Obituaries
Betty Lee White Spokane
Service for Betty Lee White will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Augustine Catholic Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. White, 77, died Monday.
She was born in Greeley, Colo., and graduated from Annunciation Catholic School in Denver.
As a young woman, Mrs. White worked as a telephone operator in Colorado. She married T. Vincent White in El Cajon, Calif., and became a homemaker.
Mrs. White lived for many years in Albuquerque, N.M., before she and her husband moved to Spokane in 1978.
She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and the Women’s Auxiliary of Sacred Heart Medical Center. She was also an active craftswoman who made dolls.
Mrs. White is survived by her husband of 48 years; a daughter, Marie Swigard of Spokane; a son, Charles White of Raleigh, N.C.; two sisters, Helen Tidwell and Grayce Parli, both of El Cajon, Calif.; three brothers, Edward Gates of Denver, Bernard Gates of Willow Creek, Calif., and Gene Gates of Hemett, Calif.; two grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Bettydean Gilpatrick Spokane
Burial service for Bettydean H. Gilpatrick, 71, will be at 1 p.m. today at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene. Hennessey Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gilpatrick died Saturday.
She was a 60-year Spokane resident and was born in Coeur d’Alene.
She had worked as a bookkeeper and was the author of the book, “And The Earth Cried.”
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by a son, Paul Johnson of Spokane; two daughters, Sandra Hanson of Spokane and Nancy Michelbook of Otis Orchards; her mother, Lucia Harrington Saunders of Sacramento, Calif.; a brother, Robert Harrington of Washington, D.C.; a sister, Elaine Epling of Sacramento; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Harloe Hattenburg Spokane
Service for Harloe B. Hattenburg, 82, will be at 9 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Hattenburg, who died Tuesday, was born in Twin Lakes, Idaho.
He worked as a house mover for Catlow House Moving in Spokane for 30 years.
His wife, Ethel, died in 1987.
He is survived by two sons, Butch and Norman Hattenburg, both of Spokane; four daughters, Kay Mains Siver, Linda Hattenburg, Patsy Seipp and Brenda Sacco all of Spokane; a sister, Polly Anderson of Spokane; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Washington.
Myrna (Palmquist) Hall Spokane
Memorial service for Myrna Palmquist Hall, 81, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Loganhurst Care Center. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hall, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Sunday.
She worked as a secretary and was a member of the Church of God on South Regal.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Alma Palmquist of Seattle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of the Centennial Trail.
Dorothy Sadd Spokane
Private memorial service will be held for Dorothy I. Sadd, 96, at a later date. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sadd, who died Sunday, was born in Ogden, Utah, and graduated from high school there.
She married Walter Sadd in Ogden, and they moved to Spokane in 1918.
She worked as a PBX operator at Fairchild Air Force Base and also was a volunteer with the American Red Cross for 10 years.
Her husband died in 1974.
Mrs. Sadd is survived by a son, Walter Sadd of El Centro, Calif.; a daughter, Virginia Arntson of Spokane; eight grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Eldiene ‘Penny’ Brewer Spokane
Service for Eldiene “Penny” Brewer, 54, is planned for noon today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Brewer, a longtime Spokane resident, died Sunday.
She was born in Libby, Mont., and was a homemaker.
Survivors include three daughters, Tami Steele, Missy Mauro and Teresa Whitney, all of Spokane; a sister, Pearl Barbour of Walla Walla; and nine grandchildren.
Stephen Sigafoos Elko, Nev.
Funeral Mass for Stephen J. Sigafoos, 38, will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sigafoos died Friday in Elko, Nev., where he had been working for the past year and a half.
He was born in Spokane and graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School.
He graduated from the University of Arizona in with a degree in metallurgic engineering.
He worked as a senior metallurgic engineer at Newmont Gold Co. in Elko.
He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish.
He is survived by his wife of eight years, Kay Sigafoos of Spokane; his mother, Lucy Sigafoos of Spokane; and two brothers, Larry Sigafoos of Turlock, Calif., and Robert Sigafoos of Van Buren, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Poor Clare Nuns.
Edward Gledhill Spokane
Service for Edward W. “Ed” Gledhill, 74, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Gledhill, who died Sunday, was born in Philadelphia.
He was a heavy duty truck salesman and had lived in Spokane for more than 30 years.
He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Eagles Lodge No. 2.
His wife, Louise Gledhill, died in 1991.
He is survived by a special friend, Maree Craig; three sons, Bruce Gledhill of Dowingtown, Pa., Brian Gledhill of Summit, N.J., and Don Kiehl of Spokane; two daughters, Gail White and Tracy Kiehl, both of Spokane; and eight grandchildren.
Marie Buck Long Beach, Calif.
No service will be held for Marietta Catherine “Marie” (Stevens) Buck, at her request.
Mrs. Buck, 95, who died Friday, was the first principal of the current Pasadena Park Elementary School.
She was born in Spokane and grew up in Western Montana.
She received a teaching certificate from Cheney Normal School and began teaching in Plains, Mont., and later taught in Kettle Falls, Wash.
She returned to school and attended Washington State College and Eastern Washington State College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education.
Mrs. Buck began teaching again in 1935 and taught in Longview, Wash., and Yakima. She came to Spokane in 1940 and taught at the Pasadena Park Elementary School in the Spokane Valley. When a larger school was built in the 1950s, she became its first principal.
She retired in 1967 and moved to California 10 years later.
Mrs. Buck was a member of the Spokane chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Survivors include two sons, Steven Buck of Seal Beach, Calif., and Lauren Buck of Bellevue, Wash.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Nels Elvester Sandpoint
Private service for Nels L. Elvester, 73, was held.
Mr. Elvester, who was born in Brainerd, Minn., died Sunday.
He attended school in Minnesota before joining the Army Air Corps. He served for four years, including two years in England.
After his military service he served a three-year apprenticeship in auto mechanics in Minnesota.
He then moved to Bremerton and worked in the shipyards.
In the mid 1950s he moved to Spokane and worked for Spalding Auto Parts and Appleway Chevrolet. He and his family moved to Sandpoint in 1972.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Florence; three sons, Darrell, Gary and Jesse Elvester, all of Sandpoint; and a granddaughter.
Kathleen Grant Medical Lake
At her request, no service will be held for Kathleen Meta Grant, 84. Burial will take place at Clark Fork Cemetery in Clark Fork, Idaho. Mrs. Grant, who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, died Friday.
She grew up in Spokane and lived in various places throughout the Northwest.
Mrs. Grant co-owned and operated Ray’s Cafe and Bar in Athol from 1957 to 1960 before receiving U.S. citizenship in 1960.
She divorced in 1964.
Survivors include a son, James Grant of Chattaroy; two daughters, Frances Foutz of Medical Lake and Kathleen Foutz of Hayden, Idaho; a sister, Dora Kelly of Spokane; a brother, Robert Sheppard of Priest Lake, Idaho; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Jack MacLeod Spokane
Service for Jack D. MacLeod, 52, is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the service.
Mr. MacLeod, who died Monday in a single-car accident near Lind, Wash., was born in York, Neb.
He had lived in Spokane for more than 30 years and worked as a framer for B&B Construction.
He was an Army veteran.
Mr. MacLeod is survived by his wife of 23 years, Carol; three daughters, Carol MacLeod of Bellingham, Emily Beverly of Jay, Okla., and Michelle Lukenbill of Spokane; three sons, Dan MacLeod and Frank Beverly, both of Spokane, and John Beverly of Twin Falls, Idaho; his mother, Betty MacLeod of Spokane; two brothers, Rod MacLeod of Spokane and Terry MacLeod of Texas; two sisters, Kari Fusca of Tacoma and Brenda Allen of Spokane; and 15 grandchildren.
Howard Rice Spokane
No service will be held for Howard W. Rice, retired Spokane Fire Department battalion chief, at his request. Private burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Rice, who died Saturday, was 85.
He was a lifetime Spokane resident and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.
He began working for the Spokane Fire Department at Station No. 2 at Indiana and Standard. He then moved to City Hall Fire Station No. 5 and drove the booster wagon and was with the inhalator crew for many years.
In 1945, he was promoted to captain and was placed in charge of the Hillyard Station in 1951. He returned to the City Hall Station as commanding officer in 1956 and was promoted to battalion chief in 1960.
He retired in 1962 due to a service-incurred disability.
Mr. Rice then worked for the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries in the education department before retiring in 1976.
His wife, Kathryn Rice, died last January.
He is survived by a daughter, Joan Bulmer of Spokane; two grandsons and two great-grandsons.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Fire Department’s Fire Safety House.
Fred Geile Spokane
Service for Fred C. Geile, 80, is set for 2 p.m. Friday at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Geile, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Sunday.
He was a repairman for Smith Bros. Greenhouse and retired in 1975.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Omie; three sons, John Geile and Donald Kemano, both of Spokane, and Daniel Kemano of Chesapeake, Va.; a daughter, Diana Culver of Spokane; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Lucile Gould Seattle
No service will be held for Lucile M. (Davis) Gould, a former Spokane resident, at her request.
Mrs. Gould, 83, died Dec. 18 in Seattle, where she had lived for the past three years.
She was born in Craig, Neb.
In 1947 she married Edward Gould.
She had lived in Spokane for more than 40 years and was a member of the Order of the Easter Star.
Her husband preceded her in death.
She is survived by a daughter, Pamela Terch of Pocatello, Idaho, and a son Thomas Gould of Seattle; a brother, Bob Davis of Phoenix, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.
Lanny Calkins Spokane
Memorial service for Lanny Elson Calkins, 56, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home.
Mr. Calkins, who was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., died Sunday.
He served in the Air Force for 20 years and then worked for ISC/Bunker Ramo. He most recently had been employed by URM.
Mr. Calkins is survived by his wife of 36 years, Judy Calkins; a son, Lanny Calkins Jr. of Spokane; two daughters, Debbie Tsuchida of Salt Lake City and Holly Genest of Federal Way, Wash.; his mother, Inda LaFlam of St. Johnsbury; a sister, Linda Roy of Winthrop, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or the American Cancer Society.
Eva Snyder Spokane
Private family inurnment will be held for Eva Snyder, 90. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Snyder, who was born in Puffer, Alberta, died Monday.
She came to the United States in 1928 and settled in the Lind, Wash., area.
In 1942, she moved to Omak, Wash., and began her cooking career at the Caribou Inn in Okanogan, Wash. She moved to Spokane in 1946 and cooked in several restaurants, including The Hungry Farmer, The Blue Onion, The Little Brick Cafe and The Stockyards Inn. She retired as the chef from The Stockyards Inn in the 1970s.
Her husband, Frank Snyder, died in 1996.
Survivors include two sons, Howard and Jack Deerheim, both of Spokane; a daughter, Tillie McCord of Port Angeles, Wash.; 12 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
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