McKay,
Jane S.,
9-11-1997
“Former
Reardan resident Jane S. McKay, 83, died Sept 1, 1997 in
Wenatchee. Private family services
will be held at a later date. Born and raised in North Dakota, Jane
Schmid married Lewis W McKay in 1937 and they followed his teaching
profession west through Montana and Idaho before moving to Reardan in
1948 with their two young children.
Fourteen years later,
Anacortes became their home until they retired to
Spokane
in 1972. The active retirement included many church, civic and volunteer
activities prior to Mr. McKay’s death in 1990.
In addition to being an avid seamstress, Mrs. McKay was known for
her quick sense of humor, both in person and in her writing, which
brought delight to many over the years.
Mrs. McKay had lived in
Wenatchee
for the past eight months and is survived by her son Scott and his wife
Kay McKay of East Wenatchee; her daughter Heather and husband Bill
MacKenney of
Redmond; and three grandchildren. Telford’s Chapel of the Valley,
East Wenatchee, is assisting with arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 9-11-1997)
McKinnon,
C. Perry.
8-13-1981
“Funeral
services were held Saturday in Chelan, WA, for C. Perry McKinnon, a
native and long-time resident of
Davenport McKinnon died Wednesday, Aug 5 at
Central
Washington
Hospital
in Chelan at the age of 75. He was born Sept 1, 1905 at
Davenport
and graduated from
Davenport
High School
in 1922. He attended WSU for two years.
In 1926, he married Helen Rinker of
Davenport. Following their marriage, they moved to Chelan where he was employed
at the Chelan State Bank. He
was also employed at the Chelan Valley Warehouse Co, which was later
sold to Blue Chelan, Inc. Since
that time, he was employed as an accountant and involved in various
business ventures. He was a charter member and past president of the
Lake Chelan Lions Club, served several years on the Chelan School
Board No. 129, was involved in city government, was an active golfer
and member of the Lake Chelan Golf Club.
Survivors include his wife, at the home; two sons, Richard of
Orange, CA, and Joe of Portland, OR; a sister, Margaret Pankey of
Davenport; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were held at
Chelan
United
Methodist
Church
with the Rev Fred Rarden officiating.” (Davenport Times: 8-13-1981)
McMurran,
Ellen D.,
7-23-1948
“Bruce
Hay, Spokane, was named executor of the foreign will of Ellen D. McMurran, who
died in
California
April 12, when the will was filed for probate in the Lincoln
County
superior court Friday. The estate is valued at $12,000.” (Citizen:
7-23-1948)
McRae,
Adelheid,
d. 8-24-1968
“Adelheid
McRae. Died: 8-24-1968. Birth: 8-24-1872,
Switzerland. Widowed. Father:
Bathashaser Vogel. Mother: Burgunda Riesh. Burial:
Cremation-Hazen-Jaeger; Spokane, WA.” (Lincoln Co Health death card);
Mead,
Robert D.,
9-08-1988
“Robert
D. (Bob) Mead of Tucson, WA, died Aug 13, 1988 in Spokane. He was 61. Mr. Mead was
born in
Davenport
on July 23, 1927 and attended local school here. In 1944 he joined the
US Navy and served on the USS Herdon in Asian waters for two years. He
attended
Eastern
Washington
University
and Gonzaga
University
and for 37 years was employed as an engineer with the US Geological
Survey until health reasons forced him to take an early retirement. He
enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid big game hunter.
He was a member of the VFW and BOE Lodge of America.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Caryle, of the home; a
son, Robert Randall Mead of Page, AZ; a daughter, Kimberly Kreitner of
Tucson; three grandchildren, Jason and Ashley Mead and Ryan Kreitner;
his mother, Winnie Mead of Davenport; two sisters, Bernice Brown and
Maxine Hutsell, both of Davenport; uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and
nephews. Memorial services were held Aug 23 in
Tucson
in the chapel of the Adair Funeral Home.” (Davenport Times:
9-08-1988)
Mecklenburg,
Georgia,
5-13-1982
“Services
were held Thursday, May 6, in
Spokane, for Georgia Mecklenburg, a long-time resident of the
Davenport-Creston area who died at the age of 97. The Rev Weymuth
McGrew officiated the services at the Sunset Chapel of Fairmont
Cemetery. Mrs. Mecklenburg
was born May 4, 1885 at Medical
Lake
and married Max Mecklenburg in 1902. The two farmed most of their
lives, residing in the Davenport-Creston region. She was a member of the Wilson Grange and a resident of Lincoln Nursing
Home for the past 10 years. She
is survived by a son, Ed; four grandchildren, Devere Cabe of Albany,
OR, Noel Cabe of Elk, WA, Pamela Close and Georgia Schneider; and
several great grandchildren.” (Davenport Times:
5-13-1982)
Menkel,
Ethel,
9-05-1996
“Former
Edwall and
Spokane
resident Ethel Menkel died Aug 29, 1996 at the
Life
Care
Center
in Ritzville, just two weeks from her 100th birthday.
Graveside funeral service was held on Tuesday afternoon at the
Greenwood
Cemetery
in
Spokane, with pastors Steve Gutzman and Sandy Sparks officiating. Visitation
was held at the Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Born on Sept 12,
1896, at Edwall, she grew up at Edwall and attended country school
there before marrying John McDonald. While Ethel was carrying their
daughter Phyllis, John became ill and died before the child was born.
IN 1922, she married George Menkel and they lived and farmed at
Edwall until they retired to Spokane
in 1945. Mr. Menkel died in June 1972. Mrs. Menkel then moved into the
Riverview Terrace Retirement Apartments, where she lived until her
daughter Phyllis moved her to Ritzville in April 1989. While in
Ritzville, she lived at the Briggs Home before moving into the
Life
Care
Center
in Feb 1990, where she resided until her death. Mrs. Menkel was a
50-year Golden Sheaf member of the Neighborhood Grange at Mica, a
50-year member of The Three Link Rebekah Lodge at Reardan and was a
holder of a Washington
(100-year) Centurion Farm Certificate. She is survived by two
granddaughters, Diane Eastman of Ritzville, and Gail Heide and her
husband Ron of Sprague; two step-grandsons, Mike Mann and his wife
Susan of Seattle, and Chris Mann and his wife JoAnn of Wasilla,
Alaska
; 8 great grandchildren; one niece and one nephew; and a good friend,
Deanna Frostad of
Pullman. She was preceded in death by her husbands John McDonald in 1920 and
George Menkel in 1972; one daughter, Phyllis Mann in March 1995; and
an infant son.” (Davenport Times: 9-05-1996)
Meske, John,
est. 6-04-1926
“Final
settlement of the estate of John Meske was made last week at
Davenport
when Mrs. Elizabeth Meske Miller guardian of Edmund and John Meske
gave her final account and received her discharge.” (Odessa
Record: 6-04-1926)
Meyer,
Catherine A.,
9-03-1981
“Services
for Catherine A. Meyer, 76, a longtime resident of the Reardan area,
were held Thursday, Aug 27 in
Spokane
at the
Emmanuel
Lutheran
Church. Interment was held at
Riverside
Cemetery. Mrs. Meyer died Sunday, Aug 23 at her home in Deep Creek near
Espanola. Born in
Lethbridge, Alberta, she moved to
Spokane
as a small child. She graduated from North
Central High School
and worked as a bookkeeper for The Spokesman-Review circulation
department from 1922 to 1935. Mrs. Meyer served as secretary for the
West Deep Creek Grange for 16 years and was a member of the
Emmanuel Lutheran
Church
in Reardan. She married
William W Meyer in Spokane
in 1929. Her husband, a past president and 21-year member of the
board of Darigold, survives her at the home. She is also survived by
three daughters, Joan R. Schwindt, Bellingham, WA, Phyllis E. Ahlf,
Shelton, WA, and Suzanne M Mull, Munster, IN.” (Davenport Times:
9-03-1981)
Michael,
Cathern M.,
6-09-1988
“Cathern
M Michael, 74, died March 24, 1988 in
Idaho. Mrs. Michael was born in
California. She came to
Davenport
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Day, when she was 10 years old. Her
parents owned and operated a store and service station at River Homes
which is now the Porcupine Pantry near
Porcupine
Bay. She attended school in
Davenport. She and her husband,
Keith Michael, moved to
Emida, Idaho
in 1946. She was active in many groups in Emida and St Maries. She was
chosen as ‘mother of the year’ for Emida Days. Survivors include
her husband of 56 years, Keith, of Emida, Idaho; five sons, Duffer
Michael of St Maries, Alan Michael of Fernwood, Punk, Frank and Doug
Michael of Emida; four daughters, Peggy Guenther and Linda Derry, both
of Spokane, Janice Wood and Judy Turner, both of St Maries; 24
grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Service and burial
information was not available.” (Davenport Times:
6-09-1988)
Miller,
E. F.,
7-03-1925
“E.
F. Miller, age 64, a merchant of
Thompson Falls, Montana, died at his home there Tuesday. The body was shipped to
Spokane
and the funeral was held at 3 p.m. Wednesday from Smith & Co.
Mr. Miller is well known in Harrington where he was a member of
the firm of the Ellis-Miller company, engaged in general
merchandising. The family left here a few years ago and for a time Mr.
Miller engaged in business in Colfax. He is survived by his widow,
Mary Belle of
Thomson
Falls
and by one son, William, who is a garage mechanic in
Spokane.” (Citizen: 7-03-1925)
Minor,
Carl E.,
5-30-1996
“Memorial
service was held May 11 at the Redmond Presbyterian Church for Davenport
native Carl Emerson Minor, 83, who peacefully entered into rest May 8,
1996. He was born in
Davenport
on Nov 22, 1913. He graduated from WSU in 1935 with a bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering and remained a staunch Cougar fan his
whole life… During World War II, Mr. Minor served as a meteorologist
with the Army Air Corps, having earned a bachelor of science degree
from the
University
of
Chicago. He started a career as a chemist with the Washington State Dept of
Highways in
Olympia
in 1935 and continued with the department for 36 years, retiring as
assistant director of management services. From 1971 to 1978, Mr. Minor
worked as a professional engineer in a consulting role for the
National Asphalt Paving Association in Seattle. Following his ‘second retirement’ Mr. Minor and his wife, Alice,
divided their time between
Seattle
and
Sun City
, AZ. Besides supporting the Cougars, Mr. Minor was an avid sports fan
and enthusiastic participator in lawn bowling. Mr .Minor is survived by
his wife of 54 years, Alive; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary
Ann Minor of Adelaide, South Australia; one granddaughter, Jeanni
Minor of Spokane; two grandsons, Christopher Minor and his wife Katina
and Mathew Minor, who attends WSU; and two great grandchildren,
Nikkita and Rebecca.” (Davenport Times: 5-30-1996)
Monk,
Wilson,
1-14-1927
“Petition
for probate of the will of Wilson Monk of Edwall and the naming of
Martha Monk as executrix has been filed. The estate consists of
community property valued at $11,380.” (Odessa Record:
1-14-1927)
Morgan,
Victor,
8-19-1976
“Funeral
services were held for Victor Morgan last Tuesday in
Omak, WA
under direction of the Precht-Harrison chapel, with Rev Roger V.
Muisiner officiating. Mr. Morgan, a brother of local resident, Ray
Morgan, had been a long-time resident of Omak. He had served as supt.
of schools in Omak for some 20 years, and following retirement had
been active in the orchard business; has served on the board of Tree
Top of Cashmere, for some time as its chairman and was a participant
in horticulture circles in the state of
Washington. In addition to his brother Ray Morgan of
Davenport, other survivors include his wife Ethel (Peggy) Morgan of Omak; two
daughters: Mrs. D. O. Langill of
Longview
and Mrs. Miles Severin of Hayward,
CA; two sons: Rex Morgan of Quincy,WA
and Walter Morgan of
Las Vegas,
NV. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Interment occurred at Omak Memorial
Cemetery.” (Davenport Times: 8-19-1976)
Morrison,
James, 12-07-1995
“At
his request, no services will be held for James H Morrison, formerly of
the Tomahawk, WI area, who died Nov 27, 1995 in
Davenport.
He was 77. He was born on
June 21, 1918, in
Merril, WI, to Hugh and Ethel (English) Morrison. He joined the US Army in 1939,
where he spent six years in
Alaska,
France
and
Germany
during WW II as a sergeant. He married Gladys Petta of Tomahawk in 1944
and the couple had three children.
Mr. Morrison worked in construction as an operating engineer for
30 years, and he and his family lived in several locations. He retired
in 1979 in
Rochester,
WA, where he and Gladys enjoyed fishing and gardening. They moved to
Davenport I November of this year.
Mr. Morrison is survived by his wife of 51 years, Gladys, at the
home in Davenport; one son, Ron Morrison of Mollalla, OR; one daughter
and her husband, Ruth and Grant VanBuren of Davenport; three
grandchildren, Brian and Chris VanBuren, and Amber Morrison; and two
brothers, Kenny Morrison and Jerry Morrison.
He was preceded in death by one son, Gary Morrison, in 1969,
three brothers and three sisters. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport
was in charge of arrangements.” (Davenport Times: 12-07-1995; some
records show his birth as June 14, 1918)
Mossler,
Floyd C.,
8-19-1982
“A
man who grew up in
Davenport
and was a retired freight handler, Floyd C. Mossler, 69, died recently
at Lewiston, his home. Mossler had
lived in
Lewiston
since 1932 and spent his boyhood in
Davenport
until 1915 when he moved to
Springdale
where he continued to live for 17 years before moving to
Lewiston. He was born here to Michael and Pearl Mossler. Survivors include his
wife, Irene, of Lewiston; three sons, Robert Mossler and Gary Mossler,
both of Lewiston, and Michael Mossler of Clarkston; a daughter,
Darlene Williams, of Lewiston; four sisters, Margaret McQuillin of
Davenport, Florence Pearson of San Rafael, CA, Alice Stevens, of
Concorde, CA, and Elva Wickersham of Lewiston; one brother, Loren
Mossler of Hayesville, NC; and 3 grandchildren.” (Davenport Times:
8-19-1982)
Mulligan,
John,
alive 4-07-1922
“
E. Baumgardner
dropped into The Citizen office Wednesday with a letter from John
Mulligan which he had written to Edward Day Dec 25, 1921, giving the
information that he was in the Edgecliffe sanitarium, sick with
tuberculosis and asking the assistance of his Harrington friends to
help him establish his claim for government aid.
Mr. Day, a brother-in-law of Mr. Baumgardner, lives at Hartline
and the letter was addressed to Harrington, hence the three
month’s delay in getting in touch with proper authorities… Mr.
Mulligan came home from the war in bad shape. He did not know what
ailed him and on several occasions stated to the editor that the
army doctors, to whom he was frequently referred, did not seem to be
able to locate his trouble. He had been wounded and various
complications had set in….” (excerpt Citizen: 4-07-1922)
Murray,
Margaret ,
7-09-1943
“Mrs.
Margaret A Murray, a former resident of Harrington, passed away at her
home at
N 809 Jefferson St
,
Spokane, July 3. She is survived
by her husband, Felix E. Murray, at the home; one son, Emmett L., of
Chicago, IL; granddaughter, Ann Louise Wheeler of Spokane; grandson,
Lt John Anthony Wheeler, US Army flying corps, Panama; 4 sisters, Mrs.
Celia Torrence, Mrs. Catherine McAuliff, Mrs. Agnes Sly, Mrs. Rose Tracy,
all of Spokane. Rosary
Thursday, July 8 at 8 p.m. from the Hennessy Funeral Home. Funeral
Friday, July 9, at 9 a.m. from
St Joseph
’s church, Rev John F. Fahy officiating. Interment Holy Cross. The
Murrays
resided in Harrington for several years when Mr. Murray had charge of
the Spokesman Review’s country circulation department in this
territory, and they made many friends here who regret the death of a
good woman.” (Citizen: 7-09-1943)
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