Obituaries

Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA

Laura Elaine Koppe

Laura Elaine Koppe

Apr 6, 2010

(age 20) – Laura went to heaven on Tuesday, April 6th following a tragic automobile accident. Born in Spokane on February 8, 1990, to John and Cindy (Massender) Koppe. Laura attended local Deer Park Schools and was a student at Spokane Community College. She was a Past Honored Queen and Majority Member of Bethel #44 of the International Order of...

Agnes E. "Lou" Mix

Agnes E. "Lou" Mix

Apr 5, 2010

MIX, Agnes E. “Lou” (age 99) – Entered into rest on April 5, 2010 in Spokane, WA. Born in Spokane on July 14, 1910 to Carl and Agnes Dahlgren, Lou was fiercely proud of her Swedish heritage. Her family settled in the Deer Park area in 1914. She attended local schools, graduating from Whitworth College with a teaching degree and...

Fontella L. Campbell

Fontella L. Campbell

Apr 2, 2010

Fontella L. Campbell went on her final journey home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2010 after her battle with cancer. Fontella was born September 25, 1918 in McDowell, Missouri to Otto and Goldie Walker. Her family moved to Sunnyside, WA when she was nine years of age. In 1936, Fontella married James Campbell of Zillah, WA. They...

Lois Lorraine Ulmer

Lois Lorraine Ulmer

Apr 2, 2010

Lois Ulmer died peacefully at home on Friday, April 2, 2010 after a brief illness. She was the beloved mother of seven children, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Lois Pate was born in Gonzales, Texas on November 4, 1924 and after graduating from Gonzales High School, she went to work in the National Youth Administration. She supported the war effort...

Constance "Coni" L. Wright

Constance "Coni" L. Wright

Mar 27, 2010

Constance (Coni) L. Wright, passed away Saturday morning, March 27, 2010, at St. Joseph Care Center in Spokane from complications following a series of strokes. Coni was born on January 25, 1952 in Japan, to Robert and Betty Kunzman. She attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, spent time in Seattle, WA, Santa Barbara, CA, and Cheyenne, WY, before...

Eugene Allen Heister

Eugene Allen Heister

Mar 27, 2010

HEISTER, Eugene Allen (age 88) – Entered into rest on March 27th, 2010 in Spokane, Washington, where he had lived for the past 18 years. Born in Six Mile Run, PA, to Elizabeth (Foster) Heister, Gene attended school in Defiance, PA, and graduated from Paulsboro High School, Paulsboro, NJ, in 1938. He served his country earning a Purple Heart as...

Frances Blanche Loudon

Frances Blanche Loudon

Mar 27, 2010

Frances Blanche Loudon (age 92) passed away peacefully and went home to our Lord on March 27, 2010. She was born March 10, 1918 in Tekoa, WA to Robert and Alice Linscott. Viewing will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 1 & 2, between the hours of 9am and 5pm at the funeral home. She is survived by her...

Jeanne W. Kirk(Davidson)

Jeanne W. Kirk(Davidson)

Mar 22, 2010

Jeanne W.(Davidson) Kirk(age 84) passed away suddenly on March 22, 2010, from complications due to shingles. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela J. Forsyth; three brothers, Ralph (Vivian), Jerry (Myrna) and Donnie Crane; and her faithful dog, Ella Ryan Kirk. Her parents, Harry and Ora Crane, her first husband, William D. Davidson (1969), her second husband, Robert E. Kirk...

Edward Michael O'Neill

Edward Michael O'Neill

Mar 17, 2010

Edward M. O'Neill (age 77) unexpectedly entered into rest on March 17, 2010. Ed was born in Seattle, Washington on June 20, 1932 to parents, Edward and Zora O’Neill. He married his loving wife Mireille in 1963 and together raised their three children. Ed served his country proudly in the USAF during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a...

Julie L. Harbold

Julie L. Harbold

Mar 14, 2010

HARBOLD, Julie L. (Age 88) - Born October 26, 1921 in Ryegate, MT; entered into rest March 14, 2010 in Spokane, WA. She is survived by daughter, Sheryl Pierson of Spokane; grandson, Neil James Pierson of Yelm, WA; two great grandsons, Andrew and Joshua Pierson of Yelm, WA; sister, Mildred Stratford of Spokane, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside...

Fonda Elizabeth Baker

Fonda Elizabeth Baker

Mar 13, 2010

Fonda Elizabeth Baker (age 73) passed away on March 13, 2010 at home surrounded by loved ones after a very short battle with cancer. Fonda was born on October 25, 1936 to Frank and Ida Clarke in Usk, WA. A longtime Spokane resident, she worked at the Crescent, Phone Company, and Ridgeview Elementary School. Fonda married Melvin J. Baker in...

Del Ray Fross

Del Ray Fross

Mar 11, 2010

Fross, Del Ray (Age 60) Del passed away, Thursday, March 11, 2010 from a long illness of diabetes. He was born in Oakland, CA in 1949. Del graduated from high school in 1967. After graduation he was employed by Ukiah, CA U.S. Postal Service. In 1968, Del married his bride Vicki. He always loved to call Vicki “his bride”. They...

James Allen Wittman

James Allen Wittman

Mar 10, 2010

James A. Wittman(age 77) passed away on March 10, 2010 at his home in Colbert from medical complications. James was born on January 18, 1933 to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wittman in Los Angeles, CA. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, CA and L.A. City College in Los Angeles, CA. In 1950, he entered the U.S....

Ronald L. Zimmer

Ronald L. Zimmer

Mar 9, 2010

ZIMMER, Ronald L. (Age 88) - Born on October 29, 1921 in Spokane, WA; entered into rest March 9, 2010 in Spokane, WA. Ron graduated from Central Valley High School in 1939. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Survived by his wife, Frances; three children; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren; one sister; and numerous nieces and...

Phillip Anderson

Phillip Anderson

Mar 6, 2010

PHILLIP ANDERSON (Age 82) Passed away peacefully on March 6, 2010 at his son’s Foothills home with his wife and children at his side. Phillip was born December 13, 1927 in Clarkston, Washington to O.W. Phillip and Eva (Ericsson) Anderson. He was the eldest of their two children. The family settled in Dishman in 1942. Phillip graduated from West Valley...

Helen Mary Mueller

Helen Mary Mueller

Mar 6, 2010

Helen Mary Mueller “Nanny” (age 88) went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2010. A longtime resident of Spokane, Helen was born in Saskatchewan, Canada on October 13, 1921. She enjoyed being a Lutheran pastor’s wife. Helen sold World Books door to door. Her hobbies were gardening, cooking, quilting, and she played the piano and the organ. Helen...

Lucille Kringlen

Lucille Kringlen

Mar 3, 2010

Lucille (age 92) left us to be with her Lord on March 3, 2010. Lucille lived independently in her Spokane home for 64 years where she loved God, her family, friends, needlework, and gardening. She was born in Veblen, South Dakota on June 4, 1917 to Walter and Gena Criswell. Her youth was spent in the Kalispell, Montana area where...

Vivian V. Babbitt

Vivian V. Babbitt

Mar 1, 2010

Born December 31, 1925 in Spokane , Washington. Went to be with her Lord March 1, 2010. She is remembered by friends and family as adventurous, travel enthusiast, shuffleboard champ, and always warm hearted with a sense of humor. Her children, Salinda Sheffels, Terrie Beaudreau, and Calven Babbitt along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren will miss her. A private...

Burl Wayne Hamilton

Burl Wayne Hamilton

Feb 23, 2010

Our beloved family member, Burl Hamilton, left us to be with his Lord Jesus on February 23, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on February 14, 1934 in Hunters, WA., to Walt and Mabel Hamilton. He attended several grade schools in the Spokane area and graduated from Mead High School. He and his wife are members of the...

William "Bill" E. Donahue

William "Bill" E. Donahue

Feb 22, 2010

Bill Donahue passed away February 22, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA after a three year illness. He was born in LaGrande, OR on January 16, 1941 to Ann and Earl Donahue. He graduated from high school in Pendleton, OR in 1959 and went on to Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande. While in attendance there he was...

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