Family: Obituaries

ERBENICH — Inge Irma (Leitzbach), 86; born March 21, 1929, Pfeddersheim, Germany; died Aug. 15, 2015, Sequim, Wash. Surviving: sons, Gerhard, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; Alfred, Walla Walla, Wash.; Norman, Maple Valley, Wash.; Gordon, Seattle, Wash.; daughter, Lorika…

ERHART — Milton Eugene, 75; born June 1, 1940, Kansas City, Kan.; died Oct. 24, 2015, Boise, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Mary Carolyn (Harlan); sons, Bruce, Shoreline, Wash.; Gene, Boise; daughter, Renee Karel, Eagle, Idaho; brothers, Wayne, Derwood, Md.; Lee, Kansas City, Mo…

ERLANDSON — Ann Louise (Krakenberg), 89; born Aug. 7, 1927, Portland, Ore.; died March 26, 2017, Gresham, Ore.

Ann was a longtime member of the Rockwood Adventist Church in Portland, Ore.

ESLINGER — Shirley Anne (Shipp), 90; born Sept. 13, 1932, Hood River, Oregon; died March 10, 2023, College Place, Washington. Surviving: sons, Daniel and Doran; daughters, Dianne Eslinger and Debbra (Eslinger) Smart; brother, Jimmy Shipp; sister, Virginia (Shipp) Meskill; 6…

ESSELSTYN — Susan Louise (Wagner), 69; born June 6, 1954, Spokane, Washington; died July 25, 2023, Pendleton, Oregon. Surviving: brothers, Jon Wagner and Chris Wagner.

ESSELSTYN — Ronald Charles, 78; born Jan. 16, 1943, Pendleton, Oregon; died May 6, 2021, Pilot Rock, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Sue (Wagner).

Ronald Charles Esselstyn 78, of Pendleton died May 6, 2021 at his home. He was born Jan. 16, 1943, at St. Anthony Hospital…

EVANENKO — Donald Vernon, 82; born March 14, 1934, Butte, N.D.; died May 1, 2016, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Surviving: wife: Geraldeen (Grondahl); sons, Curtis, Walla Walla, Wash.; Brent, Sheboygan, Wis.; daughters, Suzette Hage, Bismarck, N.D.; Tanya St. George, Post Falls, Idaho;…

EVANS — Judy (Rowell), 55; born May 22, 1959, Portland, Ore.; died Sept. 14, 2014, Pleasant Hill, Ore. Surviving: sons, Michel and Jason, both of Pleasant Hill; Jeramy, Bellevue, Wash.; David, Springfield, Ore.; daughters, Michele Benton, Stephanie Evans and…

EVERETT — Bernice "Bunny," 92; born Nov. 30, 1925, Minneapolis, Minn.; died May 12, 2018, Edmonds, Wash. Surviving: sons, John, Austin, Texas; Mel, Edmonds; Brad, Silverdale, Wash.; daughter, Kelly Loxdale, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 5 grandchildren and 2 step-…

FARR — Patsye Ruythe (Mooney), 96; born Feb. 11, 1928, Dodge City, Kansas; died March 18, 2024, Ridgefield, Washington. Surviving: son, William "Skip" Jr.; daughter, Lynda (Farr) Skau; 3 grandchildren.

FARR — Jack William, 84; born April 15, 1933, Neodesha, Kan.; died July 14, 2017, Kettering, Ohio. Surviving: wife, Marilyn Roxana (Welsh), Miamisburg, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Janelle Farr, Gresham, Ore.; daughters, Lisa Farr and Bee, Hammond, Wis.; Pastor…

FARR — William "Max," 87; born May 24, 1929, Stockton, Kan.; died Dec. 16, 2016, Sultan, Wash. Surviving: wife, Patsye (Ruythe), Phoenix, Ariz.; son, Skip, Phoenix; daughter, Linda Skau, Ridgefield, Wash.; 4 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Max was a longtime Sultan…

FARVER — Rosemary Pearl (Marvin), 90; born Aug. 17, 1926, Kokomo, Ind.; died March 28, 2017, Auburn, Wash. Surviving: daughter and son-in-law, Pam Sue (Farver) McLaughlin and Gerry Keane, Arvada, Colo.; daughter, Patricia (Farver) Eckert, Anchorage, Alaska; daughter and son-in-…

FAUTH — Timothy, 66; born Oct. 29, 1951, Toppenish, Wash.; died Nov. 11, 2017, Toppenish. Surviving: wife, Lintena (Presler).

FECHNER — Erika Kate (Tank), 88; born Sept. 3, 1931, Berlin, Germany; died July 20, 2020, Federal Way, Washington. Surviving: son, Edward Fechner, Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter, Yvonne (Fechner) Fogleman, Kent, Washington; brother, Detlef Tank, Kempten, Germany; 5 grandchildren…

FELLOWS — Marjorie Lou (Leinbaum), 87; born Oct. 25, 1927, Boulder, Colo.; died Sept. 1, 2015, College Place, Wash. Surviving: foster son, Dennis C. Markley Sr., Dickenson, N.D.; 2 foster grandchildren and 2 foster great-grandchildren.

FENN — George Stanley, 66; born Nov. 3, 1948, Marysville, Calif.; died April 27, 2015, Kennewick, Wash. Surviving: wife, Sharon (Young); daughters, Janel Shaw, Bremerton, Wash.; Lori Fenn, Kennewick; sister, Jan Miller, Naches, Wash.; 2 grandchildren and 2…

FERGUSON — Bertha Ellen (Leas), previously Bertha Danielson, 90; born Feb. 4, 1933, Rock Lake, North Dakota; died June 14, 2023, Hillsboro, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Steven Danielson, David Danielson, Robert Danielson and Ronald Danielson; daughters, Sally Danielson and…

FERGUSON — Ruby Florence (Bankhead), 97; born June 15, 1921, Clovis, N.M.; died Nov. 15, 2018, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: son, Stanley Ray Ferguson, Battle Ground, Wash.; daughter, Sandra Ferguson Johnson, Spokane; brothers, Melvin Bankhead, Clarksville, Ark.; Donald Bankhead,…

FERGUSON — Calvin "Cal" John, 90; born June 23, 1925, Elk Point, Alberta, Canada; died Oct. 15, 2015, Gaston, Ore. Surviving: wife, Ellen Danielson; 3 sons, 6 stepchildren, 1 brother, 7 grandchildren, 17 step-grandchildren, a great-grandchild and 5 step-great-…