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Mark R. Anderson, age 60, passed away in Ritzville, WA on January 1st, 2021. Danekas Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements....
Sarah Alvirda Hebert, has passed away peacefully December 23rd, 2020 at 2:00 AM. She was 93. Sarah was born to Milas Newton Vandine and Evelyn Gertrude Lord the 24th of May, 1927 in Elk City, Oklahoma. After the family moved to Washington, she graduated Kennewick High School. She soon married Don Mock in Richland, WA. They had one son, Troy Michael Mock, in 1952. In 1964, the family re-located to Vancouver, WA and she worked for the Pioneer Title Company. In 1968, Don Mock passed away. She would marry Louis Hebert, and they w...
Daniel Robert Hille - January 3, 1950-December 14, 2020 The world lost a good man on Monday, December 14, 2020. Daniel Robert Hille was born in Spokane, WA on January 3, 1950, the third son of Warren Everett and Ruth Marie (Warsinske) Hille. He was raised on the family farm near Ralston, WA just south of Ritzville. His fondest memories as a child were of the gatherings held with their large extended family and friends. Dan attended Ritzville schools, graduating from Ritzville...
AVA LAVELLE WAHL, a former long-time resident of Lind, Washington, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Walla Walla Washington. Ava was born September 14, 1931, to Forest (Bus) and Edith Neal Gunter in Sheridan Wyoming. The family later moved to Post Falls, Idaho and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where Ava attended high school. After high school Ava attended Kinman Business School where she met her future husband, Lenard L. Wahl. They were married in Coeur d...
Betty Jean Minion was born May 19, 1929. She passed away on December 2, 2020 in Spokane Washington. In 1949, she married Charles Minion and moved to Ritzville Washington. There she raised 4 daughters and worked for the Ritzville School District as head cook. She is preceded in death by her husband Charles. She is survived by her daughters Marilyn Moore (Rick), Janine Minion, Cathie Moeller (Jim) and Diane Volz (Mike). Also surviving are 7 grandchildren and 9 great...
Catherine Jean McCaffery, 94 passed away December 2, 2020 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Mike and Colleen McCaffery. Catherine was born in Moscow, Idaho January 6, 1926 to DeMoin and Dora Gilchrist and lived in Genesee, Idaho until moving to Colfax, Washington at the age of 1. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1944 from Washington State College in 1948 with a degree in Home Economics. She taught high school home economics in Davenport where she met and marri...
Laurabelle Janssen, 88, of Ritzville, WA, passed away on December 1, 2020, at Royal Park Retirement Center in Spokane, WA. Laura was born July 20, 1932 in Barclay Township, MN, the 12th child of John Warren and Dora May Grover. On March 3, 1956, she married Charles Janssen. While raising their family in Ritzville, she worked at the nursing home and hospital. In her later years, she cared for elderly people as an in-home caretaker. She never passed up an opportunity to spend...
Karen Izelle (Gallion) Tinkham, born on March 8th, 1944 in Ritzville WA, died peacefully and unexpectedly on November 19th, 2020. Karen lived a life of hard work, dedication and loving her family and friends. Karen grew up in Ritzville and attended Lind High School. After high school, Karen moved to Spokane in the late 1960’s where she met and married her late husband Donald F Tinkham. She was an extremely hard-working woman not afraid of any job. This is what lead her to c...
Elmer Jacob Sackmann was born Oct. 1, 1928 in Ritzville, WA to Anna Klettke Sackmann and Jacob Sackmann. He passed away on Nov. 26, 2020 in Moses Lake, WA. He lived his entire life in Lind and was a lifelong farmer until his retirement in 1997. He spent from 1952-1954 in the Army Corps of Engineers building and maintaining airfields mostly in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. In 1964 he married Erlene Weston and gained an instant family he never referred to his children as...
Thomas Edward Braden was born in Beloit, Kansas on September 6, 1945, to Loren and Susan Braden of Hunter, KS. He was the 5th child of the couple. When he was 18 months old he became part of the family of Charles Deneen (CD) and Mary Wiles and their son, Phil, also of Hunter. He graduated in 1963 from Hunter High School. After graduation he was involved with custom cutting and the building of the Wilson Dam, until October of 1964, when he entered the Navy. He actually...
Leonard Eugene Reser, longtime Newport, WA resident passed away October 25, 2020. Leonard was born September 30, 1941 to Gene and Fern Reser. He was raised in eastern Washington and graduated from Ritzville High School class of 1959.He was fascinated with science and was always reading and looking for new things to try. With a farming background, there weren’t many things he couldn’t fix or “MacGyver”. Leonard lived a full life his way. He made a lot of friends and helped...
Philip E. Doyl passed away October 30, 2020 at his home in Battle Ground, Washington. Philip was born July 15, 1942 in Lind Washington, to Wayne and Dorothy Doyl. He had two sisters Diane and Kathy. He was raised to be a proud farmer and spent many years farming on the family homestead. He was a veteran who proudly served in the US Navy and Air National Guard for a combined total of 27 years. He is survived by his four children; Kurt, Wayne, Jon, and Christi. After a long...
Alvera M. Zeller passed on to be with Jesus on November 1, 2020 at age 99. She spent her final years at Cheney Care Center. Alvera was born December 20, 1920 to Fred and Alvina Meise in Quincy, Illinois. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to Benge, where she grew up on the Meise family farm. Upon moving to the area, she joined the St. Agnes Catholic Parish in Ritzville, and remained a member for the rest of her life. She married Otto Zeller December 1, 1961 in...
Born November 8, 1948 in Spokane, Washington to Dean and Peggy Whitman. She passed away November 1, 2020, into the loving arms of Jesus. She is survived by her loving husband, Steve Becker, her children: Timothy Becker and Sarah (Tim) Hanni. Her grandchildren Duke, Becca, Cassie, Marcus and Tori. She is also survived by her Dad, Dean Whitman, brothers Jim (Linda) Whitman, Jerry (Diane) Whitman and sister Kathy (Dale) Kuster. Brother-in-law, Lowell (Carol) Becker, sisters-in-la...
Alec Ross Williamson, 38, of Watertown, NY, passed away on October 13, 2020, as the result of a work related accident. Alec was born on January 5, 1882, in Moses Lake, WA, the son of Donald Williamson and Laurinda Holland Williamson. He attended grade school at Hutton Elementary, Spokane, WA and moved to Lind WA, in 1994, where he graduated in 2000. Alec is a veteran of the United States Army. He entered the army in January 2004 and completed his service honorably as a Staff...
Patricia (Pat) Louise Martin Caldwell, our beloved Mother and Nana went into the arms of the loving Lord on October 24, 2020. She was born to Michael and Eva Martin on November 27, 1944 in Walla Walla, Washington. Pat grew up in the Walla Walla area, where she met Pete Caldwell. She married Pete on March 23, 1962 and together they had 4 children; Chad, Michele, Kim, and Piper. They raised their family of 4 in the Ritzville-Benge area, where she was mostly a stay at home mom. S...
"Barney" Gayle Frederick Parish Dec. 10, 1931 - Oct. 15, 2020 The world lost a one-of-a-kind, funny, loving and generous man on Oct 15, 2020. "Barney" passed away from Parkinson's disease in Walnut Creek, CA. He was born on Dec 10, 1931 to Dick and Marion Parish in Benge, WA. The second of four children. He spent his grade school years at the Benge School. As a teenager he drove wheat trucks to the Benge Elevator Company during wheat harvest. Barney graduated from Washtucna...
Roberta Lee Roberts Buch was born February 7, 1935 in Spokane, Washington. As a child, she lived in Aire Junction, Spokane and later Marengo, Washington. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1952 and received her bachelor's degree in nursing from McNeese State University in Louisiana. She worked in public health, emergency room nursing, long term care, home health and as the infection control nurse at East Adams Rural Hospital. She also served as a Commissioner on the...
Auburn Lee Schaefer, our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, and niece was born to Kimberly Miller Yaeger and Kurt Schaefer on Dec. 31, 1992. Auburn was suddenly taken from all who loved and cherished her on Oct. 11, 2020. Auburn grew up in Ritzville, WA and graduated from Ritzville High School in 2011. In high school Auburn played volleyball, basketball and softball and continued her love for softball by playing on the Ritzville Women's League softball team with her mom...
Shirley Ann Klein died at Palouse Country Assisted Living on October 7, 2020 at age 86. She was born to Henry and Anna Benzel on October 20, 1933 in Ritzville, WA. Shirley was the 10th child and last survivor of the Benzel family. She loved her siblings, who along with her parents preceded her in death, Fred, Vic, Larry, Art, Melvin, Everett, Esther, Ilene and Dorothy. She attended Ralston and Ritzville schools and often talked about the time when riding the school bus from...
Janet Eileen (Jeske) Sackmann touched the lives of so many in our community. She always had such a welcoming smile and was a pleasure to visit with; her energy and vitality was contagious. James 1;22 was the verse she lived by, "be doers of the word, and not hearers only...". Janet went to be with Jesus on October 1, 2020, after a swift battle with cancer. Janet Eileen Jeske was born on August 19, 1936, in Warden, Washington; she was the sixth child born to Edward and...
Gilbert was known as the guy with the twinkling eyes and merry laugh that let everyone know he was near. He was born to Eugene and Clarabell (Macklin) Goodwater in Sprague, Washington on February 24, 1926. Gil died September 17, 2020 at the age of 94, one week after his 65th wedding anniversary. He attended school in Sprague until his senior year when he transferred to North Central High School in Spokane, and worked in a local radio repair shop. Gilbert started farming the...
Emma Lou Lee, 78, of Sprague, WA, died May 2, 2020. She was born on July 27, 1941, to Bill and Otie Monroe in Wegee Creek, OH She married Jack Lee in 1985. Emma was the loving mother of two sons, two daughters, and two stepsons. She had two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and several great- grandchildren. Emma attended Arizona State, became a nurse and treasured the 35 years she spent in nursing. Emma loved Jesus and was always happy to take any opportunity she had to share His love with others. She was a faithful...
Roger Dale Smith age 71 my best friend and spouse went peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior on September 11, 2020 at 12:10pm. He died at home surrounded by his loved ones. He fought a nine-year battle with COPD that robbed him of more and more of his independence as the disease progressed. God saw that he was tired and lovingly called him home. Roger was born January 27, 1949 in Ritzville, WA to Marciel and Chester Smith. He was raised on the family wheat farm and...
Bonne L. (Studeman) King passed away peacefully on August 16, 2020. Bonne was born in Spokane Wash. on December 5, 1930 to K. Irene (Burnette) Studeman and Arthur D. Studeman. Bonne spent her childhood with her siblings, Patrica, Doug and Arlene, at Amber Lake, Wash. and Spokane, Wash. Her family moved to California her senior year. Bonne went to cosmetology school after completing high school. She married the late C.E. (Chuck) Holland on December 25, 1949. Being in the Air...