Obituaries
Lowell Orvik Spokane
Service for Lowell Warner Orvik, 63, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hennessey-Smith Funeral home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Orvik, who was born in Shelly, Minn., died Saturday.
He graduated in 1952 from high school in Shelly and then moved to Spokane that same year.
Mr. Orvik worked in the parts department at Babcock Motors.
In 1956 he married Sandra Sheldon and worked for Motor Supply.
He then served in the Army during the Korean War.
Mr. Orvik began selling used cars at Buchanan Chevrolet in 1959. He then became the new-car manager and, when the company built a new used sales lot, he transferred to the position of used-car manager.
After 15 years of operating Orvik Chevrolet in Deer Park he sold the dealership in 1987. He then sold new and used cars at Wendle Ford and Camp Chevrolet for a short time. Mr. Orvik went back to Wendle Ford and in 1994 moved to Becker Buick North as manager.
He was a member of Deer Park Eagles, Deer Park Chamber of Commerce, Deer Park Veterans of Foreign War, Zion Lutheran Church of Deer Park, the Elks and Moose lodges and the Spokane Club.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Daryl Orvik of Bend, Ore., Curtis Orvik of Spokane and Bradley Orvik of Carson City, Nev.; a brother, Wally Orvik of Moscow, Idaho; and a sister, Florence Orvik of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to Salem Lutheran Church.
Vernon Wheeler Post Falls
Memorial service for Vernon Dale Wheeler, 70, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ross Point Camp Conference Center, 1600 S. Ross Point Road in Post Falls. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wheeler, who was born in Colorado, died Sunday.
He grew up in Colorado and moved to Roseburg, Ore., in 1947, where he completed his education.
He became a painting contractor in the early 1950s and worked throughout the Northwest.
Mr. Wheeler settled in North Idaho in 1978 and moved to Post Falls in 1989.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeannie Peacock of Spokane and Ali Goyne of Texas; three brothers, Ted Wheeler of Post Falls, Ray Wheeler of Shelton, Wash., and Warren Wheeler of Coeur d’Alene; a sister, Mary Hunt of Roseburg; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Scott, Nisha, Melia, Quarry, Robbie, Lorie and Amanda; and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Minnie Zornes Spokane
Visitation for Minnie B. Zornes, a 73-year resident of Spokane, will be at 12:30 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - North. Graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Zornes, 93, died Friday.
She was born in Athol, Idaho.
Mrs. Zornes was a homemaker and a member of Garden Springs Church of God.
Her husband of 43 years, Lester, died in 1965.
She is survived by a son, Richard Zornes of Kirkland, Wash.; three daughters, Helena Sloan and Lois LaSalle, both of Spokane, and Naomi Spiess of Fairfield; a sister, Charlotte Stephenson of Coeur d’Alene; 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Priscilla Judge Sandpoint
Visitation for Priscilla Judge, 83, will be todayfrom 5-7 p.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Judge, a former educator, died Sunday.
She was born in Ogden, Utah, and grew up in Idaho Falls before graduating from Albion Normal School.
Mrs. Judge taught school in Sterling, Idaho, and later received her bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University.
She lived in Anchorage, Alaska, for three years during World War II and worked for Civil Aeronautics Administration before teaching in Pocatello, Idaho, for six years.
She moved to Seneacquoteen near Sandpoint in 1955 and raised seed and commercial potatoes.
Mrs. Judge worked for the Bonner County School District and taught school at Long, Edgemere, Morton and Seneacquoteen rural schools, retiring in 1979.
She was a member of the Republican Central Committee and had served as national delegate to conventions in San Francisco and Miami and was active in state and local politics.
She was a member of the Sandpoint Methodist Church and a past president of the Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Jim; a brother, John Marriott and a sister, Glenna Marriott, both of Salt Lake City.
Iva ‘Genna’ Plese Hayden, Idaho
Memorial service for Iva Genevieve “Genna” Plese, 73, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Crossroads Pentecostal Church of God, 1510 McCartney Ave., Rathdrum, Idaho. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Plese, who was born in Missouri, died Saturday.
She worked as a runway, tearoom and magazine model for The Crescent department store in Spokane and also taught modeling and charm school.
Mrs. Plese also worked as a head buyer for a cosmetics company, sang in a band and was a fashion consultant.
She served as president and held other offices in several golf clubs and was an event coordinator for golf tournaments.
Mrs. Plese was a member of several golf clubs, including Wandermere, Liberty Lake, Avondale and Sun Dance and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, William Birchard and Victor Plese.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan “Sami” Kirk of Harrison, Idaho, and Judith Sharon of Phoenix; a brother, Bob McNally of Cathlamet, Wash.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Billy Graham Crusade.
Jack Whalen Rathdrum, Idaho
No service will be held for Jack D. Whalen, 76, at his request. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Whalen, who was born in Cataldo, died Monday.
He was a lifetime North Idaho resident and worked as a re-melt foreman for Kaiser Aluminum for 32 years.
Mr. Whalen was a member of the Athol American Legion Post 149.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Betty; a son, Randy Whalen of Post Falls; a daughter, Lori Whalen of Coeur d’Alene; a half-brother, Richard Whalen of Osburn, Idaho; numerous stepsons and stepdaughters; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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