LINCOLN COUNTY OBITUARIES 1908 to present...
Submitted by Marge Womach
File 9
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Alexander,
Harry E.
8-31-2006
“Harry
E. Alexander. Reardan.—Memorial
for Harry E. Alexander, 79, is scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept 1, at
Fourth Memorial Church, in Spokane. Mr. Alexander died Aug 24 in Reardan.
Born June 26, 1927, in
Yakima
, he graduated in 1945 as valedictorian from
Granger
High School
in Granger, WA. He moved to Reardan in the late 1940s to farm, retiring in
the late 1990s. He was involved in the development of Riverview Bible Camp
north of Cusick on the
Pend Oreille
River. He leaves two children, Rebecca (and Arne) Seim of Reardan and Leo
Bennett Alexander of
Montana
; 5 grandchildren and a great grandchild; a brother, Stanley Alexander of
Granger, WA; and a daughter-in-law, Linda Alexander of
Spokane. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home
in
Spokane
is in charge of arrangements.” (
Davenport Times: 8-31-2006)
Barbee,
Elvera 1-25-2007
“At
the family’s request, no service was scheduled for Elvera Barbee, 61,
who died Jan 10 in
Spokane. Born Feb 21, 1945, in
Klamath Falls,
OR
, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Anna (Erickson) Dodson. Preceding
her in death were her parents; a daughter, Leanna Sumpter; grandson Jesse
Hauck; and a brother, Roger Dahl. She leaves two daughters, Debbie Taylor
(and Ron) of Gifford and Myla Hauck (and Dale) of Davenport; four
grandchildren, Jeremy and Ashley Taylor and Kori and Jon Hauck; a brother,
George Dodson of Alturas, CA; a sister, Gladys Potski of Flagstaff, AZ;
and numerous nieces and nephews. Strate Funeral Home in
Davenport
handled the arrangements.”
(Davenport
Times: 1-25-2007)
Cronrath,
Raymond 8-30-1973
“Raymond
Cronrath died Aug 22 at his home in
Spokane
following a heart attack. Funeral services were held Saturday. He is
survived by his wife, Iva, a son Bruce, in
Germany
; and a daughter, Marcia Spencer, in
Lubbock,
Texas; brothers, Harold of Burien, Clarence of Bellevue, and Eugene of
Harrington; one sister, Ruth Kirk, of
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
and six nephews and three nieces. Cronrath
was born in Lind, Feb 13, 1913 and came with his parents, the Ernest
Cronraths, to Harrington when he was small. He graduated from
Harrington
High School
and Eastern Washington State College. He taught at Cashmere before moving
to
Spokane
where he was mathematics instructor at Lewis and
Clark
High School
and administrator for adult education and special education classes in
Spokane. He was a member of the
Northwood Presbyterian Church, Spokane Lodge No. 228 BPOE, the Rotary Club
of Spokane, Spokane Education Association, the Washington Education
Association and the National Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa, and
member and secretary of Big Brothers.” (Davenport Times: 8-30-1973)
Eller,
Patrick Michael 8-17-2006
“Reardan.—Memorial
for Patrick Michael Eller, 29, of Reardan, took place Saturday, Aug 12, at
the Reardan community park. Mr Eller died Aug 7 in a tragic automobile
accident. He was born Dec 10,
1976, in
Lewiston, Idaho. Martial arts were a significant part of his life, as he held four
6-degree black belts and grandmaster status as well.
He leaves his wife of 10 years, Melanie Eller (Calhoon); three
children, Ethan, Sean and Alicia; his parents, James and Susan Eller;
three brothers, Carl, Scott and Danny (Daniel); and many other family
members. Riplinger Funeral Home in
Spokane
handled arrangements.” (Davenport
Times: 8-17-2006)
Flood,
Vera d. 8-29-2009
“Vera
Flood, age 86.—Passed away August 29, 2009 at her daughter’s home, Cathedral
City, CA. Born on July 19, 1923 in
Reardan,
WA
to
Casper
and Mary (Zeimantz) Peck. She was a lifetime resident of
Reardan,
WA, graduating from Reardan
High School
in 1942. Married Seymour Flood of Reardan on April 16, 1944 and was a
‘Farm Wife; until her health caused her to move to southern
California
to be with her daughter. Vera is survived by her husband of 65 years,
Seymour Flood of Reardan, WA; and her daughter, Sheila Flood of
Cathedral City, CA; along with numerous nieces and nephews and multiple friends. A Celebration
of Life Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, Sept 5, 2009 at 1 p.m.
at the Chapel of Strate Funeral Home,
Davenport,
WA
with Pastor Phil Falk, officiating. Inurnment will follow at the
West
Greenwood
Cemetery
(East of Reardan, WA). Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, WA
is caring for the family.” (Spokesman Review: submitted)
Greenwood
, Alfred C.
1-04-2007
“Spokane.—Memorial
service for Alfred Clarence Greenwood, 96, of Spokane, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan 6, at St Andrew’s Episcopal
Church in Spokane. Mr. Greenwood died Dec 26 in
Spokane
. He was born July 20, 1910, in
Marinette, WI. Family will remember him as ‘a beloved father, son, brother,
grandfather and great grandfather and a tough son of a gun’.
He was a master craftsman who left behind many structures he and
his partner, Carl Allen, built in the greater
Spokane
area from the 1940s to 1960s. During the 1930s, he was a hose skidder in
the woods of
Oregon
and
Idaho
which is how he met his wife of 68 years, Pauline. He retired from the
Old National Bank in the mid-1970s. He was a member of St Andrew’s
Episcopal Church and the Carpenter’s
Union
. His parents, two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. He
leaves his wife, Pauline (Hylton)
Greenwood
, at the home; four children, Alfred Greenwood (and Joan) of
Seven
Bays
; Michael Greenwood (and Rickie) of
Davenport
; Jackie Sailing of
Spokane
, and John Greenwood (and Pam) of
Davenport
; 12 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and
nephews. Strate Funeral Home in
Davenport
is in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport
Times: 1-04-2007)
Hann,
Alma E.
6-14-2007
“Fruitland.—Graveside
service for
Alma
E. Hann, 87, took place Friday, June 8, at
Greenwood
Cemetery in
Spokane. A resident of Fruitland, she died May 28 at her home. She was born Aug
29, 1919 in
Spokane
to Floyd and Marie (Durnell) Ramey. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport had
charge of arrangements.” (
Davenport
Times: 6-14-2007)
Hansen,
Roy Allen 8-31-2006
“Roy
Allen Hansen. Reardan.—Roy Allen Hansen, of
Prairie City, OR, and a former
Lincoln
County
resident, died Aug 28, in
Bend,
Oregon. Born May 4, 1932 in
Spokane, he was raised in Wilbur by his parents, Chris and Audrey Hansen, and
had five siblings. In high school he played football, basketball and
tennis. During his senior year he entered the US Air Force. He served
stateside in Georgia
during the Korean War. Upon his honorable discharge he returned to
Washington, where he met and married Roberta ‘Bertie’ Whitney in July 1954.
They made their home outside of
Davenport
where he lived before moving to
Lincoln, where he worked for Boise Cascade. The couple had nine children
together before separating. He traveled through
Oregon
and
California
before returning to Bates,
Oregon, to take a job with Edward Hines Lumber Co, and raised his children
as a single parent. When the Bates Mill shut down and moved to John
Day, he bought his house, tore it down for lumber, bought another
house and moved it over the mountain to Prairie
City
where he continued to raise his youngest three children while
commuting to work at the mill in
John Day. Besides his parents, he
was preceded in death by an older brother, Art Hansen; twin infant
sons, David and Dale; and his children’s mother, Robert Whitney-Wiklund.
He leaves five sons, Chris (and Linda) of Reardan, Craig (and LaVonna)
of Crescent, OR, Les (and Lorene) of Reardan, Todd (and Cindy) of
Reardan, and
Chad
(and Tammi) of
Spokane
; two daughters, Tina (and Richard) Poitra of Reardan, Lorna (and
James) Askew of John Day, OR; 17 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.” (Davenport
Times: 8-31-2006)
Hardwick,
Robt ‘Hink’ d. 10-11-2009
“Robert
Howard ‘Hink’ Hardwick, age 76.—Passed away Oct 11, 2009 in
Davenport, WA; his home
Davenport. He is survived by four children: Deb Ost of Wellpinit, WA, Randy Hardwick
of Fruitland, WA, Raymond Hardwick of Wellpinit, WA, and Bob Hardwick of
Inchelium, WA. Two adoptive children, Terry Nail of
Phoenix
,
AZ
and Daniel Hardwick of
Eugene, OR. He has several grandchildren and great grandchildren along with one
brother, Dean Hick of
Kittitas,
WA, and two sisters, Donna Siegel of
Colville, WA, and Getty Dubbins of Sprague, WA, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. He was a US Navy
Korean Veteran. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on
Saturday, Oct 17, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Strate Funeral Home,
Davenport,
WA
with Father Mark Heolsken officiating. Strate Funeral Home,
Davenport, WA, is caring for the family.” (Spokesman Review: submitted)
Heinemann,
Ralph d. 1-14-2006
“Reardan.—Funeral
for Ralph Dean Heinemann, 80, is scheduled at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan 20, at the
American Lutheran Church in Billings, MT, with burial in Yellowstone Valley
Memorial Park. Mr. Heinemann died Saturday, Jan 14, at his
Billings
home. He had suffered a stroke at Thanksgiving. Born July 13, 1925, in
Reardan to George and Martha Heinemann, he was the third of four siblings in
a wheat farming family. After attending a country school for three years,
consolidation moved him to elementary and high school classrooms in Edwall.
He joined the US Navy in 1943, went through boot camp at
Farragut,
Idaho, engineering school in
Illinois
and water tender school in
Philadelphia. He served in the Philippine Islands, Okinawa,
Hong Kong
,
China
and
Shanghai
during WW II and was at sea during a Christmas Eve attack by the Japanese.
After his 1946 discharge, he earned a degree in animal husbandry from
Washington State College. He worked at Armor and Company in
Spokane
as a cattle buyer, later moving to
Portland, OR. He also worked as a field representative for the American Shorthorn Assoc.
and Western Livestock Journal, based in
Denver, CO. He married Marilyn Tollefson
March 10, 1974, in
Billings. He was an active Lutheran, having been baptized as an adult, and also
belonged to the Elks, the Yellowstone Country Club… He was preceded in
death by his parents; stepfather, Dave Anderson; two brothers, Laurence and
Robert Heinemann; a sister, Ruth Hilby and brother-in-law, Noel Hilby. He
leaves his wife of almost 32 years; nephew, Steve (Lore) Hilby of Issaquah,
WA; nieces, Cory Hilby, MD, of Olympia and Darcy Hilby of Burien; and two
great nieces, Veronica and Roxanne Hilby. Dahl Funeral Chapel of Billings
handled arrangements.” (Davenport Times excerpt: 1-19-2006)
Hendrickson,
John P.
2010
“John
P. Hendrickson, age 61.—Passed away on Feb 16, 2010 in
Spokane, WA. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the
Chapel of Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, WA
with Pastor Wilbur Clark, officiating. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, WA
is caring for the family.” (Spokesman Review: submitted)
Klein,
Carol 6-14-2007
“Sprague.—Graveside
service for Carol Klein, 83, was Saturday, June 2, at
Greenwood
Cemetery
in
Spokane. A memorial celebration followed at
Sprague
Community
Church
in Sprague. Born July 12, 1923, to Capt. Fred and Pearl Gardner in
Tacoma, she attended
Whitworth
College
and
Cheney
Normal School
and taught school for a year in
Yakima. On June 9, 1945 she married Gerald Klein and became a full-fledged farm
wife in Edwall, learning to drive truck, cook and raise four boys. She
also taught school in Sprague for 18 years. She was an accomplished
pianist and organist, playing for more than 60 years for
Sprague
Community
Church
. She also was an active Washington State Grange member, playing for many
functions including being state pianist for 10 years. With her husband,
she enjoyed traveling and being with family. Besides her husband of 62
years, she leaves a sister Eleanor of Tacoma; four sons, Roger (and Mary
Kaye) of Edwall, Rudd (and Linda) of
Edmonds, Marty of Edwall, and Mark (and Jan) of Edwall; 13 grandchildren (and
their six spouses) and eight (soon to be nine) great grandchildren. Cheney
Funeral Chapel in Cheney had charge of arrangements.” (
Davenport
Times: 6-14-2007)
Krupke,
Randall D.
1-25-2007
“Reardan.—Memorial
service for Randall D. Krupke, 57, was Sunday afternoon, Jan 21, at
Riplinger Funeral Home in Spokane. Mr. Krupke died Jan 17. Born Aug 30,
1949, in
Spokane
, he was the son of Carroll and Carolyn Krupke of Reardan. In 1955, he
started at Reardan schools, graduating in 1966. He attended WSU two
years. He graduated summa cum laude from
Whitworth
College
with a degree in communications. After his Jan 1973 marriage to Judy Jo
Wicks, he began what his family describes as ‘the joy of his life’
–vegetable gardening and selling produce at farmers’ markets. When
his health began to fail, he moved to
Spokane
where his wife continued working for the Washington Dept of Social and
Health Services. Family members remember him as one who ‘loved music,
playing guitar, mandolin and fiddle, was good at water sports, swimming,
water skiing, fishing (he owned a small sailboat), and knowledgeable
about political science and world news. He lived life to the fullest and
will be missed greatly’. Mrs. Krupke died suddenly in November 2003.
Besides his parents, he leaves a son, Jeffrey Krupke; step children Mike
Lewis and Tonya Lewis; four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.” (Davenport
Times: 1-25-2007)
Lemen,
Loren Wm.
1-11-2007
“Seven
Bays.—Memorial service for Loren William Lemen, Sr., 91, is scheduled at
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 13, at Thornhill Valley Chapel, 1400 S Pines Road,
Spokane Valley, with Pastor Warren Damschen of Lake Roosevelt Bible Church
officiating. Mr. Lemen died Saturday, Jan 6. Born in 1915 in
Lemens
,
MO
, to Ura Baxter and Flossie Queen, he moved in 1934 to
Washington
to work with family in
Wenatchee
and
Cashmere
until he married Lelah J. Skipper in 1935. He became an aircraft mechanic
and opened his own business, Lemen Aircraft Service. After 60 years in
business, he retired at age 83 to Seven Bays. He was an A/P mechanic with
inspection authorization, a flight instructor and pilot. He attended many
churches in
Kirkland
,
Spokane
,
Davenport
and
Seven
Bays
and was most recently a member of Trinity Bible Fellowship in
Davenport
and
Lake
Roosevelt
Bible
Church
in Seven Bays. Besides his wife of 71 years, Lelah, he leaves a son,
Loren, Jr, 5 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Thornhill Valley
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 1-11-2007)
Martin,
Elizabeth M.
5-31-2007
“A
Celebratoin of Life service for Elizabeth M. Hersey Martin has been
scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Hamblen Park
Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 4102 S Crestline in
Spokane
in the 99203 zip code.” (Wilbur Register: 5-31-2007)
Mecklenburg, Lois
4-05-2007
“Lois
Mecklenburg. Bluestem.—Funeral for Lois Mecklenburg, 84, of Bluestem,
is scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at First Presbyterian Church in
Davenport
. Concluding service and vault interment will follow at
Riverside
Cemetery
in
Spokane. Mrs. Mecklenburg died Monday, March 28, at her Bluestem home. Born Dec
25, 1922, in Harrington to Muriel and Belle (Kennedy) McKee, she was a
lifetime resident of Lincoln County, settled in Bluestem and attended
Davenport High School graduating in 1940.
She married Edward Mecklenburg in Sept 1945 in Millwood. They
farmed and raised cattle. She worked for the prosecutor’s office for a
short time. She gave 48 years of service to the Lincoln County Fair
Association. She was a member of the Bluestem Grange for more than 50
years. She was also a member of the Pomona Grange, American Legion
Auxiliary, and the Women’s Association of the First Presbyterian
Church. She volunteered at the VA Hospital as well as the Lincoln
Nursing Home. She cooked meals for various organizations, especially the
Davenport Lions Club. Her
husband and three sisters preceded her in death. She leaves a daughter,
Pan (and John) Close of Spokane; three grandchildren, Lori (and Marc)
D’Andrea of Spokane, Kari (and Sean) Leland of Grand Rapids, MI; and
Johnny (and Outi) Close of Bainbridge Island, WA; a niece, Judy
Westerberg of
Kennewick; and a nephew Gerry Stiles of Davenport. She will lie-in-state from 3
to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in
Davenport.” (
Davenport Times: 4-05-2007)
Payne,
Guy D.
1-04-2007
“Davenport.—Memorial
service for Guy D. Payne, 48, of Davenport, took place Wednesday, Jan 3, at the Strate Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Payne, who died Dec 16 in
Davenport
, was buried Dec 27 with military honors at the Air Force Academy Cemetery
in
Colorado Springs
,
Colorado. Born Oct 16, 1958, in
Corpus Christi,
Texas, to James E and Sue (Neal) Payne, he attended the Air
ForceAcademy
after high school, served in the active military from 1981 to 1989 and
joined the Washington Air National Guard in 1992. He completed his career
as a lieutenant colonel. After his Dec 20, 1986 marriage to the former
Catherine Grassell in
Lake Tahoe, NV, he worked as a pilot for Alaska Airlines from 1989 to his June 11, 2006
retirement due to illness. He
was a member of Trinity Bible Fellowship in
Davenport, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and also worked with Cub Scouts and 4-H. He
also was a volunteer bus driver for
Christian
Heritage
School and was an academy liaison officer for the Air Force.
He leaves his wife, Catherine Payne, at the home; three children,
Katie, Angela and David Payne, all at the home; his parents, Sue Kendrick
of
Davenport
and J. E. Payne of Hollis, OK; and a sister, Donna Wingo of
Houston
,
TX
.” (Davenport
Times: 1-04-2007)
Raney,
Ida May 4-26-2007
“Ida
May Raney. Sprague.—Ida May Raney, 85, of Sprague, died Thursday, April
19, at
Deaconess
Medical
Center
in Spokane. She was buried Wednesday, April 25, next to her husband, Ivan, at
Willamette
National
Cemetery
in Portland,
OR. The daughter of Carson and
Hazel Stott Howes, she was born March 11, 1922, at
Junction City,
OR. She married Gale Wallace on June 27, 1939, and they made their home in
Jasper, OR. In 1950 she married Ivan Raney in
Reno, NV. They lived in
Prineville,
OR. After his death in 2003, she moved to Sprague to be near her daughter.
She leaves a daughter, Joy Daweritz of Sprague; a brother, Carl Howes of
Kettle
Falls; 7 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and three great-great
grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Danekas Funeral Home in
Ritzville handled arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 4-26-2007)
Reitmeier,
Charles d. 3-02-1997
“Memorial
service for a 20-year farmer and member of the Reardan Grain Growers
Association, Charles Reitmeier, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Yates-Hodge Funeral Home in St Maries,
Idaho, with the Rev Dennis Wilson officiating. Mr. Reitmeier died March 2 in St
Maries. He was 85. He was born Jan 1, 1912, to Louis and Hazel (Burcham)
Reitmeier at
Spokane
. He grew up at White Bluff Prairie near
Spokane
and attended
Deep
Creek
High School. He graduated from Mead
High School
in 1930, then going to work on the construction of the Sunset highway. He
married Louise Meyer on April 10, 1934, at
Spokane, with his brother officiating. He then worked as road boss for Spence
Township of Spokane County. In 1936, he bought a wheat farm on Four Mound
Prairie near
Nine
Mile
Falls. He farmed for about 20 years. After that M.r Reitmeier was employed by
Spokane Woodworking for two years and then worked for the Spokane County
maintenance department for 17 ½ years. Mr. Reitmeier moved to St Maries in
1970 and retired in 1975. Mr. Reitmeier loved horses and went on the
Chief
Joseph
Trail
ride for 16 consecutive years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows, the
Reardan Grain Growers Association and the Gentleman on Horseback
Association. M. Reitmeier is survived by his wife at the family home and a
brother, the Rev William Reitmeier. He was preceded in death by his son
Gail V. Reitmeier in 1951 and a brother, Ronald Reitmeier.” (Davenport
Times: 3-06-1997)
Robinson,
Mary Christine 2010
“Mary
Christine Robinson.—Passed away peacefully at home in
Reardan,
WA,
on March 1, 2010. Chris was born to William, a member of the Navy, and Mary
Blandford 21 Dec 1942 in
Pensacola
, FL. She grew up in Webster Groves, MO
with her three sisters. She married William Robinson, a member of the USAF, in
Webster Groves, MO
on Aug 6, 1964. The family’s thanks go to Dr Young and the staff at Hospice.
Christine was preceded in death by her parents and sisters. She is survived by
her husband, William; daughters, Linda Hobbs, and Jennifer and her husband, B.
J. Kieffer; and grandsons, Jacob, Samuel, Nathan, Joshua and Aiden. Chris’s
final services will be postponed until the passing of her husband—a joint
memorial will be planned at that time. Ball & Dodd Funeral Home,
Spokane, WA.” (Spokesman Review: submitted)
Rude,
Mildred 4-09-2009
“Memorial
service for Mildred Lucille Leaverton Rude, 91, will take place at 11 a.m.
Saturday, April 18, at
Christ
Lutheran
Church
in
Egypt
, 16 miles north of
Davenport
on SR 25. Pastors Roger Bruggink and Phil Falk will officiate. Mrs. Rude
died March 30 in
Davenport. She was born July 2, 1917 in
Andes,
Montana, to Vance LaRue Leaverton and Lorena Geraldine Farquhar Leaverton. She
graduated from
Richey
High School
in
Richey,
MT, and married Carl Douglas Rude of
St Louis Park, MN, on Sept 8, 1938. She worked as a beautician for many years in Hope and
Sagle,
Idaho, loved pinochle, her Monday and Friday bridge, talking on the phone, books
on tape, her family, people and dark chocolate.
She leaves a daughter, Bonnie (Gene) Smith of Fort Spokane; two
grandchildren, Jodie Smith of Federal Way, WA; and Mike (Rebecca) Smith of
Nine Mile Falls; 5 great grandchildren, Brandi, Brittany and Alexis of
Federal Way, and Morgan and Andrew of Nine Mile Falls; brother-in-law, Russ
Rude of Minneapolis, MN; three nieces, Donna (Allan) Ellstrom of Knoxville,
TN; Anita (Greg) Seibert of Tacoma; and Sandra (Kim) Linhart of LaCrosse,
WI; three nephews, Fran Flatten of Plymouth, MN; Jack (Diane) Leaverton of
Boise, ID; and Tim (Linda) Rude of Chanhassen, MN; 11 great-nieces and
nephews; and two very special friends, June and Marcella.” (Davenport
Times: 4-09-2009)
Schultz,
Phyllis 7-19-2007
“Phyllis
Schultz. Davenport.—Funeral for Phyllis Schultz, 79, a former Davenport
resident, took place Wednesday, July 18, at Hazen & Jaeger Funeral
Home’s Alwin Chapel in Spokane. Interment followed at
Fairmount
Memorial Park. Mrs. Schultz died July 14 in
Spokane. Born Aug 24, 1927, in
Renovo, PA, the daughter of Ralph and Nellie (Brunner) Drake, she graduated from
Renovo
High School
and received nurse’s training at
Beebe Hospital
in Lewes, DE. From 1951 to 1953, during the Korean conflict, she served with the US Army
Nurses Corps and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant. She met and
married John R. Schultz, whose Navy career moved them many places. She worked
as a registered nurse in various hospitals and nursing homes across the
country, as well as in
Tokyo,
Japan. They spent 12 years in
Livermore, CA
, and eventually moved to
Davenport
, where they resided for more than 25 years. She enjoyed traveling while in
the service, bowling, reading and knitting. Her parents and a sister, Pati
Stull, preceded her in death. Besides her husband in Spokane, she leaves
four children, Larry Schultz and Cindy Schultz, both of Spokane, Gary
Schultz (and Linda) of Moses Lake and Linda Schafer of Spokane; and four
grandchildren, Ian Bechtold, Amy Bechtold, Chad Schafer and Megan
Schultz.” (Davenport Times: 7-19-2007)
Simpson,
Ella 7-05-2007
“Ella
Simpson, 99, longtime resident of the
Spokane
area, died June 17 at the home of her daughter, Veryl Waldron, in Halfway,
Oregon
. A Celebration of her life will be held in August with the specific date
and time yet to be determined. Arrangements are under the direction of
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home.” (Davenport Times: 7-05-2007)
Simpson,
Keoka L.
3-06-1997
“Funeral
service for Keoka Marie ‘Ko” Little Simpson was held Monday at Ball and
Dodd Funeral Home-North, followed by burial at Fairmount Memorial Park. Mrs.
Simpson, 51, died Feb 27. She was born in
Spokane
and graduated from
Reardan
High School. She attended WSU for a year and
Spokane
Falls
Community College
for a year. A former member of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, Mrs.
Simpson had owned Sonrise Specialties, an advertising firm, since 1987. She
also had worked for Rockwood Manor and the telephone company. Mrs. Simpson
was a member of the Kiwanis Club Northeast of Spokane and Business Women of
Spokane. She also was one of the founders of the Spokane Shrine Duck Race.
She volunteered with
Deaconess
Medical
Center, Anna Ogden Hall for Women and Children, and the Spokane Shriners. Mrs.
Simpson is survived by a son, Robert BJ Simpson III of Spokane; two
daughters, Cherylee Boatman of Ritzville and Michele Howes of Airway
Heights; her parents, Marie and Walt Loftis of Spokane; three sisters, Naomi
Thormahlen of Spokane, Jean Roberts of Columbia, SC, and Isla Durheim of
Nine Mile Falls, a brother, Mike Little of Newport; and a grandson, Bradley
Boatman, of Ritzville.” (Davenport Times: 3-06-1997)
White,
Zachary James d. 2009
“Zachary
James White, age 22.—Passed away on Aug 3, 2009 in
Reardan, WA. A 2005 graduate of
Medical Lake High School
and received his Machinist Degree from SCC just this year. For the past two
summers he had worked at
Wallowa
Lake
Marina
in
Joseph,
OR. Survived by his mother, Bonnie, at the home in Medical Lake, WA; his
brother, Jason White of Ft Morgan, CO; his maternal grandfather, Thomas E
Greenwell of St Cloud, FL; his paternal grandfather, Elba Lea White of Medical
Lake, WA; his fiancé, Emma Lee Strickland of Medical Lake; numerous aunts,
uncles and cousins as well as
several nephews, nieces and friends. He enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing,
hiking and enjoyed being in the outdoors, loved fast cars and working on
cars. He was a person who loved people and was always willing to help others.
He was very persistent in achieving what he wanted. He was preceded in death
by his father, James L White, maternal grandmother, Martha D Greenwell and
paternal grandmother Betty White. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday,
Aug 8, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Lake City Assembly of God Church,
E 400 Grace St
,
Medical Lake, WA
with Rev Jerry Foster officiating. Strate Funeral Home,
Davenport, WA, is caring for the family.” (Spokesman: undated, submitted 2009)
Zellmer,
Kendall
W.
d. 1-03-2006
“Davenport.—Private
memorial service for Kendall W. Zellmer, 47, of
Portland
, OR, is scheduled Jan 28 in
Seabeck, WA. Mr. Zellmer, a 1976
Davenport
High School
graduate, died Jan 3. Born in
Spokane
on April 26, 1958, to Willard and Norma Zellmer, he was raised in
Davenport. He attended the
University
of
Puget Sound
and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1980 with a degree in English. For several
years after graduation, he worked on the family farm southeast of town. He
later moved to
New York
and worked for church organizations as a pension administrator. At his time of
death
Kendall
was a pension specialist for Oregon Public Employees Retirement System. He
enjoyed writing and traveling and traveled the world extensively. He leaves
his partner of 8 ½ years, Don Roofener, of Portland; his parents, Willard and
Norma Zellmer of Sequim, WA; two sisters, Karen (and Jim) Luallen of Erie, CO,
and Lindi (and Dan) Zuber of Seabeck, WA; four nephews, Nathan and Wilson
Luallen of Erie, CO, and Tanner and Dylan Zuber of Seabeck, WA.” (Davenport
Times: 1-19-2006)