Obituaries
Robert DeFrate Spokane
Service for Robert A. DeFrate, 45, is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. There will be private inurnment.
Mr. DeFrate, who was born in San Diego, died Monday. A former Wenatchee resident, he had lived in Spokane for 20 years.
He served in the Air Force for more than 20 years, and had served in Vietnam. He worked for the postal service for 16 years.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Eagles Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra DeFrate; four daughters, Stacie, Crystal, Laurie and Kimberly DeFrate, all of Spokane; one brother, Bill DeFrate of Spokane; and three sisters, Ginny Storms of El Centro, Calif., and Liz Newburn and Heather Bennett, both of San Diego.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Charles Brumfield Jr. Usk, Wash.
Memorial service for Charles Frederick Brumfield Jr., 59, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Testament Church in Newport, Wash. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Brumfield died Monday. He was born in Chelan, Wash., and served in the Navy for 20 years. He also worked at Sacred Heart Medical Center for 12 years until he retired.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Cindy Brumfield; three daughters, Shelly Kettel of Olympia, Marie Brumfield of Spokane and Jennifer Brumfield, of Usk; one son, Josh Brumfield of Usk; four sisters, Velma Carter, Lois Brummet, Phyllis Brasher and Goldie Ralph; nine brothers, Larry, Paul, Jim, Lyman, Wayne, Mike and Don Mordan, and Dick and Doug Brumfield; and three grandchildren.
Lulu Reid Spokane
Private burial for Lulu Shawgo Reid, 88, was at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Reid, who died March 10, was born in Tacoma.
She had lived in Spokane since 1916 and was a switchboard operator at the Spokane County Courthouse, before retiring in 1971.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include one daughter, Lou Jean Stead, of Costa Mesa, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Clifton Malcolm Spokane
Memorial service for Clifton D. Malcolm, 86, is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home.
Mr. Malcolm, a 46-year resident of Spokane, died Tuesday. He was born in Livingston, Mont.
He worked for American Sign and Indicator from 1964 to 1973. He operated a farm in the Spokane Valley and had operated farms in Montana.
He was a member of Gentlemen on Horseback, the Elks lodge and the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Viola Malcolm; one son, Mick Malcolm and one daughter, Diane Brown, both of Spokane; one brother, Stanley Malcolm of Livingston; two sisters, Billie Evans of Livingston and Vivian McGonegal of Arizona; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Ray White Fernwood, Idaho
No service will be held for Ray M. White, 73, at his request.
He died Monday in Lewiston after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Mr. White was born in 1921 in Paris, Miss., and had been a resident of Fernwood for 11 years.
He served in the Army during World War II in Central Europe.
Mr. White enjoyed fishing and card games.
He was a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Super Sixers (Armored Division Association), the American Legion, the Fernwood Senior Citizens, American Association of Retired Persons, the National Rifle Association, Scratch-n-Free (Cooties), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his companion of 21 years, Rose Spencer, at the home; two daughters, Susan Schmidli and Sandi McCormick, both of Ransomville, N.Y.; one son, Daniel White of Youngstown, N.Y.; his mother, Edith White of Paris; one sister, Helen Forrest of Mexico, Miss.; and nine grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Fernwood Senior Center.
Olivette Halfhide Coeur d’Alene
Private burial was held at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene for Olivette H. Halfhide, 99.
She died Tuesday at Pinewood Care Center in Coeur d’Alene.
Mrs. Halfhide was born in 1895 in Duluth, Minn.
She married Frank Halfhide in 1920 in Belfield, N.D., and they moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1942.
Mrs. Halfhide was a schoolteacher, an Idaho state caseworker and owner of Halfhide’s Care Center.
She was an active lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She also was an avid gardener and enjoyed ceramics, knitting and crocheting.
Her husband died in 1950.
Survivors include two sons, Rollo Halfhide of Coeur d’Alene and Robert Halfhide of Dalton Gardens, Idaho; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Edythe Bennett Spokane
Service for Edythe Mae Bennett, 94, will be noon Friday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Born in Rossland, British Columbia, Mrs. Bennett died Sunday.
She graduated from North Central High School in Spokane and worked at House of Fabrics for many years.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Millwood Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Louis Bennett, died in 1959. She is survived by two daughters, Edith Locke of La Crescenta, Calif., and Barbara McClain of Hillsboro, Ore.; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 10 great-greatgrandchildren.
Dorothy Peck Spokane
Service for Dorothy E. Peck, 90, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.
Miss Peck, former owner of Nevers and Peck Insurance Agency, died Tuesday.
She was born in Spokane and graduated from North Central High School. She had been awarded Insurance Woman of the Year.
She was a member of Covenant Christian Church.
Miss Peck is survived by two nieces, Dolores Wood of Chattaroy and Gayle Davis of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to Covenant Christian Church.
Edith Crider St. John, Wash.
Memorial service for Edith Geneieve Crider, 89, is planned for 11 a.m. today at the St. John Christian Church. Family graveside service will be at the St. John Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Crider died Monday in Colfax, where she had lived for the past three years.
She was born in Sunset, Wash., and graduated from Endicott High School. She graduated from Cheney Normal School with a teaching certificate.
Mrs. Crider taught at the Litzenberger School between Endicott and St. John, and at Sunset School. She also lived and taught in Idaho.
She and her husband, Buford Crider, lived and farmed at Thornton, Wash., St. John and Worley, Idaho. In 1965 they retired and moved back to St. John.
Mrs. Crider was a member of the Worley Grange and the Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by one son, Dan Crider of St. John; one sister, Alpha Barbagelata of El Cerritos, Calif.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Richard Tesch Spokane
Graveside service for Richard D. “Dick” Tesch, 60, is set for 1 p.m. today at Riverside Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 40-year Spokane resident, Mr. Tesch died Tuesday. He was born in Lamont, Wash., and graduated from Kettle Falls (Wash.) High School.
Mr. Tesch Served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of the United Transportation Union and was an engineer for the Burlington Northern Railroad for more than 37 years.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Fritzee Tesch; two daughters, Shari Johnson of Spokane and Lauri Tesch of Renton, Wash.; two brothers, Donald Tesch of Mead and Robert Tesch of Deer Park; one sister, Phyillis Anderson of Otis Orchards; and two granddaughters.
Tom Howe Spokane
Service for Tom E. Howe, 79, will be at 2 p.m. today at Holy Cross Cemetery Chapel with burial following.
Mr. Howe, who died Tuesday, was born in Dupuyer, Mont.
He had lived in Spokane since 1944 and was a metal polisher for Columbia Lighting.
He is survived by his wife, Bernadine Howe; two daughters, Judy Olson of Spokane and Kathy Nixon of Kent, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch.
Edna Kelleher Spokane
Service for Edna E. Kelleher, 92, is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Kelleher, who was born in Spokane, died March 17.
She was a homemaker and later worked at The Crescent during the 1960s and 1970s.
Her husband of 32 years, William Kelleher, died in 1961. Survivors include one son, Ronald Kelleher of Portland; one daughter, Patricia Davis of Ellensburg; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.