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Janet P. Heimbigner, age 91, passed away January 4, 2016 in Odessa. Her home is in Odessa. She was born January 2, 1925 in Odessa to Karl and Pauline (Paulsen) Rodeck. Janet grew up on the Rodeck family farm west of Odessa and attended school in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1944. She then went to Eastern Washington College of Education (now EWU) and received her B.A. in Education in 1948. Janet married Ralph Heimbigner December 31, 1947, and they made their...
Scott Heimbigner passed away doing what he loved most, hunting, on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The youngest of four boys, Scott was born in Spokane on September 17, 1956 to Norma Jean (Couch) and Jonah Walder Heimbigner. He graduated from Odessa High School and Eastern Washington University. Through friends, he met and married Sherie (Winters). They would be celebrating 30 years of marriage in June. As an avid hunter, he spent as much time as possible filling his tags and his...
After a 10-year battle against cancer, Judith Ann Iverson passed away the afternoon of December 23, 2015. Born to Bill and Lucile Iverson at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane on May 3, 1947, she thrived with her brothers David, Larry and Norman and sister Sandy on their farm south of Lamona, in Lincoln County. She attended Odessa schools, graduating in 1965. Graduated in 1967 from Concordia College in Portland, Ore., she continued her education at Concordia Teacher's College in...
Nancy Elizabeth Liner 07/13/1945 – 12/18/2015 On December 18, 2015, surrounded by family, Nancy went to be with our Lord and Savior. Nancy was born in Spokane on Friday the 13th of July, 1945 to Herb and Millie (LeBret) Lyons. On December 18, 51years ago, Nancy met Gerald Liner at the Church of the Nazarene in Zillah, Wash. On their third date, New Year's Eve 1964, Gerald asked Nancy to be his wife. They were married in Deer Park on May 14, 1965. During their 50 years t...
Russell Thorson (80) died Saturday, December 19, 2015. He was born October 8, 1935 to Milton and Evelyn Thorson on their farm in Lake Crystal, Minn. Russell began painting with his father at age 12 and discovered he had a knack for it. He excelled as a marine painter. He restored a Deadliest Catch fishing vessel, was a member of the Tacoma Painter's Union Local #164 and started his own painting business. When he relocated to Odessa in 2002, his painting skills helped to...
Elizabeth Jane Graves Gabe, age 95, passed away peacefully December 25, 2015 at Odessa Memorial Hospital in Odessa. She was born May 19, 1920 in O’Neill, Neb., the daughter of William Brown Graves and Julia Ann (Buckley) Graves. She is survived by her brother Howard Graves of Sioux City, Iowa, daughters Karen (Ron) Baumgartner of Fraser, Mich. and Cheryl (Neil) Jeske of Odessa, three grandchildren Lanae (Chuck) Carper, of Odessa, Michael (Becky) Jeske, of Olympia, Kimberly (Devin) Ryan, of Odessa and three g...
Gloria G. (Grosso) Wraspir, 83 years old and a longtime resident of Irby, passed away on December 16, 2015 in Spokane from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Gloria was born September 27, 1932 in Omak to Julius (Jack) and Gladys (Grace) (Beeman) Grosso. She was raised in Grand Coulee and graduated from Grand Coulee High School during the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. She was the salutatorian of the class of 1950. Her parents owned and operated the Maytag store in Grand...
Richard (Dick) Laney was born February 18, 1928 in Spokane, the second child born to Joe and Margaret Laney. He made heaven his home on December 15, 2015. In 1933 the family moved to Lamona, to the family ranch. He spent a short time as a cook in the army, including a tour to Okinawa, Japan. He left the army to return to the family ranch. He spent 50 years of his life raising a family, living, loving, working, playing and owning and operating Cloverleaf Dairy, the ranch. He retired from the ranch in 1987 and moved to town....
Herschel Leslie Heimbigner passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, December 2. He was 93. Hersh was born on the family wheat farm just west of Ritzville on December 7, 1921. After graduating from Ritzville High he left for Cheney with an interest in industrial arts, but his plans were interrupted by World War II. He served in the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, Company B, seeing action in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Luzon and Manila. He earned the...
Clark Miller (77) was born October 5, 1938, to Fred and Katherine (Gies) Miller in Ritzville.He was raised in Odessa through 10th grade and graduated from Davenport High School in 1956. Clark married Hazel Buell on June 15, 1958. In the fall of 1961, they moved to a farm three miles north of Mondovi, where he lived until his death. Clark drove a Standard Oil fuel truck (for Dale McGath) from the fall of 1957 to 1961, delivering fuel to customers in Davenport, Fruitland,...
Swartz, Shirley M. (88) passed away on November 24, 2015 in Spokane. She was born June 18, 1927 in Mohler, WA to Donald and Lorena (Kupers) Hawkins. She attended school in Harrington, WA and married her high school sweetheart, Orville "Yogie" Swartz on June 15, 1944. They lived in Harrington, Ephrata, Odessa and Ritzville; where Yogie died at the age of 56. Shirley worked as a bookkeeper in Odessa and at the Ritzville Hospital, where she retired. Following retirement, Shirley...
Ronald G. Walter died at his home in Spokane on Sunday, November 15, after a massive heart attack. He was born April 21, 1942 in Odessa to Jacob and Sarah (Scrupps) Walter. He was a 1960 graduate of Odessa High School. He was a member of the English Congregational Church in Odessa, where he was confirmed. He attended Eastern Washington University, then worked in Spokane at Campbell Industrial Supply, a machine shop and Kaman Bearing, where he served in sales and management for many years. He leaves behind his wife, Linda;...
Bill died peacefully on November 1, 2015 at East Adams Care Center in Ritzville at the age of 89. He was born April 7, 1926 to Mark and Anna Havlicek and grew up in Odessa, graduating in 1944. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Enza Smith. Other survivors include daughter Sharon (Dave) Iverson and her children Taunya (Michael) VanPevenage and Conner, Peyton and Chase; Becky (Colin) Guhlke and Lexi and Palmer; Alyson (Travis) Williams and Lizzie and Jessie; Brenik (Kamie)...
Virginia Gail Fiess, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2015, after a brief hospital stay at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She was born to the late William Cinotto and the late Dorothy (Meyers) Cinotto on December 30, 1944, at Madison Street Hospital in Seattle. Virginia graduated from Renton High School, with the class of 1963. On February 4, 1967, Virginia married the love of her life Keith Arthur Fiess at Village Chapel in Renton. In 1976, they moved from Renton to Wilson Creek, where they began their love...
Nellie Quilici Nellie Auda Quilici, 79, Moses Lake resident, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by family October 19, 2015. Nellie was born to John and Gladys (Rhodes) McLaren on January 4, 1936 in Dillon, Mont., the youngest of 13 children. She lived in Dillon as a young child and until she graduated from Dillon High School in 1954. She was active in FHA, Pep Club, Drill Team, and she loved economics. Nellie would go on to help with the family blacksmith and...
Jeffery David Hardt, 57, passed away at his home in Otis Orchards on September 16, 2015. Jeff was born in Odessa to Al and Ruth Hardt on March 4, 1958. Jeff graduated from Odessa High School in 1976 and from Spokane Community College in 1978 from the auto body program. Jeff worked for many years as a car salesman in the Spokane area and many times was honored as top salesman. Jeff enjoyed playing golf, reading, and most of all spending time with his son Derek, who was his...
Smith, William T. (Bill), formerly of Davenport and Odessa, passed away November 1, 2015, in Ritzville. A full obituary will follow in next week’s paper. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport....
Virginia Gail Fiess, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2015. Services will be held in Marysville November 14 and also at 1 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Marlin November 15. Full obituary next week....
Herbie Zimbelman died October 23, 2015, in Spokane; his home was in Odessa. He was born November 12, 1928, in Marlin to Gus and Emma (Kallenberger) Zimbelman. He grew up in the Marlin area and was a lifetime resident of the Marlin/Odessa area. Herbie was an avid golfer and bowler and a master craftsman in woodworking and leather works. He loved to watch sports on TV and was a great supporter of Odessa athletics for many years, attending all the home games. Herbie is survived...
Jeff Hardt passed away at his home on September 16, 2015. Please join the family for a celebration of Jeff’s life on Sunday, November 8, at 1 p.m. at North 101 Evergreen, Spokane Valley WA 99216. Full obituary will follow in next week’s paper....
Terence went to Heaven October 24, 2015. He died in a tragic ATV accident. He was 10 years old. He was born November 20, 2004, to Albert and Elizabeth Gross. He lived at the Marlin Hutterian Brethren colony. Terence enjoyed the farm, helping his dad, grandpa and uncles whenever he could. He also loved playing football and was rarely seen without his ball. He loved riding his bike and hanging out with his friends. He lived his life to the fullest and brought the sunshine to every place he went. We will forever miss his...
Long-time Moses Lake resident Robert J. Ruff, 94, died in an assisted-living facility in Portland, Ore. September 5, 2015. Born in 1921, the third of six children of John and Pauline Ruff on a farm near Ruff, Wash., Bob lived and farmed in the Moses Lake area all of his life. He is survived by his brother, Edwin Ruff of Boise, Idaho and seven nieces and nephews. He was always the favorite uncle who donned the Santa suit at Christmas to hand out the presents. Bob was most proud of his service in General Patton’s Third Army t...
William R. Nixon went to Heaven on September 24, 2015. He was born January 27, 1947 in Wenatchee to parents Arthur and Wanda Nixon. The family moved to Chewelah when he was five. He lived there until he graduated from Jenkins High School in 1965. After high school Bill served three years in the Army, doing one tour of duty in Vietnam. After getting out of the service he married Leora Percell in April of 1969. In May 1969, he went to work in Odessa for Western States Equipment...
Laura Hardt, age 98, passed away September 21, 2015 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1917 in Edwall. Laura farmed in the Odessa area with her husband Bill and they were married for 72 years. She was a lifelong member of the Grange. She loved playing card games such as Rummy and Pinochle, and she loved playing Bingo. In her younger years she enjoyed dancing with her husband Bill. Laura is survived by her daughter Dixie (Jim) Moore; grandchildren David (Nancy) Moore, Dan Moore...
Ray Erwin Quilici, 84, went back to the open range on September 13, 2015. Ray was born to Gilbert and Maude (Maddox) Quilici on July 5, 1931, in Dillon, Mont. Ray attended school in Twin Bridges for a few years, then went to work at a very young age, working cattle, which is what he would end up doing for most of his life. He was called away for a little over three years in 1949 when he enlisted in the Army and fought in the Korean War. Upon his return he had encountered a...
