Carlyine, I will be glad to look in the death index in Seattle on Saturday for a date and if I have time look in the Seattle papers for the obit. Unless there is someone else that can go sooner. Deanna Redmond, Wa At 12:12 PM 1/12/99 -0800, L. Carlyine Ritter wrote: >Dear friends, > >I'm new to this list, so please allow me a few minutes to introduce >myself and ask a favor. Born in Spokane, I'm a Washingtonian currently >living on Oregon Coast. My research includes: > >Paternal grandfather, Louis RITTER 1870-1935, who immigrated from >Germany in 1896 and ranched in Republic, Ferry Co. My father, Edwin >Ambrose RITTER was b. 14 Jul 1900, shortly before Louis m. Josephine >Lena MEIER 1881-1941. They had one other boy, Earl A., who was a very >black sheep, indeed. > >Lena's parents were Jacob Peter MEIER 1826-1903 who farmed in Wapello >Co., Iowa and m. Mary Cecilia VANDER HUY(or HEIU?) in 1873. Besides >Lena, they had the following children: >John, 1874-1887, who didn't marry; >Martha M. 1876-1947 m. Joseph A. TIEFENTHALER (of Aberdeen); >Hannah Elizabeth 1878-1948 m. Fredrick LEVY; >Leo or Geroge J. 1884-1928; >Philomena Augusta 1888-1914 m. John Francis COLLINGS; >Elizabeth Agnes 1891-1985 m. Frank RYDEEN, and 1 other; >Daisy M. (adopted) 1892-1983 m. Robt LOWTHER; >and Mary Elizabeth 1894-1980 m. Rollo Caryle WISENER, and 2 others. > >All were born in Wapello Co., Iowa. The family moved to Spokane just >before 1900. > >It is of the last child, Mary, that I'm inquiring about today. She was >married to a Welshman by the name of Eddie WARREN when she died. She >worked for many years for the telephone company and always lived in >Seattle as I recall. I adored Mary -- she was fun, laughed a lot and >knew how to have enjoy life. Sad to say, my parents lived in Oregon and >we didn't get to see each other often, and I've spent years living out >of the Pacific NW, so know very little about Mary's life. It's my hope >you will be able to tell me the best way to locate Mary's obituary. >I don't have the day of her death, but it was Dec 1980. Could you tell >me where Seattle obits and death notices for 1980 are archived and the >best way to obtain? > >I would be absolutely delighted to connect with anyone else who is >following any of the lines listed here. Many thanks for your time and >consideration! > >- - - >Carlyine Ritter >Jessee@presys.com >ICQ #9189377 >JESSEE, BROWNING, HABRON - SW VA >BLACK/SCHWARTZ, PARSONS - Ashe Co NC >RITTER, MEIER, VANDER HEIU, Wapello IA, WA >