Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Nettie Jane Fischer
Oct 30, 2017
FISCHER, Nettie Jane (Keller) (Age 88) – Nettie Fischer was born on November 25, 1928 in Dunn Center, North Dakota to Benjamin and Emelia Keller. She passed away on October 30, 2017 in Spokane, Washington. Harold, Nettie’s husband of 57 years, preceded her in death in 2004. Nettie is survived by her brother, Edwin Keller; her children, Roland Fischer, Sheila...
Joseph C. Rodgers
Oct 26, 2017
RODGERS, Joseph C. (age 89) – Entered into rest on October 26, 2017 in Spokane. He was born on Aug 15, 1928 in Joplin, MO. He was a retired veteran of the US Navy and the US Air Force, after 22 years of service. Joe was a member of North Hill Masonic Lodge #210; a 32 KCCH Scottish Rite Mason;...
Jeanne E Marque
Oct 22, 2017
MARQUE, Jeanne E. – Passed away peacefully on October 22, 2017, at Royal Park Care Center, in Spokane. She was born in Spokane, WA, in 1944 to Ruth and Lyle Marque. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School, Gonzaga University-with a BA, and from the University of Miami-with an MA. After Gonzaga, she taught English and Philosophy at Lourdes...
Enid P Tronsen
Oct 16, 2017
TRONSEN, Enid Avilda – Enid passed away at Buena Vista Nursing Home in Colville, WA, on October 16, 2017. She and Edith were born on December 31, 1923 in Dooley, in the far Northeast corner of Montana. She had vivid memories of the Dust Bowl, the Depression, and the Second World War. Perhaps the greatest tragedy was the death of...
Jerry Dean Fleming
Oct 13, 2017
Jerry Fleming, loved by countless friends and family, left this earth on October 13, 2017. He was a joyful, happy and enthusiastic lover of life, devoted to his family, and will always be remembered for his sense of humor, his spontaneous laugh, and his kindness to so many. He is survived by his wife, Rike Gaertner Fleming, son Taylor and...
Diane Kay Herman
Oct 13, 2017
Diane entered into heaven on October 13, 2017 at the age of 73, where she was reunited with her parents, Cordellia Marie (Zeller) Herman and Joe B. Herman, whom she had dedicated her life too. She will also be reunited with her predeceased Brothers and Sisters, Eleanor, Connie, Robert, Beverly and Dennis. Diane is survived by Sister, Joan Ward, and...
Mabel Mildred Burke
Oct 10, 2017
Mabel Mildred Burke, resident of Spokane Valley joined her groom, Willie Burke, on what would have been their 75th wedding anniversary, and her Lord and Savior October 10, 2017. Upon entering the gates of Heaven, she heard the words "Well done thou good and faithful servant". Upon her departure from this world she was surrounded by her family and the...
Mary Margaret "PEGGY" Slatt
Oct 9, 2017
Peggy entered into rest on October 9th, in Spokane, WA. Additional details to follow... Rosary: Wednesday 10/11/2017, 7:30 PM @ Church Mass: Thursday 10/12/2017, 10:00 AM @ Church CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES, 1115 W. Riverside Ave. Spokane, WA
Gloria Jean Hines
Oct 7, 2017
Gloria Jean Hines, 74, of Spokane, passed away October 7, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Care Center, where she had received loving & compassionate care since 2007. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 30, at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Huron, SD. Gloria was born February 18, 1943 to Elmer G. And Viola (Compton) Hines on the family farm outside...
Mary Anna Bryan
Oct 5, 2017
Mary Anna elected to join her Heavenly Father on October 5, 2017 after several years of fighting his attempts to take her. She was born in Springfield, SC on September 17, 1930 to Tracy and Myrte Fulmer and enjoyed growing up as a small-time farm girl with her two brothers (Wallace and Dicky) and one sister (Nancy); all deceased. In...
Margaret P. O'Hara
Oct 1, 2017
Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away on Sunday, Oct 1, 2017. She was born on August 28, 1922 in Moscow, Idaho to Harland and Ollie Wilson. Her family moved to Spokane, where her father built homes. She graduated from North Central in 1940 and married Raymond O’Hara in 1941. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Michael...
Joseph A Blumel, Jr.
Sep 25, 2017
BLUMEL, JR., Joseph A. – November 27, 1926 to September 25, 2017 Our Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and very close friend passed peacefully on September 25th. Joe was born in Euclid, Ohio to Hazel and Joseph Sr. He grew up in the Cleveland area, graduated from John Adams High School in 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While he...
Lars Alrik Leffler
Aug 30, 2017
LEFFLER, Lars Alrik (Age 93) – Of Colbert, WA passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 30, 2017. Lars was born in Gavle, Sweden on May 21, 1924. His story is one of a true immigrant; arriving in Spokane, Washington in 1950 he spoke no English and didn’t know a soul, and yet, with hard work and perseverance was...
Leslie "Wayne" Anderson
Aug 30, 2017
Leslie Wayne Anderson (age 85) - Entered into rest on August 30, 2017 in Spokane, WA.
Scott Howard Perez
Aug 29, 2017
PEREZ, Scott H. (53) – Entered into rest on August 29, 2017 in Spokane, WA. Scott was born on October 30, 1963, to Howard and Katherine Perez in West Islip, NY. He is survived by his Mother, Kay at their Spokane home; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Laurel and Andrew Vitale, and, Holly and Frank Christoff; nephews and nieces, William Vitale,...
Kenneth Alan Brown
Aug 25, 2017
Kenny was born to Ervie and Irene Brown in Spokane WA. Kenny is preceded in death by his parents Ervie and Irene Brown, sister Donna Powis. He is survived by daughter Tresa Brown, granddaughter Kylie Allen, sisters Karen Reiner (Frank Bates), Linda Brown; brothers Gerald, Floyd (Karla), Clifford Brown all of Spokane; Uncle Arthur (Joni) Thompson, Mesa AZ. Kenny is...
Arnold Thomas Morris
Aug 23, 2017
Arnold Thomas Morris, Sr. (71) July 29, 1946 – August 23, 2017. Coworkers knew him as Arnie, friends and family as Tom, and O.B. (old bastard) was the name lovingly given to Arnold Morris for the second half of his life (the “after heart attack“ part). “Here’s a roll of toilet paper and a hundred bucks, now what are you...
Marie Barbara Holliday
Aug 19, 2017
HOLLIDAY, Marie Barbara (age 94) – Entered peacefully into rest on August 19, 2017 in Spokane. Marie was born in Odessa, WA, on May 9,1923 and was the youngest child of Andreas and Pauline Schaal. Marie attended schools in Lind, WA., but left at the age of 14 to support her widowed father and younger brother and sister at home....
Joy Alaine Ellsworth
Aug 18, 2017
ELLSWORTH, Joy A. – Entered into rest on August 18, 2017 in Spokane. Born the third of four children on Sept 9, 1935, in Spokane to Paul and Hetty Flint, Joy grew up and attended schools here. She married young and with their four children, began a military family life traveling with assignments overseas. Joy returned to Spokane, allowing her...
Mary Jane Foster
Aug 18, 2017
Mary J. Foster (Crider), 83, passed away under the caring support of Hospice of Spokane surrounded by loving family on August 18, 2017. Born April 8, 1934, she lived an adventurous and wonderful life. She always said that her life unfolded like the chapters of the books she so loved to read. “One chapter closes and a new one opens.”...
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