Odessa Vicinity Deaths
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Submitted by Marge Womach
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Quincy
:
Doris J Mueller
Quincy
died May 22, 2002 in
Odessa
, age 58 years. She was born May 21, 1944, in Iron
River
,
MI
, the daughter of Herbert and Josephine (Ponozzo) Mueller. In 1962 she married
Mel Quincy Sr in Coeur d’Alene
. In 1981 they moved to
Odessa
.
Doris
was preceded in death by her husband in 1997, whom she cared for 7 years while
he endured the challenges of battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She is survived by
three children,
Susan Konda, of
Coeur d’Alene
; Mel Quincy Jr, of
Spokane
; and Robert Quincy of
Yakima ; 7 grandchildren; one sister, Dona Collins of Lewiston, ID; one brother, Larry
Mueller of Superior, MT, and companion Donald Hart, of Odessa. Vault interment
was at
Goldenrod
Cemetery
in Tekoa. Strate Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements. (notes from
Odessa
Record: 2002)
Ramm:
LeRoy Leo Ramm,
of
Col
ton
,
Oregon
, died Feb 6, 1997, aged 74. He was
born on the family wheat farm near
Odessa
on Oct 25, 1922, the ninth of ten children born to Gottlieb Ramm Jr and Mary
Hemmerling Ramm. In 1962 he married Mary Sauter and they moved to the
Mount
Hood area of the Hood
River
Valley
in Oregon
in 1964. They moved to Colton
in 1983. He is survived by his wife Mary and daughters, Suzanne, of
Beaverton
,
OR
, and Joyce of
Colton
; one sister, Elsie Delzer and one brother, Emil Ramm. Burial was at the Colton
Lutheran
Cemetery. (notes from Odessa
Record: Feb 1997)
Ramm:
Shirley Ramm
died Sept 1, 1994. She was born in
Chicago
67 years ago. She moved to WA state in 1940. She married Elmer W ‘Butch’
Ramm in 1943 and lived for a time on the Ramm farm south of Odessa
. They moved to Spokane
Valley
in 1951. Mr Ramm died in 1988. Survivors include a son, Gary Ramm, of
Spokane
; a daughter, Betty Jean Gates, of
Spokane
; nine brothers, 3 sisters, three grandchildren, three step grandchildren.
Interment was at
Fairmount
Memorial Park
in Spokane. (notes from Odessa
Record: Sept 1994)
Richter:
“
Vernon
Henry Richter,
65, of
Wenatchee, died Friday, Dec 2, 1994, at his home. He
operated a wheat farm southeast of
Odessa, commuting between
Odessa
and Wenatchee. He was born Jan 6, 1929, to Edward and Christine (Roth) Richter, at Dryden,
where he received his early education. The family later moved to Wenatchee, where he finished high school. He was drafted into the
US
Army and spent two years in the service. Following his discharge, he helped his
father on the wheat farm near
Odessa
. He took over the farm after his father died in 1973.
He is survived by a sister, Viola B Rice, of
Wenatchee; two nieces, Linda Broaddus, of East Wenatchee, and Patsy Witte, of Wenatchee; a great nephew; three great nieces, and a great great niece. In addition to
his father, he was preceded in death by his mother.” (Odessa
Record: Dec 1994)
Roberts:
“McKinley Irving
‘Mac’ Roberts, 89.—Died Feb 11, 1990 in
Spokane. A lifetime resident of
Whitman
County. Longtime resident of Tekoa, WA. His home,
Spokane
since 1988. Born Oct 8, 1900,
Albion, WA
to Clement and Josephine (Cunningham) Roberts. Married Harriet Handley, June
28, 1925. WW I US
Navy Veteran. Graduated
School
of Pharmacy, WSU 1922. Owned and Operated Tekoa Elk Drug Store, 1922-1969. Mac is survived by his wife, Harriet Roberts, at the
Spokane
family home; daughter, Marilyn Roberts Dalby and her husband, David, Sandpoint,
ID; son, Marshall Roberts and his wife Joyce,
Odessa,
WA; 11 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; preceded in death by one son, John
Howard Roberts, 11-09-1984. Memorial Service, Wednesday, Feb 14, 1990 at 1 p.m.
United
Church
of
Tekoa
, Rev Ken Young, officiating. Cremation. Kramer Funeral Home, Tekoa,
WA, in charge.” (Spokesman: undated)
Roloff:
“A memorial for Harold
L Roloff, a native of Lamona and a lifetime resident of eastern
Washington, were held Monday, June 17, at the Creston Christian Church in Creston.
Mr Roloff, who was 79 years old, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002. He was a
resident of
Four
Lakes. He was born in Lamona on Sept 21, 1924, the youngest of seven children of
Simon and Matilda Roloff. He attended elementary school in Lamona and junior
high school in
Odessa. After the death of his mother in 1936, he lived with his brother Rudolph and
family and attended
Harrington
High School, graduating in 1941. He was catcher on the high school baseball team, a
position he later filled on the Harrington town team.
He was a member of the US Army Air Corps and later the
US
Air Force from Jan 1943 to Oct 1945. He served as a radio operator and gunner
on B-17s, participating in 35 bombing missions over central
Europe. In 1948 he married Donna Hambright in Harrington. During his career he was a
rancher, oil distributor and for 25 years manager of the Creston and Wilbur
stations of United Grain Growers. He
was a member of the Creston Christian Church, Creston Community Club and a life
member of the Wilbur Lions Club. He was also a life member of the Wilbur VFW and
an honorary member of the
Airway
Heights
VFW. After retiring from the grain
business, he was a cattle rancher from 1979 to 1993, when the ranch became the
Swanson
Lakes
Wildlife Area. Harold and Donna retired to their home in
Four
Lakes
in 1994. As a member of the 301st Bomb Group and the Air Force
Gunners Association, he made numerous trips to their reunions throughout the
US
as well as in
Italy. He was preceded in death by
brothers: Rudolph, Gus, John and Daniel and by sisters Addline Werner and Violet
Roloff. He is survived by his wife Donna, son Tim Roloff and his wife Tricia, of
Kennewick; daughters Marilee Roloff and husband Steve Eugster, of
Spokane; and Terren Roloff and her husband Brad Ennis, of Spokane; grandchildren:
Andrew Walters, Luke Roloff, Jonathan Ennis, Annelise Eugster and Christopher
Ennis, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.” (Odessa
Record: June 2002)
Roloff:
“John W Roloff,
of
Oregon
City, OR, who was 80 years old, died Saturday, July 11, in an Oregon
City
hospital. (1992). He was the brother of Addline Mays, of
Odessa; Dan Roloff, of
Bremerton, and Harold Roloff, of Wilbur. Mr Roloff was born April 10, 1912, in
Maple Creek, Sask.
He served in the US
Navy Seabees during WW II. A welder, he worked for the
US
Bureau of Reclamation at Grand Coulee for 27 years until retiring, when he
moved to Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Madge,
daughter,
Susan Roth, of Portland, stepson, Dan D O’Neil, of Glide, OR, his brothers and sister; nine
grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held July 15 at the First Presbyterian Church, of Oregon
City, of which Mr Roloff was a member. Burial was in the Willamette
National
Cemetery.” (Odessa
Record: 1992)
Roloff:
“
Leontina ‘Tina’ Roloff, 88, a native of
Odessa
and a resident of
Olympia
for more than 60 years, died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at
Mother
Joseph
Care
Center
in
Olympia. She was born Dec 18, 1911, the
daughter of Daniel and Marie (Yanke) Roloff, in
Odessa. She worked as a shipyard welder during WW II, the
Olympia
Canner and then for 20 years with the WA Dept of Licensing until her
retirement. She was
a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in
Olympia. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting, crocheting, socializing and visiting
with people at church, on the bus and at the
Senior
Center. She is survived by numerous
nieces, nephews and other relatives. A memorial service was held on May 12 in
Olympia.” (Odessa
Record: May 2000)
Ruff:
“Pauline Ruff of
Moses
Lake
, born Nov 30, 1896 in Bessarabia,
Teplitz, Russia
to the late Jakob and Christina (Rieaser) Schmauder, died at Lakeridge Nursing
Care center in
Moses
Lake
on May 1, 1991. She immigrated to the United States
with her parents in early 1901, and grew up as the oldest of 11 children on her
parents’ homestead near Ruff, as a pioneer family in the area.
She was married to John Ruff, a member of another pioneer Ruff family, in
Jan 1917 in Ruff. Together they had six children which they raised on their farm
near Ruff. They began farming a quarter-section of land with horses and as they
acquired more property and animals, their children all joined in the work. In
the late 1930s, still working with horses, they retired and turned the farming
over to their sons. Mrs Ruff was a
member of the Ruff Congregational Church. Preceded in death by her husband in
1970, she eventually moved into Moses
Lake
after spending nearly her entire life in the Ruff area. She is survived by four
sons: Raymond Ruff, Robert Ruff, Rueben Ruff and Edwin Ruff, all of Moses Lake;
by a daughter, Esther Ruff of Tacoma; by four brothers: Jake Schmauder, August
Schmauder and Rudolph Schmauder, all of Davenport, and Fred Schmauder of
Spokane; by three sisters: Christine Lehman and Ann Garkee, both of Wenatchee;
and Martha Wiltshnig of Seattle; and by 7 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, a great granddaughter and
three sisters. Funeral service was
held for Mrs Ruff on Monday, May 6 at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories, Pastor
Gerrit Van Brandwijk of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment
followed at the
Schultz
Memorial Cemetery
at Ruff, arrangements in care of Kayser’s.” (Odessa Record: 5-16-1991)
Schaal:
Gary
Schaal,
65, died on Nov 4, 2004, at Cripple Creek,
Colorado. He was born April 28, 1939, in Colfax to Reinhold and Ella (Sauer) Schaal. He grew up and graduated in
Odessa, the Class of 1957. He is survived by his wife, Jean; son, Brent Schaal of
Dacula, Georgia; daughters, Cindy Smith of CO; Pamela Caldwell and Barbara Heller of TX; his
mother Ella Iltz, of Odessa; a brother, Loren Schaal of Seabeck, and sisters:
Janis Cornelia of NV; Lois Ferguson, of AZ. He was preceded in death by his
father, stepfather and one sister. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Nov 2004)
Schafer:
Gerald G Schafer
died Dec 19, 1995, in
Spokane. He was born and grew up in
Odessa, the son of Henry and
Lydia
Schafer. He graduated from Odessa
High School
in the Class of 1945. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Billy Schafer at
the home in
Spokane; one daughter, Jane Schafer of
Seattle; two sons, David, of
Spokane
and Thomas Schafer of Grapevine,
Texas; 3 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; two brothers, Delbert Schafer of
Tacoma, and Dennis Schafer of Portland; and one sister, Pat Nichols, of Odessa.
A graveside service was held on Dec 22, at
Fairmont
Memorial Park. (notes from Odessa
Record: Dec 1995)
Schafer:
Sue (Lydiena) H (Hohweiler)
Schafer, wife of Rev Benjamin
Schafer, died August 2003. They pastured (sic-pastored) for many years at the
Odessa
United Congregational Church. She was born in
Fargo, OK, on Oct 8, 1933, to Henry and
Lydia
Hohweiler. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Benjamin Schafer; four
children: Benaya Allison;
Michael Schafer; Brian Schafer; and Kimberly Gibson; 7 grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her parents and a sister. Funeral services were held at the
Opportunity
Christian Church on Aug 21, with the Rev Gale Davis officiating. (notes from
Odessa
Record: 2003)
Schillinger:
“
Norman
Carl Schillinger, 82, an
Odessa
native and former resident, died Monday, Oct 14, 2002, in
Spokane. He was born in
Odessa
on Sept 7, 1920, the son of Fred and Mary Schillinger. He was raised on the
family farm south of
Odessa. He graduated from
Odessa
High School
with the Class of 1939.
Norman
married Frances I Graber on Jan 20, 1941. He was a WW II veteran and a longtime
resident of
Spokan
. He drove a fuel truck for many years, retiring in 1982. Later, he moved to
Kamiah, Idaho. Survivors include his wife of 62
years, Frances; three sons, Dennis and wife Monica; Terry and wife Sheila; and Randy and wife
Annette; 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; two great great
grandchildren; and four sisters, Elsie Yuckert, Shirley Nagel, Mae Fritts and
Phyllis Lesser. A funeral service was held on Saturday, Oct 19, at Heritage
Funeral Home in
Spokane.” (Odessa
Record: Oct 2002)
Schimke:
“A memorial service
was conducted on Tuesday, Dec 26, (1995), for Emma Kuest Schimke,
formerly of
Odessa. Mrs Schimke died on Tuesday, Dec 19, 1995, in
Spokane. She was 91 years old. She was born in Odessa, the daughter of Julius and Rosina (Heth) Kuest. Mrs Schimke was a homemaker.
Her husband, Leo Schimke, died in 1987. She is survived by one daughter, Janet
Eaton, of
Overland
Park,
KS; two brothers, Oscar Kuest, of Wenatchee, and Leroy Kuest of
Spokane; two sisters, Alma Smith of
Bellevue,
WA; and Maude Giese, of
Spokane, and numerous nieces and nephews. The memorial service was at
Christ
Lutheran
Church
in
Odessa, with the Rev Scott Jurgens officiating. Strate Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.” (Odessa
Record: d. Dec 1995)
Schimke:
Weldon Schimke,
90, died Sept 18, 1999, at Latah Health Services. He was born Oct 17, 1909, in Odessa, to Daniel E and
Elsie L Straub Schimke. He was graduated from
North
Central
High School
in
Spokane. He married Margaret Wilson in 1934. He served in the
US
Army from 1943-1945. His wife, two sisters and a brother predeceased him. He is
survived by a nieces and nephews. A private family service was held at
Riverside
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
in Spokane. (notes from Odessa
Record: Sept 1999)
Schlomer:
Joseph Harry
Schlomer died at age 67 on
March 8, 2007. He was born Jan 18, 1940 in
Evansville,
IN.
He married Joyce Bradow on Dec 9,
1970. She died on Nov 18, 2003, in
Boise,
Idaho. They were married 33 years. He is survived by his sister, Helen Schlomer of
CA; his children: Rebecca Dierker, of
Boise; Leslie Schlomer, of
Portland,
OR; Lisa Schlomer, of
Milwaukie, OR; Jason Shearer, of Spokane; and Joe Schlomer of Odessa. Funeral services were
held March 15 at
Christ
Lutheran
Church
in Odessa.
Pastor Tim Hauge officiated. (notes from
Odessa
Record: March 2007)
Schmierer:
Rosemarie Schmierer
died on Nov 17, 2007 in
Odessa, WA. She was graduated from
Odessa
High School
in 1950, and was married to Herman Schmierer on Feb 15, 1954. She is survived
by her husband Herman, of 54 years, and four children: Bill Schmierer, Marilyn
(Rick) Smith, Deborah (Ryan) Walter and Steve (Anne) Schmierer; 6 grandchildren,
all of
Odessa
; and one sister, Joy Erickson, of
Spokane; and two nieces and one nephew. She is preceded in death by her parents,
Stanley
and Gladys Klima and a nephew. Funeral services were held at
Christ
Lutheran
Church
in
Odessa
with interment at
Fairmount
Memorial Park
in
Spokane. (notes from
Odessa
Record: 2007; photo in original)
Schoonover:
“Otto Schoonover
of Keller Ferry, an
Odessa
native who was born Jan 27, 1907 to Levi and Eliza Schoonover on the family
farm here, passed away Feb 15, (1988) at Deaconess Hospital, Spokane.
In 1933, Mr Schoonover married Olga Giese, also of
Odessa, at
Newport, and in 1938, the couple took over the Schoonover family farm, homesteaded by
his parents in 1886. They retired to Keller Ferry in 1976. He was a member of
the Moose and Elks lodges, and of the
Odessa
Grange. He was a life member of the
Odessa
Gun Club. Mr Schoonover is survived by his wife Olga, at the family home; and
by a number of cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at the
English Congregational Church here on Feb 20, interim
pastor Cynthia Scanlin officiating.” (
Odessa
Record: 1988) “…They retired in 1976 at Keller Ferry. Mr Schoonover enjoyed
his small orchard at Keller Ferry, hunting, fishing, traveling and visiting.
…survived by cousins, Mrs Al Geib of Wilbur, nephew Bob Estes of Wilbur, and a
second cousin at
Wilbur, Gary
Geib…” (excerpt of details, scrapbook item)
Schorzman:
Theopil ‘Ed’
Schorzman, 87, of
Harrison,
Idaho, died Sept 26, 1999 in Harrison,
Idaho. He was born in
Odessa
and grew up in
Miles
City, MT.
He married
Olive Stokes in 1936. He moved to
California. Olive died in 1966. He married
Beverly
Leon in 1967 and lived in CA before moving to
Harrison
in 1976. Survivors include his wife; three sons: Les and Eddie Schorzman, both
of
Coeur d’Alene, and Larry Schorzman, of
Rathdrum,
Idaho; two daughters,
Delight Callegari and Anita Flores, both of California; four stepsons, Don, Sam,
David and Ron Leon; a sister, Montana Hardung, of Spokane; and grandchildren.
(notes from
Odessa
Record: 1999)
Schwartz:
Wilma Jean (Widmer)
Schwartz died May 29, 2002, at
her home in
Spokane. Interment was at
Greenwood
Memorial Terrace in
Spokane. She was born in
Odessa
on Aug 9, 1932, the daughter of Oscar and
Ruby
Widmer. She was graduated from
Odessa
High School
in 1950. She is survived by her brother,
Eldon
Widmer, of
Moses
Lake; daughters: Sue Brown of
Post
Falls, Kathryn Darcy of
Spokane; Donnel Childs of Four
Lakes; grandchildren, nieces and nephews. (notes from
Odessa
Record: June 2002)“Wilma Jean Schwartz, age 69.—Passed away May 29, 2002 at
her home. Survived by her brother, Eldon Widmer of Moses Lake, WA; daughters,
Sue Brown and husband, Jim of Post Falls, ID, Kathryn Darcy and husband, Mike of
Spokane, WA, and Donnel Childs and husband, Wayne of Four Lakes, WA;
grandchildren: Michelle, Heidi, Holly, Annie, Clarisa, Ryan, Zach, Cameron and
Maegan; great grandchildren: Christopher and Alyssa; and numerous nieces and
nephews. A 34-year resident of Spokane. Ms. Schwartz worked as a nurse at the
Valley Hospital in Spokane from the time it opened until her retirement in 1994.
Previously, she had worked at the Odessa Memorial Hospital. She was a member of
the Centenary United Methodist Church for many years. She also enjoyed
traveling. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at 1 p.m. in the
Colonial Chapel at Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home with interment at
Greenwood Memorial Terrace, followed by a family potluck at Ms Schwartz home.”
(Spokesman-Review: 6-02-2002)
Shugert:
“
Evelyn
Walter Shugert, a native of Odessa, died Saturday, May 20, 1995, in
Spokane. Mrs Shugert had been a resident of
Spokane
for more than 55 years. She was 81 years old. She was born Sept 30, 1913, the
daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Schafer) Walter. She was graduated from
Odessa
High School
with the Class of 1930. She attended WSC. She was married to
Paul H Shugert in Odessa
on Oct 1, 1938. The couple made their home in
Spokane. She was a member of the Whitworth
Presbyterian Church and a past choir director and soloist of Central Christian
Church in
Spokane. She also was active in the Red Cross, Meals on Wheels and PEO. She is survived
by her husband,
Paul Shugert, at the home; a son, Bob Shugert, of Spokane; and two grandchildren, Carie Ann
Shugert, of
Deer Park, WA, and Robert E Shugert, of
Spokane. Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 24, at the Chapel of Flowers, Riplinger Funeral Home, with the
Rev Jim Singleton officiating. Interment was at
Spokane Memorial
Gardens
Cemetery
.” (Odessa
Record: 1995)
Smith:
Gloria Chavana Smith
died March 13, 1995, at her home in
Moses
Lake, age 56. She was born in
Dilley,
Texas
, on July 18, 1938, the daughter of Francisco and
Santos
Chavana. She married Hipilito C Smith in 1964, and the couple and their family
lived in
Odessa
from 1977 to 1990. The couple resided in
Moses
Lake
in recent years. She is survived by her husband of 30 years; one daughter, Jean
Rocha; four sons, Tony Smith of Tekoa; Frank Smith of
Seattle; Leland Smith of Davenport; and Chuck Smith of Washtucna; her mother, Santos
Chavana, of Dilley, Texas; two daughters-in-law; one son-in-law; four
granddaughters; one brother, Francisco Cavana Jr; four sisters, Elida Martinez,
Tone Jaco, Juanita Gonzales and Elenore Cantu.
She was preceded in death by her father, her brother Manuel and an infant
brother and sister. Interment was at
Pioneer
Memorial
Gardens
in Moses
Lake. (notes from
Odessa
Record: March 1995)
Smith:
James Edward Smith
died Jan 5, 1997, in
Spokane, aged 69 years. He was born on July 14, 1927, near
Odessa, the son of William and Anna Smith. He was a grandson of W L Smith, who in 1884
was one of the first settlers in the
Odessa
area. James joined the
US
Navy in 1947 and served as a radio man on the
USS Endicott until 1951. He married
Geraldine Della Rinker on Oct 12, 1951. In 1955 they moved to Othello where they
raised their 6 children. He was preceded in death by his son and
daughter-in-law, Jay and Vincene Smith, his parents, several brothers and his
sister. He is survived by his wife of 45 years; his younger brother, Ben Smith;
5 children: Donald E Smith, of Othello; Diana Smith of
Moses
Lake; Jim Smith of
Moses
Lake; William P Smith of Moses Lake; and Roland L Smith of Seattle. Interment was at
Bess
Hampton
Memorial
Gardens
in Othello. Stevens Funeral Chapel of Othello was in charge of arrangements. (Odessa
Record: Jan 1997)
Smith:
Lorraine
Witt Smith
died Dec 19, 2007, at her home in
Salem,OR. She was born Feb 15, 1928, to Emanuel and Julianne (Bohnet) Witt. She married
Elon
Gates (Pete) Kingsley in 1950, divorced in 1969, and later married John Sanders
and Walt Smith. She leaves behind a dear friend and long-time partner, Robert
‘Johnnie’ John, who continues to reside at their home in Salem. She is survived by a son, Don (Pat) Kingsley, and three daughters, Janice
(Dale) Hayden, Julene (Stephen) Brown and Laureen (Tim) Leach, as well as 7
grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Dean and Ken Witt of
Odessa. There will be no memorial service. (notes from
Odessa Record: Dec 2007)
Smith:
Dr Louis DeSpain
Smith of
Wenatchee
died Oct 2, in
Wenatchee. He was 84 years old. He was born Oct 12, 1910, in
Odessa
, the son of Charles and Martha (Wolfe) Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Norma; three daughters: Celia O’Connor of
TX;
Frances
Sheretz, of
Alaska; and Ellen Payton, of TN; 3 grandchildren; a brother, Oliver Smith of
Bend,
OR; and a sister, Charlotte Cooper of Fallbrook, CA. Dr smith was a pioneer
researcher in anaerobic microbiology. (notes from
Odessa
Record: undated)
Sparks:
“Howard Sparks, Neppel, Wash., and his mother, Mrs Robert
Sparks, Neppel, were fatally injured and two others are near death, the
result of a head-on collision Friday night near Warden, in an isolated part of
Adams County. Sparks died Saturday in an Ellensburg hospital and his mother died
on Monday there. Hallie Kiener, Neppel, who suffered a fractured skull, also is
in the Ellensburg hospital. Miss Alma Roth of Warden, suffered a fractured skull
and is in a Pasco hospital. Neither Miss Roth nor Kiener is expected to live.
Eugene Hodson and Elizabeth Cook,
both of Othello, passengers in the Kiener car, were uninjured. The
accident occurred six miles south of Warden on the Othello-Warden highway when
Kiener, who, Sheriff Melvin Oestrich said, was driving on the wrong side of the
road, crashed into the car driven by Sparks. There was no ice nor snow on the
road. Both cars were wrecked. Mrs Sparks and son were returning from a trip to
Pasco. The others were heading for Othello to attend a dance.” (Odessa Record:
1-07-1937)
Stannard:
“Graveside service
for Ruth J (Stillwell) Stannard, 84, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Riverside
Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A 32-year
Spokane
resident, Mrs Stannard died Saturday. She was born in Alexandria,
SD.
She graduated from
Stadium
High School
in
Tacoma.
Mrs Stannard also was a homemaker and a member of the Chapter EQ of the PEO and
Davenport
First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband of 64 years; a son, Bruce Stannard of
Troutdale,OR; a daughter, Janet Kuntz of
Spokane; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.” (scrapbook item: undated)
Starchman: “James Starchman,
age 65, was instantly killed, and George Deiter, 58, was fatally injured Sunday when their automobile
skidded in loose gravel and turned over a half mile west of Hanson
station. Mr Deiter was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital at Spokane
where he died soon after his arrival. He had been night clerk at the
Hotel Almira for the past six months. Little is known of him and as this
is written no definite arrangements have been made for his funeral. Mr
Starchman was a painter, who has resided in Almira and Nespelem for
three years. He was born in Illinois and went to Alaska during the gold
rush at Nome. He was also a pioneer in the Slocan, BC, gold fields and
had prospected from the Mexican border to Alaska. His remains were taken
to Spokane for burial Monday, by his sister, Mrs Bessie Wood, who
resides in the city. Starchman and Deiter were returning from looking
over the country on the ridge north of Almira, when the accident
occurred.” (Odessa Record: 8-01-1930)
Steinhaus:
“Memorial
services were held Friday, Dec 9, in Lynnwood, WA, for
Bill Steinhaus.
Mr Steinhaus died at his home in
Snohomish,
WA, on Monday, Dec 5, 1994. He had followed careers as a gardener, accountant,
machinist, warehouseman, carpenter, grocer, and farmer during his lifetime. He
was also an author of historical works on the
Pacific Northwest.
Mr Steinhaus was an occasional visitor in
Odessa, where his daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Pat Estes, reside. He is survived
by his wife of 43 years, Margaret; daughters Laura Estes and Mrs John (Billie)
O’Mack, of Snohomish, and a sister, Inez Hobbs, of
Puyallup,WA.” (scrapbook item: 1994)
Streich:
Helena
Lentz Streich
died Aug 29, 1995 at Elk. She was born on Jan 26, 1917 in
Marlin, and she attended school in
Marlin. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Ramm, in 1968, and
Reinhold Streich, in 1979. She is survived by two daughters, Carol Dassow, of Elk, and
Lorena Waldron, of Chattaroy; three sons, Duane Ramm, of
Kettle
Falls; Loren Ramm, of Brush Prairie, WA; and Gerald Ramm of Spokane; one brother,
Ernest Lentz, of Bremerton; one sister, Lydia Umbaugh, of Leesburg, WA.
Interment was at
Fairmount
Memorial Park. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Sept 1995)
Streicher:
“Dorothy Lou (Stumpf)
Streicher, of
Portland, died Tuesday, Sept 21, 1999. She was 72 years old. She was born in
Odessa, the daughter of John and Emily (Geissler) Stumpf, on Jan 26, 1927. She was
raised on a farm southeast of
Odessa
and later moved with her parents to
Portland. She was graduated from
Franklin
High School
there, and in 1951 she married
Robert Streicher. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a volunteer
at
Francis
Center
for many years. She is survived by
her husband,
Robert Streicher, of
Portland; two sons,
Mike Streicher, of Tigard,OR, and David Streicher, of
Portland; a daughter, Holly Frazier, of
Vancouver, W
; 3 grandchildren, John Streicher, Jennifer Streicher and Emily Frazier, and a
brother Lloyd Stump, of
Portland. A memorial Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on Sept 24.
Disposition was by cremation at
Willamette
National Cemetery. Mt Scott Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.” (Odessa
Record: 1999)
Stuhlmiller:
Lena Schauerman Stuhlmiller
died April 23, 2003 in
Wenatchee. She was born July 2, 1911, in
Fruita, Colorado, the first of seven daughters of Conrad and Anna Margaretha (
Eisenach
) Schauerman, German immigrants from
Frank, Russia. The family settled in
Odessa, where Lena grew up and was graduated from
Odessa
High School
with the Class of 1929. She married Theodore R Stuhlmiller, of
Trinidad, on Jan 14, 1934. The couple’s first home was built by Lena’s father, a
carpenter and builder of homes, was on the Stuhlmiller family wheat farm near
Trinidad. In 1948 they moved to
Quincy. She is survived by her daughter
Marlene Reller of
Wenatchee, Barbara Von Goedert, of
Edmonds, WA; grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband Ted in 1973, and sisters Ruth Heimbigner, Loretta Fink and Irene
Nichols. A memorial service was held April 29 at
St
Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Quincy. (notes from
Odessa
Record: 2003)
Tauscher:
Emma
Lorraine
Miller Tauscher died April
10, 1999 at Selah. She was born Jan 10, 1912 in
Odessa, one of 10 children born to George and Catherine (
Kanzler) Miller. The family moved to Wapato, where Emma completed her education.
She made
Portland
her home in the early 1930s. Emma married Albert Philip Tauscher on Sept 20,
1954 in
Portland. Al died on Jan 20, 1995 at the age of 100. Emma is survived by 10 nieces and
nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and
five sisters. Private family entombment services were held in
Portland
Memorial Mausoleum. (notes from
Odessa
Record: April 1999)
Thaut:
“A memorial service
for Art Thaut will be held today, Thursday, Dec 4, at the Church
of
Christ in Goldendale. Mr Thaut, a former
Odessa
resident, died on Monday, Nov 29, 2003. He was graduated from
Odessa
High School
in 1948. He was a stepbrother of Don Zeiler, of
Odessa; Vernie Zeiler, of
Kennewick; Fred Zeiler, of
Vancouver, WA, and Elma Lesser, of
Newport.” (Odessa
Record: Dec 2003)
Theisen:
Orval Theisen
died Aug 7, 2007 in
Spokane. He was born Jan 14, 1916, in
Erwin, SD, to Goulda and John Theisen. He worked as a high school teacher, beginning his
career in
Odessa
in 1951. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Aug 2007; photo in original)
Tomlinson:
“A M Tomlinson, 70, Chewelah, father of Mrs A W Birge, died
there Tuesday, just 11 weeks after the death of his wife. He had been ill with a
heart ailment for several years. A Virginian by birth, he came west in 1899 and
located at Creston, later living at Cedonia and Chewelah. For many years he
worked for the Great Northern railway. Burial will be at Cedonia. Surviving
children are Fayette Tomlinson, Sacramento, CA; Mrs Susie Birge, Odessa; Bruce
Tomlinson, Bluefield, WV; Ellis Tomlinson, Columbus, OH, and Mrs Ruby Cole,
Chewelah. There are 12 grandchildren and three brothers.” (Odessa Record:
12-30-1937)
Totusek: “Vaclav Totusek,
age 74, an Odessa country pioneer, died at his home at Hoskins, MN, July 17.
Thirty years ago he came from Silver Lake, MN, and took up a homestead northwest
of Odessa and later returned to Minnesota. He is survived by four sons, Joe,
Emil, Frank and Jerome of Odessa, and four daughters, who reside at Hopkins, MN.
Mr Totusek was a brother-in-law to Mrs Louis Wraspir, Sr.” (Odessa Record:
8-01-1930)
Travis:
Wanda Marie
Schoonover Travis died Oct 29,
1994, in
Hobart,
IN.
She was 75 years old. She was a resident of
Portage,
IN.
She was born April 9, 1919, in Ritzville, the daughter of Walter and Emma (Seidl)
Schoonover. She was raised in
Odessa, where for many years her father was the town marshal. She married Robert E
Travis, of
Gary, IN, on March 10, 1944. She is survived by her husband, one son and four daughters,
and nine grandchildren. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Nov 1994)
Troth:
“Bill Troth,
who had only recently begun a position as a soil conservationist at the Davenport
field office of the
Lincoln
Co Soil Conservation Service, died in early November (1992). Mr Troth, who grew
up on and later managed his family’s dry land farm at
Lewistown,
MT, had a degree in agriculture and taught vocational agriculture and worked as a
grain merchandiser in Montana. He received an SCS Conservation Team award while working for the Conservation
Service in Montana.” (scrapbook item)
Unknown:
“The body of a white man was found in the nine-mile eddy on the
Ferry County side of the Columbia River Wednesday by William Wright, farmer of
that region. He walked to Lincoln and telephoned Sheriff Lew Hutsell at
Davenport, who in turn notified the Ferry County prosecuting attorney. Wright
said the man appeared to have been shot. He did not remove the body from the
river, but tied to a tree to await the arrival of the Ferry County officials.”
(Odessa Record: 7-15-1937)
Voise:
Irene Sticka Voise
died July 15, 1995 at
Odessa. Funeral Mass was at
St Joseph
Catholic Church in
Odessa. Inurnment was at
Pioneer
Cemetery
in
Moses
Lake
. Irene was born in
Carlos,
MN, on Sept 22, 1904, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Daniel) Sticka. She married
William Voise on Nov 5, 1922, in
LaRedo,
MT.
They moved to
Odessa
in the early 1940s. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a
daughter, Frances Voise Speck, in 1983. She is survived by three children, Virginia
Haase, of Spokane; Richard Voise of
Odessa, and Shirley Bescancon of
Phoenix, AZ; 14 grandchildren; one sister, Eleanor Echelard, of Havre, MT.
(notes from
Odessa
Record: July 1995)
Wahl:
“A memorial service
was held on Saturday, March 27, in
Memorial
Garden
s
Funeral Chapel in
Vancouver, WA, for Martha Wahl, who died Monday, March 22, 1999, at the age of 85.
Mrs
Wahl was born Dec 11, 1913, in Lind. Her maiden name was Sackmann. In 1958, she
moved to Brush Prairie, WA, and was a homemaker and member, Sunday school
teacher, choir member and soup kitchen volunteer at the
First
United
Methodist
Church. She married
OttoWahl in 1934. He died in 1995. Survivors include her daughter, Jan Pittelko, of
Brush Prairie; brothers: Albert Sackmann and Emil Sackmann, both of Lind;
sisters: Rebecca Krug, of
Spokane; Ella Miller of
Gresham,
OR; Hilda Ruff, of
Moses
Lake; and Margaret Jeske, of Lind; three grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Interment was at
Evergreen
Memorial
Gardens
Cemetery
in Portland.” (
Odessa
Record: Apr 1999)
Walter:
Annie Wollman Walter
of the Schoonover Hutterite Colony died at her home Jan 16, 2001 with interment at the
Schoonover
Cemetery, Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville in charge. Annie was born Nov 15, 1925 at
the
New York
Colony near Maybutt, Alberta. Her parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Wollman, who preceded her in death as
well as brothers,
Paul and Eli Wollman, and sisters Mary Hofer, Sarah Gross,
Elizabeth
Gross and Rachel Tschetter, one son, Eli and one grandchild. Annie married
Darius
Walter on Dec 2, 1945 at the Pincher Creek Colony in
Alberta. She is survived by her husband, and sons Wally, Frank, John, Herb, Phillip,
and E D; and daughters Betty Hofer, Sara Hofer and Rosanna; sister Rebecca
Gross, and brother Joe Wollman. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Jan 2001)
Walter:
David
Arthur Walter died May 8, 2002
at his home in
Mesa
,
AZ.
He was born in
Odessa
Sept 23, 1917, the son of George and Katherine Walter. He attended schools I
Odessa, graduating from
Odessa
High School
in 1936. He served in the
US Army from Jan 1942 through his discharge on Oct 4, 1945. In 1960, he met
Callie Rushing. They were married in June of 1960 and they moved to
Mesa,
AZ
in 1983. Survivors include his wife, Callie; son Robert Rushing and family. He
was preceded in death by four brothers and nine sisters. Interment was in the
Veterans
Administration
National
Memorial
Cemetery
in
Phoenix
. (notes from Odessa
Record: May 2002)
Warren
:
Ina Lorine Brown
Warren
died Dec 10, 1997, age 83
years. The youngest of seven children, she was born on Feb 21, 1914, on a farm
near
Minco,
OK, to William and
Etta
Barber Brown. She married Floyd Warren at
Chickasha, OK
on Nov 7, 1932, where they lived until moving to
Wenatchee
in 1946 and to Odessa in 1948, where they were employed by Ralph King until Mr King’s death in the
1950s. She is survived by her husband Floyd, at the home; a son, Wilmon K
‘Bill’
Warren, of Moscow, Idaho; 3 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Dec 1997)
Weber:
“
Helena
E Weber, age 86, of
Lincoln, NE
, died Sunday, May 16. She was born in
Exeter, NE
on April 1, 1911. Weber was a member of the Mt Olive Lutheran Church, of
Lincoln, a former employee of UNL Ag
College cafeteria and J C Penney’s drapery department.
She is survived by her husband Jacob Weber, of
Lincoln; granddaughter and spouse Julie and David Miller, of
Omaha; grandson Steve Kissinger, of
Omaha; son-in-law Richard Kissinger, of
Omaha; sister Margaret Hansel, of Lincoln; great grandson Kyle Miller, of Omaha
and many nieces and nephews. Weber is also survived by sister-in-laws and
brother-in-laws: Henry and Olga Weber, of
Odessa; Reiney and June Weber, of Marlin; Clara and Harvey
Haase, of
Odessa
and Roseann Kramer, of
Odessa. She is preceded in death by: daughter Loretta Kissinger, parents Gottfried and
Louise Mueller, sister Sophia Krieger, sister Ann Volz and brother John Mueller.
Services are today, May 20, at 11 a.m. at the
Lincoln
Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at
Lincoln
Memorial Park
.” (
Odessa
Record: May 20, 1997)
Weber:
“Jacob Weber, a member of a pioneer Marlin area
family, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, in Lincoln,
NE, at the age of 91. He was born in
Laub, Russia, on May 2, 1911, to Conrad and Anna (Litt) Weber, who later settled in the
Marlin area. He grew up on the family farm, attending the Kallenberger country
school and
Wilson
Creek
High School. A long-time resident of
Lincoln, NE, he was employed by the Elgin Watch Company.
He was a member of
Mount
Olive Lutheran
Church
in
Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his
wife Helena, daughter Loretta and three brothers: Peter, Fred and Eugene Weber.
He is survived by a granddaughter and spouse, Julie and David Miller, of Omaha;
a grandson, Steven Kissinger, of Omaha;
two great grandsons, Kyle and Brent Miller, of Omaha; brother and
sister-in-law, Henry and Olga Weber, of Odessa; brother and sister-in-law
Reinhold and June Weber, of Marlin; two sisters, Clara Haase and Roseann Cramer,
both of Odessa, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on
May 16 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, with the Rev Bradley J Pearson
officiating.” (Odessa
Record: May 2002)
Weber:
“Shirley
Heimbigner Weber died May 15, 2007, in
Yucipa, CA. She was born Oct 28, 1927, in
Tacoma
to August and
Lydia
(Miller) Heimbigner. She was a 1945 graduate of
Odessa
High School. She is survived by her son Keith Weber, of Texas; her daughters, Renee Patrick, of Yucipa, and Valerie Root of
Utah; and her sister, Cynthia Langenheder, of Spokane
.” (
Odessa
Record: undated)
Webley:
“Bruce Webley, born at Richland Center, Wisconsin, Oct 20,
1865, passed away at a Pasco hospital on Feb 10, 1937, while visiting his
brother, Oliver. In 1866 he came west to Odessa, later moving to a ranch north
of Wilson Creek where he has since resided, successfully managing his farm in
spite of the physical handicap of a paralytic disease.
He was well known through this district for his courage, keen mind,
cheerfulness and hope, as he wrested a living from the soil, under handicap,
giving generously to the aid of friends and relatives in time of need. The
funeral services were conducted from the Wilson Creek church on Sunday, Feb 14,
and interment made in the Hartline Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs
H Meyer of Brewster and Mrs James Roberson of Oroville; five brothers, Clyde of
Wilson Creek, Irvin of Quincy, Newell of Marlin, Jay of Neppel, and Oliver of
Pasco.” (Odessa Record:
2-25-1937)
Weigand:
“
Alice
Pearl Kennedy Weigand,
a native of
Odessa
and the daughter of the town’s first mayor, died on Wednesday, Dec 20, 1995,
at her home in
Spokane. She was 90 years old. She was born Sept 21, 1905, the daughter of George A and
Pearl
Bunnell Kennedy. She was the third of five children. Her father was
cashier of the newly established
Odessa
State Bank, and as well as serving as
Odessa’s first mayor, he was also a state senator from
Lincoln
County
… Besides living in
Odessa
as a child,
Alice
moved back to
Odessa
with her family in 1938. Her husband, Harold J Weigand Sr, was manager of the
Odessa
J C Penney Co store between 1938 and 1942. Their youngest child, Kenneth, was
born in Odessa on March 11, 1940. Kenneth and his family live in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Alice’s other son, Dr Robert G Weigand, is a radiologist in Spokane.
Alice’s grandfather, William Kennedy, pioneered in 1886 in
Washington
Territory
near Ritzville. Her mother’s family also pioneered in eastern
Washington
prior to statehood. The Kennedy family moved from
Odessa
to
Seattle, where
Alice
graduated from Ballard
High School
in 1923. The family was living in Toppenish when she met Harold J Weigand. They
were married on Aug 16, 1927…. He died in St Maries on Dec 9, 1955… Funeral
Mass was celebrated on Saturday, Dec 23, 1995 at
St Augustine
Church
in
Spokane
. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery
in
Spokane.” (excerpt of Odessa
Record: undated)
Weishaar:
“Vigil service for Jacob J Weishaar, 82, who had operated a
welding school here, will be at 7:30 at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Anthony Roman
Catholic Church, where he was a member. Private burial service will be at
Holy Cross Cemetery
with Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home in charge. Mr Weishaar, who died Wednesday,
was born in Odessa, WA, and had lived in
Spokane
since 1918. He owned and operated Weishaar’s
Welding
School
for 45 years. Survivors include his wife, Adelle E; three sons, Robert J
Weishaar of
Athol
,
ID
, and George E and Thomas C Weishaar, both of
Spokane
; two daughters, Barbara Nickel of Athol and Marilyn O Vollmer of Farragut
Village, Idaho; one sister, Amelia Keefer of Spokane; 15 grandchildren; 4
step-grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and four step great
grandchildren.” (scrapbook item: undated) “Jacob J Weishaar. Died:
7-18-1990, Spokane, WA. Last Residence: 99205. Birth: 7-22-1907.” (SS Death
Index)
Weizel:
Margaret
Lyons
Weizel died May 31, 2007, in
Cape
Coral,
FL.
She was born on March 9, 1930, in Washington,DC. She spent her adult life in
Spokane, Odessa, Redmond,
WA, and then
Lake
Havasu,
AZ, before finally retiring in Cape Coral. She was a nurse practitioner with a masters degree in psychiatry. She also
played the cello in the
Lake
Havasu
Orchestra. Margaret is survived by three children, Robert C Lyons, of
Duvall, WA, Thomas P Lyons, of
Seattle; and
Susan E Salameh, of
Cape
Coral, as well as nine grandchildren, five brothers, and four sisters. (notes from
Odessa
Record: 2007; maiden name not given, burial not given)
Wegener:
“Gustave Wegener, of
Kirkland, WA, died Saturday, Feb 20, 1999 in
Kirkland. He was 82 years old. He spent his childhood in Irby attending school there. He
married his wife, Geraldine, in 1937 in Cle Elum. He was employed as a truck driver for a gravel
company for more than 30 years. He is survived by two sons, four daughters and
several grandchildren.” (Odessa
Record: 1999)
Whiting:
Janie Marie Whiting, 52, died with services from
Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Vigil service followed at St Peter Catholic
Church. She was a lifetime resident of
Spokane
and graduated from
Shadle
Park
High School. Survivors include her husband, Lynn Whiting; a son, Brent Whiting and a
daughter, Shawna Whiting, both of
Seattle; her parents, Mary Jane and Jack Wilson of
Spokane; three brothers, John and Ken Wilson, both of Spokane; Dick Wilson of Medical
Lake; five sisters, Carol Green of Odessa, WA; Pauline Marienau of Las Vegas,
NV; Bernice Ackerman of Chattaroy, Alice Shafer of Idaho Falls, and Teresa
Zeiler of Valleyford. (notes from undated scrapbook item; Janie was born April
14, 1944 and died Dec 10, 1997, per family.)
Widmer:
“
Eugene
W Widmer.—Passed away Jan 11, 1989 in
Seattle, WA. Funeral services were held Jan 16, 1989 in
Seattle, WA. Survived by his mother, Amelia Finkbeiner,
Spokane; three children, Donald Widmer, Lilas Mitchell, Virgil Finkbeiner.
Mr
Widmer was a graduate of Odessa High School. He resided in
Seattle.” (Spokesman: undated)
Widmer:
“Kenneth Dean
Widmer, 57, of
Panama
City,
FL, died Saturday, Sept 4, 1999. He was born in
Odessa, the son of the late Oscar and
Ruby
Widmer, on Jan 8, 1942. He was graduated from
Odessa
High School
with the Class of 1960.
Mr
Widmer had lived in
Florida
since 1963. He was a supervisor with Lockheed Martin and served in the
US
Air Force for seven years. He was retired from the
Florida
National Guard. He was a member of the
Central Assembly of God Church. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three
brothers, Weldon ‘Bud’ Widmer,
Orville Widmer and Leslie Widmer. He is survived by his wife, Sheila
Widmer, of
Panama
City; a daughter, Kimberly W Thomes and her husband Christopher, of Panama
City; a granddaughter, Reilly Elizabeth Thomes, of
Panama City; a sister,
Mrs
Wilma Schwartz, of
Spokane; a brother, Eldon Widmer, of
Moses
Lake, and his mother-in-law,
Mrs Arlene Steeley, of
Panama
City
. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sept 7, at
Central Assembly of God Church, with the Rev Don Shoots officiating. Interment was at
Greenwood
Cemetery.” (Odessa
Record: undated 1999)
Wollman:
“Funeral services for
Mary Wollman were held Tuesday, Dec 12, at the
Spokane
Hutterite
Colony. She was 88 years old. Mrs Wollman died Sunday, Dec 10, 1995, in
Spokane. She was born in
Redfield, SD, on June 6, 1907 and moved to
Fort
Macleod, Alberta, in 1918. In 1941, she married Jacob Wollman and lived at
Pincher Creek, Alberta, until 1959, when they moved to the Spokane
Hutterite
Colony. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1963 and by three brothers and
six sisters. Mrs Wollman is survived by her son and his wife, Joseph and JoEllen
Wollman, of
Odessa; two grandchildren, Christina and Daniel Wollman, of
Odessa, and numerous nieces and nephews.” (Odessa
Record: undated)
Woodard:
“Sharon Kathleen
Woodard, 64, of
Spokane, died in her sleep on Tuesday, Sept 23, 2002. She is survived by three sons,
Kevin (Dianne) Woodard, of Illinois; Kieth (Miriam) Woodard, of
Portland; and Brian Woodard, of
Spokane; one daughter, Molly, grandchildren: Kyle, Ashley, Lauren, Sierra, Shelby
and Casey Woodard; three brothers, Hugh (Renee) McLaughlin, of
Blonville,
France; Grant (Ditty) McLaughlin, of
Bellevue; and D K (Kathy) McLaughlin, of Olympia; one sister, Marlys (Melvin) Kissler,
of Odessa; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn McLaughlin, Briar, WA; and Teresa
McLaughlin, of Bothell, WA; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in
death by her parents, three brothers, one sister, two nephews, one niece and her
husband of 47 years, Wallace (Woody) Woodard. Hazen and Jaeger was in charge of
private cremation.” ( Odessa
Record: 2002)
Zicha:
Virgil G Zicha,
a member of a pioneer
Odessa
family, died Sept 20, 2002, in
Spokane. He was born in
Kennewick
on Nov 7, 1930, the son of George
and Rebecca Zicha. He grew up in
Odessa, graduating from Odessa
High School
in 1949. He married Wilene Duynslager in
Pullman
in 1950, Ellen E James in Kennewick
in 1990 and Eunice Heiden in
Spokane
in 1999. He is survived by his wife Eunice of Spokane; son
Michael A Zicha of Spokane; sisters Maxine Divito, Marjorie Giese and
FlorenceWilson, all of
Spokane; and Marilyn Kraemer, of
Topeka,
KS; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren. Interment was at Fairmont
Memorial Park
. (notes from Odessa
Record: Sept 2002)
Zier:
David Zier died
Nov 22, 1994, in
Salem, Oregon. He was born Jan 20, 1910, in
Walla
Walla
, the oldest child of Jacob and Katrina M Zier. He had five brothers and five
sisters. The family lived on a farm four miles south of Odessa. David and his younger sister, Dorothy, who attended the
Walter
School, are remembered by their teacher, Rachel Walter of
Odessa, as polite and well-mannered children. David married LaRean Schuler in 1927 in
Ritzville. He is survived by his son Wendell; daughter, Janis; three brothers, 5
sisters, 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. (notes from
Odessa
Record: Dec 1994)
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Odessa
vicinity deaths submitted
to the Lincoln County,
Washington, GenWeb, January
2008, by
Marge Womach.
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