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Neva G. Braun passed away October 30, 2018 in Spokane. She was a former resident of Odessa and a current resident of Spokane. She was born January 15, 1938 to Floyd and Ada Williams in Libby, Mont. Neva currently attended Hamblin Park Presbyterian Church participating in the ladies Bible study group, she also participated in their bell ringing choir for many years. While in Odessa she was a member of the Heritage Church and Choir. She was a graduate of the Sacred Heart School... Full story
Gordon C. Peterson passed away October 5, 2018 at Marlin. He was born November 3, 1929 to Erna and Pete Peterson in Spokane and was an only child. He was raised on the three-generation family cattle and wheat farm. At Marlin, he attended a one-room school and graduated as a valedictorian from Marlin High School. He graduated from Whitworth College, Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in education and minor in economics. His first job was teaching Social Studies in Harrington. The...
Donald F. Burghard passed away August 31, 2018 at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake surrounded by his family. He was born February 26, 1931 to Fred and Lilly Burghard of Ritzville, Wash. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1949. Following closure of U & I sugar-beet processing factory, he received his AA degree from Spokane Community College. He married Lorraine Seibel on November 2, 1951. Together they raised five children. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in November... Full story
Edward Lewis Crosby III died September 4, 2018 at his home in Odessa due to complications from diabetes. He was 68 years old. Ed was born November 27, 1949 in Baltimore, Md., the oldest child of Edward L. Crosby, Jr. and Margaret (Peggy) Strawbridge Crosby. His first five years were spent in Baltimore, after which the family moved to South Bend, Ind. and then, when young Ed was 10, to Sarasota, Fla. The family arrived in Sarasota the same day in 1960 that Hurricane Donna... Full story
Lynn Cross Selbach-Allen was born on June 18, 1947 in Oakland, Calif. and passed away on September 8, 2018 in Moses Lake. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.stratefuneralhome.com for the Allen family. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, is serving the Allen family.... Full story
Donald F. Burghard passed away August 31, 2018 at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake surrounded by his family. He was born February 26, 1931 to Fred and Lilly Burghard of Ritzville, Wash. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1949. Following closure of U & I sugar-beet processing factory, he received his AA degree from Spokane Community College. He married Lorraine Seibel on November 2, 1951. Together they raised five children. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in November... Full story
Edward L. Crosby III (68) died September 3, 2018 in Odessa. At his request no funeral service will be held. A memorial gathering will take place at a later date. Full obituary will follow next week....
Anona Margaret Heimbigner passed away July 2, 2018, four months shy of her 105th birthday. Born in Eureka, Kan. on November 12, 1913 to Mary Margaret Cole and Roy Miller Wilson, she was the eldest sibling to brother Clair and sister Mariana. She grew up in Great Bend, Kan., where her father worked as an electrician bringing electricity to the city and surrounding area. Graduating in 1931, she completed her first two years of college at Kansas State University in Manhattan,...
Phyllis E. Weishaar passed away on August 26, 2018 at her home in Odessa. She was born on September 21, 1933 in Stratton, Neb. to James and Agnes Huff. The family moved to Odessa in 1946 where she attended school, graduating from Odessa High School in 1951. She married Don Weishaar on January 20, 1952 in Odessa where they worked and raised their family. She is a member of Christ Lutheran Church, loved God and reading her Bible, taught Sunday school, was a Luther league...
Orrin P. Burroughs was born April 7, 1937 in Tazwell, Va. to parents Jim and Cora Burroughs. Orrin had seven brothers and seven sisters. As a proud member of the National Guard in 1954, Orrin then went to further his career in the United States Air Force and served proudly for 12 years. He was stationed at Rapid City, S.D., Goose Bay Air Base in Labrador and Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane. Orrin met his beautiful wife (Bonnie) Bonita Jeanette Uhlenkott in Spokane, and the...
Elsie Ruth Jasman, loving sister, sister-in-law and aunt, passed away on August 15, 2018. Elsie was born on November 8, 1927 in Marlin to Julius and Emma Jasman. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1945. Elsie then went on to Kinman Business School in Spokane. Her business career spanned 55 years spent in Spokane, Seattle, Hollywood, Calif., and Ephrata. In Ephrata she became an employee for the Federal Government in the Bureau of Reclamation. When that Bureau moved to...
Jacqueline Ann Walker (born Bischoff) was born in Odessa Sept. 2, 1938 to Mildred (Buddrius) and Mathias Bischoff, Jr. She spent her first 18 years in Wilson Creek, where she was the oldest of six brothers and one sister. She attended the Wilson Creek school from Kindergarten through graduation in 1957. She was proud that she read every book in the fourth grade library, was the class president and editor of the school newspaper. Following high school, Jaqueline worked and...
Dorothy M. Schorzman of Odessa died peacefully on August 17, 2018 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. She was born May 21, 1921 to Joseph and Maria Medeiros in Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii. Dorothy was preceded in death by her first husband William K. Waialeale II, her second husband Arthur Schorzman and one son Curt A. Schorzman; six older brothers, Joseph, John, Lawrence, Gabriel, Bento and Augustine; one older sister Maria and one younger sister Juliet. They were all raised...
Theo Luxner passed away on June 30, 2018 at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. She is preceded in death by her husband Chuck Luxner, son Keith Luxner and daughter Cathy (Luxner) Irwin. She is survived by her daughters Carol (Luxner) Geist of Odessa and Dawn (Luxner) Sargent of Issaquah. Theo became an Odessa resident in 2011. Family members say she was loved by all and will be missed. Funeral services are pending at Tahoma National Cemetery to be held in Maple Valley....
Margaret Alice Schlimmer (85 years old) passed away on July 12, 2018, in Odessa, Wash. Marg was born June 19, 1933, in Stanford, Mont. to Don and Billie (Drew) Myrick. She grew up in Stanford, graduating in 1951. Margaret and Loren (Laddie) Schlimmer were married in November of 1951 at Camp Roberts, Calif., where Laddie was serving in the U.S. Army. He shipped out to South Korea in April of 1952, where he served on a wire team. Laddie safely returned home in July of 1953....
Andy M. Rustemeyer (age 83) passed away peacefully at his home in Sprague on July 12, 2018. Andy was born January 14, 1935 at Asotin, Wash. to Peter and Ora Rustemeyer. He and his wife Edith have farmed in Sprague for the past 25 years. Andy belonged to numerous groups and organizations throughout the state and county. He is survived by his wife Edith, children, John (Annette) Rustemeyer, Bill (Kay) Rustemeyer and Beth (Mike) Finch. He is also survived by six grandchildren,...
Beverly (Zeiler) Goehringer died June 17, 2018, following a seven-year battle with breast cancer. Bev was born May 12, 1952 to Roy and Mary (Scheibner) Zeiler of Odessa, the youngest of three daughters. She attended school in Odessa up through her junior year. Her parents then sold their farm and moved to Issaquah, where Bev completed her senior year and graduated from Issaquah High School in 1970. She attended cosmetology school and worked as a hair dresser for many years as...
Donna D. Kittilson, age 86, passed away on June 25, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Odessa on April 4, 1932 to Fred and Pearl Frank. Donna attended school in Odessa, where she served as head majorette, Lincoln County Fair Queen and valedictorian of her graduating class. She married Rodney Kittilson in 1952, and that union produced two children, Ronda J. and Bradley J. Kittilson. Donna owned and operated several Orange Julius franchises in and...
Lois Marie Hemmerling passed away June 2, 2018 in Spokane at the age of 92. She was born to Dorothea and Howard Gibford in Missoula, Mont. on June 30, 1925. Lois was a member of the Odessa Palettes and Cannawai Grange. She is survived by her children Bonita (David) Bury, Beverly James, Beth (Steve) Melville, David (Betty) Hemmerling, Manny (Cindy) Hemmerling and Linda Elliott, along with 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, one great great grandson, numerous nieces and...
Although our dear Bonnie left this life on May 8, 2018, she will always stay in the hearts of her family and friends. May 7, 1941, was the day she was born and began her life in Spokane. Seattle was eventually where Bonnie would continue her schooling, and meet her high school sweetheart. Their romance led to a 59-year marriage, three children, seven grandchildren and her first great grandchild, who will be making her appearance this July. Bonnie was important to so many. Her...
Kathleen Diane Gay Roloff of Moses Lake passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, in Wenatchee. Kathleen was born in Quincy March 27, 1952 to Joe and Pauleen Massey. She graduated from Quincy High school in 1970. She later married Larry Roloff on June 27, 1974. Kathy loved life and enjoyed fishing, camping and taking road trips with family. She was beloved by many and made time for anyone with her gracious heart and wonderful smile. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents Joe...
Gary Seibel passed away April 14, 2018, at his home in Odessa at the age of 69. Gary was born April 21, 1948 in Ritzville to Henry and Coral (Wolverton) Seibel. He grew up in Odessa and attended Odessa Schools and always considered himself a member of the class of 1968. Gary’s newspaper delivery career started in 1963, when he started delivering the Spokane Daily Chronicle, an afternoon paper, which eventually merged with the morning seven-days-per week newspaper, The S...
July 17, 1932 – March 22, 2018 Sieverkropp, Wayne Allen (85) joined our Lord and Savior on March 22, 2018, Wayne was born July 17, 1932 in Puyallup, Washington, to Herman and Millie Sieverkropp. He was number five out of six children. Wayne is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy in 2009. He is survived by his daughters Debbie (Steve) Lytle of Otis Orchards, Linda (John) Faure of Ritzville, Barbara Barry (Tim Petty) of Spokane and Patty (Gary) Stanley of Spokane and his g...
David Kellogg Birge, age 39, of Penn Hills, Penn., died peacefully at home on Friday, March 30, 2018. He was the loving son of Carol (Ronald) Creager and John “Jay” David Birge; dear brother of Michael John Birge, Suzy Clark McCune and Richard W. (Pati) Clark III; uncle of Richard Clark IV and Christopher M. McCune. David will be lovingly missed by his extended family and his many friends. He was a loyal and loved member of the Brady Auto Sales family. Friends will be received at Wolfe Memorial, Inc., Forest Hills Cha...
Strong in her faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Jacqueline Y. Eide, age 86, passed away to her heavenly home on March 19, 2018 in Spokane (formerly of Odessa). A loving and kind person beloved by many, she was born on September 9, 1931 in Odessa to Roy and Lucille Haskins. She grew up in Odessa and attended school there, graduating from Odessa High School in 1949. She attended WSU and UW, and obtained her teaching degree from Whitworth College. She married Olin Eide...
