Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
R.A. "Jim" Vertrees
Nov 30, 2010
R.A. "Jim" Vertrees passed away peacefully on November 30th. He was the middle child of Lola and Arthur Vertrees. A lifelong resident of Washington State, he was born in Ellensburg on July 20th, 1920. The family later moved to a farm in the Outlook area, and he graduated from Sunnyside High School. Always known as "Jim", he was baffled when...
Betty Jean Springer
Nov 30, 2010
Springer, Betty Jean(Lyons) (age 84) Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend entered into rest on November 30, 2010 unexpectedly. Betty was born on November 17, 1926 to Selma and William H. Lyons in Cheney, WA. She was the fifth child of 15 brothers and sisters. Betty married Joseph C. Springer Sr. in 1943 and together they raised their...
Lawrence E. "Larry" Brown
Nov 28, 2010
Lawrence “Larry” Brown (age 69) Larry’s life journey ended on Sunday, November 28, 2010. He was born in May of 1941 to Murvel and Ruby Brown in Colville, WA. He graduated from John R. Rogers H.S. in 1960 and attended Eastern Washington University. He married his high school sweetheart, lifetime love and companion Lynne in 1962. Together they shared 48...
Ralph G. Netherton
Nov 23, 2010
Ralph G. Netherton (age 88) entered into rest on November 23, 2010. He was born on May 7, 1922 to parents James and Lola (Violet) Netherton in Colville, WA. He attended school in the Oroville. Ralph married Dardenella Pepper in 1941 and together they raised their two daughters. Ralph spent 25 years working for the State of Washington as a...
Kenneth K. Rogers
Nov 22, 2010
Kenneth Keith Rogers, was born April 25th, 1933, in West Union, Ohio, to Marion and Ethie Rogers. Ken died November 22, 2010. He grew up in West Union, Ohio on a depression era farm with six brothers and four sisters where he attended grade school and high school. Always a hard worker, Ken earned a varsity letter in Basketball while...
James R. Sullivan
Nov 20, 2010
Sullivan, James Robert (age 73) entered into rest on November 20, 2010. He was born in Spokane on September 20, 1937 to parents Bart and Elizabeth Sullivan. James attended Libby High School in Libby Montana. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army, receiving an honorable discharge in 1966. James married his loving wife, Harriet...
Charles "Chuck" E. Rigsby
Nov 18, 2010
Rigsby, Charles E. (age73) The Rigsby family is saddened to announce that our Beloved father Charles (Chuck) E. Rigsby S/Stg USAF peacefully transitioned to heaven on Monday November 15, 2010. He is now reunited with his wife, Margie, who was the love of his life and preceded him in passing in 2008. Dad was born in Bowling Green Kentucky to...
Keith J. Bowen
Nov 18, 2010
Keith J. Bowen (age 77) entered into rest on November 18, 2010 at his home in Spokane. He was born on February 18, 1933 in San Diego, CA and his parents moved to Spokane shortly after. Keith started working when he was just 16 years old. He worked as a diesel mechanic for various companies in and around Spokane including,...
Alice J. Kingsbury
Nov 14, 2010
Alice J. Kingsbury (Age 80) - Born July 12, 1930 in Butte, MT to Alice and Charles Dunne. Alice passed away November 14, 2010 in Spokane, WA after a struggle with multiple medical complications. She is survived by her children, Jean Kelley of Post Falls, ID and Daniel Kingsbury of Garland, TX; 6 grandchildren and one great grandchild; brothers, Joe...
Paul Henry LOUDON
Nov 10, 2010
Paul Henry Loudon passed away at his home in Spokane, WA on Nov 10, 2010. He was the oldest child and the last remaining of six siblings. Paul served in the Army, was discharged and then reenlisted as a troop transport glider pilot during WWII. He was first married to Florine Walls in 1939. They had one daughter, Barbara, born...
Esther May Jensen
Nov 10, 2010
Esther May Jensen (age 88) entered into rest on November 10, 2010. She was born in Grand Forks, ND on June 8, 1922 to John and Laura Jensen. Esther married Dan Jensen in 1940. A 35 year resident of Spokane, she worked as a waitress, cook, and in retail sales before retiring in 1980. Esther loved bingo, going to the...
Charles "Tom" Weyer
Nov 3, 2010
Charles (Tom) Weyer passed away on November 3, 2010 at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Genevieve, daughter Kim Koenig, son Tom Porter and daughter Rhonda Jiskra, four grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Tom was born October 3, 1922 to Jane and Andrew Weyer in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was named Charles after his...
Michael Joseph Sprute
Nov 2, 2010
Born in Wallace, ID as the youngest son of George A. and Hilda B. (Schaeffer) Sprute, Mike spent his early childhood in Mullan, ID. He graduated from Mullan High School in 1968 and worked for a year in the Lucky Friday Mine before entering the University of Idaho. He married Judy Hendrickson (also of Mullan) in June of 1972 and...
Jess Elden Teats
Oct 30, 2010
TEATS, Jess Elden (age 65)- Entered into rest at the VA Medical Center-Spokane, on October 30, 2010. A life-long Spokane area resident, Jess, was born in Spokane on Feb 13, 1945 to Earl and Hester (Steiner) Teats. He was very active at Rogers High School, and a proud graduate of the Class of 1963. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran...
Layne D. Johnson
Oct 30, 2010
Layne Durand Johnson was born March 6, 1924 to Eva & Durward Johnson in Fairmont North Dakota. He came to Spokane in September 1936 with his parents and his brothers. Layne graduated from West Valley High School in 1943. After meeting Margaret Johnson in 1939 (71 years!) they married on March 11, 1944. Layne served in the U.S. Army Amphibious...
Marland G. Ray
Oct 29, 2010
RAY, Marland G. (Age 73) - Did it his way, and went to the big guy in heaven on Friday, October 29, 2010 passing on from cardiac arrest. Marland was born on June 24, 1937 in Elmo, Missouri to Lodell and Thelma Ray. He went through grade school and high school in Elmo, graduating in 1955. Marland went to college...
Genevieve C. LaPoint
Oct 27, 2010
Genevieve C. LaPoint entered into rest on October 27, 2010. At her request, no service will be held. Survivors include three sons, Bob, Bill and Don; daughter, Claudia; mother, Helen; sister, Beryl; four grandchildren; and one great grandchild. The family wishes to extend our deepest appreciation to the staff at Northpointe Retirement Memory Care Unit ‘C’ House for the outstanding...
Evelyn A. Nesbitt
Oct 24, 2010
“The Watcher” She always leaned to watch for us, anxious if we were late, In winter by the window, in summer by the gate; And though we mocked her tenderly, who had such foolish care, The long way home would seem more safe because she waited there. Her thoughts were all so full of us, she never could forget! And...
Arlene L. Preuss
Oct 20, 2010
Arlene Lucille Preuss went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 20, 2010. Arlene was born February 17, 1924 on a farm near Strawberry Point, Iowa to Herman and Lillie Otdoerfer. She attended Upper Iowa University and taught country school during WWII. Arlene married Edward Preuss on March 5, 1944. They had three children, Gregory, Janet, and William....
Robert "Bob" E. Krischke
Oct 15, 2010
Robert, also known as Bob, was born on November 21, 1935 in Rockford, Illinois. He went to high school for 3 years in Rockford, then joined the army during the Korean War. He met his wife at a square dance in 1963 and they were married a year later by a Justice of the Peace. They moved to Colbert, WA...
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