Obituaries

Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA

Herman Carl Sperr Jr.

Herman Carl Sperr Jr.

Oct 17, 2013

SPERR, Herman Carl Jr. (age 100) Longtime resident of Malden, WA, passes away on October 17th, 2013 at the Veteran’s Care Center in Spokane, WA. Mr. Sperr lived in Malden from 1919 till 1929, when he moved with his family to Sparks, NV. It was here he graduated from high school in 1932. He then moved to the L.A. area...

Lynda Joanne (Lamb) Blair

Lynda Joanne (Lamb) Blair

Oct 13, 2013

BLAIR, Lynda Joanne (Lamb), age 67, passed away October 13, 2013 at Hospice House in Spokane, Washington following a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer on October 4th. She was born on September 25, 1946 to June and Lloyd Lamb in Spokane, Washington. Lynda graduated from Lewis and Clark High School before attending WSU. It was there that Lynda met her...

Mildred Mae Knorr

Mildred Mae Knorr

Oct 10, 2013

KNORR, Mildred M. (Age 75) - Passed into rest on Thursday, October 10th, 2013. She is survived by three of her children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mildred Mae Knorr was born to her parents on a cold January 7, 1938. The third of four sisters and two brothers. She grew up and lived her entire life in Spokane,...

Ann T Huartson

Ann T Huartson

Sep 26, 2013

Ann T. Huartson(age 75) was born on January 19, 1938 in Moscow, ID to parents Rudolph and Thelma Knapik and she entered peacefully into rest on September 26, 2013. She married Keith Huartson in 1964 and together they raised their family. A 34 year resident of Spokane, Ann was a homemaker who loved her family very much. She also enjoyed...

Vera Gene Austin

Vera Gene Austin

Sep 26, 2013

Vera Gene Austin 78, of Spokane WA, was called by our Lord on Sept. 26th. Vera is preceded in death by her parents John and Myrtle Deatherage, her sisters Christine, Bunah, Eula and Retha, her brothers Ruby, Norman and John Jr. Vera is survived by her husband John Austin (Spokane), daughters Sherrie (Temecula CA), Brenda and husband David (Deer Park...

Dennis "Bud" E Ingham

Dennis "Bud" E Ingham

Sep 23, 2013

Dennis Eugene "Bud" Ingham (Age 84) - Born December 28, 1928 in Everett, WA; entered into rest September 23, 2013 in Spokane, WA, a resident of Spokane for 45 years. Bud graduated from Ballard High School in Seattle, WA in 1947. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War, later to retire as Master...

Lois M Moe

Lois M Moe

Sep 22, 2013

MOE, Lois M. (age 87) Lois was born July 24, 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota, the third of five children born to Joseph and Agnes Weast; Joseph a steel worker and Agnes a housewife. She came to Spokane in 1951 with her husband James Zehetmir and their three children, Vicki, Steven, and Gregg. James, a lumberjack, died in 1954 from a...

Carol E. Graef

Carol E. Graef

Sep 13, 2013

Graef, Carol Evangeline (Bullock), age 82 Carol was born March 11th, 1931 in Seattle, Washington, the second of two daughters born to Cecil and Grace Bullock; Cecil a school teacher, and Grace a pianist, singer, composer, and church choir director. Carol and her sister Peggy early took up stringed instruments, Peggy the violin and Carol the cello. As teenagers they...

Robert "Bob" L. Fish

Robert "Bob" L. Fish

Sep 8, 2013

Robert (Bob) L. Fish passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the age of 73. He was on a goose hunting trip with family and friends in Warner, AB, Canada. Bob was born in Great Falls, MT on May 21, 1940 to Arthur and Marie Fish. He attended school in Raynesford, Stanford, and Great Falls, MT and graduated...

Ramona M Eckhart (Clark)

Ramona M Eckhart (Clark)

Sep 6, 2013

On September 6, the most beautiful woman in the world passed away. How do you describe the beauty of a mother? The beauty and wonder of a best friend, a confidante, a lifelong companion and fierce defender of her children and her country, a generous and selfless soul, a wise sage, a miraculous fixer, a deep thinker, a person whose...

Robert L Kunzman

Robert L Kunzman

Sep 5, 2013

Robert Leslie Kunzman Robert Leslie "Bob" Kunzman, age 91, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at North Central Care Center in Spokane. Bob was born June 12, 1922 in Bellingham, WA, to parents Carl and Marie Kunzman. He graduated from Meridian High School in 1940, and in October 1942 he entered the Army Air Corps as a Radar Officer. In...

Jeannie M Harman

Jeannie M Harman

Sep 4, 2013

Jeannie Mari Harman (Walters) June 2, 1939 - September 4, 2013 On September 4, 2013, Jeannie Harman, age 74, a long-time resident of Spokane, Washington, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family. Born in Kalispell, Montana, she grew up in Spokane and graduated from North Central High School where she was a majorette. She is preceded in death...

Richard "Dik" Jamison

Richard "Dik" Jamison

Sep 2, 2013

Richard M. Jamison Born: January 12, 1936Passed: September 2, 2013 Richard M. “Dik” Jamison passed away comfortably, surrounded family and loved ones after a battle with cancer and heart disease. He was 77. Richard was a 39 year resident of Spokane. He was born in the small town of Wendell, in Southern Idaho. He graduated from Clarkston High School in...

Durward C Anderson

Durward C Anderson

Sep 2, 2013

DURWARD C ANDERSON Durward Clifford “Andy” Anderson, age 98 of Spokane passed away Monday, September 02, 2013 at Hospice House of Spokane. Durward was born April 4, 1915 in Warden, WA. He graduated from Ewan High School in 1934, attended Eastern Washington College of Education where he graduating in 1940 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. While there, he met...

Patricia Mae Thomas

Patricia Mae Thomas

Aug 28, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Thomas (Age 88) - Passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Royal Park Care Center surrounded by her family. Pat was born on March 12, 1925 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho and grew up in Spokane. She married Darwin "Tommie" Thomas in 1946 and moved to Salinas, California where she resided until returning to Spokane in 2004. Pat...

Irene M Aked

Irene M Aked

Aug 19, 2013

Irene Mary (Watts) Aked August 22, 1919 – August 19, 2013 Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, Irene passed away peacefully at Riverview Care Center on August 19, 2013, after a brief illness. Irene was born in Calgary, Alberta to Arthur and Mary Watts. She grew up in Calgary with her 4 siblings – Ted, Bill, Ethel, and Jeannie –...

Norma D McNally

Norma D McNally

Aug 8, 2013

Norma D. McNally (age 79) Our beloved Mom, Grandma, and Friend passed away peacefully on August 8, 2013 due to multiple myeloma. Norma Dean (Lindley) McNally was born on June 27, 1934 in Durant, OK, moved to Glendale, AZ as a child and graduated from Glendale Union High school in 1952. She met George McNally at a dance in 1954...

Glenn Henry Fritz

Glenn Henry Fritz

Aug 5, 2013

Glenn H. Fritz passed away August 5 after a long and gallant battle against cancer. He was born in Fennimore, Wisconsin, on November 5, 1919, to Virgil and Mabel Fritz. He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1937, then enrolled at the Wisconsin Institute of Technology at Platteville, WI., and completed a three-year program there. He was employed in the...

DeVern "VERN" Gardner

DeVern "VERN" Gardner

Aug 4, 2013

DeVern Gardner slipped the surly bonds of earth on Sunday August 4th, 2013 at his home in Nine Mile Falls, WA. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Elizabeth, his five children, Marty, Laura, Brian, Dave and Jeff, 13 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 2 on the way. Vern was born 89 years ago on July 16th,...

Leonel "Lee" E. Picard

Leonel "Lee" E. Picard

Aug 3, 2013

Leonel “Lee” Edward Picard (age 83) entered peacefully into rest on August 3, 2013 with his three daughters and a granddaughter by his side. Born on July 14, 1930 in Fargo, ND, Lee and his family moved to Spokane when he was just 2 years old. He graduated from North Central High School and serviced nine years in the US...

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