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John Aldrete, born June 24, 1951, passed away Feb. 19, 2017 at his home in Medical Lake. John was married for 30 years, he was a top-notch electrician and was loved by everyone who met him. He would always be there to give a helping hand. John's illness was long, but those who knew him before he got sick, knew him to be witty and the life of the party. A date for a service has yet to be determined for John, who will be buried in Ritzville, Wash....
Lawrence E. Gerken, 91, of Medical Lake died Feb. 12, 2017 at Spokane Hospice House with his wife and family members by his side. Larry was born in Wellfleet, Neb., Aug. 23, 1925 to Paul and Amy (Rust) Gerken, the second of eight children. The family moved to Trout Creek, Mont. where he attended school. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army from December 1943 to March 1946. His division served in the European Theater of Operations with Patton's 9th Army Division. He...
Lena M. Lackey, 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Feb. 15, 2017. She was the daughter of Hattie and Jake Bowman of Echo, Ore. She was born in Stanfield, Ore. on Nov. 14, 1923. Lena went to school in Stanfield and Echo. Her first job was as a clerk at the ordnance depot outside of Stanfield. She later moved to Marysville, Wash. with her husband Ray Harmon and their four children. They moved to Walla Walla where she worked as a teacher's aide at...
James T. Norwood, 86 of Cheney, passed away Jan. 28, 2017, with his daughter by his side. Jim was the youngest of 12 children (and seventh son) born to Robert M. and Bessie E. Norwood, in Topeka Kan. Jim entered college out of high school joining the Marines in May 1950. Jim left the Marines in April 1959 to pursue a career in education at University of Washington, receiving his master's degree in education from Eastern Washington University. Jim moved his family to Cheney...
Marvin Kenneth (Ken) Walker went home peacefully to be with the Lord on the evening of Jan. 22, 2017 with his fiancé Susie by his side. Marvin was born July 29, 1951 in Pensacola, Fla. to Kenneth Jewell and Bobbi Ruth Walker and was the oldest of three boys. He is survived by his four daughters, Bobbi, Toni, Lisa and Tami, as well as a son Elijah, and two brothers, Johnny Walker and Shane Manthe. Known to be a jack-of-all-trades throughout his life, Marvin was best known as a guitar player and singer, finding comfort in his...
George Lenon Whigham, 86, went home to be with his Savior on Feb. 7, 2017. Loved by all who knew him, he was quick to lend a helping hand and was known for his ingenuity. After growing up in the South, he joined the U.S. Air Force and found his way to Spokane where he lived a long and full life. He worked for the Cheney School District and was a member of the Windsor Grange. He was preceded in death by his eldest son George Jr. (Butch) and Butch's mother Rita Whigham. He is...
Donald Eugene Matoon, Jr. was born Oct. 23, 1943 and passed away Jan. 25, 2017. Don was born in Kendrick, Idaho to Donald Eugene Mattoon, Sr. and Dorothy Helen Mattoon. He grew up in Lewiston and Chewelah, Wash., graduating from Jenkins High School in 1962. Following graduation, he attended Washington State University and served in the National Guard. Don held many different jobs over his life and retired from Spokane Transfer, having moved from truck driver to human...
Evalynn Mae Gibbs got her wings on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2017. The life she expressed, in the two and a half years before her departure, was brimming with intentional expression of the soul that she was. Evalynn touched so many lives in her short experience on earth. Each life she touched was contributed to by her zest and beauty of spirit. Evalynn's life was short in time, but those who were touched by her understand that the quality of existence far exceeds the quantity of time...
Cindy Lou Danielson-Guerard, 51, of Cheney, passed away Jan. 24, 2017, in Spokane peacefully in her home. Cindy was born June 12, 1965, at Spokane Deaconess Hospital to Sandra Musser and Larry Danielson. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1983 and attended cosmetology school. Her charismatic personality drew many people to her. Within just a few words of meeting Cindy, people already made a spot for her in their hearts, being a person they would never forget. Cindy is...
Betty Mae Labish, 94, born Feb. 2, 1922, to Walter and Henrietta Rupp, in Cheney, Wash., peacefully passed away surrounded by her family, on Jan. 24, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. Betty, spent her entire life in the Cheney - Medical Lake area where she met and married the "love of her life," John Labish, on Dec. 28, 1941, and together raised their four children. Betty retired from Lakeland Village as a medical secretary, and started her very active life making...
Denny passed away Jan. 22, 2017 at age 74. He was born Nov. 27, 1942 in Spokane to Arthur Orr and Winifred McDaniel. Denny is survived by his wife Kathy, four children and two stepchildren; Sonji (Paul) Thee, Angela (Ted) Wilson, Mike (Winnona) McDaniel, Zane (Rychelle) McDaniel, Jim (Neecha) Munson, Steve (Amy) Munson; brother Arthur McDaniel; sister Nancy Sorick (Charlie); twin brother Dan (Dorothy) McDaniel. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, three...
Eugene Arthur Artz, 75, passed away Jan. 7, 2017 after a battle with cancer. Gene was born June 13, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a civilian survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He grew up in Hawaii and later in Medical Lake, which he would later call his home. After an early call to the church and education as a seminarian, Gene would find his true calling that of a soldier. He served his country for over 22 years, first in the Army 14th Calvary and then for 19-1/2 years in the U.S. Air Force. His service included...
Justin Michael Anderson, 34, passed away Jan. 19, 2017, in Spokane, where he was born on Dec. 16, 1982 to Russell and Georgianna Anderson. Justin was preceded in death by grandparents Paul Anderson and Charles and Darlene Bouck. He is survived by his parents, grandmother Twila Anderson; siblings Jason (Teena) Anderson, Julie (Todd) Church, Josie (Eric) Hurst, Jenny (Erik) Nelson, Joel (Jennifer) Anderson, John Anderson and Jill (Jason) O'Connor, along with 16 nieces and...
Elda Cluff Rippy, a former resident of Cheney, passed away on Dec. 20, 2016 at the age of 102 in St. George, Utah. Born in Tabasco, Mexico while her father was overseeing a fruit plantation, she lived there until her family moved to California in 1925. In 1939, she married Bishop Rippy and together they had four children. The family moved to Yucaipa, Calif. in 1956. In 1981, Elda moved to Cheney to be with her daughter and son, Jim, who lived in Spokane. She lived in Cheney...
Robert T. Morrow, 85 of Spokane, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 at Providence Holy Family Hospital. Born on July 17, 1931 in Grand Forks, N.D. to William and Ida (Thompson) Morrow, Bob was raised in Thompson, near Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School. He went on to attend Mayville State Teachers College where as a gifted baritone, he sang in the college choir. It was at Mayville that he met his future wife, Ara Carlson. In 1954, he earned a bach...
Johanna Overton, 81, of Cheney, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 in Spokane. Overton was born May 1, 1935 in Queens, N.Y. to August and Stephania Brendecke, young immigrants from Germany and Hungary, who later purchased a farm house in the Catskill Mountains and became longtime residents of Windham, N.Y. She was a 1953 graduate of Windham Ashland Jewett Central School and graduated with a nursing degree in 1956 from the University of Rochester. She then married a young...
Ralph Quentin Johnson, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 15, 2016. Ralph was born in Belle Fourche S.D. on July 30, 1931. He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse until his father passed away unexpectedly at a young age. Ralph and his brother, Bob, had to help their mother run their 2,000-acre cattle ranch until it was sold 10 years later. Ralph later moved his family west to look for employment opportunities. He worked for Washington state for 28 years....
Virgil Eugene Bowen It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to and with supreme joy that we celebrate the life of Virgil Eugene Bowen, affectionately known as "Manny," who left us early Saturday morning, Dec. 31, after a prolonged illness. We will remember Virgil for his happy nature and quick wit, his undying love of the outdoors, and his childlike excitement of all living things. Everyone who knew Manny will treasure his unwavering ability to maintain friendships...
Harry "Sonny" Perry Calhoun, 85, of Medical Lake, passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 in Spokane. Harry was born Dec. 22, 1930 in Millvale, Penn., to Harry Oliver Calhoun and Nellie Agnes (Rogers) Calhoun. He was a 1948 graduate of the Fairview-Karns City High School, and attended Pennsylvania State University before entering the U.S. Air Force in 1952. Harry married Janet Lee Horchler on April 18, 1953 at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Harry served in the...
Bill Crippen, 76, of Cheney, joined his mother and father Lelah and Lloyd Crippen, his wife Jody Crippen and son Richard Allen Crippen in heaven on Dec. 9, 2016. He had a long battle with dementia. He is survived by his two sons, William (Willie) Crippen Jr. and Shawn Crippen both of Cheney, his three sisters and brother-in-law Donna Kilgore, Judy Prestguard and Georgie Rist and John Reitmeier. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Rashelle (and Chris) Spring, Rebekka...
Richard Randall died April 8, 2016 in Cheney. Since his youth, Richard loved farming, fishing, forestry and boating. He built his own watercraft at age 10 to sail across Lake Coeur d’Alene. Summers were often spent at a family lake cabin fishing, water skiing and sailing with friends. A music lover, he played both piano and drums, graduating from Ferris High School in 1966. Richard loved small aircraft and attended pilot training. Later, he worked for the Army Corps of Engineers, operating heavy equipment and also became a r...
Ronald Nelson McKinley, 81, of Cheney, passed away Dec. 1, 2016. Ronald was born to Frederick and Ida (Showalter) McKinley on Feb. 19, 1935, in Cheney. They lived and farmed on the Moss-Miller Ranch in northern Whitman County. He is a grandson of the late George W. and Mabel (Box) Showalter, who homesteaded in the Tyler area in 1894. Fred and Ida purchased Milton Showalter's farm in 1950 and moved to Amber. Ron attended Amber School until it consolidated with Cheney in 1949....
Judith Ann (McGill) Edwards, Cheney, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Judi is preceded in death by her father Kenneth McGill, stepfathers Erven Feickert and Norman Peterson. She is survived by her loving husband Richard Edwards of Cheney, mother Esther Peterson of Cheney, brother Gary McGill and his wife Bobbe of Bellingham, Wash.; stepdaughters Amanda Asher and her husband Ryan of Hauser, Idaho, Heidi Monter and her husband Justin of Cheney;...
Phoebe R. Smith, 89, passed away on Nov. 19, 2016 at her home in Cheney. Phoebe was born in Lincoln, Neb. on Sept. 2, 1927 to Everett and Lena (Schee) Pringle. She lived in Denver, Colo. where her family farmed and after graduating high school in Denver she went to Seattle where she met and married Bill Smith at the age of 18. They lived in Pasco, Wash. for 23 years. The couple then moved and spent the next 47 years in Cheney. Phoebe worked at the libraries in Pasco and Cheney...
Yvonne, 98, cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away at home in Cheney on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 with loving family in attendance. Yvonne was born on May 29, 1918 to Mabel and Charles Hepworth. Yvonne was 14 when her mother died so she and her dad raised her four younger brothers. In 1959, the family moved to Cheney. Yvonne took a part-time job in the Eastern Washington State College library when her husband, Joe, was hired for an...
