Obituaries
Eldon Neal Spokane
Graveside service for J. Eldon Neal, 66, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Garfield (Wash.) Cemetery. Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Neal, who was born in Moscow, Idaho, died Wednesday.
He graduated from Garfield High School and entered the Army a few years later. He served in the Korean War with the 4th Infantry Regiment Tank Company as a mechanic.
In 1955, he married Texas Woodworth in Garfield and they farmed there.
He was a member of the Garfield American Legion, the Ladow Grange, the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and the Washington Pea and Lentil Association. He was also a member of the Cougar Country Drive-In bowling team.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Kathy Pinter and Sharon Grinolds, both of Garfield; a brother, Jack Neal of Garfield; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Garfield-Farmington Emergency Medical Services.
Daniel Mueller Spokane
Memorial service for Daniel Paul Mueller, a Spokane artist, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillyard Baptist Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mueller, 30, died Wednesday. He was born in Spokane.
He graduated from Mead High School and Gonzaga University, and graduated from California College of Arts and Crafts with a master’s degree in fine arts.
He was an exhibiting Spokane artist, and coached track and cross country at North Pines Junior High.
Mr. Mueller is survived by his wife of nine years, Stacey Mueller; his parents, Mary and Robert Mueller of Spokane; and a brother Michael Mueller of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cheney Cowles Museum.
Ross Calhoon Chewelah, Wash.
Memorial service for Ross A. Calhoon, a former Clark Fork, Idaho, resident, will be at 2 p.m. today at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Colville. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Calhoon, who died Tuesday, was born in Lovewell, Kan.
He served in the Army during World War II and worked as a millwright on hydroelectric dams throughout the Northwest, until he was disabled by a stroke in 1971.
He moved to Chewelah in 1985 from Clark Fork.
Mr. Calhoon is survived by his wife, Alice Parks; four daughters, Jackie Moore of Spokane, Janet Lowther of Colville, Edith Hall of Albany, Ore., and Debbie McVay of Wenatchee; two sons, David Calhoon of Libby, Mont., and Ed Calhoon of Spokane; a sister, Elva Middleton of Selma, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Seventh-day Adventist Community Services in Colville.
Mae Blackburn Spokane
Graveside service for Mae E. Blackburn, 92, is planned for 10 a.m. today at Pines Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Blackburn, who died Thursday, was born in Grant, Iowa, and had lived in Spokane for the 40 years.
She had worked at Montgomery Ward.
Survivors include a nephew, Don Kenworthy of Corning, Iowa; and two nieces, Jeanette Holmes of Battlecreek, Iowa, and Grace Rees of Des Moines, Iowa.
Pauline Cauvel Spokane
Visitation for Pauline Munkers Cauvel, 91, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Cauvel, a 75-year Spokane resident, died Thursday.
She was born in Springdale, Wash., and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.
She worked for The Spokane Chronicle and later as bookkeeper for several Spokane companies, including Rowles Grocery and Conley Chemical.
She is survived by two brothers, James Munkers of Spokane and Clifford Munkers of Brooksville, Fla.
Fred Johnston Deary, Idaho
Funeral service for Fred William Johnston, 52, will be held at Shorts’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow, Idaho, Monday at 3 p.m. Graveside service will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery in Deary.
Mr. Johnston, who was born in Moscow, died Tuesday of a heart attack while working in the woods near Bovill, Idaho.
He had lived in Clarkston, Wash., before moving to Deary to attend elementary school. He graduated from Deary High School in 1963.
Mr. Johnston served in the Army and was stationed in Germany, where he served as a sergeant in the motor pool. He returned to Deary after his military discharge and worked for various mills in the timber industry, including Potlatch.
He was recently self-employed as a logging truck driver and owned and operated Fred Johnston Trucking.
He was a past member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Deary.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Judy; son, James Johnston of Deary; daughter, Tamara Hull of Moscow; two brothers, Carl Johnston of Deary and Don Johnston of Spokane; two sisters, Glenys Parker of Boise and Jennifer Bell of Oregon; his stepmother, Doris Johnston of Nampa; and two grandchildren, Zachary and Madalynn.
Memorials may be made to the Deary Ambulance Fund.
William Campbell Spokane
Service for William N. “Bill” Campbell, 71, is set for 10 a.m. Monday at Audubon Park United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Campbell, who was born in Ekalaka, Mont., died Wednesday at home.
His family moved to Spokane, where he attended Lewis and Clark High School. He moved to Portland and worked for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. He joined the Navy in 1943 and was discharged in 1946.
He returned to Portland and graduated from the Northwest Photography School.
He returned to Spokane in 1948 and married Mary DeKlotz in 1950.
Mr. Campbell was credited with being the first photographer in the western United States to successfully print dye-transfer color photographs.
In 1965, he developed the photography programs for Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College. He retired from SFCC as a photography instructor in 1990.
He was a member of St. Andrews Society, the Professional Photographers Society, the Sierra Club, the Spokane Orchid Club and the Angus Scott Pipe Band.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Campbell; two sons, Mark Campbell of Estacada, Ore., and Reed Campbell of Santa Fe, N.M.; and a daughter, Deborah Campbell of Mill Valley, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Angus Scott Pipe Band.
Avis Gauthier Spokane
Graveside service for Avis C. Gauthier, 66, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Riverside Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Timpson, Texas, Mrs. Gauthier died Tuesday.
She was a 33-year Spokane resident, and was a sales representative for a home interior company.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council. Mrs. Gauthier is survived by her husband, Armand Gauthier; and a son, Duane Gauthier of Spokane.
Lawrence Plourd Sr. Colville, Wash.
Funeral Mass for Lawrence R. Plourd Sr., 74, was Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial was at Mountain View Park Cemetery in Colville.
Mr. Plourd, who was born in Carmangay, Alberta, died Sunday.
He served in the Air Force and retired after 26 years.
He had lived in Colville for 11 years.
Mr. Plourd is survived by two daughters, Shirley Ann Holt of Kennewick and Inez Pittman of Spokane; four sons, Lawrence Plourd Jr., of Everett, Wallace Plourd of Spirit Lake, Idaho, Mitchel Plourd of Colville and Timothy Plourd of Yakima; a sister, Josephine of Canada; a halfbrother, Bill Plourd of Canada; 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Marguerite Hall Vancouver, Wash.
Memorial service for Marguerite Y. Hall, 84, will be held at a later date in Spokane. Evergreen Staples Funeral Home in Vancouver is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hall, a former Spokane resident, died Monday.
She was born in DuBoise, Pa., and had lived in Spokane for 40 years, before moving to Vancouver five months ago.
She was a preschool teacher’s aide.
In Spokane, she was a member of Beacon Bible Church and had taught Sunday School there. She was also a member of the Spokane Rose Society.
Her husband, Louis Hall, preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sisters, Pauline Thomas of Dallastown, Pa., and Helen Hollis of Punxsutawney, Pa.; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Beacon Bible Chapel.
Clara Walston Colville, Wash.
Service for Clara Belle Walston, 89, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Colville United Methodist Church. Cremation will follow the service. Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Walston, who died Tuesday, was born in Curlew, Wash., and graduated from Colville High School.
In 1932, she married Hazen Walston in Kettle Falls, Wash.
She was a kitchen worker for the Colville School District for many years and a sales clerk at Fonk’s Variety Store for 17 years.
Her husband died in 1957.
She was a member of Veterans of World War I Auxiliary and the Narcisse HomeEc Club.
Survivors include a son, Eugene Walston of Trinity, Texas; two brothers, Clarence and John Randolph, both of Spokane; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Memorial Fund.
Virginia Schaible Spokane
Memorial service for Virginia L. Schaible, 67, is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday at Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Spokane, Mrs. Schaible died Tuesday.
She graduated from North Central High School and worked for Pacific Northwest Bell for 33 years before retiring in the late 1970s so she could return to school. She received a degree in social services and worked with the Crosswalk organization for homeless children for seven years.
She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and Volunteers of America.
She is survived by a daughter, Debra Schaible-Hatcher of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to Crosswalk.
Grace Trolin Post Falls
Service for Grace L. (Ziegler) Trolin, 93, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls. Mrs. Trolin, who was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, died Thursday.
She moved to North Idaho in 1936 and worked at the Naval Supply Depot and Hughes Greenhouse during World War II.
Mrs. Trolin was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church, the Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Lodge.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1979. Survivors include her son, Neil Trolin of Colorado; two daughters, Leslie Hart Stensgaard of Puyallup, Wash., and Betty Hite of Spokane; two sisters, Nada Gerdes and Lois Black, both of Boise; four grandchildren and three grandsons.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Steven Ripley Portland
No service will be held for Steven R. Ripley, 45. Autumn Burial and Cremation in Beaverton, Ore., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ripley, a former Spokane resident, died Sept. 25.
He was raised in Spokane and graduated from Ferris High School.
He worked in residential construction and had lived in Portland area since 1985.
Mr. Ripley is survived by three daughters, Priscilla Williams of Beaverton, and Natasha Ripley and Amanda Ripley, both of Portland; a son, Austin Ripley of Portland; his father and stepmother, Donald and Virginia Ripley of Tucson, Ariz.; his mother and stepfather, Verna and William Siler of Spokane; two brothers, Gregory and Norman Ripley, both of Spokane; two halfbrothers, Vance and Jeffery Siler, both of Spokane; and two grandchildren.
Byron ‘Barney’ Leach Spokane
Private burial was held for Byron J. “Barney” Leach, 65, at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Leach, who died Sept. 20, was born in Lansing, Mich.
He had operated a troller boat in Westport, Wash., and was manager of a Pay ‘n’ Pak Store in Lewiston. In Spokane, he had owned Ahab’s Whale and worked for Zig’s Electric and Plumbing. Most recently he was employed by The Spokesman-Review.
He was a rock hound and created jewelry and belt buckles with the stones he found.
He was a Korean War Army veteran.
Mr. Leach is survived by his former wife, Marge Lomen of Brookings, Ore.; two sons, Kent and Dan Leach, both of Spokane; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund.
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