Obituaries
Arthur Horwath Spokane
Service for Arthur F. Horwath, 71, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery.
Mr. Horwath, who was born in Colville, Wash., died Wednesday in Glendale, Ariz., where he was visiting.
He was a 60-year Spokane resident.
He graduated from West Valley High School and served in the Navy during World War II.
He received a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University and a master’s degree from Whitworth College. He taught at Spokane Community College.
He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435 and the Spokane Valley Lions Club.
His wife, Betty Horwath, preceded him in death.
He is survived by three daughters, Diane Weston of Newman Lake, Caren Horwath of Phoenix, Ariz., and Danette Dupert of McClure, Pa.; a brother, George Horwath of Cody, Wyo.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Howard Ownby Medical Lake
Visitation for Howard C. Ownby, 65, will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Ownby died Friday.
He was born in Sevierville, Tenn.
Mr. Ownby had lived in the Medical Lake area since 1966. He had moved from Moses Lake.
He worked as a supply inspector in civil service for the Air Force for 36 years. He retired in 1985.
He also served in the Army.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Mildred Ownby; one daughter, Debbie Ownby of Spokane; two sons, David Ownby of Medical Lake and Jim Sullivan of Winthrop, Wash.; four brothers, Frank Ownby of North Pole, Alaska, Bob Ownby of Albany, Ore., Griffin Ownby of Redding, Calif., and Larry Ownby of Gold Hill, Ore.; three sisters, Jean Harris of Central Point, Ore., Ernestine Thompson of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Sue Stenson of Phoenix, Ore.; and two grandsons.
John Schulz Spokane
Vigil service for John W. Schulz, 81, is planned for 7 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Schulz, who was born in Gladwin, Mich., died Sunday.
He previously lived in Missoula and Great Falls, Mont. He moved to Spokane 10 years ago.
In Montana he was the first coach and athletic director of Great Falls Central High School and worked for both the city and county of Missoula.
He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Montana Officials Association and the Notre Dame Alumni Association.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alice (Dunn) Schulz; two sons, John Schulz of Boston and Frank Schulz of Bellevue, Wash.; three daughters, Suzanne Donovan and Patricia Coulte, both of Spokane, and Mary Theresa Whalen of Ecuador; one brother, Joseph Schulz of Gladwin, Mich.; and 11 grandchildren.
Bennet Ladyman Spokane
Memorial service for Bennet Ladyman, 89, is set for 4 p.m. today at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ladyman, who was born in England, died Friday.
He moved to Spokane in 1975 and worked for Key Tronic. He retired in 1980.
He had worked as a plumber and production controller for the English Electric Co. in England.
He was a member of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Ladyman is survived by his wife of 63 years, Enid Ladyman; two sons, Brian Ladyman of Coeur d’Alene and Harold Ladyman of Spokane; a daughter, Beryl Nugent of England; two brothers, William and Frank Ladyman, both of England; a sister, Florence Ware of Wales; four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Eugene Wyborney Cheney
Service for Eugene H. Wyborney, 84, is set for 10 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-Cheney. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Wyborney, a former clinical director of Lakeland Village, died Friday.
He was born in Bridgeport, Wash.
He graduated from Washington State University and the University of Oregon.
Mr. Wyborney came to Lakeland Village in Medical Lake in 1961 from Port Angeles, Wash. He retired in 1975.
He had lived in Cheney for 35 years.
He served in the Army’s 77th Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was a member of the Westerners, the American Legion and the Sons of the American Revolution.
Mr. Wyborney is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marilla Wyborney; two sons, Henry and Joe Wyborney, and one daughter, Mary Wyborney, all of Cheney; three grandsons and two great-grandsons.
Walter Lomker Spokane
Service for Walter A. Lomker, 85, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Lomker died Saturday at home.
He was born in Ogilvie, Minn.
Mr. Lomker moved to Spokane in 1939 from Minnesota.
He married Gene McGlynn in 1946 in Spokane.
He retired in 1972 from Kaiser Aluminum in Trentwood after 26 years.
Mr. Lomker served in the Army and saw action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was a service officer and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435 and the Steelworkers Union.
Mr. Lomker is survived by his wife; three daughters, Linda McNesse of Liberty Lake, Paula Kelly of Veradale and Carol Gaffney of Newman Lake; a sister, Emme Coughlin of Minneapolis; and two granddaughters.
Howard Ryner Spokane
Graveside service for Howard E. Ryner, 88, is set for 11 a.m. today at Riverside Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ryner, who was born in Woodland, Idaho, died Friday.
He had lived in Spokane for more than 80 years and graduated from North Central High School.
Mr. Ryner worked in the job shop of The Spokesman-Review for 46 years before retiring in 1972.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Blanche Ryner; one daughter, Helen Poole of Spokane; one sister, Olive Partlow ; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
John ‘Dave’ Davis Spokane
Visitation for John E. “Dave” Davis, 83, is scheduled from noon to 9 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Davis died Saturday at home.
He was born in Coeur d’Alene.
He retired from the Navy after 30 years. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran.
Mr. Davis had also worked for Boise Cascade and Holy Family Hospital.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Rose Marie Davis; daughter, Gloria Craig of Spokane; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
Olive Malmsten Spokane
Graveside service for Olive B. Malmsten, 95, will be at 1 p.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Laura, Ohio, Mrs. Malmsten died Friday.
She had lived in Spokane for 40 years and was a homemaker.
Her husband, Harry Malmsten, died in 1966.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Madge Krupke Spokane
Service for Madge H. Krupke, 89, is set for 3 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Krupke died Friday. She was born in Prairie Falls, Wis.
She graduated from North Central High School and Cheney Normal School. She earned a master’s degree in education from San Jose State University.
She was a public schoolteacher in California and a member of the American Association of University Women and Tawanka service organization.
Mrs. Krupke returned to Spokane 19 years ago.
She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Eldred Krupke; two daughters, Maernie Harmon of Los Angeles and Arlene Phillips of Spokane; one son, Jim Kerbey of San Jose, Calif.; three sisters, Elna Egan of Everett, Lila Adrian of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Lenore Plumb of Tempe, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Doris (Symms) Gingrich Spokane
Memorial service for Doris Thurza (Symms) Gingrich, 84, was Monday at Manito Presbyterian Church, Born in Starbuck, Wash., Mrs. Gingrich died Thursday.
She was a 70-year Spokane resident and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.
She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for an accounting firm before she was married.
Mrs. Gingrich was a member of Manito Presbyterian Church and was active in the Women’s Association at the church. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Nile, El Karnak Temple 6.
Her husband, Arthur Gingrich, died in 1991.
She is survived by a son, Richard Gingrich of Spokane; a daughter, Mary Wakefield of Indianapolis; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Pauline Okert Spokane
Visitation for Pauline Okert, 92, is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Born in Lincoln Valley, N.D., Mrs. Okert died Saturday.
She was a homemaker and moved to Spokane in 1951 from Portland.
Her husband, Jacob Okert, preceded her in death.
She was a charter member of Crossroads Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Wahl of Seattle; a son, Charles Wagner of Chesapeake, Va.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Baptist Church, 509 N. Sullivan Road, Veradale, WA 99037.
Katherine Keating Spokane
Visitation for Katherine L. Keating, 69, will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Graveside service is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Keating, who died Friday, was born in Webb City, Mo.
She had lived in Spokane for 35 years and worked as a cook at St. Margaret’s Hall and the Castle Restaurant. She retired in the early 1980s.
Her husband, Vernon Keating, died in 1965.
She is survived by a daughter, Frances Deel of Spokane; two sons, Dwight Keating of Spokane and Vernon Keating of Yelm, Wash.; a brother, James Harvey of Modesto, Calif.; two sisters, Estella Oblotnik of Kansas and Patricia Harvey of Spokane; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Violet Devereaux Spokane
Visitation for Violet E. Devereaux, 89, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Williams Valley Cemetery in Deer Park.
Born in Williams Valley, Wash., Mrs. Devereaux died Friday.
She was a lifetime area resident and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lawrence “Dev” Devereaux.
Lillian ‘Hope’ Horton Spokane
Memorial service for Lillian “Hope” Horton, 70, is set for 11 a.m. today at Sunset Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of cremation.
Born in New Mexico, Mrs. Horton died Friday.
She worked as a secretary and lived in Spokane for 16 years.
She was a member of the Spokane Pen Women and the Romance Writers of America. She is survived by three daughters, Sylvia Kafton and Leslie Holladay, both of Spokane, and Cynthia Randall of Port Orchard, Wash.; two brothers, Lyndon Gray of Melrose, N.M., and Leland Gray of Clayton, N.M.; a sister, Lelia Davis of Dalhart, Texas; a half-brother, Terrell Gray of Boise City, Okla.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Patient Care of Spokane County.
Pauline Cauvel Spokane
Memorial service for I. Pauline Cauvel, 89, will be at 3 p.m. today at Knox Presbyterian Church. Private inurnment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cauvel, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Sunday.
She was a homemaker and a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, where she sang in the choir. She was also a member of the Margaret McClure Guild at the church and the Women’s Auxiliary of the International Typographical Union.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Randall Cauvel; a son, Kenneth Cauvel, and a daughter, Betty Hill, both of Spokane; a sister, Dorothy Housam of Spokane; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Jack Nelson Spokane
No service will be held for Jack M. Nelson, at his request. Private entombment will be at Riverside Memorial Park. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nelson, 81, who died Wednesday, was born in Spokane.
He worked as a stockbroker and was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a lifetime Spokane resident and was a member of Westminster Congregational Church.
Earlier this year, Mr. Nelson founded the Sonshine Connection, a non-profit organization created to establish a home and a place to work with pottery for people with HIV and AIDS.
His wife, Gladys, died in 1971.
He is survived by a son, Jack Nelson of Spokane; a daughter, Diane Feldman of Vancouver, Wash.; and one granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sonshine Connection, P.O. Box 215, Elk, WA 99009.
Eleanor Goffinet Spokane
Graveside service for Eleanor R. Goffinet, 78, was Monday at Fairmount Memorial Park. A memorial service followed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Goffinet, who died Wednesday, was born in Decorah, Iowa.
She graduated from North Central High School and had lived in Spokane for more than 60 years.
A homemaker, she was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Goffinet is survived by two sons, Larry Goffinet of Snohomish, Wash., and Don Goffinet of Ketchikan, Alaska; one brother, Gordon Hildahl of Spokane; two sisters, Marion Swim of Spokane and Lorraine Schafer of Seattle; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church or the Spokane Food Bank.
Ralph Devaney Spokane
Funeral Mass for Ralph E. Devaney, 83, was Monday at St. Aloysius Church. Private inurnment was at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Devaney died Friday.
He served in the Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Air Force in 1953 and worked as a civilian petroleum storage superintendent for the Air Force.
He lived in Spokane for 15 years.
Mr. Devaney was a member of St. Aloysius Parish.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Gertrude Devaney; two sons John Devaney of Spokane and Michael Devaney of San Antonio; two daughters, Susanne Francis and Ann Toronjo, both of San Antonio; a brother, Jack Devaney of New Braunfels, Texas; 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Caryle Nielsen-Sligar Spokane
Funeral Mass for Caryle L. Nielsen-Sligar, 31, was Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. There was private inurnment.
Mrs. Nielsen-Sligar died June 16 in a car accident.
She was a lifetime Spokane resident.
Mrs. Nielsen-Sligar worked as a vault teller at Farmers & Merchants Bank and was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband, Todd Sligar; a son, Michael Nielsen, and a stepdaughter, Tara Sligar, both of Spokane; her parents, George and Barbara Nielsen of Spokane; and two sisters Cyle Nielsen of Paraguay and Gayle Waner of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paraguay and Children Fund, in care of any Farmers & Merchants Bank branch.
Patrick Rougle Portland
Memorial service for Patrick Glenn Rougle, 30, will be private. Omega Cremation and Burial Service of Portland is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rougle, a former Spokane resident, died Thursday in Portland of a malignant brain tumor.
He was born in Spokane.
In 1985 he graduated from East Valley High School and in 1993 moved to Portland, where he worked for Red Lion Hotels and Inns as a supervisor of guest services.
He is survived by his parents, Glenn and Joyce Rougle of Otis Orchards; and a brother, Michael Rougle of Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Brain Tumor Association.
Celio ‘Cecil’ Simioni Spokane
Graveside service for Celio G. “Cecil” Simioni, 74, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Trentwood. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Simioni, who died Thursday, was born in Granite, Idaho.
He had lived in Spokane for 53 years and worked for various railroads.
He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of St. Paschal’s Catholic Church.
He is survived by a sister, Mary Jane Nichols of Clarksville, Tenn.; and a brother, Al Simioni of Spokane.
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