Obituaries
Philip Chenoweth Spokane
Service for Philip H. Chenoweth, 82, is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Chenoweth, who died Thursday, was born in Walla Walla.
He moved to Elk when he was 5, and had lived in Spokane since 1942.
He was involved with the establishment of the Alcoa Aluminum plant and worked there during World War II. When it was reopened as Kaiser Aluminum in Mead he held various positions. He left Kaiser in 1951 and went to work for Kabinet Kraft.
From 1959 to 1972 he operated a cabinet shop out of his home.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Vivian Chenoweth; a son, Wes Chenoweth of Airway Heights; two daughters, Maxine Hopper of Vancouver, Wash., and Christina Chenoweth of Spokane; 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Eastern Washington Chapter or the American Lung Association.
Darwin Smith St. John, Wash.
Service for Darwin P. Smith, 81, was Monday at St. John First United Methodist Church. Burial was at St. John Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith died Friday at the Cheney Care Center.
He was born in Spokane and moved to the St. John area when he was 14. He graduated from St. John High School.
He married Maxine Root in Greenacres in 1938 and they farmed in St. John until 1977.
Mr. Smith had lived at the Cheney Care Center for the past two years.
He was a member of the Wheatland Grange, St. John Grain Growers, St. John Gun Club and St. John Saddle Club.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, LeRoy Smith of Spokane and Bruce Smith of St. John; a daughter, Anita Ogden of Castle Rock, Wash.; two sisters, Priscilla Holcomb of Lewiston and Opel Holmes of Spokane; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Special Care Unit at Cheney Care Center.
Donald Freese Spokane
Memorial service for Donald A. Freese, 67, will be at 11 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Mr. Freese, who died Friday, was born in Spokane and was a driver and salesman for a trucking company.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of Teamsters Union Local 690, Knights of Columbus and Downriver Men’s Club.
Mr. Freese is survived by his wife, Marilyn Freese; a son, James Freese and a daughter, Kathleen Freese, all of Spokane; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
David Wells Spokane
Memorial service for David Lee Wells, 84, is set for 1 p.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church. There will be private inurnment at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Ruthven, Iowa, Mr. Wells died Friday.
He was a longtime Spokane resident, and retired as a credit manager with Sears.
He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and Audubon Park Masonic Lodge No. 272.
Mr. Wells was a World War II Coast Guard veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, John Wells of Spokane; two sisters, Dorothy Dybevik of Springfield, Ore., and Alyce Duvall of Richland; a brother, Carlton Wells of Jackson, Minn.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church or to Holy Family Hospital Adult Day Center.
Estelle Whittemore Spokane
Memorial service for Estelle Margurite Whittemore, 89, was Monday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
Mrs. Whittemore, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Thursday.
She graduated from the University of Idaho and worked as a secretary at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, where she was also a member.
Mrs. Whittemore was a member of the National Association of Gamma Phi Beta, the American Association of University Women, the Spokane Little Theatre and was an advisor to Disidriens.
Her husband, Samuel Whittemore, died in 1989.
She is survived by two sons, Samuel Whittemore Jr. of Portland and James Whittemore of McLean, Va.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Catheral of St. John the Evangelist.
Dorothy Powell Seattle
Burial for Dorothy A. Powell, 93, will be held at a later date in Victor, Mont.
Mrs. Powell, who died Oct. 20, was born in Duluth, Minn.
She lived in Montana before moving to Moscow, Idaho, in 1942. She lived in Spokane from 1957 to 1988, when she moved to Bremerton. She was a two-year Seattle resident.
She was a member of Spokane Valley Baptist Church.
Her husband, Charlie Powell preceded her in death.
Mrs. Powell is survived by two sons, Roland Powell of Belfair, Wash., and Richard Powell of Spokane; a daughter, Charlotte of Seattle; two sisters, Mary Heath of Spokane and Mildred James of Deer Lodge, Mont.; two brothers, Every Brunett of Laramie, Wyo., and Joe Brunett of Great Falls, Mont.; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Donna Hunt Bremerton
Service for Donna M. Hunt, 57, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse.
Mrs. Hunt died Thursday in Bremerton from renal failure and pneumonia.
She was born in Potlatch, Idaho, and grew up in Palouse, where she graduated from high school.
She worked in Palouse as a waitress at the Oasis Cafe. She lived in Colfax, Wash., from 1977 to 1989 and worked as a sales clerk.
In 1992 she moved to the Bremerton area.
Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Syms of Elk City, Idaho, and Rodney Syms of Las Vegas, Nev.; a daughter, Stacey Graphos of Colfax; a brother, Lavon “Butch” Watson of Redmond, Wash.; a sister, Vonda Brantner of Colfax; four grandchildren; and her companion, Dalton Reynolds of Seabeck, Wash.
Ottilie Zerbin Spokane
Memorial service for Ottilie Zerbin, 92, will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Zerbin, who died Thursday at home, was born in Germany and immigrated to Spokane in 1956.
She was a homemaker and a member of the University Congregation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Her husband of 64 years, Emanuel Zerbin, died in 1990.
She is survived by two daughters, Ardel Jager and Martha Pagonsky, both of Germany; seven sons, Albert, Paul and Edmund Zerbin, all of Germany, Adolf and Alfred Zerbin, both of Cloverdale, Ore., and Ewald and Manfred Zerbin, both of Spokane; 38 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren.
Amy (McDaniel) Wright Spokane
Visitation for Amy B. (McDaniel) Wright, 93, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service will follow at 2 p.m. at the Sunset Mausoleum Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wright, who died Thursday, was born in Ada, Okla.
She retired in 1972 from Fairchild Air Force Base, where she worked as a purchasing clerk with the civil service.
She was a 50-year Spokane resident and was a member of the Pythian Sisters.
She is survived by two daughters, Marie Lambert of Spokane and Amy Jean of Huntington, Calif.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ira Dennis Mead
Private burial for Ira James Dennis, 85, will be held at a later date at Shelton (Wash.) Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dennis, who died Friday, was born in Topeka, Kan.
He had lived for 30 years in Shelton, where he was a cook at the Shelton Correctional facility.
He moved to Mead 20 years ago.
He was a World War II Navy veteran.
Mr. Dennis is survived by a sister, Jeannette Zupan of Spokane.
Louise Wieber Moscow, Idaho
Funeral Mass and burial for Louise H. Wieber, 90, were Monday in Uniontown, Wash. Short’s Funeral Chapel of Moscow was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wieber, who was born in Uniontown, died Friday.
She lived on a farm east of Uniontown until her retirement. She moved to Uniontown in 1973 and became a caretaker for St. Boniface Catholic Church.
Mrs. Wieber was a member of the St. Boniface Altar Society.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 1983.
Survivors include a son, W. Nicholas Wieber of Spokane; three daughters, Barbara “Jeanie” Scharnhorst and Carol Becker, both of Uniontown, and Patricia Pleas of Spokane; 26 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the St. Boniface Church Endowment Fund or Latah Health Services.
Rachel Walsh Spokane
Funeral Mass for Rachel R. Walsh, 86, was Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Walsh, a longtime Spokane resident, died Thursday.
She was born in Wabasso, Minn.
She worked as a switchboard operator for Gonzaga University for 25 years, and was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
Her husband, John Walsh, died in 1990.
She is survived by a son, Pat Walsh of Milwaukee; two daughters, Marilyn McKenna of Spokane and Dolores Lancaster of Baltimore; 21 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gonzaga University or Gonzaga Preparatory School.
Delila Burkhart Spokane
Service for Delila Faye Burkhart is planned for 1 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at Pines Cemetery.
Mrs. Burkhart, 62, died Friday at home.
She was born in Washington state and graduated from high school in Fairfield.
She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Earl Burkhart; two sons, Terry and Gary Burkhart, both of Spokane; a brother, Ralph Reinhardt, and two sisters, Dwila Johnson and Ruth Wendle, all of Spokane; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mary Richmond Newport, Wash.
Graveside service for Mary E. Richmond, 93, is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Richmond, who died Friday, was born in Moore, Idaho.
She was a longtime Spokane resident and moved to Newport 19 years ago.
Her husband, James Richmond, died in 1976.
She is survived by a son, James English of Vancouver, British Columbia; a daughter, Bonnie Johnston of Newport; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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