Obituaries
Virginia Sellers Kellogg
Service for Virginia F. “Nan” Sellers, 71, will be today at 10 a.m. at the United Church of Kellogg. Inurnment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Kellogg. Shoshone Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sellers, who was born in Rose Lake, died Saturday.
She graduated as the president of the Rose Lake High School in 1942. She was a lifelong Silver Valley resident and worked as a beautician and cosmetologist for Millie’s and Shear Reflections salons in Kellogg.
She married Don Sellers in 1942.
Mrs. Sellers was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was an adviser and board member of the Rainbow Girls.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Terry Sharp of Kellogg, Sue Sellers of California and Julie Bronson of Spokane; one brother, Pat Calvert of Coeur d’Alene; three sisters, Shirley Nelson of Kingston, Jeri Schram of Coeur d’Alene and Beverly Davis of Alaska; three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Gerald Montague Lamont, Wash.
Memorial service for Gerald S. Montague, 82, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Montague, who was born in Clark Fork, Idaho, died Friday.
He married Eva Brown in Sandpoint in 1935. They lived in Anacortes, Wash., Latah and Post Falls before settling in Lamont in 1972.
He worked as a millwright and machinist and retired in 1974.
He was a member of Lamont Grange No. 889.
His wife died in 1995.
Mr. Montague is survived by one son, Daniel Montague of Redmond, Wash.; one daughter, Geraldine Becker of Lamont; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sprague (Wash.) Ambulance Fund.
Julia Wint Spokane
Service for Julia Ruby Wint, 74, will be at 10 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mrs. Wint, who died Thursday, was born in Backus Village, Minn.
She had lived in Spokane for 40 years and was a homemaker. She was active in Home League and the Salvation Army.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Harold Wint Sr.; one daughter, Delores Wing of Mica; three sons, Harold Wint Jr. of Arden, Wash., and Arnold and Gary Wint, both of Spokane; two brothers, Frank and James Oberg; five sisters, Dorothy Sappington, Leone Moseng, Ione Buvik, Audrey Root and Laura Nelson; nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Eleanor Lumbar Spokane
Service for Eleanor M. Lumbar, 82, is planned for 1 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home. Private burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mrs. Lumbar, who was born in Idaho Springs, Colo., died Saturday.
She graduated from the University of Denver in 1938 with a teaching degree.
In 1941 she married Howard Lumbar in Denver. They moved to Spokane in 1947.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Moran United Methodist Church, Daughters of the Nile, Order of Eastern Star Chapter Nos. 163 and 33 and Delta Zeta sorority.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Howard; one daughter, Cynthia Buczkowski of Spokane; and one grandchild.
Ivy (Hayes) Staley Spokane
Service for Ivy B. (Hayes) Staley, 101, was Tuesday at Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Born in Leona, Kan., Mrs. Staley, died Thursday
She had lived in Spokane for 70 years and had worked at Crystal Laundry, Galena Army Air Depot, St. Luke’s Hospital and Deaconess Hospital.
Her husband, Irvin Staley, died in 1952.
Mrs. Staley is survived by two daughters, Ruth Ettenborough and Mildred Smith, and one son, Ray Staley, all of Spokane; 15 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Doris Adams Spokane
Service for Doris M. Adams is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma.
Mrs. Adams, 84, died Friday. She was born in Esmond, S.D., and had lived in Spokane since 1951.
She taught school in the Spokane area for 35 years and won the Acorn Award for teaching from the Spokane Education Association.
Mrs. Adams was a member of Central Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Cherilee Anne Musson of Spokane; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventist World Radio or Adventist Development.
Charles Walters Spokane
Memorial service for Charles “Chuck” Walters, 61, will be at 3 p.m. today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1474 in Hillyard.
Mr. Walters, who was born in Dennis, Okla., died Dec. 26 at his daughter’s home in Simi Valley, Calif., while visiting for the holidays.
His wife Barbara, died in October He served in the Navy for 10 years and had worked for Kaiser Aluminum in Mead for 15 years.
He retired in the mid-1970s and spent the winters in Arizona.
He was a member of Steelworkers Union Local 329 and the VFW Post.
He is survived by one son, Charles Walters, of Spokane; three daughters, Shirley and Patty of Mesa, Ariz., and Marie of Simi Valley, Calif.; one brother, John Walters Sr. of Spokane; several grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Peter Malek Deer Park
Rosary for Peter Jay Malek, 76, is set for 6 p.m. today at St. Mary’s Presentation Catholic Church in Deer Park. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Malek, who died Friday, was born in Spalding, Neb.
He was a ripsaw feeder at Deer Park Pine Industries for 22 years. He retired in the early 1970s.
He was a member of the Woodworkers Union of America.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Virginia Malek; two sons, Stan Lane of Woodlake, Calif., and Frank Malek; four daughters, Geraldine Davis of Puyallup, Wash., Phyllis Lunzer of Spokane, Marlene Daubel of Chattaroy and Vicki Wells of Black River, N.Y.; five brothers, Ted Malek of Grand Island, Neb., Max Malek of Florence, Mont., Martin Malek of Juliet, Ill., Joe Malek of Loon Lake, Wash., and his twin brother, Paul Malek of Tampa, Fla.; five sisters, Wanda Snyder, Angie Oller, Lorene Blancher and Eva Roberts, all of Spokane, and JoAnne Demmon of Spring Valley, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Clarence Glasbrenner Clayton, Wash.
Service for Clarence Lavern Glasbrenner, 88, will be at 11 a.m. today at Clayton Community Church. Burial will be at Zion Hill Trysil Cemetery near Clayton. Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Glasbrenner, a longtime Clayton resident, died Dec. 22.
He was born in Boscobel, Wis., and had been a postmaster in Clayton for many years.
His wife, Lillie Glasbrenner, died in 1984.
He is survived by one brother, Lawrence Glasbrenner of Portland.
Andrew Swedo Kernersville, N.C.
Funeral Mass for Andrew J. Swedo, 101, is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Swedo, who was born in Poland, died Thursday in North Carolina, where he had recently moved.
He was a former 22-year Spokane resident and had worked as a contractor.
He wife, Barbara Swedo, preceded him in death.
He is survived by two sons, Eugene Swedo of Mount Prospect, Ill., and Leonard Swedo of Spokane; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Fred Dashiell Spokane
Service for Fred G. Dashiell, 93, is planned for 1 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Fairfield.
Mr. Dashiell, a longtime Spokane resident, died Thursday at home. He was born in Mount Hope.
He had worked for Spokane County for 40 years and was a district road supervisor.
He was a member of Eagles Lodge No. 2, the Moran Prairie Grange, the Spokane County Pomona Grange, the Washington State Grange and Lincoln Heights Congregational Church.
His wife, Aileen, died in 1991.
Mr. Dashiell is survived by two sons, Dick Dashiell of Deer Park and Robert Dashiell of Seattle; two daughters, Luanna Oberst and Bonnie Dashiell, both of Spokane; two brothers, Chet Dashiell of Chewelah, Wash., and Tom Dashiell of Mount Hope; one sister, Margaret Primmer of Rockford; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Hope Cemetery Association or Lincoln Heights Congregational Church.
Ethel Taylor Spokane
Funeral Mass for Ethel Taylor will be at 10 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. Taylor, 92, died Saturday. She was born in Winona, Wash.
She was a homemaker and had lived in Spokane for 55 years.
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Eagles Auxiliary, St. Francis Xavier Altar Society, Gonzaga Prep Association, SNJM Durocher Club and the Union Pacific Oldtimers.
Her husband of 68 years, Millard Taylor, died in 1990.
Survivors include two sons, Dan and Bob Taylor, both of Spokane; five daughters, Sister Monica Ann Taylor, Sister Clare Louise Taylor, Mary Hoekema and Esther Evans, all of Spokane, and Louise Ellison of Bonney Lake, Wash.; 22 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Holy Names Retirement Fund.
Maxine Carstens Spokane
Service for Maxine R. Carstens, 62, will be held at 5 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Carstens, who was born in Jamestown, N.D., died Thursday.
She had worked for the city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, and was a Spokane resident for 28 years.
She is survived by one daughter, Liz Manion of Spokane; one son, Mark Carstens of Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Dick Brisbin of Bakersfield, Calif.; two sisters, Joy Nordhill and Lee Fitzpatrick, both of Las Vegas, Nev.; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Lillian Baker Newport, Wash.
Service for Lillian Lee Baker, 96, will be at 1 p.m. today at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash. Burial will follow at Newport Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker, who was born in Sheffield, Ala., died Saturday at Pend Oreille Pines Nursing Home, where she had lived for the past four years.
She moved to Pend Oreille County in 1906 and settled in the Cusick, Wash., area. In 1917 she married Edgar Baker. He died in 1971.
In the early 1920s, she and her husband cooked in outdoor kitchens for road crews building the highway to Metaline Falls, Wash. They later cooked for several logging camps in the Tacoma Creek area.
In 1973 they moved to Newport.
Mrs. Baker was a member of First Baptist Church, the Calispel Grange in Cusick, the Silver Birch Grandmothers Club and the Golden Agers.
She is survived by one daughter, Nedra Raven of Newport; one son, Bill Baker of Spokane; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Ruth McCorkle Cheney
Graveside memorial service for Ruth E. McCorkle, 81, will be at 2 p.m. today at Pines Cemetery in Spokane. Cheney Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McCorkle, who died Sunday, was born in Montana.
She moved to Trentwood with her family in 1945 from Glasgow, Mont. She and her husband moved to Oregon in 1960 and came to Spokane in 1976. She moved to Cheney in 1978 after her husband, Forrest McCorkle, died.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Michael McCorkle of Spokane; one daughter, Sharon Nusser of Cheney; 17 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
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