Halverson,
M Esther,
10-22-1992
“Mary
Esther Halverson, daughter of Mondovi pioneers, passed away Oct 10, 1992.
She was born Dec 31, 1911, to John and Mary Williams—pioneer residents of
the Mondovi community. She was the oldest of seven children.
She attended
Windy
Hill
School
and graduated from
Reardan
High school
in 1929. She married Arthur
Halverson Jan 16, 1933, in
Spokane. Together, Art and Esther farmed the land, on the homestead where Art was
born, for 40 years. They were conservation Farmers of the Year in 1964.
Mrs. Halverson was a member of the Presbyterian church in Reardan,
Waukon Grange and Spokane County Cowbelles.
She also served as state president of the Soil and Water Conservation
Auxiliary. The Halversons retired in 1975 and moved to the
Spokane
Valley. Art passed away in 1985. Mrs.
Halverson also was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Holderby, and three
brothers, Ralph Williams, Harold Williams and Howard Williams.
She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Joy and Roy
Anyan, and Carol and Dwayne Paul; five grandchildren and their spouses:
Steve Anyan, Debbie and Irv Groh, Greg and Cindy Paul, Stacey and Paul
Lesser, and Lynn and Nick Scharff; 5 great grandchildren, Tricia, Brad,
Shannon, Kyle and Ty; one sister, Ruth Funnell of Spokane; and one brother,
Earl Williams of Reardan.” (Davenport Times: 10-22-1992)
Hamm
, Larry C.,
8-25-1977
“Auto
accidents in this area last weekend caused the death of one
Spokane
man and serious burns to five persons from
Canada. Larry C. Hamm, 26, Spokane
died when the bus in which he was riding left the highway 15 miles west of
Davenport Saturday morning. The bus was taking four members of a band from
an engagement in Nespelem, according to State Patrolman R. R. Snyder. Snyder
said the bus left the roadway, sideswiped a rock embankment and re-entered
the roadway where it stopped. The
two other passengers and driver, all of
Spokane
, were treated for minor bruises and cuts…”
(Excerpt Davenport Times: 8-25-1977;
deleted herein, the other accidents)
Harmanes,
Richard,
4-27-1972
“Funeral
services for Richard R .Harmanes were held Friday in
Spokane. Harmanes, who was living in
Spokane at the time of his death, used to work in the Egypt area and made
his home with __ Freeman, who then lived in Edwall.” (Davenport Times:
4-27-1972; omission due to binding)
Hart,
Steven ‘Tolie’,
8-03-1995
“Steven
‘Tolie’ Hart, the beloved son of Steven and Judith Hart of Davenport, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on July 31, 1995. Steven, 7,
was born Feb 9, 1988, in Arlington. He and his family moved to
Davenport
about a year ago. Besides his parents, he leaves at home his brothers Tim,
Travis and Tommy; grandparents Alvin and Darlene West of
Davenport, and Franklin B. Hart of Everett; his best friend Jeffrey Bilek of Stanwood; and numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends. Graveside
service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug 2, at Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Everett, with Pastor Stephen Brown officiating. Memorial
service will be held at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Aug 5, at the Memorial Hall
in
Davenport, with Pastor Pat Hogan officiating.” (Davenport Times: 8-03-1995)
Heaphy,
Wendell W.,
10-19-2000
“
Centralia
, WA.—Funeral service for Wendell W. Heaphy, 82, a native of Wilbur and a
former Davenport resident, was held Monday, Oct 16, at Newell-Hoerling’s
Mortuary Chapel in Centralia. Interment was at
Sunset
Memorial
Gardens
in Chehalis. Mr. Heaphy died Oct 11 at
Providence
Centralia
Hospital. Born Aug 25, 1918, in Wilbur to Leonard and Sylvia Heaphy, he was a
Wilbur
High School
graduate and lived and worked in
Spokane
until enlistment in the US Army Air Force in June 1941. After returning to
civilian life, he worked in the lumber industry, mostly in the redwood mills
in northern CA…. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Patricia; two daughters,
Wanda Walker and Rebecca Richards; a son, Doug Heaphy; two stepsons, Tom
Ogle and Steven Cooper; a step-daughter, Susan Strong; three grandchildren
and three step-grandchildren; two sisters, Leona Ricks and Helen Peterson;
and numerous nieces and nephews.” (
Davenport
Times: 10-19-2000 excerpt)
Hein,
Kathryn M.,
4-18-1974
“Services
were held Friday in Ritzville for Kathryn M Hein, who died in
Davenport
April 8, 1974. Pall bearers
included Howard Manke, Tom Manke, Ray Norby, Joel Hein, Randy Norby and
Darrell Evans. Burial followed in the
Ritzville
Lutheran
Cemetery. Mrs. Hein, a long-time resident of Harrington, had come to the
US
from Russia, where she was born in 1896. Survivors
include four children—Virgil Hein, Mohler, Francis Manke, Harrington,
Florence Norby, Kalispell, MT, and Virginia Wheeler, Seattle; 10
grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren and three brothers—Emmanuel Becker,
Odessa; Fred Becker, Harrington and Henry Becker, Ritzville. Two sisters,
Mrs. Ruben Derr and Mrs. Walter Riel, live in Ritzville.” (Davenport
Times: 4-18-1974)
Heindl,
Neva, 12-05-1985
“Funeral
services for Neva Heindl, 66, a former Edwall resident, took place on
Wednesday of last week, Nov 27 at the
United
Methodist
Church
in Livingston, CA. Mrs. Heindl died on Sunday, Nov 24, 1985 in a
Merced
hospital. Pastor Steve
Herzburg of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Livingston,
CA
officiated the service , followed by cremation and a scattering of the
ashes in
Laie Bay, of
Laie, Hawaii. Mrs. Heindl was born April
20, 1919 in
Windham, MT.
She worked as an accountant for 30 years. A resident of Edwall,
WA
in the 1960s, she provided accounting services for local businesses,
including the Reardan Grange Store and Cederbolms Automotive. She also
served as the office manager of the
Polynesian
Culture
Center
in
Laie,
Hawaii
for several years and worked for the Joseph Gallo ranches in the
Livingston, CA area for the past years. She also remained active in the
United
Methodist
Church
and Project Cherish, both in Livingston, CA. Survivors include her
husband, Kenneth Heindl of Livingston, CA; a son, Terry L Heindl of
Pullman, WA; a daughter, Karen Fredericks of Walla Walla, WA; two
brothers, Ray Honsinger and Jack Honsinger of Michigan; a sister, Norma
Adams of Michigan; and 6 grandchildren.”
(Davenport Times: 12-05-1985)
Heitman,
Harvey,
12-03-1981
“Memorial
services for long-time
Davenport
resident Harvey Heitman were held on Friday, Nov 13 at the
Davenport-Edwall
United
Methodist Church. Heitman, 70, died here on Nov 10. He
was born in
Huffton, SD, on April 25, 1911. He moved here in 1950 from
Aberdeen
,
SD, with his wife, Louise, whom he married in
South Dakota
in 1937. He worked as a
mechanic and parts man in
Davenport
for several years before taking a job at Western Auto here in 1971. He had
retired from that job. A member of the Davenport Methodist church, he is
survived by his wife, Louise, at the home; one son, Richard, Davenport;
three daughters, Mrs. Doris Dodge of San Anselmo, CA, Mrs. Lynda Kraus of
Redmond, WA, Mrs. Marilyn Reed of Mead, WA; 10 grandchildren; two brothers,
Ted Heitman of Davenport, Oliver Heitman of Santa Clara, CA; two sisters,
Hazel Morthland of Deadwood, SD, and Adelaide Snyder of Rapid City, SD.
Services were officiated by the Rev Roger Barr of the Methodist
church here.” (Davenport Times: 12-03-1981)
Heitman,
Louise,
8-31-1995
“Memorial
service for longtime former Davenport
resident Louise Heitman was held Tuesday this week, Aug 29, at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Davenport. Pastor Steve Pruitt officiated. Mrs.
Heitman, 85, died on Aug 24, 1995 in
Bellevue. She was born on Jan 31, 1910, in
Frankfort, SD. Starting when she was 10 years old, she worked long hours at the
South Dakota farm she called home, caring for 40 cows and cooking for a
harvest crew. She attended
and graduated from school in
South Dakota, and then earned a degree from business college in Mitchell, SD. She had
an early career as a legal stenographer. She married Harvey Heitman in
1937 at the age of 27. They moved from
South Dakota
to
Davenport
in 1950 into a house that
Harvey
built, where they raised their family.
Mrs. Heitman went to work in the ASCS office, then with Underwood,
Campbell. Finally, she took a job at the Lincoln County Clerk’s office.
She started as deputy county clerk, then later was elected as county
clerk. Preceded in death by her husband in 1982, Mrs. Heitman resided in
Davenport
until 1993, when she moved to
Bellevue
to live with her daughter. She
belonged to the
Davenport-Edwall
United
Methodist
Church
and also was a longtime member of the Republican Party.
Mrs. Heitman is survived by one son, Richard Heitman of
Spokane; three daughters, Doris Dodge of
San Anselemo
,
CA
, Lyndia Kraus of Bellevue and Marilyn Reed of
Spokane; 10 grandchildren; one great grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Strate Funeral Home in
Davenport
was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 8-31-1995)
Henry,
Esther M.,
7-19-1984
“Funeral
services for Esther Margaret (
Clark
) Henry begin at 10:30 a.m. July 19 in Strates Funeral Home of Davenport.
Born Aug 27, 1897 in
Labeau, South Dakota, she married Emery Henry in 1916 and lived in Reardan since 1927. At one
time, she worked at the local city library, and was active in WW II
efforts. Survivors include
her husband Emery, at the Davenport Nursing Home; three sons, Robert Henry
of
Spokane
; Richard Henry and Charles Henry, both of Elk, WA;
and also one daughter, Norma Jean Lundgren of
Spokane
. Five remaining grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, numerous nieces and
nephews and a sister in
Boise
also survive Henry’s death.” (Davenport Times:
7-19-1984)
Herdrick,
Mrs. F.,
2-05-1926?
“The
funeral of Mrs. Fredrick Herdrick, age 78, was held from the home of her son,
Edwin Herdrick, 15 miles north of Almira, Monday, the Rev C. P. Milne
officiating. Mrs. Herdrick was born in
Germany. She came to America
when 3, her family settling on a homestead in southern
Wisconsin
…” (excerpt of Odessa Record: 2-05-1926, did not obtain the whole item)
(note:
Florice Herdrick b. 1917, d. 2005 on headstone in Almira Cemetery with
Fredrick b. 1908, d. 1999, RG)
Hollis,
Clayton L.,
1-24-1985
“Funeral
services for Clayton L Hollis, 75, of
Davenport
took place on Monday, Jan 21, at the Strate Funeral Home. Mr. Hollis died
last Thursday, on Jan 17, 1985. Mr.
Hollis, born on May 10, 1909, in
Spokane, to Ira B. Hollis and the former Agnes Caroline Peterson, grew up in
Spokane
and the Five Mile area. He apprenticed as a dry cleaner at 12-years old.
During WW II, he served as a warrant officer for the US Army at Geiger
Field, and owned Clayton’s Rural Service for several years.
Later, he drove the pick-up and delivery truck for Zat’s
Cleaners, and retired two years ago. On Sept 23, 1965, he married his
wife,
Florence, in Coeur d’Alene. Survivors include his wife;
a daughter and son-in-law, Maureen and Phil Bledsoe, of
Spokane; one brother, Milton Hollis, of Lacey; a brother-in-law, Jay Shane, of
Great Falls, MT; 5 grandchildren… A son, Mel Hollis, preceded him in death as did a
brother. He served as a past member of Spokane Elks and Moose Lodge, and a
member for 63 years of the dry cleaning industry, serving
Spokane
and many surrounding communities. Rev Jeff Callender of the Davenport
Presbyterian Church led the services, with Sarah Jane Johnson as the
organist and Dixie Guhlke as soloist. Pall bearers included
Gene Clark, Bill Katz, Bob Hutsell, Jerry VanPevenage, Don Zeimantz
and Joe Lilje. Honorary pall
bearers included Wayne Badgley, Nels Nelson,
Paul Clark, Carl Guhlke, Bill Livingston, and Murray Zuhlke.”
(Davenport Times: 1-24-1985) (note:
see Davenport Cemetery notes)
Holt,
Jeffrey,
3-19-1998
“Jeffrey
(Jeff) Holt, who made his home in Davenport
10 years ago, passed away here March 14.
He was 54. Per his
request, no services will be held. Jeff,
who was born April 16, 1943, in
Spokane, met Vicki Thoma in CA and they were married there on July 15, 1980. They
moved to
Davenport
in October 1987. While in
Davenport, Jeff was employed by the Davenport Times and Star Foodland. Most
recently, he worked at Davenport Building Supply for three years.
At the Building Supply, Jeff had night duty as receiving clerk.
Known as a master of creative problem-solving, his talents also were
channeled to other special tasks, including cutting glass and
re-screening. Jeff spent time after hours helping out the elderly and
others in the community who were unable to do projects on their own.
An avid hunter and fisherman, Jeff also enjoyed carpentry and
woodwork. His crafty hands were getting into glass etching as well.
In addition, Jeff lent his voice to
Davenport
’s Pioneer Days for several years, volunteering as parade and park
program announcer. Jeff is survived by his wife, Vicki, at the home in
Davenport; one son, Martin Holt and his wife Jean of West Palm Beach, FL; his
father, Marshal Holt of
Palistine, TX; one sister, Shirley Bischoff of
Los Angeles, CA; and one aunt, Emma Schafer of
Davenport. Strate Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times:
3-19-1998)
Hoppes,
Debra Ann,
1-12-1984
“Debra
Ann Hoppes, a resident of
Davenport, died on Jan 6, 1984, at Sacred
Heart
Hospital in Spokane. She was 23 years old. The memorial service was held Tuesday,
at the Assembly of God Church, Davenport. Rev Michael L Roberts, pastor, officiated.
Debbie was born in
San Francisco, CA, Oct 1, 1960. She and her family moved in Oct of 1969 to
Davenport
where her parents operate the Diamond S Motel.
Debbie attended the
Davenport
schools and graduated in 1979. She attended the Davenport Assembly of God
Church where she achieved Honor Star in the Missionette program for girls,
which is the highest honor a girl can reach.
She is survived by her parents, Billy and Janita Hoppes, who reside
in
Davenport; two brothers, Steven R hopes, Wilbur, and David L. Hoppes,
Black River,
NY. Her sister, Laura Stillson, lives in
Spokane. Also surviving her are
grandparents, George C and Willimina Newton of
Cloquet, MN
and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.” (Davenport
Times: 1-12-1984)
Howard,
Clinton Mack,
10-14-1999
“Clinton
M ‘Mack’ Howard passed away Sept 20, 1999 in
Spokane. He was 77. A Reardan
resident, Howard was born Aug 30, 1922, in
Lazbuddy, Texas, to Charles and Daisy Howard. He married Marilyn Glasgow on April 4,
1958, in
Elmer
City. Mr. Howard was a 36-year
resident of the Spokane area, and a truck driver for 40 years, driving for
Diamond International for 10 years before he retired.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Marilyn Howard; sons,
Richard Howard and wife Judy of Davenport, and Kenneth Gaudin of
Goldendale; daughters, Audrey Shotwell of Lampasas, Texas, and Elaine
Nelson of Ogden, Utah; brothers,
Joe Howard of Castleford, Idaho, Kenneth Howard of Littlefield, Texas, and
Kaylon Howard of Litchfield Park, AZ; his sister, Retha Eason of
Castlerock; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews. Funeral service was held Friday, Sept 24, at Heritage Funeral
Home in
Spokane, and interment followed at Greenwood
Memorial Park
.” (Davenport Times: 10-14-1999)
Hoyum, Peter M.,
11-09-1978
“Funeral
services for Peter M. Hoyum, long-time Mondovi resident, are to be held
today, Nov 9, at 1:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Valley at Thornhill Funeral
Home in
Spokane. The Rev Arthur Corey will officiate and interment will be held at
Pines
Cemetery
in
Spokane. Hoyum died Nov 6, 1978 in
Davenport
at Lincoln
Hospital at the age of 65. He was born in
Ridyard,
MT, and as a child moved to
Simpson,
MT, where the family homesteaded. On
Aug 19, 1941, he married Grace Woolsey in Haver, MY. They moved to eastern
Washington
in 1957 and for the past 13 years he had worked for Robert L Johnson in
Mondovi. He was preceded in
death by his parents and a brother, Norman. He is survived by his wife,
Grace L, at the home; one daughter, Mrs. Carl (Sally Sue) Cerutti, Post
Falls, ID; one son, Martin Hoyum, Corvallis, MT; one brother, Carl Hoyum,
Santa Anna, CA; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Fettig, Kennewick, WA; one
sister-in-law, Mrs. Kay Hoyum, Missoula, MT; four grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews.” (Davenport Times:
11-09-1978)
Hulvey,
John,
9-03-1970
“Funeral
services were held in
Olympia
this week for John H. Hulvey, age 69, who passed away at his home there
Aug 31, 1970. Burial was in
Yakima Mr. Hulvey was born Nov 5,
1900, at
Table Grove,
IL. He was an educator in
Washington
State
for many years until he retired in June 1968.
He was Supt. of Davenport Schools for eight years from 1947 to
1955. During that time he was prominent in community life here. He was a
member of the Davenport Presbyterian Church, Acacia Lodge, and a past
president of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce. After leaving
Davenport
, Mr. Hulvey was with the Educational department in
Everett, WA
for one year. He then became a consultant in the Facilities and
Organization Division of Administration and Finance in the Dept. of
Public Instruction at
Olympia
and served there until his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Delora, at the home and one daughter,
Mrs. Robert S (Jessie) Smith of Boise, ID, 3 granddaughters, and a
sister, Mrs. Gustine Stuart of Normandy, Missouri. One son preceded him
in death. Mrs. Ray Spining of
Davenport
attended the funeral. She is Mrs. Hulvey’s sister.” (Davenport Times:
9-03-1970)
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