Obituaries
Elsa Campbell Spokane
Private cremation will be held for Elsa (Suksdorf) Campbell, 96. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Campbell, who died Thursday, was born in Waverly, Wash., and graduated from high school there.
In 1920 she married John Campbell. They farmed between Waverly and Fairfield until they moved to Spokane in 1963.
Her husband died in 1979.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by two daughters, Claudia Nelson of Spokane, and Beverly Pasquini of Rockledge, Fla.; three grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children.
David Stensgar Inchelium, Wash.
Services for David F. Stensgar, 27, were held Saturday, at Inchelium Community Center. Burial followed at Hall Creek Cemetery in Inchelium. Danekas Funeral Chapel of Colville, Wash., was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stensgar died Wednesday near Inchelium.
Mr. Stensgar, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, graduated from Inchelium High School and had worked as a logger in the Inchelium area.
He is survived by his son, Vinny Stensgar; mother, Kathy Barr; father, David Stensgar Sr.; one sister, Aleesa Stensgar; and four brothers, Jerry, Robert, Alan and Tatikum Stensgar, all of Inchelium.
Ai Woodbury Chewelah, Wash.
Memorial service for Ai Kelley Woodbury, 94, is set for 11 a.m. Friday at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah.
Mr. Woodbury, who was born in Valley, Wash., died Thursday.
He served in the Navy during World War II. He logged and worked as a blacksmith.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Vera Woodbury; three sons, Tony Trampus and Jerry Wang, both of Chewelah, and Jack Wang of Colville, Wash.; three daughters, Susan Woodbury and Verene Smith, both of Chewelah, and Joy Ann Trapp of Edmonds, Wash.; one sister, Helen Wix of Conconully, Wash.; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Long Term Care Center in Chewelah.
Irene Hathaway Pullman
Private graveside service for Irene T. Hathaway, 76, will be held at Pullman Cemetery. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hathaway, a longtime Pullman resident, died Wednesday. She was born in Colfax, Wash.
She graduated from high school in Colfax.
In 1939 she married Wallace Hathaway. He died in 1987.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth Hathaway of Colfax, and Dennis Hathaway of Pullman; one daughter, Cheryl Morgan of Pullman; one brother, Jack Miller of Spokane; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tri-State Dialysis Center, P.O. Box 189, Clarkston, WA 99403, or to Tri-State and Rehabilitation Center, PO Box 429, Clarkston, WA 99403.
Mary Lindsey Spokane
Service for Mary K. Lindsey, 98, is set for 11 a.m today at Pines Mausoleum at Pines Cemetery. Burial will follow. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Mrs. Lindsey died Friday.
She came to Spokane in 1923 from Medicine Hat, Alberta. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, Wirt Herman, and R.B. Lindsey.
She was a member of Opportunity Christian Church.
Mrs. Lindsey is survived by two sons, Fred Herman of Sequim, Wash., and Howard Herman of Spokane; one daughter, Mary Lois Beal of Yuma, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Virgil Whipps Spokane
Memorial service for Virgil C. Whipps, 85, will be at noon today at Fowler United Methodist Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Whipps died Tuesday. He was born in Ontario, Calif.
His family moved to Spokane when he was an infant and he graduated from Mead Union High school as valedictorian in 1929.
In the 1930s, he owned a produce delivery service. In 1942 he opened Virg’s Market & Food Lockers on North Division. It closed in 1962 and Mr. Whipps worked in the real estate industry.
He was a member of Fowler United Methodist Church. His wife of 60 years, Edna, died in 1991.
Mr. Whipps is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline Whipps and Shirley Bates, both of Spokane; six sisters, Myrtle Larsen, Anna Triplett, Elizabeth Harty, Virginia Williams, Ruth McConnell and Daisy Mitchell, all of Spokane; one brother, Gilbert Whipps of Phoenix; three grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fowler United Methodist Church.
William Whipps Jr. Phoenix, Ariz.
Memorial service for William W. “Bill” Whipps Jr., was held in Phoenix. He was 75.
Mr. Whipps, a former Spokane resident, died March 5. He was born in Mead.
He graduated from Mead Union High School in 1938 as class valedictorian.
He served in World War II as a B-52 pilot.
He worked for Consolidated Freightways in Spokane, Kennewick, Portland and Phoenix. He retired in 1988 as vice president of C&H Freight Lines in Phoenix. He had lived in Phoenix since 1981.
His wife of 47 years, Pauly, preceded him in death.
He is survived by four sons, Gary, Randy, Patrick and John Whipps, all of Phoenix; one daughter, Teresa Whipps of Phoenix; six sisters, Myrtle Larsen, Anna Triplett, Elizabeth Harty, Virginia Williams, Ruth McConnell and Daisy Mitchell, all of Spokane; one brother, Gilbert Whipps of Phoenix; and six grandchildren.
Herbert Wood Lacey, Wash.
Graveside service for Herbert John Wood, 90, will be at 10 a.m. today at Pullman City Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pullman. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wood, a retired Washington State University history professor, died Friday at Panorama City Convalescent Center in Olympia. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He moved to Lacey about 20 years ago.
He arrived at Washington State College in 1944 after teaching in Hawaii, China, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
He taught for 26 years in the history department. He acted as chair of the history department during the 1950s, and had served as the acting academic vice president and dean of humanities and social sciences.
He retired in 1970, and from 1973 to 1974, he came out of retirement and served as acting dean of humanities and social sciences.
He was involved with founding the Asian Studies Program at Washington State University in the 1960s.
He was a Fullbright lecturer in the Philippines in 1951 and received a Fullbright grant to India in 1960.
Mr. Wood is survived by his wife of 62 years, Katherine Wood; three sons, Peter Wood of Newport, R.I., Edmund and Alan Wood, both of Seattle; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Donald Moen Spokane
Funeral Mass for Donald J. Moen, 61, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. HennesseySmith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Moen, who was born in Lemmon, S.D., died Thursday.
He had lived in Spokane for 43 years and worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for more than 40 years.
He was a member of Eagles Lodge No. 2 and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Local No. 104.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Moen; one son, Mark Moen of Chattaroy; two daughters, Michelle Moen of Renton, Wash., and Monita Moen of Spokane; his mother, Marge Moen of Spokane; one brother, Roger Moen of Spokane; two sisters, Marilyn Rose of Harrison, Idaho, and Patty O’Neil of Reardan, Wash.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Lucille Hudon Sandpoint
Rosary for Lucille G. “Goulette” Hudon, 75, will be today at 7 p.m. at Coffelt’s Moon Chapel in Sandpoint. Funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sandpoint. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Coffelt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hudon, who was born in Kootenai, Idaho, died Wednesday.
She graduated from Sandpoint High School and was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Sandpoint Eagles Auxiliary. She also had been a 4-H leader.
Mrs. Hudon’s survivors include her husband of 56 years, John; two sons, Donald of Harlem, Mont., and Victor of Lewiston; a daughter, Genevieve Becker of Omak, Wash.; one brother, Keith Goulette of Dover, Idaho; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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