Obituaries
Dennis Quast Huntington, Ore.
Service for Dennis D. Quast, 61, will be Tuesday in Huntington, Ore.
Mr. Quast, who was born in Odessa, Wash., died Thursday of complications from prostate cancer.
He graduated from Odessa High School and attended Washington State University before dropping out to serve in the Army during the Korean War.
He was stationed in Germany before being discharged in 1956. He then went to work on a ranch in Colorado before graduating magna cum laude from Whitworth College in Spokane.
Mr. Quast bought a ranch near Cheney before settling on a ranch in Huntington, Ore., where he ranched for 27 years.
Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Janelle; a son, Tim Quast of California; two daughters, Linda Bentz of Long Island, N.Y., and Heidi Quast of Ontario, Ore.; his parents, Lawrence and Emma Quast of Odessa; a brother Verl Quast of Puyallup, Wash.; two grandchildren, Kristal and Ethan; and two nieces.
Martha Cusick Anderson Island, Wash.
Memorial service for Martha Lucille Cusick, 76, is planned for 1 p.m. today at Sunset Mausoleum at Fairmount Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cusick died Thursday.
She was born in Terre Haute, Ind.
She moved to Spokane in 1945, and married Charles Cusick in 1947.
She was a medical technologist at Associated Internists until she retired and moved to Anderson Island, Wash., 17 years ago.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Gabriel Poll of Mercer Island, Wash.; a son, Gregory Cusick of Spokane; a sister, Virginia Kieffaber of Safford, Ariz., and five grandchildren.
Phyllis Justice Anacortes, Wash.
Cryptside service for Phyllis C. Justice, a former Spokane teacher, is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane. Evans Funeral Chapel of Anacortes is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Justice, who died Monday from cancer, was born in Chicago. She was 76.
In 1940, she married Paul Gaunt after attending Penn State University for a year. Her husband died in 1947.
She met and married Edward “Chug” Justice in 1949 in Mount Vernon, Wash. They moved to Spokane from Valley, Wash., in 1953.
Mrs. Justice returned to college and graduated with a teaching degree from Whitworth College. She taught for more than 10 years in the West Valley School District before retiring in 1975.
She was a member of Fowler United Methodist Church in Spokane.
Her husband died in 1991.
Survivors include two sons, Paul and Terry Justice, both of Spokane; a brother, Bud Johnson of Guemes Island, Wash.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Kenneth MacInnes, M.D. Tucson, Ariz.
Service for Kenneth A. MacInnes, M.D., will be held at a later date in Seattle.
Dr. MacInnes, a former Spokane resident, died Aug. 30 in Tucson.
He was born in North Dakota and graduated from the University of Washington with a premed degree and from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha.
He retired from his medical practice in 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colo., and then moved to Spokane.
In Spokane, he spent three years as head of the radiology department at Fairchild Air Force Base.
He and his wife, Jackie, moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1992.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Marsha MacInnes, and a son, Kenneth MacInnes, both of Seattle; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Washington School of Medicine Scholarship Fund.
Amanda Henshaw Spokane
Service for Amanda Frances (Harper) Henshaw, 89, is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Henshaw, who died Thursday, was born in Sloan, Iowa.
She had lived in Spokane for nearly 60 years and was a homemaker. She had also worked for the Sunshine Biscuit Co. and for a candy company, hand-dipping chocolates.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and a 45-year member of the Pinochle Club.
She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Marvin Henshaw; a daughter, Mary Jane Ollila of the Spokane Valley; three sons, Howard Henshaw, of Sedro Woolley, Wash., and James and Edward Henshaw, both of Spokane; a half-brother, Tom Harper of Sioux City, Iowa; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Patricia McAleer Spokane
Private burial of the urn will be held for Patricia M. McAleer. Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McAleer, 71, died Wednesday.
She was born in Chicago and moved to Spokane in 1968 with her husband and five children.
She was a homemaker and later worked in the real estate department of Spokane’s City Hall. She retired when she was 62.
She was a bridge player.
Mrs. McAleer is survived by her husband, Mac McAleer; two sons, Tim McAleer of Curlew, Wash., and Terry McAleer of Seattle; two daughters, Kathleen McAleer and Colleen Brake, both of Spokane; two brothers, Dan McKernan of Zion, Ill., and Mike McKernan of Seattle; eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Hope Albrook Moscow
No service will be held for Hope Gwen Albrook, 92. Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Albrook, who was born in Iowa, died Monday.
She taught school in Nebraska and St. Anthony, Idaho. She returned to Iowa and became a homemaker before moving to Pullman in 1948.
Mrs. Albrook moved to Forks, Wash., and taught first grade before retiring in 1971 and returning to Pullman. She moved to Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Moscow in 1992.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Albrook, in 1957.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Albrook Jr.
Memorials may be made to the Lewiston Boys and Girls Club.
Conrad Moore Colfax, Wash
Service for Conrad Moore, 93, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Colfax First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Endicott (Wash.) Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Moore, who died Thursday at the Whitman Convalescent Center in Colfax, was born on the family farm near Endicott.
He worked on the farm and in 1924 married Christina Leinweber in Colfax.
They began farming on their own near Endicott and retired in 1955. They moved into Endicott and built a home.
His wife died in 1983.
Mr. Moore moved to Colfax five years ago.
He was a member of Colfax First Baptist Church and served as a Sunday school teacher, deacon, treasurer and trustee. He had served on the Endicott School Board and the boards of Pacific Supply Cooperative, Dusty Farm Co-Op and the Endicott Grain Growers. He also served as mayor of Endicott for four years.
Survivors include two sons, Donald and Delbert Moore, both of Colfax; three daughters, Viola Clark of Tacoma, Wanda Weber of Eugene, Ore., and Janet Mueller of Gig Harbor, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
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