Obituaries
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Gene (Clinton) Smith
Gene Smith, 73, passed away peacefully, Sept. 23, 2025, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Gene was born June 11, 1952, to Clinton and Geneva …
Jeffrey Sparr
Jeffrey Scott Sparr, 67, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Jeff was born on Aug. 10, 1958 in Red Oak, Iowa to Max and Lynn Sparr. He grew up in a lov…
Merlin D. Jones
Merlin Daniel Jones, 77, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Othello Care. He was born Jan. 12, 1948, in Ephrata, Washington to Clifford and Evelyn Salki…
Karen Ann Crook
Karen Ann (Blair) Crook of Moses Lake, Washington, age 84, died September 16, 2025, peacefully at home with her family by her side. Karen was born September 19…
Wayne C. Brown
Wayne Clair Brown, 85, of Royal City, Washington, passed away September 17, 2025. He was born on June 13, 1940, in Victor, Montana, the fourth child of Harold …
Bob Burress
Bob Burress was born February 21, 1936, in Gordon, Nebraska. He passed away on September 20, 2025, at home in Moses Lake, Washington, after a long hard-fought …
Patricia "Pat" Ledbetter
Patricia "Pat" Ann Ledbetter, age 84, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Moses Lake, Washington. She was born on September 22, 1940, in Elgin, Illi…
Henry W. Hintz
Henry W. Hintz passed away April 20, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Hintz. They were married on January 23, 1982, until his passing.
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89
(AP) - Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of o…
Robert 'Rob' Douglas Chudomelka II
Rob was born and was raised in Moses Lake, Washington. He graduated from Moses Lake High School, attended Big Bend Community College and served in the United S…
Carl Edward Osborn
It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Edward Osborn, 73, on Saturday, September 6, 2025. He was a devoted husband, father and g…
Vern Griffith
Vern Leon Griffith was born on Sept. 27, 1941, to Harold and Isabelle (Scrimsher) Griffith in Spokane, Washington. He spent his early years in Twisp, Washingto…
Darayl Larsen
Darayl Larsen of Moses Lake passed away on August 26, 2025, at the age of 83, following a brief illness. T
Darrell Lee Liechty
Darrell Lee Liechty, 91, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, in Moses Lake.
Darayl D. Larsen
Darayl D. Larsen, 83, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away August 26, 2025. Services will be held at the Moses Lake Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday,…