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UID: FEE4AD69E0EC416BABDBC2291D70F5A306F7
Married: 15 Jun 1941 in Odessa, Lincoln, WA 1 - 1 Spouse Unknown
OBITUARY
Greenwalt, John (d. 1991; b. 1908; TS; OC; obit) "John Greenwalt (83).-Passed away April 3, 1991, Ritzville Hospital. His home, Ritzville, WA. Farmed near Odessa. Survived by his wife, Esther Greenwalt, Ritzville, Wa; sons, Dennis Greenwalt, Ritzville, Michael Greenwalt, Clatskanie, OR, Richard Greenwalt and his wife Beth, Athena, OR; four grandsons, three granddaughters; brother Pete Greenwalt, Ritzville; two sisters, Yetta Melcher, Odessa, WA, Emma Bischoff, Ritzville. Member Zion-Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Odessa. Services Saturday, Apr 6, 1991 at 10:30 a.m. Zion-Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Odessa, WA. Rev David W Blair officiating. Interment Odessa City Cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home, Ritzville in charge."
(scrapbook item) "John Greenwalt Jr of Ritzville, born Feb 15, 1908 on the farm owned by his parents, John Sr and Sophia (Trautmann) Greenwalt, died April 3, 1991. Baptized as an infant by Pastor Essig, Mr Greenwalt was confirmed in the Lutheran faith March 23, 1923 by Rev Hy Brockmann. He helped his father on the farm as a youth, worked in the apple orchards when farm work allowed him to, and then took over full management of the family farm in June, 1941. That same month, he was married to Esther Winter by Pastor B W Schuldheisz in Menno (rural Odessa). He moved to Ritzville in 1976, but continued his farming operations until 1988.l Mr Greenwalt was a member of Zion-Emmanuel Lutheran Church, serving there as head usher for many years. He is survived.. He was preceded in death by his father in 1943, his mother in 1966, and by two brothers, one as an infant and Arthur in 1940.. Casket bearers included Gordon Melcher, Norman Bischoff, Ron Greenwalt, Terry Fode, Dale Winter and Alton Leisle, and honorary bearers were Larry Winter, Doug Winter, Steve Schafer and art Greenwalt."
Sources:
1. Title: Don Hochstatter's RootsWeb database and personal database
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