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Mary Ellis Reid (age 81) passed away Jan. 15, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. Mary was born Jan. 9, 1932 in Joplin, Mo. to Arling and Lottie High-Talbot and was a graduate of Manteca High School, class of 1950. After completing business school she worked in California as a bookkeeper. She married Leroy “Roy” H. Reid in December 1951 and became a devoted military wife and mother. Together they raised three loving children. Mary lived an active, full life and enjoyed sewing, kni...
Lois I. Perez (age 78) passed away Dec. 29, 2012 in Cheney. Lois was born May 7, 1934 at Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Michael and Beulah Worley. She worked all over the country in her 25 year career as flagger on road construction crews and was a member of Laborers International Union Local 238. Lois is survived by her daughters Debbie Troyer of Medical Lake and Patricia (Michael) Larson of Cheney; grandchildren; Traci, Kristena, Robin, Wendi, Michele and Dan and...
Margaret A. Kaplan (age 92) longtime resident of Spangle, Wash. passed away Dec. 27, 2012 in Spokane. Margaret was born May 28, 1920 near Chapman Lake south of Cheney to W.J. and Hilda (Dybdall) Grogan. She was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1939. Margaret worked on the family ranch as well as helping her uncle Ole at Chapman Lake Resort before her marriage to Gene Kaplan in 1954. She returned to the resort as the owner in 1990. Margaret’s interests included b...
Paul J Evans (age 86) of Badger Lake, Wash. passed away surrounded by his family on Christmas Day. He had been battling pulmonary fibrosis for four years. Paul was born May 7, 1926 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Paul J. Evans Sr. and Jane (Greig) Evans. Paul was a graduate of Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park Calif. class of 1943. That same year he joined the Navy and was honorably discharged at the end of WWII. He continued his education at Santa Monica College, Calif. until...
Alta Tindall passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Dec. 6. Alta was born in Butte, Mont. Dec. 28, 1914 to parents Daniel and Marie Sullivan. Alta was the youngest of nine children and graduated from Butte High School. She went on to marry James (Jim) Tindall in 1940 and spent three years living out of Potrerillos Chile, South America, where her husband was employed as a chemist in a mining camp. James and Alta had four children, and James’ career as school teacher, p... Full story
On Dec. 12, 1942, in Portland, Ore., Frank John Wagner was born to Lawrence John Wagner and Dorothy May nee Johnson Wagner. He joined his sister Sharon Lovery Wagner at the family home. Frank grew up in College Place, Wash., where he went to grade school and junior high. The family moved to the city of Cheney when Frank was a sophomore in high school. When Frank moved to Cheney he worked on a dairy farm and went to school at the same time. He graduated in 1961 and joined the A...
Retha Lucas away peacefully Oct. 26, 2012 in Four Lakes, Wash. at the age of 91. She was born to Fay and Hollis Dickerson March 23, 1921 in Ewan, Wash. She was third in line of seven children. During WWII she worked at Fairchild Air Force Base and during this time she met and married James Lucas. When James returned from the war they settled on a small farm outside of Cheney where she lived for the past 64 years. Her husband worked construction and she worked the farm and... Full story
Walter J. Mayer, Lt. Col. USAF Retired Jan. 22, 1921-Oct. 24, 2012 Another of America's Greatest Generation warriors took his last flight Oct. 24 at Four Lakes, Wash. and finally got to touch the face of God. Walter was born in Uniontown, Wash., to John V. and Cecilia Mayer at the family farm on Jan. 22, 1921. He attended schools there and graduated in 1939. He completed one year of college at the University of California at Berkeley before joining the Army Air Corps in 1941... Full story
Jerold W. Betz (age 98) passed away Oct. 7, 2012 at his home in Cheney, Wash. Jerold was born May 20, 1914, and grew up on farms near Mondovi, Wash. and later near Tyler, Wash. His family raised wheat at Mondovi, then moved to Tyler at the start of the 1930s to raise wheat, hay and cattle. He attended Tyler school and graduated from high school there in May 1932. He either walked or rode a horse to school. He went to electronics school in Portland, Ore. and while there met...
John Goodwin was born on Jan. 28, 1920 to Sidney and Medora Goodwin at Crabcreek, Wash. (near Sprague). He died on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at age 92. He attended school at Amber, Wash. Later, he worked as a farm laborer in the Amber and Cheney area. John served his country during the Korean War. Survivors include a sister, Florence Harris at Cheney and a brother, Maurice Goodwin at Medical Lake, sisters-in-law Eloise Goodwin and Devota Goodwin at Cheney, and brother-in-law Pete Floyd of St. Charles, Ill. He had many nieces...
Joseph E. Tiedt, age 87, passed away Aug. 17, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. Joseph was born in Cheney, Wash. on Feb. 8, 1925. He was the son of Elmer and Hattie (Wegele) Tiedt. Joseph graduated from Cheney High School and went to work for the SPNS Railroad for one year; he then went to work as a grounds keeper at EWU and worked there for 31 years. He retired in 1978. In 1958 he met and married Betty Maxfield. They made their home in Spokane for 28 years. After their retirement, they traveled throughout the Western U.S., Canada and...
Lorraine “Pinky” Everett passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 at her home in Medical Lake, Wash. at the age of 100. She was born May 17, 1912 to Elmer Knowles and Adella Bryant in Terry, Mont. Lorraine is survived by her son Ronald Taylor of Dallas, Texas, daughters Beverley Thompson and Adella Ost of Medical Lake, 22 grandchildren, several great and great-great grand children and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne Everett, daughter Joyce Webb, son Raymond Taylor, sisters Elsie Sma... Full story
Cheney has lost one of its finest this past week with the passing of Gary Cox at the age of 67. Gary was born in 1945 in Alhambra, Calif. to the late Lloyd Cox and Mildred (Cox) Kalbin of Cheney. He served his country with pride in the U.S. Navy aboard “his ship” the USS Hornet during Vietnam and welcomed his first son Michael in 1965. Gary and Patricia (Dye) Cox married in 1969, having two daughters Brenda (Cox) Gladden and Valerie (Cox) Grover. Gary left GTE of San Jose and Los Gatos Police Department in 1978 and moved the... Full story
Lois Claire (Grose) Klein (Age 82) Went to be with her precious Lord on July 20, 2012, after a second stroke. Born March 15, 1930 to Wesley and Pearl Grose in Spokane, Lois attended Havermale Jr. High and graduated from North Central High School in 1947. She was employed at Federal Old Line Insurance Co. when she met the love of her life. Veral and Lois were married on April 2, 1949 and began their life together on the farm in Edwall where they were blessed with three daughters. Lois was a devoted wife and mother, a...
Joan passed away July 14, 2012. She was born on May 31, 1939 to Clarence and Dorothy Baken of Lacrosse, Wash. She enjoyed growing up on a farm there and graduated from Lacrosse High School in 1957. Joan graduated from Washington State College with a degree in Elementary Education. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and enjoyed swimming on the synchronized swim team - The Fish Fans. Upon graduation, Joan and Larry Hattemer were married on February 4, 1961. They began their teaching careers at Othello, Wash. where... Full story
Dr. P. Michael (Ekim) McKeehan passed away early Thursday morning. Born in 1944, Mike moved to Cheney with his parents in 1957. Mike graduated from Cheney High School in 1962 and attended Haverford College in Philadelphia. After graduation, Mike enrolled in graduate school at the University of Washington and earned his Ph. D. in History of Education. After his time at UW, Mike returned to Cheney where he married Judy. After a short stay in Enumclaw, Mike and Judy and their two sons, Daegen and Matthew, returned to Cheney. Mik... Full story
Our mother, Elizabeth Louise Andren Babb passed into the care of our Heavenly Father on July 18, 2012 at age 91. Elizabeth was born on June 15, 1921 in Cheney, Washington. Her parents were George Leopold Andren and Vena Shonkwiler Andren. She grew up on a farm near Paha, Wash. She attended school for a time with her beloved older sister in Seattle at Roosevelt High School before returning to Spokane, where she graduated at the age of sixteen from Lewis and Clark High School while working for the Stub Francis family as a...
Carl Junior Dixon was born to Glen and Viola Dixon in Novinger, Missouri on March 24, 1934. He was a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He married Hallie B. Jones in the Asotin County Courthouse on September 2, 1952. Together they brought six boys into the world: Darrell who is married to Susie, Vern, Rick, Ron, Michael, and Jeffery who is married to Ashlee. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, a sister, Shirley, and his great-granddaughter as well as his wife of 52 years....
April 18, 1939-May 11, 2012 Sharon Greene Patton, beloved by her family and friends, passed away in Concord, Calif. at the age of 73. She was the great-granddaughter of prominent and early Cheney resident Frank Clark Greene and granddaughter of F. Clarke Greene, a resident of Benge, Wash. Sharon was born in Pasco, Wash. to Frank T. Greene and Lillie M. Greene. Being part of a large family, Sharon enjoyed the company of her siblings, Beverly A. Boyes of Auburn, Wash., Diane M. Mackey and Deborah D. Green, both of Spokane, Wash... Full story
On July 2, 2012, Cheney lost a great member of its community. A husband, father, decorated fighter pilot, Air Force test pilot, businessman, and professor, Alan Hale left an indelible mark on the many lives he touched and we were all fortunate to have known him. Born in Providence, Utah, 1937 to Seymour (Bill) and Velda Hale, Alan was the eldest of seven children and grew up in the communities of Oakley and Payette, Idaho. After graduating high school in 1954, he entered the service as a pilot in the Idaho Air National Guard... Full story
Paul P. Delgado passed away July 4, 2012 in Medical Lake at the age of 84. He was born Nov. 25, 1927 in Lordsburg, New Mexico to Cruz and Virginia Delgado. Paul was raised in Lordsburg and served in the U.S. Army from late 1945 to early 1947. He then spent many years in the U.S. Air Force starting in 1949, serving until his retirement in 1973. A gifted handyman, he could build anything out of anything. A wood shop, patio, flooring for the kitchen, paneling for the living room, electrical wiring, he could do it all. Paul was... Full story
Jan. 3, 1957 – June 23, 2012 The world lost a stellar citizen with the passing of Curt Johnson, who died recently from Lou Gehrig's disease. Curt's journey was the epitome of a life well lived. He was an avid fisherman, a relentless snow-skier and a pretty okay golfer. He knew good wine from bad, he had many, many friends, and he loved nothing more than sharing conversation and laughter. A humble farm boy from Cheney, Curt spent many years in Japan teaching English. He was fluent in Japanese, and adored their women and cultur...
Nina Caraballo-Iles, 46, died at Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom on June 14, 2012. The cause was stomach cancer; by her side was her best friend and loving husband Christopher Iles. Nina was born May 13, 1966 in Novato California to Lee and Helen (Rueppel) Fletcher. She was raised for the most part in Cheney and graduated from Cheney High School, class of 1984. After graduation she received a CNA certificate and worked at the local nursing home. Nina and her family relocated several times but lived mainly in small...
Vernon, known as Darrin, left this life unexpectedly July 3rd, 2012 at age 44. Darrin was born in Davenport, Wash., 1968 and made Cheney his home starting in kindergarten. Darrin graduated from Cheney High School in 1986 and earned his degree in education from Eastern Washington University in 1992, and taught school for 20 years. Darrin was known as a life-long wrestling enthusiast passing the passion for wrestling on to start the first wrestling club in Cheney known as the Cheney Mat Hawks. Darrin lived strong and his favori... Full story
Larry Lee Hoover (age 72) of Cheney, Wash. passed away June 21, 2012 at Hospice House in Spokane, Wash. after a 10-year battle with emphysema. Larry was born in Evansville, Ind. Feb. 26, 1940 and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired after working many years as a long haul truck driver. He is survived by his children; Curt Hoover, Shelly Henderson, and Karrie Gray along with grandchildren Samantha Hoover, Courtney Hoover, and Megen Gray. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 29, at the West Terrace...
