Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 6, 1961 Adams County, Ritzville, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ==================================================================== This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 6, 1961 Former Resident Passes Recently BENGE - Andrew Morgan received word recently of the death of his brother, Rev. D. Lloyd Morgan of Napa, Calif. Rev. Morgan was born at Dayton and at an early age moved with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, in 1887 to Adams county, settling south of Lind. He received his education at the Christian college in Eugene, Ore. At the time of his death he was the minister at Napa Valley Christian church. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 13, 1961 L.E. Bodinger Dies Recently After Illness Leon Edward Bodinger, 61, Northern Pacific railway passenger and freight agent at Yakima and former resident of Ritzville, died Monday, April 3, in Yakima after an extended illness. Bodinger was associated with the railroad nearly 45 years. He was born in Austin, Minn., and came to Washington state with his family in 1909 and he later graduated from Ritzville high school. In 1917, he began his work with Northern Pacific in Ritzville. He moved to Yakima as chief night clerk in 1924. Bodinger was a veteran of World War I, having served with the U.S. army overseas for 18 months. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. Active in many lodges, he was a past commander and charter member of the Ritzville American Legion post, a past monarch of the Chelminar Grotto and secretary of the Northwest Grotto association. He was a member of the Ritzville Masonic lodge, the Yakima consistory of Scottish Rite Bodies, Afifi Temple of the Shrine, the Yakima American Legion post, the Yakima Knife and Fork club, the Yakima chamber of commerce and Yakima Elks Lodge 318. Surviving him are his wife, Maude, to whom he was married 35 years; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth A. Williams of Yakima; a son, Lt. John Bodinger with the U. S. air force at Roswell, N.M.; and two brothers, George of Portland, Ore., and Harry of Tacoma. Funeral services were held in Yakima Thursday. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 20, 1961 Harry Goldens Die in Airplane Crash M/Sgt. and Mrs. Harry Golden and daughter, Ardys Jeanette (Buttons) were killed Wednesday in an air crash near Hong Kong. Mrs. Golden, the former Ardys Ott, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ott of Ritzville. Two children, Geoffrey and John, survive in Taiwan. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 27, 1961 Funeral Today for Mrs. Kiehn Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Kiehn, a long-time resident of Ritzville, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the Zion Congregational church. Interment will be at the Ritzville cemetery. Rev. R. W. Rieger will officiate at the services. Mrs. Kiehn died Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. She was 79. Danekas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A complete obituary will be printed in next week's Journal-Times. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 4, 1961 Washtucnan Shot Saturday; Koehn Charged With Murder Washtucna residents were praised by law enforcement officers for the aid they have in the capture of the man charged with the first-degree murder Saturday of Walter R. Little, 65, town marshal and a well-known resident of Washtucna. Edward J. Koehn, 55, a former resident of South Dakota who had been working as a farm laborer in the Washtucna area, was arraigned in an Adams county superior court Monday on a first-degree murder charge by county prosecutor Gordon Swyter. Koehn is being held without bond in the county jail. His arraignment was continued until Friday by Judge George Freese. Koehn said Monday he had $716 which Judge Freese thought was sufficient for Koehn to hire his own lawyers. Koehn is expected to enter a plea at the arraignment. Little, a resident of Adams county since he was two years old, was shot in the lower right side of the neck about 4:45 p.m. Saturday as he was making a purchase at Hollenback Grocery. The marshal was talking to the store's owner, Tom Hollenback, when a 30-06 bullet came through a plate glass in the store's front door and struck Little. A man was observed sitting outside the store in an early 1950-model car by witness at the time of the shooting. Little died on the way to the Adams County Memorial hospital in Ritzville. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Collier in Ritzville was summoned on the radio at Sitko's Garage to have a doctore meet the Washtucna ambulance at the hospital. When Collier had verified by radio that the shooting was intentional, he picked up Sgt. Al Little of the state patrol and sped toward Washtucna on highway 11-E. Sheriff Clint Rowe stayed at the hospital to meet the ambulance. As Collier and Sgt. Little approached the intersection of the Helme road about 10 miles north of Washtucna, they were flagged down by some people from Washtucna who told the officers they had followed a man from town believed to be involved in the shooting. The people told the officers the man had turned off on the Thiel road about four miles north of Washtucna. (The Thiel road circles northeast through farming country and eventually comes out on the Helme road and onto highway 11-E. There are no other heavily traveled county roads intersecting the Thiel and Helme roads.) The people told the officers that they had come to the Helme road 11-E intersection because they knew the man would have to come out there if he did not double back down the Thiel road. Collier and Sgt. Little proceded east on Helme road and just after they turned south at the intersection of the Thiel road about four miles from 11-E, they saw a car fitting the description given by the Washtucna residents, coming toward them. As Collier turned the sheriff's car sideways in the road to form a road-block, the car stopped about 300 yards away. Meanwhile, Rowe had come from Ritzville and he met the people at the Helme road intersection on 11-E. He sent the people to the Thiel road 11-E intersection to set up another road-block. Rowe and a few other Washtucna residents arrived where Sgt. Little and Collier were a few minutes later. The sergeant and Collier proceeded on foot toward the man in a 1951-model two-door sedan. The man, later identified as Koehn, started the car and drove past the two officers. All three officers fired a total of eight shots, but did not hit him. During the frenzy, Richard Sitko jumped in Rowe's car and pulled crossways into the road just in time for Koehn to hit the right front side. Sgt. Little jerked Koehn's car door open, wrestled him out of the car and onto the ground where he was handcuffed. Koehn suffered a cut over the left eye during the fracas. The officers found a loaded 30-06 rifle, four boxes of ammunition and Koehn's personal belongings in the car. According to the sheriff, Koehn gave little information about himself and did not admit being in Washtucna at the time of the shooting. Funeral services for Little were held at the Washtucna Community church Tuesday with the Rev. William Woodworth officiating. Interment was at the Washtucna cemetery. Little was born in Pittsfield, Ill., Feb. 7, 1896, and came west with his parents when he was about two years old. They settled on a homestead near the Lind road and shortly after moved to Washtucna. As a young man, he worked on farms during wheat harvest and later was employed in the wheat warehouse piling wheat. He also drove a school bus for a short time. He was married to Myrtle Vanover on June 7, 1934, at Thompson Falls, Mont. In 1936 he was appointed water superintendent and town marshal by former mayor H. F. Bachman. Walt, as he was known by his friends, carried out his work enthusiastically, for in addition to his water department maintenance and marshal's job, he maintained the city streets, city park, cemetery, town sanitation system and town property and equipment. He also played a large part in helping to build the swimming pool sponsored by the Commercial club. When the volunteer fire department was organized, Little became a charter member. He spent many hours fighting fires and operating the two-way radio. He also served as secretary of the fire department. And he frequently drove the ambulance on emergency calls. He was a member of the Washtucna IOOF lodge. Besides his wife and daughter, Connie, at the home, Little is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Meise of Washtucna; one sister, Mrs. Susie Wright of Connell; two brothers, Lyndle and Herschel of Washtucna; and three grandchildren, Stan and Randy Meise and Denise Vanover. Pallbearers at the funeral were Howard Kite, Glen Hamill, Barge Wachtel, Clarence Thiel, Al Sitko and C. E. Connell. Edwin Schafer, Floyd Cameron, Dick Sitko, Gordon Morris, Tom Hays and Jerry Moran were honorary pallbearers. Services Held for Mrs. Kiehn Here Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Kiehn, a resident of Ritzville for 68 years, were held Thursday at the Zion Congregational church with Rev. R. W. Rieger officiating. Mrs. Kiehn died Tuesday, April 25, of heart failure after a three-week's illness. She was 79. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Elmer Schoesler, Walter Schoesler, Maynard Galbreath, Robert Danekas, Robert Ott and Donald Kiehn. Honorary pallbearers included J. P. Koch, George Freese, Henry Amen, Mike Thiel, Henry Kalkwarf, Con Pfenning, Emil Wellsandt, John Wellsandt, C. A. Schwerin and John Ott. Alice Elizabeth Koch was born to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Koch on Sept. 5, 1881, at Culbertson, Neb. The family lived in Culbertson five years before moving to Portland, Ore., where they lived for six years. On June 13, 1901, she was married to Mr. Kiehn in Ritzville. He managed the grocery department of the Ritzville Trading company for a number of years before going into the grocery business himself. Mr. Kiehn preceded his wife in death in 1947. She was a member of the Zion Congregational church. Surviving are three sons, Everett H. Kiehn and Edwin F. Kiehn, both of Ritzville, and Aaron A. Kiehn of Walla Walla; a daughter, Elma Kiehn of Coeur d'Alene, Ida.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral Set Here Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. C. E. Galbreath, who died yesterday morning at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane after a two-week's illness, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Danekas Funeral chapel. Interment will be at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Galbreath had lived in Ritzville about 60 years. A complete obituary will be published in next week's Journal-Times. Graveside Services Are Set Friday for Harry Goldens Military graveside services for M/Sgt. and Mrs. Harry Golden and their daughter, Ardys Jeanette, are tentatively planned for 2 p.m. Friday at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. The Goldens were victims recently in an airplane crash in Hong Kong as they were returning to their home in Taiwan, Formosa. She was the former Ardys Ott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ott. Two surviving sons, Geoffrey, 10, and Donald, 6, will return to Ritzville in June. They will make their home with relatives here. The services will be under the direction of Larson air force base personnel. Lt. Lawrence will be in charge and escort duties will be performed by M/Sgt. Julius Liebermann. Rev. Albert Wagner and another minister are expected to participate in the services. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 11, 1961 Services Held for Resident Here Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. C. E. Galbreath, 76, a resident of Ritzville and the Spokane Valley for 60 years, were held Saturday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home with Rev. John Galagan and Rev. Alfred Waln officiating. Interment was at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were some of her nephews, Walter, Raymond and Marvin Schoessler, Don Kiehn, Ken Yost and Lynn Rassmussen. Anna A. Yost was born to Elizabeth and Phillip Yost on Sept. 6, 1884, at Sutton, Neb. She came to Ritzville when she was 16 years old and later was married to Charles E. Galbreath on June 21, 1904. The couple farmed near Ritzville except during two periods. Mr. and Mrs. Galbreath lived in the Spokane Valley from 1919 to 1924 and from 1952 until Mr. Galbreath's death in 1954. Mrs. Galbreath remained in the Spokane area until 1956. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Bernice Galbreath of Ritzville, Mrs. John F. (Laura) Kine of Spokane and Miss Ethel Galbreath of Seattle; a son, Maynard, of Ritzville; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Arlt Barth of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Mable Frerich and Miss Elma Yost, both of Omaha, Neb.; three brothers, Ernest Yost of Chadron, Neb., Elmer Yost of Hastings, Neb., and Leslie Yost of Seattle; four grandchildren, John C. Kine of Spokane, and Gary, Dale and Mark Galbreath of Ritzville; and many nieces and nephews. Services Held for Mr. Murphy This Week WASHTUCNA - A rosary service was held at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home Monday evening and requiem mass Tuesday morning at St. Agnes Catholic church for James Edward Murphy, sr., a long-time resident of Washtucna. Murphy died of a stroke at the Adams County Memorial hospital. He was 81. The Rev. Patrick Mimnagh officiated at the services. Pallbearers were C. E. Connell, Tom Hollenback, Roy Gillis, Al Sitko, Beauford Wachtel, and Floyd Cameron. Honorary pallbearers included John Klee, Ralph Gillis, Nick Kutas, Dana Dyer, Earl Snyder and Roy Kelso. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Murphy was born to James and Mary Murphy on Feb. 13, 1880, in Springfield, Ill. He attended school in Baxter, Kan. He came to Washtucna in 1906 and returned to the home of his parents at Baxter Springs in the fall of 1906. Then he returned to Washington in the fall of 1907 and spent the rest of his life in the state. He was married to Ruby Alice Haile of Ritzville on Jan. 4, 1911. The couple lived on a farm near Washtucna before moving to Washtucna in the fall of 1947. They had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January. Murphy was a member of the Catholic church and Rimrock Grange. Besides his wife at the home, he is survived by a son, James, jr., of Washtucna; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Marie Gau of Walla Walla; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth McKissick and Mrs. Esther McKissick, both of Spokane; and five grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 18, 1961 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 25, 1961 Carl Harder Services Held at Chapel Here Funeral services for Carl Dewitt Harder, 62, Ritzville area rancher who died of a heart attack Sunday evening, were held yesterday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Harder was in his new home at 107 W. Eleventh that he and his wife had moved into in March from their ranch east of Ritzville at the time of his death. The Rev. C. M. Depiere officiated at the services. Interment was at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. J. Colin Lindsay, Walter Eckhardt, Joe Jaeger, Rex Phillips, Albert Hanson and Frank Butler. Honorary pallbearers included Fred Brotchle, Russell Edgett, Edward Cross, Phil Langford, Bob Stanfield, Thomas A. E. Lally, Dr. Leslie Hildebrand, Dr. George B. Fast, Elmer Schoesler, Clarence Oestreich and Jesse Dewald. Harder was born to the late Jacob Harder and his wife, Annine, who now lives in Ritzville, on March 31, 1899, at Pasco. He graduated from Ritzville high school and attended Washington State University. He was married to Margaret Bullwinkel in Spokane. The well-known rancher had lived on the ranch home on Cow creek before moving to the city. He was a member of the Ritzville Lions club. Survivors besides his wife and mother are three sons, Robert A., Jacob C. and Thomas D. Harder; two brothers, John of Ritzville and Max of Sprague; a sister, Mrs. R. A. MacKenzie of Washtucna and three grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 1, 1961 Alex Hampton Dies In Othello Alex Hampton, Adams County commissioner from District 3, died in Othello Wednesday about 7 p.m. Hampton suffered a stroke about two weeks ago and had been in the Othello Community hospital since. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bess, who passed away about two years ago. Hampton, who had served as a commissioner for nearly three years, also was a member of the Adams county health district board. He is survived by two sons, Alex Ross of Othello and Allen of Tacoma. Funeral services were pending at the Muscott Funeral Home in Othello. Death Takes Mrs. LaFerte Of local interest is the recent death of Mrs. Maude Corbin LaFerte, 81, a retired public health nurse, who resided at a nursing home in Seattle. Born in Cherrvale, Kan., Mrs. LaFerte was a graduate of the University of Washington in 1931. Mrs. LaFerte was a former state president of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, now the National League for Nursing. She was disaster chairman of the American Red Cross in Adams county in 1947 and a past president of the Ritzville Business and Professional Women's club. Mrs. LaFerte had nursed in seven Washington counties. She was the widow of Frederick LaFerte. He died in 1921. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. William H. Biel, Seattle; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Roberts, Vancouver, B.C.; a half-brother, George MacDonald, Coeur d'Alene, Ida.,; two grandchildren and a great-grandson. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 8, 1961 A. O. Hampton Services Held at Othello Funeral services for Alex O. Hampton of Othello, Adams county commissioner from District 3, were held Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Othello. Bishop Norman Garner officiated with the F&AM lodge of Othello in charge of graveside services at the Bess Hampton Memorial cemetery. Hampton died Wednesday evening, May 31. He had suffered a stroke about three weeks ago and had been in the Othello Community hospital since. He was born April 9, 1885, in North Carolina. He came to Wilson Creek in 1902, moved to Tekoa in 1916 and went to Othello in 1928. He was a member of the F&AM lodge of Othello, the Othello Grange, of which he was the first master, and the Adams County Historical society. Hampton had been county commissioner since January 1959, and was commissioner of the Adams County hospital board since 1955. The Bess Hampton Memorial cemetery was donated by Hampton in memory of his wife, who preceded him in death two years ago, and was dedicated on Memorial Day this year. Alex Ross Hampton made the cemetery dedication because of the illness of his father. Surviving are two sons, Alex Ross of Othello and Allen of Tacoma; and 12 grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 15, 1961 Death Takes Violet Cox Mrs. Marvin (Violet) Cox, 46, died Wednesday, June 7, in a Tacoma hospital. Mrs. Cox was born in Ritzville and moved from here about 26 years ago. She had lived many years in Tacoma. Funeral services were held Saturday in Tacoma. She was a member of the Steilacoom Orthopedic guild and the Lutheran church. Survivors besides her husband at the home are two daughters, Jean, at the home and Mrs. Carolyn Brassfield of Tacoma; three brothers, Albert, Harold and William Schmidt, all of Ritzville; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Miessner of Chehalis, Mrs. Freda McCullough and Mrs. Clara Unger, both of Spokane; and a grandson. Services Held for Carl Miller Here Recently Carl Miller, 52, a long-time resident of the Ritzville area, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, June 4. Funeral services were held Thursday at Emanuel Lutheran church in Ritzville with Rev. Nathan Leosch officiating. Burial was at the Lutheran cemetery. Pallbearers included Leonard Ferderer, Henry Ferderer, John Greenwalt, Pete Greenwalt, Allan Koch and Robert Dehnel. Born in Tacoma, Miller had lived in the Ritzville area for 30 years. He farmed here before moving to Wilbur about 15 years ago. He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran church at Coeur d'Alene, Ida., where his family had farmed until moving to a new home near Spokane a week before his death. Miller is survived by his wife, Elsie, at the home; three daughters, Marian Gieb of Wilbur, Arlene of Spokane, and Linda at the home; five sons, Charles, James, Raymond, John and Wesley, all at the home; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Reiber of Davenport, Mrs. William Becker of Spokane, and Mrs. Vestle Williams of Tacoma; a brother, Fred Miller of Davenport; two step-sisters, Mrs. Gothilf Shutz of Ritzville, and Mrs. Fred Miller of Dryden; a half-sister, Mrs. Roy Koch of Ritzville; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 22, 1961 Death Takes Henry Meyer Henry F. Meyer, 79, a retired Ritzville grocer who resided at 201 W. First, died last night at the Adams County Memorial hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Methodist church with Rev. Alfred Waln officiating. Interment will be at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. The Danekas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A complete obituary will appear in next week's Journal-Times. Helen Watkins Services Held Here June 13 Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Hunt Watkins, 60, of Lind were conducted Tuesday, June 13, at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home with Rev. Alex Rehn officiated. Mrs. Watkins was buried at the Lind cemetery. Pallbearers were William Jungblom, Emil Fode, William Paslay, Leonard Keeling, John Barnett and Jean Arrestouilh. Mrs. Watkins died Saturday, June 10, at Moses Lake, where she was being treated at the Samaritan hospital for cancer. Helen McKee was born to Mr. and Mrs. William McKee on Dec. 8, 1900, at Colorado Springs, Colo. She attended school at Union Star, Mo., and at Lind. She came to Washington with her parents in 1913 and the family located on a farm near Providence. She was married to Jack Watkins on Sept. 1, 1926, and the couple had made their home in Lind, except for three years spent in Spokane. He preceded her in death in 1957. Mrs. Watkins was a member of the Protestant faith and a member of the Rebekah lodge of Lind and Lind Grange 1035. Surviving are a son, Kenneth, of Lind, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ott of Lind. Funeral Services Slated Today for Michael Thiel, Area Pioneer Funeral services for Michael Thiel, 82, a county pioneer believed to have lived longer than any other resident at the same place in the Ritzville area, will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Congregational church. Thiel died of a stroke Monday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. He had entered Hillcrest Manor in the middle of February. Rev. Herbert Haemmelmann will officiate at the services. Interment will be at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Victor Donis, Robert Newland, Daniel Kembel, William Thiel, John Lenhart and Donald Danekas. Thiel was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thiel on Oct. 15, 1878, in Lincoln, Neb. The family came by wagon train to the Walla Walla area when Thiel was three years old and came on to Adams county where his father homesteaded four miles northwest of Ritzville. During the early days, Thiel and his father broke about 800 acres of cropland at the farm with a foot-burner plow. On Jan. 15, 1902, he married Mary Kanzler. Thiel took over the place his father had homesteaded a few years before his father's death. He had lived on the homestead 69 years before moving to Ritzville about 12 years ago. He retired in about 1940. Besides being a member of the Philadelphia Congregational church, Thiel had been president of the Ritzville Warehouse company for many years and a director of the Ritzville Trading Company. Surviving are his wife, Mary, at Hillcrest Manor; three sons, Clarence of Washtucna, Lawrence of Ritzville and Dan of Astoria, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. F.F. Koch of Buhl, Ida.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 29, 1961 Duane D. Fackler Dies in Accident Duane Darrel Fackler, 21, died from injuries received in a head-on automobile collision on a county road two miles east of highway 11-G south of Moses Lake Wednesday, June 21. Fackler and Miss Christina Burrill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Burrill of Ritzville, were to have been married July 1. Funeral services were held Saturday at Moses Lake and interment was at Warden. M. M. Streck Dies at California Home M. M. Streck, former local resident, passed away at his home in Riverside, Calif., Tuesday afternoon after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife, Morey, at the home and one daughter, Mrs. A. H. Norton of Chicago, Ill. Streck was a Dodge dealer in Ritzville for many years. Services Held for H. E. Meyer Here Saturday Funeral services for Henry Folkers Meyers, an Adams county resident since 1906, were held Saturday at Trinity Methodist church in Ritzville. Meyer, 79, died Wednesday, June 21, at the Adams County Memorial hospital after several months' illness. Meyer was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyer on July 7, 1881, at Lorraine, Kan. He came to Cunningham in 1906 and worked in a store and farmed at the present location of the Don Damon ranch until 1928. He married Catherine Helms at Sterling, Ill., on Jan. 16, 1907. The couple moved to Ritzville in 1922. He was in the grocery business for several years before being elected Adams County clerk in 1941. He served as clerk until 1954. He was a member of Trinity Methodist church and the Ritzville Oddfellows lodge. Rev. Alfred Waln officiated at the services. Burial was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were John Rowe, Al Rummer, Walt Allert, George Wagner, Otto Amen and Martin Schwartz. Honorary pallbearers were George Freese, Charles Baumann, Ben Snyder, C. Wentworth, Matt Kubik and Joe Schafer. Surviving besides Mrs. Meyer at the home are three sons, Paul of Ritzville, Ralph of Pullman, and Elmer of Stockton, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Rosenoff of Ritzville; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One of the Meyer's daughters died in 1921.