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Jean Vivienne (Davis) Gresham May 5, 1927 – June 2, 2021 Jean Vivienne (Davis) Gresham passed away June 2 in Colfax, Wash. She was born in Salinas, Kansas on May 5, 1927. Jean moved with her parents, Edward and Esther, and older brother Lloyd to Everett, Wash. in 1938. After graduating from high school in Everett her parents moved to Ore. and she had to support herself, which reflects her independence and initiative. She went to nursing school in Everett between1945-48, and sh...
Phyllis Elizabeth Wilkerson June 12, 1925 - Feb. 16, 2021 Phyllis Elizabeth Wilkerson, 95. Please join us June 12, 2021 at 11 a.m., Cheney Funeral Chapel, 1632 W 1st St, Cheney, Wash. to celebrate Phyllis Wilkerson's life. She was born June 12, 1925 in Chicago, Ill. to Edward and Kathryn Sayler. Phyllis went to be with our Lord on Feb. 16, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Daniel) Thew, and son Wayne (Wanda) Wilkerson; grandchildren Jason (Mikayla), Jody (Emily);...
Randall Craig Geschke 1964 - 2021 Randy was born on March 19, 1964, to Jerry and Claudia Geschke. Randy graduated from Cheney High School in 1982. He met the love of his life, Colleen Renfro, in 1986 and they were married on July 23rd, 1988. Randy and Colleen welcomed their first child, Kaylie in 1997. Their son, Jared, followed in 2001. Randy was a wonderful husband and father and was so very proud of their children. He loved snowmobiling and camping in which he passed that...
Maryjane Gilliam Nov. 30, 1935 – Feb. 10, 2021 Maryjane Gilliam passed away Feb. 10th, 2021 at 85 years young. She was born on Nov. 30th, 1935. Her passing came as a great shock and has left a hole in her family. Born Maryjane Nelson she married her high school sweetheart Delbert L. Gilliam, who passed before her on June 4, 2013. They married Dec. 4, 1954, bought a farm in Four Lakes, Wash. and raised a family. They were the glue that held a growing family together. M...
Michael T. Pacheco January 21, 1975 - May 22, 2021 Michael T. Pacheco, 46, passed away un-expectantly on Sat., May 22, 2021, at his home near Fish Lake, Wash. Michael was born in Beale Air Force Base, Calif. on Jan. 21, 1975, to parents Gabriel and Kay Pacheco. Michael is survived by his sisters Christine Hoffman, Colleen Pacheco, Patricia Courtney, Pamela Wright, his brother Keith Pacheco, and many nieces and nephews. He had very close relationships with many of his nieces...
Lucas Tyler Ruiz 2004 – 2021 Lucas Tyler Ruiz, 16, was born in Wenatchee, Wash. Oct. 1, 2004. He passed in Spokane at Sacred Heart Feb. 15, 2021 surrounded by his family. Lucas was tragically struck by a vehicle while crossing the road Feb. 6 and passed Feb. 15. He fought for many days until he could no longer. He is survived by his Mom Erika, Dad John and his siblings, Austin, Quintin, Haiden and Keyana, Aunts, Uncles, many cousins, Great-Grandma Joyce, Grandma Gloria, and G...
Brian "Fuzzy" Seagrave 1965 -2021 Brian "Fuzzy" Seagrave, loving husband, son, brother and uncle passed into the embrace of the angels on Thursday, May 6, 2021, to the music of his favorite keyboard, played by Robert Bremer. Brian was born at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. on June 8, 1965. Brian lived in Medical Lake, Wash. for the majority of his life. Brian graduated from Medical Lake High School and later earned a bachelor of arts in Music Theory and Composition from...
Dorothy M. Jones 1927 - 2021 Dorothy M. Jones passed away peacefully at sunrise on May 4, 2021 in her home surrounded by family. Her life's journey would begin on Feb. 23, 1927 in St. Paul, Minn. She was the second child and first daughter born to Stanley and Rose Wojtanowicz. Mom's childhood years were spent living on her grandparent's farm during the Depression. She had fond memories of swimming in the Mississippi River on hot summer days, the fall wheat harvest and...
Curtis W. Erickson 1941 - 2021 Curtis W. Erickson passed away on April 29, 2021. He was born on July 3, 1941 in Sisseton, S.D., and the youngest of six siblings. His family moved to the Northwest in time for him to start school in the North Shore District where he graduated from Bothell High School in 1959 while wooing his future wife by throwing spit balls in English class. After serving for two years in the Navy by working as an aircraft mechanic in Guam, he returned to Seat...
Bonnie J. Presnell 1929-2021 Bonnie Presnell, 91, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 in Post Falls, Idaho. Her story began on July 16, 1929 in Spokane, Wash., the daughter of Rilla and Herbert Walden and eldest sister to Mary (Neighbors), Phyllis (Harris) and Priscilla (Bowen). Bonnie graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1947. She married Robert Harris in 1950 and had two sons Richard (Dick) and Robert (Jeff). After the death of her first husband in 1959, she...
Dr. Peter O. Hansen, M.D. 1938 -2021 Peter O. Hansen, M.D., "Kenai's Doctor Pete" passed into the arms of the Lord on March 25, 2021, after several months of battling mesothelioma. Pete was born in Spokane, Wash. in 1938. He always enjoyed fixing things, in fact, when choosing a career, he was torn between becoming an auto mechanic (fixing cars) and family medicine (fixing people). With his love for people, and knowing he could better provide for a family, he elected...
Douglas Duane Wolfe (1969 – 2021) Douglas Duane Wolfe, 51, a loving husband and fantastic father, went to be with the Lord on April 1, 2021 after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Duane and Carolyn Wolfe. Doug grew up as a proud Air Force brat as his father’s military assignments took the family to Rantoul, Ill; Fairbanks, Alaska; Abilene, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska, and finally Fairchild Air Force Bas...
Nancy Whigham (1940-2021) Nancy was born in Spokane, Wash. in 1940 to Jim and Laura. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1958. Nancy remained active with her classmates through reunions until recently. In the 70’s she married her sweetheart George Whigham Sr. They had two children together. Nancy was a Christian and was always finding ways to serve in church. Her and George had a children’s ministry that traveled around the Inland Northwest doing puppet shows, Kids Crusades and VBSs. Although she never pastored a chu...
Kenneth E. Galloway 1930 -2021 Kenneth Eugene Galloway (91) passed away peacefully on March 15, 2021, just two weeks after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Ken grew up in Spokane, and was married to Charlotte Tackett Galloway, who preceded him in death in 2015. They lived in Cheney for 45 years. He was a letter carrier for 30 years, and later drove school bus for the Cheney School District. Ken was known for his great smile and sense of humor. He coached Little...
Wendy Elizabeth (Mayer) Perry 1954 - 2021 Wendy Perry, longtime resident of Medical Lake, Wash., passed away at her home after a five year battle with cancer with her beloved husband, Alan, holding her hand. Her parents, Walter and Beverly Mayer, welcomed her into her worldly journey on Oct. 9, 1954 in Lake Charles, La., and welcomed her again with open arms and wings into heaven on March 4, 2021. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1972 and went on to earn her...
Charles "Charlie" M Hansen 1933 – 2021 Charles "Charlie" M Hansen, 88, passed away peacefully on Feb. 28, 2021 surrounded by his family. Charlie was born on Jan. 12, 1933 to Carl and Alice Hansen in New York. While growing up during the great depression Charlie learned the value of hard work and providing for loved ones by observing Carl's example as he worked for the New York's subway system for over 25 years. These values became Charlies' defining qualities throughout his l...
John Daniel Dacey 1931-2021 On Wed., Feb. 17, 2021, loving husband and amazing father of two, John Daniel Dacey, 90 passed away. John lived a remarkable life full of love, fun, adventures and friends. John was born in Minneapolis, Minn. to John and Catherine (Broemmel) Dacey. After graduating from Wayzata High School, John briefly attended the University of Minnesota before deciding to join the U.S. Air Force was a better path. After serving 26 years, he retired with a...
Sherry Lynn Shimek 1949 – 2021 Sherry Lynn Shimek passed away on Feb. 20, 2021 at the Hospice of Spokane. She was born Dec. 2, 1949 in Tucson, Arizona to Frank and Margaret Shimek. Residing in both Moses Lake, Wash. and Spokane, Wash., she graduated from Central Valley High School in 1967. She worked in Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska as an executive administrative assistant. While working in Anchorage she assisted the state’s leading geologist with publishing a boo...
Tonia Carruth 1975 – 2021 It is with great sadness that the Carruth family announces the passing of Tonia Carruth, 45, on Feb. 15, 2021. Tonia was born on Aug.21, 1975 to Eddie Dixon and Debra Chalmers in Talmage, Calif. Tonia decided to serve our country and went into the Air Force right after high school. She was an Information Management Specialist for the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Airforce Base in Spokane. During her tenure in the military, she received numerou...
Phyllis Elizabeth Wilkerson 1925 -2021 Phyllis Elizabeth Wilkerson, 95. Born June 12, 1925 in Chicago Ill. to Edward and Kathryn Sayler. Went to be with our Lord on Feb. 16, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Daniel) Thew, and son Wayne (Wanda) Wilkerson; grandchildren Jason (Mikayla), Jody (Emily); great-grandchildren Brady, Willow and Wren. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill, brother Stan and grandson Joshua Wilkerson. She went to high school in A...
Ione Nita Behm (1926-2021) Ione Nita (Howe) Behm, 95 of Cheney, Wash. passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 14, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was one of nine children born to Clifford Rudolf Howe and Veronica (Paddock) Howe in the small town of Houghton, South Dakota. There she attended elementary school and later graduated from Hecla High School. As a student at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, she majored in early childhood edu...
James Goodrich (1943- 2021) James Goodrich (77) peacefully passed away at the Cheney Care Center in Cheney, Wash., on Feb. 3, 2021. He was born June 23, 1943 in Vernal, Utah to Merrill and Agnes Goodrich. He was the third of four children. The family moved to Moses Lake, Wash. in 1950 where James grew up working on the Goodrich Brothers farm. He worked in the automobile rental business in Seattle and San Francisco in the 1960s. He was then introduced to truck driving, where...
M. James Kintschi 1930 - 2021 It is with joy in the promise of our Lord's gracious gift of eternal life that we announce the passing of our Dad, Morris James (Jim) Kintschi, into the presence of the Lord. He died at the age of 90 on Feb. 17, 2021 in Spokane Valley, Wash. Dad was born on July 19, 1930 in Cheney, Wash. to Morris and Anna (Tanner) Kintschi. He had three older sisters, Irene, Bernice and Marie, and two younger sisters, Shirley and Deanna. He loved being the only...
Floyd Allen Cook passed peacefully in his sleep following complications from a massive stroke on Feb. 5, 2021 at Hospice House, Spokane, Wash. Allen was born on July 2, 1938 to Floyd and Emelia Cook. At the age of 2 his family moved from Ellensburg, Wash. to Cheney, Wash. where his father taught at Cheney High School. In high school Allen participated in football and track setting track records in 1957. Allen worked at gas stations as a "gas pump jockey" (according to Diane's...
Donald Henry "Don" Thorstenson (1944 -2021) Donald Henry "Don" Thorstenson, 76, of Medical Lake, Wash. entered into his Heavenly home, surrounded by his loving family, during the early morning hours of Jan. 30, 2021. Born on Nov. 23, 1944 in Mobridge, S.D., Don was the second child and only son of Henry Theodore and Anne Marie (Stepenenko) Thorstenson. Though born in Mobridge, Don spent his childhood on the family farm in Timber Lake where he attended a one room schoolhouse cl...
