Obituaries

Archie Sherar Spokane

Graveside service for Archie Sherar, 88, former U.S. marshal for Eastern Washington, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Riverside Memorial Park. His remains will be inurned with his wife, Helen, who died in 1996. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Sherar, who was born in Spokane, died April 15.

He lived in Cheney and graduated from high school there in 1925. He earned seven athletic awards and was twice elected captain and class president. During his senior year he was a member of the state livestock judging team and was awarded the title of senior champion sheep judge at the Chicago International Exposition.

Mr. Sherar graduated in 1933 from Gonzaga University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. During that time he was the varsity football quarterback for three years and played on the basketball team for two years. He was president of his graduating class.

He began work as a teacher and athletic coach in 1933 in Rosalia, Wash. In 1935 he transferred to Wilbur, Wash., and in 1939 was promoted to the position of high school principal. He obtained his Washington state lifetime secondary teachers certificate, junior high school certificate, high school principal certificate and superintendent of schools certificate.

In 1942, Mr. Sherar was commissioned in the Navy. He served on active duty until 1945, achieving the rank of lieutenant commander.

Following his discharge, he remained in the Naval Reserve, where he attained the rank of captain. He served as a member and chairman of the local Armed Services Committee in 1960.

During his military career he also served as a vocational adviser with the Veterans Administration from 1946 to 1948 and served as director of VA Vocation Guidance Center at Gonzaga University from 1948 to 1959.

In 1949 he was appointed Gonzaga athletic director, a position he held for four years.

In 1953 he earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Gonzaga University.

He and his wife, Helen, were originators and co-owners of the Tim Terry restaurant and the Town Topper retail gift and toy store in downtown for 12 years.

In 1963 he was appointed chief deputy U.S. marshal for Eastern Washington. He was named U.S. marshal in 1977, and he retired in 1981 after 25 years of civil service.

Mr. Sherar received the Alumni Merit Award from Gonzaga University, had published the Sherar Football Scorebook, was a member of the board of directors for the Spokane Diamond Spur Rodeo, and a member of the Press Club, the Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association, the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Elks and Moose lodges.

Survivors include a daughter, Anita McKee of Kirkland, Wash.; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Gonzaga University.

Phillip Jabbora Spokane

Memorial service for Phillip S. Jabbora, 69, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home.

Mr. Jabbora, who was a 65-year resident of Spokane, died Sunday.

He was born in Tacoma and was a cook with the Washington State National Guard.

Mr. Jabbora was a member of the Blind Bowlers League, Knights of Columbus and Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, Joseph Jabbora of Bremerton; and a grandson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Blind Bowlers, c/o Jim Barry, 11804 N. Madison, Spokane, WA 99218.

Leonard Fowler Spokane

Memorial service for Leonard Joseph Fowler, 76, longtime choreographer in New York City and Spokane, will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at A Time To Dance Studio, 3815 N. Post. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Fowler, a resident of Spokane since 1975, died Sunday.

He was born and raised in Seattle, and served with the Army.

Mr. Fowler was a graduate of the Cornish School of Allied Arts in Seattle, with additional dance education and study at the School of American Ballet, the Ballet Theatre and Ballet Arts in New York City.

He also audited classes at the Kirov School of Leningrad and the Bolshoi School in Moscow, Russia, and in 1969 the classes of the Royal Ballet School in London.

Mr. Fowler had choreographed and performed in a Red Feathers documentary movie, children’s dance companies on the East and West coasts, summer stock, winter stock, the Broadway production of “Inherit the Wind,” the off-Broadway musical “The Other Side,” and the Kate Smith and Ed Sullivan television shows.

He choreographed for NBC-TV’s “First Tuesday” and “Someone New” and NEW-TV’s “Sonny Fox Show.”

Mr. Fowler’s choreographic works have been presented in New York City at Kaufmann Concert Hall, Lincoln Center Library, the Donnell Library Center, public and private schools, parks, museums and Gimbel’s East Department Store.

In 1958 he established the Fowler School of Classical Ballet, which was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York and was associated with the Marymount Manhattan College.

His teaching experience of 30 years included the position of faculty instructor in classical ballet at the Chalif School of Dance in Steinway Hall, the Cornish School of Allied Arts, dance conventions in New York City and Connecticut, and guest instructor at the Rosella Hightower School of Dance in Cannes, France.

Mr. Fowler joined the Eastern Washington University faculty in 1975 as an artist in residence. He was instrumental in creating a dance department which offered Russian Classical Ballet.

During his 11-year tenure at the university, he developed a professional dance curriculum for the Department of Theatre.

He had choreographed for the Spokane Civic Theatre and served on the theater’s artistic committee from 1979 to 1982. Mr. Fowler had also choreographed at the Spokane Opera House.

He retired in 1986 from EWU and had been a free-lance instructor and coach in Spokane and most recently a teacher and choreographer at A Time To Dance Studio.

Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Lee Anne; a daughter, Leslie-Louise Fowler, and a stepdaughter, Sherry Connors, both of Spokane; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer Association of Eastern Washington.

Gladys Dahl Spokane

Funeral for Gladys E. Dahl, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ Lutheran Church. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery.

Mrs. Dahl, who was a 38-year resident of Spokane, died Tuesday.

She was born in Minnesota.

Mrs. Dahl and her husband, Roy, farmed near Antelope, Mont., for 18 years and moved to Sidney, Mont., before moving to Spokane in 1960.

She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Valley Senior Center.

Her husband of 50 years preceded her in death.

Survivors include a daughter, Lorraine Wallevand, and a son, Dwayne Dahl, both of Spokane; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Ben Cleveland Spokane

Memorial service for Ben H. Cleveland, 71, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A lifetime resident of Spokane, Mr. Cleveland, died Monday.

He served with the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and in 1947 married Irma Herzog in Spokane.

He worked as a dental technician for Anderson Dental Lab in Spokane.

Mr. Cleveland was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Eagles Lodge and American Legion and was active in scouting for many years.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years; a daughter, Maurial Cleveland of Mead; four sons, Ben Cleveland of Enumclaw, Wash., Kenneth Cleveland of Spokane, and Ronald and Mark Cleveland, both of Mead; his mother, Amanda Cleveland of Spokane; a brother, Robert Cleveland of Olalla, Wash.; and 17 grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, St. Luke Lutheran Church or the Deaconess Foundation.

Florence Anderson San Diego

Visitation for Florence Anderson, 88, will be at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spokane. Funeral Mass will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the church. A private committal service will be held Monday at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mrs. Anderson, who was born in Spokane, died April 16.

Her family moved to Cottonwood, Idaho, when she was a child and she graduated from high school there.

In 1938 she married Robert Anderson, and they moved around the Pacific Northwest.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Anderson was a charter resident of Rockwood Lanes Retirement Community in Spokane. She moved to San Diego in 1997.

Her husband preceded her in death.

Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Mauro of San Diego; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern Washington.

Carl Spliid Spokane

Funeral for Carl T. Spliid, 91, will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South.

Mr. Spliid, who was a 75-year resident of Spokane, died Saturday.

He was born in Spokane and graduated in 1925 from Lewis and Clark High School. He was a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and the American Institute of Banking.

Mr. Spliid started his banking career in 1925 and worked with the Federal Reserve Bank before joining Old National Bank in 1943 as assistant manager of the Prosser, Wash., office.

He managed three other ONB offices, in Spokane, Ritzville and Colfax, Wash., before being assigned to branch administration in the bank’s head office in 1959.

Mr. Spliid was promoted to assistant vice president that same year and became a vice president in 1970. He retired in 1972.

In 1972 he received the 4-H Silver Cloverleaf citation presented by the Washington State 4-H foundation, of which he was a member of the board.

Mr. Spliid had been involved in the development of agriculture throughout the area and was a past chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the 4-H Foundation as a member of the Agriculture Committee of the Washington Bankers Association.

He had served on the membership committees of both the chamber and the Lions Club, as assistant treasurer of the Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America and treasurer of the Junior Livestock Show.

His wife, Inez, died in 1981.

Survivors include his wife, Ursula; a brother, Arthur Spliid of Spokane; and a sister, Margaret Lawson of Yakima.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Gospel Mission.

Nella Inman Spokane

Burial for Nelle Adams Inman, 104, was held at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Inman, who was born in Johnstown, Pa., died Sunday.

She served as an Army nurse during World War I, with duty stations in the United States and France.

Mrs. Inman and her family moved to Spokane in 1951, and she worked part time as a nurse and was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

Her husband of 60 years, Roy Inman, died in 1985.

Survivors include a son, Terence Inman of Tallahassee, Fla.; and two granddaughters.

Francis ‘Frank’ Mutton Spokane

Graveside service for Francis L. “Frank” Mutton, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Mutton, who was born in Butte, Mont., died Saturday.

He moved to Spokane at the age of 5.

Mr. Mutton enlisted in the Army in 1945 and served with the liberation forces in Europe during World War II and as a combat medic during the Korean War. He received a Purple Heart. He later worked as an operating room technician and retired in 1967 as a sergeant first class.

While in Orleans, France, he owned an orthopedic brace shop for three years.

Mr. Mutton worked with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department for 12 years. In 1979 he retired as a lieutenant and moved back to Spokane the same year.

Mr. Mutton was a member of the Ben Franklin Eagles Lodge in France, Scottish Rite Bodies and the El Maidi Shrine Temple Grand Lodge of Texas.

Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Nancy; two sons, Peter Mutton and Michael De La Cruz, both of Olympia; a daughter, Sharon De La Cruz of Chicago; a sister, Betty Brown of Spokane; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

Melville Stapleton Coeur d’Alene

No service will be held for Melville Dean Stapleton, 83, at his request. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Stapleton, who was born in Oregon, died Saturday.

He grew up in Inchelium, Wash., and later attended high school in Colville, Wash., and then worked as a truck driver.

Mr. Stapleton later lived in Spokane and worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 30 years before retiring. He moved to Rathdrum 20 years ago and then to Coeur d’Alene in 1975.

Mr. Stapleton helped organize the local unit of the retired railroaders organization of NARVRE and served as president for several terms.

He was also a 4-H leader, union president and a Coeur d’Alene Senior Center volunteer.

Survivors include his wife, Marguerite; a son, Dan Stapleton of St. Maries; a daughter, Judy Donner of Spirit Lake, Idaho; a sister, Bernice Hanson of Oregon; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene 83815.