Obituaries
Patricia Haines Tekoa, Wash.
Rosary service for Patricia H. Haines, 64, will be at 7 p.m. today at DeSmet (Idaho) Community Hall. Burial Mass is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in DeSmet. Cremation will follow. Kramer Funeral Home in Tekoa is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Haines, who died Saturday, was born in Rockford.
She had worked as a waitress in Coeur d’Alene, where she lived until 1969.
She and her husband, William Haines, moved to Ford, Wash., on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
In 1984 she moved to a nursing center in Spokane. Her husband died in 1988, and in 1992 she moved to Tekoa Care Center.
Mrs. Haines was a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the Catholic Church.
She is survived by two sons, Leslie Flegel of Burlington, Wash., and Cory Haines of Ford; three daughters, Teresa Pluff of Yuma, Ariz., Willette Haines of DeSmet and Katrina Haines of Petaluma, Calif.; one brother, Edward Madison of Medford, Ore.; two sisters, Betty Pierre of Fruitland, Wash., and Henrietta Kraack of Plummer, Idaho; and 11 grandchildren.
Patricia Heater-Whitehall Spokane
Service for Patricia L. Heater-Whitehall, 67, was Monday at the Clark Fork (Idaho) Methodist Church, with burial at the Clark Fork Cemetery.
Mrs. Heater-Whitehall, who was born in Wallace, died Thursday.
She had been a resident of Spokane for 30 years.
Survivors include three sons, Dean Crozier of Montesano, Wash., Shawn Heater of Enumclaw, Wash., and Eric Heater of Spokane; one daughter, Ramona Crozier-Ferguson of Spokane; one brother, Gary Ruen of Seattle; one sister, Joy Yockey of Montesano; and seven grandchildren.
Nancy Edwards Lowley Wellpinit, Wash.
Gathering for Nancy Edwards Lowley, 81, will be at 7 p.m. today at Spokane Tribal Longhouse in Wellpinit. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the same location. Burial will be at Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lowley, who died Monday, was born near West End on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
She graduated from Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Oregon.
She had been the coordinator of the first Spokane Indian food distribution program on the Spokane Indian Reservation and was involved in the Title VI Older Americans Program.
Mrs. Lowley was a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians and Wellpinit Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Bill Lowley, died in 1974.
She is survived by one son, Mike Lowley at home; three daughters, Esther Anderson of Wellpinit, Dorothy Kuhns of Inchelium, Wash., and Lorraine Gerleman of Coulee Dam; 13 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.
Alice Carpenter Deer Lake, Wash.
Funeral Mass for Alice Marie (Cooney) Carpenter, 76, will be at 11 a.m. today at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Valley, Wash., with burial to follow at Jumpoff Joe (Wash.) Cemetery.
Mrs. Carpenter, who died Sunday at home, was born in Condon, Ore.
She was a registered nurse and served in World War II.
She and her husband, Tracy Carpenter, moved to the Spokane from San Francisco after the war and she worked as a nurse in hospitals.
In 1955 her family moved to the Chewelah (Wash.) area, where she worked night shifts at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Her husband died in 1988.
She is survived by nine sons, Warren, William, Ward and Wade Carpenter, all of Deer Lake, Wayne Carpenter of Delta Junction, Alaska, Walter, Wesley and Wendell Carpenter, all of Chewelah, and Wyatt Carpenter of Loon Lake, Wash.; six daughters, Becky Meyer and M’Liss Clark, both of Spokane, Mary Safford of Moses Lake, Candice Neubauer of Bennington, Vt., Susan Carpenter of Deer Lake, and Patricia White of Fairbanks, Alaska; two sisters, Patricia Lorenz of Spokane and Beth Baumeister of Oregon; four brothers, Joe, Tom, John and Dan Cooney, all of Spokane; 36 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Katherine (Stalcup) Guy Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Service for Katherine Elizabeth (Stalcup) Guy, 47, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Pines Cemetery in Spokane. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Guy, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Saturday at the Bonners Ferry Community Hospital after an extended illness.
She attended schools in Idaho and Washington and married Donald Guy in Coeur d’Alene in 1970. He died in 1976.
She later moved to Post Falls, where she worked as a real estate agent while attending Kinman Business College in Spokane. After receiving her certification as a legal secretary, she worked for a Spokane law firm.
She moved to Bonners Ferry in 1984 and married Gene Stalcup. They later divorced. She was recently employed at the law office of Peter Wilson and the Boundary Abstract in Bonners Ferry.
She was a member of the BMW Motorcyclists of America.
She was also an avid square-dancer and was a member of the Hoodoo Valley Hoedowners and the Creston Valley Round Dancers. She was a member of the Antique Collective Cooperative at Foster’s Crossing in Sandpoint.
Survivors include her son, Frank Guy of Yakima; two daughters, Suzi Guy of Moyie Springs, Idaho, and Theresea Fallis of Bonners Ferry; her father, William Mead of Bonners Ferry; one brother, William Mead Jr. of Salt Lake City; one sister, Deborah Beasley of Alaska; two grandchildren, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ina Mae Stephens Kellogg
At her request, there will be no service for Ina Mae Stephens, 85, who died Sunday at Sunset Terrace Convalescent Center in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will be at the Osburn Cemetery in Osburn, Idaho. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Stephens was born and raised in Minnesota. She married Henry Stephens in 1926 and in 1950 they moved to Kellogg.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene two weeks ago for health reasons.
She was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Kellogg.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter and three great-grandchildren.
Her survivors include two daughters, Lola Madsen and Leona Anderson, both of Spokane; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Marjorie Wagner Pullman
Private family memorial service for Marjorie D. Wagner, 75, will be held at a later date. Mountain View Funeral Home in Lewiston is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wagner, who was born in Ellensburg, died of leukemia Saturday at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston.
She was raised in Starbuck, Wash., and also lived in Seattle and Portland. She graduated from high school in Johnson, Wash., and went on to attend Comptometer training in Portland. She later moved to Pullman, where she was a Comptometer operator for the office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
She married James Wagner in Lewiston in 1941. They spent their summers at Priest Lake, Idaho.
She was a talented artist and enjoyed crafts, sewing, crocheting and creating stained glass art. She was also a musician and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Pullman. She was a founding member and served on the board of the Pullman Teen House and was a volunteer for the Congregational Church Thrift Shop.
She was preceded in death by a daughter.
Survivors include her husband, at home; two sons, Thomas Wagner of Cashmere, Wash., and James Wagner of Bainbridge Island, Wash.; two stepsisters, Mercedes Henson of Clarkston, Wash., and Sue Klossner of Asotin, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Selkirk Basin Association, P.O. Box 1809, Priest River, ID 83856, or the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Foundation, P.O. Box 816, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Wilbur Mock Spokane
Private memorial service will be held for Wilbur G. Mock at his request.
Mr. Mock, 84, died Saturday at home.
He was born in Denver and moved to Spokane from Great Falls, Mont., in 1937.
He was a foreman for an automotive body and paint shop and had owned his own shop. He and his wife opened their first candy and caramel corn shop in 1963 in Moses Lake and in 1964 they moved the store to Pendleton, Ore., where they retired in 1979.
They returned to Spokane that same year.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Evelyn Mock; two sons, Dean Mock of Richland and Gar Mock of Coeur d’Alene; nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Shirley Ciesielski Spokane
Funeral Mass for Shirley P. Ciesielski, 72, will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ciesielski, who died Friday, was a lifetime Spokane resident.
She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Altar Society.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Joseph Ciesielski; three sons, Joe and Patrick Ciesielski of Spokane and Timothy Ciesielski of Malden, Wash.; four daughters, Jan Rodric and Claudia Ciesielski, both of Spokane, Sherilyn Hankel of Chattaroy and Marilyn Pitner of Rosalia, Wash.; three brothers, Bill, Wayne and Jack Stinger, all of Spokane; two sisters, JoAnn Bolich of Spokane and Marilyn Miller of Oregon; and 19 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Church, Hospice of Spokane, or the American Cancer Society.
Barbara Watt Inchelium, Wash.
Funeral Mass for Barbara M. Watt, 61, is set for 10 a.m., today at St. Michael’s Mission Church in Inchelium. Burial will be at Hall Creek Cemetery in Inchelium. Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Watt, who died Saturday, was born in Barstow, Wash.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Colville Confederated Tribes and St. Michael’s Mission.
She is survived by her husband Lawrence “Hoot” Watt; four daughters, Sharon Boyd and Frances Charette, both of Inchelium, Diana Seymour of Grand Coulee and Gerry Ferguson of Coulee Dam; three stepsons, Thomas and Ray Watt, both of Inchelium, and Robert Watt of Winslow, British Columbia; one stepdaughter, Sharon Deleon of Inchelium; four sisters, Eileen Rosenbaum, Bernice Laramie and Maggie Ellsworth, all of Inchelium, and Gerry Boyd of Coulee Dam; two brothers, Albert “Kook” Laramie of Inchelium and Randy Laramie of Spokane; one half-brother, Jimmy Wyley of Nespelem, Wash.; 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Michael Ross Spokane
A gathering for Michael Bruce Ross, 52, will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North, followed by cremation.
Mr. Ross, who died Friday, was born in Whiting, Ind., and had lived in Spokane for 21 years.
He operated Brewbaker’s Body Shop for 10 years and had worked for Gary’s Painting and Body Shop for the past three years.
He was a member of By Grace Through Faith Church.
He is survived by his companion, Beulah; two daughters, Rene Reynolds and Pamela Ross, both of Spokane; two sons, Michael Ross of Spokane and Gregory Ross of Vancouver, Wash.; his father, Glenn Ross of Indiana; one brother, Edmund Ross of Indiana; six sisters, Patricia Kielman of Texas, and Martina Adams, Bettie Sue Moore, Barbara Kregel, Karen Noble and Gail Spain, all of Indiana; and two grandchildren.
Elizabeth Krom Colfax, Wash.
Service for Elizabeth Krom, a longtime Whitman County resident, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Colfax. Burial will be at Dusty (Wash.) Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Krom, 95, died Sunday.
She was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1912. Her family settled in Colfax.
She and her husband, John Krom, farmed south of Dusty. He died in 1948.
Mrs. Krom continued to live on the farm until 1984, when she moved to Colfax. In 1993 she moved to the Whitman Convalescent Center in Colfax.
She was a charter member of the former St. John’s Congregational Church in Dusty, now the Country Bible Church. She was a volunteer at the Palouse Nursing Home.
Survivors include six daughters, Margaret Bolz of Laramie, Wyo., Alma Natwick and Claudia Marshall, both of Issaquah, Wash., Ruby Brown of Pensacola, Fla., Virginia Sanders of Colfax and Joanne Kimmel of Suisun City, Calif.; one son, John Krom of LaCrosse, Wash.; two sisters, Kathryn Hardy of Grants Pass, Ore., and Ann Johnson of Colfax; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dusty Cemetery, the Country Bible Church, or Colfax First Baptist Church.
Elsie Andrews Colville, Wash.
No service will be held for Elsie M. Andrews, 88, at her request. Danekas Funeral Chapel of Colville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Andrews, who died Friday, was born in Addy, Wash.
She was a former Chewelah, Wash., resident and taught at Jenkins Junior High School in Chewelah for many years.
Mrs. Andrews was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, the Washington and National Education Associations and the American Association of Retired Persons.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, George Andrews; two daughters, Patricia Hooper of Colville and Nancy Plummer of Veradale; one son, Robert Andrews of Adna, Wash.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
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