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Obituary: Addyson Nichole 'Addy' Stahl
Dec. 7, 2009-May 11, 2010

PENDLETON - Addyson Nichole "Addy" Stahl, 5-month-old daughter of Tyler and Katherine "Katie" (Manning) Stahl, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. She was born Dec. 7, 2009, in Pendleton. Visitation will be held from 1-5 p.m. Friday, May 14 at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15 at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Olney Cemetery.

Survivors include her parents, Tyler and Katie Stahl of Pendleton; sister Ella Stahl of Pendleton; grandparents Debbie Manning and Jeff and Debbie Stahl, all of Pendleton, and Chuck and Susan Manning of Anacortes, Wash.; aunt Whitney Stahl of Pendleton; great-grandparents Bob and Vicky Correa of Pendleton, Betty and Al Liebe of Bend, Bob Manning of Arlington, Wash., Bill and Donna Boling of Yakima, Wash., and Sam and Diedre Salmon of White Salmon, Wash.

She was preceded in death by great-grandfather Robert "Bob" Stahl and great-uncle Joseph Stahl.

Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland.

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Kathryn Sewell, 88, Milton-Freewater, Ore.

       
 
       
 
 

Kathryn Sewell, 88, of Milton-Freewater and formerly of Lucile, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, at her home in Milton-Freewater.

She was born Nov. 17, 1921, at Deer Creek, near White Bird, a daughter of Edward and Martha Crooks Wyatt. She attended grade school at Deer Creek School through the eighth grade and then attended her first year of high school in Lewiston, before returning to graduate from White Bird High School in 1940. She was valedictorian of her class.

She married Bob Sewell July 17, 1940, at Council, Idaho. Their first home was Kirkwood Cow Camp near Lucile, where they worked for the Cow Creek Stock Association. That fall they moved to the Cow Creek area near Lucile. She was Grangeville Border Days Queen in 1941. They bought property near Lucile in 1944 and that was the beginning of their 7U Ranch, where they lived until 2007, when they moved to Milton-Freewater.

She was proud of her Idaho County pioneer blood, with her grandparents having been early settlers of the area.

She worked at Waites Meat Market during hunting season and the Rapid River Fish Hatchery in Riggins part time, where she made great friends.

She loved to cook and enjoyed living and working on their ranch, and loved the outdoors, where one of her favorite things were huckleberrying.

She was an election board member for Lucile and Riggins for more than 40 years and was a charter member of the Idaho County Cowbelles. She also was a member the Salmon River Cowboys Association and secretary of the Riggins Rodeo for many years, and was also grand marshal of the Riggins Rodeo. She belonged to the Salmon River Bible study and was the cemetery bookkeeper for John Day Creek and Riggins Cemetery for many years. She was the Lucile correspondent for the Idaho County Free Press and a member of the Rebekkahs.

She is survived by her husband, Bob; a daughter, Eileen Uhlenkott of Fenn; three sons, Gary Sewell of Pendleton, Ore., Darrel Sewell of Baker, Ore., and Bow Sewell of Milton-Freewater; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret Rose of Lewiston, with her two children.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville, with burial to follow at John Day Creek Cemetery. Friends may visit from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Walla Walla Community Hospice, 1067 Isaacs Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362. Condolences may be sent to the family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com.

 

 Dec. 15, 2009

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Theodore B. "Ted" Rice, 86, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, after a courageous battle with a reoccurrence of cancer. He was born on April 28, 1923, on the family farm in St. Andrews to pioneers, Everett and Laura Rice and had lived in Coulee City his entire life. Ted graduated from Coulee City High School and attended Washington State College (now WSU). Ted married Mary Little on October 15, 1944, at her parent's home in Almira, WA. They recently celebrated 65 wonderful years together. They raised their two daughters, Marcia and Marianne, on the family wheat farm. Ted was devoted to his family, to his friends and to his community. Throughout his life, he was active in numerous community, school, agricultural and fraternal organizations, some of which include his longtime involvement with the Washington Wheat Grower's Association, Coulee City Presbyterian Church, Almira Masonic Lodge, El Katif Shrine, Evening Star Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES), St. Andrews Grange, Coulee City Senior Center and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA), where he was awarded a Gold Card for his many years of service. He was also honored as Coulee City's Citizen of the Year and Senior Citizen of the Year. Ted was one of the founding members of the Coulee City Last Stand Rodeo Association. He was there, with his father, Everett, in 1952, when the rodeo began and had supported this event with countless hours of work he loved doing on its behalf. In 2006, the Rodeo Association honored Ted by having the rodeo arena named after him - The Ted Rice Arena. He was most proud of that and will be remembered as a great champion for rodeo throughout Washington and our surrounding states.
Ted is survived by his wife, Mary, at home in Coulee City; daughters, Marcia (Mel) Henkle of East Wenatchee and Marianne Bechtol of Kennewick; three grandchildren, Geoff Bechtol, Amy Bechtol and Brett Henkle; one step-grandchild, Nicole Castle; four great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Betty McNeil of Coulee Dam and Phyliss Rice of Coulee City; numerous nieces and nephews; and hundreds of friends throughout the area. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three sisters.
A Family Burial was held Friday, December 11, 2009, in Spokane, WA. A Memorial Service Celebrating Ted's Life will be held Saturday, January 2, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in the Coulee City Middle School. Memorial contributions may be made to the Coulee City Presbyterian Church or to a scholarship fund in Ted's name, c/o Daphne Hennigh, Sterling Savings Bank, 309 West Main Street, Coulee City, WA 99115.

 



 

 



 

 

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