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Edith Elaine MASINGALE

08/02/1957 - 09/26/2014

Edith Elaine MASINGALE obituary, 08/02/1957-09/26/2014, Spokane, WA

BORN

08/02/1957

DIED

09/26/2014

FUNERAL HOME

Heritage Funeral & Cremation

508 North Government Way

Spokane, Washington

Edith MASINGALE Obituary

MASINGALE, Edith Elaine (Age 57) Edith passed away on September 26, 2014 in her Spokane home with family surrounding her. She was born on August 2, 1957 in Spokane to Kenneth Erickson and Leatrice Elaine Seidel. Edith married Michael Masingale on November 3, 1979 and lived in Spokane all her life. She has worked for the City of Spokane for over 36 years. She worked in different departments through the years and ended her city career at the wastewater treatment plant. One of her passions was being around water, be it a lake, a river or especially the ocean. Family and the time spent with them was most precious. Edith is survived by her husband Michael Masingale; sons Jeremy Thornton, Travis Masingale and Jonathan Masingale; grandmother Ivy Ragsdale; sisters Iva Wilhelm, Linda Brown and Debbie Peterson; grandson Bradley Masingale and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Evelyn Gallager, nephew Patrick Pearson, niece Elaine Marie Donahoe and grandfather Leo Ragsdale. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 4 pm at Heritage Funeral Home followed by inurnment at Riverside Memorial Park. Flowers were one of her passions or a donation to hospice or cancer research are welcome as memorial contributions.

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Published by Spokesman-Review on Oct. 1, 2014.

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October 4, 2014

Our condolences to the family. You will be deeply missed.

Ash Hallam

October 3, 2014

My condolences to her family. If I had heard about this sooner, I would be there to show my respect to a fine lady.

Mike Coster

October 3, 2014

I worked with Edith for nearly a quarter century, and dearly enjoyed her kindness, subtle wit, competence, and calm manner. She will be deeply missed by all of her many friends at RPWRF.

Kevin Hill

October 2, 2014

Extremely great person to chat with and work with. SUPER duper lady. Will miss her and have missed) her!!!!

Jeff Pugh

October 2, 2014

We called her "Auntie Em" here at the Plant. She had the funniest yet driest sense of humor and could do it with a perfectly straight face. I wish we could have said goodby. She will be sorely missed.

Rita and Darin Evans

October 1, 2014

We light this candle for a great lady; she always made us smile. Darin and I will miss her. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike and family.

Shelly Cashman

October 1, 2014

What a beautiful heart and a beautiful lady. I still tell people about our trip to Vegas. Lots of great memories. Prayers to the whole family especially Mike and the boys. <3

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