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Harry Tracy of Odessa died May 24 in Spokane. He was born to Harry E. Tracy and Carrie Heilman Tracy on April 9, 1935 in Hellmer, Idaho. Harry was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Wayne and Floyd Tracy; and his son, Harry William Tracy (called Billy). He is survived by his wife Margaret M. (Peggy) Tracy in Odessa; his twin brother, Larry Gale Tracy; two daughters, Laura Dale Dodd (Steve) and Carrie Ann Cordes (Kurt); and his grandchildren. Harry was a Vietnam...
Iva A. Thrall passed away peacefully at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Nursing Home on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the age of 91. She was born on March 24, 1921 to Phillip and Annette Pfeifer. She was the fourth of 12 children. She attended the White Hall School north of Wilson Creek for one year and then went to the Marlin School for the next 11 years. Being from such a large family, Iva learned household duties at a young age. It was her responsibility to help with the bakin...
Alma Leona Lobe died peacefully on March 28, 2012 in Odessa, WA. Born on December 15, 1924 in Lind, WA, she married Art Wederspahn on Nov. 17, 1941, in Coeur d'Alene, Ida. They lived in Portland, Ore., then moved to Odessa where they operated a dairy farm. In 1954, Art and Alma moved to Greenacres, Wash., where they also operated a dairy farm. From there, they moved to Spokane and lived for some 50 odd years. Alma worked as manager of the bakery department at Albertsons. Art...
Lydia B. Urquhart died March 29, 2012 in Puyallup, Wash. She was born April 12, 1912 to Herman and Magdalena Ramm at Ruff. She lived her early years on the family farm near Ruff. Lydia married Alistair Urquhart in 1937. They lived in Marlin and Sunnyside. After Alistair’s death, Lydia moved to Spokane and eventually to Puyallup. Lydia is survived by a daughter, Barbara Clark of Puyallup, and a son, George Urquhart, of Enterprise, Ore.; four grandchildren; James Clark and S...
Harry Fink of Hayden, Idaho died April 1, 2012, at the age of 95. He was the middle child of nine born to Conrad and Anna Fink on April 7, 1916. He was a man of his word, called it like it was and known for his bartering ways. Harry married his high school sweetheart, Lauretta Schauerman in 1937. They were married 51 years prior to her passing. They welcomed seven children into their lives. He was a hard-working farmer most of his life. He also worked for the Idaho Fish and...
Martha Marie Roth Wederspahn Humphries died March 1, 2012. She was born July 14, 1919 in Lind, the eldest of four children of George and Bertha (Roloff) Roth. She and her brother Emil, and sisters Venita and Louella, grew up on the family farm. When she was about 13, her father was killed in an automobile accident, and her mother moved to Odessa with her children, where Bertha met and married Conrad Schauerman.The family became much larger with seven stepbrothers and sisters....
Long-time Odessa resident Ruth Suchland died Tuesday, March 7, 2012 in Puyallup at the age of 86. She was born April 6, 1925 in Odessa to Henry and Kathryn Derr. She was a 1943 graduate of Odessa High School and married Reinhold Suchland in February of 1948. Over the years she owned and operated several restaurant and antique businesses in Odessa. She is survived by her children Dick Suchland and wife Barbara of Auburn, Wash., Craig Suchland and wife Michele of Anchorage,...
Walter, Darius J. (Age 70) Our dad passed away peacefully at his home in Lamona, WA. He was reunited with his parents, Rev. Elias and Rachel Walter, brothers John (Annie) and Joe, two sons Daniel Jacob (5 mos.) and William Eugene (12 yrs.). He was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, where he resided until the age of 30. When he was 21 years he married his wife of 49 years, Rebecca Hofer of Turner, MT. They moved to Lamona in 1972. They raised their family: Thomas, David...
Fiess, Norman Robert, (d. 2-12-2012; b. 4-16-1936) Norman R. Fiess, a longtime resident of the Reardan/Edwall area in Eastern Washington, passed away peacefully in Richland, WA on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Born in Wilbur on April 16, 1936 to Charles and Evelyn Fiess, Norm was raised in Wilson Creek until moving with his family to Edwall. Norm graduated from Reardan High School in 1954 and received his Accounting degree in 1958 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. He then returned to Edwall where he worked the family far...
Daniel Hopp, long-time Colville resident, died February 2, 2012 in Colville at the age of 91. He was born in Odessa, the son of Conrad and Anna Margaret (Bostrom) Hopp. Dan moved with his family to Lamona in 1925, where he attended school through the sixth grade and worked on the family farm. He then attended seventh and eighth grade in Odessa. Due to the needs of the farm, he was unable to continue his formal education. On February 17, 1946, Dan married Mary Lou Long in...
Les Stehr, 78, passed away peacefully, January 11th at Harborview Medical Center after experiencing a stroke. Les was born in Odessa, Washington on May 14, 1933 to his parents Fred and Helen Stehr. He is survived by his daughter Laurie Krone (Dave), grandchildren Tanner and Bradey, brother Tom Stehr (Julie), sister Peggy Burk (Arch), along with many step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ron Stehr. Les was...
Myra M. Walter died November 23, 2011, at her home in East Wenatchee. She was 96. Myra Margaret Elizabeth Miller was born August 19, 1915, in Ritzville to Weston Otis Miller, a country lawyer, and Elizabeth Walters Miller. She attended Ritzville schools until her junior year, then graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1933. She attended Whitman College and Washington State College (now WSU), graduating with a Bachelors of Education degree in 1938. She was a...
Ole Burbank died January 9, 2012 in Battle Ground, WA one month before her 98th birthday. She was born February 16, 1914, in Wilson Creek to Charles and Esther Schumacher. Ole raised her family in San Jose, Calif., and then she and her husband followed their children to Battle Ground in 1974. Ole was a caretaker, homemaker and foster parent her entire life. She had a special fondness for children and animals and continued to provide in-home child care up until her late 70s....
John Erber died January 18, 2012 in Marlin at the age of 61. He was born March 14, 1950 in Minot, ND to Arnold and Jane (Whitson) Erber. He attended Lynch Immanuel parochial school and Glenburn High School. After employment in the agriculture industry, he moved west and later found work in Eastern Washington. For over 20 years he was employed as a cattle ranch manager on Peterson Ranch and helped build stock trailers for Steve Cannon. He was a member of Cannawai Grange and...
Howard Kenneth Michaelsen, age 84, died peacefully at home with family December 28 after a short bout with cancer. He was born to Henry and Anna Michaelsen in Odessa May 1, 1927. Howard graduated from Odessa High School and was drafted straight into the Army, serving in World War II from 1945 to 1947. Upon his return he attended Washington State College for three years, where in 1948 he met his future wife. He was then recalled by the Army and was stationed at Colorado...
Don Evavold died January 4, 2012, in Tacoma, close to his 92nd birthday. He was born in South Bend, Wash. to Anton and Kathryn Evavold on January 19, 1920. He married Carol Walterof Odessa April 10, 1940. They had six children: Max, Jon, Tom, Anne, Jim and Steve. He is survived by Carol in Tacoma and five of his six children, as well as 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. He graduated from Valley High School and Gonzaga University. Don...
Donald D. Hopkins died December 14, 2011, in Davenport. His home was in Creston. He was 65 years old. He was born June 30, 1946, in Peoria, Okla. to Jasper “Jack” and Maudie (Carver) Hopkins. He married Colleen Lanway on July 2, 1982 in Wilbur. Don is survived by his wife, Colleen, at the home; two sons R.J. Hopkins of Spokane and Eric Hopkins of Creston; a daughter Dawn Marie Hopkins; two brothers Gene Eby (and Audrey) of Colbert and Jim Hopkins of Milton Freewater, Ore...
Karla Ann Novotney died December 3, 2011 in Spokane. She was born August 13, 1939 to Donivan and Mary Alice Warwick in Harrington. She grew up in Harrington and attended school, graduating from Harrington High School in 1957. She attended Kinman Business School in Spokane for a short time before returning to Harrington. On June 3, 1961, she married William “Bill” Novotney in Harrington. The couple lived in Harrington, raised their four daughters and enjoyed their gra...
Jake passed away November 28, 2011. He was born September 4, 1911, in Teplitz, a German settlement near the Black Sea in Russia. After marrying Lydia Kern in 1940, their entire village was relocated to Germany and they worked on a state-run farm. In 1945, he was drafted into the German Army and wounded, then captured, spending nearly five years in various labor camps in Western Russia. Reunited in 1949, Jakob, Lydia, and their young daughter immigrated to the United States,...
Frankie Groh died November 25, 2011 in Odessa. He was born August 11, 1928 in Odessa to Frank and Pauline (Flath) Groh. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1946. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Noreen Groh, at the home and by one sister, Kathy (and Bryan) Holjeson, of Harrington; three nieces: Cindy and (Manny) Hemmerling, Shawn and (Todd) Claypool and Roberta and (Steve) Telecky; two nephews: Greg (and Kim) Buchmann and Scott (and Kris) Buchmann and several grand...
Margie R. O’Neal died November 2, 2011 at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport, surrounded by her children. Marge was born on September 4, 1939 in Irby to Charlie R. and Ruth (Kissler) Jeske. She was the second daughter, joining her sister Shirley Ann. Marge received her formal schooling at Odessa schools. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church. Marge was known to family as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Clifford O’Neal of Creston; three sons, Rick A. Haase (Jim Terry) of Ogden, Utah, Bru...
Charles Lee Schoonover, age 79, died suddenly Friday, October 28, 2011, at Sacred Heart Medical Center after a short-term illness. He was born August 6, 1932, near Odessa on the Frederick homestead. He attended school in Odessa. He married Loretta Jean Greenwalt September 14, 1952. They celebrated 59 years of marriage this year. He farmed in Odessa, Lind and Ritzville areas and worked in construction, as well as a mechanic for 15 years out of the Spokane area. After deciding...
Wilmon K. “Bill” Warren of Lewiston, Idaho died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 76. Bill was born July 21, 1935 at Chickasha, Okla., to Floyd V. and Ina L. Brown Warren. The family lived in several areas prior to moving to Odessa, Wash. Bill and his high school sweetheart, Alyce Birge, were married in Coeur d’Alene June 2, 1954. They lived in Odessa, Ritzville and Walla Walla before settling in Moscow in 1969. Bill worked as a brick mason for various contractors and was proud to have...
Karl Kissler was born November 16, 1925 and died on September 19, 2011, preceded in death by his wife, Pauline. He is survived by his two children Margaret Simpson and Dennis Kissler and daughter-in-law Margaret Rose; four granddaughters Karlene and Leonard Logg, Dawn and Troy Pace, Courtney and Adam Hawkins and Becky and Brian Mc Laughlin; and four great- grandchildren, Ashleigh, Claire, Maxine and Trent. A graveside service for immediate family will be October 8, 2011 at...
Jennie Cater Schell Gates died September 16, 2011. She was born February 26, 1921 in Spokane Wash., and raised in Marlin Wash., known as Caterville. Her parents and grandparents were pioneers and dairy farmers. She was dedicated to her family and her faith. As an accomplished artist, her work had been displayed at the Civic Theater, Ridpath Western Art Show and many private homes. She is preceded in death by her parents Catherine and Otis Cater, her husbands Robert Schell Sr....
