Obituaries

Eugene Seubert Spokane

Funeral Mass for Eugene R. Seubert, 78, is scheduled for 9 a.m. today at St. Paschal Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Seubert, a 33-year Spokane resident, died July 21.

He was born in Greencreek, Idaho, and served in the Army during World War II.

Mr. Seubert worked as an operating engineer for a construction company.

He was a member of St. Paschal Parish, Operating Engineers Union Local No. 370, Knights of Columbus and Elks Lodge.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Lucille; four sons, Alan Seubert of Spokane, Richard Seubert of Renton, Wash., Gerald Seubert of Hope, Idaho, and Kenny Seubert of Suquamish, Wash.; four brothers, Matthew Seubert of Spokane, John and Bernard Seubert, both of Cottonwood, Idaho, and Dominic Seubert of Palm Bay, Fla.; three sisters, Bernadette Tipton and Dorothy Kelly, both of Cottonwood and Phyllis Crist of Las Cruces, N.M.; and three grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.

Clifford Wall Jr. Medical Lake

Memorial service for Clifford E. Wall Jr., 69, is set for 11 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Medical Lake Funeral Home.

Mr. Wall, who died Friday, was born in Bremerton.

He was raised in Minneapolis and served in the Army as a pilot and photographer for 20 years.

Mr. Wall then worked for Solar Turbines in San Diego for 17 years as a professional photographer. He retired in 1985 and moved to Medical Lake.

His first wife, Patricia, died in 1988.

Survivors include his wife of nine years, Irene; six sons, Larry Peterson of Pensacola, Fla., Allen Wall of East Dundee, Ill., and Michael, James, William and Clifford Wall III, all of San Diego; six daughters, Carol Gee of Fort Worth, Texas, Linda Darrow of Clayton, Wash., Sue Phelps of Medical Lake, Linda Duane, Barbara Ritterbush and Patty Wall, all of San Diego; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Place in Memphis, Tenn.

Leona ‘Lonnie’ Keene Medical Lake

Funeral for Leona May “Lonnie” Keene, 70, is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Marshall Cemetery in Marshall.

Mrs. Keene, who died Saturday, was born in Palouse, Wash.

In 1946, she married Joyce Keene in Mead.

She retired after many years of service as a licensed practical nurse at Eastern State Hospital.

Survivors include her husband; three sons, Barry Keene of Spokane, James Keene of Clarkston, Wash., and Gene Keene of Bellevue, Wash.; three daughters, Patricia Keene and Jill Rosser, both of Spokane and Pamela Laitinen of Chewelah, Wash.; a brother, Clifford Powers of Caliente, Calif.; two sisters, Betty Sweet of Spokane and Margaret Nordhagen of Chattaroy, Wash.; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

Blanche McKenna Spokane

Funeral Mass for Blanche M. McKenna, 87, was Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mrs. McKenna, a 75-year resident of Spokane, died Friday.

She was born in Lewiston and was a homemaker.

Mrs. McKenna was a member of St. Aloysius Parish.

Her husband of 48 years, H.I. McKenna, died in 1981.

Survivors include two sons, John and William McKenna, both of Spokane; two brothers, Robert Molitor of Spokane and Raymond Molitor of Ephrata, Wash.; 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Poor Clare Nuns or to Gonzaga Prep.

James Streeter Spokane

Graveside service for James A. Streeter, 52, will be at 11 a.m. August 3 at Pines Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Streeter, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

He worked as a machinist for a metal manufacturer.

Survivors include his wife, Roxanna; a daughter, Natalie Streeter of Spokane; a stepson, Jason Hayes, and a stepdaughter, Jackie Hayes, both of Spokane; five brothers, Ray Morrison and John Hopkins, both of Spokane, Leroy Morrison of Nebraska, David Dunsmore of Idaho and Edsen Streeter; and a sister, Linda Freya of Idaho.

David Jones Spokane

Private family service for David Jones, 87, will be held at a later date. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - South is in charge of arrangements.

A lifetime Spokane resident, Mr. Jones died Thursday.

He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and served in the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

Mr. Jones worked at Jones Radiator before purchasing Audubon Garden and Hardware. He later retired.

He was a member of the Moose Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Evan Jones of Livingston, Texas; a daughter, Janene Martin of Spokane; four brothers, John, Aaron and Peter Jones, all of Spokane and Michael Jones of Japan; two sisters, Anna Maria Malkoc of Spokane and Camilla Phillipson of Coeur d’Alene; and five grandchildren.

Don ‘Skip’ Smith Spokane

No service will be held for Don E. “Skip” Smith. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Smith, who died Wednesday, was 62. He was a lifetime resident of Spokane.

He served in the Army during the Korean War and worked as a linoleum layer.

Survivors include a son, Don Smith of Provo, Utah; three brothers, Bill Smith of Portland, Keith Smith of Seattle and Lloyd Smith of Fallbrook, Calif.; and three sisters, Oleda Cunningham and La Ray Wittl, both of Spokane and Velma Avery of Mattawa, Wash.

Perry Stamper Pullman

No service will be held for Perry Alan Stamper. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Stamper, 70, died Friday. He was born in LaCrosse, Wash.

He graduated from high school in LaCrosse in 1944, then served in the Army during World War II as an administrative sergeant at Fort Lewis until his honorable discharge in 1946.

Mr. Stamper moved to Eugene, Ore., and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Oregon.

He moved to New York, where he worked for Elias Novelties as a buyer. He later returned to Eugene, where he was curator of the Museum of Art at the University of Oregon.

In 1963 he moved to Hawaii, and he worked for Liberty House as a dress buyer. He lived there until the mid1980s when he moved to Pullman, where he worked for Myklebust’s Clothing stores in Pullman and Moscow, Idaho. He retired in 1989.

Survivors include a son, Mark Stamper of Hawaii; a daughter, Niki Stamper of California; a brother, Paul Stamper of Clarkston, Wash.; a sister, Yvonne Presser of Bellevue, Wash.; and two grandchildren.

Katharine Randall Spokane

No service will be held for Katharine Parker Randall, 98, at her request. Memorial service will be held at a later date at the United Church of Christ. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Randall, who died July 20, was born in Pekin, Ill.

She graduated manga cum laude from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and served as principal of a small high school in Brandon, Iowa, taught two years in What Cheer, Iowa, then two years in Cedar Rapids.

In 1926 she moved to Spokane and taught at North Central High School.

In 1944 she married Charles Randall.

Her husband died in 1985.

Survivors include four stepchildren, Arlie Payne, Ruth Zornes, Joy Peterson and Chuck Randall; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Eva (Blair) Berg Spokane

Private inurnment for Eva M. (Blair) Berg, 76, will be held at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Berg, who was born in Rockford and moved to Spokane as a child, died Wednesday.

In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a waitress at the Davenport, Ridpath and Coeur d’Alene hotels.

During Expo ‘74, Mrs. Berg was one of the food court managers.

Survivors include two daughters, Julie Jones of Spokane and Lorie Colville of Nine Mile Falls; a sister, Marge Miller of Bigfork, Mont.; and two grandsons.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Humane Society.

Donald Endslow Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

No service will be held for Donald S. Endslow, 85, at his request. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Riverside Memorial Park in Spokane. Hulbush Funeral Home in Burlington, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Endslow, who was born in Spokane, died Saturday.

He graduated in 1930 from North Central High School and in 1934 received a degree in pharmacy from Washington State University.

In 1941 he married Betty Weiser in Spokane and served in the Army during World War II. He was in the 2nd Infantry Division. He graduated from Officer’s Candidate School and was assigned to the Army Air Corps in Santa Ana, Calif.

For a number of years, he owned and operated Endslow’s Loma Vista Pharmacy and variety store in Spokane before moving to Arizona.

Returning to Spokane in 1964, he purchased a wholesale toy and variety store, Variety Sales. His last 12 years of employment were spent as chief pharmacist at Eastern State Hospital. He retired in 1980.

His wife died in 1981.

Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Knutzen of Bow, Wash.; and three grandchildren.

Lyle Klingbeil Plummer, Idaho

Service for Lyle H. Klingbeil, 50, will be at 11 a.m. today at Lakeside Middle School gymnasium in Plummer, Yates-Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Klingbeil, who was born in Spokane, died Thursday.

He grew up and graduated from Plummer High School and served with the Army during the Vietnam era.

Mr. Klingbeil then returned to Plummer after his military discharge and worked as a truck driver for A.G. West Oil Co. in Plummer and also served on the Plummer Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years.

He had also been the Plummer Chief of Police in the 1970s.

Mr. Klingbeil was recently deputy coroner for Benewah County and a member of the Plummer American Legion Post.

Survivors include his wife, Linda; two daughters, Barbara Reyes of Oregon and Jana Ochoa of Connecticut; two sisters, Linda Thompson of Oaksdale, Wash., and Lou Ellen St. John of Rosalia, Wash.; and three grandchildren.