Schmunk, Peter, Jr. , June 18, 1941- Feb. 6, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 17 Feb 2011 RITZVILLE, Wash. - Peter Schmunk, Jr., 69, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Ritzville, Washington after suffering a stroke Dec. 31, 2010. Peter was born June 18, 1941, in Bayard, the third of seven children born to Mary and Pete Schmunk of Bayard. He and his family moved to eastern Washington in the 1960s where he farmed and worked until his retirement. Peter was a strong-willed person who loved to hunt and fish with his brothers, sons, nephews and friends. He worked hard and played hard. From early years Peter had a personality as big as a house; his heart was just as big. He was willing to help anyone without expecting pay back, a trait he inherited and learned from his dad and mother. Survivors include his sons and a daughter Gregory of Lind, Wash., and Wesley and Elizabeth of the Seattle area; grandchildren; sister and brother-in-laws; nieces and nephews. Survivors also include his sisters, Pat Mimms and Mary Looney of Colorado. Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Olga Trupp; brothers, Jake, Wes and John; the mother of his children, Linda (Weisgerber) Schmunk and niece, Lou Ann Trupp.