Obituaries
Delia Hart Spokane
Funeral Mass for Delia M. (Morigeau) Tiffany Hart, 81, will be at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Born in St. Ignatius, Mont., Mrs. Hart died Tuesday.
She was a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana.
She attended the Chemawa Indian school in Oregon for three years and returned to the family home in Montana. She then married Fred Tiffany in Montana.
They lived in St. Ignatius, Billings and Spokane before settling in the Spokane Valley in 1952.
Her husband, Fred, died in 1967.
Mrs. Hart worked at the Golden Hour Restaurant in Spokane until 1974, when she married Robert Hart.
Her husband, Robert, died in 1995.
Mrs. Hart is survived by four sisters, Letha Shea, Alma Luedtke, Laura Matte and Lorena Miller; eight daughters, Dorene Butterfield of La Center, Wash., Darlene Peterson and Flora Jones, both of Spokane, Vera Evans of Veradale, Lillian Moore of Montesano, Wash., Dolly Williamson of Deer Park, Gwen Shull of Otis Orchards and Gail Day of Utah; four sons, Ben Tiffany of Veradale, Dale Tiffany of Seattle, John Tiffany of Valleyford and Jim Tiffany of Spokane; 48 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Mitchell Vigil Payson, Ariz.
Service for Mitchell B. Vigil, 26, will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Redeemer Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Payson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation.
Mr. Vigil, who was born in Spokane, died May 11 in a mountain bike accident.
He graduated from Liberty High School in Spangle.
He served in the Army and was a member of the 75th Airborne Ranger Battalion at Fort Benning, Ga.
After his military service, he joined the Forest Service as a “hotshot” firefighter, digging trenches to prevent forest fires from spreading. He worked in Tiller, Ore., and Tucson, Ariz.
He is survived by his parents, Jerry and Maxine Vigil of Spangle; one brother, Brad Vigil of Spokane; two sisters, Marci Vigil Davis of Spokane and Brandi Vigil of Seattle; his partner, Virginia Gibbons of Camp Verde, Ariz.; and his grandparents, Palmer and Lucille Paul, and Clyde and Norma Vigil, all of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wishing Star Foundation.
Chuck Ring Warden, Wash.
Rosary service for Chuck Ring, 68, is planned for 5 p.m. today at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories in Moses Lake. Burial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Warden. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Warden.
Mr. Ring, who was born in Wilbur, Wash., died Tuesday.
He was a longtime rancher in Warden.
He married Maxine Gibbons in 1962 in Coeur d’Alene.
He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and was involved with rodeo.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine; one daughter, Tana Gridley; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Evelyn Everts Spokane
Graveside service for Evelyn Rose Everts, 78, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Pines Cemetery. Hennessey-Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Everts, who was born in St. John, Wash., died Wednesday.
She was a homemaker and had lived in Spokane for 57 years.
She was a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, the Blind Organization, and Sinto Senior Center.
Her husband of 41 years, William Everts, preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, Duane Everts of Deer Lake, Wash., and Rick Everts of Spokane; one sister, Verna Messenger of Montana; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lawrence ‘Tuk’ Nichols Spokane
Private service will be held for Lawrence W. “Tuk” Nichols, 36. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nichols died May 15 in an automobile accident. He was born in Modesto, Calif.
He moved to Spokane in 1971 and graduated from Central Valley High School.
Mr. Nichols move to Seattle in 1982 and founded Larnic Construction. He returned to Spokane in 1992.
He was a member of the Carpenters Union.
He is survived by one daughter, Alicia Skyler of Spokane; his mother and stepfather, Betty and Edward Rau of Spokane; three brothers, Todd Nichols of Rathdrum, Idaho, Bill Nichols of Greenacres and Matt Bovee of Spokane; one sister, Linn Barnett of Seattle; and his grandmother, Viola Blyze of Fresno, Calif.
Frank Raboin Spokane
Service for Frank E. Raboin, 86, was Thursday at Trenary Funeral Home in Kooskia, Idaho. Burial will be at the Kamiah (Idaho) Tribal Cemetery. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Moscow, Idaho, Mr. Raboin died Monday.
He had lived in Spokane for 32 years and worked as a mechanic at Fairchild Air Force Base.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
Mr. Raboin is survived by his wife, Cecilia Raboin; two stepsons, Richard Monaghan of the Spokane Valley and Charles of Kamiah, Idaho; two stepdaughters, Freida of Lapwai, Idaho, and Mary of Missouri; and numerous stepgrandchildren.
William ‘Junior’ Murray Spokane
Memorial service for William “Junior” Murray, 67, was Thursday at Crestline Nazarene Church.
Born in Glasgow, Ken., Mr. Murray died last Friday. He had lived in Spokane since 1952.
He was a member of the Evergreen Club and Crestline Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Murray is survived by four four sisters, Dorothy and Lizzie Murray, and Nora and Sharilee Roberts, and four brothers, Robert, Will, John and George Murray.
Philip DeVleming Spokane
Memorial service for Philip Adrian DeVleming, 84, is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of cremation.
Born in Cottonwood, Idaho, Mr. DeVleming died May 16.
He graduated from Pomeroy (Wash.) High School.
He was Whitman County auditor from 1936 to 1943, when he moved to Spokane.
He worked as a self-employed accountant and also operated the Davenport Candy Co. for six years.
He was a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and the Elks Lodge.
His wife, Lucille DeVleming, died April 3.
Survivors include three sons, Robert DeVleming of Lewiston, and David and Thomas DeVleming, both of Spokane; one daughter, Suzanne DeVleming of Loon Lake, Wash.; one brother, Robert DeVleming of Pullman; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. George’s School Flowerfield Association, 2929 W. Waikiki Road, Spokane, WA 99208.
Reed McClellan Spokane
Visitation for Reed H. McClellan, 78, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Manito United Methodist Church.
Mr. McClellan, a 44-year Spokane resident, died Wednesday. He was born in Teton, Idaho.
He was the branch manager of Old National Bank at Fairchild Air Force Base for 16 years.
He served in the Air Force for 20 years and was a member of Manito United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy McClellan; one daughter, Gail McClellan Parker of Spokane; one brother, Val McClellan of New Bern, N.C.; two sisters, Jean Simmons of Grass Valley, Calif., and Glenda Killian of Roosevelt, Utah; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church endowment fund or the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Ruth Manor Spokane
Service for Ruth A. (Keigley) Manor, 90, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Private burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Manor died Tuesday, the day of her 70th wedding anniversary. She was born in Quincy, Wash.
She had lived in Spokane for 46 years and had graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Manor is survived by her husband of 70 years, LaVerne Manor; two sons, Arthur Manor of Spokane and Donald Manor of Colville, Wash.; three daughters, Patricia and Janet Manor, both of Spokane, and Judy Gero of Ione, Wash.; one sister, Fredrica Cox of Ocotillo, Calif.; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.
Ellen White Spokane
Service for Ellen (O’Brien) White, 46, is set for 10 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. White died Tuesday. She was born in Bremerton.
She worked as a clerical supervisor for eight years for the Central Community Services Office.
She was a Navy veteran and had lived in Spokane for 11 years.
She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Frank White Sr.; one son, Frank White Jr. of Boise; one daughter, Holly White of Spokane; her mother, Ellen O’Brien of Renton, Wash.; three brothers, John O’Brien of Federal Way, Wash., Chuck O’Brien of Kent, Wash., and Joe O’Brien of Maple Valley, Wash.; two sisters, Adanne Jeffries of Sumner, Wash., and Patty Ackett of Renton; and one grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Avis Secrist Casper, Wyo.
Funeral for Avis M. (Olson) Secrist, 55, was last Friday at Bustard Funeral Home in Casper. Burial was in Casper.
Mrs. Secrist died May 14. She was born in Henning, Minn.
She moved to Spokane in 1951 with her family and graduated from Mead High School.
She was a homemaker and had lived in Casper since 1995.
Mrs. Secrist is survived by her husband of 30 years, Joseph Secrist; two sons, Sean Secrist of Richmond, Va., and Matthew Secrist of Casper; one daughter, Monica Ison of Ludington, Mich.; her mother, Ferne Olson of Spokane; one brother, Roger Olson of Spokane; three sisters, Velma Nilsen of Loon Lake, Wash., Naomi Schafer of Bellevue, Wash., and Joyce Holm of Spokane; and two grandsons.
Mary Urhausen Kettle Falls, Wash.
Service for Mary Rose Urhausen, 66, is set for 2 p.m. today at Colville (Wash.) United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Mountain View Park Cemetery in Colville. Danekas Funeral Home in Colville, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Urhausen, who died Monday, was born in Boyds, Wash.
She graduated from Marcus (Wash.) High School and, in 1949, married Mike Urhausen in Colville.
Mrs. Urhausen is survived by her husband, Mike Urhausen; two sons, Merle and Michael Urhausen, both of Colville; one brother, Norman Sailor of Kettle Falls; two sisters, Ruth Carroll and Lois Rhodes, both of Colville; and seven grandchildren.
Luther Essick Spokane
Memorial service for S. Luther Essick, 86, is planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church. Private burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Essick died Monday. He was born in Indiana.
He opened Essick’s, a carpet, drapery and upholstery firm in downtown Spokane, in 1946. He was a former buyer in the rug department of The Crescent.
In 1968 he moved his business and established Essick’s Carpet & Drapery.
He was president of the 1963 Spokane Lilac Festival Association, and was involved with the Christian music community in singing, directing and composing.
His wife, Frances, died in 1986.
He is survived by one daughter, Joyce DiStefano of Spokane; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Baptist Church or the Union Gospel Mission.
Isaac Bouck Spokane
Service for Isaac Bouck, 78, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private inurnment is planned.
Mr. Bouck, who died Monday, was born in Idaho Falls.
He was a 50-year Spokane resident and worked as a piano technician for Jennings Piano.
He was a master sergeant in the Army Air Corps and participated in the Normandy invasion during World War II.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lilian Bouck; four sons, John Bouck of Greenacres, Steve Bouck of Spokane, Richard Bouck of Nine Mile Falls and Phil Bouck of Spokane; one daughter, Lois Ellis of Spokane; one brother, four sisters, six grandchildren and four great-granddaughters.
Margaret Pence Spokane
Private memorial service will be held for Margaret Ruth Pence. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pence, 88, died Saturday. She was a lifetime Spokane resident.
She was a member of the Rachael Chapter of Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ, Mariposa Garden Club, Gamma Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha, and The Fine Arts Club.
She and her husband of 50 years, Carl, owned the Brownie Baking Co. He died in 1980.
Mrs. Pence is survived by one son, Gary Pence of Kennewick; one daughter, Caryle Potter of Bellevue, Wash.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Medina Children’s Services, 123 - 16th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122.
Johnie Mobley Moreno Valley, Calif.
Private service will be held for Johnie Durwood Mobley, 69.
Mr. Mobley, a former Spokane resident, died May 11 in California, where he had recently moved. He was born in Center, Texas.
He lived in Texas until he was 17. He enlisted in the Navy and served for five years and then served almost 10 years in the Air Force.
Mr. Mobley lived in Spokane from the late 1960s until 1990 and worked at Sacred Heart Medical Center as a purchasing agent.
In Spokane he was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Eagles Lodge.
He is survived by one sister, Joyce Cook of Texas.
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