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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...
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,...
Pamela “Pam” Renee Schooler, 56, died Saturday, August 23, 2014, in her son and daughter’s home in Moses Lake. Pam was born February 22, 1958, in Odessa to Jacoleah Janett Klaudt and Lavern Henry Schafer. She lived in Odessa; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Kellogg, Idaho and Spokane before moving to Moses Lake recently. She loved raising chickens and writing. She is survived by her children Brady and Heather Brown of Moses Lake; Colby and Marissa Brown of Phoenix, Ariz.; Jason Schooler and Eli Schooler of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; gr...
Curtis E. Finck was born February 28, 1925 in Elgin, N.D. to August and Matilda Finck. Curtis grew up in North Dakota and in 1945 joined the U.S. Army where he served until his discharge in 1946 at Ft. Lewis, Wash. On June 1, 1952, he married Sylvia Bartalamay in Odessa, and they farmed and raised their family. Sylvia passed away in 1998, and Curtis continued to live in Odessa until his death on August 21, 2014 at the age of 89. He is survived by four children: Nancy Gillen,...
Nov. 7, 1936 - Aug. 19, 2014 Ernest (Ernie) Oster Sr. passed away peacefully at home August 19, 2014, in College Place. He was born November 7, 1936, in Odessa, to Jacob Oster, Sr. and Lorena (Giese) Oster. He attended West Valley High School in Spokane and spent eight years in the U.S. Air Force, spending most of his service time at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. He married Marjery (Marjie) Pickens at Millwood Presbyterian Church on January 7, 1958. They later...
Steve Eichenberger, born Aug. 1, 1955, went to meet the Lord on June 17, 2014. He fought a courageous battle against his cancers. Steve moved from the midwest to Idaho in 1968. Upon graduation from college, he was self-employed in construction and the alarm industries. He continued to grow his alarm company, Mountain States Security Systems, until his passing. Steve spent the last 18 years with the love of his life, Janet Winter-Woodburn. Their life together included big game hunting, fishing, and scuba diving at Maui. Steve,...
May 6, 1945 - August 9, 2014 Carl "Rusty" Ryan died August 9, 2014 after a long, hard fought battle with the rare disease, langerhans cell histiocytosis. He was born in San Bernardino, Calif. but was raised in Butte, Mont. It was while attending Butte High that he met and fell in love with Linda O'Neil. In 1968, he married Linda, and they made their life in Odessa, Wash. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, his father William "Red" Ryan and his nephew Jason. Many family...
