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Lanny H. Starr
Lanny H. Starr, 81, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away on Feb. 11, 2023, from long-term effects of diabetes. He died in his sleep as a patient of Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. Lanny was born on Jan. 26, 1942, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah. He was the first son of Carl Henry and Nola Hopkins Starr. Lanny married Arlene (Smith) Starr on Dec. 20, 1967, for time and all eternity in the Logan, Utah Temple.
Peggy Justesen
Peggy Justesen, 94, a longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away in her home on Feb. 13, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born in Plymouth, Utah on Sept. 27, 1928, to William and Lenore Silvester and moved to Moses Lake with her husband and young family in 1954. She is survived by her brothers Ned Silvester and Bill Silvester and her children, Don (Linda) Justesen, Cheryl (John) Leeder, Gary (Gail) Justesen, Blaine (Ursula) Justesen, Karen Hiatt, Jim (Danielle) Justesen and Lynnette (David) Plate, along with 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Ray Justesen, grandson Stacy Pruett, granddaughter Stephanie Belnap and son-in-law Vaughn Hiatt, as well as her brothers Clarence Silvester and Kyle Silvester and sister Sandra Birks.
Bonnie Byington
Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, friend and disciple of Jesus Christ passed away on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 85. Bonnie Bell Platt was born June 4, 1937, in Cedar City, Utah, as the second child to Rheabel Butterfield and J. Clair Platt. She had four siblings. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Wyatt Craig Byington, her brother Jay Owen Platt and her sister-in-law Susan Nielson Platt. Bonnie was a longtime resident of Moses Lake (since 1972). She spent her early years in southern Utah where she grew up during the Depression and World War II, which taught her the value of hard work, sacrifice, and family. When she was 14, her family moved to western Idaho. Bonnie attended New Plymouth High School where she met her husband, Carl Byington.
Wiona Ohlhausen
Wiona Ohlhausen, 63, passed away Jan. 13, 2023, in Moses Lake, Washington. Arrangements are in care of Pioneer Memorial Funeral Services.
Randy Eugene Witte
Randy Eugene Witte, 52, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. He was born in Chehalis, Washington on July 31, 1970, to Rock and Cindy Witte, and moved to Ephrata, Washington at 16 months old where he grew up to be an avid reader and lover of the arts, building pinewood derby cars in Boy Scouts, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and having sewer wars with his friends out on the farm. Randy graduated Ephrata High School where he was involved in drama.
Edward Massey
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Edward John Benjamin Massey, beloved by family and friends, passed away at the age of 75. Born to Edward and Beverly Massey on April 8, 1947 in Springfield, Vermont, he was the eldest brother to five sisters: Kathy, Cyndie, Karen, Sharon and Julie. The Massey family moved to several locations before settling down in Moses Lake, Washington, where Ed graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1965. After high school, Edward worked at Basic American Foods and attended college at Big Bend Community College. He was then drafted into the Army in February of 1968. In Vietnam, he was appointed and served as an air traffic controller. During his service he graduated second in his class from the U.S. Army Aviation School and was honored with medals of accommodation including National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart.
Patricia Jo Freeman
Patricia Jo Freeman, 72, passed away Jan. 25, 2023. Per Patty’s wishes, there will be no funeral services. She was born June 13, 1950, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Jean Mason and later adopted by Tom Mason. Patty graduated Charles Russell High School in Lewistown, Montana. She married Jim Jacks and had two children, Dawn Merrill and Kimberly Hensley. Patty remarried to Mike Freeman and adopted Mike’s son Shane Freeman, and they all resided as a family in Lake Stevens, Washington.
Virgil Glenn La Plant
Virgil Glenn La Plant of Ephrata, Washington, passed away at the age of 93 on Jan. 27 at Summerwood Alzheimer’s Care Facility in Moses Lake, where he received excellent care from their staff and Hospice. He was born to Glenn and Myrtle La Plant in Ringwood, Oklahoma on May 9, 1929. Virgil grew up on the family farm in Oklahoma and has been a farmer all his life. He proudly served his country during the Korean War, training officers as an artillery specialist at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Donna Mary Sporleder
Donna Mary Sporleder, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Jan. 22, 2023 in Gilbert, Arizona. She was 74 years old at the time of her passing. Donna was born Feb. 17, 1948 to Clarence and Nora Dufault. She was born in Crookston, Minnesota and raised on their farm outside of Crookston. She married Sonny Bjorge in 1967. They had two children together. In 1987 Donna got remarried to Bob Sporleder and welcomed three more children into the family. They lived in Connell for many years until all the children were out of school. They moved to Moses Lake, where they currently reside. Together they blended their families to form one, including many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Nancy Queen
On Dec. 12, 2022, Nancy Lou Queen was taken from us suddenly and unexpectedly. Nancy suffered from an aortic dissection. She passed suddenly and painlessly at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Her passing was only seven months since the only man and true love of her life passed in May of this same year. Her surviving family and friends are comforted in knowing that the two are together again in eternity. Nancy was born in July of 1942 to Roy and Norma Adams in Chewelah, Washington. Nancy was the first of three children. Her surviving siblings are Nikki (Adams) Lawwill of Owenton, Kentucky and Buck Adams of Moses Lake, Washington.
Diane Engberg
Diane Marie Engberg, 78, died peacefully at her home on Dec. 31, 2022. Diane was born Diane Marie Gray to Glenn and Shirley Gowan Gray in Snohomish County. She grew up in Granite Falls; her dad was the owner of Glenn’s Welding and Machine and her mother was a bookkeeper. She met Kenneth Engberg Sr. through friends, and they became inseparable. He had just moved here from North Dakota. They were happily married for 52 years. They made their home in Lake Stevens and raised four boys. Diane worked for Pacific Coca-Cola and later owned her own espresso stand, Diane’s Getchell Station. She always had a pet companion and was very gifted with ceramics and crafts. Sadly, Diane was widowed in 2013. She recently moved to Moses Lake and oversaw construction of her new house. She became president of the Columbia Basin Eagles 2622 Ladies Auxiliary for the year 2021, where she raised money for the Heart Fund.
Philip Michael Jones
Philip (Phil) Michael Jones passed away in Boerne, Texas surrounded by his family on Jan. 4, 2023. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Jan. 13, 1938, to Mary and Ralph Jones. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara; four sons Mike (Beth), Tom (Cindy), Steve (LaVonne) and Danny (Birgit) and two daughters Laura (Dwight) Helton and Jeanie Jones; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Kathie Kleinschrodt of De Soto, Missouri. Phil served in the United States Coast Guard from 1958-1960 in Brownsville, Texas before working at Union Carbide in Brownsville and Moses Lake, Washington. He retired in 2015. He came to faith in Christ in 1967, and faithfully served Christ at First Baptist Church in Brownsville, Texas and Moses Lake Alliance Church in Moses Lake, Washington.
Hazel Yancey
Hazel Yvonne (Minor) Yancey was born Aug. 10, 1935, in Ash Flat, Arkansas to Clarence Lester Minor and Tracy Lee (Duke) Minor. In 1936 her family moved from the farm in Ash Flat to Phoenix, Arizona where her brother William E. (Ed) was born in 1937. In 1938 the Minor family moved to the Wenatchee area where they made their family home. In 1946 the Minors bought a 10-acre apple orchard in the Sunnyslope area. In 1953 another brother, Mike was born to the Minor Family. Hazel graduated from Sunnyslope Junior High School in 1950 and Wenatchee High School in 1953. Hazel was chosen as Princess Sunnyslope for the Apple Blossom Festival in 1953. After high school Hazel attended Western College of Commerce in Wenatchee. After attending Western College of Commerce, Hazel was employed by Johnson's Inc. in Wenatchee in 1954. While attending Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church Hazel met a former classmate, Ken Yancey, and they were married Sept. 28, 1957. Ken had completed his tour of duty in the Army and returned to his old job at ALCOA. In 1958 Hazel and Ken moved to the Seattle area for Ken to continue his education. While in Seattle, Hazel was employed by Simpson Timber Company as a secretary. While in Seattle, son David was born in 1962. In 1963 Hazel and Ken moved to Ellensburg for Ken to continue his degree in education. While at Ellensburg Hazel was employed as secretary to the director of the library.
Myrtle Louise Manuel McCart
Myrtle Louise Manuel McCart passed Jan. 5, 2023, in Wenatchee, Washington, at age 91. She was our mother. Mom was born in Pond Creek, Oklahoma, and grew up there with her sister MaryAnn and parents Pete and Linnie Manuel. She graduated as valedictorian from Pond Creek High School. Go Panthers! Mom married Berry "Bud" McCart, and they moved to Quincy, Washington, following the building of Grand Coulee Dam and the availability of irrigated land for farming. She and Bud raised three girls in a home by the last school bus stop on Monument Hill. They adopted many dogs dropped off at the end of the lane and fought off roosters when raising chickens and collecting eggs. Horses were usually in the corral, and that allowed for 4-H projects and some sagebrush land range-riding. Mom would add some chlorine bleach to the finicky well when it needed it and would bring home the milk from the dairy she visited once a week, to separate out the cream and stir in some powdered milk to stretch things out a bit. The ability to identify milk with powdered milk stirred in remains a skill her children appreciate, not needing it anymore.
New Fatima Center opens
MOSES LAKE — Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for its new Fatima Center on Sunday at 210 N. Dale Road in Moses Lake. “We kept the same footprint as the old one, pretty close, this is a little bit longer, but other than that everything is the same,” said Jerry Moncada Sr...
Gretchen Ann Horne
September 16, 1938 – December 27, 2022 Gretchen Ann (Frey) Horne, a longtime resident of Moses Lake, passed away on Dec. 27, 2022, in Yakima, Washington. Gretchen had been living in Yakima at a memory care facility since August of 2018. Gretchen was born on Sept. 16, 1938, in Yakima, Washington. Her father, Art Frey, was a teacher and her mother, Thora Belle Armstrong, worked in the office of a large fruit packing company. In 1941 the family moved to Spokane, Washington when Art accepted a teaching/coaching position at Lewis and Clark High School, a position he would hold for the next 31 years. Gretchen grew up on 24th and Jefferson, on Spokane’s South Hill. She attended Lewis and Clark and was involved in many activities. In her senior year she was named the Job’s Daughters Queen for 1956. After high school, Gretchen attended WSU for one year before moving back to Spokane. In 1958, Gretchen found herself working as a secretary at a downtown business called Capital Finance. While there, she met and fell in love with the young assistant manager, Doug Horne. After a quick engagement, the couple were married on June 15, 1958, in the Manito Presbyterian Church. The couple moved briefly to Chehalis, Washington for Doug’s business, but soon found themselves back in Eastern Washington. Upon landing in Moses Lake in 1959, Gretchen’s first words to Doug were "I will give this a year!" That year stretched out for 59 years, and Moses Lake became the city that Gretchen learned to call home. In 1961, they had their first child, Teresa Lynn Horne. In 1964, their son Lawrence Douglas Horne was born. In 1980, after their daughter gave birth to their first grandchild, Anitra Monique, Doug and Gretchen became legal guardians of Anitra and raised her. Over the years, Gretchen was involved in many different activities in her newly adopted hometown. She was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Moses Lake, where she served as an elder and clerk of session for many years. She was a Stephen Minister for several years and was active in her local PEO chapter. Gretchen loved to travel. This love of travel was not just a passive hobby. When Gretchen planned a vacation, she brought out notebooks, maps and brochures, which she acquired through numerous letters to local tourism offices. She built three-ring binders and meticulously planned out family adventures. Each roadside historical marker was read, and every museum and historical site visited. But of all the places Gretchen traveled, none could ever compare to her beloved ocean. Gretchen lived for her vacations to the ocean. In later life, she and Doug would spend at least two weeks every year in Cannon Beach. The ocean, to her, was life made tangible through every gray mist, seagull squawk, and cuffs made wet by overly-ambitious waves. Gretchen was an honest and caring person who truly loved her friends and her church. She was a person who felt things deeply, and despised the dark sarcasm often found in everyday life. Gretchen was a graceful and gracious person, a definite nod to a more genteel time. She noticed which fork you used for your salad, whether or not you removed your hat in a restaurant, and if you neglected to say please and thank you when such a gesture was required. Most of all, however, Gretchen lived by the motto "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all." So, while she was sometimes quiet with a knowing expression, she was always quick to forgive and ready with a smile. Her generosity of spirit, her contained yet exuberant lust for travel and adventure, and her deep and abiding kindness were her hallmarks. For this, and for so much more, she will be forever missed. Gretchen is survived by her daughter Teresa of Tri-Cities; her son Larry and his husband Jeremy of Olympia; and her granddaughter Anitra Castillo, her husband Juan and their two children Rayn and Noah of Moses Lake. She is also survived (albeit in memory only) by her husband of 61 years, Douglas Lewis Horne, the forever soldier by her side. Memorial services will be announced in early spring 2023. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com.
Rodolfo A. Dabalos
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Rodolfo (Rudy) Dabalos, loving husband, father of three daughters and grandfather of seven passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 80 in Othello, Washington. He died from complications of an unknown systemic infection. He was born on May 8, 1942, in Worland, Wyoming to Mary and Eligio Dabalos. His family moved to Wapato, Washington when he was a year old. He graduated from Wapato High School in 1960, enlisted in the U.S. Army, graduated from Big Bend Community College, and in 1977 graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic with his doctorate in chiropractic. In 1966, a Moses Lake newsclip and picture of a pretty college student, Lottie Flores, caught his eye and he knew he had to ask her out on a date. He called every single Flores in the phone book until he found Lottie and asked her out. Rudy and Lottie married in 1967 and were married 55 years.
Rosalinda Uvalle
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Rosalinda (Rosa) Segundo Uvalle writes this testimony to her life. Rosalinda (beautiful flower) was born (and raised) in Texas on Aug. 22, 1960. After a brave fight with cancer, Rosa left us to be with her Lord on the morning of Dec. 24, 2022. Rosa never met a stranger. She had a gift for making friends wherever she went. She was a friend to and loved by so many. Rosa looked for the positive in people and in all situations even the one at hand. Rosa had an infectious smile (and a great sense of humor) and brought light to any room she found herself in. A strong woman, Rosa had a strong faith in her Lord. While she fought hard to stay on this earth for those she loved, due to that strong faith, she was not afraid to meet her maker. She would have wanted you to know that she went peacefully with her family constantly by her side; the second most important thing to her. Rosa could never have children of her own, but she found her family in her marriage to her husband. Rosa was an integral part of her stepchildren’s and grandchildren’s lives.
Euan Loiseau
Euan Emiel Loiseau, 95, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away on Dec. 16, 2022, from natural causes. Born to Alma Leora Gentry and Lionel Aubry Loiseau on March 11, 1927, in Lewiston, Idaho, he is predeceased by his parents; siblings Janine Walters and Mitzi Hemsley; wife Linda Gudrun Allison Loiseau and daughter Tena Jean Loiseau. Euan is survived by his brother Armand Loiseau of Pasco, Washington, and his 11 living children Amiel Loiseau of Lehi, Utah; Wendy Parent of Eugene, Oregon; Jeret Loiseau of Des Moines, Washington; Lori Ortlinghaus of Oracle, Arizona; Michele Yoder of Tacoma, Washington; Trece Loiseau Simpson of Lyle, Washington; Trent Loiseau of Izmir, Turkey; Becca Atlee of Renton, Washington; Megen McBride of Oceanside, California; Ember Dimond of Centerville, Utah; and Briel Loiseau of Moses Lake, Washington; 38 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.
Donald Prentice
Donald J. Prentice, 87, passed away in his home in Marlin, Washington on Dec. 20, 2022. Donald (Don) was born Jan. 29, 1935, in Oakley, Idaho, the third child of George Albert Prentice and Lila Ostler Prentice. Don married the love of his life, Betty LuDean Wells, on Aug. 1, 1953, in Gooding, Idaho and they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 23, 1954. More than anything on this earth Don loved LuDean, his family, his friends, and his Savior. Don was a hero, a loyal, loving husband, a devoted father, a playful grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, a caring brother, a true friend and the patriarch of our family. He was the most sincere and selfless person we have ever known. He set the bar very high for his posterity to follow along in his footsteps.