Obituaries

Clifford Bossio Priest River, Idaho

Funeral for Clifford Henry Bossio, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today at Sherman Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River. Graveside service will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Bossio, a lifetime resident of Priest River, died Saturday.

In 1941 he married Ellen Moline in Sandpoint. He served in the Army during World War II.

He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps, Burlington Northern Railroad, and the timber industry as a logger throughout Bonner County.

Mr. Bossio then worked for 27 years with the Idaho State Highway Department.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Gail Guhlke, Betty Leeper, Bonnie Gumaer and Lori Dale, all of Priest River; two sisters, Marilyn Palmer of Coeur d’Alene and Mabel Jack of Gig Harbor, Wash.; a brother, Joseph Bossio of Portland; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Michael Buckner Spokane

Funeral for Michael R. Buckner, 33, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home.

Mr. Buckner, died Friday in an automobile accident on Argonne Road south of Interstate 90.

He was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and was an 11-year Spokane resident. He was the manager of Spokane Engine.

Survivors include his fiancee, Cheryl Yancey; his mother, Judith Elledge of Reno, Nev.; his father and stepmother, Richard and Monika Buckner of Post Falls; four brothers, Stuart Buckner of Spokane, Robert Buckner of Wenatchee, Cash Buckner of Cashmere, Wash., and Blake Buckner of Seattle; a sister, Shannon Buckner of Seattle; two stepsisters, Ardella Carroll and Dwana Miotke, both of Spokane; and a stepbrother, Van Duez of Seattle.

LaVerna Cormier Coeur d’Alene

Memorial service for LaVerna Lou Cormier, 51, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Church in Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cormier, who died Friday, was born in Portland.

She grew up in Portland and moved to California in 1962.

Mrs. Cormier moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1993 and was a member of Coeur d’Alene First Assembly of God Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jimmie; two daughters, Dana Phillips of Spokane and Jennifer Pope of Coeur d’Alene; her mother, Mary Etta Johnson of California; two stepdaughters, Michelle Pate and Cheri Diaz, both of California; a stepson, Carl Cormier of California; a brother, Stephen Johnson, and a sister, Lisa Stevens, both of California; and 10 grandchildren.

Margaret Beidleman Spokane

Funeral for Margaret M. Beidleman, 97, is planned for 2 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - North. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.

Born in Broomhouse, Scotland, Mrs. Beidleman died Friday.

She immigrated in 1922 to Canada and then later moved to Seattle.

Mrs. Beidleman moved in 1946 to Spokane and was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Her husband, Harold Beidleman, died in 1975.

She is survived by a son, William Beidleman, and a daughter, Beverly Buczkowski, both of Spokane; a grandson and two great-grandsons.

Alfred Franz Creston, Wash.

No service will be held for Alfred J. Franz, 85, at his request. Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Franz, who was born in Lincoln, Wash., died Thursday.

He served in the Army in the early 1930s and then worked as a lumber grader at the Lincoln Mill in Lincoln for many years.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Florence; three daughters, Barbara Chappell of Liberty Lake, JoAnn Adamson of Maple Valley, Wash., and Judith Rieth of Ocean Shores, Wash.; a brother, Ralph Franz of Spokane; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Creston Ambulance Fund.

Garnet Curtis Coeur d’Alene

Visitation for Garnet R. Curtis, 89, will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Curtis, who was born in Montana, died Friday.

She grew up in Montana and moved to the Coeur d’Alene area in 1942. She worked as a beautician for 62 years, and held the longest-standing beauty operators license in Idaho.

Mrs. Curtis also worked as a beauty instructor and was active in her profession until four years ago.

She was a former member of the Beauticians Licensing Board.

Her husband, Delbert, died in 1968.

Survivors include a son of Post Falls; a sister, Jeane Lemieux of the Silver Valley; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Darrel Dolgner Coeur d’Alene

Service for Darrel D. Dolgner, 76, was Monday at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene. Mr. Dolgner, who was born in Nebraska, died Friday.

He lived in Nebraska before moving to Kellogg, Idaho, in the late 1920s.

Mr. Dolgner graduated from Kellogg High School and then attended college before serving with the Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Mr. Dolgner continued his education after the war and worked in Washington D.C. as a mechanical engineer with the defense department. He retired and moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1974.

Survivors include a son, Rex Dolgner of Texas; a daughter, Joyce Dolgner of Maryland; his mother, Nina Schweser of Coeur d’Alene; and six grandchildren.

Adeline Dwinell Lind, Wash.

Funeral for Adeline Margaret Dwinell, 88, will be at 11 a.m. today at the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Lind. Burial will follow at the Lind Cemetery. Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Dwinell, who was born in Central City, Neb., died Friday.

She was a homemaker moved to Lind in 1984.

Survivors include her husband, Alfred; four sons, Duane Edwards of Grants Pass, Ore., Derald Edwards of Costa, Calif., Max Edwards of Grand Ronde, Ore., and Leon Dwinell of Lind; two daughters, Donna Lee Thomas of Grand Junction, Colo., and Maggie Ross of Lind; three brothers, Eldred Wilder of North Bend, Ore., and Harold and Wendell Wilder, both of Salem, Ore.; a sister, Gwendolyn Wright of Portland; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Assembly of God Church in Lind.

Ivy Janson Mead

Funeral for Ivy Charlotte Janson, 100, was Monday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Ferndale, Wash.

Mrs. Janson, who was born in Bronson, Kan., died Saturday.

She was a homemaker and lived in Mead for 53 years.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Larson, and her second husband Carl Janson.

Mrs. Janson is survived by four daughters, Fern Halstead of Spokane, Elizabeth Johnson of Deer Park, Caroline Martin of Davenport, Wash., and Nancy Messer of Mead; three sons, Edward and Fred Larson, both of Mead and Jack Larson of Tacoma; 27 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Lillian Ragland Spokane

Private cremation will be held for Lillian A. Ragland, 89. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Ragland, who died Sunday, was born in Newcastle, Neb.

She had lived in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, until moving in the 1930s to Ketchikan, Alaska.

Mrs. Ragland lived in Astoria, Ore., from the early 1940s until 1949 when she moved to the Tri-Cities.

She retired to Entiat, Wash., and then moved to Spokane 15 years ago.

Mrs. Ragland was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Her husband of 54 years, Clifford Ragland, preceded her in death.

Survivors include a son, Bud Ragland of Spokane; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Velma Oakes Wallace

No service will be held for Velma Ellen Oakes, 71. Shoshone Funeral Service in Wallace is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Oakes, who was born in Montana, died Monday.

She moved to the Silver Valley in 1968 from Montana and had worked as a cook for The Broken Wheel Restaurant and The Sunshine Inn in Kellogg and was also a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Gene; eight children, Maybelle Duran of Alaska, Bernie Oakes and Joy Clark, both of Wallace, Gary Oakes of Ohio, Cheri Travis of California, David Oakes of Osburn, and Debbie Holbert and Gene Oakes Jr., both of Kellogg; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Special Olympics or T.E.S.H., 609 Bank St., Wallace, ID 83873.

Katherine (Kobucher) Kohler Spokane

Funeral Mass for Katherine H. (Kobucher) Kohler, 92, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Kohler, who was born in Almira, Wash., died Saturday.

In 1932 she married Nicholas Kohler and had taught three years in rural schools before moving to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the Census Bureau.

Mrs. Kohler moved to Chicago in 1942 and in 1943 returned to Spokane where she worked at Kaufer Company Christian Supplies until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church.

Her husband preceded her in death.

There are no surviving family members.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Augustine Building Fund.

Fay Morgareidge Coeur d’Alene

Visitation for Fay E. Morgareidge, 88, will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Trenary Funeral Home in Kooskia, Idaho. Service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with burial at the Kamiah (Idaho) Cemetery. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of local arrangements.

Ms. Morgareidge, who was born in Kamiah, died Saturday.

She graduated from Kamiah High School and then attended Lewiston Normal School, earning a teaching certificate.

She moved to Southern Idaho and worked for the Forest Service before moving to Spokane and working at Newberry’s department store in the credit department, retiring after 15 years.

Ms. Morgareidge moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1970 and opened the Gingerbread House crafts and decorating store in 1972, retiring for a second time in 1989.

Survivors include a sister, Ruth Parmentier of Coeur d’Alene.

Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 911 W. Fifth, Spokane, WA 99204.

Carl Halverson Spokane

Funeral for Carl E. Halverson, 96, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - South. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park.

Mr. Halverson, who was born in Anatone, Wash., died Friday.

He graduated in 1926 from Washington State College with a double major in business education and education. He was member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and played three years on the varsity basketball team.

Mr. Halverson taught school in Rosalia, Wash., before moving in the early 1930s to Spokane where he began teaching at Libby Junior High School.

He taught there for more than 30 years, the last 12 as principal. He retired in 1967.

Mr. Halverson was a member of the Rosalia Masonic Lodge No. 84, the Spokane Consistory of Scottish Rite Bodies, the Washington State University Alumni Association, the East Spokane Kiwanis, the Spokane, Washington and National education associations, member and past treasurer of the Washington State Principal’s Association, member of the Spokane Area Retired Educators, and a member and former officer of the Priest Lake Permittees Association and the Priest Lake Museum Association.

In 1962 he received the Professional Service Award from the Washington Junior High Principal Association and was a delegate in 1962 to the President’s conference on occupational safety in Washington, D.C. In 1978, he received the Service Award from East Spokane Kiwanis and in 1982 received the Distinguished Service Award from the East Spokane Kiwanis.

His wife of 65 years, Margery, died in 1993.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews, David Henry and Daisy Chapman both of Spokane, Guy Halverson of Fanwood, N.J., Karen Lundquist of Lynnwood, Wash., Veryl Thompson of Modesto, Calif., Norman Halverson of Everett, Wash., and Earl Cooper Jr. of Clarkston, Wash.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington State University Alumni Association or the Priest Lake Museum.

Mary Smick Spokane

No service will be held for Mary J. Smick, 99, at her request. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - South is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smick, who was born in Russia, died Thursday.

She immigrated with her family at the age of 7 to Endicott, Wash.

In 1916 she married John Schmick and they farmed in the Endicott and St. John, Wash., areas.

After his death in 1939, she continued to run the family farm until after World War II.

Mrs. Smick then moved to Spokane and became a licensed practical nurse, working for many years at Sacred Heart Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital and Eastern State Hospital.

Survivors include a daughter, Alice Cahan of Shady Cove, Ore.; three sons, Zee and John Smick, both of Spokane and Dell Smick of Pasco; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.