IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Cecelia

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May 26, 2022

Obituary

Cecelia A. Dober, 97 of Pullman, WA passed away May 26, 2022 at Pullman Regional Hospital.  Cecelia was born November 27, 1924 in Colton, WA to Fidel & Agatha (Moser) Frei.  She attended Bald Butte County School until it consolidated to Colton School in 1934.  She attended Guardian Angel School and Colton High School, graduating in 1943.  Cecelia met Bill Dober while his family was harvesting for her dad on Bald Butte and they married on September 24, 1946.  They moved to the Pullman farm where she spent her entire life raising the family.  She worked for a time at Hinrichs Egg Plant, Trent's Grocery and Linda's Beauty Shop.  They loved attending car shows with their many convertibles, traveling with friends from the CB Radio Club and Seaport Good Sam's Club.  Cecelia belonged to the ladies Midway Club since 1948, played the accordion in a dance band with her sister and two brothers.  They rode thousands of miles on their Harley Davidson.  Cecelia and Bill helped to start the Palouse Hills CB'ers radio club.  They attended the International Accordion Festival in Canada.  Following Bill's death in 1993, Cecelia cruised with her sisters to Alaska, Mexico and the Caribbean.  She went on tours to Branson, Tennessee and California, the highlight of her travels was a trip with family to Switzerland, her father's homeland.   Cecelia was a member of the Thrifty Grandmothers, the Whitman Hospital Axillary, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  She also attended the Albion Community Church.  Cecelia was known as Cis all of her life. Through the years crocheted over 300 afghans, lap robes and shoulder wraps for family, friends, residents at area care facilities, hospice patients and other homebound neighbors.  Cecelia is survived by her son Rick Dober, and daughter Julie (Bob) Hawley of Pullman; her grandchildren Shauna (Matt) Hammer of Colfax WA; Anna (Dave) Germer of Moscow ID; Cathy (Josh) Boardman of Clarkston, WA; Jon Hawley of Pullman WA; four great grandchildren Gracie, Gavin, Cyman & Brice; sister-in-law Esther Frei of Clarkston WA and numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to her husband Bill, Cecelia was preceded in death by her five brothers and four sisters.  Grief never ends, but it changes.  It's a passage, not a place to stay.  Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith.  It's just the price of Love!  The memorial service will be held at the Albion Community Church on  June 25 th 2022 at 10:00 AM.  Cecelia will be laid to rest at St. Gall Catholic Cemetery by family at a later date.  Corbeill Funeral Home of Pullman, WA has been entrusted with arrangements.  Online condolences may be sent to www.corbeillfuneralhomes.com

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