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Kenneth W. Kirstein, 76, died peacefully of natural causes in his Illinois home. He is survived by Mary Jane his devoted wife of 52 years, their four sons (three of whom are married), and twelve grandchildren: Joel (Sara): Katherine, Jonah, Annie, Jonathon, Joseph, Molly, and Lucy; Jason; Gabriel (Jenny): Tayven and Delani; Micah (Nicole): Steve, Thomas, and Caleb. On Apr. 30, 1946, Kenneth was born the youngest of two sons of Albert and Martha Kirstein in Coulee Dam, Wash. Al...
Passed away at home on Aug. 31, 2022. John was born in Sidney, Mont. on Jan. 25, 1944. His early years were spent working on the farm with his dad. His family later moved to Troy, Mont. where he attended Troy High School and graduated valedictorian of his class in May of 1962. After he graduated, he entered the US Navy Submariner group where he retired after 22 years of proudly serving the military and his country that he loved so very much. He served on the George C Marshall...
Passed away on Aug. 31, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. He was born Sept. 14, 1942 in Colville, Wash. to Donald E. Benner and M. Marie Benner. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1960. He enlisted in the Army, in 1962 and was sent to Korea. Also, in that year he married Sharyn R. Riddle. In 1963, he returned to the States and after a short mail delivery career, he went to work at Kaiser Aluminum and retired from there in 1999. Duke is survived by his wife Sharyn, daughter Jodi...
Passed away on Sept. 9, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. after a tough battle with Cancer, Diabetes and Kidney disease. She was born on Jun. 23, 1944 to Glen E. and Alta H. Riddle in Spokane, Wash. at Deaconess Hospital. She graduated in 1962 from Creston High School. In Sept. of 1962 she married Faye Allen Benner “Duke”. Studied and received her Cosmetology license and was a homemaker, wife and best mother there was! Sharyn is survived by her daughter Jodi (Randy) Scheck, son Sco...
Roger Allen Harting, 56, passed away on Sept. 6, 2022 at his home in Reardan, Wash. He was born on Sept. 19, 1965 to Robert and Lawana (Walker) Harting on Whidbey Island in Wash. He attended schools in Dayton, Wash. graduating from Dayton High School where he was very involved in 4-H and FFA. Following high school, he had a long career working in and managing agricultural operations; including the Palouse, Walla Walla and Columbia Basin areas. Roger met Lisa Anne Lloyd in...
Martin Fredrick Meise, 69 of Odessa, Wash. passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, after running into a burning bar to save the alcohol. Or maybe not. We all know how he liked to tell stories. Marty was born on Dec. 2, 1952, in Ritzville, Wash. to Earl & Ramona Meise. Marty graduated from Odessa High School in 1971. He married Wendy Sue Greenwalt on Sept. 25, 1981, and the couple celebrated 40 years of marriage in 2021. Marty & Wendy had one daughter, Jena Nichole Meise, who...
John VandeWege, 86, passed away Aug.13, 2022, in Olympia, Wash., his home of 56 years. He was born May 27, 1936, to Jacob and Jane (Tingley) VandeWege in Sheboygan, Wis. He also resided in Sunnyside, Wash.; Odessa, Wash.; and Anchorage, Ala. John graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1954 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1957. He graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1961, before marrying Mitzi Alling in 1965 in Warden, Wash. Professionally, John was an elementary school teacher, both full-time and...
Fay K. Lybecker, 77, passed away Aug. 17, 2022, in Davenport, Wash., her home was the Harrington area. Fay was born on Feb. 23, 1945 in Ritzville, Wash. to Howard and Selma Telecky. Fay grew up in Ritzville and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1963. She attended Eastern Washington University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work in 1968. Fay married Roger Lybecker of Harrington, Wash. on Oct. 12, 1968 at Fairchild Air Force Base. They moved to Texas...
Linda Lou Burnett passed away from supranuclear palsy with her family by her side on Aug. 25, 2022. Linda was born on Oct. 2, 1939 in Spring Lake, Texas to Ammon & Alberta Fulenwider. After living in Texas she moved to Spokane, Wash. where she attended school. Linda worked several jobs but was the office manager for the local dentist office for Dr. Wamba, Dr. Flatly and Dr. Turner. She married Ronald Burnett on Nov. 7, 1984 in Davenport, Wash. where they continued to live...
Irene L. Kennedy, Born March 24, 1930. Passed Away August, 22, 2022. Services Pending....
Edward Norton Ensor, 96, a resident of Davenport Washington, for his entire life, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. He was part of both the Davenport and Reardan communities near Spokane, Wash. Edward was born in Spokane on June 17, 1926, to Samuel and Frances (Norton) Ensor, the first of four children. Ed was raised on a farm in the Mondovi area. He attended a one-room schoolhouse for five years, traveling to and from school on a horse. When Ed and his...
James Schillinger passed away Aug. 20, 2022 in Davenport, Wash. Jim was born on July 2, 1961 in Spokane, Wash. to Jerry and Marilou Schillinger. Jim grew up in Davenport, attended school and graduated in 1981 from Davenport High School. Jim later married Jana Johnson in April, 1982 and they had two girls to this union, Holly and Lacy. Jim was a great mechanic and loved fixing things. He worked for K & J Pontiac and then the WADOT in Davenport as one of their mechanics for 25...
Paul Frederick Horak, 75, of Odessa, Wash., passed away on Aug. 5, 2022. Paul was born in Odessa on April 26, 1947 to Frank and Mary Louise Geissler Horak Kern. After graduating from high school in ’65, Paul played football for Eastern Washington (College) University. Paul often spoke fondly of those years, the games played, friends remembered, and classes missed. These stories always produced ear to ear smiles and addictive belly laughs. When his four years of football w...
David was born April 30, 1943 in southern Calif. Dianne was born Feb. 2, 1944 in southern Calif. Dave & Dianne met in 8th grade and were best of friends. They went their separate ways after high school, only to reconnect a few years later. They fell in love and tied the knot on March 5, 1967. Their son Landon came along in 1969 and daughter Elaina in 1971. David joined US Navy at 18 years old, served from 1963-1968 repairing submarines. He achieved the rank of Patternmaker...
Having lived a life full of love, and one devoted to faith, family, friendship, and service, after 101½ years, Arloine “Barlee” Brown went to be with the Lord on July 30, 2022. She passed away peacefully with family by her side. Barlee was born to Eugene “Gene” and Mildred “Milly” Boyk at the home of her grandparents, E.J. and Mary K. Boyk, on Jan. 22, 1921, in Rocklyn, Wash. She was the third child of four, with siblings Leland Boyk, Adeline Schmidt, and Lois Brown. In 19...
Our beloved Marie passed away on Aug. 1, 2022 at Brookdale Hearthstone in Moses Lake. Marie was born on Dec. 8, 1925 to Samuel Haugen and Lydia (Lang) Haugen in Warden Wash. Marie grew up in and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1944. After graduation Marie attended Loris Beauty School in Spokane graduating in 1945. She worked as a beautician for three years and decided a change might be nice so she applied at Bell Telephone and accepted the position as a telephone...
Stuart "Karl" Moldrem Jr. was born June 28, 1957, in Seattle to Anne and Stuart Moldrem. He passed peacefully with loved ones by his side on July 15, 2022. Karl grew up in Madison Park. He was an Eagle Scout, enjoyed exploring the wilderness of Wash., and attended many Seattle sporting events. He Graduated from Ingrahm High School in 1975. Karl attended Washington State University and received a bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Business Management. He managed country clubs in...
This, offered in loving memory of Ralph Walter Sunwold who returned to his Lord Jesus Christ on July 23, 2022 at age 76. Ralph was a loving husband, dad, grand dad, and great grandpa to the family he always cherished. Some of his life-long pals called him "Sunny" which perfectly described his approach to the challenges of life. Ralph was born Jan. 6, 1946 to Albert and Christine Miller Sunwold (both deceased) of Fairfield, Wash. He was the youngest of three children and was...
There will be a celebration of life memorial for Rodney Schlimmer Saturday, July 30, 2022. The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 104 West First Avenue, Odessa. (Enter through side door on Adler.) Please come and share your memories of Rodney. Food will be provided....
Mary Elizabeth “Beth,” “Whiz” Yarbro passed away July 16, 2022, she was at home, surrounded by family. Beth was born in Carlsbad, N.M. on Sept. 5, 1941, to Tommy and Ellen (Jameson) Clements. She grew up in Carlsbad, graduating from Carlsbad High School in 1959. She then attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M., graduating in 1964. While in high school, she met the love of her life, Chuck Yarbro. They became high school sweethearts and married while attendi...
Myles Joseph Dobbins, 64, went to be with the Lord July 11, 2022 at Lincoln County Hospital Davenport, WA. Myles was born Aug. 24, 1957 to JC and Betty (Hink) Dobbins. Funeral arrangements are still pending....
There will be a celebration of life memorial for Rodney Schlimmer Saturday, July 30, 2022. The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 104 West First Avenue, Odessa. (Enter through side door on Adler.) Please come and share your memories of Rodney. Food will be provided....
Robert Earl Oehlschlaeger, 89, passed away on July 7, 2022. Earl, as he was known by, was born in Pasco, Wash. to Paul and Mary (MacReynolds) Oehlschlaeger on July 15, 1932. After spending several years on their Connell, Wash. farm, the Oehlschlaeger family moved to a farm near Reardan, Wash., where Earl graduated from high school in 1950. After attending college, he joined the Navy and spent four years exploring the Mediterranean world before coming back to Reardan to farm....
Thomas Hugh Zacher, 65, of Spokane passed away peacefully June 15, 2022 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Tom lost his battle with complications due to alcoholism, which resulted in a cardiac arrest. He was born to Robert and Frances (Gallagher) Zacher on Jan. 12, 1957 in Odessa, Wash. Thomas, meaning twin, arrived a few minutes before his twin brother David. Tom graduated from Odessa High School, Class of 1975, where he participated in football, basketball, track,...
Gavin Barry Morse, 38, of rural Adams County, Wash. took his final flight July 2, 2022. Gavin was born Sept. 29, 1983 in Spokane, WA as the youngest of four children and only son to Bruce Morse and Maribeth Benson. Gavin grew up in the Spokane area and came to the Columbia Basin as a student in the Big Bend Community College Aviation program. It was during his time at Big Bend that Gavin met the love of his life, and partner in all things, Erin Wolf, while dirt biking in the B...
