Obituaries

James Stout Spokane

Memorial service for James C. Stout, 74, will be at 1 p.m. today at Fairmount Memorial Park Sunset Mausoleum Chapel. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Stout, who was born in Yakima, died Friday.

While in high school in Yakima, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America in 1940. In 1941 he graduated from high school.

He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater for three years.

After his return from the military, he received a degree in wildlife management in 1949 from Washington State University.

Mr. Stout joined the Washington State Game Department, working as a laborer for two years until he was appointed to a biologist position.

In 1952 he married Willoma Erickson, and following work assignments in both Coulee Dam and Othello, Wash., he moved in 1960 to Walla Walla, where he was named regional biologist in 1966.

He was transferred to Spokane in 1973 as the regional game biologist until 1979, when he retired.

Mr. Stout was a member of the Elks Lodge, Sundance Mens Golf Club, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington State University Alumni Association, Associated Retired State Game Department Employees, LST Association and Inland Big Game Council.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Janine Frank of Veradale and Lesli Gray and Kaye Greager, both of Kennewick; a brother, Curtis Stout of Sumner, Wash.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Stroke Association.

Bernice Herzer Spokane

Funeral for Bernice O. Herzer, will be at 3 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North. Burial will follow at Pines Cemetery.

Mrs. Herzer, who died last Tuesday, was a 35-year Spokane resident. She was 97.

She was born in Aneta, N.D., and graduated in 1918 from high school in Plaza, N.D.

From 1918 to 1922 she taught in a one-room schoolhouse in North Dakota and then worked from 1948 to 1962 as an administrator for a youth center in Jamestown, N.D. The center won a national award in 1962 and was named one of the top 10 centers in the country.

Mrs. Herzer moved to Spokane in 1963 and was a member of of the Eagles Lodge Ladies Auxiliary, the Sons of Norway, the Sinto Senior Center, the Lutheran church, the Elks Ladies Auxiliary and the Republican Party.

Her husband of 60 years, Herbert Herzer, died in 1983.

Survivors include a son, Kaye Herzer of Spokane; two sisters, Thelma Hugh and Mabel Christenson, both of Spokane; three grandsons and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sinto Senior Center.

Rudolph Barrett Spokane

Memorial service for Rudolph E. Barrett will be at 11 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Barrett, who died Friday, was 88.

He was a lifetime Spokane resident and worked as a real estate agent.

Mr. Barrett was member of the Elks Lodge and the South Hill Senior Center Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Barbara; a son, Richard Barrett of Seattle; a daughter, Janine MacLean of Portland; a sister, Mary Goodwin of Victorvile, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the South Hill Senior Activities Center.

Helen King Spokane

Memorial Mass for Helen I. King, 91, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Private inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. King, who died Friday, was a lifetime Spokane resident.

She worked at the Hillyard Bakery for 10 years and was a homemaker.

Mrs. King was a member of St. Patrick’s Parish and Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America.

Her husband of 50 years, George King, died in 1977.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary King of Houston; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch.

Raymond Moss Sr. Spokane

Memorial service for Raymond J. Moss Sr., 80, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Pines Cemetery Mausoleum. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Moss, who died June 29, was born in Davenport, Wash.

He moved to Spokane in 1923 and served in the Army during World War II.

In 1943 he married Faye Branenburg in Coeur d’Alene.

He worked for the Spokane Humane Society and Inland Asphalt Paving Co.

Mr. Moss was also the grounds and track superintendent at Playfair Race Course. He retired from MidMountain Pipeline Contractors in 1972.

He was a founder and had served as president of the Eastern Washington Humane Society, and he and his son raced dragsters in the Northwest, setting several records.

His wife died in 1997.

Survivors include his son, Ray Moss Jr. of Spokane; a brother, Ernest Moss of Spokane; and a grandson.

Shirley Stone Diamond Lake, Wash.

Funeral for Shirley May Stone is set for 11 a.m. today at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash. Burial will follow at Newport Cemetery.

Mrs. Stone, 57, died Friday.

She was born in Hutchinson, Kan., and in 1959 married Kay Stone in Coeur d’Alene.

Mrs. Stone worked for Fabricland and Barbara’s Lace and Crafts, both in Spokane, and for Ben Franklin in Deer Park.

She most recently operated Dream Spinner Ranch, a lace and crafts shop, at her home.

Mrs. Stone was a past treasurer of the Intermountain Cow Penning Association.

Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Cheryl Stone of Spokane, Sherry Meadows of Sandpoint, Shannon Stone of Newport and Kandy Davis of Smithville, Texas; her father, Cash Gould of Hutchinson, Kan.; three brothers, Kenneth Gould of Hutchinson, Roy Gould of Mississippi and Milan Gould of San Diego; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Diamond Lake Fire Department First Response Team.

Herbert Bennett Spokane

Memorial service for Herbert James Bennett, 90, is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home.

Mr. Bennett, who was born in Wellington, England, died Friday.

He worked as a bakery manager at Albertsons for 19 years and retired in 1973 from the MacDonald Road store.

Mr. Bennett was a 44-year resident of Spokane and was a member of North Hill Masonic Lodge No. 210, the Scottish Rite, the El Katif Shrine and the Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors include his wife, Maude; two daughters, Joan Wilson of Spokane and Mary London of Quesnel, British Columbia; two sons, John Bennett of North Carolina and L.J. Bennett of Hilliard, Fla.; a brother, Jack Bennett of Vancouver, British Columbia; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Raymond Fones Spokane

Memorial service for Raymond O. Fones, 87, is set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Millwood Community Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Fones, who moved to Spokane in 1947 after serving in the Navy during World War II, died Thursday.

He was born in Eagle Lake, Texas, and worked as a brakeman for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Mr. Fones was a member of the Rail Blazer Union Pacific Club No. 10, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435, Millwood Chapter of the Kiwanis Club, Eagles Lodge No. 2 and Millwood Community Church.

In 1972 he was involved in forming the musical group, Do Ra Ke, and played at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Valley Senior Center and other private engagements for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Katherine; a daughter, Mary Alice Reynolds of Mission Viejo, Calif.; a stepson, Steven Miller of Coupeville, Wash.; four stepdaughters, Judy Ryan of Salem, Ore.; Barbara and Kathy, both of Oregon and Vickie of Loon Lake; two sisters, Mary Ann Poe of Mission Viejo and Grace Fosdick of Paradise, Calif.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mary Zuelke Spokane

Visitation for Mary E. Zuelke, 91, will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - North. Funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Spokane Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Zuelke, who was born in Bowbells, N.D., died Saturday.

She moved to Spokane in 1942 and worked for Deaconess Hospital in the dietician department from 1950 to 1958.

Mrs. Zuelke was a member of Fourth Memorial Church.

Her husband of 40 years, Lawrence Zuelke, died in 1978.

Survivors include a son, Russell Zuelke of Spokane; three daughters, Karen Rhodes of Spokane, Ardis Ward of Nine Mile Falls and Marlys Huskin of Honolulu; four sisters, Lil Esse of Spokane, Frances of New York, Shirley of North Dakota and Ella of Kansas; eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Donald McKay Jr. Creston, Wash.

Funeral for Donald Fredrick McKay Jr., 87, is set for 1 p.m. today at Creston Community Church. Burial will follow at Creston Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. McKay, who was born in Creston, died Friday.

He was a member of the Creston School Board, the Lincoln County Boy Scout Council and the Creston City Council and served as Creston’s mayor for six years.

Mr. McKay had also served as president of the Wilbur Senior Citizens for several years and was a member of Wilbur Lutheran Church.

His wife, Anna McKay, died in 1988.

Survivors include two sons, Dennis McKay of Creston and Dwight McKay of Keller, Wash.; a daughter, Sandra Gilke of Spokane; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Katherine (Fish) Miller Oakesdale, Wash.

Memorial service for Katherine (Fish) Miller, 81, is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Community Presbyterian Church in Oakesdale. Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Born in Oakesdale, Mrs. Miller died Friday.

She graduated in 1936 from Oakesdale High School and then completed a course at Kinman Business College in Spokane.

She worked for a few years for the Fanning Implement Co. in Oakesdale and in 1938 married George Miller.

They lived and farmed near Oakesdale.

Mrs. Miller was a member of Oakesdale Community Presbyterian Church, Spokane Chapter of Daughters of the Nile, Pine Creek Club and various bridge clubs. For almost 50 years, she was secretary of Hope Chapter No. 29 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a past member of the Colfax Women’s Bowling Association and served as its secretary.

Her husband died in 1975.

Survivors include a son, Michael Miller of Edgewood, Wash.; a daughter, Cheryl Miller of Puyallup, Wash.; a sister, Phillis Miland of Oakesdale; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Cindy Mitchell Spokane

Memorial service for Cindy J. Mitchell, 37, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fairmount Memorial Park. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Mitchell, who was born in Seattle, died Sunday.

She was a 28-year resident of Spokane and worked as a manufacturing laborer.

Survivors include her mother, Ruby Peterson of Spokane; her father, Gordon Peterson of Spokane; a sister, Julie Russell of Spokane; and her grandmother, Clara Galloway of Seattle.

Marvin ‘Barney’ Voorhies Spokane

Memorial service for Marvin D. “Barney” Voorhies, 75, was Monday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private inurnment was held at Conrad Cemetery in Kalispell, Mont.

Mr. Voorhies, who was born in Rockypoint, Wyo., died Friday.

He served in the Navy and moved to Spokane in 1957.

Mr. Voorhies worked as a bowling mechanic at North Bowl.

Survivors include his companion, Mildred Crawford of Spokane; a daughter, Pamela Chapel of Mesa, Ariz.; two brothers, Wilber Voorhies of Chewelah, Wash., and Alvin Voorhies of Cherokee Village, Ark.; three sisters, Evelyn Longpre, Jennie Rauthe and Nelda Ann Morgan, all of Kalispell, Mont.; and three grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities of Spokane.

Lois Major Clayton, Wash.

Visitation for Lois E. Major, 47, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lauer Funeral Home in Deer Park. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Clayton Community Church. Burial will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery in Clayton.

Mrs. Major, who was born in Chewelah, Wash., died Saturday.

She graduated in 1969 from Deer Park High School and then from Spokane Community College.

In 1972 she married Tom Major in Clayton.

She was a homemaker and was a member of the Fat Quarter Quilting Club and the Log Cabin Quilt Guild.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Alyssa Major at home; three sons, Kevin and Andrew Major, both at home, and Marcus Major of Boise; her parents, Fred and Betty Higgins of Clayton; five brothers, Gary and Jeff Higgins, both of Spokane, Larry Higgins of Valley, Wash., Rob Higgins of Clayton and Tim Higgins of Deer Park; and two sisters, Sandy Stillman of Deer Lake and Donna Mesplay of Arma, Kan.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Patient Care in Spokane.

Milton Cauvel Spokane

Memorial service for Milton Keith Cauvel, 91, is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Cauvel, who was born in Washington state, died Friday.

He graduated from North Central High School and worked for The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle as a mailer from 1925 until he retired in 1972.

Mr. Cauvel was a member and past deacon of Covenant Christian Church and was a member of the International Typographical Union.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Hazel; two daughters, Pat Lee and Gwenn Wiggins, and a son, Keith Cauvel, all of Spokane; a brother, Randall Cauvel of Spokane; a sister, Marjorie Watkins of Lake Oswego, Ore.; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Covenant Christian Church Memorial Fund.

Mabel Covert Harrington, Wash.

Funeral for Mabel V. Covert, 91, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Harrington.

Mrs. Covert, who died Saturday, was a 57-year resident of Harrington.

She was born in Hyattville, Wyo., and moved to Wenatchee at the age of 16.

In 1926 she married Harry Covert, and they lived in Wenatchee and Wilbur, Wash., before moving to Harrington in 1941.

She worked for various businesses in Harrington and as a certified nurse’s assistant at the Lincoln Hospital for 10 years.

Her husband died in 1946.

Survivors include a son, James Covert of Harrington; four daughters, Harriet Haydon of Spokane, Eileen Tanke of Mohler, Wash., Helen Nuxoll of Cottonwood, Idaho, and Myrna Porsch of Colby, Kan.; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Karl Walters Portland

Graveside service for Karl Walters, 80, is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ritzville (Wash.) City Cemetery. Young’s Funeral Home in Tigard, Ore., is in charge of arrangements.

Born in Ritzville, Mr. Walters died Saturday.

He graduated in 1937 from Harrington (Wash.) High School and worked as a wheat rancher for 50 years in the Harrington and Davenport, Wash., areas.

In 1966 he married Lucille Darling.

Mr. Walters retired to Salem, Ore., in 1981 and moved into Portland in 1985.

He was a member of the Lions Club, the Grain Growers and the Odessa Union Warehouse Co-op.

Survivors include his wife; two stepsons, Garry Lynch of Battle Ground, Wash., and Steven Lynch of Portland; three sisters, Viola Lilla of Spokane, Rosemary Blankenship of Ritzville and Helen Gullidge of Whidbey Island, Wash.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Harold Downs Spokane

No service will be held for Harold A. Downs, 87, at his request. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Downs, who was born in Northport, Wash., died Sunday.

He was the former owner of the Kaniksu Resort at Priest Lake, Idaho, and had worked as a real estate broker.

Mr. Downs was a member of Moose Lodge No. 161.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Betty; two daughters, Eilene Warren and Beulah Bradley, and a son, Jack Bell, all of Spokane; a sister, Mary Straub of St. Maries; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Burgi Singer Cedonia, Wash.

Graveside service for Burgi Singer, 91, was Monday at Greenwood Cemetery in Hunters, Wash.

Mrs. Singer, who died Thursday, was born in Austria.

She immigrated to the United States at the age of 4 and lived in Pittsburgh. Her family moved to San Francisco and then to Port Angeles, Wash., where she worked in apple orchards and in a cannery and helped cook in a lumber camp.

Mrs. Singer lived in the Stevens Pass, Wash., area for many years and then moved to Little Pend Oreille Lakes, Wash., in 1932. In 1936, she moved to the Hunters and Cedonia, Wash., areas.

She was a member of Greenwood Park and Pomona Granges.

Survivors include four sons, William Singer of Hunters, Dennis Singer of Fruitland, Wash., and George and Harry Singer, both of Bremerton; two daughters, Betty Dashiell of Hunters and Suzanne Lantzy of Fruitland; a brother, Edwin Nussbaumer of Hunters; two sisters, Erna Nord of Spokane and Hilda Scheller of Veradale; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Nellie Daubert Colfax, Wash.

Funeral for Nellie Fay Daubert, 84, was Monday at Colfax Cemetery. Burial followed.

Mrs. Daubert, who was born in Garfield, Wash., died Friday.

She graduated in 1933 from Colfax High School and in 1936 married John Daubert in Steptoe, Wash.

They lived in both Endicott, Wash., and Garfield before moving to a farm near Colfax about 55 years ago.

Mrs. Daubert worked as a secretary for the old St. Ignatious Hospital in Colfax and then for Whitman Hospital.

She was a member of the Colfax Grandmothers Club, the Colfax Eagles Lodge, the Whitman Hospital Auxiliary and the Hubbard Club. She was also an honorary life member of the Colfax Volunteer Fire Department.

Her husband died in 1964.

Survivors include a son, Jerome Daubert of Colfax; a daughter, Sherry Stosalovich of Osburn, Idaho; and a granddaughter.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Whitman Hospital Foundation.

John Harkness Spokane

Memorial service for John W. “Jack” Harkness, 77, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Harkness, a 60-year Spokane resident, died July 7 in Seattle.

He was born in Trail, British Columbia, and served in the Navy Seabees during World War II.

Mr. Harkness worked as an operating engineer for 47 years at Murphy Bros. and was a member of the Church of God and Veterans of Foreign Wars Hillyard Post 1474.

Survivors include his wife of eight years, Dolores Thorne-Harkness; three sons, John Harkness of Spokane, Chris Groop of Waco, Texas, and Leslie Groop of Boise; seven stepsons, Kenneth, Allan and David Thorne, all of Spokane, Robert Thorne of Deer Park, Steven Thorne of Clayton, Wash., Terry Barnes of California, and Clint Barnes of Rathdrum, Idaho; a daughter, Jacque Harkness-Richards of Spokane; four stepdaughters, Charlene Price, Susan Munson and Cheryl Leu, all of Spokane, and Sandra Ryan of Bothell, Wash.; a brother, Charlie Harkness of Trail; numerous grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boys Ranch.

Judith Brambrink Colville, Wash.

Memorial Mass for Judith M. Brambrink, 48, was Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church in Colville.

Mrs. Brambrink, a 24-year Colville resident, died Friday. She was born in Wayne, Mich.

She worked for the city of Colville from 1977 to 1980, for the Northeast Washington Tri-County Health District from 1980 to 1985, and for the Stevens County Auditor’s Office from 1985 to 1996.

Survivors include her husband, Gary; a son, Thomas Brambrink of Spokane; a daughter, Jill Brambrink of Philadelphia; her mother, Eula Dana of Holiday, Fla.; a sister, Nancy Blessing of Clarkston, Mich.; and two brothers, Robert Licatovich of Clarkston, Mich., and Mark Licatovich of Michigan.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 366 N. Oak, Colville, WA 99114 or Hospice of Spokane.