Obituaries
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Zoe Dunster
Zoe Dunster, recently of Ritzville, passed away peacefully at home in Washtucna on the morning of Wednesday April 10, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born in Antelope, Montana; the youngest child of...
Death Notice: Kenneth R. Kanzler
Kenneth R. Kanzler passed away on April 2, 2019. A graveside service will be held Friday April 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in Ritzville at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. A full obituary will run in next week’s paper. Arrangements are handled by Danekas...
Eldo "Roy" Klein
Eldo "Roy" Klein passed away peacefully on March 18, 2019 at the age of 89. Roy, the oldest of three children and only son, was born to Ray and Hulda Klein in Gackle, North Dakota on July 4, 1929. Whe...
Diane H. Schell
Diane H. Schell, 83 of Bend, OR, entered rest January 10, 2019, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born January 18, 1935, in Ralston, WA to Rudolph and Helen Knodel. She married Harmon Schell Sr. on April 6, 1956, in Ritzville,...
Death Notice: Bonnie Lynn Templin
Bonnie Lynn Templin passed away on Thursday March 21, 2019. A full obituary with a service time and date will run in a couple of weeks. Arrangements are handled by Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, WA....
Fran Marie Reimers
Fran Marie Reimers (Rabalaiti) passed away at the age of 67 on March 6, 2019 in White Salmon, WA. Fran was born on January 13, 1952 in Ritzville, WA to Winston ( Blackie) Reimers and Louise ( Jewett)...
Benjamin Otis Sitton
Benjamin Otis Sitton, March 5, 2019 in the presence of our Lord, born on February 28, 1929 to Virgil Benjamin Sitton and Thelma Marie Leonard Sitton at his Grandma Leonard's home in Ritzville, WA....
Colleen Gail Blauert
Colleen Gail Blauert passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2019 in Spokane, with her family by her side. She was born on Aug. 31, 1960 in Ritzville to Eugene and Davida Hille. She is survived by her...
Death Notice: Colleen G. Blauret
Colleen G. Blauret passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Services are set for Saturday March 2, 2019. Full obituary will run in next week’s paper with time and place of Service. Arrangements are being handled with Danekas Funeral Home...
Loretta Jean Greenwalt Schoonover
Loretta Jean Greenwalt Schoonover went to our Lord on Tuesday, Nov., 2019 with her daughter Mary Ann (Punkie) at her side. She was residing at DeSansos Assisted Living in Jerome, Idaho in their loving care at the time of her death. Loretta was born o...
Ruben J. Knodel
Ruben Joseph Knodel was born November 6, 1924 in Lind, Washington to Emma and Gustave Knodel. He grew up on the family farm 8 miles east of Lind. He went to school in Ralston, Washington in his early...
Obituary: Alven Loren Dyck
Alven Loren Dyck was born July 22, 1925 to Frank and Lena (Schrag) Dyck. He had three brothers-Ray, Clinton and Leo-and a sister, Nora (all deceased). He passed away at Monroe House in Moses Lake,...
Bob Westergard
Bob Westergard went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 21, 2018. Bob was born in Brigham City, Utah on October 7, 1939 five minutes after his twin brother Billie. The twins joined older sister...
Norman James Sackmann
Norman James Sackmann passed peacefully from natural causes on December 29, 2018. Norman was born in Lind, WA on December 11, 1933 in the midst of a winter blizzard on the family wheat farm. Norman attended school from K through 12 in the Lind...
Melvin C. "Corky" Kiehn
Melvin C. "Corky" Kiehn was born on March 27, 1938 in Ritzville, WA to Carl and Agnes Kiehn and passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019. He was preceded in death by his...
Bill Pond
Bill Pond passed away in Lind on Dec. 29 at the age of 76. Born in Chewelah, WA to Selma and William Pond, he moved to Lind with his mom when he was 5-years-old. Bill worked at the Experiment Station...
Duane Ruser
Duane Ruser, 83, of Marissa, IL; born on September 30, 1935 in Holstein, IA; passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, IL. Mr. Ruser was a newspaper publisher....
Elena A. Sieverkropp
Elena A. Sieverkropp, age 88, died at home on Sunday, December 2, 2018. She was born October 1, 1930, to Joseph and Eleanora (Schmidke) Beckman in St. Paul, Minnesota. The eighth of nine children, she...
Lily Baker
Lily Baker passed away on Sept. 7. Her memorial lunch will be held at Mi Jalisco Mexican Restaurant at 214 West Main Street in Ritzville at 1 p.m. on Oct. 20. Please call 659-0355 for reservations....
Peter James Hilzendeger
July 15, 1945 – September 30, 2018 Peter James Hilzendeger passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2018, after a very brief battle with aggressive lung cancer. Pete was born July 15, 1945 in...
Iva Jo Hollenback Kuster
August 25, 1928 – October 8, 2018 Iva Josephine Hollenback was born in Spokane August 25, 1928. After seven children and having an obvious sense of humor, her parents Fred and Jennie (Roth) Hollenback allowed family members to drop name...
Richard L Phelps
Richard L Phelps of Washtucna died September 13, 2018. He was born on Dec. 4, 1933, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A memorial will be held Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at 510 4th St. in Benton City Washington....
Gabriella Hope Staley
October 3, 2012 – August 29, 2018 Gabriella Hope Staley earned her wings suddenly and unexpectedly on August 29, 2018 at 5 years of age. Gabby is survived by her parents Paul and Elizabeth Staley, h...
Lavina D. Baumann
Lavina D. Baumann passed away September 7, 2018 in Everett, WA, at the age of 92. Lavina was the first of two children born to Edmund and Bertha Kusler in North Dakota. The Kuslers moved to Ritzville...
Donald “Don” Burghard
Donald F. Burghard passed away Aug. 31, 2018 at Samaritan Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born February 26, 1931 to Fred and Lilly Burghard, Ritzville, Washington. He graduated from Ritzville high school in 1949. Following closure of U & I...
