Obituaries
Rollie Cantley Spokane
Service for Rollie Lee Cantley, 79, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Mr. Cantley, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Friday.
He graduated from Rogers High School and was a member of the National Guard while in high school.
He began his career as a meatcutter working for Safeway as an apprentice. Following high school, he managed a meat market for Safeway in St. Maries.
In 1943 he entered the Army and served in the European Theater during World War II as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division. He was discharged in 1945, but continued his military involvement as a member of the Reserve Officers’ Association until he retired in 1969.
After his military duty, he returned to Spokane and worked as a meatcutter. He owned his own meat markets at several locations, including Cantley’s Meats, Way’s Groceries, Terrace Food Center, Nevada Food Shop and Peter Pan Foods.
From 1969 to 1982 he operated his business at the Rockwood Market on the South Hill. He continued to work part time as a meatcutter until 1994.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sue Cantley; a son, Wayne Cantley of Spokane; a daughter, Jacqueline Jacobs of Puyallup, Wash.; a sister, Lucille Reber of Spokane; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Inland Empire Diabetes Association.
Winifred Neill Pullman
Memorial reception for Winifred Willard Neill, 79, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Quality Inn in Pullman. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Neill, a longtime Pullman resident, died Sunday.
She was born in Washington, D.C.
She graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in business.
In 1938, she married Thomas Neill, and worked as a bookkeeper in their auto dealership.
Mrs. Neill was a volunteer for Community Chest, Pullman Memorial Hospital and the Garden Fair. She was a member of the PEO Chapter DW, a philanthropic educational organization, Alpha Chi Omega alumni and the Women’s Golf Club.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Jacqueline Gehlen of Seattle and Marilyn Bafus of Endicott, Wash.; a son, Tom Neill of Pullman; a sister, Barbara Blessing of Moses Lake; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Home Health and Hospice of Southeastern Washington, 102 W. Main, Pullman WA 99163.
Harvey ‘Jack’ Murray Coeur d’Alene
At his request, no service will be held for Harvey William “Jack” Murray, 85. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Murray, who was born in Missouri, died Sunday.
He moved to Richland in 1944 from Missouri to work on the Hanford project. He was a millwright and maintenance supervisor for the DuPont, General Electric and Douglas United Nuclear Companies before retiring in 1970.
He later moved to Oregon and spent 20 years there before moving to the TriCities to be near family. He moved to Coeur d’Alene earlier this year.
Mr. Murray was preceded in death by his wife, Louise, in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Bill Murray of Harrison, Idaho; one daughter, Kay Shaffer of Colorado; one brother, James Murray of Colorado; one sister, Clara Belle Tribble of Missouri; seven grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society.
Kenneth Janeksela Priest River, Idaho
Graveside service for Kenneth “Kenny” Janeksela, 38, was Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River.
Mr. Janeksela, who died June 26 at home from a heart attack, was born in Missoula.
He moved to the Priest River area in 1969 and graduated from Priest River High School. Following high school he entered the Air Force and served until 1980.
He worked at the Coast to Coast store in Priest River and later co-owned a TV and satellite dish sales and repair business near Oldtown, Idaho.
He was a member of the Pend Oreille Valley Softball Association.
Survivors include his mother, Orlean Janeksela of Post Falls; a sister, Patsy Alaniz of Moses Lake; a brother, Norman Janeksela of Priest River; and his grandmothers, Erma Wilson of Coeur d’Alene and Lempa Seber of Renton, Wash.
Marjorie Hurley Spokane
Service for Marjorie M. Hurley, 72, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Farmington (Wash.) Cemetery.
Mrs. Hurley, who was born in Missouri, died Sunday.
She was a homemaker and had lived in the Latah, Wash., area for 18 years.
Her husband, Earnie Hurley, died in 1996.
She is survived by four sons, Gary Hurley of Oxnard, Calif., Dan Hurley of Kirkwood, Mo., Steven Hurley of Spokane and David Hurley of Pocatello, Idaho; a daughter, Karen Nealy of Malad City, Idaho; her mother, Letha Iris Fallowill; four sisters, Ann Peterson of Beulah Vista, Ariz., Lila Deierling and Linda Davis, both of Buffalo, Iowa, and Willadean Smith of Worthington, Mo.; 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Neils Coeur d’Alene
Service for Dorothy C. Neils, 85, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will follow at Forest Cemetery’s Riverview Section. Mrs. Neils, who was a lifelong North Idaho resident, died Sunday.
She was born in Rathdrum, Idaho, and lived in various places throughout North Idaho.
Mrs. Neils was a homemaker and a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and the First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville, last year.
Survivors include two sons, Rodney of Moses Lake and Jim of Coeur d’Alene; one daughter, Jackie Adams of Coeur d’Alene; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Agnes (Peterson) Perry Spokane
Service for Agnes Albertine Louise (Peterson) Perry, 81, will be at 2 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home.
Born in Detroit, Mrs. Perry died Thursday in San Jose, Calif.
She was a homemaker and had lived in the Spokane Valley for more than 50 years.
She and her husband, Sheridan Perry, were founding members of Zion Lutheran Church. She was active in local community outreach programs.
Her husband died in 1988.
Mrs. Perry is survived by three daughters, Audrey Ussery of Lompoc, Calif., Gloria Spanier of San Jose and Louise Hill of Scappoose, Ore.; a son, Albert Perry of Tacoma; a sister, Violet Oviatt of Spokane; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99207.
Gary Bohren Battle Ground, Wash.
Service for Gary A. Bohren, 54, is planned for 10 a.m. today at Rice (Wash.) Community Church. Burial will follow at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Rice. Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bohren, who was born in Colville, died Friday.
He was a geological surveyor with the government and retired in 1995.
He was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Club and the Elks Lodge.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Lorraine Bohren; a son, Steve Bohren of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Cheri Mitchell and Heather Page, both of Vancouver; his parents, Janet and Mel Hunt of Colville; a sister, Beverly Rudge of Kent, Wash.; two stepsisters, Lavonne Griffin of Spokane and Leanna White of Seattle; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, PO Box 1641, Beaverton, OR 97075.
Joseph McGee Spokane
No service will be held for Joseph B. McGee, 74, at his request. Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McGee, who was born in St. Maries, died Sunday.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and served in the Navy during World War II.
After the war he worked for the Northern Pacific/Burlington Northern Railroad as a conductor. He retired in 1983.
He was a member of the Masonic and Elks lodges.
Mr. McGee is survived by two sisters, Margaret McGee of Spokane and Jean Conway of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two brothers, John McGee of San Bernardino, Calif., and George McGee of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Ervin Severson Cheney
Visitation for Ervin J. Severson is 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Cheney Funeral Chapel. Graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Cheney Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Severson, who died Sunday, was born in Robinson, N.D.
He was a longtime Cheney resident and retired from the City of Cheney.
Mr. Severson was a World War II Army veteran.
He is survived by a brother, Glen Severson of Pasco; and a sister, Freda Duty of Cheney.
Arnt Sather Spokane
Service for Arnt Sather, 82, will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sather, who died Saturday at home, was born in Norway, and brought his family to Spokane in 1950.
He worked as a siding applicator for many years and attended St. Peter Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Aslaug Sather; three sons, Nils Sather, Arnold Sather and Eric Sather; a daughter, Astrid Peltier; and four grandchildren.
Sylvia Poole Spokane
Service for Sylvia A. Poole, 88, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Poole, who was born in Dallas, Wis., died Sunday.
She was a longtime Spokane resident and a homemaker.
Mrs. Poole was a 50-year member of the Ivanhoe Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star No. 80, Eagles Lodge No. 2 Auxiliary. Her husband, Walter Poole, died in 1988.
She is survived by two sons, Walter and Ronald Poole, both of Spokane; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders or the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children.
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