Obituaries
Homer Radovich Spokane
Service for Homer Radovich, 84, is set for 1 p.m. Monday at Riplinger Funeral Home with burial to follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Born in Trail, British Columbia, Mr. Radovich died Thursday.
He had lived in Spokane for more than 30 years and had retired from the Air Force. He also had worked for the Postal Service.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans No. 45 and the Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva.
Paul Gibson Deer Park
Service for Paul Gibson, 85, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Deer Park. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane.
Mr. Gibson, born in Clayton, Wash., died Thursday.
He was a retired dairy farmer and had worked as a gardener for Potlatch Forests Inc. in Coeur d’Alene for many years.
He was a member of the Clayton Grange and Deer Park Eagles.
His wife, Ella, died in 1992.
He is survived by one son, Bob Gibson of Deer Park; one daughter, Margaret Daugherty of Deer Park; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Mary Endahl Spokane
Memorial service for Mary P. Endahl, 66, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, where she was a member. There will be private inurnment. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Endahl, who died Thursday, was born Spokane. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Charles Endahl of Spokane; one son, John Endahl of Blanchard Creek, Wash.; three daughters, Kristine Durr of Battleground, Wash., Kathie Berg of Spokane, and Martha Smetana of Sacramento, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church or the American Cancer Society.
Leland Kusler Potlatch, Idaho
No service will be held for Leland L. Kusler, 78, at his request. Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kusler, who died Wednesday at Moscow Care Center, was born in Oakesdale, Wash.
He graduated from high school in Palouse in 1935. He and his wife, Duvella, settled in Palouse and he worked at Wallace Grain and Pea Co. for five years.
They moved to Potlatch in 1941 and he worked for Potlatch Forest Inc. until 1947, when he began working for the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railroad. He retired in 1977.
He and his wife operated a boarding kennel and raised registered Samoyeds. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Duvella; one son, James Kusler of Lenore, Idaho; one daughter, Sheila Hicks of Kennewick; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Palouse in Moscow or the Humane Society of the Palouse in Moscow.
Samuel Koski Spokane
Service for Samuel A. Koski, 73, is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home with private burial to follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Koski died Wednesday. He was born in Goshen, N.H.
He moved to Spokane in 1923 and graduated from West Valley High School.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a gunnery instructor and later ran the base exchange in Las Vegas, Nev.
He had worked for the Inland Empire Paper mill and a national stationery company for a short time, and as a mail carrier from 1948 until 1956. He founded Koski Construction Co., in 1958 and operated it until mid 1960s.
He then worked as a sales representative for two radio stations and in 1971 formed Four Kays Construction Co., which he operated until the late 1980s.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Barbara; one daughter, Patricia Rae of Fayetteville, Ark.; two sons, Ronald Wayne of Spokane and Richard Lee of Kuna, Idaho; one sister, Rena Zinkgraf of Mead; and four grandsons.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Kidney Center.
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