Eleanor Louise Yockey

Eleanor Louise (Freese) Yockey, died at the age of 82 on Tuesday, Jan. 22, with loved ones by her side, after a 15-month courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Spokane, to John and Bernice Freese. She spent her early years in Harrington, where her father was a wheat rancher. Later the family moved to Ritzville, where they made their home for many years. She was salutatorian for the Bronco class of 1948. After high school she attended Washington State College, graduating with a degree in education.

While student teaching in Sunnyside, she met fellow student teac...