Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Velma Rast
Apr 19, 2012
Velma was born to Wallace and Myrtle Ropp on October 18, 1921 in Pingry, Idaho. Velma has one sister, Jean Dickerson and her numerous cousins were her first playmates and schoolmates. This family bond was a lifelong passion. Velma married Emanuel Rast on April 29, 1939. They were blessed with four children, Connie Shenefelt, Wallace Rast, Patrick Rast, and Karen...
Richard "Dick" McTighe
Apr 19, 2012
Richard (Dick) McTighe died in Spokane, Washington on April 19, 2012, at age 86. Born July 8, 1925, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Dick lived most of his life in Spokane. Survived by his wife, Marilyn, son and daughter-in-law Beau and Connie McTighe, daughter and son-in-law Diane and Steve Kunz, daughter and son-in-law Susan and Michael Andrews, daughter Mary Jo McTighe,...
Fay "Kay" Kohlieber
Apr 17, 2012
Kohlieber, Fay Nell Elva “Kay” (age 89) the last offspring in the Margaret and James Miles family, was born on September 29, 1922, in Ferry County, Washington, on what was then called the Alex Simpson Place. Fay’s grandfather was Samuel Livingston, a gold prospector and fur trader. He is credited with cultivating the first land in Calgary, Alberta. His early...
Wilma E Hoy
Apr 17, 2012
John and Margaret McCleerey gave birth to daughter Wilma Elizabeth Doris McCleerey on July 5, 1921 in Willow Springs, Missouri. She had 4 brothers Ralph, Floyd, Earl, and Owen and one sister, Frances. Wilma was raised in Iowa in the Smithland-Mapleton area and graduated from High School at the age of 16. She worked for a short period of time...
Vera A. Spaulding
Apr 16, 2012
Vera A. Spaulding (age 91) entered into rest on April 16, 2012 at her home in Clayton, WA surrounded by her children. Vera was born in Spokane, WA on November 13, 1920 and moved to Clayton a short time later. She graduated from Deer Park High School in 1938 and then attended St. Luke’s Hospital for nurses’ training in Spokane,...
Leona (Depee) Peuck
Apr 14, 2012
Leona M. (Depee) Peuck passed away on April 14, 2012, in Spokane, WA at the age of 85. She was born December 30, 1926, in Lewistown, MT, to Sue and Luther Depee. All her life she was a very hard worker. The family eventually moved to Palouse, WA, where she cleaned houses as a teenager. She graduated from Palouse High...
Ronald "Dean" Blayden
Apr 14, 2012
Blayden, Ronald “Dean” age 83 Loving husband, father, grandfather, entered into rest on April 14, 2012 with his family at his side. Dean was born July 10, 1928 in Craigmont, ID to Roy and Esther Blayden. He lived in Moscow, ID with his family until they moved to Spokane in 1942. After graduating from North Central high school in 1946,...
Henry Hank VanWey
Apr 14, 2012
Henry “Hank” W. VanWey(age 92) entered into rest on April 14, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Hank was born on December 25, 1919 in Protection, KS to parents Irtles, and Averil VanWey. He attended high school in Rosalia, Kansas graduating in 1938. Hank served his country proudly in the Pacific Theater during WWII, as an E-4 Forward Observer in the U.S....
James "Jim" Spangler
Apr 13, 2012
James “Jim” M. Spangler (age 62) passed suddenly at his home in Spokane, WA. He was born and grew up in Flandreau, SD. Jim attended South Dakota State University and earned a degree in Engineering. After graduating, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After his enlistment, Jim relocated to Spokane and assumed an engineering position at Fairchild AFB. He...
Clayton "Fitz" Fitzpatrick
Apr 13, 2012
Clayton B. “Fitz” Fitzpatrick (age 91) entered into rest on April 13, 2012 in Spokane, WA, his lifelong home. Locally, he attended North Central High School. Fitz was a hard worker. As a young man, Fitz worked for the Jacobson Bakery first as a loader and later as a delivery driver. He next went to work on the road as...
Doris L. Platt
Apr 12, 2012
Doris Lucille Platt (age 97) was born on May 22, 1914 in Spokane, WA and passed away peacefully on April 12, 2012 in Boise, ID. She was a Charter member of Audubon Park United Methodist Church and a member of the Daughters of the Nile. Doris is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and William Richards; five grandchildren; 11...
Betty Lou Herring
Apr 11, 2012
Betty Lou Rogers Herring had a sudden departure from this life and danced into heaven on April 11, 2012. She lived life to the fullest right to the very end. She had many roles in her lifetime: daughter (the eldest girl in a family of thirteen), sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandma, great-grandma, and friend to all. She had a smile...
Anna Marie Donahue
Apr 7, 2012
ANNA MARIE DONAHUE (RAND) (Age 89) Anna passed away April 7, 2012 at Orchard Crest Retirement Community Assisted Living in Spokane Valley, WA. Anna was born Oct. 24, 1922 to Charles and Mabel Rand in Milton Freewater, OR, the seventh of eight children. She spent her growing up years there until she married L.E. Donahue in 1940. Together they had...
Helen M Weinert
Apr 5, 2012
Helen “Marr” Weinert – Our Loving Mother was born at home in Valley, WA on March 8, 1915 to Artie and Emma Dunlap. She graduated from Valley H.S. and traveled to Juneau, where she met and married Arthur Jensen. They eventually settled in Spokane. She worked at Holy Family for many years. She married Ernest Weinert in 1975. Marr did...
Doris E Nelson
Apr 4, 2012
Doris Esther Nelson (age 83) of Wellington Kansas, formerly of South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the Riverview Manor in Oxford, Kansas. Doris was born the daughter of Peter and Freda (Stolenburg) Scherer in Watertown, SD on April 5, 1928. She graduated from the Watertown High School. Doris was united in marriage to Howard Dale Nelson on...
Robert E. Knorr
Apr 4, 2012
Robert Edward Knorr (aka Nice Bob) entered into rest on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the age of 81. He was born on January 18th, 1931 to Adolph and Helena Knorr of Spokane, WA both deceased. He was the 2nd of four sons, his older brother Adolph (deceased) and two younger brothers Laurence and Herman. He grew up and attended...
Glenna F. Huston
Apr 3, 2012
HUSTON, Glenna (Glinski) (Age 64) - Born on January 17, 1948 in Spokane, WA; died on April 3, 2012 in Spokane, WA. Glenna is survived by her sons, Ken Huston, Jason Huston and Jeremy Huston; granddaughter, Sarah Marganet; brothers and sister, Jack Glinski, Bob Glinski, Roger Glinski and Mary Hanson. Preceded in death by her husband, Skeeter Huston and her...
Jessie B. Gramps
Apr 2, 2012
Jessie B. Gramps (Dickey) passed away on April 2, 2012, at Manor Care, Spokane. Born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario on April 15, 1914 to parents Bill Bernard and Edna French, Jessie moved to the U.S. during early childhood. She grew up in Tieton, WA, and graduated from Tieton High School in 1929. Jessie lived in North Spokane for 60 years...
Duane David Lamp
Apr 1, 2012
Duane David Lamp (age 63) was born on April 5, 1948 in Tacoma, WA and entered into rest on April 1, 2012 in Spokane, WA. He is survived by three sons, two sisters, and two brothers. Inurnment will take place in Tacoma at a later date.
John G Wright
Mar 31, 2012
John Gregory Wright – In loving memory of John. Born on December 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to John Marcus and Alice (Lloyd) Wright, John left us to go on his next journey on March 31, 2012. He leaves behind his loving children, extended family, and friends. John was a retired veteran from the Air Force. He also enjoyed...
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