by a brother, Russell, in the service, and a sister, Virgina.

Sudden Death Of Fred W. Hoefel Shocks Big Bend
	Ritzville and the Big Bend were shocked yesterday morning by the sudden
death of Fred W. Hoefel, 54, well-known insurance agent and civic leader.
Although Mr. Hoefel had been in poor health for several years, he had told
his friends that he was improving.
	He was stricken by a heart attack while playing with his dog at the
J. C. Kittel home about 10:30 a.m. and died almost instantly.
	Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Tinity
Methodist church with the Rev. Clifford Knight officiating. Members of the
Lions club will attend in a body.
	Mr. Hoefel has been chairman of the county war finance committee since
the opening of the 3d war loan drive and was actively directing the 7th war
loan up to the day of his death. He is a past president of the chamber of
commerce, member of the Lions and the masonic lodge and was active in the 
Methodist church of which he was a member.
	For many years he sang in the Methodist choir and was one of the 
members of a male quarter which sang at many public occasions. He was also
one of the "main-springs" of the former Ritzville ministrel shows and glee
club. An ardent sportsman, he greatly enjoyed fishing and golfing.
	Friedrich Hoefel was born Nov. 4, 1890, in Dennewitz, Russia, and
came to the United States with his parents in 1901. They soon took up a
homestead in the northwestern part of the county and it was there he grew
to manhood. He attended country school and later was graduated from a Spokane
business college.
	Shortly before the outbreak of World War I he took a job in Alaska
with the government and it was there that he met Miss Alice Shaw, who became
his wife in 1917 at Anchorage. She was formerly of Wayzata, Minn.
	After three years in Alaska, he worked in Seattle a short time, came
back to Ritzville and then went to Colton where he operated an automobile
agency in partnership with his brothers, John and David. After three years he
moved to Clarkston to become a salesman for an automobile firm and gradually
drifted into the insurance business. He remained in the community nine years
before returning to Ritzville.
	Mr. Hoefel attained considerable prominence as a life insurance
salesman for the Businessmen's Assurance company and won several national
awards for his proficiency. Several years ago he and Mrs. Hoefel moved to
Spokane because of her failing health but after a short time they were able to
return to Ritzville where they have since lived.
	Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Frederick, Jr.; his
mother, Mrs. Theresia Hoefel, Ritzville; five sisters, Mrs. Robert Weigum, 
Lodi, Calif.; Mrs. Albert Wolsborn, Marengo, Mrs. Carl Clodius, Coeur d'Alene,
Ida., and the Misses Ruth and Edna hoefel, Burlingame, Calif.; seven brothers,
David, John, Jake and Carl, Ritzville; Robert, Odessa, Emil, Spokane, and
Chris, Lodi.

Charles H. Booth of Hooper Passes
	HOOPER - Charles Hollis Booth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Booth,
of Hooper, died at Walla Walla in the veteran's hospital June 23, according
to word received here. Funeral services were held in Colfax June 26.
	He was born Dec. 29, 1890, at Pullman. Besides his widow, Edna, he is
survived by two brothers, Morris of Portland, Ore., and Warren of Hooper; and
two sisters, Mira of Bellingham and Mrs. Ralph e. Dowd of Weston, Ore.

Mother Of H. F. Beckley Passes
	Mrs. Emma Beckley, 81, mother of Herbert F. Beckley of Benge, died
June 14 at her home in Waitsburg after an illness of only a few days. Funeral
services were held in Waitsburg.
	She was born May 10, 1864, in Fairbault, Minn., and came to Waitsburg
in 1906, where she remained until 1913, when the family moved to Benge. They
farmed in that community until 1923 and returned to Waitsburg. Mr. Beckley 
died four years ago.
	Mrs. Beckley belonged to and was active in the Methodist church and
Waitsburg grange No. 1. She was the mother of 13 children, four of whom died
in infancy and the fifth, Mrs. Elle Shelton, in 1933.
	Surviving children are Mrs. Lenna Hilderbrant, Nerstrand, Minn.;
Herbert F. Beckley, Benge; Louis Beckley, with the army in the Aleutians;
Mrs. Clara Hawks, Spokane; Wallace Beckley, Colville, Harold Beckley, with
an oil company at Behrein, Arabia; Mrs. Lydia Roberts and Mrs. Addie Roberts,
Waitsburg. There are 26 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Eight
grandsons and a granddaughter are in the service.