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Dorothy Francis Frederick was born in Chicago, Ill. on October 4, 1913 to Matt and Katherine Mandernach. She passed away in Odessa on May 12, 2016. Dorothy is survived by a son, Bill (Cindy) Giles, a daughter, Loretta (Tony) Weber; two granddaughters, Toni Weber and Robin (Charles) King and two great grandsons, CJ and Zachary. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, William Frederick in 1989, along with several brothers and sisters. Dorothy and William farmed in the...
Alethea James, age 96, went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2016. She is survived by one brother, Gilbert Goetz, two children, Orville James and Janice Langehough, eight grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Friday, May 13, at Grace Baptist Church in Wilson Creek. Viewing will be at 12 p.m., and the service will follow at 1 p.m. Pastor Tom Ruhlman will be officiating. Interment will be at the Marlin Cemetery in...
Cheryl Fox Ramm died April 3, 2016. Memorial services will be held Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. at Opportunity Chistian Fellowship church, 1313 S. Pines Road, Spokane Valley WA 99206. Memorials may be made to the church in her name....
Entered into rest on March 11, 2016 at his home in Odessa, WA. He was born in Ritzville, WA on December 3, 1941. Preceding him in death were his parents, Martin and Jean Kramer, his brother, Kevin Kramer, and father and mother in law, Eugene and Marie Schorzman. Coach is survived by his wife and team partner Marlene Kramer, of 48 years, his son, Scott Kramer and wife Dani Kramer, 1 grandson Parker Ryan Kramer, age 2 ½ and soon to be twin granddaughters, and his best...
Glen Allen died March 15, 2016 in Spokane. His home was in Odessa. He was born in Eldorao, Ill. on November 23, 1950. His family moved to Snohomish, Wash. during his childhood. He was inducted into the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was a talented musician, singer, songwriter and artist. He was a member of several bands throughout the state. Glen had a one-of-a-kind sense of humor and a huge capacity to love. He was sensitive and giving to his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Merle...
Kathryn Susan Weber was the eighth of 11 children born to William and Catherine (DeHeck) McLaughlin on March 14, 1915 in Churchville, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Belmond, Iowa where she had fond memories of tagging along with six older brothers while being allowed to enter into their adventures and accompanying them on buggy trips into town for groceries where the proprietor would give them a sack of candies for the trip home. Kathryn graduated from the Iowa State...
Stephen J. Ratkowski passed away February 4, 2016 in Ritzville. His home was in Odessa. Stephen was born December 26, 1931 in Lyndhurst, N.J. In September 1952, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict before being honorably discharged as a corporal in August of 1954. Stephen married Kathy on August 12, 1989 in Everett, Wash. and moved to Odessa in 1993, where they made their home until his death. Stephen work many different jobs over the years and loved...
Karen Alice (Tenneson) Jessup (age 74) was born December 22, 1941, in Burlington, Wash. to William and Alice (Smith) Tenneson. Early on February 12, 2016, heaven gained another beautiful angel when she lost her long-standing battle with multiple myeloma cancer. She attended Bulington Edison High School and Western Washington College, graduating in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in teaching with an emphasis on home economics. She started a teaching career in Coulee City in...
Warren William Weishaar passed away in Spokane on January 29, 2016, after prolonged, on-going health issues. He is survived by one daughter Terrea, two sons Michael and Barry and one grandson Bob. Preceding him in death are his wife Susan, son John and daughter Melissa. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport. After graduating from high school in Odessa, Warren briefly attended college at WSU, joined the...
Alfred Wiest passed from this life peacefully into the presence of his Savior at the age of 96 on Wednesday morning, February 3, following a short illness. He was born May 15, 1919 in Kurudschika, Bessarabia (Romania), the eldest of six children born to Michael and Mary (Grams) Wiest. At age six, his family moved to Brazil, and 2 ½ years later settled in Ralston, Wash. Alfred graduated in 1941 from Ritzville High School. He saw action in WWII in the Battle of the Bulge....
Ivan J. Groh passed away at the age of 62 on February 6, 2016, after struggling through a long illness that spanned seven years. Ivan was a hard-working man, farming with local-area farmers and then moving on to Spokane to start a family and pursue different careers. He worked at Scafco Construction and then launched his own janitorial business, which he enjoyed for many years. Ivan enjoyed being outdoors, gardening, fishing, spending time with family and helping family members. He was preceded in death by his parents Clem...
A 95-Year Life Alma Ruth Fulford left this Earth on January 25, 2016, following an evening in the hospital due to a heart attack. Her last afternoon was spent playing bingo, winning a Snickers bar and visiting with residents and staff at Teton Peaks Assisted Living in Driggs, Idaho. She is survived by her son Mark Fulford of Port Townsend, Wash., and daughters Deb Grove Hinkley of Victor, Idaho and Karen Barnes of North Bend, Wash. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Phillip Grove of Whitefish, Mont., Vanessa Fulford o...
After a long and hardy life and a brief illness, Agnes Turner passed away on January 14, 2016. Agnes was born to Frank and Marie Sis on May 10, 1914, in Rawlins County in the northwest corner of the state of Kansas. Agnes had five brothers, Frank, Anton, Charles, Joseph and Rudolph and two sisters, Mary and Anna. After graduating from Atwood High School in Atwood, Kansas, Agnes moved to the Pacific Northwest living in Sandpoint, Idaho and Walla Walla, Wash. Agnes married...
Carol J. Schuh passed away January 13, 2016, in Davenport. Her home was in Harrington. Carol was born January 4, 1931, in Irby to Henry and Marie Kiehn. She attended school in Ritzville and was a cheerleader and tennis player and graduated in 1949. She married Arthur Schuh on June 5, 1949 in Ritzville, and they moved to the family farm near Harrington. Carol enjoyed golf, Gonzaga and WSU basketball and watching her grandchildren play sports. She is survived by her husband...
Charles Lee Dahm passed away January 15, 2016, in Spokane. He was born March 13, 1936 as Charles Lee Wyrick. He became Charles Lee Dahm at the age of 10 when he was adopted by Harry and Ruth Dahm. He is preceded in death by his wife Norrita and his three older siblings Marvin, Gladys and Helen. He was raised all around Washington, from Othello to Deer Park. He met and married Norrita Greenwalt; she came with two children Craig Knudson and Candace (Knudson) Bundrock. They...
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,...
