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Family and Friends. We will be having a Celebration of Life for Deborah Lynn Dammel, at Christ Lutheran Church 602 E. Amende Drive, Odessa, on July 8, 2022, at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Union Gospel Mission (www.uniongospelmission.org), Angel Flight West (www.angelflightwest.org) or the Crab Creek (through Christ Lutheran Church) Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, WA is handling arrangements....
Ellen Marie Geissler, 90, of Davenport, Washington passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Ellen was born on June 4, 1932 in Davenport to Theodore and Ella Harms. She enjoyed growing up on the farm near Mondovi and getting into mischief while doing farm chores with her twin sister, Elaine. She often told the story about hanging Elaine on a nail in the chicken coop and Elaine couldn’t get down. Since they looked identical, they enjoyed pulling pranks on boyfriends and teachers by...
Dean Lance Reihs, 64, passed away on May 5th 2022. Dean was born on November 12th, 1957 in Spokane, Washington to Henry J. Reihs and Eleanor M. Reihs. Dean lived in Odessa until his move to N. Seattle. He returned to Odessa in 2021. Dean graduated from Odessa High School and later attended Spokane Community College for the Auto body/Collision and Repair Technology Technician course. Dean worked for Puget Sound Energy in the Seattle area. Dean was an esophagus cancer survivor...
Deborah Lynn Dammel, age 74, of Odessa, passed away, and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2022.Debby was born on July 9, 1947 to Eaton “Bud” and Norma Kneeskern in Dacorah, Iowa. Debby graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1965 and attended the University of Montana for 2 years before transferring to Eastern Washington University where she completed her BA in Education, with a focus in Home Economics and Education. After graduating she moved to Odessa for...
Judith Fae Greenwalt, aka Nanny, of Spokane Valley, WA, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the age of 81. Judith was born in Odessa, WA, on September 14, 1940, to Ben Greenwalt and Edna (Hein Greenwalt) Baker. She was married to John Groh for 28 years, and together they raised two children. A housewife for much of her life, Judith found a job in the insurance industry when her children left home. Those who knew Judith well will remember her as an avid reader. Her home...
Roger Peterson, 72, farmer, cattleman, cowboy, died on June 8th, 2022 surrounded by family and holding a fistful of wheat at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Wash. He's now farming fields where the bushel count is always high and stripe rust never happens. Roger was born Oct. 6th, 1949 to Chester and Katie Peterson. Roger attended Reardan High School. After graduating, he got in his brand-new Pontiac GTO and drove down to WSU, where he always carried a briefcase to class and...
Ray was born to Clara and Archie Hoople on Nov. 20, 1927 in Davenport, Wash. and passed away June 5, 2022 in Moses Lake, Wash. Ray had an older sister Irene and younger brother Edward. After graduation from Davenport High School, he enlisted in the US Coast Guard and married Eleanor Hopkins in 1948. They were married for 73 years before her passing Jan. 2022. Ray worked for Texaco and Phillips 66 Oil Company in Davenport and Soap Lake, Wash. He farmed many years for the Rux fa...
Clara Dorothea “Dot” Klein, 87, passed away peacefully May 23, 2022 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born Aug. 1, 1934 to Clara and LeRoy Duncan on her maternal grandparent’s farm in Dietrich, Idaho, joining an older sister. Clara’s parents were ministers, so the family moved quite a bit in her early years. The family lived in Indian Springs, Idaho until she was about three years of age, then moved to Deer Lodge, Mont., where she started e...
Eugene F. Worley of Odessa, Wash. passed away on May 30th, 2022. He was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on Nov. 19th, 1937 to Marion and Mabel Worley. Gene married Shirley Frederick in November of 1958, and together they settled down in Odessa where he worked for the railroad for 43 years as a Machine Operator. They later raised a family of two children Mark and Sherry (Mcmillan) Worley. Gene was all about the adventures, from hunting deer and elk, fishing, to taking the...
Vineta Weber passed peacefully in her sleep on at the age of 101. She was born on Jan. 23, 1921 to George and Bertha Roth of Lind, Wash. Vinet, as she was best known, was a longtime resident of Odessa, Wash. Her mother, two sisters, Martha (Humphries) and Luella (Ducey) (Mari passed at birth) and brother, Emil, moved to Odessa shortly after their father, George, was killed in a car accident in 1934. Vinet’s mother married Conrad Schauerman in 1936. The marriage included his 7...
Kaye Marie Timm was born Jan. 12, 1952 in Davenport, Wash. On May 22, 2022 she passed away peacefully in Kirkland, WA after fighting cancer hard, twice. Kaye attended school in Harrington until her High School graduation. She was a proud alumna of Central Washington University. She always loved the city and quickly made the move to Seattle to spend her professional years in corporate accounting, working for many non-profit organizations. However, many summers she continued to...
Ardell Boleneus passed away May 14, 2022 at her home in Spokane, WA. She was born April 27, 1940 in Colville, WA to Jess and Clara Denison and was one of eleven children. Ardell grew up on the West End of the Spokane Indian Reservation and later married Mark Beardslee and they had three daughters Brenda, Glenda and Renda. Mark passed away in 1985. Ardell married Deral Boleneus in June of 1991 at their home north of Reardan, WA and their blended family grew to 5 with Deral’s ch...
Donald N. Frick, 93, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022 in Moses Lake, Wash. He was born April 16, 1929 in Moody, Wash. to Frederick and Bernardines Frick. Don attended school in Marlin and graduated from WSC (now WSU) with an Electrical Engineering Degree. He married Effie King on Oct. 2, 1949 and they raised their four children Jim, Tom, Marilee and Charlene on the farm in the Marlin/ Ruff area. Don and Effie later moved into their home in Odessa. Effie passed away in...
Rita Voise of Odessa, Wash. passed away on May 5, 2022. She was born July 4, 1933 in Odessa to Henry and Elsie Uhrich, joining sister, Carol, and later joined by sister, Shari. Rita married her high school sweetheart, Richard Voise, on April 4, 1952, and together they farmed and raised their family. After retiring from farming, Richard and Rita opened Voise Sausage in town with their children and the Uhrich family recipes. She was a faithful member and volunteer of Christ...
Gerald (Jerry) Nelson Kirkwood, 89, took his final journey May 2, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. Jerry was born in Spokane, July 1932, to William and Lillian Kirkwood. Jerry was raised in Davenport and graduated from Davenport High School in 1950. Jerry and his beloved wife Lois (James) married Sept. 12, 1951. Lois was also raised in Davenport and attended Davenport High School, graduating a year behind Jerry. They would have celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary Sept. 12, 2022....
Buddy Raymond “Bud” Sampson, 85, of Cedonia, Wash. passed away on May 2, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. Bud was born on Feb. 8, 1937 in Spokane, Wash. to Kenneth E. and Grace E. (Hill) Sampson. Bud grew up on the family farm in Fruitland Valley and attended elementary school in Fruitland, Wash. He spent his high school years at Columbia High School in Hunters, Wash., graduating in 1955. After graduation from high school, Bud entered the United States Army and proudly served his nat...
Velma Jean Provost , 87, of Wilson Creek ,Wash. went home to our Lord Jesus on Jan. 4, 2022 due to complications of a failing heart and pneumonia. She was born in Wilbur, Wash. on Aug. 18, 1934 to Lawrence and May "Lizzie"(Bise) Webley. Velma was raised in the Coulee City and Wilson Creek, Wash. areas. Her first home was on her Dad's dairy near Coulee City. In 1941 the family moved to St. Andrews, WA and farmed there until they purchased the Seleen Ranch in Wilson Creek in...
James Wesley Terry passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the age of 65. He was born March 27, 1957 in Ogden, Utah and was adopted by his maternal grandparents, Roy Grant and Glendora Olsen Terry. James graduated from Ogden high class of 1975 and finished a year of college. He was employed by Weber State University and worked in buildings and grounds until he retired after 34 years. Jim enjoyed bowling, fixing old cars and he was very proud to be one-quarter...
Howard E. Schaffner, 90, passed away on April 19, 2022 at the Spokane Veteran’s Home after a long bout with cancer. Home was Harrington, Wash. Howard was born Dec. 18, 1931 in Deer Park, Wash. to Urban and Cora (Holee) Schaffner. Howard is a veteran of the Korean War, where he earned several medals, including the Korean Service Medal with 1 bronze star, United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He grew up in Ford, Wash., on the family homestead l...
Shirley Mae Wahl, 78, passed away on Saturday, April, 09, 2022 in Spokane, Wash., her home Davenport, Wash. Shirley was born on March 04, 1944 in Harrington Wash. to Ellis and Eleanor Sawyer. She graduated from Davenport High School in 1962. She married Jerry Wahl July 28, 1962 in Davenport Wash. She worked for the Davenport Union Warehouse for 34 years and enjoyed spending time with her family. Shirley was active in the Davenport Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star. She is...
Jamie Luanne Rosenlund, 34, passed away at her parents’ home near Harrington, Wash. on April 16, 2022. Jamie was born August 17, 1987, in Gillette, Wyo. to Louis and Mary Rosenlund. From infancy Jamie had cerebral palsy, a disorder that limited her physically but highlighted her happy and accepting nature. Jamie had a sparkling sense of humor. She was patient and accepting of her own limitations and with the people who cared for her. Especially near the end of her life, J...
Jeannette Wraspir, loving mother and grandmother passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Jeannette was born in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 13, 1944. She attended high school in Marlin, Wash., and studied at Whitworth College until she married in Oct. of 1963. Gary and Jeannette began their marriage in Othello, Wash. where their first child, Cynthia was born, then settled down in Coeur d’Alene, ID where their second child, Kali was born. Jeannette is survived by her h...
Carol (McCaffery) Atwood, 79, a longtime resident of the Springdale, Wash. area passed away on April 7, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. Carol was born on Oct. 2, 1942, in Spokane, Wash. She was the daughter of Edward Charles and Lucille (Sayres) McCaffery. Carol was raised in the Egypt area near Davenport, Wash. on the family farm. Her early morning hours were spent milking cows and completing chores before leaving the home or going to school. Her father was called to serve in World...
Now in Jesus' loving arms, Alvin Dale Fink died March 16th 2022 in Odessa, Wash. He was born on Jan. 30th 1931 to parents Elizabeth and Reuben Fink of Odessa, Wash. Graduating from Odessa High School in 1949, he attended WSU where he played football for the "Cougs" on the freshman team. He headed to PLU his sophomore year, continuing his education and played football for the "Lutes" for another three years. He graduated with a degree in Finance in 1953. On June 27, 1953 he...
Thomas (Tom) Bartalamay passed away peacefully on March 17th, at the age of 75. Tom was born March 20, 1946, to parents Emanuel and Martha Bartalamay in Odessa WA. After Graduating Odessa H.S. (‘64) and Eastern Washington State College (EWU) (‘69), he settled in Spokane where he taught and coached middle school in the West Valley School District for over 35 years. He loved to be at the river, boating, working on projects around the cabin, and hosting epic family reunions, alw...
