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Diane Marie Stanley (Betz), 57, passed away July 27, after bravely battling a very aggressive form of Multiple Myeloma for more than three years. Diane was born in Spokane, Wash. Jan. 10, 1956 to Edward J. and Carol M. (Baker) Betz, and is preceded in death by her parents. Diane is survived by her husband Dan; her children, Andrew K. and Danielle A. (Stanley) Kousgaard of Warrensburg, Mo. and Mark P. and Rebecca D. (Stanley) Smith of Papillion; her granddaughter Audrey J. Kousgaard and brothers, David W. Betz of Cheney and...
Howard Daniel Cameron, age 66, passed away July 28 at home, doing what he loved the most – grooming his horse. Known to his friends as “Dan,” he was born June 22 in Kellogg, Idaho to Howard and Josephine Cameron. Dan’s sister Betty Ann and both parents preceded him in death. Dan graduated from Kellogg High School and served in the Marines. In 1970, he married Sandy (now Edlund) and had one child, Shannon. Dan worked for the Idaho Department of Highways as a surveyor and at...
Muriel May (Stanton) Resen, 76, of Cheney, Wash., passed away July 27, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. A Memorial service will be held on Sept. 7, at Cheney Church of the Nazarene, 338 Betz Road, Cheney at 11 a.m. Muriel was born in Granite Falls, Wash. to William Gleason and Muriel Stanton on May 22, 1937. She went to high school at Granite Falls High School and graduated in 1955. She went on to earn a masters degree in education from Eastern Washington University...
Inge Albrecht Albrecht, Ingeborg Magariter “Inge” born March 14, 1930 in Berlin, Germany passed away July 20 in Spokane, Wash. at the age of 83. She was born to Ernst and Lena Balz. In 1954, Inge traveled by boat from Germany to the United States where she was greeted by the love of her life Hans Albrecht. Hans had traveled to the U.S. in 1952 to create a better life for him and Inge. They drove cross country from New York City to their home in Seattle where they wed on Sep...
Betty Rose Dobbins On July 15, after years off suffering from CHF, Betty Rose Dobbins went home to be with her Lord. Jan. 20, 1932, Betty Rose Hink was born to John and Bertha Hink in Sprague, Wash. Betty married her childhood sweetheart Jerld Dobbins from Cheney on Jan. 29, 1950. Betty and Jerld had two children, Myles Joseph Dobbins of Harrington, Wash., and Audrey Rose Clum of Cheney. Betty spent over 36 years working in the health care field. She started working at Sacred Heart Medical Center as lab technician. When...
Grace B. Betz (age 93) passed away June 20, peacefully in her sleep. Grace was born Sept. 22, 1919 to James and Kathryn Shindler in Malden, Wash. She moved with her parents and sister Edna Weigand to Hayden, Idaho and then to Cheney, Wash. where Grace’s parents owned a dairy farm. Grace attended college at Eastern Washington College of Education where she received her bachelor’s degree in teaching. Grace taught in Colfax and Cheney. She married William Edward Betz, lived in...
Dennis Alnutt Dennis West Alnutt (1947-2013) passed away peacefully on June 27 with his daughter Cinnamon and his granddaughter Crystal at his side. He resided in Spokane for many years, married his fourth-grade sweetheart Samantha Gai in 1968 (divorced 20 years later), then built a home in Cheney where he resided until his death. He was preceded in death by his father Toby and his mother Gloria "Pinki," who was said to be the first female bartender in Spokane. He is survived...
Maureen Becht Thompson Maureen Becht Thompson, a mother, grandmother, registered nurse, community organizer and wife of 62 years to Dr. Norman Thompson, died Friday, June 7 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Born Nov. 15, 1930 in Ontonagon, Mich. to Hazel and Al Becht, she graduated as valedictorian of Bayfield High School in Bayfield, Wis. She attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where she trained to be a registered nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital. She met her future h...
Norman V. Vigfusson Eight-two years of life. With his loving family around him, Norman V. Vigfusson passed away peacefully at the age of 82, after a courageous battle with cancer. Though our hearts are sad, we rejoice that he is now in Heaven with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Norm was born in a farming community outside of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada to Eirikur and Gudrun Vigfusson. Life on the farm was good and wholesome for his family of nine. He graduated from the...
Larry Montague Larry passed away June 20, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. He was born June 1, 1924 in Spokane to Edward and Louvenia Montague. Larry was raised in Mondovi, Wash, moved to Cheney in 1930, graduated from Cheney High School in 1942 and went on to attend Eastern Washington College of Education (EWU). Larry joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and returned to Cheney in 1946. He worked for Standard Station, Inc. from 1947 to 1950 and operated his own Texaco Station from 1950 to...
Born in Pasco, Wash. Aug. 27, 1940, went to be with the Lord May 27, 2013. In Delphia’s lifetime, she was a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Washington, an EMT for the Poulsbo Fire Department, and taught piano lessons in the West Indies for three years. In Alaska, Delphia worked for the Clarion Newspaper as a reporter. She worked for Meals on Wheels for the city of Kenai for several years before retiring. Later, Delphia volunteered for the No One Dies Alone program, and was a pianist for Nikiski Mt. Redoubt Baptist C...
Mariam L. Bartlett, age 87, died peacefully in her sleep at the Cheney Care Center in Cheney, Wash. June 12, after a long and full life. Born in Tyler, Minn. in 1926 to John and Helen Banks, Mariam shared the family home with three brothers. In 1938 the Bank’s family moved to Garfield, Wash. where Mariam spent most of her childhood years. In 1943 they moved to Cheney. After graduating from Cheney High School in 1944, Mariam worked as a second cook at a Blister rust camp in Nor...
Pat Ryan, 73, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 surrounded by family in her daughter’s home in Moses Lake, Wash. under the care of Assured Hospice. Pat was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Patrick and Muriel (Cummings) Ryan. She graduated from Mary Mount High School in 1957. She married Doug Boole in 1959, spent 13 years as an Air Force wife, raised four children on air bases and then lived and worked in Spokane and Omak, Wash. Pat then moved to Cheney to work as the library’s f...
Katherine V. Lambright (age 91) died June 5, 2013 in Spokane, Wash. She was born Aug. 24, 1921 to Carl and Laura Johnson at their home southwest of Cheney, Wash. Her family moved to Tucker Prairie to a farm where she attended school in a one-room country schoolhouse. They later moved to a farm near Edwall, Wash. where she attended school and graduated in 1939. Katherine is survived by her five children: Laural Hepton (Jim), Russell Holloway (Donna), Penny Bankey (Mark), Nina McConnell (Joe), and Scott Lambright (Sharon). She...
Ryan Thomas-Keith Stradling, age 19, passed away on May 25 in Portland, Ore. after a seven-month battle with brain cancer. He graduated from Banks High School in 2012 where he began musical training that instilled his ambition to one day becoming a professional percussionist. Ryan attended the summer jazz workshop at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, and displayed amazing talents as a drummer. Ryan’s large Stradling family deeply grieves the loss of an outstanding s...
Lorene Robinette passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday, March 13 at her home outside Cheney. She was born in Spokane, on June 1, 1924. She graduated from Cheney High School and went on to receive a teaching degree from Eastern Washington University. She was married to her sweetheart, Eugene, in 1950, and one year later they welcomed their only son, Maurice, into the world. She extended her love and dedication to many other children in her 30-year career as an...
ZIMMERMAN, Roger Alan (age 75) – Born May 19, 1937 in Beatrice Neb. Passed away suddenly of a heart attack, on May 12, 2013 in Cheney, Wash, doing what he liked best…”going for a drive with our Mom!” Roger is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Susan; his brother, Larry (Renee) Zimmerman of Steptoe, Wash; his children, Linda (Dennis) Wederspahn of Cheney, Jeff (Kristy) Zimmerman of Spokane, Dan (Bonnie) Zimmerman of Mead, Dave (Christine) Zimmerman of Medical Lake, Steve...
Sherri Dawn Lamb, age 49, passed away unexpectedly May 2, 2013 in her home in Cheney, Wash. She was born in Stanford, Conn. to Craig John Reynolds and Eileen Virginia West; brother, Craig Scott Reynolds; Sister, Shelby Diane Reynolds. She is survived by her husband, Roger Dean Lamb, sons, John Craig Scott Lamb, Braden Dean Lamb, Kellen Taylor Lamb, and Ian Thomas Calvert; daughters, Jade Nicole Lamb, Diana Rootzky Pupperdog Lamb, Sophie Rofey Lamb, Dolly Pants Lamb and two...
Clifton B. Rock of Cheney, Wash., passed away peacefully at the Spokane Hospice House April 21, 2013. Clif was born April 30, 1922, the son of Oliver and Hannah (Brown) Rock of Beverly, Mass. He grew up in the Ryal Side neighborhood of Beverly, attended local schools and graduated from Beverly High School in 1939. Clif enlisted in the Army Air Force in March 1944 and trained as a crewman on B-29 heavy bombers. He was stationed on Tinian Island in the Southwest Pacific Theater...
Donald Eugene Holt’s faith became sight on March 23, 2013. He was 86 and a resident of Seaside, Ore. Don was born to Winnifred Lindell and Guy Donald Holt in Spokane, Wash. on Feb. 25, 1927. Don left high school to join the Navy in 1945 and served as a radar technician until 1946 on the USS Point Cruz, part of the US Pacific fleet. He was honorably discharged and returned to Cheney to finish high school. Don met Maxine Nelson while working for her father and they were married in 1950. While in Spokane, Don worked as m...
William T. Dalling (age 86), lifetime resident of the Cheney area passed away April 6, 2013 at his home. He was born Dec. 25, 1926 in Spokane to John and Mary (Mallen) Dalling and was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1946. Bill was an army veteran of WWII, serving in the last mounted cavalry unit until it was disbanded. He returned home after the war and worked for Melrose Bobcat for 35 years. He also worked for Keytronics, retiring in 1989. Bill always ranched on the family homestead on Thomas Mallen Road (named...
Leisi, Billy Gene “Bill” (Age 87) Bill passed away at the Spokane Veteran’s Home on March 17, 2013. He was born Nov. 30, 1925 in Republic, Mo. to Flora Keltner Leisi McAlister and Ralph Leisi. He entered the Marine Corps at age 17 and served from 1943-1945. He served in the Pacific Theater and received three Purple Hearts. He worked in many industries, most notably as a livestock nutritionist and an archery Equipment production manager. He was active in the Idaho Wildlife Fede...
Barton John Freitag, Sr. Beloved Husband, Dad, Pops, Papa, Grandpa, and Opa went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2013 with his family beside him at the Cheney Care Center. Barton was born Sept. 26, 1931 in Sydney, Montana to Alfred and Marie (Yuhl) Freitag. He graduated from Mead High School in 1949. Barton was in the Navy Reserve from September 1949 to September 1954. He retired after 35 years from Eastern State Hospital. He started work in the wards, then worked as a...
JoAnn L. (Neglay/Johnson) Keele, age 73 died Feb. 18, 2013 at her home in Cheney, Wash. She was born to the late Dale and Margaret Neglay on June 11, 1939. JoAnn married the late Merril (Butch) Johnson in 1956. They lived in many cities throughout the United States and Canada. She worked many years with her husband Butch throughout their 46 years of marriage as a bookkeeper. JoAnn and Butch loved to travel and went on numerous cruises. She spent the last seven years of her...
Joyce N. Smith passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep Feb. 17, 2013 at the age of 77. She was born in Cashmere, Wash. to Edward and Esther Hoff on June 12, 1935. She grew up in Marlin, Wash. where she graduated in 1954. She then moved to Spokane where she attended Kinman Business College. After her dad passed away she moved back to Marlin. She married Quentin (Smitty) Smith on Aug. 6, 1956. They moved to Spokane and then to Medical Lake where they raised five...
