LINCOLN COUNTY OBITUARIES 1908 to present...
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Landreth,
Ina, 6-07-1973
“Services
will be held in Reardan today at 3 pm. for Ina F Landreth, who died Monday
in
Spokane
. Mrs Landreth, 77, had lived
in this area for 69 years. Born
in
South Dakota
, she was a member of several Reardan groups including the First
Presbyterian Church, where the Rev Forrest Travaille and the Rev Lee Knell
will officiate at her funeral. Other
affiliations included the West Deep Creek Grange, Starlight OES and
auxiliary, as well as a
Spokane
chapter of Daughters of the
Nile
. Besides her husband Thomas,
survivors include two daughters—Jean Merrill, Chewelah, and Glenna
Zwainz, Reardan—and a son, Quintin, of Reardan.
Six grandchildren, one great grandson and numerous nieces and
nephews also survive. She will be buried at
Spring
Creek
Cemetery
.” (Davenport Times: 6-07-1973)
Landreth,
Mabel,
11-15-1984
“Mabel
A Landreth, 79, of Reardan, died Tuesday, Nov 6, 1984 at a
Spokane
nursing home. A lifetime
native of this area, she was born on Feb 3, 1905 in Waukon to James R
and Mary Puls. The Puls came to the Waukon area about 1900.
A Reardan High School graduate, and a former member of the
Whitman College Auxiliary, Mrs Landreth attended Cheney Normal School
and participated as a member of the Reardan Presbyterian Church, Spring
Creek Grange and the Lady Lions Club.
Funeral services took place last Friday, Nov 9 at the Reardan
Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. with burial following at the
Spring
Creek
Cemetery
. Mrs Landreth’s husband,
Milton, preceded her in death, as did one of the couple’s daughters,
Dolores Mahoney. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs Claude (Sally) Ross
of Warden; a son, Larry Landreth of Reardan, and his wife Betty; 7
grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs John (Inez)
Buchanan of San Marcus, CA.” (Davenport
Times: 11-15-1984)
Landreth,
Milton W,
8-11-1983
“Services
were held Aug 5, at Reardan Presbyterian Church for Milton Wesley Landreth
who died Aug 1, 1983 at the
Newport
,
WA
hospital after suddenly becoming ill while at his summer home on
Priest
Lake
. Dr Ray Moody conducted the
services assisted by Rev John Thomas. Interment was at
Spring
Creek
Cemetery
. Landreth, 80 at the time of
his death, was a retired wheat farmer and descendant of Reardan pioneers.
Born April 30, 1903 at this home north of Reardan in Crescent country, he
lived his life there, and was the third generation to farm the family
wheat ranch. On Dec 29, 1924, he was married to Mabel Puls.
He was a charter member of the Reardan Lions Club, and the Spring
Creek Grange. Landreth served with the Lincoln County Fire District from
1946 to 1972, was a member of
the Reardan Masonic Lodge 146, an active member of the Reardon
Presbyterian Church, including helping with the construction of the
present building, and had many years involvement with Community Days. He
was one of many who helped in the formation of the Reardan Grain Growers.
Survivors include his wife, Mabel, at their Reardan home; one daughter,
Sally Ross of Warden, WA; one son, Larry Landreth of Reardan; two
brothers, Harold Landreth of Priest Lake, ID; and Thomas Landreth from
Spokane. Also 7 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Mr Landreth was
preceded in death by one daughter, Dolores Mahoney.” (Davenport Times:
8-11-1983)
Landreth,
Thomas,
1-19-1984
“Funeral
services were held Saturday for Thomas A Landreth. He passed away in
Spokane
Jan 10, 1984. Tom was born
Dec 17, 1896 to pioneers, William and Lovia Emley Landreth, north of
Reardan. He graduated from
Reardan
High School
in 1916. He and Ina Barnard
of Reardan were married in 1920. They farmed in
Lincoln
and
Spokane
counties. Tom and Ina
resided on their farm on the
Coulee Hite Road
all of their 52 years of marriage. Ina passed away in 1973.
Tom remained on the farm until 1978 when he moved to Hawthorne
Manor Retirement Home in
Spokane
. He was in the Health Care Center there the past year.
Landreth was active in community life being on the Reardan School
Board two terms, the first Davenport Reardan Soil Conservation District
Board, Spokane County Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Committee for 20 years, Reardan Memorial Clinic Board, Building
Committees of Reardan Presbyterian Church and West Deep Creek Grange. On
July 3, 1918 he was initiated into the Reardan Masonic Lodge No. 146 F
& AM. He was a 62 year Starlight Chapter OES member, El Katif
Shrine, Scottish Rite, 51 year West Deep Creek, state and national
grange, attended the Presbyterian Church and was a Charter member of
Reardan Lions. He is
survived by one son, Quintin D Landreth, Reardan, two daughters, Mrs
Fred (Jean) Merrill, Chewelah, and Mrs Robert (Glenna) Zwainz, Reardan;
6 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; one brother, Harold Landreth,
Priest Lake, Idaho; numerous nieces and nephews.
A sister, Theckla Davidson and brother, Milton Landreth, preceded
in death. Pallbearers
included Ken Meabon, Kirk Merrill, Rick White, Tom Zwainz, Dean and Dale
Landreth. Soloist was Betty Jackman and organist Ruth Lindblom.
The Rev John Thomas and Rev C C Saunders officiated. Graveside
services were conducted by Reardan Lodge No 146.
Burial was at
Spring
Creek
Cemetery
. Schanzenbach Funeral Home, Chewelah, was in charge.” (Davenport
Times: 1-19-1984)
Lane,
Elizabeth, 10-08-1987
“Elizabeth
(Plummer) Lane, 101, died Oct 2 in
North Bend
.
Mrs Lane
was born in the Bald Ridge area near Mondovi. She married
Walter Lane
in 1903 and the couple farmed seven miles north of
Davenport
for 40 years. They moved to
Snoqualmie in the mid-1940s.
Mr Lane
died in 1966.
Mrs Lane
was a member of the
Methodist
Church
, Daughters of the Union Veterans and the Community Grange. She was a
former member of the Mondovi Grange.
Survivors include one daughter, Vera E Eaton, of
Kent
; one son,
Howard Lane
of
LaGrande
,
OR
, formerly of
Davenport
; three grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 5 great-great
grandchildren. Private family graveside services were held for the Eastern
Washington pioneer Oct 5 at the
Mondovi
Cemetery
north of
Davenport
. Strate Funeral Home was in
charge.” (Davenport Times: 10-08-1987)
Langfeldt,
Lynn,
12-30-1971
“Memorial
services were held Friday at the Reardan Presbyterian Church for Lynn
Langfeldt, whose struggle with cystic fibrosis ended at the
Regional
Hospital
at Fairchild Air Force Base, Dec 21, 1971.
Lynn
was born Aug 18, 1945, in
Coffeyville
,
Kansas
. He lived for 8 years in
Illinois
and moved with his family to
Washington
in 1953. He graduated from
Reardan
High School
in 1963 and attended EWSC and
Spokane
Community College
. He was active in the Presbyterian Church, Boy Scouts, and the Spokane
Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis Association. Survivors include his mother,
Bernadine Langfeldt, at the home; sisters, Paula Heimbigner of Columbus,
GA; and Pamela Langfeldt at the home; two grandmothers, Edna Curry of
Richmond, VA, and Louise Langfeldt of Neilsville, WI, and 14 aunts and
uncles.” (Davenport Times: 12-30-1971)
Lanway,
Barbara,
4-11-1991
“Barbara
J Lanway of Creston entered into eternal rest of April 7, 1991 in
Spokane
after a short illness. She was born Feb 10, 1930, to John and Rachel (Eckhart)
Hansen in
Davenport
. She resided in
Newport
and attended schools there graduating in 1948.
She continued to live there until April 8, 1955, when she moved to
Spokane
. She lived there 12 years before moving to Creston in 1967, where she
resided until the time of her death.
On Sept 4, 1948, she married Russell H Lanway in
Coeur d’Alene
,
Idaho
. Mrs Lanway is survived by
her husband, Russell, at the home; four
sons, Michael and wife, Diane Lanway, Patrick D Lanway and Timothy J
Lanway, all of Creston, and John Lanway of Wilbur, one daughter, Dawn
Colleen and husband Don Hopkins of Creston; three grandchildren, Russel
Jack and Eric Matthew Hopkins, and Nicholas Shelby Lanway, all of Creston;
two brothers, Harold E Hansen of Spokane and Guy A Hansen of Tenino, WA;
one sister, Joann Buchite of Newport, and numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother James S
Hansen. Mrs Lanway was an avid outdoors person who loved to fish, boat,
camp and work in her flower gardens. For the last three years, the center
of her life has been her three grandsons. She was also active in the
family trucking business. Funeral mass will be held today (Thursday) at 10
a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilbur, with the Rev Pat
MacMahon officiating. Graveside service to follow at 3 p.m. at the
Newport
Cemetery
. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur is in charge of arrangements.”
(Davenport Times: 4-11-1991)
Larson,
Ethel,
8-17-1989
“Funeral
services were held Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Hunters for
Ethel Larson. She was 84. Mrs
Larson was born Nov 8, 1904, in Creston, to Levi Syria and the former
Rettie DeBord, the oldest of three children. The family moved from Creston
when Ethel was six to the
Spokane
Valley
, and she graduated from
Opportunity
High School
in the early 1920s. She then attended
Cheney
Normal School
from which she received her life teaching certificate. During the course
of her life she taught in
Enterprise
, Kahlotus, Fruitland, and Hunters, and she retired from Hunters in 1965.
On Dec 30, 1930, she married Randolph Larson in
Pasco
, and on Jan 6, 1943, the couple became the parents of twins, Don and
Dorothy. They raised their family on the Larson family homestead in the
Enterprise
area near Fruitland; Ethel lived in this home 59 years, from the time of
her marriage until the end of her life. She died last Thursday, Aug 10,
1989 in Davenport….She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law,
Donald and Linda Larson of Fruitland; her daughter, Dorothy M Larson of
Pullman; 2 grandchildren…; one brother and sister-in-law, Ermin and
Beulah Syria of Wenatchee; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and
friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ranny on March 19, 1979,
and her sister, Beulah in the early 1920s…” (Davenport Times:
8-17-1989)
Lasater,
Herbert M ,
,
6-11-1998
“Herbert
Milton Lasater, who made his home in
Davenport
the past six years, passed away here June 8, 1998. He was 90. Funeral
service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ball & Dodd Funeral Home
North in
Spokane
with burial at
Fairmount
Memorial Park
. Family and friends are invited to a gathering following the service at
the home of Gary and Sharon Buck in
Davenport
. Herbert was born Nov 17, 1907, in
Piedmont
,
KS
, to Oliver W and Ethel May (Stick) Lasater. He graduated from the
University
of
Montana
and went on to teach high school science and agriculture for a number of
years in that state. After that, he was employed as a farm Indian agent
in Inchelium and Wellpinit for about 10 years, then retired as a machine
operator from Biles-Coleman in Omak in 1973.
Mr Lasater’s wife Anne preceded him in death nine years ago. He
came to
Davenport
in 1992 and spent the late year and a half in the Lincoln Nursing Home.
Active in the
Davenport
Senior
Center
, Mr Lasater also was an avid fisherman and camper, and had a special
place in his heart for his grandchildren. After he retired 25 years ago,
Mr Lasater wrote about 2,000 stories about his life experiences as a
hobby. He inspired an interest in genealogy in granddaughter Sharon Buck
of
Davenport
and they did a lot of research together. Survivors include two
daughters, Frances and her husband Perry Frazier of Harrington, and
Olivia Jeffries of Asotin; 6 grandchildren, Sharon and her husband Gary
Buck of Davenport, David and his wife Lorre Frazier of Colville, Michael
and his wife Kimberly Frazier of Sutherlin, OR, Richard and his wife
Vicki Jeffries of Spokane, Gary and his wife Julia Carpenter of Asotin,
and Janet and her husband Mike Mundt of Lebanon, NH; 14 great
grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; special adopted family
members, Pat and Charlie Quill, both of Grand Coulee; a 107-year old
aunt, Anna Jensen, of Eureka, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews.”
(Davenport Times: 6-11-1998)
Layton
, Rosa M,
7-21-1983
“Rosa
M Layton, 96, Bothell, died July 14, 1983. She was born June 23, 1887 at
the farm home of her parents located 18 miles north of
Odessa
. She moved to
Seattle
in 1918 and to Woodinville in 1919 where she lived the rest of her life.
She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of Harrington and a member of the
Church
of
God
of
Everett
. She is survived by a son,
Dick of Harrington, daughters, Frances Hartsfield of Woodinville, LaVerne
Bauer of Woodinville, Vera Henning of Everett; brother, Otto Reich of the
Odd Fellows Home, Walla Walla; 14 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren
and 4 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Albert F, sons Glen and Virgil, daughter Lois Hart and brother, Ernest
Reich, who died in June. Family graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday
at
Cypress
Lawn
Cemetery
. Arrangements are under the direction of Purdy & Walters Cassidy
Funeral Home.” (Davenport
Times: 7-21-1983)
Lehmann,
Peter,
8-16-1984
“Peter
Lehmann, 79, of
Wenatchee
, died last Thursday morning, Aug 2, 1984 in
Central
Washington
Hospital
following an extended illness.
Rev
John
Underhill
officiated the 2 p.m. graveside services at Reardan’s
Spring
Creek
Cemetery
. Lehmann, born April 21,
1905 in
Colville
, moved with his parents at an early age to Mondovi. There, he attended
school. He spent most of his
life in the Reardan area, where he worked on wheat ranches. He moved to
Wenatchee
in 1973 and had since made his home there. He was an avid hunter and
fisherman. Survivors include
one brother, Gene Lehmann of Spanaway; one sister, Mrs Flossie Holman of
East Wenatchee
; and several nieces and nephews. One brother and one sister preceded him
in death. Betts Funeral Home handled arrangements for the family.”
(Davenport Times: 8-16-1984)
Lehman,
Ralph ‘Gene’, 6-06-1985
“Ralph
E ‘Gene’ Lehman, a former Reardan resident, died last Saturday, June
1, 1985 at
St Joseph
Hospital
in
Tacoma
. Mr Lehman was born and raised in the Bald Ridge area, northwest of
Reardan. After his marriage to Edna Gohr in 1935, he moved to Graham.
The couple later moved to
Spokane
in 1955, where Mr Lehman worked for the city of
Spokane
. After retirement, the
Lehmans moved to Spanaway. Edna
Lehman died in March of 1982, and he and Ellen Anderson were married in
1983. Survivors include his
wife, Ellen at the home in Spanaway; a daughter, Arlene Field, at
Roy
,
WA
; a son, Ronald Lehman at
Nine
Mile
Falls
; one sister, Flossie Holman of
Wenatchee
; four grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and several nieces and
nephews.”
Davenport
Times: 6-06-1985)
Leigh,
Edward J,
d. 3-20-1953
“Edward
Jay Leigh. Died: 3-20-1953. Birth:
7-17-1952,
Spokane
,
WA
. Never Married.
Father: Earl I Leigh. Mother: Georgia L Dean. Buried:
Fairmount
Cemetery
,
Spokane
,
WA
.” (Lincoln Co Health death card)
Leipham,
Henry P,
12-12-1996
“Henry
P Leipham, born in
Davenport
on March 26, 1904, passed away on Nov 18, 1996 at C & R Nursing Home
in Lacey.. No formal services will be held.
Mr Leipham was a graduate of
Davenport
High School
and studied architectural drafting at WSUl He was a Delta Upsilon member.
He worked for Washington Brick and Lime at
Clayton
,
WA
, in 1927 as plant superintendent. During WW II, he was a draftsman on
Velox Naval Supply Depot construction, and later worked for the Home
Owners Loan Corporation Association.
Mr Leipham rejoined Washington Brick and Line in 1946 ….
In 1969, Mr Leipham and his wife,
Lydia
, retired from farming. For
Lydia
’s health and Henry’s fishing, the couple moved to
Kingston
,
WA
in 1982, they moved to Panorama City Retirement Community in Lacey (near
Olympia
). After
Lydia
passed away in 1987, Henry lived between
Spokane
with his son Dean Leipham and Panorama City Retirement Community.
Henry will be missed by his survivors, which include three
children, Dean H Leipham and Arlene K Henry of
Spokane
, and Daryl L Leipham of
Davenport
; six grandchildren, Paige M Lee, Andrea L Sandvoss, Aaron A Henry, Tim
Leipham, Jeff Leipham and Desiree Leipham; and two great grandchildren,
Tierney Vogler and Galen Sandvoss. Arrangements were handled by Mills
& Mills Funeral Directors of Olympia.” (Davenport Times: 12-12-1996)
Lesnett,
Hosea,
8-01-1996
“Graveside
service for Hosea B Lesnett of Davenport was held Tuesday at the
Wilbur
Cemetery
. A memorial service followed at the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
in
Davenport
, with Pastor Mark Egertson officiating. Mr Lesnett died July 26, 1996
in
Davenport
. He was 96. He is survived
by his wife, Helen, at the home; one son, Paul Lesnett of
Seattle
; and two grandchildren. He
belonged to the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
and was a former member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.” (Davenport Times:
8-01-1996)
Light,
X William,
5-19-1983
“Funeral
services were held in Colville on May 14, for X William Light who died
in
Colville
on May 11, 1983. Light was
born near
Davenport
on Oct 17, 1895 to the late Mr and Mrs W F Light, early pioneers in the
Egypt
area. He was married to
Dorothy Hayter in
Davenport
on April 5, 1919. The couple moved to
Colville
in 1922 where they lived until the time of his death. They recently
celebrated their 64th anniversary.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy
Light at the home; nine children including Margaret Landon, Nada
Green and Corrine Hirsch, Kettle Falls, Lorraine Hughes and Mildred
Pratter, Hauser Lake, ID, Shirley Cutteridge, Spokane, Nora Rappe,
Okanogan, Claudia Cooper, Calgary, Alberta, Bill Light, Seattle; 30
grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren; two sons, Richard Light and
Noel Light preceded him in death.” (Davenport Times:
5-19-1983)
Lightle,
Susie Fay,
7-29-1999
“Susie
Fay Brown Lightle went home to be with her Lord on July 16, 1999. She
was 89. Susie was born Dec
30, 1909, in
Missouri
and came by train to the
Spokane
Valley
in 1918. She attended
Trentwood
Grade School
and
West
Valley
High School
before marrying Burdette Lightle in 1929. While in
Spokane
, Susie worked for the Diamond Match Company and had three daughters
before the family moved to Reardan in 1945. Susie worked for the
Reardan
School District
, Frisk Grocery and was a care giver for a number of years before moving
back to
Spokane
. She was a charter member of
Pasadena
Church
of the Nazarene. Mrs Lightle was preceded in death by her parents, Bill
and Dora Brown; two brothers, Oren and Charles Brown; a sister, Goldy
Pierce; her husband of 31 years, Burdette, in 1960; and a daughter,
Donna Smith, in 1996. She
is survived by daughter Helen and Harold Krupke and their six
children…; daughter Carol and Keith Schulz and their six children…;
and Donna’s daughters, LaDonna and Jerry Parent, and Kathy and Leonard
Hawkins. Mrs Lightle was
blessed with 36 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held on July 20 at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home in
the
Spokane
Valley
, with a graveyard service immediately following at the
Pines
Cemetery
.” (Davenport Times: 7-29-1999)
Lilienthal,
Lena
May,
5-04-2000
“Spokane.—A
memorial service is scheduled Friday, May 5, at 3 p.m. for
Lena
May (Kirby) Lilienthal, who died April 28, 2000. The service at
Fowler
United
Methodist
Church
,
Spokane
, will follow burial at
Fairmount
Memorial Park
. Mrs Lilienthal and her
husband, Ed, farmed north of
Davenport
for many years in an area still known as the ‘
Lilienthal
Mountains
.’ They moved to
Spokane
to retire. She was quite
active with providing care for newborn grandchildren or others needing
help. As a child, she came
west with her family and settled in Peach, WA. She was preceded in death
by her husband and a son, Robert. She leaves two daughters and
sons-in-law,
Lorraine
and Fred Bley and Lila and Don Howard; a daughter-in-law, Jo Lilienthal;
14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews. Riplinger Funeral Home in
Spokane
handled arrangements.” (
Davenport
Times: 5-04-2000)
Lilienthal,
Wm ,
,
2-05-1981
“William
A Lilienthal, one of seven children of north
Egypt
pioneers Max and Susie Lilienthal, died in a
Spokane
hospital Jan 22, 1981 at the age of 89.
He served in the US Army at
Fort
Colville
and
Fort
Spokane
. He homesteaded in this area and was born in the original log cabin at
the homestead. Lilienthal
first became a farmer, then worked for a road construction company and was
employed by the Spokane Park Dept from which he retired in 1958. He was a
Spokane
resident for 36 years. He is survived by his wife, Lucile; son Don of
Great Falls, MT; daughter Elgin McLay of Washington, DC; three
grandchildren; sister, Florence Ellis of Spokane; brothers Ed of Spokane
and Albert of Laguna Hills, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial
services were held at
Fowler
Methodist
Church
in
Spokane
.” (Davenport Times: 2-05-1981)
Lillengreen,
Reba,
6-29-1995
“Funeral
service was held Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Reardan
for Reba Lillengreen, 87, who died June 20, 1995 in
Davenport
. The Rev Cynthia Rodkey officiated. Interment was at
Spokane
Memorial
Gardens
. She was born May 2, 1908, at Creston to Joseph and Iva (Golliher) Cox.
She grew up in Creston and attended school there, graduating in 1926.
She later graduated from
Spokane
University
. She married Ray
Lillengreen of Creston on June 8, 1934, in
Portland
,
OR
. They moved to the Mondovi area in 1934, where they lived until 1948
when they moved to Reardan. Mrs
Lillengreen was an avid supporter and fan of Reardan athletics, as well
as church and Reardan Senior Citizens activities. A charter member of
the Hassie Club, she also enjoyed traveling and old car parades.
Mrs Lillengreen was preceded in death by her husband in 1976, two
brothers and one sister. She
is survived by her son and his wife, Paul and Sandy Lillengreen of
Edwall; two grandsons, Philip Lillengreen of Worley, ID, and Vance
Lillengreen of Anchorage, Alaska; two great granddaughters, Brooke and
Paige Lillengreen of Worley; one brother, Raymond Cox of Spokane; three
sisters, Rachel Blackshaw of Cheney, Gladys Pershall of Vale, OR; and
Esther Edwards of Grangeville, Idaho; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Strate Funeral Home in
Davenport
was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times:
6-29-1995)
Long,
Edwin,
d. 7-06-1989
“Edwin
Long died July 6, 1989 in
Seattle
. Mr Long was the son of Mary
Long and the late Oscar Long. He was a 1940 graduate of
Harrington
High School
. Survivors include his wife, Nancy, of the home; sons, Gary and Steve
Long of
Seattle
; his mother, Mary Long of Ritzville; a brother, Leonard Long of
Spokane
; and several grandchildren. Services were held July 11 in
Seattle
.” (Davenport Times: 7-13-1989)
Lowary,
Ivan M,
9-19-1985
“Ivan
M Lowary, 77, a
Davenport
native, died last week, on Monday, Sept 9 in
Seattle
. Born on Aug 22, 1908 in
Davenport
to Frank and Dora Lowary, he grew up here and attended one year of
Davenport
High School
. Mr Lowary became a graduate of
Rockford
High School
in 1926. After his marriage to Emila Rauter, he moved to
Seattle
and worked for Boeing for 30 years before retiring. Survivors include one
sister, Eva Badgley, and numerous nieces and nephews.” (Davenport Times:
9-19-1985)
Lueck,
Blanche,
d. 9-26-2001
“Spokane.—A
memorial service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct 6, at St Joseph’s
Catholic Church, 4521 N Arden Road, Otis Orchards, for Blanche Rose
Furgason Lueck, 99, who died Sept 26, 2001 at her Foothills area home. She
was a former grade school teacher at Mondovi in the early 1920s. Born to
Luther and Mary Furgason on Nov 27, 1901, in Gibbon, NE, the family moved
to the Reardan and Pleasant Prairie areas when she was four months old,
following a fatal shooting accident involving her oldest brother. She
graduated from
North
Central
High School
in 1919, received a teaching certificate from Cheney Normal (now EWU), and
taught all eight grades at Mondovi. In 1922, she married Frank Lueck and
moved to a ranch north of
Davenport
. The family later moved to
Lewiston
,
ID
, then back to
Spokane
, where she lived for the past 62 years. She was active in St Paschal’s
School and Church,
St Joseph
’s Church, the
Foothills Blue Ribbon Circle
and other community charities. Her
oldest son, Frank, a B-29 pilot, was lost in 1942. Her husband died in
1983 and daughter, Helen, in 1999. She
leaves a son, Dean (and Rosalie); 7 grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren. Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is handling
arrangements.” (
Davenport
Times: 10-04-2001)
Lueck,
Frank W,
3-31-1983
“Funeral
services were held in
Spokane
recently for former
Davenport
area resident Frank W Lueck, who died March 25, 1983 at a
Spokane
nursing home. Preceded in
death by a son, Andrew Frank Lueck, he farmed north of
Davenport
from 1920-1929 and then worked for WWP Co from 1930 to 1940. He later
worked as a foreman in a welding shop and served at Fairchild Air Force
Base from 1940 to 1944… Funeral Mass was held March 28 at St
Paschal’s Catholic Church in
Spokane
with the Rev Don Codden officiating. Burial was at
Holy
Cross
Cemetery
in
Spokane
and Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home was in charge of services. He
is survived by his wife, Blanche Furgeson Lueck at the home in Spokane;
a son, Dean Lueck of Foothills, WA; a daughter, Helen M Williams of
Spokane; 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren…; a brother, Fred
Lueck of St Maries, ID; numerous nieces and nephews. He married in 1922,
his wife being from the Reardan-Mondovi area. They celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary in April of 1982. Son Andrew was killed in WW II
while piloting a B-29. Lueck attended school in
Davenport
and Harrington.” (Davenport Times:
3-31-1983)
Luiten,
Orval H ,
,
5-10-2001
“Ritzville.—Graveside
service for Orval Herman Luiten, 92, a former Ritzville resident with
family in the
Davenport
area, is scheduled at 10:30 today (Thursday) at the
Emmanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery
in Ritzville. Mr Luiten died May 5, 2001 at Good Samaritan Village in
the
Spokane
Valley
. The son of Jacob and
Martha Burghard Luiten, he was born Oct 19, 1908, near
Marcellus
,
WA
. He was a farmer for most of his life.
Two wives and a daughter preceded him in death. Among those he
leaves are brothers Orlen, Elroy and Robert Luiten, all of
Davenport
, and Arnold Luiten of Spokane.” (
Davenport
Times: 5-10-2001)
Lynch,
Lillie,
4-26-1984
“Services
were held on Saturday, April 21, for Lillie May (Janke) Lynch, 91, a
lifetime area resident. Mrs Lynch was the daughter of Eastern Washington
pioneers, William and Anna (Rushmeier) Janke, and was born July 20, 1892
at Four Mound Prairie near what I s now Christensen and Four Mound
Roads. She was raised in
this area and attended one-room schools. In 1907 she was married to
Ancil Lynch, who was also born and raised at Four Mound and whose
parents had also come West in covered wagons.
Besides working on the farm and raising two children, she also
cooked for threshing crews. This involved working in the small confines
of a sometimes moving chuckwagon, trying to keep potatoes, bread and
meat all cooking on a small wood stove so all would be ready for the
crews at each mealtime. Ancil
Lynch died in 1955 at which time she moved into
Spokane
and maintained her own apartment until last December. For all her 91
years, she never flew in an airplane and only traveled beyond a 50-mile
radius about five or six times in her whole lifetime.
In later years she enjoyed visiting on the phone with many
friends and relatives, recalling many incidents of the past. Mrs Lynch
was a member of the
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
and a charter member of the Four Mound Homemakers.
Survivors include one son, George E Lynch,
Nine
Mile
Falls
; 7 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; and 11 great-great
grandchildren. A daughter, Ora E Blair, died in 1979. She was buried in
the family plot at
West
Greenwood
Cemetery
on
Coulee-Hite Road
. Rev Philip Falk of Reardan officiated.” (Davenport Times:
4-26-1984)
Lynn,
Mary E ,
,
2-22-1973
“64
Survive Mary Lynn. Mary
Elizabeth Lynn, grandmother of Jackis Hollis,
Davenport
, died recently in
Spokane
. A lifetime resident of the Inland Empire, she was a member of the
Methodist
Church
. Besides Mrs Hollis, she is survived by a daughter, two sons, a sister,
12 other grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and 9 great-great
grandchildren.” (Davenport Times: 2-22-1973)