Luann Marie (Hylle) Newberg

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 a local boy, Norman Newberg, who had recently joined the U.S. Air Force. Over the next 20+ years they moved from station to station having four children along the way: Andrew and Angela while in England; Douglas while in Colorado and Matthew at Fairchild Air Force Base. The family retired from the military after settling down in Cheney.

LuAnn spent most of her years in Cheney employed at Eastern Washington University. Even after retirement in 2006, she returned to work part-time at the bookstore. She "just couldn't get enough of the place."

Having lived in Cheney since the 1970s, LuAnn was happiest when she was part of a local group, whether it was: bowling, local American Legion, Beta, golf or the Cheney Rodeo Association. She was also a fan of Eastern Eagle football, holding season tickets early on before the winning seasons and red turf.

LuAnn passed Aug. 8, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Andrew, brothers Dan and Jim and sister-in-law Rita. She is survived by three children, nine grandkids, and even three great-grandkids.  

LuAnn always enjoyed making her annual trip to the Black Hills to see her family and friends, and will make one more trip next July where she will be laid to rest in Custer.