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Eugene Lawrence (Larry) Peters of Odessa died August 20, 2017. He was born on October 29, 1954 to Jack and Peggy (Asbury) Peters in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated from North Vancouver High School and served two summers as an army cadet. He moved to Portland, Ore. in the late 1980s to join the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. As a member of the Guild, he became a master in the areas of stock making, metal smithing, metal finishing and engraving. He served on the board of the Guild for six years and also served on...
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...
Susan I. Lyons, aged 71, passed away on Friday March 16, 2018 from complications associated with dementia and the flu. Her final hours were spent at home, surrounded by family. Born in Montebello California, Susan spent most of her life in Washington State. She was a strong, passionate woman, filled with love and zest for life. In the mid-1960s Susan attended Central Washington University and was instrumental in changing the student dress code so that women were allowed to...
Dan (Danny) Gettman passed away March 7 at his home in Bellevue. He had recently celebrated his 74th birthday and the 44th anniversary of marriage to his wife, Janet Shilliam Gettman. He is survived by his wife Jan and his two sons, Cory and wife Shawna and Chris who all live in the Seattle area and his sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Paul Olson who live in Pullman. Dan graduated from Odessa High School in 1962 and from WSU in1967 with a degree in Pharmacy. During his career he worked as a pharmacist in Seattle, an...
Robert (Bob) Schultz would like to let you know his work here is done. He received a call, late afternoon on Sunday, March 4, 2018, while resting peacefully at the family farm where he was born and raised, for a trip he will not be returning from, but one that will reunite him with friends and family, including his parents, Adolph and Lydia Schultz also of Harrington. Robert is survived by his wife Vivienne of 68 years, son Randy (Myra) Schultz, daughter Marita (Ed)...
Darrel Dean Tanke, 78, passed away February 15, 2018, at his home in Hillsboro, Ore. Darrel was born in Odessa to Walter and Elsa (Roth) Tanke on July 15, 1939. Along with his older sister and brother, Darrel was raised on the family wheat farm at Mohler, Wash. He attended Harrington schools, graduating from Harrington High School in 1957. After graduation, Darrel enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving three years. He was honorably discharged in 1960. After the service, he...
Rea Claudine (Dobson/Lyons) West loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away February 2, 2018 at the Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata after a very brief illness at age 92. Born in Odessa on August 17, 1925, Claudine was the youngest child of Claus (C.C.) Dobson who was an early settler and owner of the Odessa Meat Market and the only child of his wife, homesteader Mary Haubenschild-Dobson. Claudine was raised and educated in Odessa after which she att...
Dorothy "Dot" Williams died January 27, 2018 in Spokane at the age of 87. She was born August 10, 1930 to Anthony and Anna (Scrupps) Groh in Odessa. She met and then married David G. Williams in 1948. They farmed for many years before retiring in Odessa. Dot was preceded in death by her husband David in 1998, a son Wesley David Willams in 1955 and one brother Anthony "Tony" Groh. She is survived by her children Nancy (Jerry Schwab) Williams, Debra (Bill) Bayer and Craig...
Janice Floether Wasson died January 10, 2018 in Spokane at the age of 68. She was born November 19, 1949, in Spokane to Otto and Emma Floether. Janice enjoyed listening to Elvis Presley. Janice is survived by her son Jason Jones, one brother Doug (Merope) Floether and one nephew Michael Floether. She is preceded in death by her parents Otto and Emma Floether, one brother Gary and one sister Sharon. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the...
Ed Smith passed away in Odessa on December 22, 2017 at the age of 91. He was born to Harry and Esther Smith on November 9, 1926 on the family farm at Batum. Ed was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a hard working farmer who did what he needed to provided for his family, often times working at the Odessa Trading Company warehouses in addition to farming. Upon retirement and always a farmer, he spent many hours in his garden or maintaining the...
Roger Reyes passed away on January 5, 2018 at his home in Odessa. Roger was born July 1, 1981 to his parents Jose and Margarita Reyes in Spokane. He enjoyed detailing cars, motorcycles, hunting, fishing and camping along with BBQs. He loved music, was a Raiders football fan and visiting with friends and family. His favorite saying was "I'm just hanging out." He is survived by his father, Jose Reyes; four brothers, Jose Reyes Jr., Maximo Reyes, Gerardo Reyes and Alberto Reyes...
December 1, 1927 – December 18, 2017 Arthur Schuh passed away December 18, 2017 in Davenport. He made his home in Harrington. He was born December 1, 1927 in Ruff to Reinhold and Katherine (Dormaier) Schuh. He grew up in the Harrington/Odessa area, graduating from Harrington High School in 1946. A skilled shortstop, he played for the Harrington baseball town team. He married Carol Kiehn, on June 5, 1949, in Ritzville, and together they built a life on the family wheat farm. A...
Bob was born July 31, 1923 in New Castle, Pa. and passed away on December 5, 2017 in Spokane. His home was in Harrington for over 67 years until moving to Spokane's Fairwinds Northpointe retirement community in 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Carol Uhrich Sewall, his parents, Edward and Mary, brother Harold, sisters Alice and Emma, and his long time companion, Shirley Swartz. He is survived by their three daughters: Ilona Wiley (Larry), Spokane, Heidi...
Betty Jo Bills, 82, of Pocatello, Idaho died November 6, 2017. Betty was born August 13, 1935 in Walla Walla to Joseph and Ethel Rose Wiebe Haberstok. She married Jay L. Bills, March 12, 1956 in Odessa. He preceded her in death on August 16, 2011. She is survived by her daughter Lori Jo Bills, two grandchildren Mallory Rose Bills of Pocatello and Katie Jo Bills of Chesapeak, Va. and three sisters Mary Lee King of Spokane, Marcia Jean Williams of Deer Park and JoKay Haberstok....
Our husband, dad, grandpa, brother and friend, Lee Fichtner, passed away on November 27, 2017. Lee's life began in Olean, N.Y. on November 14, 1938, the middle child of Mildred and Walter Fichtner. His school years were spent living in tiny Limestone, N.Y. (pop. 389). With his sticking-out ears and round spectacles he established himself as the chief mischief maker of the village. Along with his partner in crime and lifelong buddy Sid Torrence, they have so many hilarious...
Barbara A. Hall (Zeiler) was born in Wilbur in October of 1947, to Roy and Mary (Scheibner) Zeiler. She lost her battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) on November 7. Barbara was raised on the family farm and attended all 12 years of school in Odessa, where she graduated in 1965. Barbara worked at the Odessa Memorial Hospital in the kitchen for several years, and later moved to Spokane and worked as a cashier at Wal-Mart in the Spokane Valley from 1999-2014 when health...
Marlene Homberg passed away peacefully on October 25, 2017 at her home in Odessa. She was born August 20, 1932, in Odessa to Frederick and Elizabeth Scrupps. She grew up in Odessa and attended school there graduating in 1950. She married Lamar Homberg on June 17, 1954. Marlene enjoyed being a farm wife, cooking for large harvest crews, going to Curlew Lake, watching her grandchildren play sports, sitting at her large picture window looking out, watching all the activity going...
15-2017 Larry Dick Schroeder was born May 18, 1941 in Ritzville to Alvena Stockman and Aaron Schroeder. Larry passed away October 2, 2017 in Odessa. He served 12 years in the Washington Air National Guard. Larry worked as an auto and machinery parts man from 1960 through 2004 when he retired. He lived in Odessa for the last 42 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing on his lake property in Stevens County and referred to his time at the lake as "lots of good times together."...
Rosa Marie "Rosie" Michaelsen was born in Odessa Sept. 29, 1918. She was the fifth of seven daughters born to Conrad and Anna Margaret Schauerman. Her father Con was a brick layer and contractor, building Odessa's wooden grain bins and homes (to include Rosie and Heinie's). Many still remain. Her parents were among the early families of immigrants, Germans from Russia. Only 14 when her mother died during the Great Depression, Rosie worked part time after school at Derr's...
Dennis Dobson died August 13, 2017, in Spokane. Dennis was born September 27, 1943 in Odessa to Leon and Dorothy (Armstrong) Dobson. He is survived by his brother Terry (Judy) Dobson of Hayden Lake, Idaho; nephews Jay and Tad and sister Claudia (Don) Warwick of Syringa, Idaho and nephews and nieces Todd, Mark and Greg Dooley, Kristan and Troy Warwick, Traci Good and aunt Claudine West. He was preceded in death by his parents Leon and Dorothy Dobson; grandparents Claude and...
Darlene Edens died August 14, 2017, at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport at the age of 77. Her home was in Odessa. She was born in Seattle October 6, 1939, to George and Peggy (Holms) Sanislo. She graduated from Issaquah High School in 1958 and received a B.S. degree from Central Washington University in 1991 as an executive secretary. She worked as a clerk for the Upper Kittitas District Court and for the hospital district in CleElum prior to managing the Woodgate Apartment...
March 23, 1921 - July 31, 2017 Donna was born in Erie, Pa. to Charles and Leona Humble on March 23, 1921. She moved to the West Coast in 1938. On August 25, 1951 she married Calvin Graedel Jr. and moved to Odessa, to live on the Graedel family farm. There she worked as a cosmetologist for 22 years and owned and operated a salon. She practiced cosmetology for over 32 years. In 1974, they moved to Spokane and bought the Nelson home at 104 W. Sumner. She worked for St Augustine...
