Obituaries
Alicia Easterwood Spokane
Memorial service for Alicia A. Easterwood, 14, will be at 4 p.m. today at the Sunset Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of the arrangements.
Miss Easterwood, who was born in Seattle, died Sunday in a car accident.
She had been a student at Finch Elementary School, Glover Middle School and was currently attending Crosswalk.
Miss Easterwood had run cross county, played volleyball and basketball at her school. She also played softball with the Spokane Youth Sports Association.
She was in a youth group with New Horizons Community Church and was also involved in AWANA at Trinity Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father, James Easterwood of Spokane; her mother and stepfather, Marilyn and Robert Darilek of Spokane; three sisters, Ellerie, Adriane and Emily Easterwood, all of Spokane; and her grandmothers, Myrtle Easterwood of Stanwood, Wash., and Ruby Bandy of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made in care of Emergency Medical Services Trauma Prevention Council Trauma Prevention Memorial Fund or Volunteers of America’s Crosswalk.
Anna Kane Hartline, Wash.
Service for Anna L. Kane, 78, will be at 2 p.m. today at the Presbyterian church in Wilson Creek, Wash. Burial will follow at Hartline Cemetery. Nicoles Funeral Home in Ephrata, Wash., is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Kane, who was born in New Mexico, died Sunday.
In 1942 she married Patrick Kane in Hartline.
She farmed in Hartline and also taught school.
Mrs. Kane was a member of the Presbyterian church in Wilson Creek and was active in the grange and Washington Education Association.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Patrick Kane Jr. of Fairfield, Wash., K.C. Kane of Colville and Wayne Kane of Pasco; two daughters, Rozanne Thompson of Snoqualmie, Wash., and Colleen Sam of Invermere, British Columbia; and a sister, Jeannettie Laxon of New Mexico.
Memorial contributions may be made to Eastern Washington University.
Lynette Sprinkel Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Lynette Sprinkel, 83, will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Mrs. Sprinkel, who died Tuesday, was born in Iowa.
She lived in Iowa and Long Beach, Calif., before moving to Coeur d’Alene in the early 1960s.
She was a member of and volunteered with First Presbyterian Church of Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai Medical Center and Coeur d’Alene Homes.
Her husband, John, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Sprinkel is survived by a son, Gary Sprinkel of Dalton Gardens; a brother, Emery Peterson of Utah; two sisters, Viola Hoene of California and Bernice Bellman of Iowa; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Coeur d’Alene Homes, 704 W. Walnut Ave., Coeur d’Alene ID 83814.
Stella Mearns Wilbur, Wash.
Service for Stella I. Mearns, 96, will be at 11 a.m. today at Wilbur Community Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Wilbur Cemetery.
Mrs. Mearns, who died Monday, was born in Renville, Minn., and moved to Wilbur as an infant.
Mrs. Mearns was mainly a homemaker, although she worked for a short time for the telephone company in Wilbur.
She was a member of the Wilbur Community Presbyterian Church, Wilbur Grange, Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile. Her husband, Decie Mearns, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Lloyd Mearns of Wilbur; a daughter, Julia Preuschoff of Othello, Wash.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilbur Cemetery Endowment Care Fund or the Wilbur Ambulance Fund.
Meryl Conrath Spokane
Graveside service for Meryl Z. Conrath, 86, will be at 2 p.m. today at Pinegrove Cemetery in Rathdrum, Idaho. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Conrath, who was born in Rathdrum, died Oct. 29.
She worked as a sales clerk.
She is survived by a son, Floyd Conrath of Spokane; a daughter, Carol Burton of Tacoma; a sister, Alice Worthington of Spokane, and a brother, Delmar Feely of Olympia.
Linda Shockley Post Falls
Service for Linda L. Shockley, 50, will be today at 11:30 a.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Ms. Shockley, who was born in St. Maries, died Tuesday.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1953 from St. Maries and worked as an optician at Coeur d’Alene Eye Clinic before working for the Hayden Vision Center.
Ms. Shockley then moved to the Seattle area for six months before returning to Post Falls earlier this year.
She was recently working at an eye clinic in Spokane.
She raised and showed Morgan horses.
Survivors include a daughter, Shauney Martin of Fort Lewis, Wash.; a stepson, Dell Shockley of St. Regis, Mont.; her mother, Edna Huff of Superior, Mont.; a sister, Darlene Forrians of Hayden; two grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Inland Empire Morgan Horse Association, c/o English Funeral Chapel.
Buel ‘Bill’ Phillips Deer Park
Graveside service for Buel R. “Bill” Phillips, 86, was Thursday at Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park.
Mr. Phillips, who died Tuesday, was born in Greenwood, Ark.
He worked at Kaiser Aluminum in Mead until the late 1960s, when he retired.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local 329.
His wife, Virginia, died in 1978.
Survivors include a son, Stanley Phillips of Englewood, Colo.
Clarence Franz Spokane
Service for Clarence L. Franz, 89, will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Franz, a longtime Spokane resident, died Wednesday. He was born in Cheney He worked as a truck driver for the Teamsters union and also worked for Troy Laundry.
Mr. Franz graduated from high school in Amber, Wash.
Mr. Franz was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Teamsters Local 690 and the Loon Lake Moose Lodge.
He is survived by a daughter, Janice Franz of Spokane; a son, Marvin Franz of Loon Lake; a sister, Helen Ely of Spokane; a brother, Lyle Franz of Seattle; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church or Holy Family Hospital.
Ronald Dehn Spokane
Memorial service for Ronald Lee Dehn, a 48-year Spokane resident, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mr. Dehn, 57, died Monday.
He was born in Princeton Minn., and served in the Army.
Mr. Dehn worked as a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways for many years.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Carolyn; a son, Ronald Dehn Jr. of Spokane; five brothers, Robert, Richard, Harry and James Dehn, all of Spokane and David Dehn of Spangle; three sisters, Eileen Barber and Betty Erickson, both of Spokane, and Ione Mangento of Tempe, Ariz., and three grandchildren.
Dorothy (Moulton) Powell Spokane
Memorial service for Dorothy E. (Moulton) Powell, 90, will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Powell, who was born in Lind, Wash., died Tuesday.
She had been a resident of the Spokane area for 70 years.
Mrs. Powell worked in U.S. District Court as a clerk.
Her husband, Charles Powell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a special friend, Harold Portch of Spokane and a stepgranddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Nicholas Guild or the Cathedral and the Arts.
Floyd McDaniel Sr. Spokane
Service for Floyd E. McDaniel Sr., 69, was Wednesday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Cremation followed.
Born in Rockbridge County, Va., Mr. McDaniel died Monday.
He served with the Army in the Philippines during World War II.
In 1982 he moved from Glasgow, Va., to Spokane and worked as a brick layer.
His wife, Frances McDaniel, died in 1986.
Survivors include five sons, Steve McDaniel of Reardan, Wash., Frank McDaniel of Amherst, Va., Terry McDaniel of Spokane, David McDaniel of Roanoke, Va., and Floyd McDaniel Jr. of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Ellen Hall of Spokane; two sisters, Ovella Wallace of Georgia and Shirley Camden of Glasgow, Va.; two brothers, Huey McDaniel of Newport News, Va., and Curtis McDaniel of Glasgow, Va.; 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
John ‘Jack’ Adams Spokane
No service will be held for John “Jack” Adams, 94. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Born in Seattle, Mr. Adams, died Tuesday.
He worked for Pacific Northwest Bell and had lived in Spokane for 80 years.
His wife of 67 years, Marjorie, died in 1996.
He is survived by a son, Keith Adams of Yakima; a daughter, Janet Hafner of Spokane; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Frank Wendl Spokane
Private vigil service for Frank Wendl, 90, will be held at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mr. Wendl, a lifetime resident of Spokane, died Wednesday.
He graduated from North Central High School, and he served in the Army Air Signal Corps.
Mr. Wendle retired from Washington Water Power, where he was a hydro electric operator for more than 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Lucille; a daughter, Patricia Gwinnup of Spokane; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Adeline ‘Addy’ Battin Spokane
Service for Adeline “Addy” Battin, 75, will be at 1 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fifth Ward. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Battin, who was born in Valley, Wash., died Tuesday.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, William Battin, died in 1979.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Yount and Connie Mealer; a son, Patrick Battin, all of Spokane; two sisters, Mabel Hodges of Othello, Wash. and Rose Buchanan of Spokane; a brother, Vernon Hidy of Spokane; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Haruko (Ikey) Ikeda Bonners Ferry
Service for Haruko Sono (Ikey) Ikeda, 97, will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Private interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry.
Mrs. Ikeda, who was born in Japan, died Monday.
She moved to the United States in 1920 and lived in Jennings and Libby, Mont., before moving to Bonners Ferry in 1937.
Mrs. Ikeda had worked as a reflexologist and continued working until the age of 90.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Nile and supported Badger sports at Bonners Ferry High School.
Survivors include a son, John Ikeda of Moscow, Idaho; three daughters, Irene Kjos of Spokane, Jen Bitow of Lakewood, Wash., and Lucile Briggs of Lynnwood, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Clayton Jensen Medical Lake
No service will be held for Clayton C. Jensen, 80, at his request. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Clayton, who was born in Council Bluff, Iowa, died Tuesday.
He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran.
Mr. Clayton worked as an aircraft mechanic for the fish and wildlife department in Alaska.
He moved to Medical Lake in 1972.
He is survived by a daughter, Lynnette Jensen of Medical Lake; a son, Robert Jensen of Alabama; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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