Glennda Gaudet
Glennda Gaudet lived in the Columbia Basin throughout her life and will be missed by her family and the community she called home.
Glennda Gaudet, 67, of Ephrata, died July 2, 2025 in Spokane, Wash., following an extended illness. She was able to spend her final days with her siblings.
Ms. Gaudet was born Glennda Lee Sharp on July 22, 1957, at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake, Wash.
Glennda was a loyal friend and loving mother. She is survived by her son, Phillip Vannier of Mead, Wash.; her daughter, Virginia Thornton of Moses Lake; her brother, Raymond (Isabel) Sharp of Moses Lake; her sister, Fawneil “Fawn” Sharp Opp of Spokane; three grandchildren: Silas Davis of Moses Lake, Phaedra Vannier and Lilly Vannier of Spokane; an uncle, Gene (Sandy) Kantack of Idaho Falls, Idaho; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents: John “Glenn” Sharp and Virginia Kantack Sharp, both of Moses Lake.
Glennda was laid to rest at Pioneer Memorial Gardens on July 19. There will be a Celebration of Life potluck in her honor for friends and family sometime in late summer or early fall — date TBD.