Robert “Bruce” O’Brien

Robert “Bruce” O’Brien, 73, died at his home in Ritzville on Jan. 5. Bruce was born in Longview on March 30, 1942. He was a 1960 graduate from Shadle Park High School in Spokane.

After graduation he worked at the Garland Bakery until he moved to Ritzville to work at his parent’s business, O’B’s Café, which he would later own and operate. He opened a second O’B’s in Odessa in 1975.

In 1977 he moved to the Colville area to operate Old King Cole’s Restaurant. He remained in the Colville area until he returned to Ritzville in 2008.

Bruce was a kind man who enjoyed being around his family and frien...