Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Helen Dorothy Hatch
Feb 26, 2016
HATCH, Helen Dorothy (Age 72) – Born on January 26, 1944; entered into rest on February 26, 2016. A lifetime Spokane area resident. Helen graduated from Mead High School in 1962. She loved to spend time gardening and enjoyed scrapbooking. Helen is survived by sons, Eric Kessler and Thomas Hatch; grandchildren, Adric Watson, Angela Marie Tobin, Skylar Kessler, Alex Kessler,...
Janice Doreen Luedke
Feb 23, 2016
LUEDKE, Janice Doreen (Age 74) – Born on November 28, 1941 in Ione, WA; entered into rest on February 23, 2016 in Spokane, WA at the Hospice House. Janice graduated from Ione High School in 1959 and later attended Spokane Community College graduating in 1990. She worked as a medical transcriptionist for several years before retiring in 2004. Janice enjoyed...
Robert Lee Shores, Sr.
Feb 19, 2016
Robert Lee Shores Sr. (Bobbie) was born on December 4, 1943 to Elmer and Katie Shores but raised by his Aunt Geneva along with her own 10 children. “Bob” loved camping, hunting, fishing but his greatest love was his family. He was always waiting for the next family reunion. Bob worked hard his whole life but his favorite job was...
Harry E. McClelland
Feb 18, 2016
McClelland, Harry E. (age 68) – Entered into rest on February 18, 2016 in Spokane, WA, where he was a lifelong resident. Born on May 7, 1947, to Harry L. and Betty McClelland. Harry graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1965. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1968 and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. Upon completing...
Max C. Pierce
Feb 15, 2016
Max Curtis Pierce passed away on February 15, 2016 of natural causes at the age of 92. Born April 1, 1923 to Homer and Mary Kate Pierce in their home on the farm near Amber, Washington. The family later moved to Cheney, where he graduated from high school in 1941. He was a respected athlete and excelled in track and...
Helen D. Kraut
Feb 12, 2016
KRAUT, Helen D. 1919 ~ 2016 Hans and Anna Balinski emigrated from Germany in 1911 and settled in Spokane, WA where Helen D. Balinski was born in 1919 at their home on Empire St. Helen’s childhood was spent on a farm and helping in her father’s grocery store during the Great Depression. Summers were more carefree with boating, fishing, hunting,...
Dennis M. Eldredge
Feb 3, 2016
ELDREDGE, Dennis M. Denny Eldredge, a beloved man to so many received his promotion to heaven last Wednesday. He was a man who many described as warm and loving. He was an instant friend to all who met him and all who knew him, loved him. Denny began his life journey on February 24, 1943 born to parents Howard and...
Anthony "Tony" Arthur Crone
Feb 2, 2016
Tony was born in San Diego, CA to Lonnie R. Crone and Lynne (Missy) Hubbard and soon moved to Spokane where he spent much of his youth. When he was old enough, he moved to the Seattle area. He worked many jobs through the years from Alaska fishing boats to various cooking jobs in Arizona, running a ski lift in...
Steven Leon Fisher
Feb 2, 2016
Fisher, Steven L. (age 62) with loved ones by his side, entered into rest on February 2, 2016, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in the Silver Valley, Steve grew up in Pinehurst, ID, attended local schools, and worked at several of the area mines. In 1981, he married Dawn Berg and together they spent 34...
William D. Craze
Jan 31, 2016
CRAZE, William D. (Age 84) – Bill was born on November 29, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to the late William D. and Gertrude Craze Sr. and went to his final resting place on January 31, 2016. He attended Military School in Tennessee and served in the U.S. Army. Bill moved to Spokane in 1950. He met the love of his...
Thomas Antles
Jan 29, 2016
April 7, 1938 - January 29, 2016 Tom, 77, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, went home to his Lord Jesus surrounded by family in Spokane, WA on Jan 29, 2016 following complications from 16 years of Parkinson's. Born April 7,1938 to I.A. (Red) and Marion (De Neut) Antles in Holland, MI, he lived there until age...
Elaine Karen Pedersen Glover
Jan 28, 2016
Elaine Karen Pedersen Glover, M.D., was born to Peder Edward Pedersen and Sylvia (Radtke) Pedersen on April 20, 1924 and died on January 28, 2016. Dr. Glover was an accomplished soprano and pianist as a young woman, a star in her medical school class (graduating in 1949 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School), a skilled and caring medical doctor...
Ellen Louise Swan
Jan 25, 2016
Swan, Ellen Louise (Carlton) (Age 70) Passed away peacefully January 25, 2016 at Spokane Hospice House. She was born December 13, 1945 in Spokane to Robert W & Elsie M (Blomberg) Carlton. She attended North Central High School. She was a Spokane resident for the majority of her life. She worked various jobs from accounting, secretarial, business owner, cleaning houses...
Lois V. Stintzi
Jan 22, 2016
STINTZI, Lois V. 01/05/1915 ~ 01/22/2016 Lois was the eldest of five daughters born to Oscar Lindly Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Coon. She celebrated her 101st birthday on Jan. 5, 2016. She came west with her parents and siblings from Park Rapids, MN and settled in Medical Lake, WA, where Oscar was able to find carpentry jobs (at which he...
Katherine Ann Hickey
Jan 18, 2016
Katherine Ann Hickey (Knisley) 89, a long time resident of Spokane, passed away on January 18, 2016. Kay was born in Vancouver BC on January 5, 1927. She graduated from Lewis and Clark high school in 1945 then went on to college at UW. Kay was a very loving and devoted mom to her four children, Christine, Michael, Shawn and...
Beatrice I. Neihart
Jan 14, 2016
Beatrice Ida Simpson-Neihart was born to George Willard and Lola Mae Jones-Simpson on March 7, 1922 at Miles, Washington and passed away January 14, 2016. She was the oldest of three children. Bea was raised at Lincoln, Washington, which was eventually flooded from the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. After the water started to rise, the family moved to Miles,...
Nina Jean Drees
Jan 11, 2016
DREES, Nina J. (age 91) - Entered into rest on January 11, 2016 in Spokane, WA.
Grace Marie Poole
Jan 6, 2016
Poole, Grace Marie (age 86) - Born on October 27, 1929 in Chinook, Montana, and passed away on January 6, 2016 in Spokane, WA. Grace was the first of three children born to Larry and Mary Watkins on a ranch north of Chinook, MT. She attended first and second grades there in a one-room schoolhouse. When she was ten years...
Evelyn Kautzman
Jan 1, 2016
KAUTZMAN, Evelyn (Age 95) – Entered into rest on January 1, 2016 in Spokane, WA. Born on April 15, 1920 in Solen, ND to Frank and Rose Kuntz. Evelyn was the oldest of 9 siblings. She cooked for the sisters of Holy Names as well as Marion Hall for many years until she retired at the age of 75. Evelyn...
Robert "BOB" J. LaPlant
Dec 28, 2015
LaPLANT, Robert J. Our wonderful dad, Robert J. LaPlant, passed away on Monday, December 28, at the age of 94, in the same way he lived his life, with dignity and grace. Bob was born on March 6, 1921 to Albert J. and Lila LaPlant in Colville, WA. He graduated from Colville High School in 1939 and attended Marin Junior...
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