Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 at ValleyPoint Church, 714 S Pines Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206.
Phanetta was born July 12, 1915 in Ellis, Kansas to Ralph and Edith Bassler. She worked at San Bernardino Valley College from 1956 until she retired in 1980. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family. She was a member of ValleyPoint Church.
She is survived by her son James Nowka and wife Shirley of Spokane, Wa; grandson Shane Nowka and wife Billi Jo of Sandy, Or and great-grandsons Luke and Slayter; grandson Trevor Nowka and wife Vanessa, of Portland, Or and great- grandson Easton; granddaughter Sherry Bakken and husband Steven, of Davenport, Wa and great-grandsons Taylor and Liam.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Edith Bassler; her husband Rowland Nowka; her two sisters, Gail Jones and Delma Morris.