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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...
Cecil Gene Pfeifer, age 89, passed away May 13, 2015 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in Odessa. Cecil was born July 3, 1925, at the family farm north of Wilson Creek to Philip and Annette Pfeifer, the sixth of 12 children. In 1928, the family moved from their farm north of Wilson Creek to the Pfeifer family homestead farm 7 miles north of Marlin. He graduated from Marlin High School in 1943. On February 22, 1948, he married Edna Mae Alling. He and Edna Mae were divorced in 1980 after 32 years of marriage. In April 19...
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...
Melissa D. (Weishaar) Ray passed away suddenly in Thomaston, Georgia. She is survived by her son Bobby Ray of Atlanta, Ga., her father Warren Weishaar, her brother Mike Weishaar and her sister Terrea Weishaar. Melissa is preceded in death by her mother Susan and her brother John. Melissa was born November 17, 1957 in Odessa to Warren and Susan Weishaar. The family lived in Oregon for several years before settling west of Davenport. She attended school in Davenport, where she g...
Paul J. Kuch passed away April 14, 2015 in Odessa. He was born December 7, 1943 in Odessa to Richard and Anna (Hemmerling) Kuch. He grew up in Odessa and attended school, graduating from Odessa High School, and also attended Whitworth College for a short time. Paul married Linda Barker on June 3, 1972 in Spokane, and they made their home in Odessa. Paul farmed for many years, drove school bus and later worked for the Adams County Road Dept., where he worked until he retired....
December 30, 1930 – April 18, 2015 Veda was born December 30, 1930 in Redlands, Calif. to Ida and Leonard Mills. She was the oldest of three daughters. She and her sisters (Melba and Kay) grew up in Odessa. While in high school, Veda was active in various music programs and sporting teams, and was treasurer of her senior class. She loved to go dancing on Saturday nights in nearby Wilson Creek. After high school, Veda went to California for dental assistant school. Upon graduation, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and s...
Editors note: Due to corrections supplied by the family after printing on March 5, 2015, we are printing this again. Leroy Kuest died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Rockwood at Hawthorne care center. Born in Odessa on August 25, 1918, he was the last of seven children of Julius and Rosena Kuest, who had homesteaded in the area before 1900. Leroy graduated from Odessa High School, worked for the local Richfield service station and in 1942 joined the Army Air Corps. Throughout World War II, he was stationed in England near...
Neil N. Lobe was born on March 20, 1950 in Ritzville to Leo and Viola Lobe. He grew up in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1968; he then attended college and graduated with a degree in mechanics. Neil married Colleen Haase on September 3, 1970 in Odessa. The couple raised their two children Penny and Landon on the family farm. They farmed for 44 years west of Odessa. Neil passed away on March 9, 2015 at his home in Odessa. He is survived by his wife Colleen at the home, son Landon (and Deanna) Lobe and...
Michael B. (Mike) Walter passed away March 6, 2015 in Wenatchee, Wash. following an auto accident. Mike was born on April 12, 1955 in Odessa; he grew up in Odessa and attended school there graduating in 1971. After graduation he went to work for Odessa Union Warehouse. He married Tracy Pfeifer on Aug 1, 1981 in Odessa, and to this union they had two daughters Blayne and Taylor. He was a professional bull rider and attended many rodeos over the years. He joined the Ironworkers Union Local #14 in the early 1980s and recently...
Linda Kay Burghard died February 19, 2015, due to complications of a severe stroke. She was born December 15, 1944, to Harvey and Ulla Haase in Ritzville. She worked as a caregiver for Shirley Libsack for approximately four years. After that she managed a Sears Outlet store combined with Lyndie’s Ceramics. She enjoyed creating pieces and helping others. After closing the Sears Outlet and Lyndie’s, she worked as the clerk/treasurer for the Town of Odessa until she retired in December of 2013. She enjoyed scrapbooking and was...
Leroy Kuest, a native of Odessa, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Rockwood at Hawthorne care center. Born in Odessa on August 25, 1918, he was the last of seven children of Julius and Rosena Kuest, who had homesteaded in the area before 1900. Leroy graduated from Odessa High School, worked for the local Richfield service station and in 1942 joined the U.S. Air Force. Throughout World War II, he was stationed in eastern England near Bury St. Edmunds, where he was a crew chief maintaining B-17 bombers – a member of the 331s...
As a beautiful sunset graced the horizon on Saturday evening, February 28, a loving soul entered the kingdom of Heaven. Surrounded by her beloved family at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Carolyn Elaine (Ralls) Goetz went home to be with the Lord after a sudden and very unexpected stroke. She was welcomed into this world on August 8, 1944 in Wilbur by her father, James Harris Ralls and her mother, Bessie Beatrice (Biggs) Ralls. As the oldest of three children, she enjoyed their time growing up in the community of Wilson...
Linda Kay Burghard was born Dec. 15, 1944 to Harvey and Ulla Haase in Ritzville. She passed away Feb. 19, 2015 due to compoications of a stroke. She was a caregiver for Shirley Libsack for approximately four years, and then managed a Sears outlet store combined with Lyndies’ Ceramics. She enjoyed scrapbooking and was an avid reader. She enjoyed family and most of all her grandson, Riley, who was the light of her life. She was preceded in death by both parents and her brother, Steve Dunsmoor. Linda is survived by her son, C...
Geraldine (Jerry) Goetz died on Feb. 21, 2015 in Odessa. She was born in Roxton, Texas on Dec. 31, 1924. Her parents were the Reverend T.T. Smith and Leola Bell Tidwel. She grew up on the family farm picking and chopping cotton with her family (one brother, and three sisters.) She was 17 when her father stopped farming and became a Southern Baptist Minister. The next year Jerry was driving to town with two girl friends when they stopped to pick up three good looking Army soldiers who were hitch hiking to Paris, Texas. Her...
William L. (Bill) Myers (79) died February 14, 2015. He was born in Port Townsend, Wash., where he lived until his retirement from the Port Townsend Fire Department in 1981. In 1991, Bill and his wife Kathy moved to Odessa to enjoy his retirement, playing golf, fishing and traveling to see family and friends. They also enjoyed helping out on community projects in Odessa in their spare time. Bill is survived by his wife Kathy; three sons, William J. (Carol) Myers, Donald L. (Crystal) Myers and Rick L. Myers; brother James...
Edith M. Roloff passed away on December 7, 2014 in Moses Lake and was a longtime resident of Odessa. Edith was born on February 1, 1927 in Lincoln, Wash. to Ora and Elizabeth Reister. Edith attended school at Wilbur and graduated from Wilbur High School. Edith later married Reuben Roloff and they made their home in Odessa, and they had two sons, Raymond and Larry. Edith worked at various jobs in Odessa. She was a member of the Odessa VFW Auxiliary. Edith is survived by two sons Raymond (Katrina) Roloff and Larry (Kathleen)...
Lloyd V. Tebow passed away December 2, 2014, at his home in Odessa at the age of 94. He was born March 15, 1920 in Lamont, Okla. to Karl and Edith Tebow. He graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. Lloyd married Marjorie Groh on November 16, 1952 in Odessa. Lloyd is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie; five children, Douglas (Joanne) Tebow, Sheryl (Donald) Dirks, Janell (Toby) Lobe, Diane (Alan) Voise and Barb (Jeff) Greenwalt; his 13...
Lewis W. Kagele was born on November 3, 1923 to Jake and Martha (Bischoff) Kagele in Ritzville, Wash. Lewis grew up on the family farm and attended school in Ritzville graduating from Ritzville High School. Lewis later married Darlene Schell on November 18, 1945 in Ruff, Wash. They were farmers and ranchers southwest of Odessa and later owned and operated the Odessa Golf Course, where they built their retirement home and continued to live until Darlene's death in 2009. Lewis c...
Beverly J. (Grosso) Auker, 84 years old and a longtime resident of Odessa, passed away on October 31, 2014 in Odessa. Aunt Bev was born April 22, 1930 in Okanogan to Julius (Jack) and Gladys (Grace) (Beeman) Grosso. She was raised and graduated from Grand Coulee High School during the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. Her parents owned and operated the Maytag store in Grand Coulee until 1975 when her Dad passed away. She worked at Odessa Memorial Hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant for 28.5 years. Her hobbies were...
God’s hands took another angel home on October 12, 2014. Lydia was born March 19, 1909, in Teplitz, a German settlement near the Black Sea in Russia. After marrying Jakob Knoell in 1940, their entire village was relocated to Germany and they worked on a state-run farm. In 1945, after her husband was captured and spent nearly five years in various labor camps in Western Russia, she became a refugee, supporting herself and her young daughter by whatever means she could. After they were reunited in 1949, Jakob, Lydia, and t...
Ray (Bud) Pfeifer passed away October 3, 2014, in Ellensburg, formerly of the Soap Lake and Marlin areas. He is survived by his two children Marilyn (Michael) Santangelo and Lyle (Marlene) Pfeifer along with his six grandchildren: Joe (Casey) Giovanelli, Maggie Santangelo and Mitchell, Matthew, Brian and Kaitlin Pfeifer. Ray has four brothers Cecil, Dale, Loren and Keith Pfeifer, along with three sisters, Lois Starkel, Lorene Arbuckle and Donna Rainey, and numerous nieces and...
Kim Schmidt died Thursday, August 28, 2014, at his home in Odessa, surrounded by his family after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. Kim was born at Odessa Memorial Hospital December 20, 1957, to Bill and Wilma Schmidt of rural Odessa, the youngest of their four children. He attended the Odessa schools, graduating from Odessa High in 1976. After high school, he worked with his father on their wheat farm, spending winters working construction in Alaska,...
