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Colville, Washington |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 |
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Obituaries
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Leota M. Holter, age 86, born Jan. 3, 1922 to Grant and Dorothy Cooper in Enid, Oklahoma, passed away in Spokane on April 29.
Leota moved, at a young age, to the Mt. Hope area with her family and graduated from Lindberg High School, Valleyford in 1940.
After graduation, she married and raised her family in Cedonia. She was the oldest of three siblings.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Albert (Dutch) Holter; her father, mother and her brother, Dale.
She is survived by her sister, Wilma Anderson, Gifford; two sons, Elwyn Fletcher, Mesa; and Leroy Fletcher, Deer Park; five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
After her family was grown, she moved to Colville where she worked for the Stevens County Public Health Department, Stevens County Commissioners, Stevens County Engineer and the Planning Department.
Leota loved all outdoor sports, baseball, basketball, especially camping and fishing, gardening, flowers, reading, travel, cake decorating, and was a country music fan.
A Memorial service will be held at the Cedonia Community Church, Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Milton “Hans” Odegaard was born April 13, 1948 in Hemit, California and died on April 25 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane.
Hans joined the Navy in 1970 and served aboard nuclear submarines until the time of his honorable discharge in 1978. He served in the Vietnam War and was disabled because of his experience. While in the Navy, he traveled widely. After completing his service with the Navy, he worked as a mainframe computer operator, teacher and repairman in locations all around the world.
During this time he made many lasting friendships with folks from different countries and would delight in their visits to his home in Colorado. While they were visiting, Hans would take them up into the mountains of Colorado for weekend camping trips, an activity that his students truly enjoyed.
Hans, along with other family member, retired to the Colville are in 1993. He owned Han’s Stoves and Stuff in Kettle Falls until his first wife’s illness.
Han’s first wife, Lida, and his parents, preceded him in death. He is survived by the love of his life and current wife, Sherri. Hans leaves behind five step-children, 16 step-grandchildren, his brother Brian, Redding, California, and numerous cousins.
Hans is with the Lord, as he was a true believer. Hans was an active member of New Beginning Church and was actively researching and writing a paper about the times before, during and after the flood of the Old Testament. He had a slide presentation about this work that he shard as part of his ministry.
His wife Sherri plans on finishing his work as a memorial to him. He shared his love of Christ with all.
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church, Kettle Falls.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Max “Mickey E. Lantz, a 38-year resident of Colville, passed away on April 30 in Spokane, at the age of 86. He was born on Feb. 1, 1922 in Colfax, the son of Edward Clyde and Anna Georgia (Olson) Lantz.
Mickey was raised in Colfax where he attended school and graduated in 1940 from Colfax High School. He then joined the U.S. Navy and served overseas during World War II. His overseas deployments included patrols in the Pacific, Atlantic, and to the Philippines, Africa, Cuba and London. He was honorably discharged in 1947 and soon met Jeanette L. Gilbert in Iowa. They were married on July 2, 1949 in Caroll, Iowa and began their life together in Audubon, Iowa.
While there, Mickey worked in the construction industry. In 1953 they moved to Washington state, with a short stay in Spokane before taking up residency in Colfax. Mickey worked for Whitman County and Washington State University for a time before starting with the State of Washington Highway Department. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for the state until his retirement in 1982. He then went back to work as the owner and operator of C.V. Fence Company, building many residential and commercial fence projects throughout the area. It was several years before he retired for the second and last time.
Mickey enjoyed gardening and he was well known for his specialties such as growing a cucumber in a narrow neck bottle. He would travel on occasion to visit family, but he was very content around home. He had ongoing projects and loved to listen to a wide variety of music. Mickey enjoyed fishing, cutting wood, drawing, computers, and painting. He was a prankster with an ornery side. His often stubborn nature demanded perfection “or his interpretation of perfection” from himself and those around him.
He was a member of the American Legion and volunteer fire-fighter in Colfax. In Colville he served as a Mason in the Kettle Falls Lodge and El Katif Shrine.
He was preceded in death by his son, William Lantz, on July 25, 1988; and brother, William Lantz.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Lantz, at the home; daughters Bonnie Okura, Spokane; Michelle Kromm, Olympia; Annette D. Morales and her husband, Miguel, Moreno Valley, CA; brothers, Robert Lantz of Spokane; Charles Lantz and his wife, Marty of Richland; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren
The funeral service for “Mickey” was held May 5 at the First Congregation Church in Colville. Graveside service and vault interment followed at the Mountain View Park Cemetery. Reverend Tammy Bell officiated.
Memorial contributions may be given to The Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders, 1155 Broadway East, Seattle, WA 98102-4325 or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 2472, Spokane, WA 99210-2472.
Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory was in charge of the arrangements.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Donald W. Palmer, age 83, born Oct, 26, 1924 to Reynold Palmer and Myrtle Entwistle/Palmer at Rice, passed away April 18.
He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He married Ruth Phillips on Feb. 27, 1947 and they resided in the Chewelah area until 1969. They were most recently residents of Coulee Dam and Chewelah.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years and his four children, Ellen Stone, Coulee Dam; Frank Palmer, Chewelah; Jeannie Becker, Reardan and Linda Palmer, Spokane.
Don was a member of the Operating Engineers Union, local 370, Spokane. He enjoyed hunting, gardening, reading and telling great and interesting stories.
He left this world loved and respected by his wife, cousins, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, friends and neighbors.
Tribute will be held when the snow melts off those higher mountains where the wildflowers grow.
The family would like to thank his doctors, medical team and hospice team for their great care and compassion.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Marion Elizabeth Denison-Simons-Holland-Fry passed away Saturday, April 5 due to complications from heart surgery.
She was born Oct. 27, 1932 in St. Mary’s, Idaho and shortly thereafter moved to Miles where she lived until graduation from Hunters, High School in 1950. Soon after graduation, she married Thomas A Simons and they made their home in Davenport, where all five of their children were born. Chet in 1951, Charlene 1952, Richard 1955, Tom 1957, and Yvonne in 1960.
The family moved to the Kettle Falls area in 1965 and in 1967 she lost her husband, Tom, in a logging accident. Late the next year, in 1968, she married Claude Holland, who had been a friend of the family for years. He was unfortunately also killed in a logging accident in 1970.
Later that year she met Dean Fry and shortly thereafter they were married. During their years together they have owned and operated numerous businesses, including a country store near Inchelium, The Coulee Dam Tavern, and their latest, the Moccasin Flats General Store and Smoke Shack near Riverside, where she worked until her passing, making sure that her customers of many years were well taken care of.
Dean and Marion were married for 38 years, adding to the family Dean’s children, Caroline, Betty, Deano, and granddaughter Anna, also many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
She was loved by everyone who knew her. Her kind, loving, giving, nature was evident whereever she went. She enjoyed making her jams and jellies and giving them to friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Bertha Denison; two brothers, George and Emmett Denison; and their sister Carrie and her son, Deano Fry.
She is survived by her husband, Dean Fry, Riverside; their children, Caroline Fry, Spokane; Betty Sun Dust, Inchelium; Anna Fry, Riverside; her brothers, Charles Denison, Kettle Falls; Jim and Harriet Denison, Kettle Falls; sister Hazel Utecht, Tonasket; children, Chet Simons, Barstow; Charlene Hood, Kettle Falls; Rick and Pam Simons, Colville; Tom and Carol Simons, Spokane; Yvonne Simpson, Kettle Falls; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and cousins.
She will be loved and missed forever by everyone who knew her.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Edna “Eddie” Mae Donohue was born May 20, 1924 and passed away on Oct. 24, 2007.
Eddie went home to be with her Lord following six months of declining health. She ultimately succumbed to congestive heart failure.
She was born Edna Mae Bratcher in Olaton, Kentucky on May 20, 1924 to Lucian and Addie (Decker) Bratcher. She moved to Shereville, Indiana where she met and married Matthew A. Donohue on Oct. 12, 1941. Matt and Edna moved to Washington and together had seven children.
Her five remaining children and many of her grandchildren were at her side in the hours prior to her passing.
Eddie leaves behind daughters, Fran Powell, Snohomish; Pixie (Brad) Wagner, Casa Grande, AZ; sons, Roland (Jane), Marysville; Matthew (Lynnore), Snohomish, and Melvin (Carole), Stanwood; 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind two sisters, Frieda Faught and Christine Ruesken of Indiana; and many loved, distant relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lucian and Addie Bratcher; beloved husband Matthew Donohue; two daughters, Marilyn Fischer and Dolly Peterson; son-in-law, Ray Powell and grandson, James Fischer.
Eddie lived her life with courage and passion. She never met a stranger and to know her was to love her. She lived the scripture “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God Christ Jesus concerning you.” II Thessalonians 5:18. We miss her dearly.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 10, Pastor Greg Knox officiating at the Mountain View Park cemetery in Colville. Friends are invited to attend.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Ralph Earl Poland, a 32-year resident of Northport, passed away on May 1 in Spokane, at the age of 80. He was born on Nov. 9, 1927 in Mt. Vernon to Ralph and Eunice Poland.
Ralph was raised in Western Washington and married Frances Scott in 1959 in Seattle. He moved to Spokane in 1959, and then to the Northport area in 1976.
He worked from 1976 until 1992 as a heavy equipment diesel mechanic for the Department of Natural Resources.
Ralph loved living in the rural area outside of Northport, and enjoyed the trees and animals that were so prevalent on his property. He also enjoyed spending time in the woods searching for huckleberries, mushrooms, wild asparagus and old apple trees.
Ralph is now going down the road in the Red Cordoba to his favorite fishing hole with Frances, his daughters Mary Sue and Catherine, all of their beloved pets in the backseat, stopping at all the apple trees along the way.
Ralph was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Poland, in 2005; his daughter, Mary Sue Mason in 2004, and by an infant daughter, Catherine Elizabeth Poland.
He is survived by his daughters, Kathy Janke and her husband Michael, Spokane; Linda Mason and her husband Gary, Spokane Valley; Debra White and her husband Jeff, Spokane; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A private ash burial will take place on a later date at the Forest Home Cemetery in Northport.
The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville is in charge of arrangements.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
James M. Shaw, a 22-year resident of Colville, passed away on May 2 in Colville at the age of 89. He was born on May 18, 1918 in Kincaid, IL to James M. and Elizabeth (Gilmore) Shaw.
Jim was raised and attended school in Kincaid, and graduated from Taylorville, IL High School in 1936. He then attended classes at Eastern Illinois University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree before the start of World War II.
Jim joined the Navy and served during the war until his honorable discharge in 1945. Betty Reeder, who he had fallen in love with at Eastern Illinois University, traveled with her father to Pensacola FL, where Jim was serving, and they were married on Jan. 13, 1944.
Jim continued as an athletic trainer in the military for another year after which he and Betty returned to Illinois to teach and coach high school football for four years. The family then moved to Moweaqua, IL, where Jim managed grain elevators for 30 years. He was well known and respected for his marketing skills in the grain industry. He received his Master’s Degree from Eastern Illinois University in the late 1970’s. Following his retirement from the grain industry, Jim and Betty moved to Colville in 1986 to be closer to family.
Jim was the son of Scottish immigrants, and showed his heritage through his love of golf. He was very athletic and played college football and danced. He liked to spend time outdoors gardening and keeping his yard looking nice. He also loved to travel, and especially enjoyed his trips to Scotland, Europe and Northern Africa. Underneath Jim’s sometimes gruff exterior was a very nice and sweet man. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Jim was preceded in death by his seven siblings, Agnes, Mabel, Alex, Helen, Lillian, Genevieve, and Charles.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Shaw, Colville; son, Ed Shaw and his wife Linda, Colville; daughter, Elizabeth Antoniades and her husband George, San Diego, CA; three grandchildren, Nicholas Antoniades, Colin Shaw and Cameron Shaw.
There will be a private family memorial service for Jim at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be given to www.oxfamamerica.org. Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.
The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville is in charge of arrangements.
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