Obituaries
Margarete Wall Spokane
Memorial service for Margarete Mateen Wall, 92, will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Sinto Vesper. Her ashes will be placed next to her husband’s in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wall, who was born in Mahaska, Kan., died Sunday.
She married Ralph Wall in Gillette, Wyo., in 1924.
They spent 10 years in Wyoming, 17 years in Alberta and 17 years in Arkansas before moving to Spokane 30 years ago.
Her husband died in 1982.
She is survived by three daughters, Dora Murray of Ashmont, Alberta, Nellie Heaton of Spokane and Nila LeComte of British Columbia; one sister, Marna Kuehne of Gillette; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sinto Vesper or the American Diabetes Association.
Lawrence Lacy Sandpoint
Service for Lawrence Wellington Lacy, 85, will be today at 2 p.m. at Coffelt’s Moon Chapel in Sandpoint. Burial will follow at the Pack River Cemetery. Coffelt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lacy, who was born in Oklahoma, died Saturday.
He attended school in Illinois before moving to Montana as a teenager. He enlisted in the military in 1939 and served three years. Mr. Lacy was a schoolteacher in the 1950s and 1960s in Montana before teaching in Seattle. He retired in 1968 and moved to Paradise Valley near Bonners Ferry.
He moved to Sandpoint in 1994.
Mr. Lacy was a member of the Methodist Church in Plains, Mont., and the Church of the Nazarene in Seattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith, in 1995.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn Beauchene of Sandpoint and Ann Sanders of Colorado; two sisters, Ruth Moore and Carol Heart, both of Spokane; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Douglas Halverson Nine Mile Falls
Memorial service for Douglas L. Halverson, 39, will be at 1 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North.
Born in Spokane, Mr. Halverson died of cancer Sunday.
He worked at Genuine Parts before he went to work at R.A. Pearson in 1977. He enjoyed trail riding with pack horses.
Mr. Halverson married Cherrie Moran in 1988.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Kellie Halverson of Spokane and Kassandra and Ashley Halverson, both of Nine Mile Falls; his father and stepmother, Oscar and Loretta Halverson of Post Falls; his mother and stepfather, Beverly and Robert Quint of Las Vegas, Nev.; one stepbrother, Ken Halverson of Post Falls; and one stepsister, Kori Mellick of Liberty Lake.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Van Arthur Dudek Spokane
Graveside service for Van Arthur Dudek, 35, will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Riverside Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dudek died May 1 of a pulmonary embolism.
He was born in Orange County, Calif., and had lived in Spokane for 10 years. He was a supervisor at a cable installation company.
He is survived by his wife, Janice; two sons, Christopher Dudek and Steven Worline, and one daughter, Jackie Enbody, all at home; his father, Arthur Dudek of Las Vegas, Nev.; his mother, Mary Keener of Spokane; and one brother, Randy Dudek.
Joseph Fulke Spokane
Memorial service for Joseph L. Fulke, 83, was Sunday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home.
Mr. Fulke, who died Friday, was born in Fellsmere, Fla.
He was a self-employed plumber and had lived in Spokane for 35 years.
He is survived by one son, Patrick Fulke of San Diego; and one sister, Helen Mutall of Glouster, Va.
Victor ‘Dead Eye’ Hilzer Ritzville, Wash.
Service for Victor “Dead Eye” Hilzer, 81, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Vault burial will follow at Ritzville City Cemetery.
Mr. Hilzer, who died Tuesday, was born in Ritzville.
He graduated from Ritzville High School and served in the Army from 1942 until 1946.
He worked for the Ritzville School District as a custodian from 1964 until 1977, when he retired.
Mr. Hilzer was a pitcher and a coach on the Ritzville Ramblers baseball team from 1947 to 1965 and received his nickname, which stuck throughout his life, while playing baseball in high school.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and C.J. Newland Post 51 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
His wife, Stella Hilzer, died in 1987.
He is survived by two daughters, Gay Ackers and Linda Key, two sons, Allen and Brian Hilzer, one brother, Ben Hilzer, and two sisters, Florence Hart and Emma Kosek, all of Ritzville; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Big Bend Bowl, Ritzville.
Emma Stephens Spokane
Rosary for Emma M. Stephens, 78, will be at 7 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Funeral Mass is planned for 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Stephens, who died Tuesday, was born in Forney, Texas.
She had lived in Spokane for 50 years and, with her husband, had operated Mike’s Grocery, at Cowley and Fourth, since 1963. Her son, Darryl, currently operates it.
Her husband, Mike Stephens, died in 1986.
She is survived by six sons, Albert Stephens of Las Cruces, N.M., John, Payton, James and Darryl Stephens, all of Spokane, and Joseph Stephens of Kirkland, Wash.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch or the Sacred Heart Kidney Center.
Albin Arntson Spokane
Service for Albin M. Arntson, 76, is set for 11 a.m. Friday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery.
Born in McGregor, N.D., Mr. Arntson died Monday.
He worked as a carpenter and cabinetmaker for 48 years. He was a 62-year Spokane resident.
Mr. Arntson served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Virginia; one daughter, Becky Myers of Chattaroy; two stepdaughters, Kathy Burk and Nicky Beese, both of Spokane; one stepson, Michael Smith of Bothell, Wash.; one brother, Ed Arntson of Seattle; four sisters, Alvina Johnson, Ragna Veirth, Clara Arntson and Olive Palmer, all of Spokane; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Barbara Nagel Weaver Spokane
Service for Barbara Nagel Weaver, 66, a former St. John, Wash., resident, will be at 2 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church in St. John. Private burial service will precede at 11 a.m. at the St. John Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Weaver, who died Monday, was born in Steptoe, Wash.
She graduated from Steptoe High School and from Washington State University with a music degree.
She taught music for a short time and married James Nagel in Oklahoma in 1952. After her husband was discharged from the Army in 1957, they moved to St. John. Her husband died in 1983.
In 1986 she married Dick Weaver. They spent winters in California and lived in St. John the rest of the year. They moved to Spokane in 1994.
She was a member of St. John United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Ann Seaburg of Spokane; one son, John Nagel of Port Orchard, Wash.; her mother, Mary Kate Willson of Colfax; four sisters, Mary Jane Woodruff of Soccoro, N.M., Nan Harwood of Quincy, Wash., Beverly Hale of St. John and LaVonne Mader of Hermiston, Ore.; three brothers, Bill and Norman Willson, both of Colfax, and Richard Willson of St. John; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Methodist Church or the Deaconess Medical Center Foundation.
Murdock ‘Mac’ Beaton Spokane
Memorial service for Murdock A. “Mac” Beaton, 89, will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.
Mr. Beaton, who died Monday, was born in St. Paul, Minn.
He was a retired civil engineer and had lived in Spokane for the past 18 years.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Beaton; one son, John “Jack” Beaton of San Diego; two stepdaughters, Paula Talbot and Donna Hopkins, both of Spokane; four grandchildren, three stepgrandsons and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Building Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Vernon Olstad Spokane
Visitation for Vernon D. “Vern” Olstad, 79, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at South Hill Bible Church.
Mr. Olstad died Monday.
Born in New England, N.D., he moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1936 and to Spokane in 1937.
He married Inez McAdams in 1940 in Coeur d’Alene.
He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for 38 years and retired in the early 1970s.
He was involved with Gideons International and was a member and elder emeritus of South Hill Bible Church.
Mr. Olstad is survived by his wife; three sons, Harold Olstad of Gig Harbor, Wash., Ronald Olstad of Orlando, Fla., and Roy Olstad of Palmer, Alaska; one daughter, Jan Sorenson of Vancouver, Wash.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International in care of South Hill Bible Church.
George Hewitt St. Maries
Graveside service for George E. Hewitt, 58, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Maries. Yates-Hodge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hewitt, who was born in Potlatch, Idaho, died Tuesday.
He grew up in the Cataldo, Idaho, area and served in the Air Force. He was discharged from the military in 1963 and returned to Cataldo.
Mr. Hewitt worked at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg for 16 years and moved to Smelterville, Idaho.
He moved to St. Maries in 1987 and worked for a logging company. He recently drove a logging truck for Barney Layton Logging in Medimont, Idaho.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Shirley; four sons, Rex Hewitt of Smelterville, Stacy Hewitt of Kennewick, Richard Hewitt of Coeur d’Alene and Randy Hewitt of Kingston, Idaho; two daughters, Carmita Barnes of Smelterville and Angie Hewitt of St. Maries; his father, Leo Hewitt of Pinehurst, Idaho; a brother, Pat Hewitt of Pinehurst; two sisters, Joanne Hart of Spokane and Ilene Huber of Cataldo; and seven grandsons.
George Hayes Coeur d’Alene
Service for George Thomas Hayes, 70, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will follow at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene.
Mr. Hayes, who was born in Wisconsin, died Monday.
He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II until his military discharge in 1946.
He moved to Idaho in 1956 and worked for Potlatch Forest Industries. He retired in 1988.
Mr. Hayes was a former member of the Friendly Sams Club in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife, Melda; a son, Wayne Hayes of Spokane; three daughters, Diane Wahl of Post Falls, and Linda Carlile and Traci Hayes, both of Coeur d’Alene; two brothers, Perry and Jerry Hayes, both of Wisconsin; a sister, Jean Parkhurst of Wisconsin; and three grandsons.
Carol Springer Spokane
Funeral Mass for Carol J. Springer, 73, will be at noon Friday at the Jesuit House Chapel. Cremation will follow. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Springer, who died Tuesday, was born in Tekoa, Wash.
She moved to Spokane when she was 6 and graduated from Marycliff High School and Holy Names College with a degree in art.
She taught at St. Augustine’s Parish and Sacred Heart Parish schools and at the Spokane Guilds’ School.
Mrs. Springer lived in Seattle from 1957 until 1966 and then returned to Spokane.
She also worked as a substitute teacher for Spokane School District 81 for five years. She retired in 1974.
She was a member of St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church and the German American Society.
Mrs. Springer is survived by two sons, Edward and John Springer, both of Spokane; two daughters, Mary Springer-Ebbett of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Nancy Bates of Spokane; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made made to the Judy A. Springer Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone, Spokane, WA 99258-0001.
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