Obituaries

Ervin ‘Doc’ Moore Coeur d’Alene

Graveside service for Ervin A. “Doc” Moore, 87, will be today at 2 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Moore, who was born in Nebraska, died Wednesday.

He served with the Navy during World War II and later worked as a carpenter, helping construct several dams on the Columbia River.

Mr. Moore moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1937 and was a member and past president of the Local Carpenters Union.

He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889.

His wife, Mercedes, died in 1990.

Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bronson-Walberg of British Columbia; a son, Jim Moore of Seattle; four grandchildren, Jeff, Jake, Chris and Angie; and four great-grandchildren.

Dennis ‘Choo-Choo’ Douville Spokane

Service for Dennis E. ‘Choo-Choo’ Douville, 61, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mr. Douville, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

He graduated from Rogers High School.

He worked for 41 years for Burlington Northern Railroad.

Mr. Douville was a member of the Greater Inland Empire Stock Car Racing Association.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Shirley; two daughters, Denise Judd and Deanna Evans, both of Spokane; three sons, Dennis Jr., Raymond and Matthew Douville, all of Spokane; his mother, Helen Randles of Spokane; a sister, Yvonne Dexter of Spokane; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Neighborhood Action Program, Northeast Community Center.

John Woodruff Coeur d’Alene

Inurnment for John William Woodruff, 63, will be today at 4 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Plummer. Saturday English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Woodruff, who was born in Plummer, Idaho, died Tuesday from an extended illness.

He was a lifetime North Idaho resident and had worked for the City of Coeur d’Alene Cemetery Department for 25 years. He retired in 1996.

Survivors include two sisters, Rose Fredrick of Coeur d’Alene and Jeanette Shelden of Tensed, Idaho; seven nieces and two nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, or the Inland Northwest Blood Center, 507 S. Washington, Spokane, WA 99202.

Doris Dullanty Spokane

Memorial Mass for Doris M. Dullanty, 74, is planned for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A private inurnment will be held. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Dullanty, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

She was a graduate of Lewis and Clark High School and worked for the Spokane and Eastern Bank.

In 1949, she married George Dullanty.

She was a volunteer at St. Joseph Children’s Home and Sacred Heart Medical Center. She was also a homemaker.

Her husband preceded her in death.

Mrs. Dullanty is survived by two daughters, Sharon Lemeke of Spokane and Kristen Dullanty of Switzerland; two sons, Kelly Dullanty of Spokane and Tom Dullanty of Maple Valley, Wash.; two brothers, George and Stanley Witter, both of Spokane; and five grandchildren.

Henry ‘Hank’ Sisson Pinehurst

Graveside service for Henry “Hank” Van Sisson, 61, will be at 11 a.m. today at Mountain View Cemetery in Mullan, Idaho. Shoshone Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Sisson, who was born in Montana, died Thursday.

He moved to the Silver Valley in 1952 from Sandpoint and had worked as a miner for Hecla Mining Co. for 25 years and then the Sunshine Mining Co. for 15 years before retiring.

Mr. Sisson was a member of the Catholic church.

Survivors include his wife, Anna; three sons, Patrick Sisson of Challis, Idaho, Joseph Sisson of Republic, Wash., and Frank Sisson of Colorado; three daughters, Maria Manz of Wallace, Beth Murphy of Mullan, Idaho, and Vicky Peterson of Alaska; seven stepchildren, Fred Arnett and Billie Ralph, both of Spokane, Donald Starley of Iowa, Wendy Randall of Utah, Iola Smith and Karen Day, both of Alaska, and Sharon Ginther of Rexberg, Idaho; three brothers, Burke Sisson of Florida, Blaine Sisson of Sandpoint and Ervin Sisson of Cataldo, Idaho; five grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mullan Volunteer Fire Department.

Adeline Heller Spokane

Funeral Mass for Adeline M. Heller, 88, will be 10 a.m. today at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Born in Ashland, Wis., Mrs. Heller died Wednesday.

She worked as a public health nurse in the Coulee Dam area and moved to Spokane in 1959. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Chester; two daughters, Mary Bombino and Joanne Heller, both of Spokane; three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of Providence Retirement Fund or the Poor Clare Nuns.

Margaret Hibbard Coeur d’Alene

Memorial service for Margaret Elizabeth Hibbard, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Coeur d’Alene. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hibbard, who was born in American Falls, Idaho, died Thursday.

She graduated from Rupert (Idaho) High School and attended the University of Idaho, Southern Branch, and Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Mrs. Hibbard moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1968 from Southern Idaho. She was a homemaker.

She was a member of the First Christian Church and was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship-Minister and Wives Associations of Coeur d’Alene.

Her husband, the Rev. Forrest Hibbard, died in 1996.

Survivors include a son, David Hibbard of Post Falls; two brothers, Ralph Nutting of Longview, Wash., and Donald Nutting of Oregon; and a granddaughter, Alyson.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church of Coeur d’Alene, 610 Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.

Michael Lovell Junction City, Ore.

Private family service for Michael W. Lovell, 22, will be held at a later date. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Lovell, who was born in California, died Wednesday. He grew up in Rathdrum and attended Lakeland High School.

Mr. Lovell lived in Coeur d’Alene for five years and moved to Junction City earlier this year.

He was involved in stand-up comedy.

Survivors include his wife, Melissa; a daughter, Bobbie Lovell, at home; his parents, Kevin and Dannette Kram of Twin Lakes, Idaho; two brothers, Daniel Kram of Twin Lakes and Richard Keenum of California; and three sisters, Andrea Kram of Twin Lakes, and Diana Polk and Angie Lovell, both of Junction City.

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