Obituaries

George Shreve Lewiston

Memorial service for George W. Shreve, 77, was Feb. 2 at Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home in Lewiston. Cremation preceded the service.

Mr. Shreve, a retired Lewiston Morning Tribune reporter, died Jan. 30 of heart disease.

Born in Orofino, Idaho, he later moved with his family to Wallace and graduated from the high school there in 1935.

He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Idaho in 1942 and a master’s degree in education from UI in 1972.

Mr. Shreve began his career in

journalism in 1942, working for United Press International at Salt Lake City. He later worked for the Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard, the Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal and the Twin Falls Telegram before coming to Lewiston in 1946.

He worked as the local news reporter for KRLC radio in Lewiston from 1946 to 1949, then moved to Wallace to teach math and journalism at the high school for two years.

Mr. Shreve returned to radio in 1951, working as the program director at KWAL at Osburn, Idaho. He returned to KRLC in Lewiston in 1953 and worked as the local news reporter until joining the Lewiston Tribune in 1962.

He covered the Clarkston area for the newspaper until going to part-time reporting in 1967. The same year, he began teaching in the vocational-technical division of Lewis-Clark State College, teaching communications and business courses until 1972, when he resumed full-time reporting for the Tribune.

Mr. Shreve continued working at the paper until suffering a heart attack in 1982. He returned to work later that year.

After formally retiring from the Tribune, he continued working on a part-time basis for both the Tribune and the Asotin County American at Clarkston.

He was one of the organizers of the Lewiston Boys Club and was a member of the first board of directors after the organization incorporated in 1948.

Mr. Shreve also served on the Nez Perce County Chapter Board of the American Red Cross for about 10 years in the 1950s and 1960s and was a member of the Lewiston Elks, the Lewiston Eagles and the Lewiston Orchards Kiwanis Club. He was also a charter member of the Osburn Lions Club in 1952.

He organized the Lewiston-Clarkston Chapter of Mended Hearts Inc. in 1983, serving as the group’s first president. He remained active in the organization.

Mr. Shreve was active in the Habitat for Humanity housing project and also volunteered as a delivery driver for the Mealsite senior program.

He married Irene Woods in 1948.

Survivors include his wife; a stepdaughter, Nancy Fisher of Deer Park; two sisters, Rosalie Weller and Winnie Weller, both of Spokane; two brothers, Joe Shreve of Stockton, Calif., and John Shreve of San Marcos, Calif.; two stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association, 524 Linden Drive, Lewiston, ID 83501.

Clara Chick Spokane

Service for Clara J. Chick, 87, is planned for 2 p.m. Monday at Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

Mrs. Chick died Wednesday. Born in Newport, Wash., she moved to Spokane 69 years ago.

She was a homemaker and a former member of Spokane Chapter 74 of the Women of the Moose, and the Postal Workers Auxiliary.

Her husband of 40 years, William G. Chick, died in 1979.

Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial gifts may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 8087, Manito Station, Spokane, WA 99203.

Marvel Granlund Lewiston

Service for Marvel L. Granlund, 95, is planned for 1 p.m. Monday at Malcom’s Brower-Wann Memorial Chapel in Lewiston. Burial will be at Normal Hill Cemetery in Lewiston with the Laurel Chapter No. 13, Order of Eastern Star, concluding the graveside service.

Mrs. Granlund died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

She was born in Fraser, Idaho, where she attended school. She graduated from Orofino (Idaho) High School in 1918, attended Lewiston Normal School for two years, and then taught at Fraser and Deary, Idaho, schools.

She married Axel A. Granlund in 1922 and then worked as a clerk at the Deary Post Office.

The Granlunds moved to Lewiston in 1963.

Mrs. Granlund was a member of the Lewiston First United Methodist Church and was past president of the Lewiston Past Matrons Club, Order of Eastern Star. She belonged to several other organizations and wrote a senior citizens column for the Lewiston Morning Tribune.

Mr. Granlund died in 1965.

Survivors include a son, Robert Granlund of Moscow, Idaho; a daughter, Enid Curtis of Lewiston; 21 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Jerry Waide Spokane

Memorial service for Jerry Waide, 50, is planned for 2 p.m. Monday at the Orchards Methodist Church in Lewiston. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Waide died Friday. He was born and raised in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1962. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1968 with a degree in business and economics.

He married Mary T. Blake in 1966, and they later divorced.

Mr. Waide served in the Navy in Vietnam, was discharged in 1971 and returned to Lewiston.

He worked as a management trainee for Potlatch Corp. He moved to St. Maries in 1971 and worked as a manager for Santa Cedar. In 1979 he began working for Forest Resources in Spokane.

In 1985 he started working for Trumark Industries and was working there at the time of his death.

Mr. Waide worked with American Legion Baseball programs and was a member of Orchards Methodist Church.

He married Marge Wiprud in 1993.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sara Waide of Pullman and Julie Waide of Oceanside, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Shari Yamane of Spokane; his mother, Edna Waide of Lewiston; three brothers, Tim Waide of Bellingham, Ken Waide of Lewiston and Bill Waide of Pierce, Idaho; and one grandson.

Memorial gifts may be made to Orchards Methodist Church or to the American Cancer Society in care of Mary Ann Bailey, 2311 Cromwell, St. Maries, ID 83861.

Flora Taylor Spokane

Service for Flora Taylor, 82, is planned for 2 p.m. Monday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

Mrs. Taylor died Wednesday. Born in Canada, she lived most of her life in Spokane.

She had been a resident of Lilac City Care Center for almost three years.

Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a past member of Fourth Memorial Church.

Her husband, Walter V. Taylor, died in 1971.

Survivors include two daughters, Floralee Lewis and Rita Baker, both of Spokane; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one greatgreat grandson.

Memorial gifts may be made to Lilac City Care Center, E1707 Rowan, Spokane, WA 99207.

Selmer Erickson Spokane

Service for Selmer A. Erickson, 75, is planned for 2 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home South followed by burial at Spokane Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Erickson, a World War II Army veteran, died Tuesday. Born in Deering, N.D., he moved to Spokane in 1955.

He worked in the maintenance department at Central Valley High School for 16 years, retiring in 1982.

Mr. Erickson was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Lillian E. Erickson; a daughter, Sherry Johnson, and a son, Michael Erickson, both of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Clara Mogard of Minot, N.D.; two brothers, Henry Erickson of Minot and Herbert Erickson of Granville, N.D.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, N5125 Market, Spokane, WA 99207.

Emery Helm Plummer, Idaho

Memorial service for Emery Alexander Helm, 80, is planned for 1 p.m. Monday at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene.

Mr. Helm died Friday. He was born in Burley, Idaho, and was raised in Parma, Idaho.

He married Helen Henderson in 1934 and they farmed and ranched at King Hill, Idaho.

The Helms moved in 1961 to Plummer, where he worked for Pacific Crown Lumber Mill. He retired in 1982.

Mrs. Helm died in 1984.

Survivors include two sons, Hartley Helm of Las Vegas, Nev., and Worth Helm of Boise; two daughters, Erma Farmer of Coeur d’Alene and Verna Noonan of St. Regis, Mont.; a brother, David Helm of Kamiah, Idaho; a sister, Olive Williams of Spokane; 12 grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 West Prairie, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.

Mary Whipple Spokane

Private inurnment for Mary A. Whipple, 78, will be held at the convenience of the family. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of cremation and arrangements.

Mrs. Whipple died Tuesday. She was born and raised in Hoagland, Ind., where she attended school.

She served as a registered nurse in the Army during World War II.

Mrs. Whipple moved to the Spokane area in 1950 and worked as a registered nurse at Deaconess Hospital for several years.

Survivors include a son, Ross Bowersox of Spokane; a daughter, Teri Thayer of Gig Harbor, Wash.; and a granddaughter.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, W911 Fifth, Spokane, WA 99210-2472.

Julius Folnagy Coeur d’Alene

No service is planned for Julius Folnagy, 68, at his request. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Folnagy, who died Sunday, was born in Cup, Hungary. He attended the Hungarian Air Force Academy and later became a Hungarian freedom fighter.

He moved to the United States in 1956 and worked in the chemical industry in New Jersey.

Mr. Folnagy retired and moved to Worley, Idaho, in 1984.

He was a member of the National Hungarian Freedom Fighters Association and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Survivors include a son, Jules Folnagy of Chatcolet, Idaho; two stepdaughters, Margaret Williams of Nevada and Elizabeth MacKenzie of Texas; a brother, Laszlo Folnagy of Keszthely, Hungary; and two grandsons.

Kay Agar Coeur d’Alene

Memorial service for Kay Agar, 59, is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hayden Lake Friends Church. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Agar died Wednesday. Born in Custer, S.D., she moved to Sandpoint as an infant and attended Kootenai School. She graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1954.

She married Clif Agar in 1956 and they moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1960.

Mrs. Agar worked for J.C. Penney and retired after 31 years of service.

She was active in the Cancer Crusade, Heart Fund, Beta Sigma Phi and the Camp Fire Girls. She also served on the election board every year and was Girl of the Year for Beta Sigma Phi in 1969.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Debbie Kay Agar of Coeur d’Alene; a son, Douglas Ray Agar of Aurora, Colo.; her mother, Louise Crandell of Sandpoint; a sister, Beverly Morrison of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; two brothers, Dennis Crandell of Austin, Texas, and Doyle Crandell of Sandpoint; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Spokane; Walk In The Wild Zoo, Spokane; or Hospice of North Idaho, Coeur d’Alene.

Margaret Cruse Spokane

Family graveside service for Margaret E. Cruse, 78, will be at at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at First Free Methodist Church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home South is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cruse, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and Kelsey-Baird Business School.

She was a secretary and a bookkeeper for an accounting firm for a short time and then she was secretary/ treasurer for First Free Methodist Church.

Mrs. Cruse was a member of First Free Methodist Church and served as a board member. She was also a member of Daughters of the Nile and was a volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House.

Her husband of 46 years, Henry M. Cruse, died in 1986.

Survivors include a son, Ron Cruse of Spokane; a daughter, Pat Epler of Spokane; a sister, Dorothy Ebeling of Spokane; five grandsons and two great-grandsons.

Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

Calvin Parr St. Maries

Memorial service for Calvin C. Parr, 69, is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Matthew’s Mortuary in Mount Pelier, Idaho.

Yates-Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Parr, who died Wednesday, was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho.

He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served in the China-Burma and South Pacific theaters during World War II. He also served in the Korean War. He was discharged in 1954.

Mr. Parr worked as a transportation technician in Mount Pelier, Pasco and Pocatello.

He retired in 1985 and moved to Santa, Idaho, where he built his own home.

Mr. Parr was a member of the Mount Pelier Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.

He married Bonnie Bateman in 1946. They later divorced.

He married Doris Davis in 1975.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Wade Parr of Kuna, Idaho, and Boyd Parr of Soda Springs, Idaho; a daughter, Nola Etcheverry of Soda Springs; a stepson, Dee Thompson of Pocatello; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.