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Smith, William T. (Bill), formerly of Davenport and Odessa, passed away November 1, 2015, in Ritzville. A full obituary will follow in next week’s paper. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport....
Virginia Gail Fiess, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2015. Services will be held in Marysville November 14 and also at 1 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Marlin November 15. Full obituary next week....
Herbie Zimbelman died October 23, 2015, in Spokane; his home was in Odessa. He was born November 12, 1928, in Marlin to Gus and Emma (Kallenberger) Zimbelman. He grew up in the Marlin area and was a lifetime resident of the Marlin/Odessa area. Herbie was an avid golfer and bowler and a master craftsman in woodworking and leather works. He loved to watch sports on TV and was a great supporter of Odessa athletics for many years, attending all the home games. Herbie is survived...
Jeff Hardt passed away at his home on September 16, 2015. Please join the family for a celebration of Jeff’s life on Sunday, November 8, at 1 p.m. at North 101 Evergreen, Spokane Valley WA 99216. Full obituary will follow in next week’s paper....
Terence went to Heaven October 24, 2015. He died in a tragic ATV accident. He was 10 years old. He was born November 20, 2004, to Albert and Elizabeth Gross. He lived at the Marlin Hutterian Brethren colony. Terence enjoyed the farm, helping his dad, grandpa and uncles whenever he could. He also loved playing football and was rarely seen without his ball. He loved riding his bike and hanging out with his friends. He lived his life to the fullest and brought the sunshine to every place he went. We will forever miss his...
Long-time Moses Lake resident Robert J. Ruff, 94, died in an assisted-living facility in Portland, Ore. September 5, 2015. Born in 1921, the third of six children of John and Pauline Ruff on a farm near Ruff, Wash., Bob lived and farmed in the Moses Lake area all of his life. He is survived by his brother, Edwin Ruff of Boise, Idaho and seven nieces and nephews. He was always the favorite uncle who donned the Santa suit at Christmas to hand out the presents. Bob was most proud of his service in General Patton’s Third Army t...
William R. Nixon went to Heaven on September 24, 2015. He was born January 27, 1947 in Wenatchee to parents Arthur and Wanda Nixon. The family moved to Chewelah when he was five. He lived there until he graduated from Jenkins High School in 1965. After high school Bill served three years in the Army, doing one tour of duty in Vietnam. After getting out of the service he married Leora Percell in April of 1969. In May 1969, he went to work in Odessa for Western States Equipment...
Laura Hardt, age 98, passed away September 21, 2015 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1917 in Edwall. Laura farmed in the Odessa area with her husband Bill and they were married for 72 years. She was a lifelong member of the Grange. She loved playing card games such as Rummy and Pinochle, and she loved playing Bingo. In her younger years she enjoyed dancing with her husband Bill. Laura is survived by her daughter Dixie (Jim) Moore; grandchildren David (Nancy) Moore, Dan Moore...
Ray Erwin Quilici, 84, went back to the open range on September 13, 2015. Ray was born to Gilbert and Maude (Maddox) Quilici on July 5, 1931, in Dillon, Mont. Ray attended school in Twin Bridges for a few years, then went to work at a very young age, working cattle, which is what he would end up doing for most of his life. He was called away for a little over three years in 1949 when he enlisted in the Army and fought in the Korean War. Upon his return he had encountered a...
Jean B. Parr (92) of Harrington, passed away Tuesday morning, September 1, 2015 in Davenport. Born in Reardan to Homer and Clara Kennedy on February 22, 1923, Jean moved to Odessa at a young age and graduated from Odessa High School. On November 6, 1941 in Odessa, Jean Kennedy's life took a lifelong turn when she married Robert Parr of Harrington. Together they settled in the Mohler/Harrington area and raised their family, all of whom thrived on Jean's wonderful cooking. Jean...
Amy died peacefully August 17, 2015 in Renton, with her family at her side. She was born and raised in Odessa to Art and Elaine Schauerman but lived the majority of her life in Lake Oswego, Ore. and Seattle. She married Dwayne Giese July 5, 1961, and they were married for 54 years. She was the mother of Tammy Giese-Simmons, Lora Giese and Jamie Fukofuka; the grandmother of Zak and Axl Simmons, Chris and Jessica Porter and Laiatea Fukofuka; the sister of Terri Schanzenbach and...
Betty Watters died peacefully on August 12, 2015 in Odessa. Born Betty Ellen White on August 2, 1916 to Benjamin and Beda White of Bristol, Colo., she graduated high school in Granada, Colo. and taught grades K-12 in a one-room school house in Colorado after graduating from Sterling College in Sterling, Kan. Betty served as a Navy Wave from July 1944 through October 1945. She went to Naval Training in Bronx, New York, attended radio school at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and was assigned to communications in Seattle. She...
Lola Marie Davis, 71, of Odessa died Sunday, August 2, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Dallas, Ore. She was born October 23, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Edward and Wilhelmina Velart Settle. On May 18, 1963, she married Troy Davis in California. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed doll making, gardening, canning, knitting, fishing, dancing and socializing with people. One of life’s highlights was traveling the United States by RV. She is survived by her husband Troy of Odessa, daughter Luana Bean of D...
DeWane Buddrius was born June 9, 1941, to Clarence and LuVerna (Weishaar) Buddrius in Odessa. After a brief battle with brain cancer, DeWane passed away on July 24, 2015, and went to his Heavenly Home. DeWane was a 1959 Harrington High School graduate. He married Carol Schultz on December 29, 1960. DeWane is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carol, daughter Juliann (Doug) Janke and son David Buddrius; grandchildren Ryan (Shannon) Janke, Stacy Buddrius, Kevin Buddrius, Janelle...
Mike Connolly passed away July 29, 2015 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. He was born July 7, 1956, in Tonopah, Nevada. He was raised in Reno, graduating from Manogue High School in 1974. Mike also attended the University of Nevada, Reno. Mike and Terry Mooney were married June 12, 1976. In 1977, Mike and Terry moved to Harrington to work on the Bly Ranch. It was there that Mike fell in love with cattle and horses. Later they moved to Odessa. Mike worked for Odessa Trading...
Gertrude Weber was born to Black Sea and Volga German immigrants Wendel and Katherine Weber on a farm near Odessa, Wash. Wendel had been an officer in the Russian Czar’s army and fled with a large number of other Germans, called “Volgadeutsch,” upon the fall of Russia to the Bolscheviks. The group arrived in the U.S., boarded a train provided with plowshares, wheat and basic provisions, mules, etc. and came to Ritzville to join other Germans. Life on the farm was originally tough, trying to grow wheat on the Palouse. Trudy...
February 26, 1933 – June 22, 2015 Richard “Dick” Miller, 82, of Ritzville, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 22, 2015, in Spokane with his four daughters by his side. Richard was born in Beulah, N.D. to John and Louisa (Weil) Miller, the youngest of nine children. At age 13, he and his family moved to Odessa. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953-1955. He used his GI Bill to educate himself as an appliance serviceman. In 1958, he married Ronna Jean Lesser and together they had four daughters. Richard w...
Matthew Walter Bren passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2015, as the result of an auto accident. Matt was born to Frank and Donna Bren October 1, 1979. Matt attended elementary school in Odessa and later in St. Regis, Mont., before his family moved to Lind. Matt graduated from Lind High School in 1998 and joined the United States Marine Corps, where he made Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Echo Company. He was stationed in San Diego, Calif. He did a tour...
Ronald W. Hardt, age 70, of Othello, passed away June 8, 2015 at Trios Southridge Hospital in Kennewick, surrounded by his loved ones. Ron was born in Spokane, Washington on July 24, 1944 to Alvin and Ruth Hardt. Until age eight he lived on a farm west of Odessa with his parents, two younger sisters and his favorite dog. The family moved to Odessa where he graduated from Odessa High School in 1962 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University. Ron...
Zachary A. Zagelow, 18, of Milton, Wis. died June 12, 2015 at Loyola University Hospital of Chicago, where he had been hospitalized in hopes of receiving a lung transplant. Zach was born February 13, 1997 in Spokane and underwent his first of several heart surgeries in his first week of life. In November of 1998, Zach received the gift of a life-saving heart/lung transplant at Stanford University, and much of his life centered on regular visits to multiple doctors and...
James Ralph Lathrop (Col. Jim) was born December 1,1935, in Madison, Wis. He passed away peacefully June 9, 2015, surrounded by friends and family. He was the sixth child of Ralph and Dessa Lathrop. He was baptized at the Congregational Church in Columbus, Wis. At the age of five, his family moved to Seattle. He graduated from Broadway High School in Seattle and earned his BA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He later went on to complete many military schools while in...
Rick Goetz passed away May 19, 2015 at his home in Moses Lake at the age of 60. He was born January 23, 1955 in Grand Coulee to Allen and Doris (Starkel) Goetz. Rick grew up in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1973. He later married Peggy Finkbeiner and they had four children Justin, Jeff, Jason and Jennifer. Rick worked at various jobs in the area and was a truck mechanic. He is survived by three children Justin Goetz, Jason (and Beth) Goetz, Jennifer Goetz (and Jose); nine grandchildren; Rick’s significant o...
Kenneth G. Melcher passed away May 24, 2015, at the age of 88. He was born March 19, 1927, to Jake and Mollie (Horst) Melcher in Odessa. He married Bernice Lobe on August 21, 1949. Ken retired in 2007 after a 60-year career of wheat farming in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Frances and brother Robert. Ken is survived by his wife Bernice of 65 years, children Wes (Vickey) and Nancy (Karl); seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ken was a loving and caring husband, father and papa who will be...
