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Eldon Luke Wilson, 73, passed away January 10, 2017. He was born August 6, 1943. A dressing was held Thursday, January 12, at Strate Funeral Home. A family rosary was held Friday, January 13, at the Nespelem Community Center with a funeral being held Saturday, January 14, at 10 a.m., also at the center. Burial will be at Little Nespelem Cemetery, with a dinner to follow....
Barbara Lackner passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. A memorial service is set for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 7, at Grand Coulee Community Church. Strate Funeral Home is helping with arrangements. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star Newspaper....
Ronald W. Whitehead, 63, was born February 23, 1953, at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. He passed away peacefully at Hospice of Spokane North on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, after suffering several years of cancer and surgeries. He had just retired from Grand Coulee Dam after working there for over 30 years and had worked for Safeway 11 years in his younger years. He was a very busy, energetic person, enjoying walleye fishing, meticulous gardening and yard, golfing, his cats...
Monte D. Moomaw, 82, of Wenatchee, Washington, crossed over Saturday, December 24, 2016, with his wife and children by his side. Monte was born on December 6, 1934, in Toppenish, Washington, to Wallace and Ellen Moomaw. Monte attended Brewster High School, where he excelled at academics and athletics. He enlisted in the Air Force for two years and then came back to Brewster to marry his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Whitehall, on June 19, 1954. Monte was a man of many trades. His adventures...
Ronald Dee "Ron" Myszewski, 50, born July 7, 1966, in Woodland, California, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Please sign Ron's online register book at www.stratefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee....
Passionate educator, devoted Catholic, lover of the outdoors. Beloved sister, friend and wife, and most of all, extraordinary mother to her own children and countless others. Joyce Nee brought comfort, happiness, and joy to everyone who had the honor of knowing her. Joyce M. Nee, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Hospice House in Spokane, Washington, surrounded by her loved ones. Joyce was born January 26, 1930, in Republic, Washington, to Hugh and Marguerite Maycumber. She...
Jerry Blain Sharr, 37, of Golconda, Nevada, passed away at Turquoise Ridge on November 25, 2016. Services for Jerry will be at The Nazarene Church of Grand Coulee on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Dr. Ron Hunter who knows the family. A dinner will immediately follow at the Eagles Lodge. There will be a no-host bar available. A complete obituary was in the December 21 issue of the Star....
Shirley Mae Shelby, 88, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. She was a resident of Grand Coulee from 1967 to 2013, but resided for the last three years, close to her daughter, at Grandview Village, a retirement community in Marysville,Washington. Shirley was born May 20, 1928, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to William D. Watson and Margaret Hunting. She was the "baby" of the family, with two...
Jerry Blain Sharr, 37, of Golconda, Nevada, passed away at Turquoise Ridge on November 25, 2016. Jerry was born March 4, 1979, in Richland, Washington, to Jerry Michael and Donna Kay Sharr. He graduated Valedictorian from Grand Coulee Dam School District. He lived in Grand Coulee, Washington, Des Moines, Washington; West Port area, Washington, and Golconda. Jerry was a firm believer in God and loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working on cars. In his...
Charles Ernest Neuhauser was born September 28, 1934, in Midland, South Dakota, to John Clarence and Dorothy Mae (Huling) Neuhauser. He died after suffering two massive heart attacks on Friday, December 16, 2016. At the age of three, the family relocated to Grand Coulee, Washington. In school, he excelled in all subjects, but his favorite was math and Mechanical Drafting. He graduated at the age of 17 from Coulee Dam High School May 1952 with a job offer from the Corps of Engineers because of his excellence in drafting blue- prints. His...
Wayne Stewart Rawley passed away quietly on Sunday, November 20, 2016. Wayne spent his last years at Golden Years Retirement Home in Riverside, Washington, where he was lovingly cared for by Mandy and Ryan Holtz. Wayne was born on July 5, 1927, in Bridgeport, Washington, to John and Ruth Rawley. Wayne, his brother Stanley, and their parents moved to Tonasket where their parents worked for the local telephone company. After his parents divorced, Wayne, Stanley and their mother moved to Mason...
Elten Henry Klein passed away peacefully December 8, 2016, at the Columbia Basin Skilled Nursing Unit in Ephrata, Washington. He was born in Spokane, Washington, October 8, 1924, to Anne Thomas Klein and Henry Klein of Almira, Washington, and lived his entire life in Almira until 2011 after breaking his hip, and requiring assistance with daily living. Elten grew up on the homestead farm north of Almira until he graduated from High School. He attended the University of Washington for only one...
Imogene Waggoner, 83, born November 6, 1933, in Monse, Washington, passed away Thursday morning, December 8, 2016, in her Elmer City, Washington, home following a courageous battle with cancer. At Imogene’s request cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled. Please sign her online register book at www.stratefuneralhome.com. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, Washington is assisting Imogene’s family....
Jerry Blain Sharr, 37, of Golconda, Nevada, passed away at Turquoise Ridge on November 25, 2016. Jerry was born on March 4, 1979, in Richland, Washington, to Jerry Michael and Donna Kay Sharr. He graduated Valedictorian from Grand Coulee Dam School District; he lived in Grand Coulee, Washington, Des Moines Washington, West Port area Washington, and Golconda. Jerry was a firm believer in God and loved his lord and savior Jesus Christ. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working on cars. In his...
Jacob (Jake) Fischer died in his home in Spokane, Washington, before November 27, 2016. He was 42. He was born September 29, 1974, to Sheri Rae Edwards Fischer and Robert Erwin Fischer in Spokane. He graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1993, moved to Spokane and started his construction contracting business, in which he earned a solid reputation for perfection. Jake took great pride in any endeavor he undertook. He and Autumn Sherman married in 1994 and had two daughters, Allison and...
Virginia "Ginny" D. Canterbury (Ferguson) born March 14, 1938, of Wilbur, Washington, passed away peacefully Dec. 2, 2016, in Spokane, Washington. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Ginny, or "Fergie" as she was known, graduated from Coulee Dam High School in 1956. Ginny enjoyed the simple things in life. She loved nature. She loved to garden and often commented she "talked to worms" while gardening. She loved all animals, and always had a dog as her constant...
Jacob Fischer died unexpectedly at age 42 last week. The 1993 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School lived in Spokane. A service in his memory is pending. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Star....
Lynn M Jackson, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 6, in Spokane, Washington, surrounded by family. Lynn grew up on a farm and graduated in 1943 from Sunfield High School in Michigan. After serving two years in the Army, he and his bride moved to Washington where he furthered his education, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1953 from Eastern Washington College of Education. Lynn taught school in Clarkston and Grand Coulee, Washington, before accepting a job as a pipefitter...
Reg Morgan passed away October 19, 2016, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Tacoma, Wash. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Tacoma at 12:10 p.m., on November 17 and a memorial Mass at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee on November 22 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the local food bank or to St. Henry’s Catholic Church. A complete obituary ran in the November 9, 2016, Star....
Reg Morgan passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Tacoma, Washington. He was born June 19, 1931, to Gemma Paglieri Morgan and Reginald E. Morgan Sr. in Seattle, Washington, graduating from West Seattle High School. In 1980, his work in fisheries research with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought him to the Coulee for a fish population study on Lake Roosevelt. When that project ended in 1984, Reg retired and began a second career as a writer...
Russell W. Kershner of Coulee City, Washington, passed onto the loving hands and embrace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, in Grand Coulee Washington. Mr. Kershner was born on December 13, 1941, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to William Kershner and Edith (Woodhouse) Kershner. Mr. Kershner was a proud Vietnam Veteran as a member of The United States Army from 1960-1968. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he was wounded in action during the second tour. He was...
Edwin C. Kern, 100, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, in Odessa, Washington. He was a lifetime resident of the Marlin/Odessa area, where he farmed and raised his family. Edwin was born on May 25, 1916, in Marlin, Washington, to Fred and Matilda (Weishaar) Kern. He attended Marlin School grades 1-4, Lauer school grades 5-8, and Odessa school for grades 9-12, graduating in 1935. After high school he went to work on Grand Coulee Dam from 1935-1939. While working on the dam, he married...
Bill Schieber, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at the place he was most comfortable – his home in Ephrata, Washington, with his family by his side. Bill was born in New Plymouth, Idaho, on July 24, 1923, to Charles and Maude Schieber. The family moved to Hoquiam, Washington, then later to Bremerton, Washington, where his father established a contracting company. Bill spent most of his youth in Bremerton, graduating from Bremerton High School in 1941. Bill was drafted i...
Tena Marie Foster, of Coulee Dam, Washington, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, in Spokane, Washington. She was born June 15, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Louis and Ellen Myrdean (Roseborough) Smith. After high school Tena went on to college and received her luris doctorate in Criminal Law, where she was an attorney for many years in Utah, Idaho and Washington, and for the Colville Confederated Tribes. Tena married Mark Foster on July 13, 1991, in Lehi, Utah. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coulee...
Nasha Flores and Robert Thomas Jr., of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Mela Love Flores-Thomas, born Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 8.6 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Skyla 6, Teyten 11, Robert 13 and Malerie 14. Maternal grandparents are Lettye Hall and the late Ben Flores Sr. Paternal grandparents are Yvonne Thomas and the late Robert Thomas Sr. Great-grandmother is the late Nancy Hall....