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Frieda Hester

HESTER, Frieda, L.
Passed away unexpectedly November 17, 2009. Frieda was born in Drake, Saskatchewan Canada August 8, 1916 to Robert and Adele McGee. The family moved to Spokane where Frieda was raised, graduating from Rogers High School in 1933. She moved to Seattle after graduation and it was here that she met and married Ken Hester. They moved to Spokane to raise their family and in 1954 they purchased Northwest Seed and Pet, running it together until retiring in 1979. Upon retiring, the couple moved to Winthrop, WA. She and Ken loved having the family come for visits, entertaining them with raft rides down the Chewach River in the summer and snowmobiling the wide open ranges in the winter. When her husband passed away in 1989, Frieda moved back to Spokane to be closer to family. At the time of her passing, Frieda was residing at Brighton Court Retirement Home. Always active, Frieda enjoyed gardening, card playing and dancing. Frieda along with her long time dance partner, "Doc" Detmer, could be seen around town two or three times a week at all the different dance events. Frieda is survived by her two sisters, Ethol Palmer, Salt Lake City, UT., Ellen Cougill, Eugene, OR., two sons, Ken (Deborah) and Steve Hester (Nancy), Grandchildren Jon Hester (Shannon) and Kirstin Peterson, great grandchildren Jory Zettle, Jack Peterson and Isabella Hester. At Frieda's request no memorial service will be held. please send any memorial contributions to one of her favorite organizations, the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.
--The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, November 21, 2009 Page 29

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