Obituaries
Dorothy Schaffner Sandpoint
Graveside service for Dorothy Schaffner, 77, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint. A memorial gathering will follow at 1506 Hickory St. in Sandpoint. Coffelt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Schaffner, who was born in Spirit Lake, died Monday.
She graduated from Bonners Ferry High School and then moved to Coeur d’Alene.
Mrs. Schaffner worked as a typist for the State Department in Washington, D.C., during World War II and returned to Coeur d’Alene after the war.
She moved to Sandpoint in 1951 and worked as a bookkeeper for Hedlund Lumber Co. until 1956 and then worked for the Bonner County School District for 29 years, retiring in 1985.
Mrs. Schaffner was a member of the Sandpoint American Legion and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Her husband, Joseph died in 1951.
Survivors include a son, Steve Schaffner of Sandpoint; two daughters, Teresa Slater of Kennewick and Linda Beauchene of Sandpoint; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the East Bonner County Public Library Building Fund.
Iona Blakeley Hope, Idaho
Visitation for Iona Ellen Blakeley, 80, will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Coffelt’s Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint
Mrs. Blakeley, who was born in Montana, died Saturday.
She grew up in Montana and moved to Harrison, Idaho in 1936. Mrs. Blakeley moved near Hope in 1955 and helped establish Blakeley’s Cut Shop.
She was a member of the Sandpoint Church of God.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Earl; four children, Cephas Blakeley of Auburn, Wash., Lois Swartzel of California, Marvin Blakeley of Nevada and Elsie Crosswhite of Hope; two brothers, Shirley Carnagey of Auburn, Wash., and Temple Carnagey of Hayden Lake, Idaho; a sister, LeAnne White of Kent, Wash.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sandpoint Church of God.
Doris Meier Apple Valley, Calif.
Graveside service for Doris M. Meier, 79, will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at Pines Cemetery Mausoleum. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Meier, who was born in Waupaca, Wis., died Sunday.
She was a former 20-year Spokane resident and moved to Apple Valley two years ago.
Mrs. Meier was a member of Desert Heights Christian Fellowship in Victorville, Calif.
Survivors include three daughters, Loretta Severson of Shasta Lake City, Calif., Marsha Kelley and Kathy Saavedra, both of Apple Valley; two sons, Gary Brazil of Otis Orchards and Dennis Brazil of Shasta Lake City; a stepdaughter, Lois Long of Walla Walla; six stepsons, Leonard Meier of Mead, Lawrence Meier of Coeur d’Alene, Burton Meier of Seattle, and Roland, George and Darrell Meier, all of Spokane; a brother, Merle Brown of West Plains, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Arvin Kuhlmann Spokane
Visitation for Arvin W. Kuhlmann, 82, will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Service is planned for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Kuhlmann, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Dec. 17 while vacationing in Apache Junction, Ariz.
He worked for Empire Glass for more than 37 years.
Mr. Kuhlmann was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, the Good Sam Travel Club and the Spokane Rifle Club.
His wife, Florence, died in 1983.
He is survived by two sisters, Lola Salonka of Grayland, Wash., and Wanda Klausler of Mesa, Ariz.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Ethel Hall Coeur d’Alene
Visitation for Ethel G. Hall, 84, will be Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ms. Hall, who was born in Minnesota, died Monday.
She grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Ancker Hospital Nursing School in 1935.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene in the late 1930s and worked as a nurse.
Ms. Hall went to work for Dr. Alexander “Bud” Barclay in 1943 and retired in 1976.
She was active in the American Business Women’s Association. She was a past committee chairman, president and Woman of the Year.
Survivors include special friends, Tom and Corinna Orr, Emma Miller, and Claudia Moser, all of Coeur d’Alene; and a niece and a nephew.
Ralph ‘Sam’ Wynn Thornton, Wash.
Visitation for Ralph S. “Sam” Wynn, 81, will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Rosalia, Wash. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Rosalia Cemetery.
Mr. Wynn, who was born in Hartsville, Mo., died Sunday.
In 1938, he married Mary in Payette, Idaho.
He was a logger for several years and in 1963 moved to Rosalia.
Mr. Wynn owned The Steakhouse restaurant for 13 years.
He also worked for Palouse Ammonia and Rosalia Producers before his early retirement.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Elaine McArthur of Medford, Ore., Mary Bair of Oroville, Calif., Sylvia Wynn of Post Falls and Connie Schuessler of Spangle; a son, Frank Wynn of Spangle; a brother, Robert Wynn of Buhl, Idaho; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rosalia Ambulance Service.
Daniel Froehlich Spokane
Private family service for Daniel F. Froehlich, 89, was held at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr. Froehlich, who was born in Dickinson, N.D., died Friday.
He worked in the lumber industry and had been a resident of Spokane since 1941.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Kathryn; two sons, Richard Froehlich of Spokane and Robert Froehlich of Rochester, Wash.; a daughter, Marlene Mitchell of Otis Orchards; and numerous brothers, sisters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Byron Skaug Sandpoint
Service for Byron M. Skaug, 66, will be Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Harrison, Idaho. Burial was at Harrison Cemetery.
Mr. Skaug, who was born in Portland, died Dec. 7.
He attended schools in Tacoma, Wash., and Sandpoint before graduating from Harrison High School in 1948.
Mr. Skaug served with the Navy during the Korean War and later attended North Idaho Junior College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello.
He did his graduate study at the University of California at Los Angeles and earned a Master of Arts degree from Oregon State University and also did doctoral studies at the University of Oregon and Reed College.
Mr. Skaug taught public school and was involved in school administration in Oregon and Sandpoint and was professionally involved with the Job Corps Program in Oregon.
After his retirement from education in America, he taught school in Colombia for two years.
Mr. Skaug had also been a skin diver searching for gold in Alaskan rivers and sailed the length of the Mediterranean Sea. He was nearing the completion of a four-year boat trip around the globe and was planning to move to Sandpoint this summer.
Survivors include five children, Wanda Fullwiler of Oregon, Daryl, Jason and Whittier Skaug, all of Calgary, Alberta, and Judith Moore of British Columbia; a sister, Caroline Catling of Spokane; and a brother, Joe Skaug of Jerome, Idaho.
Lois Manning Coeur d’Alene
No service will be held for Lois Marie Manning, 71. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Manning, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Saturday.
She lived most of her life in Spokane and had worked as a certified nurses aide for 30 years. She recently moved to Coeur d’Alene.
Survivors include two daughters, Cherie Pearcy of Coeur d’Alene and Lynda McCarty of Bremerton; a son, Daniel LaBarge of Spokane; a sister, Irene Simmons of Florida; four grandchildren, Amy, Cherie, Joe and Jim; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho or Hospice of Spokane.
Gerald Horgan Spokane
Memorial service for Gerald Horgan, 65, will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Berean Bible Church. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Horgan, who died Tuesday, was born in Carlisle, Pa.
He was raised in Chicago and graduated from Grace Bible College in Michigan.
In 1954 he married Lorell Edwards in Chicago, and they moved to Spokane in 1975 from Park Ridge, Ill.
Mr. Horgan was a pastor at churches in Omaha, Neb., Lombard, Ill., and Park Ridge.
After moving to Spokane, he had served as an associate pastor at Berean Bible Church for the past 22 years.
Mr. Horgan was currently on the board of reference for Grace Bible College.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Tim Horgan of Spokane, Jim Horgan of Hendricks, Minn., and Layne Horgan of Muskegon, Mich.; two daughters, Cheryl Martinez of East Wenatchee and Dawn Cunningham of Missoula; a brother, Walter Horgan of Algonquin, Ill.; two sisters, Betty Heninger of Itasca, Ill., and Patricia Horgan of Libertyville, Ill.; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Bible College, c/o Berean Bible Church.
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