Obituaries
Craig Toribara Spokane
Memorial service for Craig T. Toribara, 17, will be at 3:30 p.m. today at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of cremation.
Craig, who was born in Spokane, died Tuesday.
He was a senior and an honor student at Ferris High School and had recently been accepted to play soccer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
He was a member of DECA and was captain of the Ferris soccer team. He participated in the Metro Ford Soccer Tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was named best player in the tournament.
He was the senior class treasurer at Ferris and participated in orchestra.
He is survived by his parents, Ted and Christy Toribara of Spokane; one sister, Susan Toribara of Spokane; and his grandparents, Frank and Ruth Toribara of Spokane, and Gary and Treva Thomas of Federal Way, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Memorial Fund.
Vera Hickey Spokane
Private service will be held for Vera B. Hickey, at her request. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hickey, 82, died Monday.
She was born in Spokane.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, James Hickey, died in 1979.
She is survived by one sister, Ruth Castle of Deer Park.
Marian Willoughby Spokane
Memorial service for Marian J. Willoughby, 58, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.
Mrs. Willoughby, who was born in Spokane, died Sunday.
She had lived in Portland for a few years before returning to Spokane.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Roger Messerschmidt and John Willoughby, both of Spokane; her mother, Evelyn Setzer of Spokane; one brother, Clyde Setzer, and one sister, Linda Saxton, both of Spokane; two grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Irene Nelson Olympia
Service for Irene L. Nelson, 77, was held Thursday at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane.
Mrs. Nelson, a former Spokane resident, died Tuesday.
She was born in Filmore, N.D.
She had lived in Spokane for 45 years and had worked for the Postal Service.
She recently moved to Olympia.
Her husband, Thomas Nelson, died in 1973.
She is survived by one son, Scott Nelson of Olympia; one sister, Rosamond Crawford of Burley, Idaho; and two granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter Hospital Foundation, 413 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506.
Vernice Travis Spokane
Memorial service for Vernice L. Travis, 83, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Travis, who was born in Lisbon, N.D., died Monday.
She had lived in Spokane for 53 years.
She received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Jamestown (N.D.) College. She taught and coached at the college and was inducted into the Jamestown College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.
In Spokane, she was the head of the Rogers High School physical education department and coached several sports.
She also directed the Rogers Pirettes drill team and cheerleaders.
She and her husband, Paul, who died in 1992, were members of the Spokane Figure Skating Club and participated in skating competitions and shows in Washington, Canada and North Dakota. She was also a figure skating judge.
She is survived by two sons, Gary and Jim Travis, both of Spokane; one daughter, Carole Varsandar of Gresham, Ore.; three sisters, Marlys Tyson of San Francisco, Helen Baennen of Seattle and Cleo Williamson of Las Vegas, Nev.; two brothers, Carroll Haralson of Tacoma and Chester “Chet” Haralson of Seattle; several grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Anne King Spokane
Graveside service for Anne M. King, 98, will be private. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. King died Monday.
She was born in San Antonio, Texas.
She worked as a secretary at Fairchild Air Force Base and as a ward secretary at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son, Earl King of Spokane; two daughters, Betty Rose Furlong and Mildred King, both of Spokane; one sister, Emma Gavarny; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Rochelle Weston Walla Walla
Graveside service for Rochelle Weston, 59, is set for 2 p.m. today at Lind Cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Weston, a former Lind resident, died Monday.
She was born with Downs syndrome and lived in Lind with her parents until her mother died in 1975, when she moved to Walla Walla.
In Walla Walla, she lived at the Lillie Rice Center and later worked for Blue Mountain Industries.
She is survived by six sisters, Darlene Williams, Erlene Sackmann and Doris Canon, all of Lind, Wash., Dorraine Boler of Kennewick, Lola Ulam of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Dorothy Laherty of Portland; and one brother, Wayne Weston of Albany, Ore.
Forest Bishop Richland
Service for Forest M. Bishop, 77, was Wednesday at Southside United Protestant Church in Richland.
Mr. Bishop, who died Saturday, was born in Spokane.
He had worked for Wandermere Golf Course in Spokane and moved to Richland in 1967, where he was involved with the operation of Sam-Na-Pum Golf Course.
He was a member of the Golf Course Superintendent Association.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; one son, Michael Bishop of Portland; one daughter, Robin Crook of Kennewick; two stepdaughters, Sandi Shelley and Karin Nickola; two brothers, David Bishop of San Diego and Roy Bishop of Capitol City, Wash.; six grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter and nine great-grandchildren.
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