Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 3, 1946 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, January 3, 1946 Mrs. F. Hastings Funeral Monday WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Hastings, 71, were held Monday at the Washtucna Community church with the Rev. A. K. Walborn officiating. Vocal numbers were given by Mrs. Kenneth L. Day and Mrs. John S. Gray, with Mrs. W. Earl Snyder at the organ. Pallbearers were Will Scott, Mason Ray, James Woodyard, C. R. Parish, Walter R. Little and Dana Dyer. Burial was in Ritzville. Mrs. Hastings was found dead in her bed Saturday morning at her home, presumably from a heart attack, although she had been on the street the day before and appeared her usual self. She lived alone. Frances Lewis Hastings was born March 11, 1874, near Pleasant Hill, Pike county, Ill., the daughter of Silas and Elizabeth Lewis. She spent her girlhood there and on Dec. 14, 1902, she was married to Fred J. Hastings, who preceded here in death some 20 years ago. She had lived in Washtucna for the past two years, and was a member of the Washtucna Community church. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Hurst of Washtucna, one brother, William C. Lewis, of Pittsfield, Ill., a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 10, 1946 Hold Rites For Mrs. George Honn Funeral services for Mrs. George Honn, Benge pioneer, who died Dec. 27 at the home of a daughter in Stockton, Calif., were held Dec. 31 at the B.C. Wallace and Son chapel in Stockton. The Rev. Walter Staub officiated and burial was in the Park View memorial cemetery. Bertha Regina Honn ws born in Pleasanton, Kan., Oct. 24, 1876, and came to Washington as a young bride. She resided in Washington 44 years, most of that time in the Benge district. The last 18 months of her life were spent at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Wolfinger, in Stockton. Although Mrs. Honn had been in poor health for several years, she was active until about a week before her death. She was a member of the Benge Methodist church. Besides her widower, George, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Lena Storment, Winona; Mrs. Gertrude Wolfinger, Stockton; Mrs. Elsie Clinesmith, Benge; and Mrs. Dorothy Shull, Stockton; one son, Roland Honn, Benge; and eight grandchildren. Mrs. W. O. Marshall HATTON - Several from here attended the funeral Thursday afternoon for Mrs. W. O. Marshall of Connell, who passed away suddenly at the turn of the new year, from a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall were residents of Hatton for several years in the early 1920s and their son, Bill, was a baby while they lived here. They went from here to Connell where they have lived for more than 20 years. Mr. Marshall had been engaged in the wheat warehouse business for several years, and is now farming, although their home is in Connell. He is the mayor-elect of Connell. Mrs. Marshall's health has not been good for many years, but her death came as a shock to her many friends. She was preceded in death by a small daughter some years ago, and is survived by her widower, and one son, William; a grandson, two sisters and two brothers. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, the grange, Rebekah lodge, Pythian Sisters and Order of Eastern Star of which she was a past matron. J. Rieker Dies In Walla Walla Jacob Rieker of Walla Walla, 68, brother of Chris Rieker of Ritzville, died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were being held up pending arrival of a daughter from Canada. Mr. Rieker was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1895. The family settled in Dakota but came west in 1903. He worked around Ritzville about a year before going to Walla Walla and entered the produce business there in 1904. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, one daughter, two brothers, Chris of Ritzville, and Rev. J. G. Rieker of Forest Grove, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. William Kiesz, Ritzville; Mrs. Jacob Treftz, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Lena Carle, Walla Walla. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 17, 1946 Death Calls J. F. Rosenoff, One Of Earliest Settlers One of Ritzville's oldest pioneers, J. F. Rosenoff, died Saturday evening at his home after an illness of less than a week. 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. Mr. Rosenoff had lived here since 1883 and had enjoyed the best of health until only a short time before his death. He owned one of the finest wheat ranches in the Ritzville district and erected the building now occupied by the Ritzville Drug Co. J. F. Rosenoff was born Aug. 30, 1859, in Kolb, Russia, and came to the United States with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rosenoff, Sr., in March, 1878. They settled about 35 miles from Hastings, Neb., and he was married Feb. 12, 1881, at Culbertson, Neb., to Miss Suzanna Kanzler, who survives him. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home here in 1931 and observed their 59th anniversary with an open house in 1940. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rosenoff were born in the same community in Russia and their families settled near each other in Nebraska. On May 20, 1882, the Rosenoff's oldest son, Henry, was born in Nebraska and when the baby was only six weeks old, a covered wagon train, which included the Rosenoffs, Thiels, Bauers, Kanzlers, Kiehns, Dewalds, Amens, Kembels, Schafers, Oestreichs, Wagners, Henry Millers and Schoesslers started west. The party reached Baker City, Ore., on the 4th of July, 1882, and part of the company, including the Rosenoffs, moved on to Walla Walla in August of the same year. In April, 1883, the Rosenoffs came to Ritzville, which at that time consisted only of a depot and section house. Colfax was the nearest county seat of a vast area at that time and Sprague was the nearest trading point. The families lived in tents until the men, who had gone to Walla Walla to work in the harvest, earned enough money to build homes. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenoff homesteaded on a farm a few miles west of Ritzville, where they lived until about 25 years ago, retiring to Ritzville. The Rosenoff & Co. drug store was established in 1900 in a building on Main street erected by Mr. Rosenoff and it was operated by their eldest son, Henry, who remained here until 1920 when the stock was sold to a Mr. Crawford and the name changed to Ritzville Drug. Mr. Rosenoff was a member of the Congregational church. Besides his widow, Mr. Rosenoff was survived by three sons, Henry of Seattle, John and Karl of Ritzville; and two brothers, Henry R. of Ritzville, and Jacob of Walla Walla; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Roy H. Smith Passes In Spokane Mrs. Roy H. Smith, daughter-in-law of Warren Smith of this city, died in Spokane Saturday after a long illness. She is survived by her widower, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shrontz of Reardan; and a brother, Emery Shrontz of Spokane. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 24, 1946 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 31, 1946 Charles D. Olson Homesteaded In Lind, Ritzville Funeral services for Charles D. Olson, 79, pioneer Ritzville farmer who died last Wednesday after a long illness, were held Saturday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church with the Rev. Clifford Knight officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. Although Mr. Olson had been in ill health for several years, he continued to handle his farm work until a short time before his death. Friends marveled at a man of his age driving tractor and doing other farm work last summer. Charles Didrick Olson was born Aug. 8, 1866, at Julita, Sodermanland, Sweden, and was confirmed in the Lutheran church at Julita in 1880. He came to the United States in 1882 at the age of 16 with a 14-year-old sister. Mr. Olson became a citizen at Cook county, Illinois, Nov. 2, 1889, and moved westward to Spokane Falls in 1890. He and a brother, William, homesteaded at Lind in 1893, and moved to Ritzville in 1898, breaking from the sagebrush the farm on which he lived until he died. On Nov. 12, 1902, Mr. Olson was married to Anna M. Nelson, who preceded him in death, passing away Feb. 28, 1933. He was remarried on Feb. 13, 1935, to Almyra Ammons, who survives him. Mr. Olson was a member of Trinity Methodist church and the Marcellus grange. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Josephine of Seattle and Mrs. Larry (Alvera) White, Seattle. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 7, 1946 Victim of Shock Is Buried Today Funeral services were held in Odessa today for Reinhold Schaal, 31, farmer, who was electrocuted last Saturday afternoon while attempting to connect up a farm house on the Andreas Schaal place between Lind and Washtucna to the Big Bend Cooperative's lines. Mr. Schaal, who had spent the winter in Odessa working for the Odessa Trading Co., was getting ready to move onto the farm for spring work. Details of the accident are hazy, but it is believed he had climbed a pole and was attempting to connect two wires when the tragedy occurred. He was rushed to Ritzville for medical attention but died before arrival. Mr. Schaal was born in Batum and attended school there. He worked on the farm operated by his father, Andreas Schaal, and also worked in Odessa during the winter months. Besides his widow, he is survived by a son and a daughter. Mrs. J. K. Grieb Funeral Friday Mrs. J. K. Grieb, 79, resident of Adams county since 1914, died early Monday morning at Ritzville general hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 10 a.m. from the Haight & Sons chapel. Mrs. Grieb had been in good health until about a month ago. Mrs. Minnie Grieb, nee Dettman, was born in Germany and came to the United States when she was only 18 years old. On Oct. 4, 1885, she was married in Chicago to J. K. Grieb and they lived there about 25 years before coming west. In 1914, they settled on a farm near Hatton, where they remained until 10 years ago, when they retired and moved to Ritzville. In addition to her widower, she is survived by three sons, Charles of Yakima, William of Headquarters, Ida., and Bert of Hatton; one daughter, Mrs. Jacob (Emma) Schafer of Ritzville; one brother, August Dettman, Connell; ten grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Hold Last Rites For F. Moeller At Local Church Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Emanuel Lutheran church for Fred E. Moeller, 87, Ritzville pioneer who died Saturday night at his home after a lingering illness. The Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiated and burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. Mr. Moeller had been unusually active for his age and the ability to drive his own car at the age of 85 years won the admiration of many. Although his health had been failing for the past two years, he had not been bedfast, except for short intervals, until a month ago. Friedrich Ernst Moeller was born at Hespe, Scharnberg Lippe, Germany, April 18, 1858, and worked as a young man on a fishing boat to Holland in the summer and in the coal mines in the winter. He later quit the fishing trade and worked exclusively in the coal mines. Mr. Moeller was married May 30, 1880, at Merbach, Germany, to Carolina Nieman and they lived at Hespe until 1892, when they left for the United States. They arrived at Tobias, Neb., in June 1892, with their family of five children and farmed at Daykin, Neb., (near Tobias) soon after arriving. Times were bad, crops poor, so Mr. Moeller took his family west, settling in Ritzville in January, 1905. He farmed east of Ritzville until 1920, at which time he and Mrs. Moeller moved into the city. He and Mrs. Moeller celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1940 at an open house attended by many friends from all parts of the Inland Empire. Mrs. Moeller died Dec. 18, of last year, less than two months ago. He was an active member of Emanuel Lutheran church, having been confirmed in the Lutheran church while a child in Germany. He held many offices in the local congregation. Mr. Moeller is survived by three sons, William of Harrington, Herbert of Ritzville and Otto of Post Falls, Ida.; five daughters, Mrs. Karl Wellsandt, Mrs. Herman Schwisow, Mrs. Paul Teske, Mrs. August Sielaff and Mrs. Frank Schwisow, all of Ritzville; one sister, Mrs. Ernestine Blank of Granite City, Ill.; 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 14, 1946 Grover C. Huse Funeral Friday LIND - Funeral services were held in Lind last Friday for Grover C. Huse, 61, pioneer resident of Adams county who died Feb. 4 at the home of a sister, Mrs. Ida Eden. Mr. Huse was born at Jenkins, Mo., and came to Washington with his mother in 1900. They lived for a number of years south of Lind, but since the death of his mother in 1928, he has made his home with his sister, Mrs. Eden. He is survived by two sisters, three brothers and a number of nieces and nephews. Local People Attend Funeral For E. Boyk Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rieker and Mr. and Mrs. William Kiesz motored to Davenport Friday to attend funeral services for Emerson Boyk, 41, rural mail carrier, who was married to a niece of Rieker. Mr. Boyk, who carried the route out of the Rocklyn postoffice for nearly 20 years, died in a Spokane hospital, after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was a graduate of the Davenport high school and attended Cheney normal. He was married to Ethel Kik at Davenport in November, 1943, who survives him, as do three children. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 21, 1946 Mrs. C. Anderson Here Since 1903 Mrs. Charles F. Anderson, 75, resident of Adams county since 1903, died Tuesday in Ritzville after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church with the Rev. Clifford Knight officiating. Burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Barbara Anderson was born Dec. 23, 1870, in Germany and came to Washington Feb. 17, 1903. She was married April 30 of the same year to Charles F. Anderson and they settled on a homestead near Ritzville, where they have since lived. Mr. Anderson died March 17, 1937, and a son died October, 1937. She is survived by four sons, William C. of Seattle, Otto, of Ritzville, Dan of Tacoma and Oscar of Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Olivia Adamson, Davenport, and Lillian Schafer, Dayton; and 11 grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 28, 1946 Hold Rites For Mrs. W. Ralph Funeral services were held last Thursday from the Newman Funeral home in Sprague for Mrs. Walter Ralph, 40, who was killed in an automobile accident near Sprague the preceding Sunday. Burial was in the Lind cemetery. Mrs. Ralph, the former Gladys Phillips, was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah I. Phillips and the late Henry Phillips, Lind pioneers. She was born on a farm near Lind and attended the Cunningham school, later attending the Lind public school, after the family moved to Lind. She spent most of her life in and near Lind, being active in the work of the Christian church, of which she was a member. In 1928, she was married to Walter Ralph of Spokane and to this union five children were born, four of whom survive. Besides her widower, Walter, she is survived by three daughters, Pauline of Spokane, Lorene and Viola of Marshall, and one son, Ray of Marshall; her mother, Mrs. Sarah Phillips of Lind; and one sister, Mrs. Opan Olsen of Ione. Mrs. A. L. Victor Succumbs In Oregon WASHTUNNA - Mrs. A. L. Victor, pioneer Adams county resident, died Monday noon at her home in Woodburn, Ore. Funeral services will be held there Friday. Mrs. Victor was well known throughout Adams county, since her husband was a pioneer doctor in the Washtucna district. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary several years ago at the home of their daughter, Mrs. A. L. Crouse, near Washtucna. Ex-Ritzville Dentist Dies Tuesday Night Dr. C. Denton McBean, Jr., former Ritzville dentist, died Tuesday night at his home in Spokane, it was learned here today. He had been in ill health for a number of years. Dr. McBean practiced here several years, moving to Spokane about 18 months ago. Besides his widow, Martha, he is survived by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. D. McBean, Sr., Spokane, two sisters, Mrs. Betty Lou Stickle, Bremerton, and Mrs. Arlene McVey, Durham, N.C.; and one brother, Dr. Marvin McBean, Ritzvile. Hold Services for O. Dilling Infant Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dilling, who died last Thursday after failing to survived a collapsed lung, were held near the Gideon Lutheran church, with the Rev. Otto Ehlen officiating. Rev. Orville G. Hiepler of the Pasco Lutheran church baptised the infant Teddy Oliver Dilling before his death. He was born Feb. 19 at our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Pasco. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 7, 1946 Charles Cox Dies WASHTUCNA - The local Masonic body received word from Zenith that Charles Cox, 72, former pioneer Washtucna farmer, had passed away there Saturday evening. The body will be shipped to Walla Walla, where the Blue Mountain lodge, together with the local Masonic lodge, will officiate at the funeral services Thursday at 3 p.m. Cox was born in the east, but came to Washington in his early life. There were no known relatives. Roy Railsback Dies HATTON - Word has been received here of the passing of Roy Railsback in Spokane Monday. His death came suddenly and is quite a shock to relatives as he had not been ill. He has been working in Spokane this winter as a carpenter. Mr. Railsback was well known in the community. He was married in October to Mrs. Ruby Coleman and they were making their home in Spokane. He lived formerly in California. Besides his widow, he is survived by three children, George in the army and two daughters who are married and live in Seattle; a sister, Miss Lena Railsback of Spokane; and two brothers, Adin of Opportunity and Lewellyn of Portland. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 14, 1946 William Parker Known To Have died Aboard B-17 Sgt. William H. Parker of Ralston, reported missing in action Aug. 2 by the war department, is now presumed to be dead, according to a letter recently received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.V. Parker of Ralston. The army has concluded the investigation into records concerning the absence of Sgt. Parker, his parents were informed, and is convinced that he was lost in action in the crash of a B-17. The report reads: "...your son was an occupant of a B-17 aircraft which participated in a search for a convoy, off the northeast coast of New Guinea, south of Buna, on Aug. 2, 1942. The plane was attacked by a force of enemy aircraft and was disabled when over the water approximately three miles from the coast. Six parachutes emerged from the plane but only one member of the crew is known to have survived. No trace of your son has been found since the date of his mission." The Parker family recently received the distinguished flying cross, awarded posthumously to their son. The citation read: "For extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flights in the Southwest Pacific area from Dec. 8, 1941, to July 31, 1942. During this period, Corporal Parker participated in more than 200 hours of operational flight missions during which hostle contact was probable and expected. These flights, included long-range bombing missions against enemy airdromes and installations and attack on enemy naval vessels and shipping. Throughout these operations, Corporal Parker displayed outstanding ability and devotion to duty." In addition, he was awarded the air medal and the purple heart. William H. Parker was born Dec. 3, 1917, in Lougheed, Alta., Canada, and was 24 years old at the time of his death. He attended schools in Washington and Idaho and enlisted in the air corps in 1939, about the same time his parents moved to Ralston. He was employed on the Milwaukee railroad and in the forest service in Idaho before entering the air corps. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Vernon, recently discharged from the navy and now employed by the Milwaukee railroad. Hold Rites for Mrs. Victor WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Victor, 71, wife of A. L. Victor of Woodburn, Ore., were held March 1 in Woodburn with the Rev. Dwight Russell of Spokane officiating. Burial was at Bellcrest Memorial cemetery in Salem. Mary Ellen Norris Victor was born near Attica, Marion county, Iowa, Dec. 11, 1874, the daughter of Thomas D. and Ellen Norris. She was married to Albert L. Victor March 26 (can't read the year except it ended in 3) at Newbern, Iowa. In addition to her widower, she is survived by seven children, Paul of Baker, Laura Crouse of Washtucna, Jean of Weston, Louis of Kelso, Mrs. Glen Benner of Salem, Neil of Colfax, and Alberta Davis of Dayton; a brother, Thomas Norris of Newbern; a sister, Mrs. Mullins of Des Moines, Iowa; 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 21, 1946 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 28, 1946 None