Obituaries

Irmgard Robison Rosalia, Wash.

Memorial service for Irmgard Robison, 72, will be at 10 a.m. today at Rosalia United Methodist Church. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Rosalia is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Robison, who was born in Berlin, died Tuesday.

She married William Robison in Germany in 1947, and they moved to the Inland Northwest and lived for many years in the Spokane, Medical Lake and Cheney areas.

Mrs. Robison worked for Eastern State Hospital from the 1950s to the 1970s.

They moved to Turkey, where they stayed for four years, and in 1980 moved to Rosalia.

They owned the Brass Rail in Rosalia for several years, and later Mrs. Robison worked at McCabes Empire Foods.

Her husband died in 1986.

Mrs. Robison is survived by two daughters, Dwyla Horspool of Marysville, Wash., and Suzanne Hunter of North Branch, Mich.; a son, David Robison of Spokane; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rosalia Ambulance Fund.

Saloma Kronenberg-Barr Spokane

Memorial service for Saloma J. Kronenberg-Barr, 86, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. A private inurnment will be held.

Mrs. Kronenberg-Barr, who was a lifetime Spokane resident, died Monday.

She graduated from both Washington State College and from Whitworth College, where she received her master’s degree in teaching.

She taught at Browne Elementary School, retiring in 1974. Before becoming a teacher, she worked as a cosmetologist.

Mrs. Kronenberg-Barr was a member of the National Education Association, the Washington Education Association, the National Retired Teachers Association, Hillyard High Group, Lady Kiwanis Club and a bridge club.

Survivors include a son, Joseph Kronenberg of Bothell, Idaho; a daughter, Katherine KronenbergProelss of Spokane; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ogden Hall Shelter for Women and Children.

Vena Jennings Post Falls

Visitation for Vena Jennings, 75, will be held today from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Coeur d’Alene.

Mrs. Jennings, who was born in Nebraska, died Thursday.

She moved to the area in 1945 and was co-owner of the Rockford Bay Store and was a homemaker.

Mrs. Jennings was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and the Post Falls Eagles Aerie.

Her husband, Everett, died in 1995.

She is survived by four sons, Everett Jennings of Spokane, and Phillip, Kevin and Joseph Jennings, all of Post Falls; two daughters, Patricia Siegel of Rathdrum, Idaho, and Nancy O’Briant of Post Falls; two sisters, Opal Bryan of Oregon and Edith Sorrick of Wyoming; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Edward Harden Spokane

Memorial service for Edward Henry Harden, 82, will be at 4 p.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Harden, who was born in Waverly, Iowa, died Tuesday.

While living in Spokane, he worked as an office manager in the superintendent’s office of Burlington Northern Railroad.

He moved to Seattle in 1983 after retiring and returned to Spokane in 1994.

Mr. Harden was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a daughter, Carole Pieffer of Sioux Falls, S.D.; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Phylis (Bentz) Crogan Spokane

Funeral service for Phylis (Bentz) Crogan, 73, will be at 10 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home.

Born in Lemon, S.D., Mrs. Crogan died Wednesday.

She graduated from St. James School of Nursing in Butte, Mont., and from Gonzaga University.

Mrs. Crogan taught at Sacred Heart School of Nursing and was associate director of the school from 1955 to 1973.

She also served on the faculty of the Department of Nursing at Spokane Community College. Until her retirement, she was also on the faculty of the Department of Educational Services at Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Mrs. Crogan is survived by her husband, Donald; three sons, David and Dean Crogan, both of Spokane, and Dann Crogan of San Diego; three daughters, Donna Palmerton of Moses Lake, Denise Huggins of Vancouver, Wash., and Diane Morita of Honolulu; 10 grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Lutheran Church.

Vivian Reilly Spokane

Vigil service for Vivian C. Reilly, 92, will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mrs. Reilly, who had lived in Spokane since 1910, died Tuesday.

She was born in Dickinson, N.Y.

In 1925 she married John Reilly in Spokane and was a homemaker.

Mrs. Reilly was a member of St. Joseph Parish, Sacred Heart Altar Society, the Democratic Committee Women and the Retired Police Wives.

Her husband died in 1968.

Survivors include two sons, James Reilly of Camas, Wash., and Robert Reilly of Steilacoom, Wash.; four daughters, Peggy Haynes, Vivian Devine and Maureen Reilly, all of Spokane, and Rosemary Johnson of Seattle; 23 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Morning Star Boys Ranch.

Theodore ‘Ted’ Fawcett Spokane

No service will be held for Theodore “Ted” Fawcett, 86, at the family’s request. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and cremation.

Mr. Fawcett, who was born in Outlook, Mont., died Wednesday.

He served in the Army during World War II.

Mr. Fawcett worked on Grand Coulee Dam from start to finish. He later worked at Kaiser-Mead for 30 years, retiring in 1976 as a foreman.

He was a member of Kaiser Credit Union and was a 60-year resident of Spokane.

Mr. Fawcett’s wife, Mary, died in 1985.

Survivors include his companion, Luella Tillman of Spokane, and two sisters, Myrtle Putman of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Lorene Dahme of Faulkton, S.D.

Agnes Ball Veradale

No service will be held for Agnes M. Ball, 78, at her request. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Ball, a 30-year Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

She was born in Clarksburg, Calif.

In 1953 she married Raymond Ball in Las Vegas.

Mrs. Ball was a musician. She played the banjo in the duo Ray Ball & Aggie Lee, and entertained in United Service Organization shows overseas and in the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Gary Miguel of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Kathleen Mellinger of Spokane; a sister, Evelyn Hughes of Stockton, Calif.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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