Obituaries
Eugene Cesaratto Spokane
Vigil service for Eugene Cesaratto, 89, is planned for 7 p.m. today at St. Paschal’s Catholic Church. Burial Mass will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Trentwood. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cesaratto died Thursday. He was born in Italy, and immigrated to Spokane when he was 12.
He worked for Diamond National for 36 years as a sawyer. He also worked for West Valley School District for 15 years as a custodian, and retired in 1973.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and St. Paschal’s Parish.
Mr. Cesaratto is survived by his wife of 58 years, Juanita May Cesaratto; three daughters, Jeanmarie Pelland, Francie Dopkins, both of Spokane, and Christina Kirland of Rathdrum, Idaho; one son, Jerry Cesaratto Nine Mile, Wash.; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Lou Byers Spokane
Funeral Mass for Dorothy Lou (Greif) Byers, 81, is set for 10 a.m. today at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Byers, who was born in Uniontown, Wash., died Wednesday.
She graduated from Washington State University, and in 1942, married John Byers.
They farmed in Spangle, and Pomeroy, Wash., before they retired to Spokane.
Her husband died in 1993.
Mrs. Byers is survived by four daughters, Valerie Fawcett of Spokane, Colleen Strain of Sunnyside, Wash., and Lynn Andreasen of Prosser, Wash., Mickey Carson of Castle Rock, Wash.; two sons, John Byers of Spokane, and Jim Byers of Marysville, Wash.; three sisters, Roberts Steiner of Seattle, Marion Kalbus of McCall, Idaho, and Joan Hagedorn of Lewiston, Idaho; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Assisted Listening System, in care of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 330 E. Boone, Spokane, WA 99203.
Jesse Drowley Spokane
Service for Jesse Ray Drowley, 76, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Drowley died Wednesday. He was born in St. Charles, Mich.
He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic and had lived in Spokane for 52 years.
He served in the Army from 1941 through 1944 and received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt in 1944. He also received a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters, two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantry Badge. He was a member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Legion of Valor-the American Division, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1474, and the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Drowley is survived by his wife of 52 years, Kathleen Drowley; two sons, Michael Drowley of Spokane, and Tim Drowley of Valleyford, Wash.; two brothers, Kenneth Drowley of Silver Bay, Minn., and Don Drowley of Grand Marais, Minn.; three sisters, Ethel Allan of Freeland, Mich., Pearl Schlienz of Grand Marais, and Marion Burge of Silver Bay, and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Brittany Clutter Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for infant Brittany Lyn Clutter, will be held today at 7 p.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene.
Brittany was stillborn in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
Survivors include her parents, Mike Clutter of California, and Lynette Daniel of Arizona; grandparents, William and Susan Clutter of Otis Orchards, and Bea Daniel of Coeur d’Alene; and great-grandparents.
Gilbert ‘Butch’ Mathews Spokane
Visitation for Gilbert E. “Butch” Mathews, 58, is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. There will be private burial.
Mr. Mathews, who was born in Joseph, Ore., died Friday.
He retired from Boise Cascade after 30 years and later worked as a truck driver for Silver Eagle Co.
He was a member of the National Off Road Racing Association, Painted Hills Golf Course, the National Rifle Association and the Teamsters Union No. 690.
Mr. Mathews is survived by his wife of 27 years, Susan Mathews; one son, Randy Mathews, and one daughter, Kelly Sand, both of Spokane; one brother, Robert Mathews of Pleasant Hill, Calif.; three sisters, Mary Lou Johnson of Tucson, Ariz., Colleen Rahn of Athena, Ore., and Suzanne Fulton of Vancouver, Wash., and one granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Frederick Sain Sandpoint
Private family service for Frederick Gerald Sain, 69, was held at an earlier date. Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint was in charge of arrangements Mr. Sain, who was born in Salt Lake City, died Wednesday.
He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake, where he graduated from high school. He moved to Albuquerque, N.M., and worked for Mountain Bell Telephone Co.
Mr. Sains later moved to Denver in 1962 and worked for US West, retiring in 1986 as a marketing director. He moved to Sandpoint in 1996 to be near family.
Mr. Sain was divorced twice.
Survivors include four children, Leslie Lasher of Everett, Thomas Sain of Sandpoint and Lindsay and Jessica Sain, both of Denver; three brothers, Dick Sain of Nebraska, and Eugene and Howard Sain, both of Utah; one sister, Myrtle Brown of Utah; and three grandchildren.
Gary White Manzanita Beach, Ore.
Funeral service for Gary M. White, 53, will be at 3 p.m. today at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home.
Mr. White, who died Friday, was born in Bremerton, Wash. He graduated from Central Valley High School, where he met and then married his wife, Sandi White. He served in Vietnam and, after the war, spent most of his time between Spokane and Manzanita Beach.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Sandi; son Larry White of Aloha, Ore.; daughter Sherry, Lasure of Manzanita Beach, Ore.; his mother, June White of Spokane; three sisters, Beverly Bissell, Susan Veltrie and Mary Ann Mann all of Spokane; two brothers, Jim White of Aloha, Ore. and Bob White of Issaquah, Wash.; and nine grandchildren.
Delores ‘Mickey’ Johnson Spokane
Funeral Mass for Delores M. “Mickey” Johnson, 71, will be at noon today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.
She graduated from North Central High School and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, John “Bill” Johnson; one daughter, Patricia Frank of Coeur d’Alene; five sons, William Johnson of Chewelah, Wash., Michael and Daniel Johnson, both of Spokane, Kim Johnson of Seattle, and Jeffrey Johnson of Leavenworth, Wash.; one sister, Patricia Morlan of Cheney; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Larry Boulger Spokane
Service for Larry W. Boulger, 38, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mr. Boulger, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Tuesday from a gunshot wound.
He worked as a welder.
Survivors include one son, Brandon Boulger of Omak, Wash.; four daughters, Amanda, Candis, Crystal and Kimberly Boulger, all of Spokane; one brother, Gary Boulger of Spokane; three sisters, Barbara Link and Joyce Zolman, both of Spokane, and Linda Brown of Airway Heights.
John ‘Smokey’ Burns Oldtown, Idaho
Graveside service for John Henry “Smokey” Burns, 79, was Friday at Newport (Wash.) Cemetery.
Mr. Burns, who died last Monday, was born in Eureka, Mont.
He served in the Army and worked on ranches in Montana.
He moved to the Oldtown area in 1965 and worked in the logging industry.
His wife of 21 years, Susie Mary Burns, died in 1981.
Mr. Burns is survived by three stepdaughters, Ellen Alford, Mary Fredrick and Rose Boyd, all of Newport; and four stepsons, Alfred and Howard Lauzon, both of Deer Park, and LeRoy and Floyd Lauzon, both of Spokane.
Dorothy Horn Spokane
Service for Dorothy V. Horn, 78, will be today at 1 p.m. at Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow, Idaho. Burial will follow at the Moscow Cemetery.
Mrs. Horn, who was born in Moscow, died Wednesday of complications related to kidney failure.
She lived in various cities throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Spokane and Kennewick. She returned to the family farm at Troy, Idaho, in 1962 and farmed there until the early 1990s.
Mrs. Horn moved to Spokane three years ago due to ill health.
She served as past president of the Idaho Women for Agriculture and also served on a Legislative Advisory Committee on Idaho farming.
Mrs. Horn was preceded in death by her husband, Harold.
Survivors include one son, Gary Horn of Lebanon, Ore.; one daughter, Karen Goyins of Spokane; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren ; and a cousin, Eleanor Blume of Genesee, Idaho.
Memorials may be made to the Troy Ambulance Fund.
Harriet Moar Spokane
Private cremation will be held for Harriet J. Moar, 97. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Moar, who was born in Weiser, Idaho, died May 12.
She graduated from nursing school in the early 1920s and married Thomas Moar in 1925 in Newport, Wash.
She was a longtime Coolin, Idaho, resident, and had lived in Spokane for six years.
Mrs. Moar had worked with the American Red Cross Gray Ladies at Fairchild Air Force Base during and after World War II.
She was a Presbyterian.
She is survived by one son, Thomas Moar of Spokane; one daughter, Jean McMullen of Whidbey Island, Wash.; two grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Her husband of 64 years, Thomas Moar, died in 1990.
Memorial contributions may be made to North Idaho Children’s Home, Box 1288, Lewiston, ID 83501-9990.
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