Lanny Spriggle
November 3, 1939 - November 21, 2020
Kennwick, Washington - In loving memory of Lanny Robert Spriggle who passed away on 11/21/2020. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family in Pasco, WA. Lanny was the son of Blanche and Dorris Spriggle and the youngest of six children. He was born in Hazelton, ND on November 3, 1939 and was raised in Linton, ND until the age of 12 when the family moved to Mt. Vernon, OR. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and attended Boise Jr. College on a basketball scholarship, and there, graduated with a mechanical degree. In 1960 his family moved to Pendleton, Oregon where he met his wife of fifty-nine years, Judy Jones. They married in April of 1961. He worked for Oregon Motor Service for 10 years before purchasing Simpson's Auto Electric, which he owned and operated for seventeen years. He then sold the business and went to work for the Umatilla County Road Department. After retiring from the road department at the end of 2002, he and his wife Judy moved to Paco WA, where she was raised.
Lanny also served in the Oregon National Guard from 1962 to 1968. While in the National Guard, he attended the Officer's Training School in Salem OR, and graduated as 2nd Lieutenant.
Lanny was highly active in his local community as a member of the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce, where he also served on the board. He was also a member of the Elks Club for 25 years. In addition, Lanny was involved with the local Boy Scouts program and Little League. He was an avid outdoorsman, and enjoyed camping, hunting and waterskiing. He also enjoyed sports and played in the local men's basketball program and had his own his own bowling team under the Simpson's Auto Electric name. Lanny also enjoyed beating his son's in a game of Ping Pong. (They could never beat him…)!
Most importantly, Lanny was a loving husband and father. Always patient and always present for his family. He will be greatly missed. Surviving him is his wife Judy Spriggle and sons Marty Spriggle (wife Judy) and Chris Spriggle (wife Heather), granddaughter Nicole Ojcius (husband Andrew) and great grandson Elliot. Also surviving are his sister Kay Hjelt and brothers Wayne Spriggle and Lyle Spriggle (wife Ruby). Predeceased were his sisters Jean Van Beek and Joyce Heer and parents Dorris and Blanche Spriggle.

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Published by Tri-City Herald on Nov. 25, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for Lanny Spriggle

8 Entries

Bette & Larry

November 19, 2022

Love you Lanny! You have not been forgotten! You left a big hole in the lives of many people. So happy that you are no longer struggling with health issues. We will be together one day reminiscing about the good times!

Billie Wyss Hansen

March 7, 2021

To the Spriggle family, I am sincerely sorry for your loss. I will always cherish my years knowing the family. It was special talking to both Judy and Lanny over the phone awhile back. Doing a little reminiscing with Lanny brought back memories. Lanny is in a better place now.

Rich Gerberding

November 26, 2020

Wow, just heard and have so many memories of Lanny, our neighbor up the hill and in many ways he and Judy were like second parents as often as they would get together to play cards with mom and dad or just be together doing anything... or nothing. Probably my greatest single memory with Lanny was the summer before my senior year of high school when he took me backpacking in Eagle Cap wilderness for several days. I had not gone beyond cub scouts so while I'd camped here and there, that was way out of my comfort zone but was incredible and an experience I'll never forget.
A close second would be the countless times Dad and I would walk up to watch boxing on HBO with Lanny in his basement. Hagler-Leonard, Foreman, Holmes, and many of the early (and short!) Tyson fights than I can remember! Was just talking about watching those fights with Lanny with my son as this Saturday for the first time I will get to watch a live Tyson fight with him, just as I watched so many fights with my dad and "other dad."

Prayers for Judy, Marty, Chris and all the family through the weeks, months, and years to come.

Sharon & Lynn Gilbert

November 25, 2020

Lanny was a favorite uncle of mine! He had the best laugh and I heard it often over the years. Lanny got me my very first sunroof in 1980...it was for a little Honda Civic that was brand new. Every car I've ever had since then had a sunroof...just one of the funny little things that connect us. You were such a kind man, and I will miss you dearly. Thank you for being such a great Dad, husband, uncle, brother, friend and more to so many. My prayers and love to the family. I'm so glad I got to be part of your life!

Charlotte Symons

November 24, 2020

Truly a sweet, caring person.

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Bette & Larry Cooney & Fewkes

November 24, 2020

Lanny was a wonderful husband and father to my cousin Judy and their boys Marty and Chris! His was a life lost too soon but we are happy that his struggles with illness are over and he is now at peace. We will always remember Lanny as a kind and caring person who was full of life and very close to all of his family. He will not be forgotten and we will cherish our memories of him. Lanny's spirit is soaring with angels now and sending you his love. Heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all of Lanny's family. Losing a husband, father, brother, grandfather, etc. is never easy. Take care of one another! Our thanks go out to Judy for her loving care of Lanny throughout his illness... Love, Bette & Larry