Obituaries
Heidi Fay Spokane
Memorial service for Heidi Ann Fay, 45, will be at 11 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mrs. Fay, who was a 28-year resident of Spokane, died Monday.
She was born in Superior, Mont., and graduated from Kinman Business University in Spokane.
Mrs. Fay, along with her husband, Mel, owned and operated a floor-covering business.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Holly and Melody Fay, both at the home; her parents, Art and Edith Watts of Spokane; and two sisters, Naomi Bowerman of Seattle and Lauri Kunes of Moses Lake.
Fred Hays, M.D. Spokane
Funeral Mass for Fred R. Hays, M.D., will be at 1 p.m. today at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Hays, who was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Monday. He was 74.
He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1941 and in 1943 graduated from the Air Force Academy. Dr. Hays was a pilot in the Army and was discharged as a captain in 1945.
In 1948 he graduated from Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio, and worked as an aeronautical engineer for a year.
He graduated in 1953 from New York Medical College and served his internship at Deaconess Hospital in 1954.
Dr. Hays began his private family practice in Spokane in 1954 and retired in 1991.
He was a member of the Spokane County Medical Society, was past president of Spokane Cancer Society and had served on the state board of the American Cancer Society for five years.
Dr. Hays was also a two-term chairman of the board of Holy Family Hospital.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Amy; three daughters, Marie Hays of Spokane, Kathy Northcutt of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Judy Demarest of Boulder, Colo.; four sisters, Marge Hubbard of Safety Harbor, Fla., Micki Little of Boca Raton, Fla., Lucy Gall of Delray Beach, Fla., and Betsy Hays of Gallup, N.M.; and five grandchildren.
Peter Mack Wallace
Memorial service for Peter Mack, 91, will be at 11 a.m. today at the United Church of Christ Congregational Church in Wallace. Shoshone Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mack, who was born in Helena, died Sunday.
He grew up in Montana and graduated from college.
Mr. Mack moved to the Silver Valley from Spokane in 1937 and worked as a chemist/assayer in Lima, Peru, for Cerra d’Pasco Mining Co.
He later worked for Henry L. Day as an assayer and then for the Coeur d’Alene Mining Co. before starting his own assaying company.
Mr. Mack retired from his business at the age of 82. He was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational Church of Wallace.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Hazel; a son, Phillip Mack of Moscow; a daughter, Marilyn Indergaard of Newport, Wash.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Virginia Abbott-Yockey Troy, Idaho
Viewing for Virginia Henry Abbott-Yockey, 77, will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Bethel Cemetery near Troy. A gathering of family and friends will be at the Troy Lions Hall following the service.
Mrs. Abbott-Yockey, who was born in Bellingham, died Tuesday from congestive heart failure.
She grew up in Bellingham and graduated from high school in 1938 before settling in Clarkston, Wash.
Mrs. Abbott-Yockey moved to Troy in 1956 and was a homemaker and a farmer, was involved with Cub Scouts and taught Sunday school.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, James Abbott in 1956 and Bill Yockey in 1980.
Survivors include 10 sons, Joe Abbott of Everson, Wash., Terry Abbott of Mukilteo, Wash., Dave Abbott of Texas, Bob Abbott of California, Lee Abbott of Moscow, Idaho, and Pete and Paul Abbott, and Clay, Larry and Joe Yockey, all of Troy; two sisters, Arlene Campbell and Shirley Dunn, both of Bellingham; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Wilda Johnson Spokane
Graveside service for Wilda F. Johnson, 78, will be at 10 a.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson, a Spokane resident for 70 years, died Wednesday.
She was born in Flora, Ore.
Mrs. Johnson worked for the Farm Credit Banks for 40 years and retired in 1980.
She was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church and was active in the women’s ministry.
Mrs. Johnson was also past president of Arborettes Garden Club, was a member of Friends of Manito and served as a volunteer for numerous community organizations.
Her husband, William Johnson, died in 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Bresnahan of Spokane; and two granddaughters.
Arnold Christensen Spokane
Service for Arnold P. “Sonny”, “Arnie” Christensen, 75, will be at 9 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Christensen, a 70-year Spokane resident, died Tuesday.
He was born in Starkweather, N.D., and served in the Air Force during World War II.
Mr. Christensen worked for a tire business in Spokane for several years and then worked as a lift driver for West Coast Grocery in Spokane.
He was a member of Teamsters Union Local 582.
His wife, Mayme, died in 1985.
Survivors include two sons, Floyd and Bobby Christensen, both of Spokane; a daughter, Janet Lewis of Nine Mile Falls; two brothers, Lloyd and Larry Christensen, both of Spokane; two sisters, Janet and Cheryl Bonnett, both of Spokane; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Gloria Watson Spokane
Memorial service for Gloria Fae Watson, 52, will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Mausoleum at Fairmount Memorial Park. A luncheon will follow at the Eagles Lodge. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Watson, who was born in Sacramento, Calif., died Thursday.
She was a volunteer in Spokane for the Catholic Diocese and was a member of the Sinto Senior Center, the Washington State Bead Association and the Eagles Lodge.
Survivors include two daughters, Theresa Holloway of Spokane and Christina Sisemore of Port Orchard, Wash.; her mother, Hazel Sanders of Spokane; six sisters, Merle Mauser, Donna Hiatt and Mary Kay Toombs, all of Spokane, Betty Ann Medina of Cedar Creek, Texas, Diane Collins of Lewiston and Carol Martinson of Cheyenne, Wyo.; three brothers, Richard Sanders of Las Vegas, Robert Bickner of Kuwait, and John Sanders of Spokane; and two grandsons.
Lisa Johnson Spokane
Service for Lisa Louise Johnson, 34, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary of the Rosary Catholic Church in Chewelah, Wash. Burial will follow at the Chewelah Catholic Cemetery. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Chewelah is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson, who was born in Olympia, died Tuesday.
She graduated in 1981 from Jenkins High School in Chewelah and then moved to Spokane.
Mrs. Johnson worked for Dr. Jody Funk for five years as a dental hygienist.
She was a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
Survivors include her husband, Dan; three sons, Drew Brown, Christopher Johnson and Eric Johnson, all of Spokane; a daughter, Leah Brown of Spokane; her mother, Evelyn Pascal of Ford, Wash.; a sister, Danielle Bohn of Worley, Idaho; and a brother, Jody Bohn of Orofino, Idaho.
John Mullen Spokane
Family memorial service for John George Mullen, 64, will be held at a later date. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mullen, who was born in Montana, died Monday.
He graduated from high school in Arlee, Mont., in 1951 and then served in the Army in Germany.
Mr. Mullen moved to Spokane and went to work for Kaiser Aluminum at Trentwood in 1955.
In 1960 he married Viola Wells. She died in in 1978.
Mr. Mullen retired in 1983.
Survivors include a son, Russell Mullen of South Carolina; a stepson, Raymond Wells of Spokane; four stepdaughters, Stella Butler, Jeanie Kile and Joyce Maly, all of Spokane, and Patty Harder of Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Elmer Mullen of Birdsboro, Pa., Jim Mullen of Newman Lake, and Willard Mullen of Mills, Wyo.; and three sisters, Bonnie Mullen and Betty Erdahl, both of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and Judy Cady of Blanchard, Idaho.
Arturo Mesa Jr. Spokane
Service for Arturo Mesa Jr., 50, will be held at a later date in San Antonio, Texas. Burial will be at Fort Sam Houston (Texas) National Cemetery. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mesa, who was born in San Antonio, died Tuesday. He was a 14-year Spokane resident.
Mr. Mesa graduated from Jefferson High School in San Antonio. In 1972 he married Evelynh Nguyen in Miami, Fla.
Mr. Mesa served in the Air Force for 24 years. He retired as a master sergeant in 1989. He then worked at Hewlett-Packard in Liberty Lake as an electrical technician for three years.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Christopher and Raymond Mesa, both at home; a daughter, Dorothy Mesa, at home; three brothers, Rudy and Eddie Mesa, both of San Antonio, and Raymond Mesa, of Long Beach, Calif.; and two sisters, Sylvia Mesa of Houston and Rose Oana of Austin, Texas.
Loyd McLain Reardan
Service for Loyd C. McLain, 86, will be at 2 p.m. today at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Reardan. Burial will follow at the Reardan Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McLain, a lifetime Reardan resident, died Tuesday.
He graduated from Reardan High School and served in the Army during World War II.
Mr. McLain worked as a contractor/excavator.
He was a member of the Reardan American Legion, the 40 Et 8 club and the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys; a daughter, Betty Plummer of Spokane; four sons, Howard Kelly of Davenport, Wash., Franklin Kelly of Spokane, Arch Kelly of Weldon, Calif., and Jerry McLain of Republic, Wash.; a brother, Wayne McLain of Reardan; 10 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Palma ‘Polly’ Wood Elk
Service for Palma S. ‘Polly’ Wood, 89, will be at 1 p.m. today at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wood, who was born in Jackson, Minn., died Tuesday.
She graduated from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., and took her first teaching position in Latah.
In 1934 she married Clifford Wood, and they moved to Spokane in 1951.
Mrs. Wood taught for Spokane School District 81 at Whitman School for many years.
She moved to Elk in 1996.
Her husband died in 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Tillman of Elk; two sisters, Clara Delane of Cypress, Calif., and Sylvia Prokes of Mabel, Minn.; one granddaughter and two great-grandsons.
Harrold Hawley Spokane
Rosary for Harrold Hawley, 85, will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hawley, a 76-year resident of Spokane, died Wednesday.
He was born in Black River, Nova Scotia. His family moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and then to Spokane.
Mr. Hawley graduated in 1931 from Lewis and Clark High School and in 1935 from Washington State University, where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He earned several athletic awards, including the J. Fred Bohler Medal.
He worked for Armstrong Cork in Philadelphia and returned to Spokane in 1942.
Mr. Hawley then worked for Kaiser Aluminum Rolling Mill, Bill Hatch Sporting Goods, Signal Oil and the Bon Marche. He retired in 1977.
He was a founder and board member of the Cougar Club, which supports WSU athletics. Mr. Hawley managed the Cougar Quarterback Club from 1948 to 1951 and was a member of the Gray W Club.
He was also a volunteer at St. Luke’s and Sacred Heart hospitals.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Edna; a daughter, Patricia Leighton of Spokane; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Roberta Jameson Spokane
No service will be held for Roberta A. Jameson, 60, at her request. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jameson, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Monday.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Gerald; two sons, Albert Myers of Kent, Wash., and Richard Jameson of Port Orchard, Wash; two daughters, Debra Zachar of Newman Lake and Sandra Forness of Otis Orchards; a brother, Robert Herr of Post Falls; a sister, Dorothy Gaston of Vancouver, Wash.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Gertrude Horner Coeur d’Alene
Visitation for Gertrude L. “Trudie” Horner, 90, will be from noon to 5 p.m. today at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene.
Mrs. Horner, who died Wednesday, was born in Kansas.
She grew up in Kansas and moved to Wallace in 1932. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Horner moved to Coeur d’Alene in the early 1960s and co-owned Scharff Logging.
She later moved to Montana before returning to Coeur d’Alene in 1977.
She was a past member of the First Christian Church and the Coeur d’Alene Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Max; two sons, Nathan Wheeler of California and Robert Wheeler of Vancouver, Wash.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Evelyn Greycloud Kellogg
Vigil service for Evelyn Iyall Greycloud, 88, will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Liberty Park United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mrs. Greycloud, who was born in Toppenish, Wash., died Thursday.
She graduated from Chemawa High School in Salem, Ore., and from Kinman Business College in Olympia.
In 1931 she married Arthur Greycloud in Nisqually, Wash., and they moved to Spokane in 1936.
Mrs. Greycloud worked as a clerk/typist for the medical director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Spokane and for the Social Security Administration. She was also a secretary to the director at the American Indian Community Center.
She retired in 1955 and moved to Kellogg in 1989.
Mrs. Greycloud was president of the Residents Council at the Mountain Valley Rehabilitation Center, a member of the Liberty Park United Methodist Church and the Yakima Tribe.
Her husband died in 1989.
Survivors include three daughters, Ida Neves of Spokane, Mary Ann Greycloud of San Francisco and Nancy Pherigo of Boise; a son, Arthur Greycloud of Ojai, Calif.; two brothers, Dan Iyall of Spokane and Albert Iyall of Federal Way, Wash.; a sister, Lillian Schappell of Seattle; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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