Obituaries
Jessie Reinhardt Tekoa, Wash.
Visitation for Jessie C. Reinhardt, 93, is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fairmount Memorial Park with burial following the service.
Mrs. Reinhardt, who was born in Lewiston, died Tuesday.
In 1940 she moved to Spokane from Colville and worked as a phone operator at the Spokane Army Air Depot during World War II. She later worked at Geiger Field and Sacred Heart Medical Center. She retired in 1973.
She moved to Tekoa five years ago.
Her husband of 48 years, Louie Reinhardt, died in 1988.
Mrs. Reinhardt is survived by two sons, Edward Goldner of Cheney and Robert Goldner of Spokane; two daughters, Randy Weber of Sonoma, Calif., and Renee Gustafson of Poulsbo, Wash.; three brothers, Bert Denny of Tekoa, Victor Denny of Virginia and Samuel Denny of Garryowen, Mont.; 18 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tekoa Care Center, P.O. Box 350, Tekoa, WA 99033.
LaVern Lussier Spokane
Memorial service for LaVern R. “Vern” Lussier, 71, will be at 10 a.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home.
Mr. Lussier, who was a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.
He graduated from North Central High School and served in the Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War.
He worked for the Spokane Fire Department for 30 years, retiring in 1976. He also served on the area council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Lussier is survived by his wife of 19 years, Maxine; a son, Gilbert Lussier of California; a stepson, Bill Lesley of Spokane; two stepdaughters, Constance McBrayer of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Jennifer Couch of Walla Walla; two brothers, Ivan and Donald Lussier, both of Spokane; a sister, Emma Barberian of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Ronald Gager Spokane
Memorial service for Ronald L. Gager, 63, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home.
Mr. Gager, who was born in Medford, N.J., died Wednesday.
He worked as a collector for Metropolitan Mortgage Co. for 22 years, retiring in 1995.
He was a member of Eagles Lodge No. 2 and the Pistols and Petticoats Square Dance Club.
Mr. Gager is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ethel; two sons Johnnie and Joel Gager, both of Spokane; eight brothers and one sister, all on the East Coast; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Pearl Jones McMinnville, Ore.
Service for Pearl Ruth Jones, 88, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Colfax, Wash. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at the Pines Cemetery in Opportunity. Macy and Son Funeral Home in McMinnville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jones, who was born in Opportunity, died June 10.
In 1929 she married Reginald Jones in Opportunity, and they made their home in the Spokane Valley.
In 1941 they moved to Colfax and she worked as a docent at the Perkins House for many years. Her husband died in 1973.
Mrs. Jones was a member of Aloha Club, Athenaeum Club, First Baptist Church and the Whitman County Historical Society.
She moved to McMinnville in 1996.
Mrs. Jones is survived by a son, Larry Jones of Colfax; a daughter, Betty Stirling of McMinnville; a sister, Edith Moriarty of Diamond Lake, Wash.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Colfax or the Whitman County Historical Society.
James Swenson Deer Park
Service for James Carl Swenson, 52, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Open Door Congregational Church in Deer Park. Burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park. There will be a reception following the service at the church’s social hall. Lauer Funeral Home of Deer Park is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Swenson, who was born in Glendale, Calif., died Monday.
He was a Marine Corps veteran and worked as a designer for Northwest Alloys in Addy, Wash.
Mr. Swenson was 23-year Deer Park resident and a member of the Deer Park Cruisers, the Dukes of Spokane and the Classic Chevys auto club.
He is survived by two daughters, Erica Swenson and Andrea Swenson, both of Deer Park; a son, Aaron Swenson of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; a sister, Carol Kelley of Camas, Wash.; a brother, Russell Prosser of Running Springs, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Aaron ‘Ace’ Rebillard Spokane
Memorial service for Aaron L. “Ace” Rebillard, 88, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. There will be a private inurnment.
Mr. Rebillard, who was born in Doyon, N.D., died Monday. He lived in Spokane for 74 years and owned A&A Sewer and Ace Plumbing from 1948 to 1975.
His wife, Beulah, died in 1992.
He is survived by a daughter, Shirley Mitchell of Spokane; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Care Center or the Spokane Humane Society.
Milton Schwisow Ritzville, Wash.
Visitation for Milton Schwisow, 93, will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville. Concluding service and vault burial will follow at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Ritzville.
Mr. Schwisow, who was born in Daykin, Neb., died Tuesday.
He graduated from Ritzville High School and, in 1926, his family moved to a farm eight miles east of Ritzville.
His parents retired from farming in 1935, and he and his brother, Harry, continued to manage the farm.
In 1935 he married Hattie Smith. She died in 1964.
Mr. Schwisow was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and the Ritzville Men’s Senior Bowling League.
He is survived by a son, Delroy Schwisow of Ritzville; a daughter, Karen Miles of O’Fallon, Ill.; a brother, Harry Schwisow of Ritzville; two sisters, Beata Schwisow of Buckley, Wash., and Verna McKinley of Ritzville; five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Richard Vollar Spokane
Service for Richard Joseph “Rick” Vollar, 33, will be at 10 a.m. today at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Fairmount Memorial Park Cemetery. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Vollar, who was born in Spokane, died unexpectedly Tuesday. The cause of his death has not yet been determined.
He graduated from Shadle Park High School and attended Walla Walla Community College.
He moved back to Spokane a year ago from Tennessee and worked as an operator for a water treatment plant.
Mr. Vollar is survived by his wife, Kristie; his father and stepmother, Joe and Diane Vollar of Newport, Wash.; two sisters, Julie Wing and Lorrie Green, both of Spokane; a brother, Scott Vollar; three stepsisters, Kathi, Jenni and Terri; and two stepbrothers, Chris and Mike.
Deborah Campea Elk
Memorial service for Deborah Louise Campea, 44, will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Calvary Chapel. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of the arrangements and cremation.
Mrs. Campea, who was born in Orange, Calif., died Monday.
She graduated from Tustin (Calif.) High School and attended Saddleback College in Tustin.
In 1974 she moved from California to Elk and worked as a teacher’s aid at Riverside Elementary School for 11 years.
Mrs. Campea was a member of the Elk Community Church.
Her survivers include her husband of 22 years, Joseph; two children, Alycia and Brandon Campea, both at the home; her mother, Madalene Richardson of Mission Viejo, Calif.; and two sisters, Bonnie Woelfel of Placentia, Calif., and Georgia Pollard of Palm Springs, Calif.
Erma Reynolds Newport, Wash.
Service for Erma R. Reynolds, 75, will be at 11 a.m. today at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport. Burial will follow at the Newport Cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds, who was born in Troy, Idaho, died Tuesday.
She graduated from high school in Moscow, Idaho, and in the early 1950s moved to Spokane.
Mrs. Reynolds worked as a waitress for the Chinese Kitchen in Hillyard for more than 26 years.
In the late 1970s she moved to California and in 1994 to Newport.
She is survived by four sons: Richard Froman of Clayton, Wash., Ronald Froman of Newport, Roger Froman of Spokane and Randy Froman of Yreka, Calif.; a sister, Carol Geer of Lodi, Calif.; a brother, Curtis Bellomy of Denver; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Elin Johnson Burke, Va.
Service for Elin Victoria Johnson, 86, will be at 11 a.m. today at Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville, Wash. Graveside service will follow at Mountain View Park Cemetery in Colville.
Mrs. Johnson, who was born in Omaha, Neb., died June 11.
In 1932 she married Frank Johnson in Blair, Neb., and they moved to the Marbel area south of Northport, Wash.
She later moved to Colville and was a 58-year resident and a homemaker.
Mrs. Johnson recently had moved to Virginia.
Her husband, Frank, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Stanley Johnson of Springfield, Va.; a daughter, Merrilyn Koslin of Oroville, Calif.; two sisters, Betty Light of Portland and Charlotte Johnson of Parkland, Wash.; and seven grandchildren.
Herbert Heckathorn Spokane
Memorial service for Herbert Glenn Heckathorn, 70, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillyard Assembly of God. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Heckathorn, who was born in Vinita, Okla., died June 11.
He served in the Navy during World War II and later worked as an electrician for R.A. Pearson in Airway Heights.
Mr. Heckathorn was a 20-year Spokane resident and a member of Hillyard Assembly of God.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a daughter, Martha Patrick of Springdale, Wash.; a son, David Heckathorn of Alberta; three brothers, Charles and Marcus Heckathorn, both of Eugene, Ore., and Lee Heckathorn of Brownsville, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Lila Kuntz Spokane
Memorial service for Lila V. Kuntz, 62, will be at 2 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kuntz, who was born in Mandan, N.D., died Tuesday.
She lived in Spokane for 30 years and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Kuntz was a partner in the family business, Vacuum World, for 18 years and was a foster parent.
She is survived by her husband, Val; two daughters, Sherri Leng of Sacramento, Calif., and Holly Turney of Deer Park; a brother, Roy Mattson of Minneapolis; a sister, Joyce Baker of Mandan, N.D.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America.
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