Obituaries
William Meyer Deep Creek
Graveside service for William W. “Bill” Meyer, 97, will be at 11 a.m. today at Riverside Memorial Park. Memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Reardan, Wash. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Meyer, who was born in Cameron, Idaho, died Monday.
He moved to Deep Creek in 1907 and began a wheat and dairy operation in 1929.
Mr. Meyer was a member and manager of the Deep Creek baseball team, member and past president of the Inland Empire Dairy Association, charter member of the Reardan Lions Club, 50-year member of the West Deep Creek Grange and Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
His family was named Spokane County Dairy Family of the Year in 1960.
His first wife of 52 years, Catherine, died in 1981.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Juliane; three daughters, Joan Rae of Bellingham, Phyllis Ahlf of Shelton, Wash., and Suzanne Mull of Vienna, Va.; a sister, Louise Reitmeier of St. Maries; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Reardan Lions Club Youth Program or Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Paul Boileau Bremerton
Rosary for Paul Jerome Boileau, 47, will be at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Bremerton. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with graveside service to follow at 1 p.m. at Miller-Woodlawn Cemetery in Bremerton. Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home in Bremerton is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Boileau, a former Spokane resident, died Monday from an industrial accident at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.
He was born in Spokane and in 1970 graduated from Shadle Park High School. In 1977 he moved to Kitsap County.
Mr. Boileau worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Shop 56 for the past 20 years as a pipefitter.
He was affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Order of the Arrow and a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award for adult volunteers.
Mr. Boileau was also a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree.
Survivors include his mother, Rosalie Boileau of Spokane; three brothers, Steve and Joe Boileau, both of Spokane, and Bill Boileau of Bremerton; and a sister, Mary Kline of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scout Troop 1501 or Knights of Columbus Council 1379, c/o Our Lady of the Sea Catholic Church, 1513 Sixth Street, Bremerton, WA 98337.
Geraldine Charlton Harrington, Wash.
Visitation for Geraldine L. Charlton, 78, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Harrington.
Mrs. Charlton, who was born in Gridley, Calif., died Monday.
She graduated from San Jose State College, where she was an advisor for Tau Gamma sorority, and in 1945 moved to Harrington where she farmed and raised cattle.
Mrs. Charlton worked for the post office in Harrington, The Times newspaper in Davenport and for the state Department of Social and Health Services.
She retired in the mid-1980s and moved to Tum Tum, Wash., for a short time. She returned to Lincoln County in 1988.
Mrs. Charlton was a member of the Eight et Forty, the Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow Mothers, and in the late 1950s was president of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Alexander of Enumclaw, Wash.; a son, Paul Charlton of Harrington; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Ralph Moss Spokane
Service for Ralph R. Moss, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Moss, an 83-year resident of Spokane, died Tuesday.
He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II and worked as an electrical mechanic.
Mr. Moss was a 50-year member of the Aero Machinists Union.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Vivian; a daughter, Roberta Homoki of Spokane; and a grandson.
Hazel Kelbell Newport, Wash.
Memorial service for Hazel Grace Kelbell, 88, will be at 9 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Private burial will be at the Newport Cemetery.
Mrs. Kelbell, who was born in Ford, Wash., died Tuesday.
She worked for NuArt Studio in Spokane for 38 years as a photograph retoucher.
Mrs. Kelbell was a past guardian of Jobs Daughters International Bethel No. 36 of Spokane, a charter member of Aqua Belles of Spokane, a member of the Sons of Norway, Moose Lodge 161 and the Diamond Lake (Wash.) Improvement Association.
She lived in the Spokane area for the past 27 years.
Survivors include her husband, George; a daughter, Karen Sullivan of Spokane; two sons, Dennis Peterson of Spokane and Jack Peterson of Diamond Lake; three stepdaughters, Carol Kelbell of Tennessee, Marie Ouimette of California, and Bethany Noland of Texas; a stepson, Scott Kelbell of South Carolina; two sisters, Lois Prouty of Spokane and Edith Johnson of Colville, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
Mary Murphy Tucker Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Mary Ann Murphy Tucker, 46, will be at 1 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will be at the family cemetery in Pine City, Wash. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Tucker, who was born in Libby, Mont., died Monday.
She grew up in Metaline Falls, Wash., and moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1984 to be near family.
Survivors include her husband, Ken; a son, Sean Murphy, and a daughter, Angela Murphy, both of Hayden Lake, Idaho; her mother, Gladys Dickinson of Coeur d’Alene; and a brother, Butch Dickinson of Coeur d’Alene.
Loma White Davenport, Wash.
Memorial service for Loma Grace White, 80, will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ephrata, Wash. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. White, who was born in Wilbur, died Tuesday.
She graduated from high school in Wilbur and worked as a telephone operator before running her own day-care service.
Mrs. White was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Osburn, Idaho.
She moved to Davenport in 1994.
Her husband, John White, died in 1973.
Survivors include three sons, Wiley White of Spokane, Wayne White of Lewiston and Kevin White of Kooskia, Idaho; two daughters, JoAnn White of Kellogg and Clara Werner of Ephrata; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Quiet Hour, 630 Brookside, Redlands, CA 92373.
Elsie Kiehn Spokane
Graveside service for Elsie B. Kiehn, 84, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Riverview Terrace Chapel at the Riverview Retirement Village. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kiehn, who was born in Yolo, Calif., died Tuesday.
She lived and farmed in the Waukon, Wash., area for many years.
Mrs. Kiehn has been a resident of the Riverview Retirement Village since 1985 and was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Reardan, Wash.
Her husband, Dan, died in 1971.
Survivors include a brother, Albert Stuhlmiller of Woodland, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Riverview Retirement Community or the Christian Heritage School, Box 118, Edwall, WA 99008.
Frank Perkins Spokane
Burial Mass for Frank C. Perkins, 84, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Rockwood Manor. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Perkins, who was born in Stanford, Mont., died April 24.
He was raised in LaGrande, Ore., and in 1930 graduated from high school there. In 1934 he graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
He returned to LaGrande and worked for Standard Oil Co. for five years as a commission agent operating a wholesale distributorship there.
In 1939 he and his father opened Perkins Motor Co. in LaGrande where they sold Buicks, Dodges, and Plymouths.
During World War II, he served with the Army for two years and was discharged as a first lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers.
Mr. Perkins sold the business in 1955 and moved to Spokane where he entered the life insurance business.
He worked as a licensed health and life insurance broker and in 1963 obtained his chartered life underwriter designation. He represented Massachusetts Mutual Life and Penn Life.
Mr. Perkins was a member of the Spokane Rotary 21 since 1955 where he was a past secretary and treasurer, and the Rotary in LaGrande since 1935 where he was a past president. He was also past president of the Spokane Chapter of the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters, a member of the Spokane Estate Planning Council and a member on the board of trustees for the Spokane Chapter of the American Heart Association.
He was an active parishioner at St. Peter’s Catholic Church as a lay minister, most recently at Rockwood Manor.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Virgie; three daughters, Barbara Riley of Spokane, Sandra Labadie of Bellingham and Sharon Fennimore of Anchorage, Alaska; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rockwood Manor Restricted Trust Fund.
Oscar Lackey Cheney
Memorial service for Oscar C. Lackey, 91, is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Cheney. Cheney Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lackey, who was born in East St. Louis, Ill., died April 23.
He graduated from Wesleyan College in Salina, Kan., and taught school for several years before working in clerical and bookkeeping positions.
In 1942 he began working for the Army Corps of Engineers in Pine Bluff, Ark., as a fiscal clerk. He held that same position in Pollock, La., Little Rock, Ark., Kansas City, Mo., and Republican City, Neb.
Mr. Lackey was then transferred to Wallula, Wash., where he was involved in the railroad relocation in the area.
In 1952 he was transferred to the Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla as chief of the audit branch and then in 1958 spent three years with the Mediterranean Division at Leghorn, Italy, as supervisory administrative officer.
He returned to the Walla Walla District for two years and then spent another two years in the Far East District at Seoul, Korea.
Mr. Lackey retired in 1969 as the chief of the audit branch for the Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla and had received many exemplary awards during his years of service.
After his retirement, he spent several years working for H&R Block as a tax preparer.
He moved to Cheney 10 years ago and was a member of the Elks Lodge in Walla Walla and United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lena; a daughter, Marie Stripling of Federal Way, Wash.; a son, Charles Lackey of Chambersburg, Pa.; three step-sons, Dennis and John Harmon, both of Cheney, and Jerrel Harmon of Clarkston, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Janis Grandinetti of Spokane; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cheney United Methodist Church or the Center Pointe Rehabilitation Center.