All Obituaries

Dave Shrope, age 68, a lifelong Tekoa resident, passed away Wednesday morning at his Tekoa home from heart problems.  At his request, no public services will be held. David Allan Shrope was  born March 13, 1952 at Pullman, Washington to Stan and Maxine (Marshall) Shrope.  He was raised in Tekoa, attended Tekoa schools and graduated from Tekoa High School in 1970.  In high school, Dave was active in sports, especially basketball.   Following high school, Dave...

A Celebration of Life for Henrietta A. Kraack, age 76, was held Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley, Idaho.  Henrietta passed away Wednesday, August 19th at her Plummer, Idaho home.   Urn burial will be at the Mica Creek Cemetery near Rockford, Washington. Henrietta Madison was born September 11, 1943 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to Henry and Nancy Lafleur Madison.  She was the youngest of eight children in the family.   Henrietta...

William S. Harper, age 92, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at his rural Plummer home.  At his request, no services will be held. William Harper was born September 19, 1927 at Waterbury, Vermont to Jerry and Ellen Harper.  He attended schools in Vermont.   Following his school, Bill started working as an auto serviceman in Burlington, Vermont. In 1947, he enlisted in the United States Army where he served for the next 3 years.   He was honorably...

          Patty McCurdy passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 while ESPN was playing sports on her bedside radio and her bible next to her. She was born in Spokane, Washington on July 14, 1939 to Jerome and Beatrice (Wood) Corkery. She lived on the south hill of Spokane spending her play time at both Cannon Hill and Manito Parks.             A devout Catholic, Patty attended Cataldo...

Jerry Simon died on the evening of August 1, 2020 after a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. He died in his house surrounded by his wife, Cathy and his three sons, Daniel, Patrick, and Christopher. He took his last breath as his wife prayed to Jesus Christ for him, as a single tear rolled down his right eye. His last words were a faint “I know”, that same morning, when his boys told him that they loved him. Jerry was born in Bozeman, MT to Dale and Dorothy Simon. He grew...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sophia George, age 27, will be held Friday, July 31, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at DeSmet, Idaho.    Rosary will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 P.M. at the Evan Abraham Tribal Longhouse at DeSmet.   Burial will follow at the DeSmet Mission Cemetery.    Sophia passed away Friday night at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. She was born May 15, 1993 at San Jose, California to...

Anne Brown, 79, of Tekoa, WA, passed to her heavenly home on Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Hospice House of Spokane. She was born July 9, 1940, in Spokane, WA, the only child of Raymond E. and Hannah (Fisher) Parrish.  She was raised in the Lutheran Church and made a personal decision to follow Christ in 1961.  It was a decision that came with ups and downs, but greatly shaped her outlook on life and gave her compassion for others.  She was raised in Farmington, WA where she...

            Roy Alvin Bartlett passed away 13 July 2020 from congestive heart failure at the age of 100 years, 20 weeks and 5 days.  He was born on 19 February 1920 to Ferd Sidney Bartlett and Nina Mae (Pearl) Reeves in Latah, Spokane County, Washington, the fifth of seven children. Roy spent his growing up years on the family farm about 4 miles NE of Latah near the Whitman County...

Jodel A. Cooper, age 58, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her home in Tekoa, Washington.  Jodel and her husband Mark Cooper had recently moved from Spokane.  Her urn will be placed at Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane. Jodel was born February 26, 1962 at Seattle, Washington.   She moved with her mother Judy Rumford to Spokane when she was a young girl.    Jodel attended Arlington Elementary School and Roger High School where she graduated in 1980. Jodel...