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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...
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...
