Obituaries
Joseph Harper Spokane
Visitation for Joseph P. Harper, 41, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Otis Orchards. Vigil service will follow at 7 p.m. at the church. Burial Mass is set for 9 a.m. Friday at the church with burial to follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Trentwood. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Spokane, Mr. Harper died Saturday.
He graduated from East Valley High School in 1974.
Mr. Harper served in the Navy.
He worked as a stationary engineer for Darigold He was a member of the Stationary Engineers Union and the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Otis Orchards.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria; a son, Jacob Harper of Veradale; two daughters, Gena Meyer of Spokane and Rachel Harper of Veradale; his mother and stepfather, Rose and Pierrie Dimico, of Spokane; his father, Kenneth Harper of Vancouver, Wash.; a sister, Jean Hendrix of Vancouver, Wash.; four brothers, John McAllister of Otis Orchards, Michael Harper of Salt Lake City, William Harper of Battleground, Wash., and Lawrence Harper of Vancouver, Wash.; and three stepsisters, Pier Angela Dimico of Vancouver, Wash., Louise Orton of Newman Lake and Linda Casimir of Spokane.
Memorial contribution may be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
W. Alyce Hobbs Sequim, Wash.
No service will be held for W. Alyce Hobb, 84, at the family’s request. Sequim Valley Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Born in Spokane, Mrs. Hobbs died Saturday.
She graduated from West Valley High School and in 1936 married Morgan Hobbs in Spokane.
Mrs. Hobbs was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Spokane.
Her husband died in 1980 and she moved to Sequim in 1991.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Meier of Sequim and Mary Alford of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a brother, Bernard Smith of Fort Belvoir, Va.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Winifred Alexander Wilbur, Wash.
Graveside service for Winifred E. Alexander, 93, will be at 2 p.m. today at Wilbur Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Alexander, who was born in Wilbur, died Aug. 18.
She graduated from Wilbur High School and received a degree in education from Cheney Normal School.
Mrs. Alexander taught school in Davenport, Wash., for a short time.
In 1937 she married Marion Alexander in Spokane.
She went back to school and received a pharmacy degree from Washington State University. She and her sister, Lucile, operated the Wilbur Drug Store for many years. She continued to work as a pharmacist around the Wilbur area.
Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Wilbur Presbyterian Church.
Her husband died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, Rick Alexander of Renton, Wash., and a grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilbur Hesseltine Library or Wilbur Cemetery Endowment Care Fund.
Florence McCloskey Pullman
Private family gathering will be held for Florence Haven McCloskey, 89. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of the arrangements.
Born in Smethport, Pa., Mrs. McCloskey died Sunday.
She graduated from Lock Haven State Teacher College in 1928 and taught in a one-room school house in Bush Hill, Pa.
In 1932 she married Gordon McCloskey in Washington, D.C.
They moved to Pullman in 1947 and she worked as a partner in her husband’s many activities.
She was a member of the Pullman Women’s Bowling Association.
Her husband died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Elinor McCloskey of Pullman.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gordon E. McCloskey Scholarship Fund, c/o the WSU Foundation or the Pullman Child Welfare, c/o Julie Hawley, 229 Campus Vista, Pullman, WA 99163.
Marian Vails Spokane
Funeral service for Marian E. Vails, 87, will be 2 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North. Private graveside service will follow.
Mrs. Vails, who was born in Fond du Lac , Wis. died Friday.
She married George Vails in 1928.
During the 1950s she was an owner of Alice & Marian’s Cafe in Spokane.
Mrs. Vails was a member of Order of Eastern Star Electa Chapter No. 20, Carpenters Union Local No. 98 and had served as secretary of the ladies auxiliary.
Her husband died in 1973.
She is survived by three sons, Bruce and Gordan Vails, both of Spokane, and Clifford Vails of Cypress, Calif.; a sister, Helen Matthews of Lethbridge, Alberta; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contribution may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern Washington.
Dorothy Okawa Spokane
Visitation for Dorothy M. Okawa, 82, will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow.
Mrs. Okawa, who died Saturday, was born on Vashon Island, Wash.
She moved to Spokane in 1950 and operated Pritchards Fish Market in many years.
Her husband, Archie Okawa, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Tony Kusumoto of Harbor City, Calif.; a daughter, Sue Woo of Spokane; a stepdaughter, Mary Takami of Spokane; three sisters, Yuri Haper of Seattle, Margaret Sugihara of Ogden, Utah, and Nora Fritts of Waukegan, Ill.; a brother, Sherman Hoshi of Seattle; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Bruce McRae Spokane
Private inurnment for Bruce M. McRae, 71, will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. McRae, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Saturday.
He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater and was involved in the Battle of the Bulge.
He worked as a deputy assessor with the Spokane Assessor’s Office. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Maxine; four sons, Tom, Steve, Rick and John McRae; a brother, Jerry McRae; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Bessie Hodgins Medical Lake
Graveside service for Bessie D. Hodgins, 96, is set for 2 p.m. today at Riverside Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hodgins, a 56-year Spokane resident, died Monday.
She was born in Guide Rock, Neb.
Mrs. Hodgins was a licensed practical nurse at Sacred Heart Medical Center for 20 years and at Holy Family Hospital for 10 years.
Her husband, Frank Hodgins, died in 1968.
Survivors include a daughter, Lillian Goodrich of Spokane; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Irving Hoeh Spokane
Service for Irving Hoeh, 90, is set for 11 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Entombment will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Hoeh, who was born in Punxsutawney, Pa., died Monday.
Mr. Hoeh owned and operated Hoeh oil refiners in Conrad, Mont. He moved to Spokane in the early 1940s and owned a motel in Walla Walla.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association.
His wife, Edith Hoeh, died in 1994.
There are no surviving family members.
Agnes McGee Shelton, Wash.
Service for Agnes Marie McGee, a former Spokane resident, will be held at a later date. McComb Funeral Home in Shelton is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. McGee, 67, died August 16.
She was born in Spokane.
She lived in Moscow, Idaho, from 1950 to 1968 and then moved to Spokane, where she lived until moving to Shelton in 1979.
Mrs. McGee was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Lonnie McGee of McAlester, Okla.; two brothers, Richard Day of Cusick, Wash., and Vernon Day of Kalama, Wash.; a sister, Amelia Riba of Pullman; and a grandchild.
William Mayfield Veradale
No service will be held for William C. Mayfield, 71, at his request. Hennessey Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mayfield, who was born in Fort Worth, Texas, died Sunday.
He served in the Army during World War II and worked for the railroad as a brakeman.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane Freeman of Veradale; and a grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
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