Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 7, 1954 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 7, 1954 Rites Conducted for Gus Franson SPOKANE - Funeral rites were held Dec. 28 for Carl August (Gus) Franson, long-time Ritzville carpenter who died here Dec. 23 at the age of 77. A native of Sweden, Franson spent from 1902 to 1948 in Ritzville, building many homes in the vicinity. He also was a wood-carver and a violin-maker. He had lived in Spokane since 1944. Survivors include his widow, Augusta, whom he had married in 1902; four daughters, Anna White and Mrs. J. J. Arlt of Ritzville, and Mrs. A. H. Arlt and Mrs. Arthur Ott of Addy; two sons, Edward of Spokane and Arthur of Sprague; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandsons; a brother, Sven, and sister, Hannah, in Sweden; and a brother, Erick, of Ritzville. Funeral was conducted at the Hazen and Jaeger home with the Rev. M. M. Finkbeiner officiating and Phil Cosby as soloist. Burial was at Riverside Park cemetery. Funeral Is Held for Mrs. Russell Death came Saturday to Mrs. D. A. Russell of Enterprize, and funeral services were held Tuesday in Spokane. Mrs. Russell was the wife of the Rev. D. A. Russell and live here (Washtucna) a number of years ago, while her husband was minister of the local United Presbyterian church. In addition to her widower, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Loren E. Hays, Monrovia, Calif.; Mrs. Harvey Frazier, Spokane, and Mrs. Loren Lindquist of Norfolk, Va.; 3 sons, the Rev. Robert K. Russell and David M. Russell, both of Portland, Ore., and the Rev. J. Dwight Russell of Weiser, Idaho; 16 grandchildren; one brother, Walter W. Kirkwood of Pittsburg, Pa. A memorial service was held Sunday for her at Enterprize. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 14, 1954 Funeral Conducted for Teske Infant Funeral services were held Monday morning for Robert Howard Teske, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Teske, at the Lutheran cemetery with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. The baby was born Jan. 5 and died four days later. He was survived by his parents, a sister, Gail Annette; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woodside and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Teske. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 21, 1954 Local Youth Killed At Sea Robert Dewald Florida Victim PENSACOLA, Fla. - Ensign Robert E. Dewald, 24, of Ritzville, Wash., was killed Tuesday while attempting to land his navy airplane on the aircraft carrier Monterey in the Gulf of Mexico. Navy officials said Dewald's plane stalled as it reached the carrier, rolled over and hit the left catwalk of the ship before plunging into the sea. The navy said divers would attempt to recover the body of the pilot, who was in the carrier qualification phase of his training as a navy student pilot. Dewald, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Dewald of Ritzville, has been in the navy since May of 1952. He reported to the Pensacola base last May. Dewald was graduated from Ritzville high school in 1947. Ritzville school officials recalled that he was an outstanding student. He was an active member of the FFA chapter and once received as a prize a purebred Shorthord heifer from the Brown herd at Sandpoint, Idaho. He played football at Ritzville and took park in other student activities. The youth studied agriculture at Washington State college, where he was graduated, and also studied in Chicago under a scholarship. Besides his parents immediate survivors are a younger brother, Johnny, now a senior at Ritzville, and a sister, Doris, who lives in Richland. Galbreath Rites Scheduled Here for This Friday Funeral services for Charles Edwin Galbreath, 81-year-old Adams county pioneer who died Tuesday at his home in Spokane, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Danekas and Duncan funeral home chapel with the Rev. Alfred Carter officiating. Burial will be in the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Galbreath was born Jan. 6, 1873, near Emporia, Kan., and came with his family to Ritzville in 1889. He and his father homesteaded 13 miles west of town. In 1904 he was married to the former Anna Yost, and a few years later they bought a farm north of Paha where they lived for many years before moving to Spokane. The house is still maintained as a part-time residence. Galbreath had enjoyed two recent vacation trips to Kansas, where he was born, and Colorado, where he spent part of his boyhood. His farming interests, family, interest in sports and public issues and reading kept him busy until his death. Survivors are the widow, Anna, and a daughter, Bernice Galbreath at the home; two other daughters, Ethel Galbreath of Seattle and Mrs. John (Laura) Kine of Spokane; a son, Maynard of Ritzville, and a sister, Mrs. M. G. Marcy of Coquille, Ore. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Gary, Mark and Dale Galbreath and John Charles Kine; a niece, Mrs. Mabel James of Spokane; and three nephews, Roy Galbreath of Cheney, Jesse Galbreath of Fairfield and Arthur Galbreath of Palouse. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, January 28, 1954 Mrs. Siemens' Funeral Held FRESNO, Calif. - Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Siemens of Fresno, Calif., who moved here from Ritzville, Wash., with her husband and family 41 years ago, were conducted recently at the First Mennonite church in Reedley. Mrs. Siemens died in her home one day after a family celebration marking her 87th birthday. Her death came about six months following the death of her husband, Julius Siemens, who spent most of his life developing agriculture colonies in the west. The late Mr. Siemens, with his wife, moved to Ritzville in 1901 and helped many new families settle in Adams county. He also published a German- language newspaper here and once was a candidate for the Ritzville city council. He died last July 27. One of the Siemens; closest friends in Adams county, John C. Jantz of Ritzville, visited them at their Fresno home about a year ago. Surviving Mrs. Siemens were two daughters, Mrs. Esther Esau of Davis, Calif., and Elfriede Siemens of Fresno; a son, Paul Siemens of Fresno; a brother, Henry Janzen of Lynden, Wn., and two grandchildren. Memorial Service Conducted for Robert Dewald Wednesday Memorial services for Robert Eugene Dewald, 24, Ritzville navy pilot killed in a crash Jan. 19 in the Gulf of Mexico, were conducted Wednesday evening at Trinity Methodist church with the Rev. Alfred Carter officiating. Memorial services also were held last Sunday in the navy auxiliary air station chapel at Barin field, Ala., where Dewald was stationed. "The death of Robert Eugene Dewald is a tragic loss to the navy and United States," wrote Capt. C. L. Moore, jr., Dewald's commanding officer at Barin field to the young pilot's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Dewald of Ritzville. "As you know, he had just recently reported to Barin field so I did not know him well. "However, my investigation of the tragedy has led to overwhelming evidence that he was an outstanding naval officer and a credit to his family and his country. "The accident occurred while he was practicing landings on the training aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Pensacola. While making an approach to the carrier, the plane lost flying speed and crashed. "The aircraft hit the side of the ship as it went down and it is believed that Robert was knocked unconscious at this time as he was seen in the cockpit as the plane slowly sank. "We have taken every precaution to make our flying as safe as possible, but there is still a small but inherent risk in aviation. Robert, I am sure, recognized this and bravely accepted it in the service of his country." Dewald was born April 16, 1929, and was graduated from Ritzville high school in 1947. He was an active member of the Future Farmers of America and in 1947 was named a Gold Star Farmer, an honor given only a few agricultural students each year. He sang with the high school chorus and appeared in the junior and senior plays, receiving a drama award when he graduated. Dewald also was a 3-year football letterman, and was active in 4-H club work. Dewald was graduated with honors from Washington State college in June, 1951, receiving a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. During his WSC career he became affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon social fraternity, and with Alpha Zeta, agriculture fraternity. In 1949 he was a delegate to an agriculture convention in Chicago which he attended with Dean Swenson of the state college faculty. Dewald also served as Cougar football squad manager for two years. The youth spent his summers helping on the Dewald ranch near Ritzville, and became a member of the local Oddfellows lodge. After completing one semester of graduate work at WSC, Dewald enlisted in the navy. He left Ritzville on May 28, 1952, and was stationed at San Diego, Calif., until October when he was selected to attend an electronics school at Treasure Island, San Francisco. There he became one of the few men requested for officers' candidate school at Newport, R. I., where he reported following Christmas of 1952. He was commissioned an ensign in the navy reserve in May, 1953, at which time he visited his family and friends in Ritzville. Then Dewald reported Pensacola, Fla., for flight training. He was able to spend the past Christmas at home, returning to Pensacola Jan. 1. His death occurred 18 days later. Besides his parents, Dewald was survived by a brother, John William, a senior at Ritzville high school, and a sister, Mrs. Doris Marshall of Richland. Members of the family have announced that donations will be received by a memorial fund to benefit the church. Funeral Is Held for Pharmacist LANGDON, N. Dak. - Funeral services were held here Jan. 16 for John Whalen, pharmacist and drug store owner whose entire business career was spent in North Dakota except for about 18 months in Ritzville, Wash. Whalen and his wife lived in Ritzville in 1948-49 where he was employed as a pharmacist at the Ritzville Drug company by Mrs. John Kembel and her son, Richard. A native of Grand Forks, N. Dakota, Whalen studied pharmacy at North Dakota agricultural college. He was employed at Mandan and Grand Forks as a pharmacist and operated drug stores at McHenry and Langdon. After leaving Ritzville he was employed at Fordville until retiring in Langdon in November, 1953. He died Jan. 13 at his home. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 4, 1954 Sandhills Pioneer Dies Jan. 17 BENGE - Word has been received of the death of Lester Morgan of Santa Cruz, Calif., a former resident of the Sandhills district. Morgan was 76. He died Jan. 17. Morgan and his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Morgan, were the first family to settle in the Sandhills district. Morgan homesteaded until 1909, then moved to Santa Cruz. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 11, 1954 Rites Are Held for Pioneer, Henry Luiten SPOKANE - Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Hazen and Jaeger funeral home here for Henry Luiten of Everett, a former pioneer resident of the Ritzville area. The Rev. Theodore Dorpat officiated. Luiten, with his parents and brother and sister, migrated from Glenco, Minn., in 1886 to homestead in the Ritzville area near the Adams-Lincoln county line. The home site is now owned by Clarence Lenhart of Ritzville. In 1913, Luiten moved to Spokane where he remained nearly 30 years before retiring and making his residence in Everett. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran church in Everett and St. John's Lutheran church in Spokane. Survivors include the widow, Martha, at the home; one sister, Mrs. Agnes Sandbrink of Ritzville; four brothers, Fred of Ritzville, Jake of Davenport, John and Gerhard of Spokane; five step-daughters, ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Interment was at Fairmont Memorial cemetery in Spokane. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 18, 1954 Pearl Herndon Rites Conducted LIND - Graveside services for Pearl Herndon, 72, former resident of Lind, were conducted Friday at the Lind cemetery with the Rev. W. H. Ritchey officiating. Mrs. Herndon died Feb. 6 in Olympia. Survivors include her husband, Winthrop of Sunnyside; three sons, Howard Woodyard of Gardena, Calif.; Lon Woodard of Port Angeles; and William Woodward of Seattle and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Fordyze of Deer Lodge, Calif., and Mrs. Carrie Umback of Veradale. Danekas and Duncan funeral home was in charge of arrangements. (Note: All three spellings of of Woodyard were printed differently as shown.) Funeral Services are Conducted for Levi Goodenoughm Hatton Pioneer HATTON - Word was received here of the death Jan. 28 of Levi Goodenough in Seattle. Mr. Goodenough was a resident for many years in the Hatton district. Born Feb. 8, 1879, near Dryden, Mich., the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Goodenough and brother of John, Jake, Oscar and Tom Goodenough, and Mrs. Adin Railsback, he came west with his family in 1887. They homesteaded land east of Hatton, now owned by Herman Klindworth. He was married to Maude Davenny in Portland, Ore., in January, 1900. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1950. To this union three children were born - two daughters, Mrs. Nita Trinkhaus of Portland and Mrs. Evelyn Martin, and a son, William Goodenough. He had two grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Goodenough moved to Seattle in the early 1930s. At that time they were living on the Hatton road, where the Walter Koch family is now living. The farm is still remembered by old times as the Levi Goodenough place. He was a member of the Lind Masonic lodge. He is survived by his widow, at the home; the three children and by two brothers, Jake and Tom, and his sister, Mrs. Railsback. The funeral was held in Seattle Jan. 30. George Gleich Funeral Is Held Funeral services for George Gleich, 83, longtime railroad worker in this area, were held last Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Danekas and Duncan funeral home chapel with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial was in Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Gleich retired 15 years ago after 30 years with the Northern Pacific railway. For many years he was stationed at Paha. Born in Germany, he came to the United States 72 years ago. He died Feb. 7 in Ritzville. Survivors include the widow, Mary, at the home, and eight daughters, Mrs. Emma Holden, Mrs. Richard Koeplin, and Mrs. Alex Steinmetz, all of Ritzville; Mrs. Paul Plager of Lind; Mrs. Manuel Hille of Walla Walla; Mrs. J. I. Farrier of Sprague; Mrs. Arthur Jones of Spokane and Mrs. Dorwin Harris of Connell. Also surviving are two sons, Conrad of Spokane and Floyd of Kennewick, 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, February 25, 1954 Funeral for Pavlik Is Held In Dakota BUFFALO, N. D. - Funeral services for John U. Pavlik, sr., were held here Monday afternoon. Pavlik, former newspaper publisher and longtime postmaster at Buffalo, died the previous Thursday in a Minneapolis hospital. He was the father of Adams county agent Margaret Pavlik and John U. Pavlik, jr., assistant publisher of the Journal-Times. Miss Pavlike and her brother flew to Minneapolis Thursday. Rites Thursday for North, 70 WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Percy A. North, 70, of Sprague, formerly of Washtucna, will be held Thursday at the Washtucna Community church at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Russell Booher officiating. Burial will be in the local cemetery. Danekas and Duncan funeral directors of Ritzville, are in charge of arrangements. Mr. North died Sunday at the Ritzville hospital. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Edna Griffith, Sprague; Mrs. Mittie Glenn, Spokane; and Mrs. Pearl Moore, LaGrande, Ore. McGregor Baby Dies At Home Last Tuesday HOOPER - This community was grieved at the death of the McGregor baby in his sleep Tuesday. Malcolm McGregor, 10-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman McGregor, did Tuesday, Feb. 16. The child died in his sleep at the McGregor home. He was rushed to Lacrosse and then on to Colfax in a futile effort to revive him. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mary, and a brother, Alexander. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 4, 1954 North Funeral Conducted Here WASHTUCNA - funeral services for Percival Abail North, 70, of Sprague, a former Washtucna resident, were held here last Thursday with the Rev. Russell Booher officiating. Burial was in the Washtucna cemetery. North was born Nov. 10, 1883, at Henry, S. Dak., to Annie M. and Richard J. North. In 1890 the family moved to Roseburg, Ore., where they lived for 13 years. They came to Washtucna in February, 1903, to homestead five miles north of town. There Percy North farmed 42 years until he moved to Sprague in June, 1945, to live with one of his sisters, Edna Griffith. He died Feb. 21. Three sisters survive - Mittie Glenn of Spokane, Pearl Moore of LaGrande, Ore., and Mrs. Griffith. Funeral Rites Are Conducted for Glenn WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Earl Glenn, 63, of Spokane, were held there Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Alwin chapel of the Hazen and Jaeger funeral home. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. The former Washtucna man died Saturday night in Spokane after suffering a stroke. Survivors in addition to his widow, Armetha, at the home, include two daughters, Mrs. Hugh (Ruby) Wachtel, Hauser Lake, Idaho, and Gladys Glenn, California; a number of sisters and several brothers, among them Mrs. Frank (Hattie) Crofford, Washtucna, and Charles Glenn, Ritzville, and eight grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 11, 1954 Funeral Is Held for Mrs. Little LIBBY, Mont. - Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Reeder Little, former Washtucna resident, were conducted here recently with burial in the Libby cemetery. Mrs. Little was the widow of George Little who operated a barber shop in Washtucna. He died in 1942 in Libby. Mrs. Little was born March 1, 1879, in Summerhill, Ill. She came to Washtucna in 1901 and moved to Libby in 1926. The couple lived on the coast from 1934 to 1940 when they returned to Libby. Mrs. Little, who died Feb. 28, in a Spokane hospital, was a member of the Christian church and Rebekah lodge of Libby. She was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Oylear of Pasco; two sons, R. V. Little of Seattle and Russell Little of Libby; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mary McAllister of Seattle, two brothers, Harry and Elmer Reeder, both living in Illinois. Yates Funeral Conducted Here Funeral services for Leo Yates were conducted here Tuesday. Yates, 78, passed away at his home Thursday after an illness of several months. He had lived in Ritzville the last 10 years after coming here from Tacoma. He was a retired postal employee. Surviving are his widow, Beatrice, at the home; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Teske and Mrs. M. L. Purchase of Spokane; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the chapel of the Danekas and Duncan funeral parlors with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. Dahl Funeral Held Saturday WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Edward A. Dahl, 51, proprietor of the Washtucna pool hall, were held Saturday in Ritzville at the Danekas and Duncan funeral home with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial was at Canby, Ore. Dahl died Thursday in the Ritzville hospital as the result of injuries sustained Wednesday afternoon when his 1951 Willys pickup rolled over three times on the Ritzville-Washtucna highway. He was a member of the Washtucna Lions club and the Lutheran church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. June Burghard, Molalla, Ore., and one son, Lavern R. Dahl, Tillamook, Ore. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 18, 1954 Christensen Dies in California; Former County Clerk In Ritzville STEVENSON, Wash. - A man who played several key roles in Ritzville's earlier days and later became even more prominent in Stevenson, died last week in Long Beach, Calif. He was George F. Christensen, sr., 79, Stevenson banker and former member of the Democratic committee and the Washington state legislature. Christensen lived in Ritzville for a number of years at the turn of the century. He operated a dry goods store in Ritzville and served as Adams county clerk from 1903 to 1907. He was president of the Adams County Abstract company for six years and editor of the Ritzville Times, later consolidated with the Adams County Journal for two years. Christensen was a brother-in-law to G. E. Lovell, Ritzville attorney who practiced in partnership with Richard B. Ott during his final year in Ritzville before moving to Spokane. Arriving in Stevenson in 1910, Christensen plunged into an even more active life. He became chairman and president of the Bank of Stevenson, serving as chairman at the time of his death. He served several terms as mayor and was a school board member for 25 years. Christensen was chairman of the Washington Democratic Central committee from 1918 to 1922. He was a Washington delegate to the Democratic National committee from 1922 to 1930, when he resigned to join the Republican party. After his transition Christensen went on to become vice chairman of the Republican state central committee in 1937. He was a Democratic member of the state senate from the 16th legislative district in 1923-25 and a Republican member in 1931-33, and served in the house of representatives from 1943 to 1947. Christensen was elected a prohibition-repeal delegate to the national constitutional convention in 1933. A native on Minneapolis, Minn., he was buried last Saturday in Stevenson. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 25, 1954 Funeral Held for Crossland, 72, Onetime Hatton Bank Manager HATTON - Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson, Mrs. Emma Johnson and Arthur Johnson attended the funeral in Grandview Friday for Leo C. Crossland. Crossland will be remembered here as manager of the Hatton bank for 13 years. He came here in 1909. He was town clerk for some time and was married here to Mina Collins, a teacher in the Hatton school, as were two of his sisters and an aunt during his time in Hatton. Two sons, Kenneth and Gerald, were born here. The family moved to Connell in 1922 where he managed the bank for two years. A daughter, Betty, was born there. From Connell they moved to Granger and another son, Robert, was added to the family. They then brought a farm at Grandview and Crossland retired from the banking business and they have lived there for almost 30 years. He was 72 at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow and the three sons and one daughter. The children all live close to Grandview with the exception of Gerald at Cashmere. He was a member of the Methodist church where the funeral was held. He was also a member of the Grange and the Oddfellows and Masonic lodges. Members of the Grandview Masonic Lodge No. 191 attended in a body. Some of them were pallbearers and formed an honor guard from the church and was also in charge of the graveside services. Heater Funeral Held Saturday WALLA WALLA - Funeral services were held Saturday for Elmer Harrison Heater, 66, who died at his home in Seattle Wednesday. He was a former resident of Pomeroy and Washtucna. Heater was born at Dayton, Ohio, in 1888 and came to Washington in the early 1900s with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Heater. At Washtucna he was associated with the Snyder Mercantile store and later managed stores for the J. C. Penney company at Pomeroy and other locations. He is survived by his wife, Mary, at the home; a son, Billy, and a daughter, Mrs. Richard Canada of Seattle; one brother, Remmert W. Heater of Walla Walla and three grandchildren. Heater was a member of the Masonic Order of the Scottish Rite Bodies and of the Shrine, and a member of the Congregational church. Burial was at Walla Walla.