All Obituaries

Grace Eloise Penland Miller was born on May 30, 1936, to Cash Kathleen Penland in Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina. She entered the gates of heaven on November 30, 2021. She was born the ninth child in family of 12 children. She was baptized into the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Candler at the age of 12. After high school she moved to Virginia where she met Robert A. Miller who was serving in the U.S.  Navy. Robert and Candler, NC, on August 30, 1958, and moved to Goldendale,...

Neil Jerome Fuchs was born June 21, 1926 in Tekoa, WA to Emma (Reiland) and Michael J. Fuchs. The eighth of twelve children (first of four boys,) he was a lifelong resident of Tekoa. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Tekoa near the present-day location of Sacred Heart Church and later enlisted in the U.S. Army –serving in the Korean War from 1950-1952.  In recent years, he was an active member of American Legion Post #241 in Spokane---and received a special award...

Roselle Marie Schmidt, 88, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. She was born March 20, 1933 to Vern and Marie Tate of Casselton, ND. She graduated with Valedictorian honors at Lincoln High School in Casselton, and then attended college in Valley City, ND, to earn her teaching degree. She taught all 8 grades in Casselton area country schools. In 1955 she married Jerome Schmidt and left the flat lands of the Red River Valley to the hills and buttes of western...

Stephen A. Twiss, age 73, passed away August 26, 2021 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho from respiratory failure.  He was a resident of Bremerton, Washington. Steven was born January 8, 1948 at Albany, New York to Irvin E. and Norma (Smith) Twiss.  He attended schools in Massachusetts graduating from Searles High School in 1965.  Steven then attended Wenatchee Valley Junior College for two years, followed by Eastern Washington State College where he received a Bachelor’s...

Janet Cross, age 76, a resident of Tekoa, Washington, passed away September 2, 2021 at an adult family home in Spokane. A viewing will be held from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM on Saturday, September 11th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tekoa, Washington.  A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 AM at the church with burial to follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery near Tekoa.   Father Daniel Barnett will officiate at the services.  A reception will follow the...

Brendon Corey Nelson went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 2, 2021.  He passed away in Wenatchee Hospital surrounded by his children and family.  He was awaiting transplant, but succumbed to complications of organ failure.    Brendon was born to Charlie and Claudia Nelson at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington on December 8, 1977.  He was raised in Plummer, Idaho where he attended and graduated from Lakeside High School in 1997. Brendon and Mary...

Lee Sczenski, age 89, passed away July 24, 2021 at his home in Tekoa, Washington from heart failure.   A memorial gathering will be held at the family home in Tekoa at 405 E. Henkle Street at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 7. 2021.  A family urn burial service will be held at 3:00 PM at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa. Leorman Walter Sczenski was born on August 7, 1931 at Viola, Idaho to Nicholas and Dorothea (Rogers) Sczenski.  He was raised in Plummer, Idaho, and attended...

A graveside service for Betty Jean Wicklund, age 64, will be held Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa, Washington.  A reception will follow at the Tekoa Community Center on Crosby Street in Tekoa. Betty Jean Wolfe was born September 11, 1956 at Spokane, Washington to Leon and Ann (Johnson) Wolfe.  She attended schools in Tekoa and graduated from Tekoa High School in 1975.  Betty married Michael Wicklund on July 16, 1977 in Coeur d’Alene,...

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A memorial service for Ricky Squibb, age 61, will be held Saturday, June 26. 2021 at 3:00 PM at the Empire Theater in Tekoa.  Chris Smith will officiate at the service.  Urn burial wil follow at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa.  Mr. Squibb passed away June 14th in Spokane. Ricky was born September 19, 1959 at Spokane to Jerry and Donna (Weatherly) Squibb.  He was raised in Tekoa where he attended schools, graduating from Tekoa High School in 1977.   Ricky married...