Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 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, July 6, 1961 Michael Winter Services Held at Odessa Funeral services were held Monday, June 26, for Michael Winter at Zion-Emanuel Lutheran church at Odessa with Rev. Elmer Wenzel officiating. Winter died suddenly on Thursday, June 22. Interment was made at the Odessa cemetery. Pallbearers were August Sackmann, Herbert Steffen, Ernest Hardt, Bill Ferderer, Walter Tanke and Walter Scheller. Winter was born in Russia July 7, 1887. He came to the United States when he was a young man and spent most of life farming in the Odessa area. He retired to a home in Odessa in 1951. He was married to Zelemia Bohnet on Sept. 10, 1916. She preceded him in death in April 1942. Surviving are three sons, Albert, Walter and Arthur, all of Odessa; four daughters, Mrs. John Greenwalt of Odessa, Mrs. Arthur Leisle of Ritzville, Mrs. Clarence Fode of Lind and Mrs. Robert Schafer of Spokane; and 19 grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers, Dan of Stanford, Mont., Wilhelm of Wisconsin, and Ferdenand of Germany; and a sister in Austria. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 13, 1961 Traffic Accident Near Benge Is Fatal for Barry W. Nissen Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) for Barry Wendell Nissen, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nissen, who died from injuries received in an automobile accident south of Benge early Sunday morning. The funeral services will be at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville with Rev. Alfred Waln officiating. A military graveside service will follow at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Nissen, who had recently completed a six-months' marine training program and had planned to return to the University of Idaho this fall, was on his way home from the Joe W. Gray farm when the accident occurred on the Benge-Washtucna road 6.8 miles south of Benge. He and the Gray's daughter, Sally Jo, had attended a dance in Washtucna. Shortly after Nissen left the Gray ranch and was on his way home to Ritzville, his 1959-model foreign car left the road about two miles north of the Gray farm at approximately 1:45 a.m. State Patrolman Lloyd Danielson said the vehicle was traveling north after completing a left curve just south of Ralph Snyder's Bar U ranch. The officer said the car went off the blacktop to the right and apparently Nissen overcorrected to the left. The vehicle skidded across the roadway to the left 90 feet, went off the roadway and rolled two and a quarter times. During the roll, Nissen was thrown from the car and it passed over him. Danielson said Clinton John (Skip) Allert of Washtucna discovered Nissen and the wreckage about 3 a.m. Nissen was dead on arrival at the Adams County Memorial hospital. The death brought Adams county's traffic toll to two during 1961, three less than during the same period last year. Nissen was born July 6, 1940, in Ritzville and had lived here all his life. He was graduated from Ritzville high school in 1958 and attended the University of Idaho for two years, where he was affiliated with Phil Delta Theta fraternity. He enlised in a six-months' marine training program and had basic training at San Diego, Calif., from last October to April. He made the highest grade of the recruits he was with on both the induction and basic training tests. Nissen recently received the rank of private first-class in the marine reserves and was planning to take two-weeks off from work at his father's farm to attend summer camp this summer. As a junior he planned to study medical technology in Idaho this fall. He was a member of Trinity Methodist church. Pallbearers at the funeral will include Carroll Hayden, Norman Slonaker, Jerry Schell, Peter Peot, David Nauditt and James Krehbiel. Honorary pallbearers will be Ross Pfann, Arnold Moeller, Dennis Rieger, Dennis Wellsandt, Gary Galbreath, Dennis Hille, Ron Kison, Percy Schrag, Dennis Bafus, Larry Stanfield, Gene Davidson, Bruce Greene, James Bennett, James Mays, Sgt. James C. Chamberlin and Sgt. Mortimer Sullivan. Besides his parents, he is survived by his sister, Brenda, at the home. The family said memorial contributions could be made to medical research. Long Career of Community Service Noted During Life of W. G. Danekas Funeral services for William G. (Bill) Danekas, 75, a long-time resident of the Ritzville area who had spent hundreds of hours in helping to make the community a better place to live, were held Saturday at the Zion Congregational church. Danekas died Thursday at the Adams County Memorial hospital of cancer. He had undergone major surgery in January and had been at his home at 105 West Tenth until he returned to the hospital June 28. Although Danekas was busy farming at the ranch just south of the city now farmed by his son, Ray, until he retired four years ago, he always was interested in community welfare. He devoted many years to public service and much more time to small community tasks for which little recognition is given. He had been a member of the draft board which serves Adams county for many years, and he recently received a presidential citation after retiring from the board. He also was on the board of directors of the Adams County Memorial hospital and was a former member of the Ritzville district school board. His other duties included being a director and past officer of the Interstate Production Credit association and director and past secretary of the Ritzville Warehouse company. He was a charter member of the Ritzville Lions club and a member of Elks lodge No. 228 in Spokane, the Adams County Historical society, the Ritzville Gun club, and Ritzville High School Alumni association and the Ritzville chamber of commerce. Danekas was born on Sept. 19, 1885, to Mr. and Mrs. Jergen Danekas at Minonk, Ill. He came to this area when he was three years old and had farmed until four years ago, when he moved into Ritzville. He was a member of Ritzville's first graduating class in 1905. He was married to Emily Koch in Ritzville on Oct. 14, 1908. Funeral services were held at the Zion church where he had been a member for many years. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Rev. R. W. Rieger officiated at both services. Pallbearers were Lawrence Thiel, Fred Langenheder, Albert Wolsborn, Daniel Kembel, Carl Heinemann and Robert Newland. Survivors besides his wife at the home, are two sons, Raymond and Donald, both of Ritzville; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Healy of Pullman and Mrs. Doris Vandermark of Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Mrs. Tena Sielaff of Ritzville; and 10 grandchildren. Services Held for Mrs. Wiest Here Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wiest, 68, an Adams county resident since 1928, were held Monday at the Philadelphia Congregational church with Rev. Herbert Haemmelmann officiating. Mrs. Wiest died of a heart attack Saturday at her home at 103 West Second. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers included Adolph Grans, Arthur Roloff, Edwin Roloff, Otto Grams, Bill Grams and Ronnie Grams, all Mrs. Wiest's nephews. Mrs. Wiest was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Grams on Jan. 30, 1893, in Berasina, Russia. She was educated in Europe and later was married to Michael Wiest on March 22, 1918, at Klasstich, Russia. The couple lived at Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1926 and 1927 and came to live in the Ralston area in 1928. They moved to the present address in September, 1956. Mrs. Wiest was a member of the Philadelphia Congregational church and a prayer group of the church. Surviving are her husband at the home; a son, Alfred of Odessa; two daughters, Mrs. Erna Coleman of Kellogg, Ida., and Mrs. Landa Trimble of San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Emanuel Grams of Ritzville; two sisters, Mrs. D. O. Roloff of Ritzville and Mrs. Sarah Rempfer of Germany; and seven grandchildren. Marburger Killed While Crop Dusting Cal Marburger, who flew four seasons in the Ritzville area with Wilf Moore, local aerial sprayer, was killed Saturday near Alexander, N. D., while crop dusting. Marburger had worked here four years before leaving about June 1. He was working with his brothers, who operate the Marburger flying service out of Williston, N. D. Marburger is survived by his wife, Nora, and two children. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 20, 1961 Funeral Slated for Mrs. Ensz Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday for May Ensz at the Menno Mennonite church with the Rev. Herbert Jansen officiating. Mrs. Ensz, 56, passed away Tuesday evening in Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane where she had been a patient for the last few weeks. She had been employed as a teller at the Ritzville branch of the National Bank of Commerce. Danekas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Former Hatton Resident Passes In Idaho Friday HATTON - Everett L. (Big) Cannon, 60, of Lapwai, Ida., a retired farmer and former school bus driver at Clarkston and Reubens, Ida., died Friday night at the Orchards nursing home in Lewiston, Ida. Death was due to a heart ailment. He had been at the home since June 1. Cannon was born Nov. 18, 1901, at Messena, Ida., and left there as a child with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon, when they moved to Hatton. In 1917 he moved to Reubens where he farmed until 1944 when he moved to Clarkston. He moved to Lapwai in 1955. Survivors include his wife, Kate, whom he married at Reubens, June 27, 1933; one daughter, Carmajean Cannon of Lapwai; one son, Everett of Nezperce, Ida.; one brother, Raymond of Lewiston and one sister, Mrs. Ethel Lunders of Clarkston. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at Brower-Wann chapel. Burial was at Norman Hill cemetery in Lewiston. Services Held for Mrs. Braun Here Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Braun, 90, a resident of Adams county since 1894, were held Monday at the Philadelphia Congregational church. Rev. Herbert Haemmelmann officiated. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery with Mrs. Braun's grandsons as pallbearers. They included Melvin Schutz, Ervin Schutz, Gerald Schutz, Arnold Biermann, Don Thompson and Dennis Hinton. Mrs. Braun died Friday at Hillcrest Manor. She had broken her hip about 10 months ago and had nearly recovered before her death. She was born in Kulm, Russia, on April 19, 1871, and came to the United States in 1893. She lived in South Dakota for eight months, then came to Adams county. She arrived here on May 24. She was married to Jacob Braun in 1892. The couple homesteaded 11 miles south of Ritzville and later moved to town in December, 1917. Her husband preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1943. She was a member of the Senior Aid society of the Philadelphia Congregational church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Ida Schutz of Toppenish, Mrs. Pauline Bedingfield of Bremerton, Mrs. Aurelia Biermann of Ralston, Mrs. Helen Hinton of Shelton and Mrs. Edna Thompson of Spokane; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services Held for Oestreich at Local Chapel Funeral services for Joseph Oestreich, 73, a Ritzville area farmer, were held Tuesday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home with Rev. R. W. Rieger officiating. Oestreich died Friday of a heart attack at his home at 403 North Division. He had been in ill health for the last five years. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Glenn Kubik, George Kubik, Merle Johnston, Bill Eckhardt, Orville Ahern and Lynn Reeve. Oestreich was born March 5, 1888, at Bickleton to Mr. and Mrs. Christian Oestreich. He attended school in Bickleton and moved to Ritzville when he was 17. He lived on the home place two miles north of Ritzville from 1905 until five years ago, when he moved into town. He was married to Anna M. Clodius. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Hazel Smith of Ritzville, Mrs. Edith Vincent of Ione, Mrs. Evelyn Dyer and Mrs. Irene Brown, both of Spokane; three sons, Orville, Pete and Joseph, all of Ritzville; one brother, Benjamin, of Ritzville; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One son, Elmer, died in infancy and another, Ralph, died in the crash of a private plane in 1945. Funeral Slated for J. W. Scott Here Saturday John William Scott, 79, a Washtucna resident for about 30 years, died Thursday at Hillcrest Manor in Ritzville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home with Rev. J. William Woodworth of the Washtucna Community church officiating. Pallbearers will be Ralph Gillis, Calvin Moesle, Floyd Cameron, Ken Day, Earl Snyder and Uhel Holliday. Scott, who had been in Ritzville the last 14 months living at the Hotel Davis, had been in ill health the last six years. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scott on Nov. 18, 1881, at El Dara, Ill. He moved with his parents to Sprague and in about 1900 they homesteaded east of Benge. They moved to the farm in the spring of 1902. He was graduated from the Washtucna school in 1908. Scott had worked as a clerk in Snyder's general store for many years in Washtucna. He also had worked at the drug store and had been in the garage business for awhile. He was a bachelor. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Wallace Beckley of Northport; two brothers, Allen D. Scott of Benge and Roy P. Scott of Ritzville; five nieces and three nephews. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 27, 1961 Services Held for Mrs. Ensz Here Friday Funeral services for Mrs. May Ensz, 55, who lived in the Schrag and Ritzville area for several years, were held Friday at the Menno Mennonite church. Mrs. Ensz died Tuesday, July 18, at Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane. She had been there 33 days. She was born in the Schrag community to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Nightengale at the family homestead in the Schrag community on Oct. 18, 1905. She was baptized on May 23, 1920, and received into membership of the Menno Mennonite church. She was a regular participant in the activities of the church. She was married to Andrew F. Ensz on Aug. 26, 1934. They lived in Spokane where he worked for an automobile garage. Mr. Ensz died eight years ago. After her husband's death, Mrs. Ensz returned to Ritzville and was employed by the National Bank of Commerce in September, 1953. She worked until shortly before her illness. Rev. Lester Janzen officiated at the services. Interment was at the Mennonite cemetery. Pallbearers were Clinton Claassen, Herbert Franz, Robert Franz, P. M. Janzen, Alvie Schrag and Walter Waltner. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Arthur Hoefel of rural Odessa, two aunts, one niece and three nephews. Death Claims Mrs. Streck Word has been received that Mrs. M. M. (Morey) Streck of Riverside, Calif., a former Ritzville resident, died Friday at her home. She was 63 years old. The Strecks lived here a number of years before moving in about 1945. Mr. Streck preceded his wife in death about a month ago. He was an automobile dealer in Ritzville. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. A. H. Norton of Chicago, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Lee Anderson of El Sinore, Calif. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 3, 1961 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 10, 1961 Former Resident Passes HATTON - Mrs. Leo E. Crossland, a former Hatton teacher, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, in Grandview. Funeral services were held in Grandview on Thursday morning. While Miss Mona Collins was the intermediate grade teacher, she met Leo Crossland, manager of the bank in Hatton, which was owned by the late Otis Algoe. The couple was married in the spring of 1911. Hatton was their home until Mr. Crossland accompanied the bank when it was moved to Connell. Later they moved to Grandview to farm. Mr. Crossland preceded his wife in death seven years ago. The couple had four children, Kenneth Crossland of Grandview, Gerald Crossland of Cashmere, Mrs. Betty (Wesley) Ketcham of Pasco and Robert Crossland of Grandview. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 17, 1961 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 24, 1961 Pioneer Resident of 'Tucna Area Passes In Seattle WASHTUCNA - Mrs. Esther Mae Sitton, 79, Seattle, died Thursday. She was a pioneer of this area. She had lived in Seattle since 1952. She was born Aug. 19, 1882, in Lamont, Mo. Survivors include four sons, Frank Sitton and Everett Sitton, both of Seattle, Herbert Sitton of Spokane and Donald Sitton of Kennewick; four daughters, Mrs. Bertha Denton of Spokane, Mrs. Beulah Schafer of Seattle, Mrs. Grace Bakke of Leavenworth, and Mrs. Maxine Peter of Seattle. One brother, Herbert Chamberlain of California; a sister, Mabel of Spokane; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held Saturday at Muellers Chapel of The Falls in Kennewick with the Rev. Peter Misner of the First Methodist church of Redmond officiating. Hauge Funeral Held Monday at City Chapel Funeral services for William Robert Hauge, 31, a construction worker in the Ritzville area for several years, were held Monday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Hauge died Thursday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. He had been a diabetic for 14 years and had been in hospitals in Sacramento, Calif., Ritzville, Spokane and Seattle since Oct. 5, 1960. Rev. Ted Brinkman of Odessa officiated at the services. Interment was to be at Sacramento Memorial Gardens in California. Pallbearers included Alvin Becker, Robert Fickle, Leonard Weber, Pat Grove, Armand Basso and Robert Maron. Hauge was born Dec. 19, 1929, at Wolf Point, Mont. He was graduated from high school in Cheney. He was affiliated with the Lutheran church and was an army veteran. Surviving are a son, William Robert, jr., of Spokane; two daughters, Betty Louise and Susan of Spokane; his father, William S. Hauge of Ritzville; his mother, Mrs. Mildred Rorabaugh of Sacramento; a sister, Mrs. Betty Humphreys of Sacramento; and two brothers, Leonard and Howard both of Ritzville. Funeral is Today for Mrs. Pitsor Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph (Elsie Gaskill) Pitsor will be held today (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at the Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home in Spokane. Graveside services and burial will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery at 2:30 p.m. today. Mrs. Pitsor died at her home in Virginia City, Nev., Sunday. She had been ill in Spokane, but returned home about a week ago. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 31, 1961 Ida J. Freese Funeral Held Last Saturday Funeral services for Miss Ida J. Freese were held Saturday at the Thornhill chapel of the Valley in the Spokane Valley. Miss Freese, who lived in Ritzville many years, died after a three- weeks' illness. She fell and broke her right hip on Aug. 15. Eight days later she passed away at St. Luke's hospital in Spokane. Rev. R. W. Rieger of Ritzville and Rev. Odin Baugh of Spokane officiated at the services. Interment was at the Fairmount Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers were J. A. Treibel, Paul Plager, Joe H. Van Halder, Cecil H. Baker, Irvin H. Cain and Bert O. Porter. Miss Freese was born in Tilden, Neb., on Jan. 14, 1890. In 1901 the Freese family came to Ritzville. Seventeen years ago last November she moved to Dishman with her sister and brother, Helen and Herman, and lived there until her death. The Freese family joined the Zion Congregational church in 1901. Miss Freese was confirmed and continued her membership at the church. She attended the Opportunity Presbyterian church when they moved to Dishman. She was a member of the Opportunity Grange, the Spokane Valley Woman's club and the Women's association of the Presbyterian church. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Helen Freese at the home and Mrs. Minnie Dettman of Spokane; three brothers, George H. and John of Ritzville and Herman of Spokane; five nieces and one nephew. H. G. Haugen Funeral Held Here Monday Funeral services for Harold George Haugen, 48, a mechanic at Hille Chevrolet-Pontiac, were held Monday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Kidwell of the Ritzville Church of the Nazarene officiated at the services. Interment was at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Kayler, Boyd Hilld, Bob Dehnel, Marvin Bastron and George Holbrook. Haugen died Friday at the Adams County Memorial hospital. His death followed a recent illness. He was born Nov. 7, 1913, at Sonnish, N. Dak. His first 21 years were spent in North Dakota. The remainder of his life was spent in Montana and the Northwest. Surviving are his wife, Augusta Matilda, at the home; 10 children, Larry Richard, Gerald Dean, Curtis Wayne, Gary Allen, Viola Jane, Judy Arlene, all of Ritzville, and Ernest Henry, Karen Avis, Sharon Joyce and Mrs. Thomas Thompson, all of Belt, Mont.; and a sister, Mrs. Paul Rutten, Great Falls, Mont. H. E. Peckenpaugh Dies At Edmonds of Sudden Illness Harold E. Peckenpaugh, 71, a retired mechanical engineer for the General Services administration, died last week at Edmonds after a sudden illness while on the way home from a doctor's office. Peckenpaugh was the husband of the former Zora Wiffen, whose father owned a jewelry store in Ritzville for many years. Born in Tracyton, Kitsap county, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Silas Peckenpaugh. His parents settled there in 1888. Peckenpaugh attended high school in Edmonds and was graduated from Washington State college. He worked for the General Services administration for 29 years before he retired in 1954. He moved to Edmonds three years ago. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Walter D. Smith and a brother, Ira Peckenpaugh, both of Seattle; four sisters, Mrs. H. T. Lee, Mrs. Thomas Bagshaw and Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, all of Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Joel Erickson, El Cerrito, Calif., and two grandsons. Funeral Services Held Thursday for Mrs. Pitsor Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph (Elsie Gaskill) Pitsor of Virginia City, Nev., were held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Spokane. Graveside services and burial took place at 2:30 in Ritzville Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Pitsor was born March 16, 1905, in Spokane where she received her education. She was married to Laverne Gaskill in 1925. The couple moved to Winchester, Ida., then to California and returned to Spokane in 1945. They then moved to Ritzville and Mr. Gaskill passed away in 1949. She was married to Ralph Pitsor in 1955. After a couple of years' residence in Ritzville, they moved to Virginia City, Nev. Besides her husband at the home, she is survived by one son, John, and one grandchild. Former Resident Dies in California Word was received that S. A. Allen, an employee of the Washington Water Power company in Ritzville for many years, died at his home in Gardena, Calif., July 28. Allen retired about 15 years ago and moved to California. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude, a son and a daughter. Death Takes Connell Man HATTON - Word was received in Hatton Monday of the death of Harry Mittelstaedt of Connell. He was reared on his parent's ranch southwest of Hatton, now farmed by John Loewen. Mr. Mittelstaedt was taken to Portland, Ore., last Tuesday and underwent surgery for the amputation of his right leg to the knee on Thursday. He passed away in the hospital early Monday morning. Besides his wife, Martha, at the home in Connell, Mittelstaedt is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wendell (Alma) Templeton of Spokane; one son, Duane Mittelstaedt of Pasco; three sisters, Mrs. Paul (Frieda) Maag of Oregon City, Ore., Mrs. Gus (Lillie) Kiertz of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Emma Kichner of Connell; one brother, Emil Mittelstaedt of Missoula, Mont., and five grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 7, 1961 Funeral Set for Mrs. Bauer Here Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Elfrieda Hedwig Bauer, a resident of Ritzville from 1926 until 1952, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Mrs. Bauer died Sunday at Willapa Harbor hospital in Centralia after a 12-month illness. Rev. Herbert Haemmelmann of the Philadelphia Congregational church will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers will be Walters Miller, Martin Meyer, Jim Webb, Dr. Lloyd Haight, Dave Hoefel and Lee Burroughs. The daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Herman Nuetzmann, she was born in Germany on April 21, 1906. She attended schools in North and South Dakota and was graduated from Redfield, S. Dak., in 1924. She moved to Ritzville in 1926 and was married to Martin Bauer on Dec. 31, 1927. They lived here until 1952, then moved to Suquamish. The family lived there until 1960, then moved to Centralia. She was a member of the Baptist church. Surviving are her husband at the home; two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Heimbigner of Odessa and Mrs. Joan Stewart of Suquamish; a son, Robert, of Centralia; and her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Herman Nuetzmann of Elk Grove, Calif. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. J. C. Proffitt of South Bend, Mrs. F. R. West, jr., of Washtucna, Mrs. Lydia Huffnergie of Hansville, and Mrs. Adam Fieckert of Elk Grove, Calif.; four brothers, Herbert, Wilbert and Benno, all of Seattle and Elmer of Los Angeles, Calif.; and six grandchildren. Charles Gwin Dies Recently WASHTUCNA - Mr. and Mrs. Mike austin and Kenny were in Pasco Saturday to attend the funeral services of his brother-in-law, Charles Gwin. Gwin died at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital Thursday. He was born in Rockport, Ill., June 24, 1899. He was 62 years old. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 202 at Washtucna and the First Christian Church at Washtucna. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Inez Towle and Mrs. Eva Oyler, both of Sacramento, Calif., Mrs. Mamie Alexander, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Helen Davis, Kalispel, Mont. His wife, Jean; one daughter, Mrs. O. W. Riderm of Richland; a son, Robert, of Tacoma; three grandsons and two granddaughters also survive. Burial was in the City View cemetery in Pasco. Farm Laborer Dies At Benge of Heart Attack Glaze T. Smith, 70, who had been working as a farm laborer in the Benge area for about a month, died of a heart attack Saturday 14 miles southeast of Benge. His body was sent to Prineville, Ore., where his funeral was to have been held yesterday. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith on Jan. 8, 1891, in Oregon. Most of his life was spent in the Prineville area. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Catholic church. Survivors include his wife, Della, at the home; four daughters, Mrs. Esther Laun of Pueblo, Colo., Mrs. Marilyn Feebeck of Leadville, Colo., Mrs. Norman Tucker of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Crystol Cayton of Prineville; and a son, Leslie, of Bishop, Calif. Wilhelm Krug, Area Rancher, Dies Thursday Funeral services for Wilhelm Krug, a long-time wheat rancher in Franklin and Adams counties, were held Saturday at Emanuel Lutheran church. Krug, 78, died Thursday at Adams County Memorial hospital of pneumonia. He had entered the hospital Aug. 27. Rev. Albert Wagner officiated at the services. Interment was at the Lutheran cemetery. Pallbearers were Alvin Maier, Art Hirning, Donald Danekas, Raymond Krug, Reuben Schoessler and Ted Biermann. Honorary pallbearers were Herman Schwisow, Henry Ahlers, H. J. Yager, Otto Krug, Ben Klindworth and O. S. Bailie. Born on Sept. 2, 1882, at Forest Lawn, Wis., he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Krug. Krug homesteaded northeast of Connell in 1908. In 1916 he purchased the Art Stevenson ranch near Cunningham, on which Wilbur Krug now resides. He and Emma Dettman were married at Connell on Nov. 4, 1915. Krug was a member of Emanuel Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife at the home in Ritzville; three children, Mrs. Emil Biermann of Lind, Wilbur of Cunningham and Edward of Connell; two brothers, Julius of Connell and Otto of Fond du Lac, Wis.; a sister, Mrs. Clara Tagaty of Fond du Lac, Wis.; and six grandchildren. Warren Smith Funeral Held Here Tuesday Funeral services for Warren Alexander Smith, 84, a resident of Adams county since he was 11 years old, were held Tuesday at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Smith, who lived at 706 S. Division, died Saturday at St. Luke's hospital in Spokane. He was able to be about until eight months ago. He had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Ruby Coon, at Colbert since Christmas, 1960. Rev. Alfred Waln officiated at the services. Interment was at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers were Emil Baumann, Dean Whitworth, Jim Webb, Charles Schwerin, Julius Buch and Fred Langenheder. Honorary pallbearers included Ed Graham, Henry Ahlers, Al Weston, Ralph Gillis, Ben Snyder, Harry Snead and Harry Collier. Smith was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Smith on Aug. 29, 1877, in Lapeer county, Michigan. He attended grade school there. He came to Adams county when he was 11 years old and worked with his family at a homestead south of Ralston. Smith later farmed the land after his father's death. He was married to Martha Siegle. She preceded him in death in 1935. He also had two sons who preceded him in death. He was a member of the Ralston Grange, the Adams County Historical Society and was affiliated with the Protestand religion. Surviving are five daughters, Molsey Smith of Lakeland Village, Mrs. Ruby Coon of Colbert, Mrs. Violet Kalamon of Spokane, Mrs. Vera Nissen of Lind and Mrs. Dorothy Stoddard of Pasco; and five sons, Alex, Chester and Roy, all of Ritzville, Ira of Yakima and Herbert of Colbert. Also surviving are a brother, Newell, of Longview and 12 grandchildren. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 14, 1961 L. J. Schafer Funeral Held Here Monday Funeral services for Laurence J. Schafer, a wheat farmer in the Ritzville area all his life, were held Monday at the Zion Congregational church. Schafer, 53, died Thursday in Seattle after a lingering illness. Rev. R. W. Rieger officated at the services. Cremation followed. Pallbearers were John Rowe, Clinton Rowe, Donald Danekas, William Schillinger, Homer Kennedy and Clarence Heimbigner. Schafer was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Schafer, sr., in Ritzville on July 2, 1908. He attended the Ritzville schools and was active in basketball and baseball during his high school years in 1928 and 1929. He was married to Alma M. Thom on Oct. 9, 1933, in Ritzville. Schafer farmed nine miles northwest of Ritzville near Packard for many years. He was a member of the Zion Congregational church, the Oddfellows and Elks lodges and the Odessa Grange. Surviving are his wife at the home; six brothers, Henry L., Nick, Louis, Ben and Dan Schafer and Ted Stuhr, all of Ritzville; four sisters, Mrs. Anne Schafer of Ritzville, Miss Nora Stuhr and Mrs. Marie Creel of Seattle and Mrs. Alice Williams of Spokane; and many nieces and nephews. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 21, 1961 Mrs. Stewart's Father Dies CUNNINGHAM - Mrs. Marvin Stewart, Journal-Times Cunningham correspondent, sent work from Danville, Kr., that her father, William E. Sampsell, died last Thursday. He had suffered a heart attack on Sept. 4 and was taken to a Danville hospital. He was 63. Funeral services were conducted Saturday. Besides Mrs. Stewart, he is survived by his wife at the home, two other daughters, Mrs. James H. Davis of Danville and Mrs. Douglas Debusk of Sullivan, Ind.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Long-Time Resident Dies HATTON - Funeral services for Robert Lee (Bob) Hays, 84, retired farmer and Hatton resident for 50 years, were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Connell Lutheran church with the Rev. Carl H. Schutz officiating. Hays died of cancer at Hillcrest Manor in Ritzville on Saturday morning. Hays was born in Purdy, Mo., Oct. 2, 1876. In 1900 he claimed a homestead southwest of Hatton. He and Mrs. Amanda Melvina Keeling were married at Spokane in 1911. They lived at Grand Ford, B.C., for awhile and returned to Hatton with his family in 1920. Mrs. Hays died in 1927. Due to ill health he moved into a motel unit in Connell on Oct. 4, 1960, so as to be near his sons. On July 7 of this year, Hays was taken to Hillcrest Manor in Ritzville after falling and fracturing his hip. Hays was affiliated with the Baptist church. He is survived by twin daughters, Mrs. Velma Chergee of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Verna Hailey of Yakima; two sons, Clarence Hays and Ray Hays, both of Connell; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ruby Greving of Mill Valley, Calif.; a step-son, Earl Keeling of Clarkston; two brothers, Will Hays of Othello and Earl Hays of Ukiah, Calif.; ten grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Interment was besides his wife in Michigan Prairie cemetery. Pallbearers were Harold Johnson, J. T. Harman, Ronald Harman, Harry Cottingham, Walter Johnson and Earl Wirth. Danekas Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 28, 1961 Anna Schafer Funeral Set Here Today Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Mrs. Anna Katherine Schafer, 80, a resident of Washtucna since 1928, at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic church in Ritzville. Mrs. Schafer died Sunday of a lingering illness at Hillcrest Manor rest home where she had been for the last nine months. She had lived four years in a Spokane nursing home. The Rev. Patrick Minnaugh will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Ralph Gillis, Floyd Cameron, John Crouse, Frank West, A. R. Sitko and Earl Snyder. Rosary was held yesterday evening at the Danekas chapel. Mrs. Schafer was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stuhr on Feb. 21, 1881, at Lincoln, Neb. She attended a convent in Yakima through the eighth grade. She was married to George Schafer in 1899 in Bickleton. The couple came to Ritzville in 1927 and moved to Washtucna in 1928, where she had lived for the past 44 years. Mr. Schafer preceded her in death in 1943. She was a member of the Catholic church and the Washtucna Grange. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Alvina McCune of Newman, Calif., and Mrs. Edwin Schafer of Ritzville; five sons, Theodore of Seattle, Frank of Ralston, Leo of Dayton, Vernon of Washtucna and Bernard of Spangle. Also surviving are three sisters, Miss Nora Stuhr of Seattle, Mrs. Marie Creel of Seattle and Mrs. Alice William of Spokane; six brothers, Ted Stuhr, Henry Schafer, Nick Schafer, Louis Schafer, Ben Schafer and Dan Schafer, all of Ritzville; 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral Set for Oestreich Here Today Funeral services for Christian John Oestreich, 79, a farmer in Adams county since 1898, will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at the chapel of the Danekas Funeral Home. Oestreich died Monday at Hillcrest Manor rest home. He had been ill since Dec. 12, 1960. Rev. Alfred Waln will officiate at the services. Interment will be at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pallbearers will include Stanford Telecky, Raymond Telecky, Joel German, Harry Wolsborn, Paul Geschke and John T. A. Smith. Oestreich was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kasper Oestreich on June 28, 1862, at Pleasant Valley, Ore. He was married to Maggie Schafer in Ritzville on Jan. 28, 1904. She preceded him in death on Nov. 4, 1955. Oestreich had farmed in Adams county for 63 years. He retired to Ritzville in the fall of 1954. He was a member of the Methodist church and the Ritzville Oddfellows lodge. Surviving are two grandchildren, Darrel Oestreich of Spokane and Darlene Oestreich of Portland, Ore., and numerous nieces and nephews.