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Paul Reuben Sarkkinen, 67, was born on Nov. 3rd, 1954 to Wilfred and Doris Sarkkinen in Minneapolis, Minn. He passed away in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 20th, 2022. He was raised in Bloomington, Minn. and then moved with his parents to Battle Ground, Wash. where he graduated from High School. In 1984 he married Rebecca Ellen Foley and they were blessed with three daughters. His hardworking life in the construction industry was focused mainly in Spokane, Wash., Billings, Mont. and...
Doris Yvonne Aikins, 89, of Odessa, Wash. went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, surrounded by her children. Doris was born in Tacoma, Wash. on May 30, 1932, to Theron and Rowena Burrington. She was the youngest of five children. Doris married Donald Shaw on May 7, 1951, in Goldendale, Wash. They started their family on April 7, 1953, with a beautiful daughter named Becky. Over the years they were blessed with seven more children, four boys and three...
Willma Christine “Chris” Manley passed on to the lord on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Born in the Army Hospital in Richland Wash. on June 5, 1953 to Gary and Burley Schrag, Chris was primarily raised in Seattle until finally moving to Stanwood, Wash. where she graduated from High School in 1972. Before graduating she married Randell “Randy” Manley on March 25, 1972 prior to him going into the US Air Force two weeks later. As a child she dreamed of having children and she soon re...
Norma Joy (Hopp) Kuch left this world peacefully on Oct. 15, 2021. Always full of life, Norma’s strong-willed spirit remained well intact even in her final moments. She was a powerhouse of a personality. With endless amounts of energy, Norma was a force to be reckoned with. She showed up fully every place she went, which was seemingly everywhere. Unabashedly honest, with a knack for telling you how she really felt, there was never a question as to whether Norma was in the r...
Rev. John D. Senter 1930 – 2021 Rev. John D. Senter recently passed away in Illinois. He was a very wise man. He studied for the Lutheran ministry in Missouri, starting in Jr. High school, though Graduation. His first church was in Butte, Montana. His brother was Robert Senter, Reardon, Wash....
Our family is greatly saddened by the passing of Kathryn Jo Thompson on Dec. 17, 2021 in Puyallup, Wash. with her family by her side. She was born on March 9, 1948 in Spokane, to Victor and Patricia (Bair) Meyer. She joined 18-month-old Victoria Carol and eleven months later Jennifer Anne was born. She spent the next 18 years living in Harrington, a town she so loved. It was a great time to grow up in the 1950’s in a small town with all its freedom. She was a member of St. Fra...
Joanne Elaine (Walter) Keller, 92, peacefully slipped away from this earth on Dec. 17, 2021 at the Franke Tobey Jones retirement community in Tacoma, Wash. She died surrounded by her family and friends in her last days. Joanne is survived by her children David (Shelly Parsons) Keller, Nuh (Besa) Keller, Nancy (Rick) Keller-Scholz and Will Keller; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and extended family. She was preceded in death in 2010 by...
Thomas Rudgers, 77, passed away at his home in Davenport, Wash. on Dec. 4, 2021, after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Tom was born in Sioux Falls, S. D. to Robert Rudgers and Shirley DeLap, the eldest of 3 boys. He graduated from La Mirada High School in 1962. He met his future wife, Gail Kennan in high school. They were married in East Los Angeles in 1964. He attended Cal Poly Pomona for animal husbandry. In 1963 h...
Karen Gayle (Hardin) Smith, age 78, of Mechanicsville, Virginia went to be with The Lord on Sat., Dec. 11, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest "Lefty" Smith and parents, William and Margaret Hardin. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Chris (Karen) Smith; granddaughter, Shelby Smith; and siblings, Mike (Jody) Hardin and Ann (Chuck) Johnston. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.woodyfuneralhomeatlee.com for the Smith...
Lenn Dompier was born in 1925 in his grandparents’ farmhouse in Mabton,, Wash. in the Yakima Valley. In his early years he helped the family by working on the farm until he graduated from Grandview High School. Lenn served his country in the Navy during WWII, stationed for 19 months in the South Pacific. Following the war, Lenn attended Washington State College, earning a BS in Soil Science in 1950. During his college years he met and married Fran McDonald. Three children c...
Myron Russel Walter went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 18, 2021. He was born Dec. 17, 1932 to Soloman and Martha Walter in Odessa, Wash. Myron grew up with his two brothers Gerald and Wayne and sister Janet working on the family ranch, showing steers, and playing sports. He attended school in Odessa and after graduating in 1952, he enlisted in the Army. Myron was proud of his time in the service. Myron married Carol Larsen with whom he had 4 children; Thomas Walter,...
Laurie Jo (Harrison) Bowman, daughter of Dave and Norma Harrison of Vancouver, Wash, passed away on Oct. 14, 2021. Laurie was born Sept 21, 1960 at Coulee Dam, Wash Memorial Services for Laurie Jo (Harrison) Bowman will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallet St., Medical Lake, WA, on November 13, 2021 at 2:30 PM....
Stuart Franklin James, 65, of Marlin was found deceased at his home near Marlin on Oct. 7, 2021. Graveside Military Honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2021 at the Odessa Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Pioneer Memorial Funeral Services, Moses Lake....
Michael Gies, 79, passed away at his home in Seattle on Aug. 6, 2021. He was born on Feb. 22, 1942. Mike was a 1960 graduate of Odessa High School and graduated from Washington State University in 1964. After receiving his Master’s Degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, he spent several years teaching math at Skagit Valley Community College. He then had a long career with the King County Department of Assessments in the IT department. Mike was predeceased by his parents Henry and DeLora Gies and b...
Lonnie LaRae Zundel was an amazing artist... extraordinary in every sense of the word at all forms of quilting, painting, needlework, and homemaking. She was a devoted wife to Russell Lloyd Zundel. High School sweethearts, she always remained his little "half-pint.” Married in Davenport's First Presbyterian church in 1951, Lonnie and Russell celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary together on June 24, 2021. A devoted Christian, and very private person, Lonnie was loved as a...
Mary Ann Good Remmers, 89, was welcomed into Jesus' arms at Hospice House of Spokane North on Oct. 11, 2021. She was born on Feb. 13, 1932, in Sundance, Wyo. to Lawrence C. Good and Josie E Williamson Good. As a young girl her family moved around from Wyo., Mont., Ore. and finally settling in the Reardan & Spokane, Wash. area. Mary Ann loved sewing. It seemed she always had a project going. Her children fondly remember her sewing gifts for them when there wasn’t enough m...
Laurie Jo (Harrison) Bowman, daughter of Dave and Norma Harrison of Vancouver, Wash, passed away on Oct 14, 2021. Laurie was born Sept. 21, 1960, at Coulee Dam, Wash. She spent her early years of grade school at Davenport, Wash., enjoying Little League games, the swimming pool, twirling her baton and going to basketball games with friends. She liked taking baton lessons with her big sis and delighted in many escapades with her brother, Karl. Laurie spent her junior high and...
Barbara Ann (Hopp) Miller passed away peacefully early on the morning of Oct. 27, 2021, due to heart failure and Covid 19. Barbara, the first child of Henry and Lydia (Eckhardt) Hopp was born July 2, 1929, in Odessa, Wash. The Hopp family added four more siblings over the next several years: Norma, twins Yvonne and Richard and Paul. With her birthday so close to the 4th of July she often talked of using the nickel she got from her grandfather, Con Hopp, to buy sparklers or...
Richard "Dick" C. Sawyer (81), longtime resident of Spokane Valley, Wash. passed away on Oct. 24, 2021, at Sacred Heart Hospital from complications of pneumonia. He was born on Feb. 18, 1940, to Ellis and Eleanor Sawyer. He was born in Harrington, Wash., raised in Davenport graduating from Davenport High School in 1958. After high school he joined the Air National Guard and worked as a civilian as an aircraft mechanic until his retirement in 1994. He then went to work for...
Robin L. Weishaar passed away, surrounded by his family, on Oct. 17, 2021, in Spokane, Wash. Robin was born on Nov. 2, 1954, to Donald and Phyllis (Huff) Weishaar in Odessa, Wash. Robin was a 1973 graduate of Odessa High School and attended Big Bend Community College. He retired in 2019 after 34 years of farming. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, the Odessa Gun Club and the Odessa Volunteer Fire Department. Robin was an active member of his church, serving on the...
Kenneth Paul Scherr of Odessa passed away Oct. 2, 2021. He was born on July 22, 1945 to Anton and Helen (Vetter) Scherr. Ken was raised in Butte, MT and graduated from Western Montana College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He pursued a long career in teaching and coaching. He was inducted into the WA Coaches Hall of Fame. Ken married the love of his life, Beverly Heinemann on June 13, 1970. During their 50 years of marriage, they lived in Odessa, where they...
Roland Vincent (Jim) Winfrey of Quincy passed away on May 25, 2021. He was born to John and Hester Winfrey on Aug. 14, 1929 in Nantahala, NC. Jim was stationed at Fairchild AFB in 1951 when he met Jackie Grening at a USO dance. They married in Odessa in 1953 at the Christ Lutheran Church and raised a family of 5 boys. Jim and Jackie moved to the Quincy area in 1982. Jim worked for the Bureau of Reclamation Water District, raised a few cows, and became well known in the area...
Dody (Doris E.)(Wimer) Barnard passed away peacefully on Sept. 28th, 2021. She was the youngest of three daughters born to Windsor and Nellie (Long) Heath on March 7, 1928 in Yakima, Wash. Her happy childhood was spent in Yakima where she graduated from Yakima High (now Davis High) with the class of 1946. Doris married Robert Lee (Bob) Wimer in 1946 and began a loving life together. They were blessed with 3 children. After Bob returned from military duty, they moved to the...
William Jay Warwick passed away, peacefully, Sept. 26th, 2021 in his home. Jay was born Sept. 8th, 1960 in Odessa, Wash. to Billie R. and Betty I. Warwick Jr. Jay spent his childhood in Bluestem, Wash. and attended Davenport until his senior year where he graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1978. He worked at Burlington Railroad and other various jobs until Jay met and married Kimberly Ofsthun, Nov. 14th, 1987. They have one daughter, Melissa. Jay worked for the Reardan...
Dixie Lee (Hardt) Moore died peacefully Sept. 3, 2021 in Spokane Wash., with her husband of 57 years James Moore at her side. She was born in Reardan, Wash. on Aug. 31, 1939 to her parents Bill and Laura Hardt. Dixie graduated from Odessa High School in 1957. She grew up the only child on the family farm outside Odessa Wash. She attended Kinman Business School until she was hired by Jensen Byrd, left to raise her children then retired from the West Valley school district food...
