I hope this is the correct Elsie I found the obit in the Spokesman Review Classifieds Obituary Section;
Visitation for Elsie Clara (
Ostheller)
Knight, 79, will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah, Wash. Funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Springdale Community Church. Burial will follow at Springdale Cemetery.
Mrs. Knight, who was born on the family farm near
Fairfield, died Friday. She was a longtime resident of Springdale.
As a girl she was involved in the FFA and raised steers for the
Junior Livestock Show. She graduated from
Fairfield High School, then attended beauty and business schools in Spokane.
Mrs. Knight worked at Federal Land Bank and Reconstruction Finance before marrying Bob
Knight in 1952. The couple made their home in Springdale, where they raised dairy cows.
She had attended the Springdale Community Church and Crossroads Community Church. She was a member of the Springdale
Grange.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Charles
Knight of Valley, Wash., and Roger
Knight of
Deer Park; a daughter, Ruth
Pagac of
Deer Park; a sister,
Jeannette Meredith of
Plains, Mont.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Union
Gospel Mission, Anna
Ogden Hall or the Valley Fair Association.
Published on 10/31/2002