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Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Richard "Tex" Howerton
Sep 22, 2012
Richard R. “Tex” Howerton(Age 79) – Born on June 24, 1933 in Dalhart, TX; entered into rest on September 22, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Tex was Spokane area resident for over 40 years. He graduated from high school in Dalhart, TX. Tex served in the U. S. Navy. Later after his retirement from the U.S. Navy, he worked at Tobacco...
Alice Louise Welberry
Sep 19, 2012
Alice Louise Welberry entered into rest on September 19, 2012 in Spokane WA. She was born on April 13, 1930 to Ira and Stella Page in Davenport, WA She is preceded in death by her husband, John H. Welberry; her parents, and her brother-in-law, Jess Mangis. She grew up in Davenport, WA, where she met her husband and then they...
Tom D Highland
Sep 19, 2012
Tom (Hoogterp) Highland Tom Highland passed peacefully on September 19, 2012. Tom was born May 23, 1915 in Ashton, SD, to Dutch immigrant parents John and Elizabeth Hoogterp. His family traced its history back before the 15th century with ancestors who started rescuing the land from the sea earlier than that. He had his last name translated to English in...
Joyce B. Fury
Sep 16, 2012
Joyce Bino Fury passed away on September 16, 2012, at her home in Spokane Valley, Washington, at 97 years of age. She was born to Lucinda and John Bino on December 30, 1914, in Portland, Oregon. Joyce married Robert Connell “Con” Fury on December 25, 1946. Joyce served in the United States Navy during World War II and voluntarily returned...
Aune V Huhta
Sep 15, 2012
Aune Berttula Huhta On the morning of September 15, 2012, the Lord called our mother, Aune Berttula Huhta, to her eternal home in heaven. Aune, a resident of Spokane for 54 years, was born September 23, 1915, in Toivola, Minnesota, one of 10 children to her immigrant parents. Formerly of Duluth, MN, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Pearl Deane Knoles
Sep 9, 2012
Pearl Deane (Luker) Knoles (December 4, 1916, - September 9, 2012 ) Pearl Deane Knoles (Dee) passed away on September 9, 2012 in American Fork, Utah at 95 years old. Funeral Services were held on September 14, 2010 in Lehi, Utah. Pearl will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Greenwood Memorial Terrace (Deseret Lawn) in Spokane,...
George C McNally
Sep 9, 2012
McNally, George C. Our beloved husband, Dad, Pop, and friend died peacefully on September 9, 2012. George was born on December 17, 1930 to George and Florence McNally in Seattle, WA. After graduating from Bothell High School, George enlisted in the military and was stationed at Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, AZ. There he met the woman who would...
Lois Sue Ellen Ordway Fleck
Sep 6, 2012
So they say it takes a village to raise a child. Let me take you on a journey through the village of this special child. It began with the birth of Lois Sue Ellen Ordway Fleck to Raymond Ordway and Tracy Sydor on July 31, 1994 in Kennewick, WA. The next steps on her Journey took her to her Grandma...
Guy G Messer
Sep 5, 2012
Messer, Guy Gilbert Guy was born in Lockridge Iowa on 09/23/1924, to Mary and William Messer. He grew up there with sister Carrie Holloway, and brothers Kenny, Elgie, Archie, Walter and Harold Messer. After high school Guy moved to the Northwest in 1943. He met and married Ruby Mae York in 1946 and they were married for 54 happy years...
Swami Radhakrishnananda (nee Donna M. Pace)
Aug 31, 2012
Swami Radhakrishnananda (nee Donna Mary Pace) died on August 31, 2012 at the age of 63 from ovarian cancer. A remembrance service will be held at Radha Yoga Center, 406 S. Coeur d’Alene St, Spokane on Sunday Sept 9 at 9 a.m. Swami Radhakrishnananda requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Yasodhara Ashram Elders Fund, a...
Betty M Davis
Aug 24, 2012
Betty Marie Davis(age 83) Entered into rest August 24, 2012 in Spokane, WA. She is survived by her children Jacklyn Hubbard of Cusick, WA, Terry Davis, and Carol Davis both of Spokane; three grandchildren, Daissie Anderson, of Spokane, WA, Terry Davis Jr, and Amy Davis both of Medical Lake, WA; two great granddaughters, Amber Anderson of Arizona, Noele Davis of...
Jeremy O Sawyer
Aug 23, 2012
Jeremy Owen Sawyer (age 22) was a loving kid who liked to spend time with his family and friends. His hobbies were playing games, listening to music, and shopping. Jeremy is survived by his two sisters, Catherine Biotti and Melissa Fitzgerald; his aunt, Donna Stilson and her six children; his brother, Jon Biotti; and his many friends. Our memories of...
Matthew S Rich
Aug 23, 2012
Matthew Stuart Rich passed away at the very young age of 46. He was born on 12/12/65 in Vallejo, California but called Spokane his home since he was 7 years old. Graduating from East Valley in 1984, he began his Army service right after, receiving a Good Conduct Medal and Army Achievement Medal. He then attended EWU and graduated in...
Grace V Wynne
Aug 10, 2012
Grace V. Wynne (age 88) passed away August 10, 2012 at her home on Ridgecrest Drive in Spokane. Survived by her two daughters, Dottie Skelton and her husband Robert H. Skelton, Vickie Elkins and her husband Craig Elkins; grandson, Robert H. Skelton, Jr., granddaughter, Jennifer Skelton; grandson, Brandon Elkins; granddaughter, Colette Elkins; and five great-grandchildren. Grace’s husband, Thomas, was a...
Lilas E Dalnes
Aug 8, 2012
Lilas Edna Dalnes (Gehrke) Age 85 A loving wife and mother, Lilas was called to the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, August, 8th. She was born in Chatfield, MN on January 12th, 1927 to Louis and Frieda Gehrke. Lilas was the 7th of 10 children. As a teenager, Lilas moved to St. Paul, MN, where she met and married...
Shirley L Johnson
Aug 6, 2012
Shirley Lucille Johnson Went with Jesus on August 6, 2012. She was born in Spokane on July 17, 1936 to Frank and Doris McGillis. Shirley married Jim Williams on June 30, 1951. The marriage brought her two children, Kathy and Scott, and took her to live in Wichita Falls, Texas and Sacramento, California. Jim and Shirley returned to Spokane to...
Arnie I Vincent
Aug 5, 2012
Arnie I. Vincent (age 71) beloved husband, father, Papa, brother, and friend, entered into rest on August 5, 2012. Arnie was born to Samuel and Eleanore Thompson on September 30, 1940. He grew up in Spokane, graduated from Mead High School in 1958, and then studied at Gonzaga University. While serving six years in the Navy (Seabee’s), Arnie met and...
Gust E.O. Dickson
Aug 5, 2012
Dickson, Gust E. O. (age 91) Entered into rest on August 5, 2012 in Spokane after a short battle with cancer. Gus was born on June 23, 1921 in Ljustdal, Sweden to Olaf and Gunhild Dickson. The family came to the US when Gus was 5 yrs old, settling in Paradise, Montana. He was always able to speak and understand...
John "Jack" T. Lester
Jul 31, 2012
Lester, John Thomas “Jack” (Age 91) was born May 29, 1921 to William B. and Henrietta E. Lester in Kila, Montana. Jack was a WWII veteran and served in the 14th Armored Division in Europe from 1944 -1946. He worked in the heating and air conditioning industry until he retired in 1986. Jack is survived by his son, John Gary...
Hazel B Luna
Jul 28, 2012
Hazel B. Luna, 82, of Spokane, WA, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012. Hazel was born on December 28, 1929, in Ferdinand, Idaho to Bertha and Leslie Hudgins. She has lived in the Spokane area since 1969. Prior to moving to Spokane she worked as a nurse and as a cook at a club; where she met Johnny Cash. She...
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