Obituaries
Elizabeth Danquist Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Service for Elizabeth Danquist, 97, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry.
Mrs. Danquist, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Sunday.
She grew up in the St. Joe Valley and graduated from St. Maries High School. She attended Lewiston Normal School and Cheney Normal School.
She taught school in various cities in North Idaho and lived in Boundary County most of her life. Mrs. Danquist was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Hazel Pharris of Nebraska and Dorothy Smith of Bonners Ferry; and seven grandchildren, Debra, Kelly, Lisa, Hollice, John, Robert and Jeffrey; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Senior Hospitality Center in Bonners Ferry.
Howard Rasmussen Spangle
Graveside service for C. Howard Rasmussen, 82, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Rosalia, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rasmussen, a farmer, died Sunday.
He was born in Spangle and graduated from Spangle High School.
He was a member of Spangle Masonic Lodge No. 131 Mr. Rasmussen is survived by his wife of 54 years, Velma Rasmussen; a daughter, Cathy Loftus of Issaquah, Wash.; two sons, Billy and Steven Rasmussen, both of Spangle; a brother, Harold Rasmussen of Spokane; three sisters, Mildred Lennox of Spokane, Clara Choate of Hines, Ore., and Stella Melville of Lamont, Wash.; three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of Eastern Washington or the Shriner’s Hospital for Children.
Michelina ‘Mickey’ Bombino Spokane
Vigil service for Michelina “Mickey” Bombino, 89, is planned for 7 p.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Bombino, who was born in Priest River, Idaho, died Saturday.
She moved to Spokane 70 years ago and worked in the alterations department at The Crescent for 15 years.
She was a member of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Her husband, Joseph Bombino, preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, John and Roland Bombino, and a daughter, Elsie Robinette, all of Spokane; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes or Gonzaga Preparatory School.
Harold Stewart Spokane
Memorial service for Harold E. Stewart, 72, is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at Shadle Park Presbyterian Church. Graveside service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stewart, a longtime Spokane resident, died Monday.
He was born in Whitefield, Okla., and had lived in Spokane for more than 50 years. He was a supervisor at Kaiser Aluminum in Trentwood for 37 years.
He served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was wounded on Okinawa. He received a Purple Heart.
Mr. Stewart was a member of Shadle Park Presbyterian Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51 and the Supervisors Club of Kaiser Trentwood.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mabel Stewart; a son, Rick Stewart of Spokane; a daughter, Vicki Hershey of Chattaroy; a sister, Shirley Worden of Folsom, Calif.; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch or Shadle Park Presbyterian Church.
Nellie Bates Silverton, Idaho
Graveside service for Nellie Bates, 91, will be held today at 3 p.m. at Nine Mile Cemetery in Wallace. Shoshone Funeral service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bates, who was born in Kansas, died Sunday.
She lived in Salmon, Idaho, before moving to Spokane in 1965. A homemaker, she moved to Silverton in 1989.
Mrs. Bates had worked at the Samuels Hotel as a housekeeper and later at the Wallace Hospital as a seamstress and housekeeper. She had also been a schoolteacher in Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland, in 1975.
Survivors include two daughters, Fren Ehrlich of Deer Park, and Faye Coiner of Salmon; two sisters, Alice Welty and May Hendricks, both of Kansas; and seven grandchildren.
Scot LaTurner Spokane
Service for Scot C. LaTurner, 40, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park. Mr. LaTurner, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Saturday due to a heart condition.
He was a musician.
Survivors include two daughters, Alida LaTurner and Skye Chism; his mother, Marilyn LaTurner; a brother, Greg LaTurner; and two sisters, Donna LeClaire and Carla Thompson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Institute of Spokane in care of Robert Notske, M.D., 122 W. Seventh, Spokane, WA 99204.
Creighton Sherwood Wilbur, Wash.
Graveside service for Creighton D. Sherwood, 66, is set for 10 a.m. today at Wilbur Cemetery. Service will follow at 11 a.m. at the New Life Church in Wilbur. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sherwood, who died Sunday, was a lifetime Wilbur resident.
He graduated from Wilbur High School and was a farmer.
He was a member of the Wilbur Lions Club, Wheat Ridge Grange, and the Big Bend Golf and Country Club, and he was a former school board director.
He married Marilyn Draper in Wilbur in 1951.
Mr. Sherwood’s survivors include his wife; two sons, Randy and Ron Sherwood, both of Wilbur; two daughters, Sally Goodlake of Wilbur and Cindy Tikker of Nine Mile Falls; a brother, Marvin Sherwood of Spokane; two sisters, Norene Harnasch of Oroville, Wash., and Gladys Yount of Tempe, Ariz.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Emerson Park in care of the Wilbur Lions Club.
Georganna Walker Valley, Wash.
Service for Georganna B. Walker, 87, is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah, Wash. Burial will be at Chewelah Memorial Park.
Mrs. Walker, who was born in St. Charles, Iowa, died Friday.
She and her family moved to Cedonia, Wash., in 1932. She worked on the family farm.
She was a member of the Daisey-Gifford Homemakers Club.
Her husband, Howard Walker, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Walker is survived by a daughter, Nancy Hinkle of Deer Park; two sons, Bob and Jack Walker, both of Hunters, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Esther Anderson Coeur d’Alene
At her request, no service will be held for Esther M. Anderson, 81. English Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Anderson, who was born in Millwood, died Sunday.
She graduated from West Valley High School and moved to Post Falls in 1965 from Newport, Wash. She moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1977.
Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert, in 1987. Survivors include two brothers, John Schnell of Spokane and Lewis Schnell of Clarkston, Wash.
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