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Arthur "Art" Logan passed away peacefully at his home in Cheney, Wash. at the age of 93 on Aug. 12, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was a loving son, husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and a great friend. He was born Feb. 19, 1927 to Arthur and Cecelia Carroll Logan in Bayonne, N.J. where he spent his childhood. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-46. Art then married the love of his life, Barbara A. Haas, on July 11, 1957. They raised four children in Ringwood, N....
Dianne E. Christensen was born on Aug. 18, 1943, and passed away peacefully on Aug. 8, 2020. She was born in Seattle, Wash. and spent her earlier years from age 10 in Hayden, Idaho. On June 17, 1961 she married Lonnie L. Christensen in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Together over their 59 years of marriage they lived in and around Cheney, Wash. A woman of many talents, along with being a homemaker, Dianne worked at Eastern Washington University as a baker, at both Cheney Junior High a...
“Bob” Bobbie L. Huotari was born on Dec. 24, 1943, in Everett, Wash. Bob died in Cheney, Wash. on July 1, 2020. He is survived by his wife Joan, children; Tana (Larry) Yoder of Cheney, Bret (Ceila) Huotari of Chehalis, Wash., Jason (Lecy) Huotari of Cheney along with 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Also his sister, Linda (Ron) Burke, Russ (Enid) Huotari, Brian Huotari, Mike (Irene) Young, and Doug Brunk. Bob was preceded in death by his mother Lois Savage (Di...
Stan Glasgow passed away June 20 after suffering a brain aneurism. Stan was born in Spokane, Dec. 12, 1967. He is survived by the love of his life, Heidi Heimdel, his dog Jack, his parents, Glenda and Gary Glasgow, his sister Jennifer Vega, her children, Van, Tomei and Jace Vega and Ben Knaff. His Grandmother, Myrtle Glasgow, Aunt Linda (Bill) Odell, Uncle Dale (Sharon) Alexander, Uncle Butch (Vicki) Denton and many cousins. Stan was an employee of the Medical Lake School Dist...
Joseph “Joe” Hinson (82) passed away on June 25, 2020, and is now with Jesus in heaven. He was born on Dec. 12, 1937 in Mount Olive, N.C., fourth of five children to Joe and Eva Hinson. He grew up in Mount Olive, N.C. where his father worked for the Mt Olive Pickle Co., which Joe was a fan of his entire life. Joe joined the Air Force when he was 17, which took him all over the world. Joseph “Joe” met Pat (Sullivan) Hinson in Wenatchee, Wash. while cruising around the A&W with...
June Marie Lemley Roloff, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away unexpectedly on June 11, 2020. She was 87. A 20-year resident of Cheney, Washington, June was born in Ridgefield, Washington on Nov. 11, 1932, to Les and Ruth Lemley. She leaves behind her husband of 68 years, Norman, daughter Kelly Morgan and her husband John, daughter Jan Couture and her husband Jacques, cherished grandchildren Michael and Olivia, treasured friend Cheri Wickstrom, her constant compani...
Robert (Mac) McDonald, 73, of Clarkston, Wash. died Friday, June 19, 2020, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho. Pikeminnow anglers up and down the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington and Idaho revere Mac as a bounty hunter for the predatory fish, and he met his soulmate Linda Moore while working to protect juvenile salmon and steelhead with the Pacific States Marine Fishery Commission. Mac is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, and during his career as a KC-135...
A celebration of life honoring Masami “Dick” Nagamitsu, will be held at the Lind Cemetery on June 20 at 3 p.m. Please join the family at Lind’s Lion club for refreshments and sharing of memories following the service....
Robert (Bob) John Abel, 81, of Medical Lake, Wash. passed away peacefully on June 9, 2020, surrounded in love by his children. Bob spent his formative years in Spokane and attended St. Patrick Catholic School, where he met several of his lifelong friends who still gather once a month. He was a proud member of the Coast Guard before marrying Dorothy O’Connor in 1971. He worked for Diamond Drilling, which took him all over the Pacific Northwest, the Bureau of Reclamation at G...
Kurt Sterzelbach ,Sr., age 79, passed away May 24, 2020 at his home in Cheney, Wash. Kurt is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nancy Sterzelbach, two children: Kurt (Carrie) Sterzelbach Jr., and Julie (Christian) Blaakman. He also leaves behind four grandchildren: Nathan (Tashina) Cooper, Brenon Mowreader, Gaven Mowreader and Maggie Mowreader and one great-grandson, Jordan. In addition he is also survived by his brother Hans Sterzelbach of Grand Island, N.Y. Kurt is preceded in death by his mother Liesel. Kurt is a veteran...
The Lord called Elwin Clifford Gresham to heaven on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Cliff Gresham was born in the deep woods of Sandpoint, Idaho on July 26, 1929. His parents were Clifford Bryan Gresham and Sarah Irene (Ludrick) Gresham. He had one older brother, Grant, who was killed in an accident that also injured Cliff at age nine. In reflecting on Cliff's life, he was a man who worked hard to better himself as illustrated in his military career, marriage, family life and in his c...
Michael Wayne Maher, 67, of Medical Lake, made "his last trip to the damn hospital" on May 10, 2020 and passed peacefully. The child of an airman, Mike spent his childhood moving around and believed this travel and life-experience was critical to his outlook and shaped his views and values. As the oldest, he was known as the "ringleader" and would often tell his younger siblings and cousins they could do whatever they wanted as long as they "didn't get caught." He was a...
William F. Wolrehammer William (Bill) (Mr. Bill) F. Wolrehammer passed away peacefully at the age of 88, May 8, 2020 in his home in Cheney, Washington after a long battle with illnesses stemming from his time served in the Vietnam War. Bill was born January 5, 1932 to John and Jennie Wolvekammer and raised in Clifton, New Jersey. From early on Bill always had a job. Whether it was on the milk truck before school or working on the rations truck during WWII, he always did what...
Marilyn Ann Baugh, 84, was the only child of Thomas and Wilhelmina Schworer. She was born in the tiny town of Orleans, Nebraska in 1936. The war years did provide multiple construction work opportunities for people willing to travel, which they did, all over the western USA. After the war, Marilyn and her parents settled in Reno, Nevada. With her scholastic achievements at the Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, she went into college at the University of Nevada in Reno. Not...
Ruth Thomas, 86, passed away on May 18, 2020. She was born March 22, 1934, in Fossil, Oregon, to Mary and WP Thomas, the last of ten siblings. She grew up on a farm south of Richmond, Oregon, attending a one-room school. She graduated valedictorian from Wheeler County High School. Ruth obtained a job with the railroad and the beginning of a life-long love of trains, opting to take a train over any other model. She arrived in Spokane in the worst recorded winter of 1951 and...
Mariann L Donley, born in Elk River, California Feb. 14, 1938, to Jacob and Louise Lorensen, passed peacefully May 12, 2020, in Spokane, Washington. Mariann was born into a rural household, the last of a generation to attend a one-room schoolhouse. Her strong desire to be a part of education started early as she wandered across the road to the Elk River School at four years old. She got to stay, and by fifth-grade, she was assisting the teacher with educating younger...
Wayne Norman Just passed away peacefully April 30, 2020 at his mountain cabin, his loving wife Tracy by his side. Wayne was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 1950 to the late Harry and Retha Just. They moved to Cheney, Washington when he was five years old. He attended Cheney Schools and was a gifted athlete that excelled at baseball, basketball and football. After graduating from high school, Wayne attended Eastern Washington State College before being drafted into...
Andrew L. "Rip" Mitzel (age 59) died May 7, 2020 at his home in Four Lakes, Wash. Andrew was born Sept. 8, 1960 in Bismarck, N.D. to Andrew P. Mitzel and Phyllis (Wojcik) Mitzel. The family moved to Minot N.D. in 1963 and to Cheney, Washington in 1973. Andy was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1978. He loved fishing, some hunting, Gonzaga basketball and the Minnesota Vikings. He worked as a painter in the Spokane area for 42 years. In 2005 he met Margie, the love of...
Diane E. (Liljegren) Rosman was born in Seattle on June 19, 1965 to Del and Jeannette Liljegren. She died Sept. 16, 2019 at the Everett Hospice Center. Diane attended grades K-8 in Cheney and was a member of Cheney’s EWRA youth swim team. Her favorite exercise was swimming. She worked summers as a lifeguard at the Quincy, Wash. swimming pool. She graduated from Quincy High School in 1983 and was a member of the Honor Society and Science Club. She earned a bachelor of s...
The Spirit of Dolores Marie Colomb Osterberg left her body at Badger Lake and went to Paradise on May 3, 2020. She was born at the Deaconess Hospital in Spokane on Sept. 27, 1935, to William Randolph and Bessie Lorraine Jeppesen Colomb. She married Ray Eldon Osterberg on February 24, 1957 at Colfax. She leaves her husband of 63 years, three children, 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, son, Randy Ray and sister, Delma Lorraine...
Christie Diane Brooks passed away quickly and unexpectedly at home in Cheney, Washington on Sunday, April 5, 2020 due to complications during her brief battle with cancer. On December 30, 1941 she entered this world as Christie Diane Newcombe in the small town of Yerington, Nevada, the second of three children born to Charles “Charlie” and Ella “Babe” Newcombe. Her childhood in Yerington was filled with loving memories of small town mischief and everyday life that was shared...
Altamae Sims Whitehill passed away peacefully on Feb. 13, 2020. She was born in Spokane to Leone and Edna Sims on July 16, 1929. According to family lore, her mother didn’t trust the doctors in Okanogan County where the family ranch was located, so they traveled east to Spokane for her birth. Altamae lived a rich and active life as a teacher, world traveler, devoted wife, mother of three boys, mother-in-law extraordinaire and beloved grandmother to numerous grandchildren, s...
With both sorrow and joy, we reflect on the passing of Elizabeth (DesChamps Nebergall) Evans. After several years of declining health, Liz passed peacefully on March 28, 2020, surrounded by family. A woman of faith, she is finally with Jesus where she'd longed to be. Born to Wallace and Alta Evans, Alma Elizabeth Evans entered the world in Longview, Wash. on Feb.1, 1940. Very near the Pacific, this likely began her lifelong love of the ocean. Her family eventually moved to...
Lionel James Shamp passed away on March 11, 2020, in Spokane, Wash. Jim was born to Lionel Claude Shamp and Beulah White Shamp on Oct.14, 1944, in Seattle. Raised in Montana, he graduated from Columbia Falls High School in 1963. Between earning both his bachelor of arts and his masters of business administration from Eastern Washington University, Jim served in the Army. In Vietnam, he ran an asphalt plant in the Highlands. Stationed in Ft. Belvoir, Va., he explored the East...
Beverly Y. “Bev” Dow, 66, of Pullman, Wash. passed away March 8, 2020 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. A memorial service was held on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church as part of the Sunday morning worship service. Beverly was born April 5, 1953 in Spokane, Wash. to Alvin and Marvel (Baumgartner) Dow. She grew up and attended school in Cheney, Wash. Following high school graduation Beverly went to work at Eastern Washington University in the housekeeping dep...
