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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...
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....
Howard W. Kissler died September 12, 2011 in Lakewood, Wash., surrounded by his family. He was born in Odessa on November 20, 1950, the fourth of five boys, to Fred and Clara Kissler. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1970. He grew up on the farm, which raised grain, cattle and horses. He then worked on a ranch at Marlin, which he managed for several years. After that, he took up trucking and stayed with it, working for several companies. He had worked for Prax Air...
Howard Kissler, a former Odessa resident and graduate of Odessa High School, died September 12 following his battle with liver cancer. Services were held September 17 at Rainier View Church in Tacoma. Arrangements are through the Mountain View Funeral Home in Tacoma (website: http://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/home.html) If you go to the website, search under condolences for Howard Kissler, and you be taken to his pages, which includes an area where one can leave messages for the family. If you have a facebook account, a...
A memorial service for former Odessa resident Clarence “Jack” Meek will be held at the Odessa Cemetery Chapel this coming Saturday, September 24, at 11 a.m. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church will conduct the service. The family invites anyone who knew Jack to join them at the service....
Merlin K. Jantz died September 10, 2011, at his home near Odessa. He was 83 years old. He was born September 7, 1928 in Odessa to Abraham and Lydia Jantz. While he was a young child, his family moved to the Harrington area, where he attended school until returning to Odessa. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1946. After graduating, he continued to farm with his brother until he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950. While in the Air Force, he married Norma Carlson of Lamona...
Jaime Lamar Kissler died September 6, 2011, at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. He was born August 3, 1971, in Spokane to Terry and Denise (Beckner) Kissler. Jaime graduated from Odessa High School in 1989. He was a skilled carpenter and worked several years for Mandere Construction. Jaime had a passion for music and writing, publishing several poems. He is survived by the daughter he raised, Sophia Anderson of Spokane; his grandparents, Marlys Kissler of Odessa and Jack...
Honey Battermann died September 6, 2011 in Marlin. She was 91. She was born on February 10, 1920, in a two-story house in Ellis-Ford, Wash. to Zachary and Margaret (Oliver) Hylton. Elva married Edward G. Battermann on September 12, 1937 in Emmet, Idaho. They moved from Oroville to Marlin in 1950. Honey had a particular soft spot for young children and was a wonderful wife and mother. She worked outside the home in her own dry-cleaning business in Odessa. She was a member of...
Marciel Ann (Michaliszyn) Holmes, 77, an Ephrata resident, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee after a year-long battle with aplastic anemia. She was born April 16, 1934 in Odessa to Gus and Ida Schorzman and raised on the family wheat farm northeast of Marlin. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1951 and continued her education at Kinman Business University in Spokane. Upon completion of her business degree she was employed by the Grant County Extension office and later became...
Nickolas Steven Campbell died after a boating accident on Lake Roosevelt on July 23, 2011. He was 19 years old. Nick was born May 5, 1992 in Spokane. He was a 2010 graduate of Odessa High School, where he was a four-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball. He was also a certified lifeguard. Nick lived in Spokane and was employed by RNR-RV. Nick loved his family and friends. He especially enjoyed the out-doors … hunting, fishing, camping, go-cart racing, and b...
Ronald Kae Stehr, 74, died July 31, 2011 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane from complications of diabetes. Ron was born in Odessa September 23, 1936, where he resided on the farm with his parents, Fred and Helen Stehr, brothers Les and Tom and sister Peggy. Ron graduated from Odessa High School in 1954 and spent two years in the U.S. Army. Upon coming home to Odessa he continued on the family farm with his wife Delores, children Tami, Jeff and Juli, until he moved to...
Clarence Edward Meek, long-time resident of Burlington, Wash., died at Highgate Senior Living in Yakima Wash. on July 15, 2011 at the age of 87. Jack was born on June 12, 1924 in Caruthersville, Mo. to Clarence and Maude Meek. He graduated from Caruthersville High School in Caruthersville, Mo. in 1942, joined the Army and became a part of the 928th Engineer Aviation Regiment H&S Company, helping to build runways during World War II, first on the Azore Islands off the coast of...
Editor's note: Albert R. Fox Ramm's obituary ran in last week's paper, but more information was made available this week. A funeral will be held Saturday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at Opportunity Christian Fellowship, 1313 S. Pines, Spokane Valley, WA. A celebration of Albert's life will be held Monday, July 18 at 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Odessa. Rev. Tim Hauge will be officiating. Family members would like everyone to know that this event will be catered, so contributions of food are not needed. Dress will be...
Anita Fern Liddy Egger Boettcher died July 7, 2011 in Odessa. She was born November 27, 1912 in O'Neill, Neb. to Goldie Lansworth and Thomas Liddy. Her father died when she was three and she and her baby brother Tom were raised by their mother in O'Neill. After graduating from high school, she taught in a country school, boarding with one of the families. In 1932 she met and married Hans Egger. They moved to Columbus, Neb., and in 1934, their daughter Sharon was born. The...
