Obituaries
Beulah Harden Almira, Wash.
Visitation for Beulah Harden, 102, is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur, Wash. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Almira Cemetery.
Mrs. Harden, who was born in Hiawatha, Kan., died Saturday.
She married Lawrence Harden in 1911, and they moved to the Almira/ Govan, Wash., area, where they farmed.
Her husband died in 1954, and she continued to live on the farm. She moved to a nursing home in 1989.
She is survived by one daughter-in-law, Wilda Harden of Almira; two sons-in-law, Chet Axtell of Wilbur and Bruce Doane of Pasco; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Almira Cemetery Sprinkler Fund or the Lincoln Hospital Foundation in Davenport, Wash.
Raleigh Dykstra Spokane
Graveside service for Raleigh A. Dykstra, 86, is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dykstra, a longtime Spokane resident, died Friday. He was born in Pratt, Kan.
He operated Bennet and Peterson body shop from 1952 until he retired in 1980.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Friends and aided in the organization of the Independent Body Shop Organization in Washington.
He had served in the Army during World War II.
His wife, Patricia, died in 1985.
He is survived by one son, Daniel Dykstra of Sprague, Wash.; and one sister, Maye Traylor of El Dorado, Kan.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Marjorie Warner Spokane
Graveside memorial service for Marjorie May Warner, 66, is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of cremation.
Born in Spokane, Mrs. Warner died Saturday.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 6 Auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Charles Warner; one son, Raymond Carney of Pullman; three daughters, Ann Dameron of Detroit, Pam O’Leary of Newport, Wash., and Patricia Steever of Spokane; three brothers, Charles and Pat VanSickle, both of Spokane, and Robert VanSickle of Youngstown, Ohio; three sisters, Alice McGinnis, Barbara Christenson and Carol Finley, all of Spokane; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Rosemary Petragallo Spokane
Memorial service for Rosemary Petragallo, 74, was Monday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.
Mrs. Petragallo, a 49-year Spokane resident, died Friday. She was born in Dickinson, N.D.
She was a licensed practical nurse and worked in nursing homes.
She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church.
Her husband, Joe Petragallo, died in 1994.
She is survived by one brother, Frank Keller of Sacramento, Calif.; and eight sisters, Eva Ehlis of Portland, Frances Calvert of Los Angeles, Calif., Barbara Namyniuk of Dickinson, N.D., Mary Keller of Aberdeen, S.D., Amy Zanow of Watford City, N.D., Betty Steigler of Buena Park, Calif., Tillie Theroux of Bemidji, Minn., and Angie Brick of St. Cloud, Minn.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch or to St. Charles Catholic Church.
Betty Piche Spokane
Memorial service for Betty M. Piche, 70, will be at 11 a.m. today at Pines Cemetery Mausoleum. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Bismarck, N.D., Mrs. Piche died Thursday.
She had lived in Spokane for 45 years and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Grant Piche; three sons, Ted Piche of Lewiston, Grant Piche Jr. of Spokane and Marvin Piche of California; one brother, Don Graden, and one sister, Earlene Long, both of Spokane; and five grandchildren.
Irene Coryat-Juvonen Spokane
Service for Irene M. CoryatJuvonen, 81, was Monday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Private entombment will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mrs. Coryat-Juvonen died Friday, from complications due to an auto accident.
She was born in New York City.
In New York she worked as an X-ray technician and medical secretary. She later became a paralegal and secretary to one of the senior partners of a large New York law firm.
She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Eagles and Moose lodges and the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 163.
She is survived by her husband of six years, Antti Juvonen; one son, James Coryat of Seattle; one sister, Helen Healey of Providence, R.I.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Armajo ‘Mickey’ May Harvard, Idaho
Memorial service for Armajo J. “Mickey” May, 59, is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash.
Mr. May died of a heart attack Thursday at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.
He was born in Wyandotte, Okla.
Mr. May had lived in Potlatch, Idaho, and worked in road construction for the state of Idaho. In 1958 he entered the Army and served in Germany for two years. He returned to Potlatch after his discharge.
In 1961 he married Bobbie Poesy.
He worked for Potlatch Forests Inc., Bennett’s Lumber Co., and Poe Asphalt in Pullman. From 1966 until 1978 he worked for Hansen Logging in Harvard.
In 1978 he operated a secondhand store in Princeton, Idaho, and Hoodoo Junk and Salvage. He purchased the Harvard Tavern in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie; one son, Gerald May of Princeton; three daughters, Terrie Steendahl and Tracy Bolyard, both of Princeton, and Shane Stevenson of Fairbanks, Alaska; one brother, Richard Holsey of Princeton; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund.
Betty Witcher Spokane
Graveside service for Betty Rose Witcher, 68, will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Witcher, who was born in South Dakota, died Wednesday.
She lived throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California before settling in Spokane 25 years ago.
Mrs. Witcher loved arts and crafts, crocheting, knitting, embroidering and tatting.
She enjoyed painting with oils, acrylics and water colors.
Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Scott; two daughters, Penny Ford of Connell, Wash., and Lynn Carbough of Spokane; a brother, Dean Hancock of Connell; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Leroy Clemetson Post Falls
Service for Leroy B. Clemetson, 68, will be today at 2 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will follow at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Clemetson, who was born in North Dakota, died Friday.
He moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1933 and farmed in the Meadowbrook area for 36 years. He retired from the Potlatch Mill in Coeur d’Alene in 1988 and became a full-time missionary with the Dalton Gardens Church of Christ.
Mr. Clemetson enjoyed woodworking and being outdoors.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Betty; a son, Carl Clemetson of Spokane; four daughters, Carol Clemetson of Priest River, Idaho, Kaye Sisley of Alaska, Sandy Perkins of Rathdrum, Idaho, and Jeanne Falconer of Post Falls; one brother, four sisters and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ Sojourners, 6439 Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Richard Spilker Spokane
Funeral Mass for Richard G. Spilker, 46, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Mary Queen Catholic Church. Private burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Spilker, who died Feb. 12, was born in Spokane.
He graduated from Medical Lake High School and Eastern Washington State College.
He went to work at Lakeland Village in 1969 and retired as recreation director in 1989.
He had served on the Multiple Sclerosis board of directors and was named Multiple Sclerosis Father of the Year.
Mr. Spilker is survived by his parents, George and Eva Spilker of Medical Lake; three daughters, Tonia McIntosh and Anne and Chrissy Spilker, all of Spokane; three sisters, Rita and Joan Spilker, both of Medical Lake, and Lisa Wagner of Spokane; five brothers, Jim and David Spilker, both of Spokane, and Ralph, Paul and Leo Spilker, all of Medical Lake; and one granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Pushie Grandmas or Lakeland Village Association.
Adrian Dodge Spokane
Visitation for Adrian Berith Dodge, 82, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, followed by private burial at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Dodge, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, died Friday at home. He was born in Logan, Utah.
He joined the National Guard in Spokane when he was 16 and served in the Pacific Theater with infantry and reconnaissance Units during World War II. He later became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 416th Regiment Basic Combat Training in Spokane.
He retired from the Postal Service in 1969.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Romola Dodge; one daughter, Doreen Williams of Portland; one son, Timothy Dodge of Spokane; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Gary Fairweather Colville, Wash.
Memorial service for Warren “Gary” Fairweather, 55, was Monday at Colville Assembly of God.
Mr. Fairweather, who died Friday, was born in Wallace.
He graduated from Wallace High School and moved to Republic, Wash., where he worked on his grandparents’ cattle ranch for seven years and for the Forest Service.
He also drove truck and worked as a carpenter and a bartender.
In 1974 he built the Red Bull Restaurant in Colville and operated it until 1993.
Mr. Fairweather married Roxanne Hanson on Dec. 29, 1995.
He was a member of the Colville Rodeo Association, Elks Lodge and the Washington Horse Racing Association.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Kacey Fairweather, and one son, Kenneth Fairweather, both of Colville; his mother, Clarice Fairweather of Colville; one sister, Linda Folk of Post Falls; and two brothers, Stan Fairweather of Colville and Robert Fairweather of Bellevue, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Carmel Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Colville.
John Walker Spokane
Service for John E. Walker, 80, will be at 1 p.m. today at Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Private burial will follow. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Walker, a 63-year Spokane resident, died Saturday. He was born in Galveston, Ind.
He had worked as a bartender and also as a produce manager.
He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 45. He was also a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for more than 22 years.
Mr. Walker is survived by his wife of 15 years, Gladys Walker; two stepsons, Bernard Ganoung of Fargo, N.D., and Paul Ganoung of Spokane; two stepdaughters, Theresa Wagner of Carson City, Nev., and Yvonne Alfrey of Clarkston, Wash.; two sisters, Lucile Boyle of Indianapolis and Norma Jean Janette of Chula Vista, Calif.; six grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Club, 1104 W. Second Ave., Spokane, WA 99204.
John Boehles Spokane
Service for John William Boehles, 63, is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel. Burial plans will be announced.
Born in Wauwatosa, Wis., Mr. Boehles died Friday.
He had lived in Spokane for 15 years and worked as an automobile mechanic.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Hilah Boehles; two stepsons, Terry Strife of Spokane and Allen Rogers of Coeur d’Alene; two daughters, Lisa Henderson of Irvine, Calif., and Sherri LaDow of Wisconsin; one brother, Jim Boehles of Wisconsin; three sisters, Helen Cain of North Dakota, and Susan Beckner and Diane Baur, both of Wisconsin; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Christeen Vowell Potlatch, Idaho
Service for Christeen Engen Vowell, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston, Wash.
Mrs. Vowell, also known as Grandma Teen, died Friday at the Moscow (Idaho) Care Center.
She was born near Taylor, N.D.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene with her family in 1917.
In 1920 she married Floyd Vowell, and they settled in the Kennedy Ford area, near Potlatch.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Vowell was a member of the Will-Do Club of Potlatch and Kennedy Ford Grange.
Her husband, Floyd, died in 1960.
She is survived by one daughter, Trudy Wagner of Seattle; eight grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Margaret Lister Spokane
Service for Margaret T. “Peggy” Lister, 80, will be at 11 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Lister, who died Friday, was born in Rossland, British Columbia.
She was a homemaker.
She was a resident of Spokane for 45 years, and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, the Palette and the Brush Association, and the Eagles Lodge.
Her husband, Ernest Lister, preceded her in death.
She is survived by two daughters, Marie Heritage of Spokane and Margaret “Meg” Loberg of Bronxville, N.Y.; three sisters, Mae Palmquist of Spokane, Lorraine Wilson of Vancouver, Wash., and Marie Nay of Tum Tum, Wash.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Washington Affiliate, 557 Roy St. Lower Level, Seattle, WA 98109-4219, or the American Cancer Society.
Candace Hudec Spokane
No service will be held for Candace J. “Candy” Hudec, 42, at her request. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Hudec, who died Feb. 9 of cancer, was born in Seattle.
She graduated from Ballard (Wash.) High School and had lived in Spokane for 12 years. She worked as a beautician at Joel’s.
Miss Hudec is survived by her mother, Bernice Hudec of Seattle; and six sisters, Stephannie Lyman, Cheryl Glasgow, Edith and Anna Hudec, Vicki Havellana and Benita Checcarelli, all of Seattle.
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