Obituaries
Marjorie Schmoker Medical Lake
Service for Marjorie A. Schmoker, 75, will be today at 11:30 a.m. at Ball & Dodd Medical Lake Funeral Home Medical Lake. Private interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Born in Galatia, Kan., Mrs. Schmoker died Monday.
She graduated with her licensed practical nurse degree from Eastern Washington University. She then worked for Eastern State Hospital as a nurse before retiring in 1982.
She was a member of the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary, Medical Lake Outreach and St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Schmoker of Anchorage, Alaska, and Gerry Schmoker of Medical Lake; a daughter, JoAnn Pozega of Anaconda, Mont.; six brothers, two sisters, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels or Medical Lake Outreach.
Linda Thomas St. Maries
Memorial service for Linda L. Thomas, 57, will be held today at 11 a.m. at the St. Maries Eagles Lodge. Yates-Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Thomas, who was born in Spokane, died Wednesday.
She grew up in Spokane and graduated from North Central High School, where she was a member of the Color Girls Pep Club in 1956.
She later moved to St. Maries and worked at Regulus Stud Mill as a dry kiln and boiler operator from 1976 to 1991.
Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Millwood Presbyterian Church of Spokane and a former member of Job’s Daughters Chapter No. 3.
Survivors include her husband, Bill; five sons, Bill Swam of Lewiston, and Terry Swam, Billy Thomas Jr., Eric Thomas and Dirk Mauro, all of St. Maries; four daughters, Diane Lounsbury, Vickie Schwartz and Angel Donohoe, all of St. Maries, and Chrissy Megee of California; a brother, Robert Buchan of California; a sister, Sharon Buck of Maryland; a foster daughter, Terry Derry; and 20 grandchildren.
Theresa Gibbs Elk
Memorial service for Theresa JoAnne Gibbs, 18, will be at 2 p.m. today at Westminster Congregational Church. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Gibbs died Saturday in an automobile collision.
She was born in Spokane and worked as a daycare provider. She attended North Central High School.
Survivors include a daughter, Emily Ann; her mother and stepfather, Jo McBride and Steven Crites of Elk; and her father and stepmother, Ben and Kerin Gibbs of Deer Park.
Marvin Radmer Medical Lake
Private cremation will take place for Marvin E. Radmer, 50. Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Radmer, a 36-year resident, died Tuesday.
He was born in Miles City, Mont., and was a paratrooper in the Army during the Vietnam War. He later worked as a cement finisher in construction.
He is survived by a son, Martin Radmer, and a daughter, Felicia Radmer, both of Idaho; his father and stepmother, Willard and Bessie Radmer of Spokane; and two brothers, Richard and Hugh Radmer, both of Spokane.
Clyde Dowell Spokane
Visitation for Clyde A. Dowell, 87, will be from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Hazen and Jaeger-Valley Funeral Home. Service will be Monday at 2 p.m.
Mr. Dowell, who was born in Lewiston, died Wednesday.
He worked for Interpace Brick Co. for 25 years and retired in 1974. During the 1930s he was a barber in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Verna; three daughters, Glenna Pederson, Donna Barnett and Janis Woodall, all of Spokane; a brother, Seth Dowell of Bridgeport, Wash.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Robert Rehn Spokane
Service for Robert L. Rehn, 74, will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at 413 Craig Street, Walla Walla. Ball & Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of the arrangements.
Born near Odessa, Wash., Mr. Rehn died Thursday.
He graduated from Kahlotus (Wash.) High School and then served as a Navy radioman in the Pacific during World War II. He farmed in the Kahlotus-Washtucna area for many years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Violet.
Mr. Rehn is survived by two sons, Clint and Marvin Rehn, both of Walla Walla; a daughter, Cherish Gladden of Walla Walla; a sister, Jacqueline Campbell of Loon Lake, Wash.; and a grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society in Spokane.
Patricia Weston Pasco
Service for Patricia L. Weston, 63, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Pasco, 927 W. Henry, Pasco. It was Mrs. Weston’s request that black not be worn to the service. Shaw and Sons Funeral Directors in Yakima are in charge of the arrangements.
Born in Spokane, she died Wednesday.
Mrs. Weston worked for Westinghouse Corp. as an administrative assistant.
She is survived by four daughters, Laureen Weston of Yakima, Marilyn Loftus of Bellevue, Wash., and Pauline Braxton and Alice Deasy, both of the Tri-Cities; two sisters, Phyllis Erickson and Margaret Schlicting, both of Spokane; three brothers, Everett and David Jayne, both of Spokane, and Richard Jayne of Phoenix, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
Eugene Vogrig Spokane
Funeral Mass for Eugene V. Vogrig, 68, will be today at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Vogrig, a 54-year resident of Spokane, died Tuesday.
He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and worked with the Washington Department of Transportation. Mr. Vogrig also was a volunteer at the House of Charity.
Survivors, all of Spokane, include his wife, Doris; a son, Joel Vogrig; three daughters, Christina Wood, Lisa Vogrig and Molly Vogrig; a brother, Al Vogrig; a sister, Adele Vogrig; and a granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities of Spokane.
Kathryn McLaughlin Spokane
Service for Kathryn E. McLaughlin, 88, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shadle Park Presbyterian Church. Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in New York City, Mrs. McLaughlin died Tuesday.
She worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in Alaska and was a member of the Deaconess Auxiliary, Eagles Auxiliary, Lupus Society and Shadle Park Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Syverson; a son, William McLaughlin; a sister, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contribution may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 5283, Bellingham, WA 98227.
Calla May Whitcher Spokane
Graveside Service for Calla May Whitcher, 96, will be today at 3 p.m. at the Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park. Interment will follow. Lauer Funeral Home of Deer Park is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Whitcher, who was born in Saux County, Wisconsin, died Monday.
She moved to Colville when she was 1 year old and moved to Deer Park in the 1940s. In the 1960s she moved to Spokane.
She was a homemaker and a member of Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Deltie Moor; five sons, Ivon Whitcher, Bob Blair, Calvin Blair, Allen Blair and Harry Whitcher; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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