June L. Sampson

June L. Sampson, 85, a longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away the evening of June 11, 2005 at Lake Ridge Special Care Center in Moses Lake, due to a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Kayser's Chapel of Memories with Pastor Floyd Wilks officiating. Interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens. There will be a potluck dinner for family and friends held at the O'Sullivan Grange following the services to celebrate June's life. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.

June was born on June 5, 1920 in Sturgis, S.D. to the late Mary Hise and the late Claude Hise. June was the eighth child of 13 children. She graduated from high school in 1938. She married Harlan "Sam" Bernard Sampson on August 3, 1940, in Spearfish, SD where they made their home. In 1948 they moved to Wallace, Idaho. In 1952, Harlan and June relocated to Othello. In 1956, they purchased a farm by O'Sullivan Dam which they lived at for 30 years, while farming and operating Sampson's Sand & Gravel. Their gravel pits became well-known as "Sampson's Beach" to fishermen and campers around the state of Washington.

June gave birth to one daughter, Virginia "Ginger" Sampson-Haring on August 31, 1948. In 1985, Harlan and June sold their farm and moved to Potato Hill Road in Moses Lake. Later that year, Harlan passed away. In 1989, June's sister Dorothy came to live with her in her home at Peninsula Estates in Moses Lake. They lived together for 13 years until Dorothy passed away in 2002. June remained living in her Peninsula Estates home.

June worked as a waitress prior to her marriage to Harlan. Following her marriage, she was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother and assisted on the farm when needed. Harlan and June enjoyed hosting parties at their country home, where many family and friends attended. They were active members of the O'Sullivan Grange since 1956. June enjoyed traveling and playing bingo. She was an excellent cook, and was well known for her apple pies, homemade noodles, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, MMMM!!! Her huge smile and feistiness will be missed greatly. "We Love You So Much Grandma, see you soon."

She was preceded in death by her husband Harlan "Sam" Sampson, her daughter Virginia "Ginger" Haring and 10 brothers and sisters.

She is survived by: her sister, Evelyn Priebe of Kellogg, Idaho; her brother, Al Hise of Kellogg, Idaho; numerous nieces and nephews; her grandson, Ryan Haring and wife Tricia Haring of Moses Lake; her grandson, Todd Haring and wife Annie Haring of Las Vegas, Nev. and five great-grandchildren: Jared, Brandon, Makenzie, Meredith and Harlan.