Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Henry Hank VanWey
Apr 14, 2012
Henry “Hank” W. VanWey(age 92) entered into rest on April 14, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Hank was born on December 25, 1919 in Protection, KS to parents Irtles, and Averil VanWey. He attended high school in Rosalia, Kansas graduating in 1938. Hank served his country proudly in the Pacific Theater during WWII, as an E-4 Forward Observer in the U.S....
James "Jim" Spangler
Apr 13, 2012
James “Jim” M. Spangler (age 62) passed suddenly at his home in Spokane, WA. He was born and grew up in Flandreau, SD. Jim attended South Dakota State University and earned a degree in Engineering. After graduating, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After his enlistment, Jim relocated to Spokane and assumed an engineering position at Fairchild AFB. He...
Clayton "Fitz" Fitzpatrick
Apr 13, 2012
Clayton B. “Fitz” Fitzpatrick (age 91) entered into rest on April 13, 2012 in Spokane, WA, his lifelong home. Locally, he attended North Central High School. Fitz was a hard worker. As a young man, Fitz worked for the Jacobson Bakery first as a loader and later as a delivery driver. He next went to work on the road as...
Doris L. Platt
Apr 12, 2012
Doris Lucille Platt (age 97) was born on May 22, 1914 in Spokane, WA and passed away peacefully on April 12, 2012 in Boise, ID. She was a Charter member of Audubon Park United Methodist Church and a member of the Daughters of the Nile. Doris is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and William Richards; five grandchildren; 11...
Betty Lou Herring
Apr 11, 2012
Betty Lou Rogers Herring had a sudden departure from this life and danced into heaven on April 11, 2012. She lived life to the fullest right to the very end. She had many roles in her lifetime: daughter (the eldest girl in a family of thirteen), sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandma, great-grandma, and friend to all. She had a smile...
Anna Marie Donahue
Apr 7, 2012
ANNA MARIE DONAHUE (RAND) (Age 89) Anna passed away April 7, 2012 at Orchard Crest Retirement Community Assisted Living in Spokane Valley, WA. Anna was born Oct. 24, 1922 to Charles and Mabel Rand in Milton Freewater, OR, the seventh of eight children. She spent her growing up years there until she married L.E. Donahue in 1940. Together they had...
Helen M Weinert
Apr 5, 2012
Helen “Marr” Weinert – Our Loving Mother was born at home in Valley, WA on March 8, 1915 to Artie and Emma Dunlap. She graduated from Valley H.S. and traveled to Juneau, where she met and married Arthur Jensen. They eventually settled in Spokane. She worked at Holy Family for many years. She married Ernest Weinert in 1975. Marr did...
Doris E Nelson
Apr 4, 2012
Doris Esther Nelson (age 83) of Wellington Kansas, formerly of South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the Riverview Manor in Oxford, Kansas. Doris was born the daughter of Peter and Freda (Stolenburg) Scherer in Watertown, SD on April 5, 1928. She graduated from the Watertown High School. Doris was united in marriage to Howard Dale Nelson on...
Robert E. Knorr
Apr 4, 2012
Robert Edward Knorr (aka Nice Bob) entered into rest on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the age of 81. He was born on January 18th, 1931 to Adolph and Helena Knorr of Spokane, WA both deceased. He was the 2nd of four sons, his older brother Adolph (deceased) and two younger brothers Laurence and Herman. He grew up and attended...
Glenna F. Huston
Apr 3, 2012
HUSTON, Glenna (Glinski) (Age 64) - Born on January 17, 1948 in Spokane, WA; died on April 3, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Glenna is survived by her sons, Ken Huston, Jason Huston and Jeremy Huston; granddaughter, Sarah Marganet; brothers and sister, Jack Glinski, Bob Glinski, Roger Glinski and Mary Hanson. Preceded in death by her husband, Skeeter Huston and her...
Jessie B. Gramps
Apr 2, 2012
Jessie B. Gramps (Dickey) passed away on April 2, 2012, at Manor Care, Spokane. Born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario on April 15, 1914 to parents Bill Bernard and Edna French, Jessie moved to the U.S. during early childhood. She grew up in Tieton, WA, and graduated from Tieton High School in 1929. Jessie lived in North Spokane for 60 years...
Duane David Lamp
Apr 1, 2012
Duane David Lamp (age 63) was born on April 5, 1948 in Tacoma, WA and entered into rest on April 1, 2012 in Spokane, WA. He is survived by three sons, two sisters, and two brothers. Inurnment will take place in Tacoma at a later date.
John G Wright
Mar 31, 2012
John Gregory Wright – In loving memory of John. Born on December 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to John Marcus and Alice (Lloyd) Wright, John left us to go on his next journey on March 31, 2012. He leaves behind his loving children, extended family, and friends. John was a retired veteran from the Air Force. He also enjoyed...
John Gregory Wright
Mar 31, 2012
WRIGHT, John Gregory – In loving memory of John. Born on December 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to John Marcus and Alice (Lloyd) Wright, John left us to go on his next journey on March 31, 2012. He leaves behind his loving children, extended family, and friends. John was a retired veteran from the Air Force. He also enjoyed...
Alma L Wederspahn
Mar 28, 2012
WEDERSPAHN, Alma Leona Lobe – Died peacefully on March 28, 2012 in Odessa, WA. Born on December 15, 1924 in Lind, WA, she married Art Wederspahn on Nov. 17, 1941, in Coeur d’Alene, ID. They lived in Portland, OR –then moved to Odessa where they operated a dairy farm. In 1954, Art and Alma moved to Greenacres, WA, where they...
Erma Rose Crabb
Mar 26, 2012
Erma Rose Crabb (age 100) was born on July 17, 1911 in Latah, WA. She graduated from Latah High School in 1929 and married Burl Crabb in 1931. Erma and her husband spent their lives serving the Lord, as Evangelists and pastors and later in life, in their business endeavors. In their later years, they made their home at Fairwood...
Dale A Hegel Sr.
Mar 25, 2012
Hegel, Dale A. Sr. (age 55) was born on December 4, 1956 and passed away on March 25, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Donald Sr. and Karna Hegel; his four children and their spouses, Dale Jr. and Kristina, Donald and Vicki, Dawn and Adil, Amberose and Sixto; three brothers, Donald Jr. (Butch) and Debra, Darrell and Dean; uncles,...
Sybil D. Elkins
Mar 23, 2012
ELKINS, Sybil Deane (Age 79) - Born on January 8, 1933 in Oaksdale, WA ; entered into rest on March 23, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Sybil is survived by her sons, Don Castle, Jr. of Spokane and Doug Castle of Silverthorne, CO;sister, Francis Elkins of Spokane; sister, Gae Elkins of Vancouver, WA; brother, Keith Elkins of Boise, ID; and sister,...
Corinne L Breeden
Mar 23, 2012
Corinne Lenore Breeden (June 5, 1926 to March 23, 2012) was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was a woman of her generation in so many ways. She was proud to serve her country as a civil servant, working as a dental hygienist at an Army Air Corp Base in Sioux Falls during World War II. She moved to...
Edward W Dus
Mar 19, 2012
Edward W. Dus (age 86) passed away peacefully on March 19, 2012. He was born on February 25, 1926 to Nick and Lena Dus in Spokane, WA. Ed served in the US Army and was a proud WWII veteran. He was the true definition of a “Jack of All Trades” and could build or fix almost anything. Ed was so...
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