All Obituaries

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...

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...

MaryAnn Shaw embodied the brave spirit of a pioneer woman.  She was strong, independent, spunky, and outspoken but at the same time, a kind and caring friend, loving wife and mother, and a doting grandmother and great-grandmother.  Her tomboy nature from the start carried over to later life as no task was too daunting.  MaryAnn was as adept behind the wheel of a tractor as she was in the kitchen baking pies or canning apple sauce.  She was one of the first women in Idaho...

John P. Giudice, age 99, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in Tekoa from heart failure.  At his request, no services will be held and his cremains will be placed in Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa. He was born February 24, 1922 in Coloma, Michigan to Gerlando and Elvira Giudice.   He was raised in the Chicago, Illinois area where he attended and graduated from Englewood High School and then attended Englewood College studying English and Printing.  In 1943 he enlisted...

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 11:00 A.M at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley, Idaho.  Rosary was held Monday evening a 7:00 P.M. at the Longhouse.  Mrs.  Brown passed away  Friday, January 22, 2021 at Kootenai  Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho . Henrietta A. Finley was born May 7, 1946 at Worley Idaho to Patrick and Lucille Finley   She attended  schools in DeSmet and at St. Maries, ID.  Henrietta married...

Bill R. Wade passed away on January 16, 2021 at his home in Lewiston, ID with family by his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 11, 1940 to David and Virginia Wade in New Boston, OH. He grew up in Cleveland, OH as one of nine children. He married the love of his life, LouLou Scully, on September 4, 1963. In partnership with Lou, he spent his working life as an entrepreneur and inventor, business owner and world traveler.. Bill and Lou moved to the...

A Celebration of Life for Neva C. “Niki” Weatherly will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 2:30 P.M. at the Spokane Baptist Church, 4506 N. Harvard Road, Otis Orchards, WA, 99027.   The service will be live-streamed on the churches website;   spokanebaptist.org   for all that would like to view the service.  Niki passed away December 12, 2020 at Hospice of Spokane Hospice House South from Leukemia. She was born December 27, 1945 at Missoula,...