Obituaries
Bernadine ‘Bernie’ Stratton Oldtown, Idaho
Memorial service for Bernadine “Bernie” Stratton, 66, was Monday at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash.
Mrs. Stratton, who was born in Newport, died last Wednesday.
She graduated from Newport High School, and in 1948 married Wayne Stratton in Libby, Mont. She worked at various jobs, including a nurses aide at the Newport Hospital and Dr.
Morrow’s office, at the Roxy Theater, Selkirk Hardware, the Ponderosa Cafe, and G and O Laundry in Newport.
Mrs. Stratton was a member of TOPS and was serving as the chairperson for the West Bonner County Fire District.
Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Colleen Crooks, Gail Guy and Jackie Stratton, all of Spokane, and Susan Solverson of Kelso, Wash.; her mother, Iola Coy of Oldtown; a brother, Jerry Coy of Priest River, Idaho; a sister, Janet Martin of Spokane; four grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Katherine Thomas Spokane
Memorial service for Katherine Louise Thomas, 98, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Hazen and Jaeger Valley is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Thomas, who was born in Poygan, Wis., died Saturday.
She moved with her family to Spokane from Pittsville, Wis., in 1910, and graduated from North Central High School.
Mrs. Thomas worked in a doctor’s office and for an auto sales company.
In 1943 she married John Thomas.
She was employed in the accounting department of The Spokesman-Review from 1928 until her retirement in 1964.
Mrs. Thomas was a member and elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church and a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge.
She also volunteered at the Food Bank and at St. Lukes Memorial Hospital.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include two nieces, Kathleen Moseley of Hayden Lake, Idaho, and Yvonne Brownlee of Vista, Calif.; two nephews, Grant Oliver of Post Falls and Charles McGarvie of Sun City West, Ariz.; several great-nieces and nephews, and numerous great-great-nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church or to the Food Bank.
Dusty Rautio Smith Spokane
Wake for Dusty A. Rautio Smith, 22, will be at 7 p.m. today at the Worley (Idaho) Community Center. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Worley Community Center. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in Worley. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Smith, who was a lifetime resident of Spokane, died Sunday from cancer.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, LaTrey Dubois and Jordan Plant, and two daughters, Shabrawn and Alysa Rautio, all at home; her mother, Annelle Archdale of Spokane; her father, Michael Smith of Mammoth, Ariz.; two sisters, Anjanette Archdale and Dawn Rautio, both of Spokane; and her grandparents, Ella and Leland DeWater of Deer Park.
Patrick Lynch Sr., M.D. Spokane
Funeral Mass for Patrick Sims Lynch Sr., M.D., 65, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. Private committal service will be held in Eugene, Ore. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Lynch, who was born in Spokane, died Wednesday.
He pioneered neurological surgery in the Pacific Northwest.
In 1954, Dr. Lynch received his bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University. In 1958, he graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago.
He served his internship at Philadelphia General Hospital, and became licensed to practice medicine and surgery in Washington state in 1959.
Dr. Lynch joined Sacred Heart Medical Center with a general surgical residency. From 1960 to 1964 he had a fellowship in neurological surgery with the May Foundation (The Mayo Clinic) at the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota in Rochester, Minn.
He was a diplomat of the Board of Neurological Surgery and had been a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons since 1967.
He also was a member of the Washington State Medical Association, Spokane County Medical Society, the Political Action Committee and was chairman of the Legislative Committee.
In 1972, an authored manuscript entitled, “Dorsal Rhizotomy for the Intractable Sciatica,” was noted.
Dr. Lynch was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons from 1967 to 1986, and a member of the Association for the Study of Headache from 1970 to 1976. He was a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons from 1965 to 1986.
From 1985 to 1989 he was a consultant to the Geriatric Unit at Eastern State Hospital.
Dr. Lynch also did extensive medical-legal evaluations throughout five Pacific Northwest states.
Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Joan Barclay Grant-Lynch; a daughter, Margaret Sunderbruch of Sacramento, Calif.; two sons, Patrick Lynch Jr. of Spokane and Daniel Lynch of Budapest, Hungary; two stepsons, Grant and Gregory Rose, both of Eugene, Ore; two brothers, Joseph Lynch of Seattle and John Lynch of Hayden Lake, Idaho; a sister, Bridget Schlosstein of Seattle; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Educational Fund at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes or the Washington State Nursing Association Negotiating Team in care of Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Robert Steele Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Robert C. Steele, 74, will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 720 Poplar St., Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Steele, who was born in Spokane, died Saturday.
He worked at the Jehovah’s Witness publication at WatchTower World Headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Spokane in 1947.
In 1949 Mr. Steele moved to a farm in Rathdrum, Idaho, where he lived until moving to Coeur d’Alene in 1960.
He was active in the Jehovah’s Witness congregation, and helped organize assemblies and conventions for the Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Mr. Steele is survived by his wife, Valentine; a son, Eric Steele of Rathdrum; three daughters, Linda Jusza-Schaff of Clarkston, Wash., Jeanine Ball of Greenacres and Jarine Kohler of Rockford; a brother, Albert “Roy” Steele of Spokane; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Waino ‘Wayne’ Jurvelin Coeur d’Alene
Service for Waino Abraham “Wayne” Jurvelin, 91, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Coeur d’Alene. Private internment will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jurvelin, who was born in Minnesota, died Sunday.
He grew up in Minnesota and attended Dunwoodie Technical School in Minneapolis, then worked as a farm machinery and automobile mechanic and salesman.
Mr. Jurvelin was also a shipfitter on the Great Lakes during World War II. He moved to Spokane in 1952.
He lived in Spokane, Los Angeles and Oregon, working as a hardware salesman and buyer until retiring and moving to Coeur d’Alene in 1979.
Mr. Jurvelin was a member of the Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge, Rambling Rovers and the Trinity Lutheran Church, and was a former member of the Superior Lions Club and the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Lenora; a brother, Reino Jurvelin of Coeur d’Alene; and four sisters, Milia Lockwood, Mary Casey, Melita Leiviska and Miriam Colburn, all of Minnesota.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 812 N. Fifth St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Richard Ross Lewiston
Service for Richard A. Ross, 47, will be held today at 3 p.m. at Mountain View Funeral Home in Lewiston. Burial will follow at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Ross, who was born in Spokane, died Saturday from cancer.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1968, and then moved to Lewiston and worked for the Tribune Publishing Co. in production.
Mr. Ross became production manager for the Idahonian in Moscow, Idaho, in 1983 and lived in Lewiston.
He went to work as a typesetter in 1991 for the Money Saver in Lewiston, before retiring in 1997 due to illness.
He was a former member of the Lewiston Eagles Aerie and served as past officer of the Tribune Credit Union.
Survivors include his son, Jonathan Ross of Lewiston; his companion, Barbie McVey of Lewiston; a sister, Shirley Connors of Spokane; and a brother, Cary Ross of Chewelah, Wash.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Family Hospice, P.O. Box 816, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Bette Peterson Coeur d’Alene
Service for Bette E. Peterson, 70, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will be at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Peterson, who was born in Colorado, died Monday.
She moved to Pinehurst, Idaho, in 1939 and graduated from Kingston (Idaho) High School before moving to Spokane and working for The Spokesman-Review.
Mrs. Peterson later returned to Pinehurst and worked as a waitress in Kellogg. In 1957 she moved to Coeur d’Alene.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Walnut Avenue Gospel Chapel in Coeur d’Alene.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by her husband of 50 years, Clifford; a son, Rod Peterson of Coeur d’Alene; a sister, Joy Blackbird of Pinehurst; two grandsons, Brandon and Ryan, and a great-grandson.
Pearl Lemich Kellogg
Service for Pearl Amelia Lemich, 85, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Kellogg Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Fairmont Cemetery in Spokane. Mrs. Lemich, who was born in Hillyard, died Sunday.
She graduated from Hillyard High School in Spokane and attended beauty school in Spokane.
In 1933 Mrs. Lemich moved to the Silver Valley from Spokane and lived most of her life there.
She returned to Spokane in 1989 and then moved back to the Silver Valley in 1992.
Mrs. Lemich had worked as a beautician in Kellogg and was also a cook for the Kellogg school district.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Daniel, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Georgia Heier of Idaho Falls; a brother, Earl Miller of California; a sister, Louise Cassidy of Hawaii; and two grandsons.
Frankie Darling Spokane
Visitation for Frankie Faye Darling, 61, will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Darling, who was born in Walla Walla, died Sunday.
She worked as a hotel housekeeper and was a volunteer at the Inland Northwest Blood Bank.
Mrs. Darling was a member of the New Friends and the Eagles.
She is survived by a son, Dick Darling of Spokane; three daughters, Sue Jones of Seattle, and Joanne and Roxanne Darling, both of Spokane; her father, Frank Bunch of Portland; her mother, LaFern Bunch of Spokane; a sister, Frances Bunch of Spokane; and two grandsons.
Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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