Obituaries
Robert Smith Spokane
Memorial service for Robert O. Smith, 82, is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Whitworth Presbyterian Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, who was born in Birmingham, Ala., died Tuesday.
He moved to Spokane in 1977 from Birmingham. He had retired from sales in the lumber industry.
He was a member of Whitworth Presbyterian Church and had served as a deacon.
Mr. Smith was a World War II Army veteran and served in the South Pacific and the Philippines.
Survivors include his wife, Edith “Edie” Smith; a daughter, Sherry Tessensohn of Spokane; a sister, Doris Allen of Birmingham; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Whitworth Presbyterian Church or the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Nursing Facility.
Clara Boyer Spokane
Service for Clara Z. Boyer, 91, will be at 10 a.m. today at North Hill Christian Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Boyer, who died Tuesday, was born in Victor, Mont.
She worked for The Crescent in downtown Spokane and the Spokane Valley. She became an assistant buyer in ladies ready to wear clothing and retired from the Valley store in 1977.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and North Hill Christian Church.
Her first husband, of 38 years, Foster Weiler, preceded her in death. Her second husband, of 12 years, Harry Boyer, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Boyer is survived by two daughters, Betty Lou Locker of Spokane and Diane Miller of Chattaroy; a sister, Jean Sims of Pleasantville, Calif.; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Marguerite Nolan Spokane
Vigil service for Marguerite M. Nolan, 87, is set for 6 p.m. Sunday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where she was a member. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in Seneca, S.D., Mrs. Nolan died Tuesday.
She was a resident of Spokane for 44 years.
Her husband, Edward Nolan, died in 1992.
She is survived by a stepson, Patrick Nolan of Fremont, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
James ‘Jim’ Haffenger Hayden Lake, Idaho
Visitation for James “Jim’ Haffenger, 48, will be Monday from 9 a.m. to noon at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home. Service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Haffenger, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Thursday.
He was raised in Coeur d’Alene and moved to Washington after high school. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
He returned to Washington after his military discharge and later lived in Washington, New Mexico and Idaho.
Survivors include his wife, Chris; a daughter, Sadie Ray Haffenger of Omak, Wash.; two stepdaughters, Beverly and Nicci McLeod, both of Hayden Lake; a stepson, Ricky McLeod of Hayden Lake; two brothers, Chuck Sorenson of Coeur d’Alene and Bill Sorenson of Post Falls; and a sister, Diane O’Dell of Lynnwood, Wash.
Jennie Rice Spokane
No service will be held for Jennie F. Rice, 99. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rice, who was born in Sheffield, Ala., died Tuesday.
She was a 70-year Spokane resident and was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Charles Rice, died in 1980.
She is survived by a son, Charles Rice of Spokane; a daughter, Jayne Bailor of Spokane; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Ellen (Clinton) Woodard Spokane
Memorial service for Ellen (Clinton) Woodard, 86, was Friday at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mrs. Woodard died Wednesday.
She was born in Tacoma and had lived in Spokane since she was 3.
She married Harry Woodard in 1951. He died in 1975.
She worked for John W. Graham and Co. for 50 years.
Mrs. Woodard and her husband were members of several round and square dancing groups.
She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Madeline Luedtke of Spokane and Lura Salyers of Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Pearl (Kane) Wagner Spokane
Graveside service for Pearl Eunice (Kane) Wagner, 94, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, Ill. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wagner, who was born in Chicago, died Thursday.
She had lived in Spokane for 12 years and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Her husband, Henry Wagner, died in 1982.
She is survived by a daughter, Bette Meyer of Spokane; a son, Henry Wagner Jr. of Florida; a sister, Ruth Norman of Spokane; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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