Audrey Grace Contabile
Jul 23, 2021
Audrey was born on August 6, 1937, to Roy and Katherine Fish in Anaconda, Montana. In 1943, the family moved to Spokane, Washington. Audrey graduated from Rogers High school in 1956. She married Pete Contabile on September 8, 1956 at St. Aloysius Church. They were married for 58 years and had six children: Gus (Carolina), Joyce Winters, Peter (Juanita),...
Marianne Anderson
Jul 22, 2021
Marianne Anderson of Spokane, Washington passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021, with her family by her side. She was 83.
Born Marianne Judith Bussanich on December 3, 1937 in Tacoma, Washington, she was the daughter of John and Merle Bussanich. She attended Lincoln High School with her sister Betty, then studied Business Administration at Washington...
Mary Catherine "Kay" Gray
Jul 22, 2021
We never wanted to write the story about the passing of our mother Kay. Her five children miss her already and face the passing of a generation as she joins our late father, Carroll Gray.
She passed away unexpectedly while recovering from hip surgery.
Kay was 100 % Irish and all that it entails. She...
James C. Sloane
Jul 21, 2021
James Christopher Sloane, age 79, passed away peacefully in the care of Hospice House of Spokane on July 21, 2021 after suffering declining health for the last few years. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and lifelong love, Judi, and by his stepchildren, Kristen Smalley of Raleigh, NC, Geoff (Jennifer) Brown of Santa Barbara, CA, Paul (Pam)...
Mary Jane Snyder
Jul 20, 2021
Mary Jane Snyder passed on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Preceded in death by her mother Mary Nelson; father Charles Nelson; sisters Eleanor Corvi and Marguerite McCrow; and brother Chuck Nelson. Mary Jane grew up on the north side of Spokane attending St. Francis of Assisi School and North Central High School where she was a member of the...
Rita F. "Peggy" Levine
Jul 18, 2021
Rita "Peggy" Levine, our Mom, passed away peacefully in her home on July 18, 2021, at the age of 90. She was born December 18, 1930, the youngest of seven children, to Louis and Kathryn Unrecht on the family farm in Ferdinand, Idaho. After the death of Mom's dad in 1937, her mother maintained the farm until 1944. Upon...
Shannon Paul Phillips
Jul 11, 2021
Shannon Paul Phillips, husband and beloved father of 4 passed away July 11, 2021 at the age of 50.
Shannon was born in Lubbock, TX to Karen and Roderick Phillips and was the youngest of 4 children. He lived most of his life in the Spokane area, he attended school in the EVSD, Sedro Woolley Job Corp,...
Sister Ann Pizelo, Snjm
Jul 7, 2021
Sister Ann Pizelo, SNJM, died July 7, 2021, at Mary's Woods in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The daughter of Philip and Ann Frye (Ferraro) Pizelo, Ann was born September 27, 1937, in Spokane in the back of the grocery store her father owned. Her mother was born in Canada of Italian immigrants, and her father came to the U. S....
Marjorie Frances Brewer
Jun 25, 2021
"The door is always open." This everyday phrase was not a pleasantry, but a way of life for Marjorie Frances (Jaspers) Brewer. Born on November 23, 1929 to Leo and Alta (Heitstuman) Jaspers in their family home in Lewiston, ID, Marj was a hostess from the start. The oldest of five siblings, Marj was described as "always there." She...
Cary C. Carroll
Jun 21, 2021
God gained a beautiful soul on June 21, 2021, Cary Carroll, loving son, brother, father and friend. Cary was born to William K and Shirley W Carroll on July 10, 1953 in Butte, Montana. Cary is second oldest of eight children, lived his life in Spokane attending Our Lady of Fatima, Ferris HS, and graduating with honors from Seattle...
James Cecil Fiorito
Jun 17, 2021
James was born in Spokane and was adopted from the Spokane Children's Home by Pauline and Cecil Fiorito in 1950. He was 1st chair clarinet in the Spokane All-City Band all through Junior High and High School and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1964. He joined the Army in 1966 and became a member of the...
Carol Yearout
Jun 14, 2021
Carol passed away June 14th after battling various health issues the last few years. Carol was born on October 3, 1944, to Willman and Theresa Schaefer, raised in the Glass Park neighborhood and was a Spokanite her entire life. She graduated from Rogers High School as an honor student who was proud of being a Pirate and consistently attended...
David W. Frank
Jun 2, 2021
Thank you for being here to celebrate David's life. Although he is gone far too soon, we're so blessed to have shared the time he had.
David was a man of integrity, faith, and creativity, with a healthy dose of mischief. He was a provider and protector. He was our hero.
He was loyal and...
John E Coil
May 29, 2021
John passed away at the age of 74 on 5/29/2021. He was born in Spokane on 9/17/1946. The Coil family lived in Bellingham, WA and Aberdeen, WA in the 1950s and 1960s. John entered St. Edward's Seminary in Kenmore, WA but decided to take a different path and finished high school in Bellingham, WA, graduating from Bellingham High School...
Dorothy Ruth Coon
May 29, 2021
Dorothy Coon, known to everyone as Dotti, was an amazing woman. She was born on Friday October 5, 1956, five minutes before her twin sister Catherine. Tragedy hit the family early as Dotti's father died when Dotti was only six. It led to a bumpy childhood, but her spirit was never broken. She learned how to play tennis and...
Alice M. "Sue" Oxford
May 23, 2021
Alice "Sue" Marie Oxford (Riedinger) passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday, May 23, 2021 at her home in Newman Lake, WA. She was 90 years old, just two months shy of her 91 st birthday.
Sue was born on July 23, 1930 in Lewiston, ID. She was the first of 11 children born to Carl...
Crystal G. Panasta
May 23, 2021
Crystal was born on July 21, 1947 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Crystal grew up in South Gate, CA near Watts. She often reminisced about her younger days, recounting tales like the time she swallowed some orange seeds and thought she was going to grow orange trees out of her ears after being teased about it.
Crystal went...
Daniel Joseph Bosch
May 21, 2021
Daniel Joseph Bosch passed away on May 21, 2021 in Yakima, WA. Dan was born in Spokane, WA on August 16, 1949 to William and Alice (King) Bosch. He grew up in Spokane, attending Gonzaga Prep High School and Eastern Washington University. It was during his college days Dan had a dream that someday music would be his life. He...