She also enjoyed volunteering at Pinewood Nursing Home, Providence Mount Carmel Hospital and the Stevens County Historical Society Museum. She taught first grade catechism for 10 years and was active in many church activities. Her kids remember her as pure fun to be around as long as you followed the rules! She loved her family without end, created wonderful memories whenever possible enjoyed spending summer at the Lake Thomas cabin. Lorraine loved her role as a mother and having the opportunity to watch her kids grow. Jack preceded her in death on May 26, 2010. They spent late winter months in Arizona and California always returning to Colville in the spring. Their travels took them to Alaska, the Northwest Territory, Florida and all states in between.

Lorraine and Jack retired in 1988 and began traveling in their 5th wheel. She also supported Jack in the operation of their business, Colville Monument Works, doing bookwork, cleaning grave markers and assisting in their delivery. Lorraine then quit working at DSHS so that she could focus her attention into the home and raise her family. On September 9, 1951, she married John “Jack” Citkovich and they began a family. Lorraine graduated from Colville High School in 1946 and immediately began working for the Department of Social and Health Services. Lorraine was raised in the South Basin area near Colville where she also attended the Basin Country School for eight years. 21, 1928 in Colville, WA the daughter of William Franklin and Nancy Ann (Shelton) Noah. Lorraine Ellen Citkovich, age 91, a lifetime resident of Colville, WA passed away on Appeacefully at her Colville home. Published in The Statesman Examiner from Apr. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. In Coe's words, 'they are a no-kill shelter, and they do amazing work while depending entirely on donations.' Memorial gifts may be made to the Colville Valley Animal Sanctuary, 501 Old Arden Hwy. Gifford and Craig (Dorothy) Gifford, both in California, and her older brother, Robert, in Victoria, BC, as well as Robert's children Anna, Eva, and Jonas, all in Canada. She was generous, tenacious, a romantic at heart, and a true Onion-Creeker, having lived on Bodie Mountain for over 40 years.Īt Coe's request, most of her ashes were spread around her beloved forest sanctuary, and some were scattered from the Cliffs of Dover in Great Britain, high above the crashing ocean surf.Ĭoe was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her younger siblings, James D. Others would add that she was a loyal friend, a lover of cats and books and medieval English history, optimistic, witty, passionately earnest about things that mattered to her yet never taking herself too seriously. Her brother, Robert, Jr., described Coe as an extremely independent and strong person.folk singer, Vietnam war activist, pioneer woman, Seattle shipyard welder, jewelry maker, librarian, skilled quilter, conservationist, and dedicated hermit. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her. Gifford, the second oldest of four siblings. She was born in Sacramento, CA, on November 29, 1949, to Robert D. Gifford lost her two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer and slipped into eternity on October 22, 2019.

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