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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Obituaries

Hazel Wynkoop Spokane

Memorial service for Hazel I. Wynkoop, 95, is planned for 10 a.m. Monday at Hawthorne Manor, E101 Hawthorne Road. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wynkoop died Tuesday. Born in Chicago, she lived in Spokane most of her life.

She was a member of the Spokane Women’s Club, the Mission Avenue Garden, the Joyettes of Sinto and the Manito Study Club. She also was city and state president of the Widows of World War I.

She was a member of the Whitworth Community Presbyterian, and worked for 40 years on the election board.

Her husband, Ora T. Wynkoop, died in 1957. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Jane Holt of Spokane and Mary Lois Hunt of Walla Walla; six grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Edna Parker Medical Lake

Memorial service for Edna Juanita Parker, 59, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private inurnment is planned.

Mrs. Parker died Tuesday. Born in Gillette, Wyo., she moved to Medical Lake 20 years ago. She was a cook in food service.

Survivors include two sons, Norman James Ritchey of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Garvey Parker of Medical Lake; six daughters, Edna Anthony of Montana, Alice Richmond of Airway Heights, Patricia Felch of Horse Shoe Lake, Wash., and Juanita Moreland, Catherine Greene and Wilma Thomas, all of Medical Lake; seven brothers, Joseph Thomas of Oak Grove, Mo., Jim Thomas of Salina, Kan., David Thomas and William Thomas, both of Kansas City, Mo., and Robert Thomas, Jack Thomas and Steven Thomas, all in Green Briar, Ark.; a sister, Barbara Jean Hicks of Bait City, Mo.; and 15 grandchildren.

James Imholt Colbert

Memorial vigil for James E. Imholt, 56, is scheduled for 5 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mr. Imholt died Tuesday. Born in Stillwater, Minn., he moved to the Spokane area 52 years ago. He graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School and served in the Army.

He worked for Kaiser AluminumMead for 34 years, and was a member of the United Steelworkers Union and the Spokane Kennel Club.

Survivors include his wife, Connie Imholt; two sons, Beau-James Imholt and Brett Douglas Imholt, both of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; his mother, Helen Imholt of Spokane; two brothers, Ronald Imholt of Mead and Michael Imholt of Spokane; a sister, Kathryn Imholt of Spokane; and one granddaughter.

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

Wilma Sebora Spokane

Service for Wilma M. Sebora, 79, is planned for 7 p.m. today at HennesseySmith Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.

Mrs. Sebora died Tuesday. Born in Anamosa, Iowa, she moved to Spokane 60 years ago.

She sang professionally and worked for the Guertin-Ross Music Store. She also was a cosmetician and worked for The Bon Marche.

Her husband, Kenneth B. Sebora, died in 1968. Survivors include a son, Don Frank of Spokane; a daughter, Patricia Calicoat of Spokane; seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Jerry Lindquist Priest River, Idaho

Memorial service for Jerry Lindquist, 52, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash. Inurnment will be later in Minnesota.

Mr. Lindquist died Monday in Missoula, as a result of an automobile/ pedestrian accident.

Born in Minneapolis, he moved to the Priest River area 24 years ago.

He taught elementary and junior high and for the past four years had worked for the U.S. Forest Service.

Mr. Lindquist was active in theater, serving as president of the Unicorn Theater in Sandpoint.

Survivors include three children, Ian Lindquist, Jessie Lindquist and Chelsea Lindquist, all of Newport; his mother, Dorothy Lindquist of Eden Prairie, Minn.; and a sister, Sandra O’Rourke of Eden Prairie.

Memorials may be made to the Seafirst Bank, P.O. Box 40, Newport, WA 99156, for a special fund to help with his children’s educational expenses.

M. Lucille Healy Spokane

Vigil service for M. Lucille Healy, 84, is planned for 7 p.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Healy died Tuesday. Born in Thompson Falls, Mont., she moved to Spokane in 1924.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis Xavier Parish. She was president of the Altar Society of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Margaret’s Guild.

Her husband, Dennis E. Healy, preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, R. Kevin Healy and Dennis Healy, both of Spokane; five daughters, K. Diane McGreevy of Southern California, Sheila Reid of Squaw Valley, Calif., Agnes Healy of Spokane and Nadine Beitey and Theresa Colburn, both of Espanola, Wash.; 22 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial gifts may be made to Poor Clare Convent, N4419 Hawthorne, Spokane, WA 99205.

Eugene ‘Mike’ Bolt Spokane

A celebration for Eugene McGee “Mike” Bolt, 73, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the family home.

Mr. Bolt died Wednesday. He was born and raised in Laurens, S.C.

He was a Navy pilot and served during World War II and the Korean War.

Mr. Bolt was an automobile salesman in Yakima and later in Spokane. After his retirement, he drove a school bus.

Mr. Bolt moved to Spokane many years ago. He returned to Yakima in 1992 to be near his family.

Survivors include his wife, Carole Bolt; a son, Jeff Bolt of Yakima; three daughters, Sandy Stone of Wenatchee and Jennifer Carlton and Melissa Johnson, both of Yakima; two stepsons, Mike Edgar and Luke Edgar, both of Seattle; two stepdaughters, Mary Jane Edgar and Rachael Kodat, both of Seattle; eight grandchildren; and his former wife, Marie.

Irma Durbin Spokane

Graveside service for Irma Lee Durbin, 84, is planned for 1 p.m. today at Riverside Memorial Park. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Hazen & Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Durbin died Tuesday. Born in Blue Hill, Neb., she moved to the Spokane area 52 years ago.

She worked for J.C. Penney’s for 30 years and retired in 1982.

Mrs. Durbin was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the church.

Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Watkins of Spokane and Linda Morgan of Veradale; a sister, Doris Brunner of Wenatchee; five grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Memorials may be given to Pilgrim Lutheran Church, N5125 Market, Spokane, WA 99207, or to Alzheimer Foundation, S107 Division, Spokane, WA 99201.

Doris Whitmore Spokane

Private service is planned for Doris Whitmore. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Whitmore, 90, died Wednesday. Born in South Hampton, England, she moved to Spokane 15 years ago.

Survivors include two sons, Paul Scott of Spokane and Jack Scott of Hesperia, Calif.; two sisters, Gladys Jones and Gwen Leadbitter, both of Glen Gardner, N.J.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.