Washington

Michels, Peter – Obituary

Peter Michels, 63, a resident of Ellensburg since 1882, died at his home, 1108 B Street, early this morning [May 19, 1942] after a lingering illness. Born in St. James, Minn., August 8, 1878, he came to Ellensburg 60 years ago with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michels, valley pioneers. He received his education in the public schools here. On October 30, 1902, he was married to Miss Minnie Taylor, of Ellensburg. Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers; Frank Michels and H. J. Michels, both of Ellensburg, and J. J. Michels, of Duluth, Minn.; … Read more

Morrison, Chester J. – Obituary

Chet Morrison, 73, Rt. 5 Box 270, died Friday evening [December 5, 1980] at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital. He was born in Ellensburg on August 9, 1907, a son of the late Thomas J. and Lilly (Ferguson) Morrison. He attended school in Kittitas and from 1923 to 1950 he followed the rodeo circuit. He and Bertha Zumbrunnen were married in Yakima on April 8, 1938. Since 1942, they have operated a ranch in the Fairview District on Nanum Road. Morrison helped to start the Kittitas County Calf Ropers Assocation with Bud McNeil. In addition to his wife, he is survived … Read more

Page, Jessie May Tinkham – Obituary

Mrs. Jessie May Page, 74, a resident of Ellensburg for the past eight years, died at a local hospital early today [May 17, 1947]. A native of Kansas, Mrs. Page [w/o Oliver] moved here from Davenport, Wash. She is survived by four sons, including Alfred of Ellensburg; Ira of Davenport; and Clarence and Raymond, both of Spokane; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie McFarlin, Yakima, and Mrs. Pearl Christian, Kirkland; four sisters, including Mrs. Ada Schroder of Ellensburg, Mrs. Nellie Hendrickson of Spokane, and Mrs. Lizzie Bachtell and Mrs. Belle Klink, both of Seattle; one brother, Guy Tinkham of Ellensburg; seven grandchildren … Read more

Phelps, Mary Smith – Obituary

Mrs. Mary Phelps, a resident of Ellensburg from 1884 to 1945, died recently [January 16, 1951] in Everett, where she has lived for the past five years. She was born in Pike County, Missouri, in 1867. Surviving are three sons, Gilbert of Everett, Tracy of Chelan, and Odie Phelps of Seattle; a sister, Mrs. Ella Wilson of Everett, and a brother, Sherman Smith, of Ellensburg. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Honeycutt-Evenson Chapel, with Rev. Dan Rueb officiating. Interment will follow at the IOOF cemetery here. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Sorensen, Swan – Obituary

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Honeycutt’s for Swan Sorensen, 73, well-known farmer here for the past 50 years, who passed away Tuesday [January 9, 1937] at his home on Route 2. Rev. R. A. Hansen will conduct the ceremonies. Surviving are his wife, Amelia Marguerite; a son, Andrew of Ellensburg; and two daughters, Amelia and Marguerite of Seattle. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Schroder, August – Obituary

August Schroder, 89, well-known Ellensburg resident and retired Snohomish County farmer, died yesterday [April 11, 1947] afternoon at his home here. Had he lived until next Sunday, he would have been 90 years old. Born at Hamburg, Germany, April 20, 1857, he came to the United States when he was 27 years old and to Washington State in 1888. He farmed for many years at Granite Falls, moving to the Kittitas Valley 7 ½ years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ada Schroder; three daughters, Mrs. J. A. Mansfield of Spokane, and Mrs. T. A. Harrell and Mrs. A. O. … Read more

Bailes, Helen Curtis – Obituary

Helen Bailes, 90, former Ellensburg area resident, died Monday evening at her home in Seattle. She was born December 17, 1889 in Oregon. She married Amos Bailes in Oregon [married in Yakima Co., WA]. They settled in the Fairview District where they homesteaded until his death in 1932. Mrs. Bailes moved to Seattle in 1943. She is survived by two sons, Glenn Bailes, of Selah, and Lauren Bailes, of Seattle; three daughters, Dorothy Huff and Lydia Bailes, both of Seattle, and Bonnie Nora Dimm, of Federal Way; 15 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. A third son, … Read more

Evans, Llewellyn Walter – Obituary

Toppenish residents were shocked to learn early this week of the death of Sheriff Lew Evans. Mr. Evans who lived on a ranch near Buena was for a number of years a community leader in Toppenish. Death came to the popular county official in St. Elizabeth Hospital where he was taken after he had suffered a heart attack at his home one hour before. He died at 12:30 Tuesday morning [January 4, 1949]. Funeral services will be held in Shaw & Sons Chapel in Yakima Friday afternoon at 1:30 with burial in Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Hopkins Mortuary has charge … Read more

Graaff, Mary Margaret Michels – Obituary

Mary Margaret (Mae) Graaff, 93, 107 W. 11th Ave., died Thursday evening [December 19, 1985]. She was born in Ellensburg on Dec. 27. 1891, one of 11 children of George and Cecilia (Quinn) Mitchell {Michels]. Mrs. Graaff was the last survivor of the family. She and Francis A. Graaff were married in Ellensburg on May 28, 1914. Her husband preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 1955. Mrs. Graaff was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Legion of Mary, Navy Mothers Club and the Grandmothers Club. She is survived by three sons, the Rev. Joseph Graaff … Read more

Harrel, Edward Hamilton – Obituary

[The obituary was bound and some words are in the binding. Missing words are shown as …] Edward Hamilton Harrel, fatally injured when the automobile which he was driving turned turtle on the Dollarway on the afternoon of Sunday, April 28, died at the general hospital this morning [May 14, 1918] at 12:20 o’clock. Death was caused by a fracture at the base of the skull…from the first only slight hopes had been held out for his recovery. Yesterday it was known that there was no hope of recovery, and practically all of the relatives here were gathered at the … Read more

Harrel, Julia Ann Derrick – Obituary

Funeral services for Julia Ann Harrel, 90, who died yesterday [June 15, 1966] in the Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Evenson’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Paul Nance officiating. Burial will be the IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Harrel, a pioneer resident, was born Feb. 10, 1876, at Rogersville, Tenn., and was married to Edward Harrel Feb. 11, 1896 in Tennessee. They came to the Kittitas Valley from Rogersville in May 1902, and worked for William Packwood for three years. They then operated a farm for Clarence Palmer before buying a ranch in the Fairview District … Read more

Harris, Lottie Rose Ettie Ferguson

Funeral services are pending for Mrs. Lottie Harris, 35, who died today [April 16, 1964] at Bernath’s Nursing Home. She had just been transferred here from the Oaks Nursing Home in Yakima. She was born Jan. 2, 1878 in Ellensburg. Her husband, Gide [Giles] Harris died in August 1931. Mrs. Harris is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lola Hodgson, Ellensburg, and Mrs. Gertie Werner, Seattle, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren as well as several brothers and sisters, all living in the Kittitas Valley. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Page, Mary Ann Wooding – Obituary

Mary Ann Page, 85, died Thursday [October 26, 1978] at a local nursing home. She was born Aug. 10, 1893 at Getchell, Wash. She and Alfred O. Page were married in Seattle on September 24, 1912. They came to the Ellensburg area in 1919 and farmed on Route 3. Following the death of Mr. Page in April, 1964, she moved to town and made her home at 312 North Anderson until entering the nursing home. She was a member of Altrua Rebekah Lodge, Women of the Moose, Country Mothers’ Club and Grange. Survivors include three sons, Edwin Page, of Ellensburg, … Read more

Page, Alfred Otto – Obituary

Funeral services will be held in the Evenson Chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday for Alfred O. Page, 73, a longtime Park District farmer who died Wednesday [April 15, 1964] at the Ellensburg General Hospital. The Rev. C. M. Strong will officiate. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery. Mr. Page was born in Seattle and married Mary Wooding. Survivors include his wife, three sons, Edwin, Ellensburg, Myron, White Salmon, and Robert, Annette, Alaska; a daughter, Mrs. Viola Christian, Ellensburg, 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Ira, Davenport, and Raymond, Spokane. Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Seaton, Marguerite L. Stampfly – Obituary

Marguerite L. Seaton, 72, of Rt. 5, died Thursday morning [December 13, 1984] at her home. She was born Jan. 18, 1912, in Ellensburg, a daughter of Emil and Marie Stampfly. She attended the rural Fairview School and Ellensburg High School. She and Ralph Seaton were married Feb. 1, 1930 in Yakima. They farmed in the Fairview District until retirement in 1969. Following the death of her husband in 1975, Mrs. Seaton made her home near her daughter and son-in-law on Wilson Creek Road. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church. Survivors include a son, Allen Seaton, of … Read more

Purdin, Mary Lulu Huss – Obituary

At her late home, 776 North Commercial Street, Mary Lulu, wife of Robert L. Purdin, age 49 years [October 21, 1924 in Marion Co., OR]. Besides her husband she is survived by five children, Mrs. Leston Downes, Mrs. Lester Mooney of Cottage Grove, Harvey, Eileen, and Mary at home. Her mother, two sisters and six brothers who reside in Washington. She was a member of Neighbors of Woodcraft of Ellensburg, Wash. Funeral services will be announced later. Remains are in care of the Terwilliger Funeral Home. Mary Lulu was the daughter of Elisha Harvey Huss and Dorcas Jane Graham, long-time … Read more

Noel, Clarissa Jane Farris – Obituary

Mrs. Clara J. Noel, 75, died Friday [October 9, 1942] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pauline Stalcup, 634 North Oakes Street [Tacoma]. She was a native of Fresno, Cal., and had been in Tacoma 12 years. She lived some years at Ellensburg and Snohomish. Her home was at 2603 ½ 6th Avenue. She was married Nov. 30, 1882 at Ellensburg to W. H. Noel who died in 1930. She was member of Glendale Camp Royal Neighbors in Tacoma and of the Epworth Methodist Church, Tacoma. Besides Mrs. Stalcup, she leaves daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Francis and Mrs. Stella Faithful … Read more

Taylor, Frank – Obituary

Frank Taylor, Sr., 60, Ellensburg native son and widely-known former Kittitas County peace officer, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Santa Ana, Cal., this morning [October 12, 1943]. The son of the late William and Mary Taylor, valley pioneers, he was born in Ellensburg July 4, 1883. He grew up here and graduated from Ellensburg High School. For 18 years he was a deputy in the Kittitas County sheriff’s office and for several years he was a guard officer at the Walla Walla penitentiary. He and the family moved to Santa Ana in 1937. He was … Read more

Schroder, Ada Tinkham Poskey – Obituary

Mrs. Ada Viola Schroder, 83, of Ellensburg, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday [May 2, 1952] in Ellensburg General Hospital. She was taken to the hospital 12 hours before following a stroke. Mrs. Schroder was born in Kansas and came to Seattle from there 64 years ago. She moved from Seattle to Ellensburg 11 years ago with her husband, August Schroder, who died here April 11, 1947. They were married in Seattle, Sept. 16, 1910. The Schroders lived most of the time here since 1941. Recently, Mrs. Schroder had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. A. O. (Mary) Page. Mrs. … Read more

Prater, Felix – Obituary

An illness of three weeks with heart disease brought death early this morning [August 5, 1937] to Felix G. Prater, 58-year-old, well-known farmer, at his home on the West Side. Mr. Prater was born on October 23, 1878, on the West Side, on a farm near that on which he lived for most of his adult life and resided there and in Ellensburg throughout his life. For a short time he operated an automobile agency in Ellensburg. He was married to Miss Alice Harrell on August 10, 1904. He is survived by his widow; a son, Dorsey Prater of Ellensburg; … Read more