William (Bill) Koblos

William (Bill) Koblos passed away on Saturday June 2, 2007, at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. He was 56 years old. He had moved back to Moses Lake three years ago to be closer to his daughter and her family. Bill's passion was riding motorcycles and telling jokes. He is survived by his only brother John Koblos and his wife Felice of Keno, Ore.; his children Michael Koblos of Tracy, Calif.; Sandy Willis and her husband Harold of Moses Lake; Tina de Souza and her husband Michael of Escalon, Calif., Jennifer Clark of Tracy, Calif., and Kathy Stelmach and her husband Larry of Osseo, Minn.; grandchildren Zoie, Kaytee, Billy, and Sierra Willis, Renee Cooper and Alyssa Post, Michael Nielsen, Erika, Tristan, Nathan and Luke de Souza, five nieces, Maronna Coartney, Laura Moore, Lisa Eisele, Wendi Sanchez and Nicole Winger, and several great nieces and nephews; his best friend of 24 years, Mike Gardner, of Plymouth, Calif., and his very devoted chocolate lab Chasey (Fatso).

Bill was preceded in death by his father and mother, Ernest and Irene Koblos and his son-in-law Danny Cooper. Bill made friends wherever he went and will be greatly missed.