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Sherrie Rene Reyes–Palmanteer, 56, left us during the evening hours of Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, from her hospital bed at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, surrounded by her loving family to bid her farewell. Born March 22, 1958, in Portland, Ore., into the loving home of Francis and Bonnie Overberg-Reyes, Sherrie graduated with the Bicentennial Class of 1976 from Lake Roosevelt High in Coulee Dam, Wash. Sherrie learned at the side of her mother Bonnie – "The Best Cook Ever" and... Full story
Cheryl Ann Garvin, 60, passed quietly away at her home on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Cheryl was the mother of two sons: Eric and Shawn; grandmother to six children: Eric, Tyler, Brandon, Scotty, Chance, and Sean (Sissy); and mother-in-law to two daughters, Alicia and Kasey Garvin. Cheryl moved to the Grand Coulee area in 1974 with her parents, Tom and JoAnn Garvin. She worked at various places, including; Vordahl's, the liquor store, 1-hour photo, David Comrie Licensing, Tri-County Licensing, and th... Full story
Ethel Y. “Vonnie” George, 71, died Sun., Jan. 25, 2015, at her Elmer City, Wash. home. A visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 30, at Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee, Wash., from 4-7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Grand Coulee Methodist Church in Grand Coulee. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee is honored to be serving Vonnie’s Family.... Full story
Freida Leona Slattery passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Gig Harbor, Wash. She was born July 16, 1923, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Hazel and Clarence Cowan. Freida’s father passed away when she was very young. She lived her first 18 years in Thermopolis and graduated from high school there. Upon graduation, her mother Hazel and grandmother Sadie moved to Spokane, Wash., where Freida graduated from Holy Names College with a teaching degree in elementary education. She was introduced to Clark (the love of her life) by her good friends Joan a... Full story
A Celebration of Life for Cheryl Garvin will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. Cheryl passed away Monday, Jan. 19 at her home in Electric City.... Full story
Sherrie Rene Reyes – Palmanteer (56) Left us during the evening hours of Sunday, January 18, 2015 from her hospital bed at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, surrounded by her loving family to bid her farewell. Born March 22, 1958 in Portland, Oregon into the loving home of Francis and Bonnie Overberg-Reyes, Sherrie graduated with the Bicentennial Class of 1976 from Lake Roosevelt High in Coulee Dam, Washington. Sherrie learned at the side of her mother Bonnie – "The Best Cook Ever" and acc... Full story
Thaddeus D. "Pete" Moore (81) was born December 29, 1933, in Spokane, Wash., and passed away during the evening of Saturday, January 3, 2015, in Spokane. Raised in the Elmer City, Wash., home of his parents, George and Lois "Hank" Walling-Moore, Pete attended Elmer City Elementary, Mason City Junior High and high school in Nespelem, Washington. During his senior year Pete left high school to serve his country with the US Navy, his favorite port of call being Japan. During the Korean Conflict,... Full story
Jim Musser passed away January 10, 2015, at his home in Grand Coulee, Wash., following a short and challenging battle with cancer. Jim was born in Hillsboro, Ore., on February 3, 1934, to Joe and Henrietta Musser. He graduated from Vancouver High School, Vancouver, Wash., in 1953. While serving in the military as a paratrooper in Germany from 1954-57, Jim played football for the Army. After graduating from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor Degree in Science in 1960, Jim married his college sweetheart, Karen Proctor. Additional graduate... Full story
Richard James Wippel, 58, of Disautel, entered into eternal rest on the evening of Friday, December 19, 2014, in Grand Coulee, Wash. He was born in Ellensburg, Wash., to Robert Wippel and Mary Miller-Wippel on March 12, 1956. Richard Wippel attended school in Omak, and Pateros in his youth then graduated from Lake Roosevelt High school in 1974. As a young boy Richard was raised in the Methow with his family. He and his cousins would spend all their time exploring the Methow valley. He was... Full story
Marissa Roxanne Gonzalez of Grand Coulee, Wash., was born in Brewster, Wash., to Oscar and Angela Gonzalez on June 4, 1993. Marissa was welcomed into heaven on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at approximately 3:40 a.m. Marissa was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of seven. She courageously battled multiple illnesses over the years after being diagnosed with Lupus. She finally succumbed to the side effects of the current diseases of NMO and DIC. Grand Coulee became Marissa's home in 1999 and was where... Full story
Dorothy Elaine Flowers-Lawrence passed away surrounded by close family and love on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA. Dorothy was born on June 13, 1943 in Mason City, Washington to Jack and Edna (Shaffer) Flowers. Dorothy graduated from Grand Coulee High School in 1961. Dorothy started working for Pacific Northwest Bell in 1961. She retired from the phone company after 33 years of service. Dorothy married her high school sweetheart, James Canterbury on June 1, 1963. After... Full story
Gloria Elaine Hotchkiss was born March 1, 1931, in Bantry, N.D. to Torville (Tom) and Bernice Beck. She left this world on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, from Grand Coulee, Wash., surrounded by the family she loved, cared for and nurtured her entire adult life. Gloria Beck married Dale Hotchkiss in Ephrata, Wash., in 1954 and together started what they believed was the most important part of their lives, raising a family together. Gloria enjoyed many activities with her family and friends among them... Full story
After a long battle with breast cancer Kristine Dembiczak passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, at home, with her husband and children by her side. Kristine was born in August of 1938 in St. Paul, Minn., the first of eight children born to Ethel and Gregory Keller. She graduated in 1960, from St. Catherine's College in St.Paul, earning a degree in Elementary Education after which she pursed her teaching career in St. Paul until she met her love for life, Wallace Dembiczak, on a blind date. They were... Full story
Janet Mary Andrew Feldt passed away Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in East Helena. She was born July 30, in Lincoln, Nebraska to David Henry Andrew Jr. and Geraldine Bell (Stewart) Andrew. In 1931 the family moved to Three Forks, Montana where she lived until graduating from high school in 1948. She attended Montana State University in Bozeman and belonged to the Delta Gamma Sorority. She also attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, Washington and was a deputy sheriff there for a short time.... Full story
Jennifer Jean Pe All, 32, entered this world in Wenatchee, Washington to the home of her mother Ida Pe All on August 30, 1982, and passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 in San Jose', California. A proud member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, Jennifer attended Wenatchee, Washington's Eastmont High School where she followed her family tradition as a member of the basketball team. Jennifer was a huge Raiders' fan who enjoyed visiting historic sites, such as Alcatraz Island, loved having fun,... Full story
Gloria Hotchkiss (83) born March 1, 1931, passed away December 4, 2014, in Grand Coulee, WA. Funeral services will be held at noon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Grand Coulee Church of the Nazarene in Grand Coulee, Wash. Graveside services will follow at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. Please sign Gloria's guest book at www.stratefuneralhome.com Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, WA is honored to be serving Gloria's family. A complete obituary will be published in the Dec. 10th edition... Full story
Mary Elizabeth Rhodes Gallinger, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Buena Vista Nursing home in Colville, Wash., at the age of 91. She was born on Jan. 12, 1923, to Louis and Edna Garton Rhodes, in Coulee City, Wash. She graduated from Coulee City High School and attended Business School in Everett, Wash. On her return to Coulee City area she went to work at Grand Coulee Dam as one of the first female timekeepers. Mary met Bill Gallinger, while working at the Dam, and they were... Full story
Memorial Service for Winifred M. Adams (DOB 10-8-1925), mother of Christine A. Giuliani and mother-in-law of Dr. Giannantonio Giuliani, will be held at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Grand Coulee, at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 15. There will be a potluck following the service. Bring your voice and any musical instruments along with your favorite old time religious songs.... Full story
Charles “Tom” Logan, 63, passed away at Sacred Heart Medial Center in Spokane on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, as a result of a long battle with lung and heart complications. At his request no service will be held. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Vickie; daughter Cortney (her sons Cameron and Matthew); his son Josh (his wife Kwis and son Javier). Tom loved fishing and classic cars, but his world was his grandsons. He will be sorely missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Sacred Heart Medical Center... Full story
Charles “Tom” Logan, 63, passed away at Sacred Heart Medial Center in Spokane on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, as a result of a long battle with lung and heart complications. At his request no service will be held. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Vickie; daughter Cortney (her sons Cameron and Matthew); his son Josh (his wife Kwis and son Javier). Tom loved fishing and classic cars, but his world was his grandsons. He will be sorely missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Sacred Heart Medical Center... Full story
Ruth Moses Wapato, 80,passed on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Holy Family Hospital, one day short of her 81st birthday. Ruth was born in Nespelem, Wash., on the Colville Indian Reservation. Ruth was proud of her heritage as a descendant of the Joseph Band Nez Perce, and frequently showed the grit of the those who had survived the War of 1877. After bouts with tuberculosis in her teen years, she was able to attend Western Washington University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary... Full story
John Andrew Grant (84) Longtime employee and goodwill ambassador to visitors from across the world to the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington's Visitors' Center passed away surrounded by his loving wife and family in his Nespelem, Washington home during the late hours of Sunday, October 5, 2014. John was born September 5, 1930, at Medicine Valley on the Yakima Reservation at the home of his grandmother, Agnes Yemowit-Dixon, to Andrew and Ida Williams-Grant. After his father passed away the family... Full story
Joyce Fleischman, age 66, a longtime resident of the Grand Coulee Dam area and Moses Lake, lost her fight with cancer on Sunday, September 28, 2014. She was born May 11, 1948 in Regensburg, Germany, to Robert Goerisch and Helen Hayes Goerisch. She graduated Mountlake Terrace HS (Edmonds, WA) in 1966. In 1976, she married George Lewis White. They and their two children resided in Moses Lake. In Moses Lake she worked at American Potato Co. Joyce married Darrel Fleischman 1980. They lived in... Full story
John Wesley Combs Sr., went to be with our Lord on Friday. Sept. 26, 2014, in Omak, Wash. John was born to Lorin and Eduth Combs Sr., on February 20, 1941, in Combs, Ark. His family moved to the Okanogan Valley area where John and his siblings attended school He graduated from Okanogan High School in 1959. John married Judith Barber and the two moved to Hudson, N.Y., where John worked and they began their family. In the early to mid 1960s, John and Judith along with their two young sons moved back to the Okanogan Valley area to be near family... Full story
Donna Mae (Shaw) Hamilton, passed away suddenly on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Donna was born in Coulee Dam, Wash., on March 20, 1944 and raised by her parents Amos and Mary Shaw in Belvedere on the same property she was living at the time of her death. Donna graduated from Coulee Dam High School in 1962. Throughout her childhood Donna was active in 4-H. It was during 4-H summer camp in 1958 at Lost Lake that she first met Roy Hamilton. They began dating a... Full story