Obituaries
Esther Ramm Marlin, Wash.
Service for Esther H. Ramm, 77, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Heritage United Church of Christ in Odessa, Wash. Strate Funeral Home in Odessa is in charge of arrangements. Burial will follow in Odessa.
Mrs. Ramm, who was born in Ruff, Wash., died Wednesday.
She graduated in 1922 from Marlin High School.
Mrs. Ramm was a homemaking project judge for many years for the Grant County Fair.
She was a member of Heritage United Church of Christ in Odessa and was in the women’s auxiliary, where she taught Sunday school and Bible school.
Her husband, Adolph, died in 1991.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Williams of Spokane and Donna Gardner of Portland; two sons, Allan Ramm of Marlin and Dale Ramm of Odessa; four brothers, David Jasman of Odessa, Edwin Jasman of Marlin, Harvey Jasman of Moses Lake and Ken Jasman of Renton, Wash.; a sister, Elsie Jasman of Citrus Heights, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Odessa Convalescent Center Memorial Fund.
Janice Johnson Pullman
Memorial service for Janice Marie Johnson, 56, will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Living Faith Fellowship Worship Center. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson, who was born in New Town, N.D., died Tuesday.
She graduated in 1959 from New Town High School.
In 1963 she married George Johnson in New Town, and they moved to Pullman in 1967.
Mrs. Johnson worked at Seafirst Bank in Pullman and was also a homemaker.
She was a member of the Union Flat Community Club and the Living Faith Fellowship Worship Center in Pullman.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Rodney Johnson of Seattle; a daughter, Karin Johnson of Pullman; her parents, Freeman and Manda Sand of Stanley, N.D.; and three sisters, Claudia Grey of Stanley, N.D., Marilyn Goetz of Tucson, Ariz., and Sandra Reetz of Seattle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Faith Fellowship Worship Center in Pullman.
Ola Means Spokane
Service for Ola Mae Means, 55, will be held in Alabama at a later date. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Mae, who was born in Stockton, Ala., died Wednesday.
She worked as a homemaker and moved to Spokane from Alabama 10 years ago.
Survivors include her husband, Paris of Spokane; a daughter, Sharon Safford of Bay Minette, Ala.; two sons, Christopher Means of Spokane and Paris Means of Bay Minette; a stepdaughter, JoAnn Jernigan of San Antonio; her mother, Annie Baker of Stockton, Ala.; six sisters, Thelma Baker of Wilmington, Del., Caroline Crook of Akron, Ohio, Regina Curry of Bay Minette, and Velma Smith, Annie Williams and Wanda Gandy, all of Stockton; five brothers, James Baker of Monticello, N.Y., and Joe, Daniel and Don Baker, and Anthony Cox, all of Bay Minette; a granddaughter and a stepgrandson.
Elizabeth Trevithick Kaslo, British Columbia
Service for Elizabeth Trevithick, 86, is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah, Wash. Burial will follow at the Chewelah City Cemetery.
Mrs. Trevithick, who was born in Fernie, B.C., died Wednesday.
She lived in Chewelah from 1936 to 1992 and then moved to Canada.
Mrs. Trevithick was a homemaker.
Her husband, Mert, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Leona Phillpot of Otis Orchards; a brother, Ernest Alexander of Lardeau, B.C.; two sisters, Margaret Jardine and Jean Pangburn both of Kaslo, B.C.; and two grandchildren.
Willo ‘Billie’ Burr Wenatchee
Graveside service for Willo I. “Billie” Burr, 85, was Friday at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Burr, a longtime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.
She was born in Bolgonie, Saskatchewan.
Mrs. Burr worked for the housekeeping department at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
She moved to Wenatchee 12 years ago from Spokane.
Her husband, Irvin Burr, died in 1965.
Survivors include a brother, Elmer Lough of Ephrata, Wash.; and a sister, Georgia Hartley of Escondido, Calif.
Clarence ‘Bucky’ Buckenberger Spokane
Service for Clarence “Bucky” Buckenberger, 73, will be at 1 p.m. today at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Buckenberger, who was born and raised in South Dakota, died Thursday.
He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater.
In 1946 he married Ikey Baer in Baker, Mont., and they moved to Spokane in 1948 from Mobridge, S.D.
Mr. Buckenberger was the softball director and commissioner for the Spokane Metro Amateur Softball Association for 25 years, and in October 1997 received his 25-year award.
During his tenure, Spokane went from 100 teams to more than 1,000. He was directly responsible for bringing modified fastpitch softball to a national level.
He was elected to the Inland Empire Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Championship Field at Franklin Park has recently been renamed to Clarence ‘Bucky’ Buckenberger Field in his honor.
Mr. Buckenberger was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and the USA Amateur Softball Association.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jerry, Jason and Clarence Buckenberger Jr., all of Spokane; four daughters, Barbara Wilson of Portland, Terry Hanaway of Liberty Lake, and Kathy Buckenberger and Shelly Egeland, both of Spokane; two brothers, Bobby Buckenberger of Liberty Lake and Billy Buckenberger of Seattle; three sisters, Wilma Gallagher of Chicago, Leah Schmidt of Spokane and Donna Fritsche of Rathdrum, Idaho; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Amateur Softball Association or to Redeemer Lutheran Church.
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