Obituaries
Leonard Porath Kettle Falls, Wash.
Funeral for Leonard H. Porath, 78, will be at 11 a.m. today at Colville Free Methodist Church. Cremation will follow. Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Porath, a 27-year Kettle Falls resident, died Friday.
He was born in Peckville, Wyo., and worked on the family farm until he was 17.
Mr. Porath then moved to Spokane, where he began working at the Sperry Flour Mill.
In 1940, he married Gladys Caudell in Spokane.
In 1944, he enlisted in the Navy. After his discharge, he returned to Spokane, where he worked for Early Dawn Dairy as a truck driver for 20 years.
Mr. Porath and his family moved in 1968 to Republic, Wash., where he worked as a miner. In 1971, he moved to Kettle Falls where he began work at the Big 9 Mine. He later worked as a logger for M and P Logging.
He was a member of the Gideons, the Rock Rollers Gem and Mineral Club in Spokane, the Republican Party, and was a founder of the Panorama Gem and Mineral Club in Kettle Falls.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mark and David Porath, both of Kettle Falls; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons, the Colville Free Methodist Church or the Panorama Gem and Mineral Club.
Lisa Mason Mead
Memorial service for Lisa Marie Mason, 38, will be 2 p.m. today at the Bolich Ranch in Mead. Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mason died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
She was born in Novato, Calif., moved with her family to Priest River, Idaho, and graduated in 1978 from high school there.
In 1991 she married Pete Mason in Newport, Wash., and they moved to Olympia where she graduated with high honors from the Capital Business College.
They moved to Mead in 1994 and she was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and the Inland Empire Victory Riders.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Kevin Peacock of Mead and Philip Peacock stationed with the Marines at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; her parents, Bob and Karen Sletten of Priest River; a sister, Kari Bunn of Kirkland, Wash.; and a brother, Larry Devitch of San Francisco.
Memorial contributions may be made to the local Wildlife Fund.
Art ‘Archie’ Campbell Newport, Wash.
Graveside service for Art Allen “Archie” Campbell, 94, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Viola (Wash.) Cemetery. His son, Pastor Walt Campbell of the New Testament Church in Newport, will officiate. Memorial service will be held at a later date at the New Testament Church. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Campbell, who was born in Gardner, Ore., died Saturday.
He worked in the timber and logging industry as a saw filer for many years and was a 30-year resident of the Pend Oreille area, moving here from the Potlatch and Viola areas.
Survivors include his son;a daughter, Jone Phillips of Coos Bay, Ore.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New Testament Church.
Janice Freiday Hauser Lake, Idaho
A memorial gathering for Janice Mae Freiday, 64, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Westside Resort in Hauser Lake. English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Freiday, who was born in Spokane, died Thursday.
She grew up in Spokane and attended Pacific Lutheran University in the 1950s and graduated from Washington State University in 1955 with a bachelor of arts degree in education.
Ms. Freiday moved to Hauser Lake 10 years ago from Spokane.
She worked as a counselor for many years and was involved with Alcoholics Anonymous.
Ms. Freiday was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Spokane.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel Freiday and David Singleton, both of Spokane; a brother, Robert Westland of Spokane; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to a local Alcoholics Anonymous group.
Norman Fraser Spokane
Funeral for Norman W. Fraser, 70, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Mr. Fraser, who was born in Oneida, N.Y., died Saturday.
He served in the Army Air Corps and moved to Spokane in 1953.
Mr. Fraser worked as a pre-need counselor for various funeral homes in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Evelyn; two daughters, Connie Huntley and Chris Trickler, both of Spokane; two sons, Craig Fraser of Newport, Ore., and Clark Fraser of Des Moines, Iowa; three sisters; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Etta Traufer Spokane
Memorial service for Etta M. Traufer, 73, will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Traufer, who was born in Santa Anna, Calif., died Saturday.
She was raised in Anaconda, Mont., and moved to Spokane in 1965.
Mrs. Traufer was a homemaker.
Her husband, William, died in 1981.
She is survived by three daughters, Rosemary Simpson of Spokane, Charlotte Ashenbrenner of Post Falls and Juanita Lucas of Spokane; two sons, Carl Zuehlke of Everett and Robert Traufer of Wrangell, Alaska; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wishing Star Foundation.
Howard Anderson Spokane
Memorial service for Howard A. Anderson will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jesuit House Chapel on the Gonzaga University campus. The Rev. Frank Costello will officiate.
Mr. Anderson, who was 69, died March 21. He was born in Luverne, Minn., and came to Spokane with his family 61 years ago.
He was a well-known Spokane attorney and taught as an adjunct professor for Gonzaga Law School.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela; two daughters, Sheryl Anderson Barton of Coeur d’Alene and Karen Holcomb of Spokane; four sons, Bruce, Mark and Brian Anderson, all of Spokane, and Paul Anderson of Fairfax, Va.; a stepson, Bradford Alden of Spokane; two stepdaughters, Heidi Alden of Spokane and Holly Alden of New York City; a brother, Lawrence Anderson of Spokane; and 13 grandchildren.
Alfred ‘Popeye’ Rose Priest River, Idaho
Graveside inurnment for Alfred “Popeye” James Rose, 79, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime resident of Priest River, Mr. Rose died Sunday.
As a young man, Mr. Rose worked in the woods and at various local lumber mills.
In the late 1940s, he started Popeye’s Tavern in Priest River. He operated the tavern until his retirement 12 years ago.
He was a member of the Newport Eagles 3443 and was asked to cook for many charity dinners to help raise money for special events.
Survivors include two sons, Alfred Rose of Spokane and James Rose of Florida; two daughters, Judy Burton of Diamond Lake and Kay Boles of Oldtown, Idaho; a brother, James Rose of Missoula; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Les Wynecoop Wellpinit, Wash.
Funeral for Les Wynecoop, 47, was Tuesday at the Spokane Tribal Longhouse. Burial followed at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Wellpinit. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - South was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wynecoop, who was born in Sand Spring, Wash., died Thursday from injuries resulting from a work-related accident.
He graduated in 1969 from Wellpinit High School and was a 20-year employee at Western Nuclear Inc., where he was a heavy equipment operator.
Mr. Wynecoop was a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians and had organized the Red Eye Band in Wellpinit.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Leanna; a son, Jason Wynecoop of Wellpinit; two daughters, Paulette Wynecoop and Shawnda Abrahamson, both of Wellpinit; his mother, Marian Wynecoop of Wellpinit; four brothers, Vern Wynecoop of Ford, Wash., and Ivan, Stan and Fred Wynecoop, all of Wellpinit; six sisters, Val Peone of Ford, Wash., Elma Brown of Springdale, Wash., Paulette Noble, Marsha and Toni Wynecoop and Mary Ann Wynecoop Piaso, all of Wellpinit.
Clarence Wagner Wilbur, Wash.
Graveside inurnment for Clarence Richard Wagner, 88, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Wilbur Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wagner, a lifetime resident of Wilbur, died April 27.
He graduated in 1929 from Wilbur High School and in 1938 from The National School of Trade in Los Angeles.
Mr. Wagner worked as a farmer/rancher and was Lincoln County Cattleman of the Year for 1967. He was also named Lincoln County Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year in 1963 and was a Lincoln County Fair Superintendent in the 1960s.
He was a member of the Wheatridge Grange, the Washington State and Lincoln County cattleman’s associations and a 4-H Leader in livestock.
Mr. Wagner was a member of Community Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; two sons, Dan Wagner of Wilbur and Dale Wagner of Gardner, Ore.; two daughters, Lola Moore of Union Gap, Wash., and Nancy Cook of Lewisville, Ark.; five sisters, Bessie Bumgarner of Colfax, Ellen Artley of East Wenatchee, Merle Toskey and Edith Robarge, both of Seattle, and Ethel Erickson of Cottonwood, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilbur Swimming Pool Fund.
Everett Buchanan Enumclaw, Wash.
Private family service will be held at a later date for Everett Buchanan, 81. Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Buchanan, who was born and raised in Spokane, died April 27.
He served in the Army during World War II.
In 1946, he married Vivian Webb in Spokane.
Mr. Buchanan worked as a pot liner for Kaiser Aluminum Mead for 17 years and moved to Enumclaw 18 years ago.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Lynn Veal of Merced, Calif., Pat Galbreth of Portland and Susanne Gruel of Black Diamond, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc., 120 Northgate Plaza No. 345, Seattle, WA 98125.
Gordon Brandt Bellevue, Wash.
Memorial service for Gordon G. Brandt, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Bellevue. Green’s Bellevue Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Brandt, who was born in Spokane, died Monday.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and Whitworth College.
Mr. Brandt was a Naval Air cadet and married Mary May in 1952.
He worked at the Old National Bank in Spokane and then Seattle Trust.
In 1990 he retired as an executive vice president of Key Bank.
His wife died in 1992.
Mr. Brand was a 20-year resident of Bellevue and a member of Gyro International and Central Park Tennis Club of Kirkland, Wash.
In 1994, he married MaureenLee Gates.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Curtis Brandt of Madison, Wis., Craig Brandt of Redmond, Wash., Loren Brandt of Woodinville, Wash., and Leonard Brandt of Kent, Wash.; a stepdaughter, BrendaLee Sparrow; three stepsons, Brian Sparrow and Kyle and John Carrigan; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 14450 NE 29th Place Suite 220, Bellevue, WA 98007 or to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Roger BeLieu Garfield, Wash.
Graveside service for Roger W. BeLieu, 44, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Garfield Cemetery. Burial will follow. Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. BeLieu, who was born in Goldendale, Wash., died Monday from an apparent heart attack.
He graduated in 1972 from Goldendale High School and then became a licensed beautician.
In 1987, he married Kathleen Lynch in St. Maries and they made their home in Colfax for a few years.
They later moved to Garfield where he had worked for J.E. Love Company in metal fabrication for five years.
For the past four years, Mr. BeLieu was employed at Wallace Grain and Pea Company in Palouse as a warehouseman.
He was a member of the Teamsters Union Local 690 in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Christian and Chance BeLieu, both of Grangeville, Idaho, and Eric BeLieu of Garfield; three daughters, Lori, Brandi and Staci BeLieu, all of Garfield; three brothers, Jim BeLieu of Elk River, Idaho, Jerry BeLieu of Lewiston, Idaho, and Norman BeLieu of Williamsport, Ohio; a half-brother, Clyde Miller of Lynnwood, Wash.; a sister, Kathy Cox of Selah, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Garfield-Farmington Emergency Medical Technicians in Garfield.
Mary ‘Beth’ Brown Kettle Falls, Wash.
Funeral for Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Brown, 86, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Colville, Wash. Burial will follow at Meyers Falls Cemetery in Kettle Falls. Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Brown, who was born on Yake Mountain near Kettle Falls, died April 29.
In 1930, she married Orville Brown in Colville and they made their home in Kettle Falls.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Rebekah’s Lodge where she was a past noble grand, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, was a Gold Star Mother, participated in the Parent Teachers Association and volunteered at the Kettle Falls library.
Her husband died in 1992.
Survivors include four daughters, Eileen Kaiser of Kettle Falls, Joyce Shields of Banning, Calif., Roberta Zema of Colville and Shirley Hamilton of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; two brothers, Henry Yake of Pinedale, Wyo., and Clyde Yake of Oceanside, Calif.; 26 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Vietnam Memorial Service Scholarship in care of the Kettle Falls High School.
Mark Jones Tacoma
Burial for Mark C. Jones, 38, was Friday at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash. Flintoft’s in Issaquah was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jones, who was born in Klamath Falls, Ore., died April 27.
He graduated in 1978 from Central Valley High School and in 1983 from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Mr. Jones spent 13 years in the U.S. Army before being medically retired in 1997 as a Major in Tacoma.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Virginia Jones of Spokane; a brother, Gregory Jones of Bellevue, Wash., and a sister, D’Ann Jones Castillo of Auburn, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Faye Durfee Spokane
Memorial service for Faye S. Durfee, 80, was Monday at Rockwood Manor.
Mrs. Durfee, who was born in Leadville, Colo., died Thursday.
She moved to Spokane in 1972 and was a homemaker.
Her husband of 50 years, Richard Durfee, died in 1991.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Durfee of New York and Judith Snow of Great Falls, Mont.; a brother, Stephen Shuster of Fort Collins, Colo.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rockwood Manor.
Phyllis Kelly Spokane
No service will be held for Phyllis E. Kelly, 87. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly, who was born in Chatham, Ontario, died Sunday.
She performed on stage in Vaudreuil, Quebec, from the age of 4 until her early 20s.
She then served during World War II in the Canadian Army in England where she met and married her husband, Robert.
They returned to the United States and lived a number of years in Orange, Calif., before moving to Spokane in 1981.
Mrs. Kelly was an animal activist and a resident of Park Place Retirement Community for the past five years.
Her husband of 48 years died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Christine Donaldson of Spokane; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society.