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Miriam 'Peg' Kathleen Ponti
Miriam "Peg" Kathleen Ponti passed away at St. Mary Medical Center on March 6, 2007, at the age of 85.
Gladys Joanne (Ann) Grisham
Gladys Joanne (Ann) Grisham, 55, passed away in her home in Moses Lake after a long, courageous fight with cancer on Sunday morning March 4, 2007.
Walter McDonald 'Walt' Weaver III
Walter McDonald "Walt" Weaver III, our father, grandfather, brother and good friend died March 5, 2007, of complication after thoracic surgery. His two sons and his daughter-in-law were at his side, as were the dedicated professionals at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.
Maryann McCoy Coykendall
Maryann McCoy Coykendall passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the Avalon Healthcare Center in Othello, after an extended illness related to diabetes.
Parley P. Platt, Jr.
Parley P. Platt, Jr., age 66, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2007, doing what he always did-helping a friend. A kind, loving family man, Parley was known for his generosity with friends and family throughout his lifetime.
Milldred Dorothy Zwarun Spalding
In Loving Memory
Fern (Oman) Coulson
Fern (Oman) Coulson, 91, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007.
Katherine N. Ferguson
Katherine N. Ferguson, 95, Moses Lake resident, formerly of Seattle, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Kayser's Chapel of Memories, with Pastor Jody Bowser officiating. Entombment will be at Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Seattle. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.
Louis William Owens
Louis William Owens passed quietly at home giving way to his battle with cancer.
Edith E. Smith
Edith E. Smith, formerly of Quincy, passed away on Feb. 27, 2007, at age 86. Edith was born on July 4, 1920, in Collyer, Kan., to parents Albert and Viola Tilton.
Amy Matsushita Nose
Amy Matsushita Nose passed away on Feb. 10, 2007. She was born April 10, 1914, in Wapato, Wash., where she was raised and educated. She married James Nose on Oct. 1, 1939, in Wapato and they lived in Seattle until the outbreak of World War II, when they were interred at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. In 1943, they moved to Spokane and one year later to St. Paul, Minn.
Larry Earl
Longtime Moses Lake resident Larry Earl passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, of natural causes. Larry was born Oct. 23, 1924, in Bunkerville, Nev., being the third child of Kenneth Earl and Vertie Ann Leavitt. He spent his childhood and school years in Bunkerville, graduating from high school at age 17 in 1942. He was active in high school sports, playing but never the star of the teams. His family moved to Meridian, Idaho in 1942 where he farmed with his father until being drafted into the army in May 1946. He trained in California, Utah and Oklahoma before shipping out to Europe. He saw action in France, Germany, Belgium and Czechoslovakia, mainly in the rear lines shooting big guns. After the war he returned to Boise where he married Renee Burnett. They were married April 12, 1949, in the Latter day-Saints Idaho Falls Temple. Larry had a dairy farm in Meridian with his father until it was sold in 1955. At that time the family moved to Moses Lake where he resided until his death. He worked a variety of jobs until settling in at Carnation/Nestle for 20 years. The Earls had an acreage in Cascade Valley where they raised cattle, pigs, chickens and a large garden. Larry was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in a variety of church callings including positions with the elders, seventy and high priests. He and Renee served two church missions in their later years to the Philippines and Pennsylvania. He served nine years in the Seattle Latter day-Saints Temple and three years in the Columbia River Temple. He took great pride in his family and their activities. All seven of his children served Latter day-Saints church missions. Larry was preceded in death by his wife Renee.
Mary Violet DeMott Millward
Mary Violet DeMott Millward, age 94, passed away Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2007, at her daughter's home in Kuna, Idaho. Mary was born May 14, 1912, in Burton, Idaho, to Orsen Bergen DeMott and Eliza Newell Rowberry DeMott.
Betty Heinrich Johnston
Betty Heinrich Johnston, 75, a longtime resident of Laurel, Md., and a former resident of Soap Lake and Ephrata, died late Friday evening, Feb. 16, 2007, at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake following an extended illness.
Minus Hill, Jr.
Minus Hill, Jr., 75, longtime resident of Moses Lake, died at his home on Feb. 8, 2007. Funeral arrangements are pending in care of Affordable Funeral Options, Moses lake.
Laurence (Jim) Nicholas Schaefer
Laurence (Jim) Nicholas Schaefer, 84, passed away on Feb. 10, 2007, at Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata. Mr. Schaefer was born on April 14, 1922, to Anton and Cecilia Schaefer in Nenzel, Neb. He married Laura Schaefer on Oct. 29, 1944, in Battle Creek, Mich. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service as an equipment operator. He retired after 30 years of service. He joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and served until 1946. His ending rank was CPL. He received the Purple Heart, Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, one service strip, good conduct. He enjoyed horses and saddles. He also loved to restore high back saddles.
Annabell Weisel vanSlyke Yager
Annabell Weisel vanSlyke Yager, 70, passed away Feb. 8 in Ephrata after an extended illness. Born Oct. 13, 1936 in Okanogan, Wash., she attended school in Orondo, East Wenatchee and Wenatchee, graduating in 1954. She married Donald Ray Yager in Oklahoma in 1958. Working as a bookkeeper and secretary, she retired from Independent Newspapers in Apache Junction, Ariz. She and her husband owned a heating and air conditioning company in Wenatchee. They traveled extensively for a number of years, creating hand crafted leatherwork items which were shown at arts and craft shows over the western United States. Residing in Arizona for 20 years, they owned Day's leathers and Such, specializing in saddles for special needs. The last few years, Ann worked with the Cancer Survivors groups in Ephrata and Moses Lake.
Darrel E. Mordhorst
Darrel E. Mordhorst, 81, of Wilson Creek died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Ephrata now requires special event permits
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council OK'd a "special events" ordinance Wednesday, establishing an official permitting process for organizers to comply with when planning festivals, parades, protests and some sporting events in Ephrata.
Richard E. Keeney
Richard E. Keeney, 86, longtime Warden resident, passed away at his home on Feb. 7, 2007, following a long battle with cancer. R.E. "Dick" Keeney was born on Oct.13, 1920, in Coleman County, Texas to Thomas Ernest and Georgia Lobstein Keeney. He grew up east of Coleman, Texas on land originally purchased by his grandfather, Isaac Keeney. He was baptized in Jim Ned Creek in 1934. In 1939 Keeney joined the U.S. Army at Ft. Bliss, Texas. His duty assignment sent him to Seattle, Wash. where he met Mary N. Neergaard. They were married on June 6, 1943. He was discharged from the Army as a Staff Sergeant in 1945. Dick and Mary spent seven years in Seattle where two children were born to them, John Richard and Georgia Ann. In 1950, the family moved to Grandview, Wash. where Dick took up farming until 1962. Two more children were born to them while in Grandview; Mary Christine and Kathryn Elizabeth. In 1964, the family moved to Othello where Dick held the position of general manager for Labbee Mint Farm's Columbia Basin farming operation. On Nov. 10, 1973, Dick married LaDawn Woolley Maw and soon after moved to Warden where the couple built a home and started a machine shop business. Dick entered the political arena in 1992 when he was elected mayor of Warden and served the city in that capacity through December 2003. His position as mayor of Warden led Dick into many areas of civic service. He was a member and chairman of the North Columbia Community Action Council, chairman of the Big Bend Economic Development Council and chairman and founder of Grant Transit Authority. In 1995, The Washington State DOT honored Dick "for outstanding service in promoting public transportation in Washington State" and in 1999 his name was added to the Wall of Fame by the Washington State Public Transportation and Rail Conference. Dick served as president and eight-year member of the Big Bend Resource Conservation and Development Council and was a 10-year member of the board of directors for Cities Insurance Association of Washington. He was most recently Ombudsman of the area's Aging & Adult Care Agency. On March 15, 2004, American Legion Post 209 cited Dick for over 50 years of continuous Legion membership. He was also a member of the Warden Kiwanis Club. Dick was an avid fisherman, fishing various lakes, rivers and reservoirs around the Northwest with his longtime friend, Bill Bisnet. One of his dreams was accomplished when he landed a salmon on the Deschutes River of north central Oregon. Dick was preceded in death by his former wife Mary in 1993. He is survived by wife LaDawn of Warden, son John Richard of grass Valley, Ore., daughters Georgia Bruce of Kennewick, Cris Nielson of Eagle Mountain, Utah and Kate Banaszak of Rapid City, S.D.; Son Richard John Sherbon of Puyallup, Wash.; stepchildren LuAnn Presnell of Othello, Steve Maw of Ronan, Mont., Stacy Maw of Candian, Okla., and Duane Maw of St. George, Utah, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A final visitation will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with church services at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Warden. Arrangements are in care of Stevens Funeral Chapel, Othello.