All Obituaries

Monte Locke Morgan, 85, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025, in Spokane, Washington at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on August 16, 1940, to Claude and Louella (Lewis) Morgan of Tekoa, who ran the tractor supply Morgan & Morgan. He grew up in Tekoa and attended Tekoa High School where he was a good student and active in sports, graduating in 1958. He married Maita Berger, also of Tekoa at age 18 and then attended college at Washington State University and Eastern Washington ...

Frances Lorene “Pat” (Strain) McHargue Frances Lorene (Strain) McHargue, known to family and friends as “Pat”, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2024, at the age of 100 in Spokane, Washington. Pat was born on September 27, 1923, in Harlan, Kansas. The eldest daughter of Walter and Genevieve (Himebaugh) Strain, she loved being a big sister to Bonnie, Roma, and Marvin. Pat spent her childhood primarily in Hooper, Nebraska and Harlan, Kansas, where she graduated as the ...

Thomas Lee Rambo passed away on June 7, 2024. Tom was born in Spokane, WA to Pres and Adene Rambo on November 18, 1941. He attended Tekoa Elementary and Tekoa High School, and graduated in 1960. Tom joined the Air National Guard serving for 6 years and enrolled in the Spokane Trade School to earn a certified welding degree. However, his true passion was always farming and restoring crawler tractors. In 1961, he married Karen Nelson and raised two boys Kelly (Bobette) and Kim (Angie), ...

Joy Annette Puckett Joy Annette Puckett (Heaton), passed away on March 6, 2024, at the age of 65 in Latah, Washington. She succumbed to glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was born on February 21, 1959, in Spokane. Joy was a native of Tekoa, Washington, where she graduated in 1977 and went on to attend Washington State University. Joy dedicated a better part of her career to working in education, supporting staff for over 25 years as the Business Manager for Tekoa School ...

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Annette Louise Clausen November 28, 1925 – March 2, 2024 Annette Louise Clausen, 98, of Tekoa, WA passed away in her home on the evening of March 2, 2024. Annette was born on November 28, 1925, in Madera Co., CA to George Joseph and Alice Lena Waddell.  The family moved to Idaho when Annette was a young child.  She spent the remainder of her childhood in the Potlatch area where she worked on the family farm alongside her cousins. Annette graduated from Potlatch High School ...

SIENKNECHT, Addie Mae March 11, 1923 – November 18, 2023 Minnie “Addie Mae” Sienknecht, 100 yrs of age, left this world wrapped in the arms of her Savior on Nov. 18 th at Palouse Country Assisted Living. She lived independently in her own home until the age of 98. Addie Mae was born on Mar. 11, 1923, to John Taylor Brandon and Minnie Adeline Huffman Brandon. She spent her entire life living in and around the Tekoa area. As a youngster, she helped her dad and brother, J.T, ...

Violet Laverne Clausen was born to Charles and Eunice Blankenship on July 31, 1922 in North Bend Oregon.  At the time of her death on November 18, 2023 she was over 101 years old.  Her family lived in the Colville, Washington area until Violet was in high school, at which time they moved to Tensed, Idaho.  She graduated from Plummer High School in 1940. She was the middle child of Charles and Eunice’s 3 older girls, older sister Shelia (Rodenbough) and younger sister ...

A Celebration of Life for LaVonne Bond, age 90, will be held on September 14th, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Plummer Assembly of God Church.   Pastor Cheyenne McElberry will officiate at the service.  A reception will follow the service at the church.  LaVonne passed away on September 3, 2023 at Spokane, WA.  Kramer Funeral Home of Tekoa is caring for the family. LaVonne was born April 10, 1933 at Morrilton, Arkansas to Grover Rorie and Ava Latimer Rorie.   She ...