Obituaries
Ronald Brown Oysterville, Wash.
Memorial service for Ronald Arlin Brown, 61, will be at 2 p.m. today at Penttila’s Chapel by the Sea in Long Beach, Wash.
Mr. Brown, a former Spokane resident, died Saturday. He was born in Wellpinit, Wash.
He served as a medic in the Navy during the Korean War and received his G.E.D.
After his discharge, he returned to Spokane and worked for B.F. Goodrich Co. and later the Washington State Employment Agency. He graduated from Eastern Washington State University.
He then worked as a project officer on the Spokane Indian Reservation. He was a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
In 1979 he moved to Portland, with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and became assistant area director with jurisdiction over Indian matters in the Western United States.
In 1990 he became the West Coast director for Indian self-government.
He retired in 1994 and moved to Oysterville from Vancouver, Wash.
He married Linda Harness in 1987 in Oysterville.
He is survived by his wife; six daughters, Rhonda Norton and Wendy Martin, both of Vancouver, Julie Beugli of Albany, Ore., Jennifer Sheible and Lisa Carper, both of Portland, and Jill Shelley of Gresham, Ore.; two sons, Darin Moore of Portland and Grant Moore of Vancouver; his mother, Esther Richardson of Spokane; two brothers, Larry Brown of Ellensburg and Tim Brown of Bellevue, Wash.; two sisters, Delcine Clark of Deer Park and Patricia Nugent of Spokane; and 12 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spo-Ka-Nee Preservation Association, PO Box 130, Wellpinit, WA 99040.
Eleanor (Reiter) Wagner Deer Park
Service for Eleanor Irene (Reiter) Wagner, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church in Deer Park. Burial will be at Holy Redeemer/Kelly Cemetery in Deer Park. Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Deer Park, Mrs. Wagner died Sunday in Spokane.
She had worked as a clerk at Deer Park Drug. She retired as a social worker from Catholic Charities and served at the North Spokane County Neighborhood Center. She also worked the ticket booth at Deer Park High School for 17 years.
During World War II she worked at the Naval Supply Depot in Spokane.
Her memberships included the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary No. 3564 in Deer Park and Women of the Moose of Loon Lake, Wash.
Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Sanchez of Deer Park; a sister, Eileen Brodrick of Priest River, Idaho; five brothers, Walt and Howard Reiter, both of Deer Park, Tommy Reiter of Tacoma, Gordon Reiter of Vancouver, Wash., and Terry Reiter of Caldwell, Idaho; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Alvin Stowers Spokane
Graveside service for Alvin Almarion Stowers, 91, was Monday at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Stowers, a 50-year Spokane resident, died Saturday.
He was born in Liberty Bell, Neb.
He worked as a bus driver and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Spokane 2nd Ward.
He served in the European Theater with the Army during World War II and served two full-time missions for the church.
His wife, Evelyn Stowers, died in 1995.
He is survived by two sons, Rex and Dennis Stowers; three daughters, Sandra Kimbrough, Judy Emerson and Mikel Reuter; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Florence Klobucher Spokane
No service will be held for Florence L. Klobucher, 95, at her request. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of cremation.
Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Mrs. Klobucher died Friday.
She had lived in Spokane 40 years and was a private art teacher.
She is survived by a stepson, John Klobucher of Electric City, Wash.; and a brother, Alex Beaton of Regina, Saskatchewan.
JoAnn Crowther Spokane
Memorial Mass for JoAnn (Schimmels) Crowther, 72, will be at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Crowther, who was born in Spokane, died Monday.
She graduated from Marycliff High School and Sacred Heart School of Nursing.
She married James Crowther after World War II. He preceded her in death.
She had lived in Spokane, Billings, Mont., and California, before she returned to Spokane five years ago.
Mrs. Crowther is survived by a son, Greg Crowther of Folsom, Calif.; two brothers, Ervin Schimmels of Spokane and Charles Schimmels of Camarillo, Calif.; four sisters, Rosella Weidner of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Doris Farrell of Mercedes, Texas, Lois Shinn of Moses Lake and Lolly Rothrock of Spokane; and a granddaughter.
Joey Odell Spokane
Visitation for Joey Lee Odell, 38, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Odell, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Sunday of natural causes.
He graduated from University High School and received a fitness management degree from Spokane Falls Community College.
Mr. Odell, who owned Pennywise Construction, previously worked for Cost Effective Construction.
He helped as a volunteer with stroke victims at the West Central Community Center.
Survivors include his wife of seven years, Kimberly Odell; two daughters, Amber and Elizabeth Odell, both at home; and his parents, Eugene and Beverly Odell, and a brother, Jerry Odell, all of the Spokane Valley.
Roy Mickelson Spokane
Service for Roy L. Mickelson, 85, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be at Peone Prairie Cemetery.
Mr. Mickelson,a longtime Spokane resident,died Monday. He was born on Peone Prairie.
He worked in the mines near Metaline Falls, Wash., in the 1930s and worked on the family farm on Peone Prairie. During World War II he worked in the shipyards in Vancouver, Wash. After the war he returned to the farm. In 1968 he retired from Northwest Building Supplies after 10 years.
He was once named Spokane County Conservationist of the Year.
Mr. Mickelson is survived by his wife of 62 years, Laurene Mickelson; two daughters, Shirley Dunsmoor of Spokane and Beverly Adams of Mead; a son, Charles Mickelson of Boise; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association of Washington, Northeast Chapter, or the American Diabetes Association.
James McClinton Spokane
Memorial service for James A. McClinton, 87, will be at noon today at Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McClinton who died Sunday, was born in Newberry, Fla. He was a resident of Fairwood Retirement Village in Spokane.
He retired in 1973 as the head truck tire engineer, after 38 years, from Uniroyal Tire Co. in Whittier, Calif. During his time at Uniroyal he was involved in establishing aircraft carrier landing procedures in World War II and also in the development of rubber fuel bladders. He returned to Spokane in 1976.
He was a member of Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, Elks Lodge 228 and the Knife and Fork Club. His wife of 41 years, Ruth, died in 1987.
He is survived by two sons, James and Barry McClinton, both of Spokane; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Richard Westfall Spokane
Funeral Mass for Richard W. Westfall, 53, was Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Westfall, who died July 11, was a lifetime Spokane resident.
He graduated from North Central High School and played saxophone for the Marine Corps Band from 1963 to 1969.
Mr. Westfall worked as a restaurant cook and was a member of St. Anthony Parish.
He is survived by three brothers, Robert Westfall of LaCrosse, Wash., and George and David Westfall, both of Spokane; and a sister, Denise Neuschwander of Deer Park.
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