Obituaries
Melvin Casteel Washtucna, Wash.
No service will be held for Melvin Lloyd Casteel, 67, at his request. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Casteel died Thursday.
He was born in Cheney and had formerly lived in Deer Park for 20 years.
He worked in the lumber industry for more than 40 years. He worked for Deer Park Pine and then for DAW in Newport, Wash. He retired in 1991.
He moved to Washtucna five years ago.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Betty Casteel; his parents, Lloyd and Janita Casteel of Vancouver, Wash.; three sons, Michael Casteel of Newport, and Robert and Bill Casteel, both of Washtucna; two daughters, Peggy Rieper of Loon Lake, Wash., and Bonnie Ackerman of Spokane; three sisters and seven grandchildren.
Earl ‘Bud’ Carstens Spokane
No service will be held for Earl John “Bud” Carstens, 75. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carstens, who was born in Leavenworth, Wash., died Tuesday at home.
He moved to Spokane in 1984 from Vancouver, Wash.
He had worked as head parts specialist for Clark County Public Utility District 1.
He was a member of Moran United Methodist Church, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Teamsters Union.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Cheloye Carstens; a daughter, Vicki Karlin of Cameron Park, Calif.; a brother, Thomas Carstens of Pilot Rock, Ore.; two sisters, Katherine Olson of Vancouver, Wash., and Lucille Graham of Pilot Rock; and three grandsons.
Memorial contributions may be made to Moran United Methodist Church or Hospice of Spokane.
Harry Clodius Ritzville, Wash.
Service for Harry Edvin Clodius, 81, is set for 11 a.m. Monday at Danekas Funeral Chapel in Ritzville. Burial will be at a later time at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Clodius, who was born in Ritzville, died Thursday.
He graduated from Ritzville High School and attended Eastern Washington State College for one year before he married Mae Belle Seely in Colville, Wash.
The couple lived in Chewelah, Wash., and Mr. Clodius worked in construction for Northwest Magnesite Co.
In 1946, they moved to Wenatchee. He continued to work in construction and later moved to Omak, Wash., where he worked for Armstrong Construction.
They moved to Ritzville in 1952 and started Harry Clodius Construction Co., which they operated until 1987. His son, Terry, then took over the operation.
Mr. Clodius was a member of Ritzville Trinity United Methodist Church, Zenith Chapter 55 of the Order of the Eastern Star, and Ritzville Masonic Lodge 101.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Jeanette Schaefer of Ritzville; a son, Terry Clodius of Washtucna, Wash.; two sisters, Leona Beier of Salem, Ore., and Lois Whitworth of Fulton, Calif.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ritzville Emergency Medical Technicians Ambulance Fund or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Verbel Davis Spokane
Memorial service for Verbel C. Davis, 80, is set for 2 p.m. Monday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. There will be private inurnment at Pines Cemetery.
Born in Fosston, Minn., Mr. Davis died Wednesday.
He had lived in Spokane for more than 70 years and graduated from Otis Orchards High School.
He worked at Alcoa and Kaiser Aluminum in Trentwood until he retired in 1971 after 25 years.
He was a member of Concordia Masonic Lodge 249, the Scottish Rite, El Katif Shrine and Harlequin Pranksters. He also performed as a clown for the children at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
He is survived by three sons, Alan Davis of Mead, Spencer Davis of Auburn, Wash., and Martin Davis of Spanaway, Wash.; his former wife, Phyllis Davis of Spokane; a brother, Phillman Davis of Portland; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
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