Obituaries
Geraldine ‘Jerri’ Sanders Spokane
Visitation for Geraldine C. “Jerri” Sanders, 88, is scheduled from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Pines Mausoleum.
Born in Juanita, Neb., Mrs. Sanders died Monday.
She had lived in Spokane for more than 75 years and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Vaughn; a stepdaughter, Lois Thackery of Oregon; two brothers, Jack and Bill Wilson Sr., both of Spokane; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Mae Hanley Spokane
Memorial service for Mae Belle Hanley, 71, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Community Methodist Church in Coeur d’Alene. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hanley, who was born in Plummer, Idaho, died Tuesday.
She grew up in Coeur d’Alene, graduating from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1943.
She had worked part-time for The Spokesman-Review in Idaho as a reporter in the 1950s.
She spent most of her life in Coeur d’Alene and moved to Spokane in 1983.
In Spokane she was a volunteer with the victim witness program and served on the Chase Youth Commission for more than two years.
Mrs. Hanley’s survivors include her husband of 51 years, Larry Hanley; a son, Forrest Hanley of Rathdrum, Idaho; three daughters, Brooke Hanley of Tumwater, Wash., Trudy Reese of Spokane and Karri Hanley of Seattle; two sisters, Lois Anderson of Everett and Fritz Graham of Texas; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Cancer Patient Care, 124 E. Trent Ave., Spokane, WA 99202, or the American Cancer Society, c/o Nancy Flagan, 3710 W. Fairway Drive, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Doris (Greenley) Makowski Oldtown, Idaho
No service will be held for Doris Beatrice (Greenley) Makowski, 79, at her request. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Makowski, who died Tuesday, was born in Sturgis, S.D.
She and her husband, Charles Makowski, moved to Oldtown from Lakewood, Colo., in 1983.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Sean Makowski of Oldtown; a daughter, Myrna Burt of Lakewood; a sister, Edna Weisz of Murray, Neb.; a grandson and three great-grandchildren.
Evelyn Greif Spokane
Funeral Mass for Evelyn D. Greif, 80, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church. Private inurnment will be held. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Genesee, Idaho, Mrs. Greif died Tuesday.
She had lived in Spokane for 50 years and was a homemaker.
She was a member of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Philomethia Club and the American Dental Association Auxiliary.
Her husband, John Greif, died in 1992.
Mrs. Greif is survived by three sons, Paul and Fred Greif, both of Spokane and Jack Greif of Bellingham; two daughters, Barbara Frislie of Spokane and Marcia Judkins of Vancouver, Wash.; a sister, Mayme Smith of Seattle; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Lawrence McLean Spokane
Graveside memorial service for Lawrence S. “Larry” McLean, 66, will be at 1 p.m. today at Fairmount Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of cremation.
Mr. McLean, who was born in Colville, Wash., died Monday.
He graduated from the University of Idaho after serving in the Navy during the Korean War.
He was a member of the Spokane business community for more than 35 years and was involved in real estate development.
His wife, Lois McLean, died in 1987.
Mr. McLean is survived by two daughters, Libby McLean of Spokane and Leslie McLean of Seattle; a son, Larry McLean of Seattle; and a sister, Betty Tate.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Humane Society.
Curtis Payne Moyie Springs, Idaho
Memorial service for Curtis H. Payne, 84, will be at 11 a.m. March 1 at the American Legion Hall in Plummer, Idaho.
Mr. Payne, who died Saturday, was born in Graceville, Mont.
He came to the Plummer and Worley, Idaho, area from Montana in 1929.
He worked as a cook at Thompson’s Restaurant and Leo’s Restaurant in Worley. He also worked as a log scaler in Plummer.
Mr. Payne served during World War II as an airplane mechanic on P-51s.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Payne; a stepson, Bill Johnson of Spokane; two brothers, Harold Payne of Ford, Wash., and Bernard Payne of Worley; and a sister, Rachel Shriner of Libby, Mont.
Ruth Bunday Seaside, Ore.
Private service will be held for Ruth Evelyn Bunday, a former Spokane resident, at a later date in Spokane. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary and Crematory in Seaside is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bunday, who died Tuesday, was born in Cooperstown, N.D. She was 81.
In 1940, she married Robert Bunday in Valley City, N.D., and they lived in Minnesota before moving to Spokane in 1959.
Mrs. Bunday worked for the Spokane School District from 1966 until 1968.
Her husband died in 1985 and she moved to Seaside the following year.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Bunday of Bend, Ore., and Ronald Bunday of Federal Way, Wash.; a daughter, Patricia Rainey of Seaside; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Saviours Lutheran Church or Providence Seaside Hospital Extended Care Unit in care of Hughes-Ransom Mortuary, 220 N. Holladay Dr., Seaside, OR 97138.
Ocie Garoutte Spokane
Service for Ocie K. Garoutte, 69, is set for 1 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Garoutte, who died Tuesday, was born in Stotts City, Mo.
He served in the Army in Italy during World War II and was a retired lumber mill saw operator. He had lived in Spokane for 43 years.
He was a member of Rock of Ages Christian Fellowship Church and the American Legion.
Mr. Garoutte is survived by his wife of 20 years, Violet Garoutte; two daughters, Karen Remek and Linda Tussey, both of Chattaroy; two sons, Bill and Joe Stout, both of Spokane; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Bonard ‘Barney’ Coutts Spokane
Funeral Mass for Bonard “Barney” Coutts, 93, is planned for 11 a.m today at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Coutts, who was born in Greenwood, British Columbia, died Tuesday in Portland, where he had lived for the past two years.
He started his career as a candymaker, and grocery store and tavern owner. His name is still on Barney’s Tavern on North Monroe.
In 1962, he became the night auditor for the Spokane Club and worked until 1982.
His wife of 49 years, Margaret (Burns) Coutts, died in 1988.
Mr. Coutts is survived by a son, Robert Coutts of Portland.
Verona DeLong Spokane
Visitation for Verona M. DeLong, 79, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Entombment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. DeLong, a 22-year Spokane resident, died Tuesday.
She was born in Thompson Falls, Mont., and was a homemaker.
She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
Mrs. DeLong is survived by four daughters, Kathryn DeLong of Spokane, Rita Busch of Colton, Wash., Cheryl Godfrey of Thompson Falls, Mont., and Mary Johnson of Chattaroy; four sons, John and Tony DeLong, both of Sitka, Alaska, Paul DeLong of Thompson Falls and Mick DeLong of Wenatchee.; a brother, Bert Macho of Portland; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Claude Flormann Tacoma
Graveside service for Claude F. Flormann, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Blietz Funeral Home in Seattle is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Flormann, who was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., died Feb. 14.
He came to Spokane in 1917 and attended Lewis and Clark High School.
In 1920, he took a summer job with Washington Trust Bank and at the end of the summer decided to stay on. Mr. Flormann worked most areas of the bank and retired in 1972 as assistant vice president and assistant secretary in charge of central purchasing.
He served in the Army during World War II.
Mr. Flormann moved to Tacoma seven years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Genevieve.
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