Obituaries
Georgina Buckle Coeur d’Alene
Service for Georgina B. Buckle, 94, will be today at 11 a.m. at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden (Idaho) Chapel. A reception will follow at the Yates Gathering Center in Hayden. Burial will be at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Buckle, who was born in Spokane, died Thursday.
She grew up near Huetter, Idaho, and graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School and then attended business college in Spokane.
Mrs. Buckle lived on a farm in Huetter until moving to Richland in 1946.
She returned to the Coeur d’Alene area in 1993.
Her husband, William, died in 1980.
Survivors include a niece, Norma Jean Holdaas of Liberty Lake; and two nephews, Paul and Kenneth Miller, both of Coeur d’Alene.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5125 N. Market, Spokane, WA 99207.
John Lewis Spokane
Memorial mass for John D. “Jack” Lewis, 73, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Charles Catholic Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lewis, who was born in Chicago, died Nov. 7.
A resident of Spokane since 1965, he worked in construction for several years.
His wife, Theresa, died in 1994.
Mr. Lewis is survived by a son, John Lewis, and a sister, Betty Morgan, both of Spokane; five grandsons and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or Union Gospel Mission.
Bruce Bledsoe San Juan, Calif.
No service will be held for Bruce Paul Bledsoe, 50, at his request.
Mr. Bledsoe, who was born near San Rafael, Calif., died Tuesday.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1989.
Mr. Bledsoe worked as an insurance salesman in Spokane until 1989 when he moved to San Juan, Calif.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindi and Krishinda; four sons, Robert, Jamie, Rex and David; three brothers, Bryan; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Family Emergency Services.
Beverly Foster Spokane
Memorial service for Beverly Foster, 64, will be at 1 p.m. today at Opportunity Presbyterian Church. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Foster, who was born in Kalispell, Mont., died Tuesday.
She graduated from Central Valley High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from University of Idaho.
Mrs. Foster taught from 1957 to 1966 in schools in Spokane, Alaska, California and Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
She married Fred Foster in 1962 and they traveled to Illinois, Midway Island, Taiwan and California. In 1973 she moved back to Spokane.
She was a member of Opportunity Presbyterian Church and Spokane Contract Bridge League.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Foster of Lemoore, Calif., and John Foster of Sedro Woolley, Wash.; two sisters, Denise Brothers of Spokane and Paula Gonzalez of Denver; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Spokane.
Lillian Head Spokane
Funeral mass for Lillian A. Head, 76, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 53-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Head died Wednesday. She was born in Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Head was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sons, Douglas Head of Wenatchee and Gary Head of Aurora, Colo.; two daughters, Susan Thiede of Ione, Wash., and Patricia Howard of Conrad, Mont.; five sisters, Peggy Schermerhorn of Seattle, and Flora Moriarty, Patricia Lehan and Joan Nichols, all of Massachusetts, and Ester Liptak of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Home Society, 1014 Walla Walla Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801.
Gina Graham Deer Park
Family memorial service will be held for Gina D. Graham, 45. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Graham, who was born in Seattle, died Wednesday.
She lived in Deer Park for more than 20 years and had bred horses and cats for several years.
Survivors include her husband, Lee; two daughters, Chandra and Kira Graham, both at home; two brothers, Anthony and Geoffrey Fryant, both of Seattle; two sisters, Brooke Perkins of Bremerton, and Lynn Laur of Vashon Island, Wash.
Carolyn Krzankala Spokane
Funeral for Carolyn M. Krzankala, 95, will be at 2 p.m. today at Pines Cemetery. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mrs. Krzankala, died Thursday.
She was a homemaker and a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and the Order of Eastern Star Electra Chapter 20.
Her husband, Louis, died in 1973.
There are no surviving family members.
Memorial contributions may be made to Knox Presbyterian Church.
Olga (Linde) Landgren Colville, Wash.
No service will be held for Olga M. (Linde) Landgren, 93, at her request. Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Landgren, who was born in Aitkin, Minn., died Tuesday.
In 1926 she married John Landgren and worked as a seamstress in a bridal shop in Duluth, Minn., until her retirement in 1965.
Mrs. Landgren moved to Spokane in 1965 and to Colville in 1995.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Gerald Landgren of Spokane and Roger Landgren of Bayfield, Colo.; a daughter, Mary Bricker of Ione, Wash.; a sister Elsie Hallquist of Spokane; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.