Today's Obituaries
John Joseph AMICARELLA
Spokane, WA
AMICARELLA, John Joseph (Age 78) On July 18, 2017 John was ready to "leave town" after courageously battling cancer for seven years. He was born March 11, 1939 and was the beloved first-born son to Jerry and Peggy Amicarella (Bombino). He was raised in the Minnehaha...
Bianca Marie FRYMAN
Carson City, NV
FRYMAN, Bianca Marie July 3, 1984 - June 23, 2017 Bianca passed away peacefully in Carson City, Nevada on June 23rd, 2017. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held on Tuesday, July 25, at 6:30 pm at Calvary Spokane, 511 W. Hastings Road,...
Jacob Robert REAGAN
Coeur D'Alene, ID
REAGAN, Jacob Robert (Age 30) Jacob was born October 28, 1986 in Coeur d' Alene, ID to Rob and Becky Reagan. He died Monday, July 17, 2017 in the early morning hours at his home in Spokane Valley, WA. Growing up Jacob attended Hayden Meadows Elemen-tary School then...
Yesterday's Obituaries
Suzanne W. BOLLMAN
Spokane Valley, WA
BOLLMAN, Suzanne W. (Age 101) Suzanne was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on November 1, 1915 as Eula Mae Rivette. Her parents were Alice and Nicholas Rivette. Suzanne was the youngest of two sisters and three brothers. At a young age after the brothers and one sister...
Mary CLARIZIO (Ferrante)
Spokane, WA
CLARIZIO, Mary (Ferrante) Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to be with the Lord on July 18, 2017. She joins her husband Gino in heaven, where they are dancing together once again. Mary was born in Sannicandro Bari, Italy on September 2, 1929. She...
Wesley Owen WAGEMAN
Spokane Valley, WA
WAGEMAN, Wesley Owen Our loving son, Wesley Owen Wageman, 20, went to be with our Father in Heaven on July 19, 2017. He is survived by his parents Tyler Wageman and Margo Hillin; brother Brandon Bunch; sisters Brooklyn Wageman and Hayden and Rylie Hillin; stepfather Tad...
July 20, 2017 Obituaries
Vernita AUGUST
Spokane Valley, WA
AUGUST, Vernita (Age 82) Passed away on July 18, 2017. Vernita was preceded in death by her husband Tony, son Wayne Chapman, and two sisters, Marilyn Christensen and Bette Fullmer and her parents. She is survived by her children Cindy Burkey, Steve Bostwick and Marilyn...
Edward Craig BOEKEL
Spokane, WA
BOEKEL, Edward Craig "Eddie" (Age 57) Edward Craig Boekel went to be with the Lord the evening of July 10, 2017, with his wife and family by his side. Ed was born September 29, 1959 at The Dalles General Hospital, in the Dalles, OR. He was quite young when the family...
Blake L. HALL
Tulare, CA
HALL, Blake L. September 20, 1940 - July 13, 2017 Blake Hall, 76, passed away in his home surrounded by members of his family on July 13 2017. Blake was born on September 20, 1940 in Davenport, WA. His parents were George and Hazel Robinson. He graduated from Creston...
Marlene Renay "Mars" HUGHES
Fruitland, WA
HUGHES, Marlene Renay "Mars" (Age 67) Of Fruitland, Washington passed away at her home Friday evening, July 14, 2017. Born June 26, 1951 in Spokane, Washington to George and Irene Hughes, Mars graduated in 1969 from Columbia High School in Hunter, Washington. Following...
Lawrence Edward MALY
Spokane, WA
MALY, Lawrence Edward Lawrence Edward Maly passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 of a sudden illness. He was born in Wilmington, Illinois on May 4, 1931 to Charles and Mary Ann (Friddle) Maly. He was raised in Wilmington and Braidwood, IL, until his enlistment in the US Air...
Diana Mary Walton SMITH
Spokane, WA
SMITH, Diana Mary Walton Sunday, July 16,2017 the world became a darker place with the loss of Diana Mary Walton Smith. Diana was the beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister- big and little, auntie, niece, cousin, and best friend to all others. She was our sparkles and...
July 19, 2017 Obituaries
Richard Lloyd "Dick" BRUNER
Chattaroy, WA
BRUNER, Richard Lloyd "Dick" (Age 83) Richard Lloyd Bruner, was born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, CA March 1, 1934. Dick peacefully passed away at his home in Chattaroy, WA on Monday July 10, 2017. He is preceded in death by his father Percy Bruner and mother Fay...
Edith Elizabeth CLARK
Spokane, WA
CLARK, Edith Elizabeth Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Edith Elizabeth Clark passed away peacefully in her home on Newman Lake on July 10, 2017 at the age of 100. She was born February 7, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY to English immigrants Frank and Jane...
Kathryn Louise CLIFT
Spokane, WA
CLIFT, Kathryn Louise Of Otis Orchards, WA passed away on July 13, 2017 in Spokane. Kathryn was born on December 1, 1925 in Tacoma, WA, the youngest of Michael and Mary Gurbisa's six children. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Otis Orchards and...
Richard Lee "Dick" COLEMAN
Davenport, WA
COLEMAN, Richard Lee "Dick" April 17, 1934 - July 17, 2017 Dick went to Davenport Schools. Upon graduation he married his high school sweetheart, Ranae Basler. They live north of Davenport and they are members of Christ Lutheran Church in Egypt. He worked hard all...
William Arthur GENTRY
Spokane, WA
GENTRY, William Arthur (Age 72) Bill was born to Raymond and Gertrude Gentry on May 24, 1945 in Lewiston, Idaho. He was raised and went to school in Pomeroy, WA. There he was active in F.F.A., raised sheep and entered them in numerous livestock shows. He went to E.W.U....
Robert J. HEINEN
Great Falls, MT
HEINEN, Robert J. Robert "Bob" J. Heinen, 85, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1410 13th St S, Great Falls, MT 59405. Schnider Funeral Home is...
Pat HENRY
Spokane, WA
HENRY, Pat (Age 79) Pat Henry, passed away June 30, 2017 in Spokane, WA. Pat was a wonderful brother to Teresa, and a great friend to her husband Jim. During the past 10 years, Pat's health was almost unbearable at times, but he fought with the courage of a lion,...
Tami C. JACOBSON (House)
Bonners Ferry, ID
JACOBSON, Tami C. (House) Tami slipped away from us peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ while on a girls-get-away retreat in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on July 8th. She is preceded in death by her best friend and sister, Beth House. Tami was born in...
Linda LAFSER
Spokane, WA
LAFSER, Linda (Stockton) 6/16/1943 - 7/9/2017 Linda passed away at Hospice House of Spokane after a short illness and a broken heart. She is reunited in Heaven with her husband of 54 years, Dan, who passed in 2015. Linda was one of five daughters born in Seattle to Larry...
James Franklin LAKE
Coeur d'Alene, WA
LAKE, James Franklin On Friday, July 14th, 2017, James Franklin Lake, beloved father, brother, uncle and grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep. Jim was 91 years old. Jim was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Kathryn May Miller in February 2013 and his...
Thomas Paul McGUIRE
Spokane, WA
McGUIRE, Thomas Paul Thomas Paul McGuire, the father of Kyle and Shanna McGuire, was born on November 8th, 1959 and passed away May 29th, 2017. Along with the love of his life, Kiku Terao and his silly kitties, Thomas loved to work on small engines and listen to classic...
Bobbie Jo McKEE
Spokane, WA
McKEE, Bobbie Jo (Age 49) Bobbie was born November 18, 1967 in Sacramento, CA. She passed away July 14, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, July 20th at 2:00 pm at the Sunset Chapel inside Fairmount Memorial Park, 5200 W. Wellesley. A potluck will...
Patricia "Patty" MORGAN
Medical Lake, WA
MORGAN, Patricia "Patty" June 3, 1940- July 17, 2017 Patricia L. Morgan, known to most as Patty, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday July 17, 2017 at her home in Medical Lake, surround- ed by family. She was born on June 3, 1940 in Brainerd, MN to...
Doris Mae STRONG
Spokane, WA
STRONG, Doris Mae Doris Strong died peacefully on July 4, 2017 at her home at Riverview Terrace, surrounded by her family. She was born October 21, 1928 in Spokane, WA, the oldest of three children of W. Clyde and Georgia Holmes. Doris graduated as an Art Major from North...
Virginia Mae SWENSRUD
Spokane, WA
SWENSRUD, Virginia Mae (Rupnow) (Age 91) Born in Paris, Texas on December 29, 1925, to Carl and Gladys Gray. Virginia was raised in Reardan, WA and moved to Spokane in 1953. She married Dale Rupnow, an Air Force pilot. They lived in Spokane, WA and Glasgow, MT. She...
Beverly Ann WINSTON
Spokane, WA
WINSTON, Beverly Ann Beverly Ann Winston (Fischer), surrounded by the love and comfort of family, passed away from respiratory failure on June 12, 2017, in Spokane, WA. Beverly, one of six children, was born January 26, 1936 in Sidney, MT, to Frank and Margaret Fischer....
July 18, 2017 Obituaries
Steven "Ugly" HAIG
Spokane, WA
HAIG, Steven "Ugly" Steven Haig, of Spokane WA., was called to his final resting place on Thursday morning, July 13. 2017, in the comfort of his home. He had battled for years with various health problems and conditions. Steve was dealt a rough hand from the start and he...
James Jerry SIMPSON
Spokane, WA
SIMPSON, James Jerry Jim was born on July 14th, 1924 in St Louis, MO. His father, Edward Anderson Simpson and mother, Mary Roberts had eight children. Jim grew up on a farm in Puxico MO during The Great Depression. Jim was a WWII veteran serving in Italy in the Army...
July 17, 2017 Obituaries
Jeanette Mann BRANSON
Coeur d'Alene, WA
BRANSON, Jeanette Mann Jeanette Mann Branson, 67, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and grand- mother passed away July 10, 2017. Jeanette was born May 18, 1950 to Margaret and Howard Mann of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Jeanette attended school in Coeur d'Alene. She grad- uated...
Myrna Enid TOKARZ
Chewelah, WA
TOKARZ, Myrna Enid (Age 83) Myrna Enid Tokarz passed away July 3rd, 2017, in Chewelah, WA. Myrna was born August 26th, 1933 in Spokane, WA. Myrna was preceded in death by her mother, Marguerite Rose Bernhart, her father Floyd Eugene Vandiver, and her daughter Loretta...
July 16, 2017 Obituaries
Richard Louis ALLEN
Spokane, WA
ALLEN, Richard Louis December 5, 1932 - June 29, 2017 Richard Louis Allen, age 84, passed away on June 29, 2017. The second youngest of five children, he was born in Spokane on December 5, 1932 to Emily and Raymond Allen. Richard attended Lindberg High School and...
Betty M. ALTENBURG
Spokane, WA
ALTENBURG, Betty M. "Gone from our sight but never from our memories or our hearts." Betty M. Altenburg passed away on June 24, 2017, joining late husband Arthur (d 2009) on what would have been their 69th wedding anniversary. Born in 1929 in Bismarck, North Dakota to...
Glenna Roberta BAYNE (Stout)
Spokane, WA
BAYNE, Glenna Roberta (Stout) (Age 82) February 16,1935 - July 13, 2017 Our beloved mother Roberta passed away peacefully at Hospice House South in Spokane WA on Thursday, July13th, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Roberta was born on February 16, 1935...
Nancy Louise Parcher BERRY
Colfax, WA
BERRY, Nancy Louise Parcher Past resident of Spokane and longtime Colfax resident, passed away March 25, 2017. Services will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax, WA on August 4, 2017 at 11 AM (celebrant by her brother, Rt. Rev. Abbot Adrian Parcher,...
Virginia Elliot BESEMER
Spokane, WA
BESEMER, Virginia Elliot Virginia "Ginny" Besemer entered Heaven Saturday, July 8, 2017. She was born on July 15, 1926 in Greene, New York to Ellen and Harry W. Elliot. She grew up on their small dairy farm then attended Cornell University where she graduated in 1949....
Robert W. Colonel USAF Retired "Bob" BUBLITZ
Spokane, WA
BUBLITZ, Robert W. "Bob" Colonel USAF Retired (Age 83) Bob has now joined his parents, Ralph and Laura, in the kingdom of Jesus Christ Our Savior and Lord. He was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 22, 1933, a very unique birthday so easy to remember! Bob graduated...
John Gregory BURKE
Spokane, WA
BURKE, John Gregory Passed at his home in Spokane, in his 85th year. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marilyn. Survived by his children John Burke, Mark Burke, Glori Houston, Mary Burke eight grand- children, seven great- grandchildren, sisters Kathleen...
James "Jim" CUNNINGHAM
Spokane Valley, WA
CUNNINGHAM, James "Jim" (Age 64) Jim Cunningham was born on September 5, 1951 in Spokane, WA to Orville "Red" and Dorothy Cunningham. He passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2017 in Spokane Valley, WA. Jim lived most of his life in the Spokane Valley attending Central...
