Obituaries

Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA

Roy W. Johnson

Roy W. Johnson

Oct 28, 2012

JOHNSON, Roy W. (1925 - 2012) - Roy was born on May 9, 1925 in Spokane, WA; entered into rest October 28, 2012 in Spokane Valley, WA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Betty A. Johnson (Alexander) and son, Richard A. Johnson in 1996. He is survived by three children, Sharon A. Smith (Dan) of...

Loren V. Seay

Loren V. Seay

Oct 27, 2012

SEAY, Loren V. (age 74) – Entered into rest on October 27, 2012 in Spokane, WA, his lifelong home. Loren attended local schools graduating from Lewis & Clark High School in 1956. He was a member of the WA State Air National Guard. A skilled sheet metal worker, Loren went to work for Warren, Little & Lund, and following ownership...

Charmion "Charmy" Hobbs

Charmion "Charmy" Hobbs

Oct 25, 2012

Charmion “Charmy” Jean (Skarset) Hobbs was born March 21, 1936 in Windom, MN to Dan and Alice (Rose) Skarset. The family moved to Spokane in 1942. Charmy attended Regal Grade School, graduated from Rogers High School and attended EWU for a year. She worked for a time as a receptionist for a doctor’s office and also in the accounting department...

Maria Wilkinson

Maria Wilkinson

Oct 24, 2012

Maria Wilkinson (age 84) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 24, 2012. She was born on December 18, 1927 in Wilkichen, Czech Republic, her family later moved to Erbendorf, Germany. Maria met and married the love of her life Donald Wilkinson, while he was stationed at a nearby army base. They traveled back and forth to Germany...

Pearl Josephine Schmitt

Pearl Josephine Schmitt

Oct 22, 2012

Pearl Josephine Petersen Schmitt passed peacefully to her eternal home with her Lord in heaven on October 22, 2012. Born to August and Bertha Petersen on October 14, 1920, she had a long and blessed life. She was the oldest of 9 children and cherished her growing up years within her family. As she and her siblings grew to adulthood,...

Gerald "Jerry" Havens

Gerald "Jerry" Havens

Oct 19, 2012

Gerald D. Havens At the age of 67, surrounded by those who loved him deeply, and after a battle with cancer, Jerry walked with Jesus into the light on October 19, 2012 to join his first son, Gerald D. Havens Jr. He was born in Spokane, Washington, on Christmas day 1944, to parents Donald and Pearl Havens. Jerry graduated from...

"ANDY" Roy K. Anderson

"ANDY" Roy K. Anderson

Oct 18, 2012

ANDERSON, Roy K. "ANDY" (Age 91) - Passed away October 18, 2012 in Spokane, WA. He was born on September 3, 1921 in Midwest, Wyoming. Roy was preceded in death by his wife, LaVern of 64 years and son, Kenneth at 4 months. He is survived by two daughters, Darlene (Armour) Armstrong, Pat (John) Choate; grandchildren, Rick (Yelena) Armstrong, Rhonda...

Julia E Chapman-Flansburg

Julia E Chapman-Flansburg

Oct 13, 2012

Julia E. Chapman-Flansburg (age 93) - Born on January 12, 1919 in Enaville, ID; entered into rest on October 13, 2012 in Deer Park, WA. Julia is survived by two daughters, Kathleen Seimer and Linda Patterson; numerous grandchildren; great grandchildren and extended family and friends. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Stanley Chapman and second husband, Chester...

Paul E Umbaugh

Paul E Umbaugh

Oct 6, 2012

Paul E. Umbaugh (age 74) entered into rest on October 6, 2012. Paul was born in Ligonier, PA on June 6, 1938. He served his country proudly as a member of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era, retiring from the military in 1978. Paul worked for many years as a Chief Production Control Supervisor in Ankara, Turkey...

Jane W Cousins

Jane W Cousins

Oct 2, 2012

Jane Wray Austin Devine Cousins (Age 96) was born on September 4, 1916 in Wallace, Idaho to parents George and Mabel Austin. Jane attended Grant Grade School and graduated from Lewis & Clark High in 1934. She also attended Kinman Business College. Jane was a member of El Karnak Daughters of the Nile, former member of Manito Presbyterian Church, and...

Evelyn J Anderson

Evelyn J Anderson

Oct 1, 2012

Evelyn Julia Anderson (Hartman) was born May 21, 1928 in Ellensburg, WA to August and Ella Hartman. The youngest of 3 children, her family farmed in the Swauk Valley near Cle Elum. Evelyn graduated from Cle Elum High School, moved to Spokane where she met Phillip Anderson whom she married September 9, 1951. Married 58 years until his death in...

Mary Adeline Johnston

Mary Adeline Johnston

Sep 27, 2012

Mary passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 from complications after a stroke in April. Mary was born April 1, 1922 in Pendleton, OR to descendants of the Oregon Trail pioneers families of Joe Frank and Mamie Francis (Weaver) Hayse; the second of four children. After graduation from Touchet High School she moved to LaGrande, OR to attend Eastern Oregon College...

Robert R LaRue

Robert R LaRue

Sep 25, 2012

LaRue, Robert Roland, age 82 of Spokane, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 25, 2012. Bob was born on December 19, 1929 in Central Falls, RI to Arsene Josepha and Rosamond Butaye LaRue. He was a military man who served in the 1st Regiment, Company “M” of the RI State Guard, The US Navy aboard the...

Richard "Tex" Howerton

Richard "Tex" Howerton

Sep 22, 2012

Richard R. “Tex” Howerton(Age 79) – Born on June 24, 1933 in Dalhart, TX; entered into rest on September 22, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Tex was Spokane area resident for over 40 years. He graduated from high school in Dalhart, TX. Tex served in the U. S. Navy. Later after his retirement from the U.S. Navy, he worked at Tobacco...

Alice Louise Welberry

Alice Louise Welberry

Sep 19, 2012

Alice Louise Welberry entered into rest on September 19, 2012 in Spokane WA. She was born on April 13, 1930 to Ira and Stella Page in Davenport, WA She is preceded in death by her husband, John H. Welberry; her parents, and her brother-in-law, Jess Mangis. She grew up in Davenport, WA, where she met her husband and then they...

Tom D Highland

Tom D Highland

Sep 19, 2012

Tom (Hoogterp) Highland Tom Highland passed peacefully on September 19, 2012. Tom was born May 23, 1915 in Ashton, SD, to Dutch immigrant parents John and Elizabeth Hoogterp. His family traced its history back before the 15th century with ancestors who started rescuing the land from the sea earlier than that. He had his last name translated to English in...

Joyce B. Fury

Joyce B. Fury

Sep 16, 2012

Joyce Bino Fury passed away on September 16, 2012, at her home in Spokane Valley, Washington, at 97 years of age. She was born to Lucinda and John Bino on December 30, 1914, in Portland, Oregon. Joyce married Robert Connell “Con” Fury on December 25, 1946. Joyce served in the United States Navy during World War II and voluntarily returned...

Aune V Huhta

Aune V Huhta

Sep 15, 2012

Aune Berttula Huhta On the morning of September 15, 2012, the Lord called our mother, Aune Berttula Huhta, to her eternal home in heaven. Aune, a resident of Spokane for 54 years, was born September 23, 1915, in Toivola, Minnesota, one of 10 children to her immigrant parents. Formerly of Duluth, MN, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Pearl Deane Knoles

Pearl Deane Knoles

Sep 9, 2012

Pearl Deane (Luker) Knoles (December 4, 1916, - September 9, 2012 ) Pearl Deane Knoles (Dee) passed away on September 9, 2012 in American Fork, Utah at 95 years old. Funeral Services were held on September 14, 2010 in Lehi, Utah. Pearl will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Greenwood Memorial Terrace (Deseret Lawn) in Spokane,...

George C McNally

George C McNally

Sep 9, 2012

McNally, George C. Our beloved husband, Dad, Pop, and friend died peacefully on September 9, 2012. George was born on December 17, 1930 to George and Florence McNally in Seattle, WA. After graduating from Bothell High School, George enlisted in the military and was stationed at Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, AZ. There he met the woman who would...

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