Obituaries
Chester ‘Earl’ Linder Spokane
Service for Chester “Earl” Linder, 79, will be at 1 p.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Cremation will follow.
Mr. Linder, who was born in Sylvia, Kan., died Wednesday.
He graduated from high school in Kansas, and had lived in Spokane for 37 years.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in the 380th Bomb Group.
He retired from Carver Construction.
Mr. LInder was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1474, Military Order of Cootie Cutthroat 4Q2 in Moscow, Idaho, and the Sinto Senior Center.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Linder; one son, Roy Linder II, and one daughter, Faye-Etta Koscovich, both of Murrieta, Calif.; four brothers and five sisters, several stepchildren; five grandchildren and several stepgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sinto Senior Center.
Donald McCalley Clark Fork, Idaho
Memorial service for Donald Harrison McCalley, 68, will be held at a later date. Coffelt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McCalley, who was born in Los Angeles, died Tuesday.
He attended schools in Southern California and worked as a meter reader for electrical utility companies in California, Washington and Sandpoint before retiring in 1988.
He later moved to Clark Fork.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice.
Survivors include his daughter, Joy Roth of Clark Fork; and two grandsons, Allen and Michael Roth, both of Clark Fork.
Gina Moore Hayden Lake, Idaho
Service for Gina Elizabeth Moore, 30, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Bible Church. Burial will follow at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Moore, who was born in Pasadena, Calif., died Wednesday. She lived in California before moving to Hayden Lake in 1977, graduating from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1983.
She went on to attend North Idaho College for two years and completed one year at Liberty University in Virginia. She returned to North Idaho and worked as a secretary for The Anchor House.
Ms. Moore was a member of the Coeur d’Alene Bible Church and served as the church secretary for the past three years.
She served on the board of directors of the Coeur d’Alene Community Theater and also performed and sang.
Survivors include her parents, William and Dolores Moore of Hayden Lake; two brothers, William “Tony” Moore of Federal Way, Wash., and Jonathan Moore of Coeur d’Alene; one sister, Cecilia Moore of Hayden Lake; her grandmothers, Bessie Moore and Dora Barnes, both of California; one niece, two nephews and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Lynn Ray Spokane
Service for Lynn Reo Ray, 41, is scheduled at 9 a.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery.
Mr. Ray, who died Tuesday at home, was born in Spokane.
He graduated from Shadle Park High School and worked in shipping and receiving for Malecki Music. He was a member of the U.S. Bowling Association He is survived by his wife of four years, Patricia Ray; two stepsons, Travis and James Plumley Jr., both of Spokane; one sister, Jean Moretz of Anchorage, Alaska; and one brother, Blane Ray of Spokane.
Ruth Bockness Colville, Wash.
Service for Ruth Maxine Bockness, 81, will be at 10 a.m. today at Danekas Funeral Chapel. Inurnment will be at Mountain View Park.
Mrs. Bockness, who died Tuesday, was born in Ringsted, Iowa.
In 1947 she married Perry Bockness in Iowa and they moved to Colville that same year. Her husband worked as a carpenter and Mrs. Bockness was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Jerry Coffey of Spokane; one brother, Leslie Sorenson of Burt, Iowa; four granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Lorraine Fesler St. Maries
Service for Lorraine V. Fesler, 64, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at YatesHodge Funeral Home in St. Maries. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Maries.
Mrs. Fesler, who was born in Milwaukee, Wis., died Thursday.
She grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from high school in South Milwaukee in 1949 before moving to San Francisco.
In 1960 she moved from Minnesota to St. Maries, where she owned and operated Little Joe’s, which later became the Riverside Resort along the St. Joe River.
Mrs. Fesler was a homemaker and also worked as a bookkeeper for 10th Street Lumber and was a waitress at Parkline Restaurant. She was a bartender at Holstien’s Tavern for 10 years.
Mrs. Fesler was the first woman coach for the Little League Giants baseball team in St. Maries.
She was divorced twice.
Survivors include one son, Kelly Ragan of St. Maries; two daughters, Kathy Hatcher and Susie Markovich, both of Post Falls; her mother, Tillie Kaczanowski of Milwaukee; one sister, Dorothy Pfeiffer of Milwaukee; and seven grandchildren.
Maurice DeMers Hope, Idaho
Service for Maurice David DeMers, 84, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Coffelt’s Moon Chapel in Sandpoint. Coffelt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. DeMers. who was born in Sandpoint, died Wednesday.
He attended school in Hope before going in 1932 to the Yukon Territory, where he mined for gold, trapped furs and operated a dog-team mail route.
He served with the Army during World War II in the Aleutian Islands and later prospected for gold in Alaska.
Mr. DeMers was employed in civil service and did pipeline work in Alaska before retiring in 1972 and settling on the Hope Peninsula.
He was a member of Lakeside Masonic Lodge 42, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Bernice; three sons, Hugh, David and Glenn DeMers, all of Hope; two daughters, Shelia Berticevich and Ruth Adams, both of Anchorage, Alaska; obe sister, Nina Howard of Oregon; eight grandchildren, six grandchildren, one niece and one nephew.
Robert Danahy Spokane
Memorial service for Robert Paul “Danny” Danahy, 73, will be at 11 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral HomeNorth. Inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Danahy died Tuesday.
He served in the Navy and survived the sinking of his ship, the USS Quincy, at Guadalcanal.
He was a sign painter and pattern maker.
He had lived in Spokane for 52 years and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 45 and the Brotherhood of Painters.
His wife of 52 years, Marjorie Danahy, died in 1995.
Mr. Danahy is survived by three daughters, Linda Plese of Spokane, Gayle Danahy of Snohomish, Wash., and Beth McIntosh of Seattle; one brother, James Farrell of Pollock Pines, Calif.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to D.A.V. Chapter 45 or St. Charles Catholic Church.
Richard Meyer Spokane
Service for Richard Milton Meyer, 77, will be at 1 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Meyer, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.
He served in the Navy during World War II and later worked for the Postal Service. He retired in 1975 after 30 years.
Mr. Meyer then farmed in the Spokane Valley with B&D Farms for several years.
He also founded the East Valley Flea Market on Trent Road.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Betty Meyer; two daughters, Carolyn Loy and Beverly Mickelson, both of Spokane; four sons, Mark Meyer of Olalla, Wash., and Ty, Terry and Tim Wick, all of Spokane; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or the Veterans Affairs Hospice Center.
June Christensen Spokane
Memorial service for Helen June Christensen, 75, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. There will be private graveside service in La Grande, Ore.
Born in Dodge City, Kan., Mrs. Christensen, died Monday.
She had lived in Spokane since 1977.
She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Gordon Christensen; five sons, Jim Christensen of Mead, Chuck Walker of Longview, Wash., Ron Christensen of San Jose, Calif., Steve Walker of Canby, Ore., and Russ Christensen of Boise; four daughters, Janice Kellom and Patricia Thorne, both of Portland, and Charlene Kelly and Kris Shepherd, both of Spokane; two brothers, William Talbott of La Grande and Manson Talbott of Battleground, Wash.; one sister, Grace Carpenter of Gainsville, Idaho; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Disease, c/o Myrtle Tilleman, 10105 N. Larchwood, Spokane, WA 99208.
Isabel Martin Spokane
Memorial service for Isabel K. Martin, 93, will be at 10 a.m. today at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of cremation.
Mrs. Martin, who was born in New York, died Wednesday.
She had lived in Southern California, where she taught junior high school. She moved to North Idaho in 1974 and in 1995 to Spokane.
She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Spokane.
Her husband, Willment Martin, died in 1969.
She is survived by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mable Wallmark Spokane
Memorial service for Mable E. Wallmark, 88, is set for 4 p.m. today at Northwood Presbyterian Church. There will be private inurnment. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wallmark, a former Mead High School home economics teacher, died Monday. She was born in Alexandria, Minn.
She had lived in Spokane since 1931 and was a member of Northwood Presbyterian Church and various environmental organizations.
Her husband, Leonard Wallmark, died in 1990. She is survived by three daughters, Carol Taggart of Menlo Park, Calif., Joanne Wallmark of Bothell, Wash., and Nancy Wallmark of Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wolf Haven International, 3111 Offut Lake Road, Tenino, WA 98589 or to the Nature Conservancy, 1815 N. Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209.
Ann Dunn Spokane
Service for Ann Grace Dunn, 86, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Dunn, who died Tuesday, was born in Belgrade, Mont.
She had been a Spokane resident since 1918 and was a seamstress for Kathleen Louise Manufacturing Co. for 45 years.
She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Her husband, Arthur Dunn, died in 1972. Survivors include one brother, the Rev. Joseph O’Connell, S.J., of Seattle.
Esther Booher Reardan, Wash.
Visitation for Esther Booher, 85, is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Reardan (Wash.) Cemetery. Memorial service is planned for 11:30 a.m. Monday at the church.
Mrs. Booher, who died Tuesday, was born in Claremont, Calif.
She was a longtime resident of the Reardan area and had worked as a telephone operator and was a retired licensed practical nurse.
She was member of Spring Creek Grange, Rebekah Lodge No. 92 of Reardan and Reardan Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Samuel Booher, died in 1990.
She is survived by three sons, Duane Booher of Spokane, James Booher of Shelton, Wash., and Edgar Booher of Airway Heights; one daughter, Myrna Flynn of Ephrata, Wash.; one sister, Josephine Sorenson of Deer Park; one brother, Leroy Vogler of Ephrata; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Catherine Hoener Chattaroy, Wash.
Service for Catherine L. Hoener, 66, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Hoener, a 48-year Spokane resident, died Wednesday. She was born in Dartford, Wash.
She graduated from Rogers High School in 1948.
She was a homemaker and was a member of the Elk Community Church, the Elk Homemakers Club and the Elk Senior Citizens.
Mrs. Hoener is survived by two sons, Wayne Hoener of Elk and Don Hoener of Rogue River, Ore.; three daughters, Sharon Seeman and Leanna Watkins, both of Spokane, and Lisa Hoener of Elk; her stepmother, Marie Ziegler of Portland; one brother, Gene Ziegler of Spokane, two stepbrothers Lon and Norman Olsen, both of Spokane; one sister, Judith Riggs of Rowlett, Texas; one stepsister, June Doble of Portland; 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
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