view Coeur d'Alene, I Idaho Tuesday, March 3, 1998 Page D5 Wash. Chronicle Obituaries Louis Wakefield Endicott, Wash. Service for Louis L. Wakefield, 85, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott.
Burial will follow at the Endicott Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wakefield, who was born in Endicott, died Friday. He graduated in 1930 from Endicott High School and received a degree in 1934 from Washington State University.
In 1936 he married Selma Kjontvedt in Yakima: Mr. Wakefield worked as a civil engineer with the Soil Conservation Service in Athena, Ellensburg, Moscow, Idaho, and Clarkston, before returning to the family farm near Endicott in 1950. He retired in 1977. He helped design, construct and display 14 Endicott community floats for Spokane's Lilac Parade. He was past president of the Endicott Education Association, served on the board of directors of the Bank of Endicott, Wheat Growers of Endicott and Whitman Hospital and Medical Center, where he served for 25 years and was president from 1974 to 1980.
Mr. Wakefield was also a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Cougar Club and Endicott Gun Club. He was Conservation Farmer of the Year in 1954. His wife preceded him in death. Survivors include daughters, Diane Wakefield of Pittsburgh and Doris Roots of Big Timber, a son, Hugh Wakefield of Endicott; a brother, Victor Wakefield of Spokane; four grandsons and three stepgreatgrandchildren.
Edward Boyce Spokane Service for Edward M. 'Ed' Boyce, 85, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Pines Cemetery. Mr.
Boyce, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Saturday. He was a flight instructor and taught many pilots during World War II. Mr. Boyce was the co-owner of Thrifty Mobile Home for several years. He was a member of the Spokane Valley United Methodist Church, the Oriental Masonic Lodge 74, the Scottish Rite Bodies, the El Katif Shrine, the El Katif Shrine Chanters, the South Spokane Shrine Club, the Royal Order of Jesters Court 65, White Rose Chapter 230 of the Order of Eastern Star, and the Manito Golf and Country Club.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Margaret; two daughters, Barbara Kreitzer of Portland and Peggy Watson of Redmond, a brother, Fred Boyce of Spokane; a sister, Hazel Erdman of Spokane; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children or the Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders. Karl 'Larry' Eich Lacey, Wash. Service for Karl L. "Larry" Eich, 70, was Monday at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash.
Burial followed at Garfield (Wash.) Cemetery. Mr. Eich, who was born in New Brunswick, N.J., died Thursday. He served two years in the Army during the Korean War. Mr.
Eich moved to Garfield in 1949 and began a dry cleaning business. He was also a rural mail carrier for several years. In 1950 he rried Arlene Trimble in Garfield, and they made their home there until 1964, when they moved to Clarkston, Wash. After one year, they moved to East Wenatchee, where he managed the Western Auto store until 1973. They then moved to Seattle, where he managed the auto and sporting goods departments at a Kmart until his retirement in 1990.
Mr. and Mrs. Eich then moved to Lacey. Survivors include his wife; a son, Dan Eich of Olympia; two daughters, Bevra Maybee of Sedona, and Karla Alvord of Marysville, a sister, Evelyn Brown of Sprague, and a grandson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Garfield-Farmington Emergency Medical Services or to the American Heart Association.
Mary Morse Spokane Service for Mary E. Morse, 48, is planned for 1 p.m., Wednesday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Born in Odessa, Mrs. Morse died Thursday.
She graduated from Odessa High School and moved to Spokane about 30 years ago. Mrs. Morse worked at Jensen Byrd Company and Skaggs Automotive. In 1977 she married Richard Morse. She was a member of Manito Golf and Country Club, was a district chairperson for American Heart Association and was a volunteer for March of Dimes.
Survivors include her husband; a stepson, James Morse of Indian Wells, and a brother, Robert Carr of Spokane. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Esther Morton Spokane Memorial service for Esther M. Morton, 94, is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Central Lutheran Church. Private inurnment will follow.
Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Morton, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Friday. She graduated from North Central High School and worked as an office manager for Western Drug Supply for 16 years. She retired in 1972.
Her husband of 38 years, Ralph Morton, died in 1966. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Morton of Spokane. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Humane Society. James Snider Spokane Funeral Mass for James Joseph Snider, 65, was Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church.
Burial followed at Fairmount Memorial Park. Mr. Snider, a 45-year Spokane resident, died Friday. He was born in Hot Springs, S.D., and graduated I in 1950 from Grandview (Wash.) High School. Mr.
Snider served in the Marine Corps from 1952 to 1960 as a Staff Sergeant. In 1954 he married Clarice Blair in Spokane and in 1964 graduated from Eastern Washington University with a dual degree in humanity and social work. Mr. Snider was employed with Spokane County Health and Social Services as a planner until his retirement in 1996. He was a 20-year member of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Susan Stewart of Spokane, Jeannine Cannon-Mason of Greenacres and Sharlene Bressler of Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Marge McGhan of Grandview, and 10 grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Poor Clare Nuns. Lois Ira Spokane Private incryptment for Lois A. Ira, 87, was held at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. At her request, no service will be held.
Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ira, who died Friday, was a 28-year resident of Spokane. She was born in Ellensburg, and worked as a clerk and typist for many years. Mrs.
Ira worked several years at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. She volunteered with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline Ferrell- -Fleury of Sea Tac, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Patient Care of Spokane County. Joyce Johnson Spokane No service will be held for Joyce M.
Johnson, 66, at her request. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Johnson, who was born in Fort Benton, died Saturday. She moved to Spangle, as a child and graduated from Spangle High School.
Mrs. Johnson moved to Spokane after graduation and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Russell; a brother, Gaylord Mitzner of Chewelah, and a stepbrother, James Betteridge of Colville, Wash. "When my time comes, 9 want things simple." James Hill Spokane Memorial service for James H. 'Jim' Hill, 68, will be at 3 p.m.
today at Heritage Funeral Home. Mr. Hill, who was born in Coeur d'Alene, died Saturday. He graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School and in 1951 received his degree in hotel administration from Washington State University. In 1951 he married Betty Cauvel in Spokane, and he served in the Navy during the Korean War.
Mr. Hill returned to Spokane and worked for the Desert Caravan Inn in its accounting department. Then, in 1955, he left the hotel to become the first manager of the Davenport Hotel's Matador Restaurant when it first opened. The next year he returned to Coeur d'Alene to manage the Desert Hotel, once run by his father. He returned to Spokane in 1958 to manage the Manito Golf and Country Club and in 1959 went back to the Desert chain as manager of the Spokane Desert Hotel.
He became manager of the Caravan Inn in 1960. In 1961 Mr. Hill resigned and became the general manager of the Catamaran Motor Hotel in Mission Beach, San Diego. An association with Hyatt Hotels in California began in 1964, and he was named general manager of the City of Commerce Hyatt House Hotel in Los Angeles in 1966 before joining Hyatt International in 1970. He then was posted in Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Tehran, Iran where he later started his own management company and lived in Spain, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
In 1989 a visit to Spokane led to the discovery that the Davenport Hotel was for sale, and his interest and efforts led to the acquisition of the Hotel by its present owners. He and his wife moved back to Spokane in 1991 and have owned and operated Hill's Someplace Else restaurant for the past four years. Survivors include his wife and two sons, Steven and David Hill, both of Spokane. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane. Larry Pyeatt Deer Park Visitation for Larry A.
Pyeatt, 52, will be from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. today at Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park. Service will follow at 2 p.m. at the Open Door Congregational Church in Deer Park.
Mr. Pyeatt, who was born in Spokane, died Friday. He graduated in 1964 from Riverside (Wash.) High School and worked as a journeyman meat cutter for 25 years with Hygrade and I Bonanza Meats in Spokane. For the past six years he worked for Owl Fencing in Clayton, Wash. Survivors include his companion, Betty Franz of Deer Park; seven children, Osa, Layna, Kylene, Cordon, Kayla, Dana and Jason; his father and stepmother, Avery and Ellen Pyeatt of Gifford, a brother, Jerry Pyeatt of Deer Park; and nine grandchildren.
Gifford, a brother, Jerry Pyeatt of Deer Park; and nine grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Virginia McCallister Spokane Service for Virginia McCallister, 83, will be at 11 a.m. today at the Pines Cemetery Mausoleum. Burial will follow.
Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McCallister, who died Friday, was born in Salt Lake City. She graduated from high school in Salt Lake City and in 1941 married Gola McCallister there. They moved to Spokane in 1958 from Coeur d'Alene.
Mrs. McCallister was a homemaker and was a member of the Homemakers Club. Her husband died in 1976. Survivors include three daughters, JoAnn Smith and Barbara Winkle, both of Spokane, and Marilyn Brockman of Federal Way, a sister, Marjorie Wheeler of Salem, Utah; five grandchildren and four great Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Care Center.
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He is a junior at Colville Senior High School. Four Spokane residents recently graduated from military training at Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Army Reserve Pfc. Patrick Skelton graduated from One Station Unit Training. He is the son of Eric and Sharon Skelton of Spokane and is a 1997 Ferris High School graduate. Army Pvt.
Katherine Brauer, daughter of Michael and Roberta Brauer, Spokane, graduated from basic military training at Fort Wood. Army National Guard Pvt. Christopher Mattingly, son of Sam Mattingly, Spokane, graduated basic military training. Army Pvt. Paul son of Delores and Steven Neill of Spokane, graduated from basic military training.
Allen graduated in 1997 from University High School and Spokane Community College. Five Spokane-area students majoring in music at Eastern Washington University have received scholarships for the 1997-98 academic year: Births Holy Family Rebecca Lynn Myers To Heather and Ryan Myers of Spokane. She weighed 6 lb. 11 oz. and was inches long (Feb.
15). Parker Eugene Noordam To Sarah and Gerald Noordam of Coeur d'Alene. He weighed 6 lb. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long (Feb.
25). Cooper DelRay Scott To Laurie and Joshua Scott of Spokane. He weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. and was inches long (Feb.
26). Larissa Rose Caldeira To Larenda and Nathan Caldeira of Spokane. She weighed 6 lb. 4 oz. and was inches long (Feb.
26). Mary Lucille Smith To Rebecca and Dean Smith of Spokane. She weighed 7 lb. 3 oz. and was inches long (Feb.
26). Megan Marie Sleeman To Dianne and Herold Sleeman of Spokane. She weighed 8 lb. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long (Feb.
27). Mount Carmel Hospital Hood To Laura and Jon Hood of Inchelium, Wash. (Feb. 26). Steinbaugh To Bree Steinbaugh of Northport, Wash.
(March 1). Jenkins To Rachel and Sam Jenkins of Republic, Wash. (Feb. 27). Ballard To Kimberly and Robert Ballard of Colville, Wash.
(Dec. 30). Calendar Today The Spirit of St. Patrick Irish Party sponsored by Catholic Charities, Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Affair at the Falls, formerly Salty's Restaurant, 510 N. Lincoln cost: $25 per person, proceeds benefit the programs of Catholic Charities; call 358-4254 for reservation before today.
Gonzaga University's 22nd Annual Flannery Lecture Monika Hellwig to speak on "The Catholic Intellectual and Cultural Tradition in Higher today, 8 p.m, Spokane Room of COG, Gonzaga University, free and open to the public. Corbin Art Center Classes Today: Jewelry wearable art for ages 7-13, p.m., cost: $14; call 625-6200 to preregister. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Today, Argonne Library, p.m. call 926-4334 for information. Upcoming Corbin Art Center Classes Wednesday: Hand Coloring black and white prints, p.m.; cost: $9.
Saturday: Acrylic and Collage Workshop with Rise Parberry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; cost: $49. Painting Flowers in watercolor with Emma Randolph, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; cost: $25. Call 625-6200 to preregister. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Wednesday, Valley Library, 4-7 p.m., 926-6283, Saturday, Otis Orchards Library, 3-5 p.m., 921-1500; North Spokane Achievements Smith earns Award Christa Gray, Veradale, received a $1,500 Charles P. Lund Scholarship.
Gray, a sophom*ore at EWU, sings in the chamber, symphonic and Collegians choirs. She is the daughter of Darrell and Carol Klein, Spokane, and a 1996 graduate of Central Valley High School. Lisa Sousa, an EWU graduate student, received an $800 Woodrow Van Fredenberg Scholarship for music majors who place an emphasis on woodwind instruments. Sousa, daughter of Ruth Lenke, Spokane, is a 1988 graduate of Central Valley High school. Heidi Cutler, Nine Mile Falls, also received an $800 Woodrow Van Fredenberg Scholarship.
Cutler is a member of EWU's wind ensemble and marching band. She is the daughter of Kit and Debora Cutler and a 1995 graduate son of Lakeside High School. Laurie Watkins, Spokane, received a $250 Charles P. Lund Scholarship. Watkins is the daughter of Lester Givens and Lauren McKay of Spokane.
Andrea Sinclair, Veradale, received a $700 Charles P. Lund Scholarship. Sinclair, majoring in vocal performance, is a member of the Spokane Symphony Chorale and EWU's Collegians jazz group. She is the daughter of George and Zdenka Sinclair and a 1994 graduate of Central Valley High School. a Compiled by Lori Derryberry.
To tell us about your achievements and good deeds, write to Achievements, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210, or 608 Northwest Suite 200, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814. Deaconess Grant Paul Kuntz To Shelly and Jeff Kuntz of Spokane. He weighed 8 lb. 7 oz.
and was 21 inches long (March 1). Jorden Corinna Sanders To Beth Herrick and Dan Sanders of Spokane. She weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long (March 1).
Shyanne Latryce Jackson To Athena Lopez and Eric Jackson of Spokane. She weighed 6 lb. 7 oz. and was 19 inches long (March Kristen Taylor Frafjord To Janene and Dean Frafjord of Spokane. She weighed 7 lb.
7 oz. and was 20 inches long (March 1). Caitlyn Jean Aune To Patricia and Jay Aune of Sprague, Wash. She weighed 9 lb. 10 oz.
and was inches long (Feb. 28). Samantha Lea Johnson To Kelly and Carmen Johnson of Spokane. She weighed 8 lb. oz.
and was 19 inches long (March 1). Haley Nichole McCarthy To Shari and Patrick McCarthy of Nine Mile Falls. She weighed 5 lb. 5 oz. and was inches long (March 1).
Karl Michael Rehrmann To Paula and Norman Rehrmann of Post Falls. He weighed 8 lb. 1 oz. and was 20 inches long (Feb. 28).
Sacred Heart Marshall Aaron Monzingo To Candis and Darrel Monzingo of Spokane. He weighed 9 lb. 6 oz. and was inches long (March 1). Valley Hospital and Medical Center Caitlyn Rose Larson To Kelly Stanley and Dean Larson of Spokane.
She weighed 9 lb. oz. and was 22 inches long (Feb. 28). Library, 5-7 p.m, call 467-5250 for information.
Geology Lecture Series "Search for Life in the Universe" free and open to public, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair Student Center Auditorium; call 533-8017 for more information. She's Somebody's Daughter Sister Friend Police Chief Terry Mangan to speak on the current serial murder investigation, presented by Ponderosa Republican Women's Club, Thursday, 11 a.m./social, 11:30 a.m./luncheon and program, Spokane Valley Elks, 2605 E. Robie Court; cost: call 328-6220 for information. St. Patrick's Alumni Association Annual Italian Dinner and Auction Saturday, 6 p.m, hors d'oeuves and silent auction, 8 p.m.
dinner and 9 p.m. oral auction, Gonzaga Prep, 1225 E. Euclid, cost: $15 per person, must be 21 to attend; call 483-8290 or 487-8290 for information. German-American Society Dinner Saturday, 7 p.m., 300 W. Third call Becky Oestreich at 487-0138 or 535-5210.
African-American Mothers: A Celebration of Love a conference for mothers, those who have mothers, and who one day will become mothers, opportunity to share information, make and renew friendships, Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair-Student Center; cost: person in advance or person at door (includes breakfast and lunch); call 533-7030 for more information. International Banquet hosted by Whitworth College International Club, features international cuisine, dancing, traditional costumes and cultural displays from many countries, Saturday, 5 p.m., Whitworth Campus Center, entertainment at 7 p.m., cost: children under 7 are free; open to public; call 777-4571 for tickets and information. Visitation for James L. Sherman, 56, will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d'Alene.
Service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene. Mr. Sherman, who was born in Kellogg, died Thursday.
He grew in Coeur d'Alene, and joined the Army National Guard. Mr. Sherman went to work for Robideaux Motors in 1958 and then worked for the family vending machine business. He opened Jim's Grill on Government Way in 1974 and operated it until 1979. Mr.
Sherman worked various jobs until starting his own lawn-care business in 1994. He retired in 1997. Survivors include his companion, Marian; three daughters, Candice, Mary Beth and Petty Sherman, and a son, James Sherman, all of Spokane; a brother, Don Sherman of Coeur d'Alene; a sister, Diane Rininger of Coeur d'Alene; and three grandchildren. Memorial contribution may be made to Hospice of North Idaho. Margaret Martin Latah Graveside burial for Margaret A.
Martin, 83, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Latah City Cemetery. Kramer Funeral Home in Tekoa, is in charge of arrangements. Miss Martin, who was born in Everett, died Saturday. She moved to the Wilbur, area as a child.
During the 1940s, she worked as a crane operator for Kaiser Aluminum. Miss Martin later worked in an Italian restaurant in Spokane and packaged butter at a Spokane creamery. In the late 1950s, she worked as a clerk in the grocery store in Latah. In 1957 she started to work at plant nurseries in Spokane. She worked at Krause's Nursery and at Ritter's Nursery for nearly 25 years until her retirement in 1984.
After her retirement, she moved to Latah. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews including, Colleen Groeneveld of Brewster, and Michael Farrelly of Latah. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Vern Oleson Rathdrum, Idaho At his request, no service will be held for Vern K. Oleson, 75.
Private family service will be held later. English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Oleson, who was born in South Dakota, died Thursday. He moved to North Idaho in 1936 and then was stationed in the Philippines and served as a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Mr. Oleson returned to North Idaho in 1947 and worked as a railroad lineman and a rancher and then for Spokane Steel Foundry, retiring in 1980. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Marilyn; a son, John Oleson of Hayden, Idaho; two daughters, Sharon Borders of Silverton, Idaho, and Rae Malagiero of Georgia; two stepdaughters, Shirley Gossett of Spokane and Brenda Gilcrist of Rathdrum; a stepson, Gary Ormiston of Arizona; a brother, Wilbur Oleson of Coeur d'Alene; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mary Bergmark Spokane Sat No service will be held for Mary C. Bergmark, 85, at her request.
Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bergmark, a Spokane resident since 1942, died Friday. She was born in Anaconda, and was a teacher in Spokane School District 81 for 31 years.
Mrs. Bergmark was a member of the National and Spokane Education associations and the Spokane Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Vernon; two daughters, Barbara Sunderland of Spokane and Verna Love of Beaverton, a brother, Jack McCarvel of Great Falls, a sister, Margaret Taylor of Renton, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the 'American Heart Association. Trust from your local.
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