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Eastern State Hospital Cemetery #2
Medical Lake, Spokane County, Washington

This cemetery is on the Eastern Washington State Hospital Grounds, and permission to visit must be received at the main office as you come in. Volunteer Services will direct you if you cannot find it.

In the early days, burial records were not well kept. No plan was laid out to bury, or perhaps it was because different people handled the burials. They did not follow a well laid our plat map. Years of burials are scattered also into more than one area. I am only hoping I am correct in those middle dates. There are some in Cemetery #2 also who died earlier than 1942. The sure way to know is have the office look up the records and they will show you the burial spot, if you are a blood relative.

The burials in all of the cemeteries on Eastern State grounds are marked with a small cement marker with a number on them. No particular order of burial it seems in many cases, but they are all numbered well. Over the years these small markers became buried underground. This made it so that many no longer knew where the cemeteries were. Just a weed patch, hiding both headstones and cemeteries, after they discontinued using them for burials.

In the last years the Volunteer Services Department has worked at organizing volunteer groups to help with the project they had in mind, to restore the cemeteries. First it was the cleanup, then the lifting of each of the markers to ground level. Then a plan to see that the area is mowed regularly by the groundskeepers.

This second cemetery was completed and rededicated on Jun 13, 2003, except for the sign. They chose to use the dates 1942-1953 on the sign, however this does not really mean that all burials in this cemetery are within this date frame. It was just a guideline to go by, because only the records office knows the real dates, and I think the dates overlap into both cemeteries. The important part was to get them cleaned out, and this was named #2 because it was the second one they cleaned up and rededicated.

I noticed a section of this one that had a headstone earlier than 1942 in it. This area looks like it is possibly the place where they started the first burials, and it is set apart from the area near it down the hill, but no one knows. It was decided to make it all one cemetery with two sections.

If there is an asterisk, I have the photo of that stone, and found it in this cemetery. The other records were found in my research as I continued to read more cemeteries. I received no records from the staff at Eastern State Hospital. This also may mean there are errors in my work, so do not take it for absolute fact, without further research on your part. Any listed below, which have no asterisk, could be in Cemetery #1.

I visited this cemetery in July of 2002 and again Jun 13, 2003.

- Maggie Rail

Arci, Rosario, d. Jun 22, 1948 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH, s/o Salvatore & Filomena (Veteri) Arci
Baker, Richard L., d. May 04, 1953 ESH, age 63y, bur. ESH
Barkowski, Bruno, d. Sep 02, 1950 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH
Bauer, Frank, d. Apr 27, 1944 ESH, age 73y, bur. ESH, s/o Frank Bauer of Spokane, Wn
Bauer, Mrs. Matilda, d. Mar 13, 1944 ESH, age 35y, bur. ESH, left husband and mother in Yakima, Wn
Bednarz, Andrew, d. Jun 26, 1953 ESH, age 65y, bur. ESH
Berg, Walter, d. May 28, 1948 ESH, age 62y, bur. ESH, s/o Voc Bogaei & Francisca Budick
Berhrig, Henry, d. Feb 20, 1945 ESH, bur. ESH, left wife Helon, divorced
Bismark, Henry, d. Apr 19, 1946 ESH, age 93y, bur. ESH, s/o Henry and Berdeena (Maynery) Bismark
Bodie, John, d. Jan 26, l949 ESH, age 73y, bur. ESH, s/o Francis & Susan (Pitman) Bodie
Bonafede, Gus, d. May 27, 1945 ESH, age 66y, bur. ESH, left daughter Frances Bonafede
Bonsonello, Pasqualle, d. Feb 04, 1948 ESH, age 73y, bur. ESH, s/o Pasqualle & Rosa (Fiezaletto) Bonsonello
Borden, Dwight, d. Jun 02, 1948 ESH, age 37y, bur. ESH, s/o John & Carrie (Williams) Borden
Boyd, Philip, d. Nov 18, 1949 ESH, age 44y, bur. ESH, s/o Frank & Minnie Boyd
Brown, Mike, d. Nov 06, 1947 ESH, age 72y, bur. ESH, s/o John and Lizzie Bender. (sic.)
Camenzind, Casper, d. May 02, 1949 ESH, age 66y, bur. ESH, s/o Babs & Maggie (Miller) Camenzind
Campbell, Forest, d. Dec 15, 1946 ESH, age 48y, bur. ESH
Cavanaugh, Edward, d. Jan 20, 1943 ESH, bur. ESH
Cendo, Andrew, d. Aug 15, 1950 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH
Chase, Helen, d. Mar 03, 1953 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH, d/o Sam & Malvina (Cromp) Allard
Clark, Pierce, d. Jul 04, 1946, death cert #327, bur. ESH
Connors, Edward, d. Oct 03, 1948 ESH, age 86y, bur. ESH, s/o Michael Janie Connors
Cozlinski, Michael, d. Dec 17, 1947 ESH, age 65y, bur. ESH
Curley, Jack, d. Sep 13, 1951 ESH, age 77y, bur. ESH
Cvijorick, Annie, d. Aug 30, 1948 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH
Daily, Stephen, d. Nov 10, 1957 ESH, age 81y, bur. St. Anne's Cemetery, brother-of Mrs. Maggie Wright
Dandoy, Wm. F., d. Jan 20, 1948 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH
Davidson, Chas., d. Apr 19, 1946 ESH, age 93y, bur. ESH, s/o Ezra Davidson and an Indian
Del Maestro, Robt., d. Oct 20, 1952 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH, s/o Rancer? & Parmeter (Rosse) Del Maestro
Dilly, F. A. V., d. Oct 24, 1948 ESH, age 53y, bur. ESH, s/o Anton Dilly
Dolan, Wm. W., d. Mar 21, 1949 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH, s/o John & Margaret (Mongon) Dolan
Drake, Geo., d. Jul 23, 1945 ESH, age 79y, bur. ESH
Dunn, James, d. Oct 15, 1948 ESH, age 74y, bur. ESH, s/o Thomas & Sarah (Shed) Dunn
Dunn, Mike, d. Sep 25, 1948 ESH, age 81y, bur. ESH
Ells, Pricilla Miriam, b. Apr 29, 1865, d. Aug 25, 1915, Not Forgotten #480 *
Fallon, Frank, d. Dec 11, 1950 ESH, age 83y, bur. ESH
Frankovich, Michael, d. Oct 22, 1949 ESH, age 79y, bur. ESH, s/o John & Katie Frankovich
Freeman, Leo Patrick, d. Apr 07, 1949 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH, brother of F.A. Freeman
Frost, Fletcher, d. Nov 11, 1948 ESH, age 62y, bur. ESH
Ganva, Manuel, d. Nov 19, 1949 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, s/o Jose & Antonia Ganva
Gibbs, James, d. Aug 18, 1952 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH
Grebner, August, d. Feb 24, 1949 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH
Greer, Julia, d. Oct 13, 1950 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, d/o Michael & Rose Martin Whalen
Grillo, Rosa (Antonio), d. Apr 03, 1950 ESH, age 77y, bur. ESH, dau. of Saverio Behillano and Maria (Olivete)
Gruber, Andrew, d. Nov 29, 1948 ESH, age 82y, bur. ESH
Gullicksen, Isaac, d. Sep 06, 1946 ESH, age 78y, bur. ESH
Hague, Charles, d. Nov 24, 1949 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH
Haight, Harlan, d. Jan 21, 1949 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH, s/o F. H. & Hattie (Hoyt) King. (sic.)
Hanley, Thomas, d. Aug 30, 1946 ESH, age 80y, bur. ESH, s/o John and Julia (Burke) Hanley
Hennelly, David, d. Apr 10, 1949 ESH, age 65y, bur. ESH, s/o John & Mary (Farragher) Hennely
Higgins, James, d. Jun 26, 1946 ESH, age 71y, bur. ESH
Hill, John Wilson, b. Feb 20, 1863 in WV, d. May 23, 1953 ESH
Hills, John, d. Mar 13, 1947 ESH, age 55y, bur. ESH
Horak, Frank, d. Feb 20, 1949 ESH, age 45y, bur. ESH, left sister, Mrs. M. Slaby
Hubon, Jacob, d. Dec 04, 1943 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH
Jakubowski, John, d. Aug 18, 1952 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, s/o Stanley & Klara (Trinsissewska) Jakubowski
Jarvis, Denis, d. Nov 21, 1948 ESH, age 90y, bur. ESH, left son Jim
Johnson, Franz, d. Oct 22, 1951 ESH, age 66y, bur. ESH, s/o John Nelson & Liza Anderson
Johnston, Elizabeth, d. Mar 17, 1947 ESH, age 71y, bur. ESH, left nieces and cousins
Jones, Geo., d. Mar 19, 1949 ESH, age 71y, bur. ESH, s/o Fred J. & Maggie Jones
Juell, Alfred, d. Aug 07, 1946 ESH, age 40y, bur. ESH, s/o S. and Alice Juell
Julian, Peter, b. Switzerland, d. Sep 15, 1956 ESH, Medical Lake, Wn., was a blacksmith
Kane, Phillip, d. Oct 29, 1947 ESH, age 80y, bur. ESH, s/o Michael and Mary (Mulcahy) Kane, left son Phillip Kane Jr
Katsaptes, Ralph, d. Jan 27, 1947 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH
Keegan, Murt, d. Mar 25, 1947 ESH, age 72y, bur. ESH
Kelly, Robt. Earl, d. Jun 03, 1948 ESH, age 64y, bur. ESH, s/o Patrick & Anna (Brown) Kelly
Kennedy, Eugene, d. Feb 08, 1951 ESH, age 62y, bur. ESH
Kominski, Clarence S., d. May 29, 1951 ESH, age 35y, bur. ESH, s/o George Kominski
Konessi, Joe, d. Feb 02, 1945 ESH, age 73y, bur. ESH, s/o John and Mary (Petressko) Konessi
Kruger, Carl, d. Dec 04, 1948 ESH, age 86y, bur. ESH
Latour, George, d. Dec 04, 1946 ESH, age 65y, bur. ESH, left an aunt In Duluth, Minn
Lilly, Mary, d. Oct 06, 1952 ESH, age 65y, bur. ESH, d/o Joseph & Theresa Kostek
Long, Elizabeth, d. Oct 15, 1943 ESH, bur. ESH
Lundy, Chas., d. Jun 14, 1944 ESH, age 42y, bur. ESH
Maganas, Victor, d. Sep 25, 1947 ESH, age 43y, bur. ESH, s/o Joseph and Guadalupe Maganas
Manning, Thomas, d. Sep 17, 1944 ESH, age 44y, bur. ESH, s/o John Manning, Agnes McCabe
Martini, Joseph, d. Jan 12, 1951 ESH, age 71y, bur. ESH
Matezak, George, d. Mar 02, 1950 ESH, age 75y, bur. ESH, s/o George & Mary Matezak
Mathes, Paul, d. Aug 19, 1948 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH, Body removed, s/o Paul Mathes
McAtee, Helen, d. Sep 26, l948 ESH, age 64y, bur. ESH, d/o Thomas & Kate McAtee
McCoy, Thomas, d. Dec 17, 1951 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH
McGory, Edw., d. May 11, 1950 ESH, age 76y, bur. ESH, Mrs. Sabo of Bozeman, Mont. a niece
Metz, Frank, d. Jun 02, 1951 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH
Micken, Wm., d. Jul 02, 1946 ESH, age 72y, bur. ESH, s/o Mike and Ann Micken
Mijokovich, Jarko, d. Jan 02, 1951 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, son? of Mitar and Manda (Joekick) Mijokovich
Miller, Joseph, d. ESH 18 Sep 1950 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH, s/o Simon & Johanna Miller
Mohler, John, b. Austria 17 Oct 1882 ESH, d. ESH 18 Apr 1956, Ball&Dodd FH, B1-16, #19, Sec.1 former resident of Clarkston, Wash
Mola, Peter, d. 23 Apr, 1953 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH
Moore, Anna A. (O'Neil), d. ESH ESH, 28 Jun 1953, age 68y, bur. Fairmont Cemetery, Spokane, Wn., sons Harris & Hugh O'Neil, brother Chris Nelson
Moran, Tom, d. Oct 29, 1951 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, s/o Wm. Moran
Morrissey, Jim, d. Oct 07, 1951 ESH, age 84y, bur. ESH
Morrow, Oliver, d. Apr 09, 1946 ESH, age 98y, bur. ESH
Murphy, Michael, d. Dec 26, 1951 ESH, age 63y, bur. ESH, s/o Michael and Mary (Hummell) Murphy
Musselman, Henry, d. Mar 02, 1948 ESH, age 79y, bur. ESH, s/o Henry and Barbara Musselman
Myers, Jessie, d. Mar 02, 1950 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH
Nels, Frank, d. Mar 31, 1950 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH, s/o Jacob & Neza Nels
Nelson, George, d. Nov 16, l943 ESH, bur. ESH
Nelson, Patrick, d. Jul 19, 1946 ESH, age 61y, bur. ESH
Noiske, Joseph, d. Mar 30, 1948 ESH, age 75y, bur. ESH, s/o Peter and Anna Noisko
Novak, Frank, d. Apr 26, 1950 ESH, age 74y, bur. ESH
Otterbein, Albert, d. Jun 24, 1948 ESH, age 63y, bur. ESH, sisters, Mrs.Martha Hinges, Ms.Lucy Mankey
Parker, Harvey, d. Nov 11, 1952 ESH, age 58y, bur. ESH
Parker, Wm., d. Aug 01, 1945 ESH, age 74y, bur. ESH, s/o Augustus and Mary (Deinnurel) Parker
Parsich, Martin, d. Sep 10, 1949 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH, brother of Mike & John Parsich
Petch, Reuben Robinson, d. May 15, 1952 ESH, age 81y, bur. Eastern State Hospital
Phelps, Frank, d. May 04, 1943 ESH, bur. ESH
Pompeii, Dominic, d. May 29, l944 ESH, age 68y, bur. ESH s/o Telesporoa Maria Pompeii
Putnam, Fred, d. May 20, 1945 ESH, age 57y, bur. ESH, left daughter Frances L. Smith
Ramos, Frederico, d. Jun 07, 1951 ESH, age 54y, bur. ESH
Ready, Wm., d. Feb 28, 1944 ESH, bur. ESH
Reis, Peter, d. Dec 26, 1944 ESH, age 84y, bur. ESH
Richman, Michael, d. Jul 09, 1949 ESH, age 78y, bur. ESH
Riley, Edw., d. Nov 16, 1950 ESH, age 76y, bur. ESH, s/o James & Betty Riley
Ritke, Michael, d. Jul 03, 1949 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH
Roderick, Louis, d. Mar 15, 1947 ESH, age 63y, bur. ESH
Romeo, Mastro, d. 22 Aug 22, 1951 ESH, age 83y, bur. ESH
Rossi, John, d. Apr 10, 1952 ESH, age 72y, bur. ESH
Ruzich, John, d. Jun 30, 1950 ESH, age 70y, bur. ESH
Savage, Jack, d. Aug 27, l944 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH
Sayen, Carmen, d. Jan 31, 1947 ESH, age 78y, bur. ESH
Scheid, Frank, d. Feb 23, 1948 ESH, age 87y, bur. ESH, left daughters Hedwig Smith & Theresa Horton
Sexton, William, d. Feb 18, 1948 ESH, age 79y, bur. ESH, s/o Geo. and Anna Purcell (Murphy) Sexton
Shanoske, Mike, d. Nov 19, 1943 ESH, age 60y, bur. ESH
Skagerberg, Gust Frederick, d. 1948 Medical Lake WA, bur. ESH #355
Smith, Minnie, d. Jun 19, 1952 ESH, age 69y, bur. ESH, d/o Izzie & Annie (Springarn) Smith
Steele, John A., d. Jan 09, 1951 ESH, age 62y, bur. ESH
Stergulic, Anthony, d. Apr 03, 1944 ESH, age 79y, bur. ESH
Stevens, Milan, d. Oct 02, 1944 ESH, age 62y, bur. ESH, mother, Marie Stevens
Sturdivant, Riley, d. Apr 20, 1944 ESH, age 64y, bur. ESH
Thode, Magdaline Wilhelmina (Sell) 'Lena' b. Nov 09, 1884 MN, d. Aug 24, 1947 Medical Lake WA, bur. ESH #313 *
Tossalai, Paul, d. Jul 17, 1943 ESH, age 86y, bur. ESH
Travers, Anna, d. Feb 09, 1945 ESH, age 71y, bur. ESH
Tuller, Martin Wm., d. Apr 17, 1950 ESH, age 69y, body sent to Univ of Wash. Med. School, s/o Wm. Martin & Rachael (Welsch) Tuller
Twaha, Lizzie Page, d. 6-8-1946 ESH, DC #287, d/o James S. & Sarah McLaughlin Lemon, sister Anna
Usher, Arthur, d. Mar 08, 1953 ESH, age 52y, bur. ESH, s/o Everett L. & Hattie Usher
Vergal, Michael, d. Oct 14, 1949 ESH, age 74y, bur. ESH, half brother of Magda Vergal
Vergin, Emil, d. Aug 20, 1948 ESH, age 72y, bur. ESH, s/o John Vergin
Vesdick, Lozo, d. May 21, 1953 ESH, age 77y, bur. ESH
Walsh, LeRoy, d. May 02, 1945 ESH, age 32y, bur. ESH, s/o Mrs. Joseph Walsh
Wiley, Mike (Milovan Valovich) d. Jun 20, 1953 ESH, age 70y, bur. Eastern State Hospital Cemetery
Wilson, Fred, d. May 09, 1948 ESH, age 89y, bur. ESH, left widow Anna E. Curtis (sic)
Wilson, Geo. S., d. Dec 08, 1945 ESH, age 67y, bur. ESH, s/o Hannah Smart
Wolvin, Fred, b. 1865, d. 1931, bur. ESH *
Yeakel, John, d. Sep 03, 1950 ESH, age 75y, bur. ESH