Obituary: Lust, Lucille
The memorial service will be at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax on May 9 at 11 a.m.. Burial will be in the Endicott Cemetery in Endicott, Wash. A luncheon will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott after the burial ceremony.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Providence St. Mary Medical Center Foundation or to the Endicott Cemetery in Endicott.
Lucille was born in Solem Township, Minn., on Sept. 15, 1918, to John S. and Lena Benson.
She was the youngest of nine children and all have preceded her in death.
Lucille graduated from Kensington High School and was valedictorian of her graduating class.
She then received a scholarship to obtain her cosmetology degree in Minneapolis, Minn., where she worked for two more years.
At his invitation, she then moved to Kellogg, Idaho, to be near her brother, Sherman, and his wife Gladys and their family.
While in Kellogg, she met and married her first husband, Patrick Edward Poffenroth, and they had two children, Dennis and Pam.
After her children were born, Lucille retired from cosmetology and became a stay-at-home mother.
She loved attending her children’s games and activities and never missed a one.
Lucille was very active in the Kellogg community including her membership in the Episcopal Church, Pinehurst Golf Club, and the Republican Party.
She loved to play golf and sing in the church choir.
Lucille also enjoyed spending time with friends and family and cooking delicious meals and desserts.
Many wonderful years were celebrated at the family lake cottage on Coeur d’Alene Lake.
After Pat’s death in 1961, Lucille met Herman “Spot” Lust at a Poffenroth Family Reunion in Spokane.
They were married Aug. 20, 1966, in Kellogg, Idaho.
Spot and Lucille then moved to Colfax, where they lived until they moved to Riverview Retirement Home in Spokane.
When Spot died on May 14, 1999, Lucille moved to a retirement home in Walla Walla to be closer to family, and she resided there for the last 15 years.
Lucille is survived by her son, Dennis of Walla Walla; her daughter, Pam of Portland; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
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