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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 in 1941; Lavina graduated from RHS in 1943.

In 1947 Lavina married Lloyd C. Baumann. They farmed south of Ritzville and raised their family of 4 children. During these years Lavina served as an organist at Trinity Methodist Church, taught Sunday school, and was a deputy county clerk at the courthouse.

In 1979 Lloyd and Lavina moved to the Olympic Peninsula where they enjoyed years of salmon...