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Joann F. Shreeve passed away peacefully of kidney failure Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 surrounded by family. She was born March 14, 1933 and grew up in Missoula, Montana. She attended Loyola Sacred Heart all girls Catholic High School and graduated in 1955 from University of Montana with a bachelor's degree in Education with an emphasis in Home Economics and English. She taught one year in Conrad, Montana before marrying Bill Shreeve June 2, 1956 and joining him in Johnstown, Colo....
With considerable sadness, we, the family of Joe Stone share the news of his recent passing and reflect on his momentous life story. Joe was the third born child to Wes Stone and Darlene Ritter (then Stone), on Oct. 22, 1964 in Moscow, Idaho. As a child he was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disease that affects the kidneys known as Cystinosis, which at the time had very little medical research to promise an optimistic future for his life. When Joe was extremely young, his...
David Mack Perry (aged 69) left us on Friday, Nov. 20 in Spokane Valley. Once, way out west, there was this fella… A man by the name of David Perry... But he liked to be called… the Dude. You see, the Dude was a man of the people. Born in 1951 in Ithaca, N.Y. to John and Mary Perry as part of an Army family, they moved all over this great land of ours with stops in Germany, El Paso, Queens, Tacoma and finally settling down in Medical Lake, Wash. Medical Lake became his muc...
Chet Bettcher, of Spangle, Wash. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 on his 78th birthday. He was born in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 2, 1942 and attended Rainier High School in Sea-Tac. In his younger days he enjoyed bull riding, playing softball and hanging out with friends. An avid Seahawks fan from the beginning, he never missed a game. On Aug. 31, 1990 he married his best friend, Ann Bettcher at the Hitching Post. During his career...
David Mack Perry (aged 69) left us on Friday, Nov. 20 in Spokane Valley. Once, way out west, there was this fella... A man by the name of David Perry... But he liked to be called... the Dude. You see, the Dude was a man of the people. Born in 1951 in Ithaca, N.Y. to John and Mary Perry as part of an Army family, they moved all over this great land of ours with stops in Germany, El Paso, Queens, Tacoma and finally settling down in Medical Lake, Wash. Medical Lake became his muc...
Reginald "Reggie" Nichols went home to the Lord on November 18, 2 020 after a long, brave battle against pulmonary fibrosis. Reggie was born July 25, 1944 in Bloomfield, Mo. Upon graduation from Bloomfield High School, he attended Southeast Missouri University earning a bachelor of science degree in education. During his junior year of college, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was in the first class under Operation Bootstrap to receive his degree. After college graduation,...
Linda J. Span, RN, passed on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. She was born the first child of E.C. Gresham and Jean V. Gresham in Colorado Springs, Colo. Since her father was a career officer in the Air Force, Linda traveled the world with her parents and siblings. She attended 22 different schools near Air Force bases by the time she was 18. After graduation from high school in Montgomery, AL, Linda pursued a career as a registered nurse. She graduated from Lutheran Medical Center Scho...
Terry Richard Beckwith 8 Feb. 1957 - 6 Nov. 2020 After several years of suffering from multiple myeloma, his suffering ended in this rare and precious human lifetime. May he come to know the causes of suffering, and the path to become free of suffering In others. He passed away in hospice care in his home in Medical Lake, the house which his grandmother Inez Watson once lived in. Terry was the son of Alan R. and Rose Mary (Watson) Beckwith, of Cheney, both now deceased. He...
Steven Blakely, 68, entered into eternal rest on Nov. 12, 2020. Steven was born on July 23, 1952 and was a long time resident of Cheney, Wash., where he raised his family. Steven was in the U.S. Air Force, attended Culinary School at Spokane Community College, and retired from Eastern State Hospital in 2006. Steven was a devoted Catholic, son, brother father, grandfather and friend. Steven could always be heard telling stories of fishing, hunting, poker games or riding his...
Luann Marie (Hylle) Newberg was born Oct. 30, 1941 to David and Dolores Hylle of Miller, South Dakota. LuAnn, the oldest of seven children, grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the small town of Custer. She joked that she got to play on Mt. Rushmore, race spike-tired cars on frozen lakes, milk rattlesnake venom and was proud to say she even got to babysit for the creator of the Crazy Horse monument. Shortly after graduating from high school, she pursued and married...
Kenneth Charles Mosbarger, 74, went to be with the Lord, on 27 Oct. 2020 in Spokane, Washington. He was born on Nov. 29, 1945, in Kalispell, Mont. to Ole Gunderson and Eileen Tunks Mosbarger. Kenny graduated from Flathead High School in 1964 and attended Flathead Community College. In 1966, he joined the U.S. Army and completed Basic Training at Ft. Polk, La, and Finance School at Ft. Benjamin Harris, Ind., where he was trained as a Finance Specialist. Following training, he...
Benjamin Arthur Trigg, Jr., 74, of Spokane Wash., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, of natural causes. Ben spent his life mentoring friends and acquaintances through life’s hardships and had a well-developed network of friends throughout the Pacific Northwest. As an Air Force medical corpsman notably stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Vietnam conflict, Ben worked with scores of wounded American military members during his station and felt a...
Marilyn Margaret Elliot (age 89) passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 at Cheney Care Center in Cheney, Wash. Marilyn peacefully joined husband John Elliot on their eternal adventure together. Marilyn leaves her nine children, Margaret (Bill) Elliot Heming, Jack (Maureen) Elliot, Marie (Alois) Elliot Gartner, Yvonne (Steve) Elliot Grenley, Patrica Anne (Howard) Elliot Malcolm, Theresa Elliot Cheslek, Laura Elliot Parsons, Cheryl (Steve) Elliot Ripley, Bill (Christine) Elliot; 19...
Turpin, Nora Lou Moore, Spokane, was born Feb. 6, 1950 to Harold and Ruth (Lacy) Moore in St. Ignatius, Montana. Nora passed on Oct. 3, 2020. Nora was always on the move. Her family moved to Spokane when she was a child, where she later met and married the love of her life Dale Richard Turpin. Following his career, they raised their family moving to California, Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, Ohio and then back home to Spokane in 2009. While she missed her extended family, she loved...
John Delbert Reitmeier John Delbert Reitmeier, age 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 19, 2020. John was born on March 19, 1941, in Spokane, Wash. to Harry and Theda Reitmeier. John graduated from Cheney High School in 1959, their golden anniversary. After high school, John met his wife Judy through a mutual friend and they were married in June of 1964. After marriage, John worked with his dad as a welder in his dad's welding shop before switching careers to...
Cynthia (Cindy) Marie Curry, age 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Mt. Holly, N.J. on Sept. 9, 2020 succumbing to metastatic breast cancer. Cynthia was born in Portland, Ore. to Walter and Diane Edwards on Nov. 27, 1959. She was proudly an "Air Force Brat" with several moves as a child. After graduating from Cheney High School in 1978 she moved to Spokane working for Crescent warehouse. As an Air Force wife she moved to Anchorage, Alaska and later to Browns...
John Gilbert Reitmeier, age 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 19, 2020. John was born on March 19, 1941, in Spokane, Wash. to Harry and Theda Reitmeier. John graduated from Cheney High School in 1959, their golden anniversary. After high school, John met his wife Judy through a mutual friend and they were married in June of 1964. After marriage, John worked with his dad as a welder in his dad’s welding shop before switching careers to operate Texaco and Shell service stations. John spent the last 21 years o...
Leland Gale Dow, age 65, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2020. He was a 1973 graduate of Cheney High School. Leland was a lifetime resident of Cheney. He continued his family tradition of farming and enjoyed socializing with family and friends. Leland was preceded in death by his parents Alvin and Marvel Dow, sisters Janice and Beverly, and brother Ronnie. He is survived by his son Robert, daughter Kim (Eric) Loghry, grandson Foster and granddaughter Cheyenne of Ely,...
Jean Marie Staley Morton passed away tragically on Aug. 3, 2020, in Castle Rock, Colo., from loneliness and a broken heart. Jean was born May 17, 1951 at Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake, Wash. Jean was an honor graduate from the Medical Lake High School class of 1969, Medical Lake, Wash. She went on to graduate from Spokane Falls Community College in 1971. She then married Jerry A. Morton in June of that same year. They moved to Longmont, Colorado and Jean worked at a...
Dennis Boardman, 60, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 22, 2020 at home in Caldwell, Idaho. Dennis was born in Panama City, Fla. to Arthur and Laverne Boardman on April 2, 1960. After graduating in 1978 from Cheney High School, he attended and graduated Eastern Washington University. Dennis was a journeyman electrician. He owned and operated Moonlight Electric in Oregon. He also worked in Spokane, Anchorage, Boise and Quincy. He was a proud member of IBEW Local Union...
Peggy Dillon, formerly of Medical Lake, died July 13, 2020 in McCall, Idaho. She was born to Bobby and Mildred (Pasley) Jones in July 1959 in Ephrata, Wash. After graduating and working for a short time in Ephrata, she moved to the Spokane area, attended Spokane Falls Community College and worked in the legal profession for a short time. Peggy and her husband moved to Medical Lake where she had a small business training horses and giving riding lessons. She competed...
Thelma Blake-Cook passed away on Sept. 1, 2020. She was born to Jim and Ruby Cook on July 21, 1942 in Glasgow, Mont. Thelma moved to Medical Lake in 1973. Two years later she met the love of her life and second husband Exie A Cook, who proceeded her in death on Jan. 13, 2017. Thelma was a mother of eight, grandmother/great-grandmother of 25. Her family was everything to her and she will be missed as she joins her husband Exie Alden Cook, son Roy G. Blake and...
JULY 27, 1951-MAY 11, 2020 Angele Edna Bornninkhof, long time Cheney resident passed at her home May 11, 2020. Cremation has taken place; Angie's remains are to be place next to her mother in Shelby, Montana. Angele (Angie) was born in Toole County, Shelby Montana. She attended Shelby Public school between 1957 and graduated from Shelby High School in 1979; the home of the Tigers and the Coyotes. Angie left Shelby and lived in various locations in Spokane, before settling in...
JoAnn Joyce Mehl was born in Eagle Grove Iowa, May 19, 1943. Her parents Gaylord Amos Mehl and Leora Mae Newcomb raised JoAnn with her older brother Larry and younger sister, Marilyn in Iowa until JoAnn was 11 years old. They then moved to Tucson, Arizona where she lived the remainder of her youth. She Graduated from Rincon High school in 1961 after which she hopped into her Coral Lark convertible and set her sights from the dust and heat of Arizona to the ocean breezes of...
Survivors are wife of 58 years, Diane, daughter Xandra Victor [Ardell] and twin grandchildren Halie and Joe Champlin. His parents Donald and Joyce McHenry, preceded him in death. After graduating from North Central, Whitworth and U of W in Civil Engineering, he and his wife became young owners of Bunkers Resort on Williams Lake. He operated and developed the property with the future always in sight for nearly 60 years. Brad loved hunting Canadian geese, fishing for trout, steelhead and salmon. He was a collector of old wester...
