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Local Obituaries in Spokane County, WA
Katherine May Thomas
Jan 12, 2010
Katherine M. “Kay” Thomas (age 99) entered into rest on January 12, 2010. She was born on December 2, 1910 in Sidney, Nebraska to parents James and Etta Ellis. She graduated from Boise High School and received her teaching certificate from the College of Idaho, in 1934. Kay married her husband, Dale, in 1939. In 1948, they moved to Spokane...
Mark Raymond Crosby
Jan 12, 2010
Mark R. Crosby 1963 ~ 2010 Mark Raymond Crosby, a dear son, brother, nephew, uncle and friend passed away from cancer on January 12, 2010 at Deaconess Medical Center with his family by his side. Mark was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1963, to Leslie A. and LaVora G. Crosby of Spokane, Washington. Mark grew up, lived and worked...
Rhoda C. Schultz
Jan 10, 2010
Rhoda Caroline Schultz (age 96) a long time resident of Spokane entered into rest on Sunday, January 10, 2010. She was born on October 12, 1913 to parents Robert and Hazel Butshy in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1936, Rhoda married Benjamin F. Schultz and became a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene. Rhoda...
Janet Louise McDougall
Jan 8, 2010
McDougall, Janet L. (Age 81) - Entered into rest on January 8, 2010 in Spokane, WA. Born on February 16, 1928, Janet graduated from Hartline-Coulee High School, Hartline, WA, and has lived in Spokane for the past 65 years. Janet was a great homemaker and a spectacular cook for her husband Mac and her two boys, Robert and Richard. She...
Moffett Winn
Jan 7, 2010
WINN, Moffett 1943-2010 66 YEARS OLD Moffett Winn was born in Colfax Washington on October 5, 1943 to Loris and Georgia Winn and peacefully died in her sleep Thursday morning January 7, 2010, in Spokane, WA. She lived in Pullman, Davenport and Spokane Washington while her father worked for The Washington Water Power Company. She loved to play cards, swim...
Marcia Anne Young
Jan 5, 2010
Marcia entered into rest on January 5, 2010. Marcia was born on February 11, 1930 to parents John and Edith McGuire in St. Paul, MN. She has been a resident of Spokane for the past 32 years. Marcia worked as a registered nurse at the VA Hospital in Spokane for many years before her retirement. Her daughter, Lori (John) Lanz;...
Blanchard K. ""B.K." Watts Ret. Col. USAF
Jan 2, 2010
“B.K.” Watts passed away in Spokane, WA on Saturday, January 2 due to complications following surgery. He was born in Anson County, NC and was a graduate of NC State. He had a distinguished military career beginning in 1941, and an active retirement which included building houses, along with much hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his...
Dale Marcus Whitman
Dec 29, 2009
Dale Marcus Whitman at the age of 78, passed with his dearly loved family at his side on December 29, 2009. His beloved bride, Shirley, preceded him in death. Dale was born on April 9, 1931 in Rosalia, WA. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. A memorial service will be 3:00 pm,...
Norman William Weston
Dec 23, 2009
Norman William Weston (age 79) entered into rest on December 23, 2009. A lifelong resident of Spokane, Norman was born in Spokane on October 12, 1930 to parents Clarence and Bessie Weston. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and continued his education at the University of Washington graduating in 1953. A pipefitter by trade, Norman started his own...
Mary A. Cook
Dec 22, 2009
Mary entered peacefully into rest December 22, 2009 after a three year battle with a debilitating disease. Mary was born in the small town of Platecove on the Island of Newfoundland, Canada September 7, 1930. She was one of eight children born to Stephen and Margaret Keough. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her...
Gloria A. Ellis
Dec 21, 2009
Gloria A. Ellis (Age 66) Entered into rest on December 21, 2009 at her Spokane home. She was born on April 7, 1943 in Missoula, Montana to parents Charles and Leah Welch. She was raised on a dairy farm near Charlo, Mt and moved to Spokane in 1961. Gloria is survived by her husband, two daughters, a grand-daughter and her...
Marlene M. Slate
Dec 21, 2009
Slate, Marlene M. (age 78) entered into rest on December 21, 2009. She was born in Startup, WA on May 5, 1931 to parents Ted and Ruth McManus. Marlene graduated from Raymond High School. She married Kent Slate in 1951, and together they had four children. A 50 year resident of Spokane, Marlene was a member of the Hamblen Park...
Jean L. "LYNN" Metzen
Dec 18, 2009
METZEN, Jean Lynette “Lynn” (Freeland)- Passed away 12/18/2009 and is finally pain free. Born in Butte, Montana, she moved to Spokane in her early youth. She graduated in 1957 from North Central H.S. in Spokane and moved shortly thereafter to Sacramento, California, where she met and married Carl R. “Bud” Smith. They moved countless times, experiencing the flavors of numerous...
Victor A. Close
Dec 18, 2009
Victor Close (07/28/1915 - 12/18/2009) CLOSE, Victor Victor Allen Close was born July 28, 1915 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to parents Earnest and Lyda Close. He had one older sister, Katherine Close. Vic met his life-partner, Loyce Kent, at North Side High School. He filled out the dance card for the junior prom noting "Lovely Loyce" for every dance and...
Lela V. Lindbergh
Dec 17, 2009
Lela V. Lindbergh(age 92) entered into rest on December 17, 2009 at her Spokane home. She was born on November 28, 1917 in Troy, ID to parents Bert and Christine Severson. Lela graduated from Moscow High School in 1937. A resident of Spokane for over 56 years, Lela worked in the coffee shop at the Davenport Hotel as a cashier,...
Dolores M. Brandt
Dec 17, 2009
Dolores M. Brandt, age 82, passed away at home December 17, 2009 surrounded by family and loved ones. Born on November 26, 1927 to Lewis and Petra Dinehart in Manning, North Dakota. Being raised on the family farm, she came to Spokane with her mother and siblings after the accidental death of her father in the early 1940’s. There, she...
Alice Katheryn "Katie" Summers
Dec 15, 2009
Alice Katheryn (Katie) Summers(age 81) was born February 14, 1928 and entered into rest unexpectedly on December 15, 2009 with her family by her side. Katie lived and attended school in Loon Lake, WA before moving to Spokane with her parents, where she graduated from Holy Names Academy in 1946. After graduation, she worked as an operator for Pacific Northwest...
Beau James Tonasket
Dec 14, 2009
Beau James Tonasket Born: October 26,1981 Passed away: December 14, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father Alex (Ike) Tonasket and his brother Monty Joe Stensgar. Beau is survived by his mother, Sophie Tonasket; his two sons, Monty and Loren Tonasket and one daughter, Roni Tonasket; his brother and sister in-law John and Pam Stensgar; sister, Lola Campbell;...
Patrick Francis Madden
Dec 12, 2009
Madden, Patrick F. (age 101) was born on January 31, 1908 in Lewiston, ID to M. Ann (Hanses) and Patrick A. Madden. He went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2009. Of pioneer stock, he grew up on a sizeable wheat, cattle, and sheep ranch along with seven siblings on the Waha Prairie. By the time Pat was...
Eugene Edgar Baldwin
Dec 10, 2009
Baldwin, Eugene Edgar (Gene) (Age 90) Gene Baldwin passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009. He was born May 4, 1919 in Princeton, KS and graduated from Princeton HS in 1936. He moved to the Spokane area in 1949 and married Jane Cockburn in 1950. He worked as a Welder/Iron Worker for Union Iron Works and Spokane Crusher. Gene and Jane...
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