Obituaries
Dorris Wooters Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Private family services for Dorris L. Wooters, 87, will be held at a later date. Bonners Ferry Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wooters, who was born in Illinois, died Monday at home after an extended illness.
She attended schools in Illinois and went to work as a telephone operator after graduating from high school.
She married Donald Wooters in 1928 and lived in Illinois until moving to Arizona in 1946. She moved to Bonners Ferry in 1993 to be with her son.
Her husband died in 1992.
Mrs. Wooters enjoyed playing card games, especially party bridge.
Survivors include her son, Donald Wooters of Bonners Ferry; and two grandsons.
Robert Dill Ephrata, Wash.
Memorial service for Robert F. “Bob” Dill, 73, is set for 1 p.m. today at Nicoles Funeral Home Chapel in Ephrata. There will also be a memorial service Thursday, at 10 a.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane.
Born in Palouse, Wash., Mr. Dill died last Wednesday.
He graduated from high school in Palouse, and served with a tank battalion in Europe during World War II.
In 1962 he moved to California and operated a construction business for several years. In 1974 he moved to Soap Lake, Wash., and worked in farming, orchards and construction.
He was a member of the Ephrata Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Taggart of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Katherine Kopp of Spokane; two sisters, Dorene Wood and Norma Shelton, both of Spokane; three brothers, Walter Dill of Elk Grove, Calif., and Leslie and Ted Dill, both of Spokane; four grandsons, one granddaughter and three greatgranddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Eldon Bader Sandpoint
Funeral service for Eldon “Al” Bader, 78, will be today at 1 p.m. at Coffelt’s Moon Chapel in Sandpoint. Inurnment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint. Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bader, who was born in North Dakota, died Sunday in Sandpoint.
He grew up in North Dakota and moved to Sandpoint in 1935. He was a truck driver and worked at the Farragut Naval Base. He served with the Army in Europe during World War II.
He married Donna Andersen in 1947 and worked as a sawyer for the Pack River Lumber Co., in Colburn, Idaho. He retired in 1978.
He enjoyed fishing on Lake Pend Oreille and was also a member of Union Local No. 310.
Survivors include his wife, at home; one son, Delbert Bader of Sandpoint; one daughter, Judy McComas of Spokane; two sisters, Nona Buzzard of Kingston, Idaho, and Erma Arnett of Coquille, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Robert Doty Spokane
Service for Robert Lewis Doty, 74, is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Doty, who was born in Spokane, died Saturday.
He graduated from the University of Omaha and received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington.
He had served in the Air Force for 23 years, including World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
He was a member of Pines Baptist Church, the El Katif Shrine, Scottish Rite, the Washington Association of Social Work and the National Camping Travelers.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ardis Doty; two sons, Richard Doty of Renton, Wash., and Larry Doty of Spokane; one daughter, Marilyn Terry of Spokane; five grandchildren; and one brother, Fred Doty of Canby, Ore.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pines Baptist Church.
William Whiteley Jr. Clark Fork, Idaho
Funeral service for William “Bill” Whiteley, 47, will be Thursday at 11 a.m., at the Heron Baptist Church in Heron, Mont. Friends may call at Coffelt’s Moon Chapel of Sandpoint today from 6-8 p.m. Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Whiteley, who was born in Baltimore, Md., died Friday from injuries suffered in a single-car accident.
He moved to North Carolina as a child and graduated from high school there. He joined the Marine Corps and served two tours in Vietnam.
He had worked as a policeman in Denver and taught handgun training for the Knoxville, Tenn., sheriff’s office. He also worked as a sales manager for Joy Manufacturing, selling mining equipment.
He moved to Clark Fork in 1992.
He enjoyed competing in bow shooting and black powder shoots and had competed in handgun shooting for the Marine Corps. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved to ride horses.
Mr Whiteley was a member of the National Rifle Association, the National Quarterhorse Association and Ducks Unlimited.
Survivors include his wife, Claudya Greig, at home; four daughters, Leath, Libby, and Alisha Whiteley and Kate Whiteley Sanderson; his father, William Whiteley of Denver; his mother, Margaret Webb of North Carolina; three sisters, Pat Briggs, Lynn Stepp and Claudia Webb, all of North Carolina; and one brother, Mike Whiteley of North Carolina.
Pearlyne Gimeno Spokane
Service for Pearlyne Lynne Gimeno, 33, is planned for 11 a.m. Friday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Gimeno drowned June 30 in Loon Lake, Wash. Her body was recovered Saturday.
She was a lifetime Spokane resident and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Rick Gimeno; two daughters, Angela and Rebecca Gimeno, both of Spokane; her parents, Norman and Joan Severson of Loon Lake; two brothers, Gordon Severson of Colfax, Wash., and Brad Severson of Colbert; and one sister, Cindy Severson of Seattle.
Ruth Benson Kellogg
Funeral service for Ruth Elida Benson, 82, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church of Kellogg. Burial will follow at Shoshone Memorial Gardens in Pinehurst, Idaho. Shoshone Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Benson, who was born in Minnesota, died Monday at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg.
She married Evert Benson in 1934 and was a homemaker and mother. She moved to the Silver Valley in 1940 from Sandpoint.
Mrs. Benson was also a member of the American Lutheran Church of Kellogg.
Survivors include her husband, at home; one son, Ragnar Benson of Vancouver, Wash.; one brother, Roy Johnson of Santa Ana, Calif.; and four sisters, Alice Prestel of Boise, Jordis Vedaa of North Dakota, Joyce Crabb of Montana and Ida Draper of Rathdrum.
William Ramsey Medical Lake
Graveside service for William Adams “Bill” Ramsey, 79, was Monday at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Born in Cheney, Mr. Ramsey died Friday.
He graduated from North Central High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in physical education and a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Idaho. He received two doctorates, one from Western States Chiropractic College in chiropractic and one from Farragut College in Idaho in naturopathy.
He worked at the physical education department at EWU for a few years and practiced as a chiropractor and naturopath in Sandpoint. He taught high school in Kettle Falls, Wash. before retiring in the 1980s.
He was a member of the Washington Education Association.
He is survived by his wife of nine years, Minnie Ramsey; three sons, James Ramsey of Kennewick, Michael Ramsey of Spokane and Matthew Ramsey of Snohomish, Wash.; one daughter, Susan Rodman of Spokane; two stepdaughters, Minnie Cummins of Seattle and Exa Emerson of Medical Lake; one sister, Virginia Carter of Spokane; two brothers, Jack Ramsey of Spokane and Ray Ramsey of Post Falls; five grandchildren and one greatgrandchildren.
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