Family: Obituaries

SODERBERG — Doreene Elaine (Castle) Fredee, 80; born Feb. 21, 1936, Yakima, Wash.; died Feb. 18, 2017, Suprise, Ariz. Surviving: daughters, Cheryl (Fredeen) Burden, Snohomish, Wash.; Loni (Fredeen) Rahm, Chelan, Wash.; stepson, Loren Soderberg and John Soderberg, both of…

SOLANKY — Sidney Ethiel, 72; born April 20, 1942, Surat, India; died June 29, 2014, Newberg, Ore. Surviving: wife, Padina (Mohito), McMinnville, Ore.; sons, O’Neill, McMinnville; Kenneth, Loma Linda, Calif.; daughter, Snahal Solanky, McMinnville; brothers, Arthur, Chatsworth,…

SOPER — Ward A., 79; born Oct. 16, 1938, Leslie, Mich.; died Nov. 18, 2017, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Lois (Meseraull); daughters, Debra Gross, Florence, Mont.; Linda Soper, College Place; Joyce Soper, Spokane, Wash.; brother, Marley Soper, Apopka, Fla.; and 5…

SORENSEN — Elden Sherley, 86; born Feb. 25, 1935 in Visalia, California; died Feb. 16, 2022 in Spokane, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Joan; daughter, Jill (Bret) Wheeler; and 7 grandchildren.

SORENSEN — Betty Louella (Heinrichs), 81; born Feb. 18, 1937, Borden, Saskatchewan, Canada; died Aug. 2, 2018, at her home near Roseburg, Ore. Surviving: husband, Neil Clifford Sorensen; son and daughter-in-law, Melvin Neil and Cindy Sorensen, Sammamish, Wash.;…

SOSSONG — Rita A., 56; born July 26, 1965, Clarkston, Washington; died Jan. 21, 2022, Tualatin, Oregon. Surviving: brother, Timothy.

SOSSONG — Jasper Thomas, 99; born Nov. 25, 1921, Auburn, Washington; died Nov. 20, 2021, Grant's Pass, Oregon. Surviving: son, Timothy; and daughter, Rita Sossong.

SOULE — Larry Dean, 83; born March 18, 1935, Portland, Ore.; died Sept. 16, 2018, Yakima, Wash. Surviving: wife, Freida (Knopp); sons, Gary, Bainbridge Island, Wash.; Larry, Portland; John, Modesto, Calif.; daughter, Sheryle Haberly, Burlington, Wash.; 13 grandchildren and 10…

SOULE — Milton Forest Jr., 86; born Aug. 11, 1930, Portland, Ore.; died Sept. 23, 2016, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: son, Terry, Caldwell, Idaho; daughters, Robin Brown, Caldwell; Kimberly Soule, Fairbanks, Alaska; 8 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

SOWERS — Bette, 91; born Aug. 14, 1921, Green Bay, Wis.; died Aug. 22, 2012, Phoenix, Ariz. Surviving: daughter, Sharon Thurman; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

SPADY — V. LaRene (Warren), 100; born May 23, 1922, Baker, Oregon; died Sept. 23, 2022, Hermiston, Oregon. Surviving: son, Jay B.; daughter, Billie Jean (Spady) Knight; brother, H. Dale Warren; 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

SPAULDING — David Richard, 89; born Nov. 26, 1933, York, North Dakota; died Oct. 14, 2023, Pasco, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Judith (Winslow); sons, Dennis, David II and Drew Spaulding; daughter, Dannette (Spaulding) Peterson; stepson, Chad Winslow; stepdaughter,…

SPAULDING — Sarah E. (Shaw), 89; born Dec. 17, 1931, Long Creek, Oregon; died May 11, 2021, Sunriver, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Clair; sons, Britt, Culver, Oregon; Bill; daughter, Janet Spaulding; 5 grandchildren and 3-great grandchildren.

SPAULDING — Ferol Mae (Kellogg), 89; born May 2, 1924, Flaxton, N.D.; died Feb. 17, 2014, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: daughter, Susette Elmendorf, Redlands, Calif.; 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Ferol was married to her husband, Donald Spaulding, a pastor,…

SPECHT — Henry David, Jr., 83; born Oct. 8, 1941, Loma Linda, California; died April 29, 2022, Portland, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Carol; son, Henry David, III; daughter, Karen (Specht) Kraus; sister, Dyone (Specht) Shelden.

SPEKKER — Norman Cecil, 80; born Feb. 26, 1938, Kendrick, Idaho; died April 17, 2018, Lewiston, Idaho. Surviving: wife, Stella Mae Spekker; son, Karl; and a grandchild.

The Lord gave us 46 wonderful years together. His last five years he battled with three…

SPENCER  — Racheal Lucille (Burcham), 79; born Feb. 9, 1942 Seattle, Washington; died Oct. 26, 2021 Mesa, Arizona. Surviving: spouse, Leonard; daughters, Barbara (Spencer) Frohne, Karen (Spencer) Roane and Teresa (Spencer) Greene; and 4 grandchildren.

SPENCER — Denny, 90; born March 18, 1927, Pocatello, Idaho; died March 28, 2017, Lebanon, Ore. Surviving: sons, Lonnie and Randy, both of Halsey, Ore.; daughters, Kathleen Haywood, Diana Hoflich and Joni Marie Dorsey, all of Halsey; 15 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.…

SPLAIN — Frederick Earl, 78; born July 27, 1944, Beaumont, Texas; died June 18, 2023, Medford, Oregon. Surviving: brother, Harold Splain; sister, Irma Keheley.

SPOMER — Charles "Chuck" Conrad, 75; born Nov. 11, 1941, Portland, Ore.; died Nov. 25, 2016, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: son, James Citrus Heights, Calif.; daughters, Brenda Baxter, Frisco, Texas; Kelly Krenzler, Milton-Freewater, Ore.; sister, Sandra Eichmann, Berthoud, Colo…