Elizabeth Kruse

Elizabeth (Betty) Kruse was born December 23, 1916 in Dubois, ID to Joseph and Anna Pavliska and passed away peacefully October 28, 2013. She moved to Odessa when she was one year old and attended grade school in a one room schoolhouse near her parent's farm through the seventh grade. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1934. Upon graduating from high school, Betty moved to Spokane, WA and worked at Washington Water Power for 4 years before marrying George Kruse on October 11, 1940. She went on to work for Jensen-Byrd Hardware for 20 years, retiring in 1979. She and George were married for 54 years before he passed away in October, 1994. Betty and George did a lot of traveling after their retirement and spent a lot of time at their cabin on the Pend Oreille River which they built with help of family. Betty was preceded in death by: Anna & Joseph Pavliska (parents), George Kruse (husband), Louis Pavliska (brother), Anna Bennett (sister), Josephine McIntosh (sister), Clare Kruse (brother-in-law), and Grace Bayer (sister-in-law). Betty is survived by: Children: Roger (Sandie) Kruse and Ginger (Tom) McKnight. Grandchildren: Tamara (Brad) Carbaugh, Paula (John) Calder, Brenda (Andrew) Cook, Shelley (Mike) Lee, Kelley (Scott) Spink, Reagan (Catherine) Cunningham, Cara (Brent) Saxwold. Great-grandchildren: Wells and Henry Carbaugh; Hunter and Kazden Lee; Tyler, McCoy, and Kacey Spink; Isabel, Addison, and Enslee Cook; Cassidy and Finnegan Cunningham; Elizabeth (Ellie) and JT Saxwold. Brother-in-Law: Henry Kruse. Cousin: John (Virginia) Trejbal. Nephews: Galen (Grace Ann) Pavliska and Patrick Bennett, and numerous great nieces and nephews. At Betty's request, there will be no funeral service. She asked that the family have their own celebration of her life to recall all the wonderful memories. In remembrance of her life, any memorial contributions may be sent to Hospice House of Spokane at PO Box 2215, Spokane WA, 99210-2215 or Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery at 1004 E. 8th Ave, Spokane WA 99202.