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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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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 )
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