Obituaries
Margaret Thiebes Spokane
Funeral Mass for Margaret M. Thiebes, 81, will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Entombment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Thiebes, who was born in Spokane, died Wednesday.
She graduated from Marshall (Wash.) High School and from Kinman Business College.
In 1944 she married John Thiebes at the Geiger Field Military Chapel.
Mrs. Thiebes was a member of the Spokane City Club, the Spokane Country Club and was a 50-year member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. She was also a longtime supporter of Gonzaga University and Gonzaga Prep.
Her husband died in 1961.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Brett of Bellingham; two sons, John Thiebes of Medford, Ore., and Jim Thiebes of Seattle; a sister, Dorothy Jandi of Seattle; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Bruce Bledsoe N. 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 last Tuesday.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1966 and worked as an insurance salesman in Spokane from 1979 until 1989, when he moved to N. San Juan.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindi and Krishinda; four sons, Robert, Jamie, Rex and David; his parents, Nettie and Rex Bledsoe; three brothers, Bryan, Ed and Steve Bledsoe; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Family Emergency Services in Spokane.
Lorraine Laselle Spokane
Private memorial service for Lorraine L. Laselle, 76, will be held at a later date. Burial will be held in Frazee, Minn. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Frazee, Mrs. Laselle died Thursday.
She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from St. Scholastica College in Duluth, Minn., and worked as a medical records librarian at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Minn., for many years.
Mrs. Laselle served as president of the Medical Record Libraries Association for the state of Minnesota.
She moved to Spokane in 1970.
Survivors include her husband, Theodore; three sons, Andre, Thomas and Kevin Laselle; and four grandchildren.
Donald Marlow Rockford
Funeral for Donald L. “Don” Marlow, 86, will be at 1 p.m. today at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Freeman Cemetery.
Born in Freeman, Mr. Marlow died Friday.
He retired as a forklift operator from Kaiser Aluminum in Trentwood.
His first wife, Merle, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; a daughter, Donna Brown of Veradale; a son, Larry Marlow of Millwood; two sisters, Dorothy Aukland of Spokane and Harriet Hausken of Portland; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Freeman Cemetery in care of Donna Davey, 16625 E. Elder Road, Rockford, WA 99030, the Spokane Visiting Nurse Association or Hospice of Spokane.
Dolores (Sandham) Jackson Spokane
No service will be held for Dolores M. (Sandham) Jackson, 69, at her request. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mrs. Jackson died Thursday.
She graduated from Marycliff High School and worked as a bookkeeper at Jaremko Motors for many years.
Survivors include four sons, Ronald Jackson of Spokane, David Jackson of Placerville, Calif., James Jackson of Los Angeles and Michael Jackson of Prescott, Ariz.; a daughter, Catherine Lightfoot of Spokane; a sister, Eileen Hendon; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Kevin Fisher Spokane
Memorial service for Kevin L. Fisher, 39, will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fisher, who was born in Topeka, Kan., died Friday.
He worked as a supervisor at Seafirst National Bank for several years and was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church.
Mr. Fisher had been a resident of Spokane for 23 years.
Survivors include a son, Kevin Fisher, and a daughter, Malynda Fisher, both of Medical Lake; his parents, Karlos and Mary Fisher of Spokane; three sisters, Karla Zyph of Spokane, Karen Fisher of Medina, Ohio, and Kelly Fisher of Renton, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Inland Northwest Chapter.
Sean Casey Cheney
Memorial service for Sean T. Casey, 41, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cheney. Cheney Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Casey, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
He graduated from Jantz High School and from Washington State University with a degree in electrical engineering.
Mr. Casey had worked for Radio Shack and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Survivors include his mother, Sally Casey of Cheney; his father, John Casey of Deer Park; and a brother, Brian Casey of Neptune, N.J.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Mental Health Clinic.
Adolph Kintschi Edwall, Wash.
Visitation for Adolph J. Kintschi, 95, will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport, Wash. Graveside service is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at Sassin Cemetery in Edwall.
Mr. Kintschi, who was born in Edwall, died Sunday.
He married Bernice Ward in 1940 and was a wheat farmer and rancher in the Edwall area.
Mr. Kintschi was a 50-year member of the Waukon Grange.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Janet Cederblom and Iona Kintschi, both of Edwall, Faye Bennett of Valley, Wash., and Elaine Leipold of Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Barbara (Eidem) Kyllo Lacrosse, Wash.
Funeral for Barbara (Eidem) Kyllo, 72, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Selbu (Wash.) Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Selbu Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kyllo, who was born in Sioux Falls, S.D., died Saturday.
She graduated from high school in Marietta, Minn., in 1944 and later received an associate of arts degree from Augistena College. She later received a nursing degree from the Nursing Academy of Watertown, S.D., and a laboratory degree in Dawson, Minn.
Mrs. Kyllo worked at the Dawson Hospital as a lab technician for several years and as a nurse in a doctor’s office.
She married Ole Kyllo in 1950, and they moved to Lacrosse, where she worked as a cook for Lacrosse schools.
Mrs. Kyllo was a member and organist at the Selbu Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the American Lutheran Church Women.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Jerome Kyllo of Pullman, Donald Kyllo of Walla Walla and David Kyllo of Evanston, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Bible Institute of Issaquah, Wash., the Cancer Society Housing Program or Whitman County Hospice.
Edwin Coshow Spokane
No service will be held for Edwin L. Coshow, 77, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 52-year Spokane resident, Mr. Coshow died Saturday. He was born in Canada.
He worked as a plant manager at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake for 25 years.
Survivors include a son, Bob Coshow of Spokane; a brother, Eugene Coshow of Long Beach, Wash.; and one grandchild.
Viola Fiechtner Spokane
Funeral for Viola Fiechtner, 82, will be at 11 a.m. today at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fiechtner, who was born in Java, S.D., died Friday.
She married Waldemar Fiechtner in 1936, and they moved to Washington, living in Reardan, Wash., before settling in Spokane.
During World War II she worked at Galena Air Base. She operated the grocery store on West Sixth for many years. She also worked as a wrapper at The Crescent department store for several years.
Mrs. Fiechtner was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Marilyn Fiechtner and Marianne Angelo, both of Spokane; a son, Larry Fiechtner of Spokane; two brothers, Arnold Zwiegardt and Melvin Aman, both of Spokane; two sisters, Alice White of Spokane and Laura Zwiegardt of Sun City, Calif.; two grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Frank Langill Spokane
Graveside service for Frank F. Langill, 77, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Pines Cemetery. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
A longtime Spokane resident, Mr. Langill died Nov. 9. He was born in Rossland, British Columbia.
He moved to Spokane with his family in 1923 and graduated from Rogers High School in 1939, where he played baseball.
Mr. Langill enlisted in the Navy in 1943, serving in World War II. He returned to Spokane after the war and attended Kinman Business College.
Mr. Langill retired from Wendle Ford, where he worked in the parts department for many years.
Mr. Langill is survived by a brother, George Langill of Spokane.