Obituaries
William Malinak
Spokane Valley
Memorial service for William “Bill” Malinak, 80, will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Spokane Valley.
Mr. Malinak died Friday.
Born in Missoula, he grew up on the family ranch near Hot Springs, Mont., where he attended a one-room school in Oliver Gulch and graduated from Hot Springs High School.
He served as a naval aviation machinist’s mate 3rd class aboard the USS Solomons during World War II. He studied engineering at Central Washington State College.
During the 30 years Mr. Malinak worked and traveled for Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Corp., he supervised many departments and developed the Ultrasound Testing Division. He retired in 1983 as superintendent of the rolling mill at the Trentwood Plant.
Survivors include his wife, Diane; two sons, Mike of Silvis, Ill., and Steve of Spokane Valley; two stepdaughters, Charlotte Nemec and Andrea Severns, both of Spokane Valley; a stepson, Brynn Schwartz of Billings; a brother, John Malinak of Hot Springs, Mont.; and 13 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Building Fund or the Spokane Valley Good Samaritan Village Community Center Fund.
James Robeson
Chewelah, Wash.
Funeral for James Alexander Robeson, 77, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah.
Mr. Robeson, who died Sunday, was born on the family farm three miles northwest of Chewelah.
He attended Jenkins High School in Chewelah and at age 17 enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943. His unit, the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marines, saw action at Iwo Jima in 1945. He was wounded on Iwo Jima and returned home and married Maxine McCormack in 1947.
Mr. Robeson was a farmer and worked for the Soil Conservation Service, where he engineered many farm ponds in Spokane, Stevens, Wahkiakum and Pend Oreille counties over a 34-year career.
He enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and fishing. He was a longtime member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, 5th Marine Division Association and the Marine Corps Association.
He returned to Iwo Jima in 1970 and 1995 for the 25th- and 50th-year reunions and met with U.S. and Japanese survivors.
Mr. Robeson served two terms as a commander of the VFW and the American Legion. He was a former town councilman of Cathlamet, Wash., where he lived until returning to Chewelah four years ago.
Survivors include his wife; six children, Mary Kirpes of Colville, Richard Robeson of Chewelah, Ernie Robeson of Colbert, Jerry Robeson of Deep Creek, Dwight Robeson of Vancouver and Charles Robeson of Spokane; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Arthur ‘Jack’ LaSance
Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Arthur “Jack” LaSance, 85, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene with a reception at the Coeur d’Alene Masonic Lodge.
Mr. LaSance, who was born in Detroit, died Monday.
He served as a mess sergeant with the Army during World War II and later moved to North Idaho.
Mr. LaSance was a longtime member of the Kootenai County Masonic Lodge and held the position of worshipful master twice in Coeur d’Alene and once in California.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Jeanne; three children, Ken LaSance of Stanwood, Wash., Rick LaSance of Chatsworth, Calif., and Patti Gust of Spokane; a brother, Mike LaSance of Sparks, Nev.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Kootenai County Masonic Lodge, 515 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Louise Nielsen
Coeur d’Alene
Service for Louise V. Nelson, 75, will be at a later date, Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Neilsen, who was born in Portland, died Sept. 4.
She graduated from high school in Oregon and then attended Oregon State University, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
She married Galen Nielsen in 1951, and the couple moved 14 times in as many years while he served with the Coast Guard.
After her husband’s military retirement, they returned to Oregon, and both continued their college education.
She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in business and began teaching at Central High School in Monmouth/Independence in 1967.
Mrs. Nielsen also taught English in the migrant worker program in Monmouth and actively supported her children while they were involved with Jobs Daughters.
They bought property on the peninsula in Hope, Idaho, in 1964 and spent many summers there.
In 1988 they built a log home on the property and spent summers both in Hope and Waterton Park, Alberta.
Mrs. Nielsen joined her husband in Saudi Arabia in 1974 and taught English as a second language to Saudi women and was one of the first women hired on contract by the IKO.
She also worked as an administrative assistant to the Saudi director of civil aviation. The couple lived in Saudi Arabia until moving to Salem, Ore., in 1989.
Mrs. Nielsen built several homes for her children and also opened a deli in Seaside, Ore.
The couple moved to Hope in 1995 and lived in their log house while building a home in Clark Fork.
She was active with the University Women’s group in Oregon and several bridge groups in Clark Fork.
Mrs. Nielsen traveled extensively, including trips to Romania, Cairo and Doha, Qatar.
Survivors include her husband; four children, Carole Fewx and Gala Millard, both of Salem, Ore., Jane Jondahl of Redmond, Wash., and Karin Nielsen Noll, who lives overseas; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Philip Peightal
Bayview, Idaho
Memorial service for Philip Alan Peightal, 54, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls.
Mr. Peightal, who was born in Conrad, Mont., died Sept. 6.
He attended high school in Post Falls and was a longtime resident of North Idaho.
Mr. Peightal served with the 101st Army Airborne during Vietnam and then worked at the Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood Plant for more than 20 years.
He was an outdoorsman.
Survivors include his father and his wife, Richard and Joan Peightal of Post Falls; his mother, Lavina of Post Falls; two brothers, Rod Peightal of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and Mike Peightal of Clark Fork, Idaho; three stepbrothers, Jeff and Leander Nelson, both of Seattle, and Greg Nelson of Post Falls; and a stepsister, Kristi Banks of Seattle.
Barbara (Laehn) Downs
Spokane
Memorial service for Barbara A. (Laehn) Downs, 76, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Downs, who died Thursday, was born in Shawano, Wis.
She attended schools in Wisconsin, then moved to Troy, Mont., where she graduated from Troy High School.
She married Dwight Downs in 1948, and the couple made their home in Spokane.
Mrs. Downs worked for Fidelity Savings and Loan.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she was an usher and facilitated the church’s Meals on Wheels program. She was a charter member of American Business Women’s League.
Survivors include her husband; a sister, Margaret White, and a brother, Clifford Laehn, both of Spokane.
William Kobs
Coeur d’Alene
Private service for William Kenneth Kobs, 88, was at an earlier date. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kobs, who was born in DePere, Wis., died Sunday.
He moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1935 and worked as a laborer at the Wilma Theater on Sherman Avenue.
He moved to Wardner, Idaho, in 1936 and married Lillian Wilson that year.
He worked in the mines for several years before moving his family to Coeur d’Alene.
He drove a bus for Interlake and transported sailors between Coeur d’Alene and Farragut Naval Station and then worked in Canada on the Alcan Highway from 1943 to 1944.
Mr. Kobs lived elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest for the next nine years and moved back to Coeur d’Alene in 1953.
In 1947 he began a 31-year career as an ironworker. He was involved in the construction of area projects, including the Spokane Opera House, Hanford Atomic Works, Walnut Street Bridge and Kellogg High School.
His wife died in 1981.
He married Edith Hutchinson in 1983. She died in 1998.
Mr. Kobs was a foster parent and was a 60-year member of the Eagles Lodge.
Survivors include a son, William of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two grandsons and one great-grandson.
Martha Taylor
Newport, Wash.
Memorial service for Martha Rebecca Taylor, 91, was Tuesday at United Church of Christ in Newport, Wash.
Mrs. Taylor, who died Saturday, was born in Elk.
She graduated in 1930 from North Central High School. In 1937 she married Lester Taylor, and the couple made their home in Southern California, where Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a Girl Scout Leader for 12 years.
In 1974 she and her husband moved to Diamond Lake. He died in 1986, and in 1992 she moved to Newport.
Mrs. Taylor was a volunteer for the Pend Oreille County Historical Society, a member of the Eagles Lodge and the Hospitality House and attended the United Church of Christ.
She enjoyed reading, quilting and going to potlucks and rummage sales.
Survivors include two sons, David Taylor of Rougemont, N.C., and Tom Taylor of Livermore, Calif.; two daughters, Jill Camp of Sandpoint and Cindy Strauss of Chatsworth, Calif.; her companion, Bill Piper of Newport; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospitality House or the Pend Oreille County Historical Society.
Kenneth Swan
Spokane
No service will be held for Kenneth “Ken” Swan, 90, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Mr. Swan, who was born in Dotson, Mo., died Friday. He was a resident of Spokane County for 30 years.
He worked for General Telephone (now Verizon) for 37 years, starting in Kearney, Neb. He transferred to the Northwest in 1946 and retired in 1974.
Mr. Swan was a member of the Methodist Church, Spokane Lions Club and Independent Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Regena; a son in Minneapolis; a daughter in Albuquerque, N.M.; and four grandchildren.
Clinton Ross
Spokane
Service for Clinton E. Ross Jr., 77, will be today at 1 p.m. at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home.
Mr. Ross, who was born in Saugus, Mass., died Tuesday. He was a resident of Spokane for 50 years.
He served in the Navy and. worked as an insurance agent.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 12 years, Patricia Spooner.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Nancy Terrell; five children, Jeffery, Janice, John and Janie Ross, and Gregory Hill; three brothers, two sisters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Betty Bauslaugh
Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service and burial for Betty Topham Bauslaugh, 87, will be at a later date in King City, Calif. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Bauslaugh, who was born in Santa Cruz, Calif., died Sept. 5.
She grew up on a ranch in California and rode to school on horseback in her younger years.
Mrs. Bauslaugh met her future husband, George Bauslaugh, while attending the University of California at Berkeley. They graduated together in 1939 and were married in 1941.
The couple lived in Berkeley, Orinda and Coronado, Calif., after his military service in World War II.
She was a church and community volunteer and won numerous awards in various plant and flower shows.
Mrs. Bauslaugh enjoyed traveling, which included numerous trips abroad during her 30 years of travel.
She moved to a retirement complex in Brevard, N.C., in 1998 to be near her son, Bob. She settled in Coeur d’Alene in 2003.
Her husband died in 1982.
Survivors include three children, Joan Gundlach of Coeur d’Alene, George Bauslaugh of San Antonio and Robert Bauslaugh of Brevard, N.C.; and six grandchildren.
Marian Harvey
Cheney
Visitation for Marian D. Harvey, 82, will be Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Cheney Funeral Chapel. Service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Harvey, who was born in Tridell, Utah, died Monday. He was a longtime resident of the Cheney-Spokane area.
He served in the Army during World War II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge.
Following graduation from Brigham Young University he worked as a soil scientist and natural resources manager in several Western states for private firms and government agencies.
He enjoyed square dancing, gardening and traveling. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
His wife, Ruth, died in 2003.
Survivors include three daughters, Kathryn Barnard of Cheney, Ann Connor of Medical Lake and Janet Ball of St. Anthony, Idaho; two sons, Paul Harvey of Austin, Texas, and David Harvey of Holladay, Utah; three sisters, Verna Hoopes of LaPoint, Utah, Uvon Workman of Vernal, Utah, and Flora Fitzhugh of Lakeside, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Jacklyn (Snyder) Wilson
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Service for Jacklyn Gene Wilson, 73, will be Tuesday at noon at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, with burial at Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry.
Mrs. Wilson, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
She grew up in Spokane and in 1949 graduated from Holy Names Academy.
She married Don Wilson in 1950, and they moved to Bonners Ferry shortly thereafter.
Mrs. Wilson was employed in retail sales at Western Auto, was head teller at the Bank of Idaho, was a bookkeeper at Bill Sage Accounting, worked at Sater’s Auction and was co-owner of Bonners Ferry Post Co.
She enjoyed sewing, playing cards, bowling and antiques.
She was a former member of the Bonners Ferry Boat Club and the Jaycee-ettes.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sharon Wilson of Cheney and Susan Wilson of Bonners Ferry; and two sisters, Patricia Alexander of Eugene, Ore., and Michele Kohout of Grand Coulee.
Dixie (Salvis) Carbery
Spokane
Private service will be held for Dixie Lee (Salvis) Carbery, at a later date. Neptune Society is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carbery, who was born in Olympia, died Sept. 7. She was 73. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1949. She was a resident of Spokane for 53 years and worked as salesperson in retail stores.
She married Gene Carbery in 1951.
She enjoyed collecting antiques and traveling.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Michael and Patrick Carbery, and a daughter, Carrie Emery, all of Spokane; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or SpokAnimal Care.
Wauniece (Hensley) Raeburn
Coeur d’Alene
No service will be held for Wauniece Ruby (Hensley) Raeburn, 95, at her request. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Raeburn, who was born in Moore, Mont., died Sept. 4.
She married Frank Chambers in Montana at the age of 16 and left him four years later.
Mrs. Raeburn moved to Oakland, Calif., and worked her way through four years of nursing studies until graduating from the Oakland College of Nursing.
She enjoyed a 40-year career as a surgical and private nurse in the San Francisco Bay area.
She married Bill Nichols in 1932. He died a few years later.
Mrs. Raeburn then studied arts and crafts and became skilled at coppersmithing, oil painting, dressmaking and leather-tooling.
She married her third husband, John Raeburn, in 1943, and they lived an active lifestyle that included riding Harley-Davidsons and becoming accomplished equestrians.
Together the couple trained cutting horses, gave riding lessons and competed on the show horse circuit.
Mr. Raeburn died in 1960.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1980 to be near family and became a resident at Beehive Homes Assisted Living Cottage in 2000.
Mrs. Raeburn enjoyed pets, gardening and traveling in her Cadillac.
Survivors include two sisters, Lilah Wright of Coeur d’Alene and Martha Howard of Post Falls.
Memorials may be made to Beehive Homes of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene.
Robert Anderson Sr.
Coeur d’Alene
Private service for Robert L. Anderson Sr., 66, will be at a later date with inurnment at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Anderson, who was born in Denver, died Sept. 5.
He grew up in Athol, Idaho, and began working at J. Neils Plywood Plant in Libby, Mont., in 1961.
After the business was purchased by Champion, Mr. Anderson retired and moved to Coeur d’Alene in 2000.
He was an avid collector of many things.
Survivors include a son, Robert Anderson Jr. of Libby, Mont.; a sister, Barbara Miller of Athol; a granddaughter, Rose.
Danny Perez
Spokane
Memorial service with military honors for Danny D. Perez, 54, a retired Marine master gunnery sergeant, will be today at 3:30 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mr. Perez, a 14-year resident of Spokane, died Friday. He was born in Oakland, Calif.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and worked as a salesman for a banking office.
Survivors include his wife, Paula; a son, Matthew of Spokane; his mother, Patsy Harris of Tacoma; and three sisters, Debbie Marshon of Puyallup, Wash., Paullete Fultz of Redmond, Wash., and Tami Hickey of Tennessee.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1015 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204.
Julie Butner
Spokane
Memorial service for Julie Kay Butner, 57, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Butner died Sunday.
She was born in La Grande, Ore., and lived through her high school years in Enterprise, Ore. She married John Butner in 1965 and moved to Klamath Falls, Ore., and the Everett and Seattle area before moving to Spokane in 1974.
Mrs. Butner was a homemaker and enjoyed decorating her home with family collectibles.
Survivors include her husband; four children, Mark and Ryan Butner, and Angela Ferger, all of Spokane, and Jennifer Ochoa of Moscow, Idaho; her mother, Evelyn Wagner of Joseph, Ore.; a brother, Ron Wagner of Chehalis, Wash.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.