Obituaries
Alene Swenson Spokane
Visitation for Alene F. Swenson, 85, will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Service is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mrs. Swenson, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Tuesday.
She graduated in 1930 from Lewis and Clark High School and then received her licensed practical nursing degree.
Mrs. Swenson worked as a licensed practical nurse in the maternity department at Deaconess Hospital for 20 years.
She retired in 1976.
Mrs. Swenson was a member of Grace Lutheran Church.
She is survived by three sons, Harland Swenson of Otis Orchards, Keith Swenson of Spokane and Donald Swenson of Coeur d’Alene; a daughter, Linda White of Bothell, Wash.; 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Anna Ogden Hall Shelter for Women and Children.
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 held 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 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.
Gilbert Wenzel Sequim, Wash.
No service will be held for Gilbert Henry Wenzel, 100, at his request. Kosec Funeral Home in Port Townsend, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wenzel, who died Monday, was born in Douglas County, S.D.
He served in the Army during World War I in Germany and France and received the Victory Medal in 1994.
In 1919 he married Carolyn Crockett.
Mr. Wenzel owned a garage and car dealership in Peever, S.D., during the Depression.
He was a civilian teacher of airplane mechanics for the Air Force at Fairchild Air Force Base during World War II.
After the war he built The Wenzel Egg Ranch in Millwood and he developed the first windowless chicken house that was completely automated.
Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel spent winters in Palm Springs, Calif., for 30 years until he moved to Sequim in 1990.
His wife died in 1991.
He was a member of Sisseton Masonic Lodge No. 131 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Sequim.
Survivors include a son, O.G. Wenzel of Spokane; a daughter, Carol Graybill of Port Townsend, Wash.; two brothers, Donald and Arthur Wenzel, both of Wessington Springs, S.D.; a sister, Clara Rasmussen of Rapid City, S.D.; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Valerie (Gunby) Stewart, D.M.V. Spokane
Memorial service for Valerie Anne (Gunby) Stewart, 38, is set for 11 a.m. Jan. 9 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Private burial will precede the service. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Stewart, who was born in Itazuke Air Force Base, Japan, died Saturday from brain cancer.
She graduated in 1977 from C.R. Russell High School in Great Falls, Mont., and in 1984 from Washington State Veterinary School of Medicine.
Dr. Stewart owned and operated Country Homes Veterinary Clinic for many years. After she sold the clinic, she did relief veterinary work throughout the state.
She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and the Veterinary Medical Association.
Survivors include two sons, Ryan and Brandon Stewart, both of Spokane; a daughter, Jordan Stewart of Spokane; her parents, Jim and Joan Gunby of Spokane; and three sisters, Faith Campbell and Lori Gunby, both of Seattle, and Holly Gunby of Berkeley, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
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.
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