Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA

Sep 3, 2024

John Leonard Rotell was born on August 1st, 1939 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 1957. He enlisted in the U.S Army in 1958 where he served as an Operating Room Technician for three years. He then attended Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1964 as a Registered Nurse and then served in the Vietnam War at a...

Aug 31, 2024

Arthur 'Art' DuFault, 86Arthur (Art) William DuFault passed away peacefully on August 31, 2024, at the age of 86.Art attended Humbolt State University where he graduated with a degree in forestry. He worked for the Forest Service for many years on the Angeles, Sequoia, Shasta Trinity and Willamette National Forests. He was the deputy supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest...

Aug 25, 2024

Russell Paul Mottram

July 19, 1980 – August 25, 2024

In a hardly-imaginable and ultimate exception, Russ, who had been a skilled and enthusiastic drummer, skipped a beat on August 25 th . He passed away gently in his sleep in his apartment in Cheney, WA.

Born in Port Angeles, WA to Lorie Garretson (née Hallsted) and Kenneth Mottram, and having lived his...

Aug 20, 2024

Aug 17, 2024

Jeanette Ruth Grayson was born on March 10th, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida. She died on August 17th, 2024 in Spokane, Washington. She had an older sister, Gloria, and a younger brother, Bernard, who died when he was a toddler. 

Jeanette was orphaned before her teen years. Her mother died from Botulism due to bad oysters and a few years later her...

Aug 8, 2024

Cynthia “Cindy” Del Resseman

July 4, 1949 – August 8, 2024

Cindy was born to Del and Mary Apitz while living in Deer Park, WA. At the age of five, she moved with her parents and baby sister to Spokane, WA. She attended Loma Vista Elementary School through the fifth grade, and later Lidgerwood Elementary School after her family moved to a...

Jul 24, 2024

Kevin Kent Svenson (1951 to 2024)

Born and raised in Spokane, the Son of Warren and Jean. Upon graduating from North Central High School in 1970, he joined the band Locksley Hall, traveled to Los Angeles to enjoy the life of a musician. Playing the bass guitar alongside his sister Shannon and her husband, Ben Staley. The three of them later...

Jul 15, 2024

Jean was born in Chinook, Montana to Ward and Essie Keith on August 12, 1924. She was one of seven children (Ernest, Donald, Harry, Billy, Mary Ellen (Canoy) and Rose Eva (Keck). Jean passed away on July 15, 1924. Just 28 day shy of her "Century Celebration".

Jean resided in Montana until 2009 when she moved to Spokane, Washington to be...

Jul 12, 2024

Patricia (Pat) Louise Maag went home to be with Jesus and her beloved husband on July 12, 2024, at the age of 92.

Pat was born to Jim and Beatrice Alldredge on December 31, 1931, in Ione, Washington. The family moved to Spokane and that is where she met the love of her life, Dave Maag, while attending Lewis and Clark...

Jul 4, 2024

Marilyn went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 4, 2024, Independence Day, her ultimate freedom day, at CIEL Senior Living of Spokane. Her last breath on earth was her first breath in heaven. Marilyn is now reunited with her daughter, Charlene, Grand-daughter Suzanne Wylie, her parents, along with 4 brothers and sisters and other family & friends....

Jul 1, 2024

On July 1,2024, Sylvia (Ringstad) Bowles began her heavenly journey surrounded by her loving family after battling dementia for the past 5 years.

She was born in Fairbanks, Alaska November 30, 1950 and was the oldest of 7 children. She is named after her Grandmother Sylvia Ringstad, the first female mayor of Fairbanks serving in the mid 1960s. Both Sylvia and...

Jun 30, 2024

Richard M Hatfield, 80, passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington on June 30, 2024. 

Richard was born on May 30, 1944 in Morton, Washington, to Jammie & Marie Hatfield.

Jun 29, 2024

Robert “Bob” C. Hunt June 23, 1947 – June 29, 2024

 Robert C. Hunt passed peacefully into the hands of the Lord on June 29, 2024, after battling lung and brain cancer. Bob grew up in Mead, WA and graduated from Mead Senior High in 1965. In 1966, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served...

Jun 20, 2024

Ferdinand Lee Bronson, 92, joined his heavenly Father and reunited with Sylvia on June 20, 2024.

Lee was born in Whitefish, Montana on September 18, 1931, where he was raised by his father Abe and step-mother Nellie. After graduation from high school, Lee worked on the Hungry Horse Dam before joining the Navy in 1951. Lee served honorably as a Torpedoman/Ordinance...

Jun 18, 2024

Mary I (Welch) Russell, 99, was born to Orrin J. and Esther A (Pitts) Welch on March 23, 1925 in Saskatchewan, Canada. She passed on June 18, 2024 in Spokane, Washington. 

Mary was raised in Priest River, Idaho and married Darrell L Russell on August 9, 1947 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mary & Russell were married 58 years before Russell's passing. They...

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 12, 2024

Howard took leave of this earthly existence on June 12, 2024 by slipping away peacefully in his sleep.

He was born in Culver City, CA to the late Howard Leo Burkett and Effa LuRee Wiese Burkett on August 7, 1930. Howard graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School. He was Senior Class President and lettered in Gymnastics, "B" football, and track. He...

Jun 12, 2024

Patricia Jean Williams, lovingly known as Patty, passed away on the morning of June 14th 2024 at the age of 86. Patty was born to Oliver and Charlotte Thew on October 20th, 1937 in Tekoa, Washington. She was a loving mother of 6 and wife to husband Jim Williams. Patty graduated from Jenkins High School in Chewelah, Washington in 1956...

Jun 11, 2024

After a valiant effort, loving wife, mother, and grandmother Nora Annette Lorenson, age 75, lost her battle with ovarian cancer on June 11, 2024. She was born February 14, 1949; her husband always said he got a "twofer", birthday gift and valentine gift in one.

Formerly from Fayetteville, NC, she met her husband at Ft. Bragg, and after marrying they moved...

Jun 2, 2024

Linda Kay Willett was born on July 21st, 1943 in Seattle, WA, and passed on June 2, 2024 in Spokane, WA. 

She graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1962. Linda joyously and lovingly served as the secretary and administrative assistant for the Nine Mile School district at both Nine Mile Elementary and Lakeside High School for more than 20 years. She was...