Obituaries
Charles `Bob’ Gisvold
Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Charles Henry “Bob” Gisvold, 77, will be at 2 p.m. next Tuesday at Community United Methodist Church in Coeur d’Alene. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gisvold, who was born in North Dakota, died Saturday.
He grew up in North Dakota and served with the Navy during World War II on a destroyer in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Mr. Gisvold returned to North Dakota after his military service and was a farmer for 10 years. In 1955 he opened a general store there.
In 1960 he moved to Coeur d’Alene and worked for Commercial Printing until 1974.
Mr. Gisvold was a member of Community United Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Coeur d’Alene Elks and Eagles lodges, Good Sams and the Disabled American Veterans.
He spent winters in Arizona.
Survivors include his wife, Lola; a stepson, Orval Wing of Greensboro, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Jacquelyn Wells of Spokane; and seven stepgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1470 W. Hanley Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, or Hospice of North Idaho, 280 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
Monta Lazelle
Viola, Idaho
Visitation for Monta Jane (Cook) Lazelle, 69, will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, Wash. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse.
Mrs. Lazelle, who was born in Burr Oak, Kan., died Sunday.
She graduated from high school in Boise and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado.
In 1954 she married Bill Lazelle and they moved to Moscow, Idaho, in 1957.
She received a masters degree in horticulture from Washington State University.
Mrs. Lazelle worked for Market Time Drug Store in Moscow and taught seventh grade English for three years in Genesee, Idaho.
She did postgraduate work at the University of Idaho, taught undergraduate classes and operated the herbarium at the university. She retired in 1972.
In the 1970s Mrs. Lazelle and her husband purchased the University Pharmacy in Moscow. She operated the fountain area until 1991 when they sold the pharmacy.
They moved to a farm near Viola in 1990.
Mrs. Lazelle is survived by her husband; a son, Steve Lazelle of Buckley, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
Lloyd Moe
Hope, Idaho
Service for Lloyd Moe (Lars Evenbo), 91, will be today at 11 a.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery.
Born in Sandene, Norway, Mr. Moe died Saturday.
He immigrated with his family to Glengary, Idaho, in 1919 and then moved to Hope and graduated from eighth grade there.
As a teenager Mr. Moe worked for local sawmills. In 1924 he moved to Kootenai, Idaho, and worked as a lumber grader and had also worked in the timber industry in Washington and Montana.
He settled in Coeur d’Alene in 1938 and built a home. He served with the Army during World War II, becoming a member of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Division 28th Infantry, later known as the Bloody Bucket Division.
Mr. Moe was a first sergeant in the Invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and at the Siegfried line. He received many medals, including the Bronze Star.
He returned to North Idaho in 1945 and worked for Potlatch Lumber. In 1948 he married Maxine Roosevelt.
Mr. Moe retired from Potlatch in 1963 and moved to the Hope peninsula and later to East Hope, where he helped complete the Lake View Bible Chapel in 1972.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans.
His wife died in 1992.
He married Kaye Shields in 1994.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sharon Huppert of Sandpoint; seven grandchildren, Kathy, Melinda, Rosemary, Brent, Russell, Nicole and Stacie; and three great-grandchildren.
Mary Lou Gumaer
Oldtown, Idaho
Memorial service for Mary Lou (Allamand) Gumaer, 52, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River, Idaho.
Mrs. Gumaer, who died Saturday, was born in Portland.
She was an 18-year Oldtown resident and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 18 years, Randy; two sons, David and Richard Harper, and a daughter, Steph Ford, all of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Beverly Mitchell of Great Falls, Mont.; a brother, Nick Allamand of LaGrande, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Lois Halterman
Sandpoint
Service for Lois Lucille Halterman, 86, will be today at 7 p.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Mrs. Halterman, who was born in Topeka, Kan., died Sunday.
She moved to California in 1935 and married Eugene Halterman. They moved to Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1957. Mrs. Halterman owned a restaurant in Sedona, Ariz., and returned to California in 1965. She moved to Sandpoint in 1975.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sisters, Winifred Hackel of Arlington, Texas, Etta Schmitz of Madison, Wis., and Ruth Wilkins of Ontario, Canada; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Sam Dalebout
Priest River, Idaho
Service for Sam Dalebout, 84, will be at 11 a.m. today at Priest River Community Congregational Church. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dalebout, who was born on the family farm in Divide County, N.D., died Saturday.
When he was 18 he began working for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
In 1936 he moved to Priest River and in 1941 began working on the construction of Geiger Air Base.
Mr. Dalebout was a woodsman and sawyer in the logging industry for 43 years.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Lillie; a son, Samuel Dalebout of Glendale, Ore.; two brothers, Cornelius and Carl Dalebout; five sisters, Mary Denton, Jackomena Aleffi, Jennie Dillon, Nellie Brown and Carnelia Cross; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Gladys (Cary) Leader
Priest River, Idaho
Service for Gladys June (Cary) Leader, 80, was Monday at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River. Graveside service was at Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River.
Born in Sullivan, Mont., Mrs. Leader died July 6.
She moved to Priest River in 1938 and worked in the library at Priest River High School.
In 1940 she married Jonathan Leader. He died in 1992.
Mrs. Leader was a homemaker and member of the Peninsula Ladies Club, Blue Lake Grange and the Women’s Garden Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Dodge of Colfax, Wash.; four brothers, Richard Cary of Priest River, Robert Cary of Spokane, Jim Cary of Shepherd, Mont., and George Cary of Fresno, Calif.; and a grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Priest River Library or the Priest River Emergency Medical Technicians, Priest River, ID 83856.
James Rossow
Hayden Lake, Idaho
Service for James E. “Jim” Rossow, 76, will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Rossow, who was born in Tacoma, died Friday.
He grew up in Tacoma and graduated from high school there in 1940. He began a career with the Navy, serving during World War II, and in Korea and Vietnam.
In 1964, he married Ruby Wallace. He retired from the Navy in 1968 and lived in Long Beach, Calif.
He moved to North Idaho in 1974 and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fort Sherman Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Rossow was also a member of the Coeur d’Alene Elks Club and the Hayden Lake Eagles Lodge 4080.
His wife preceded him in death.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Rossow of Centralia, Wash., and John Rossow of North Carolina; and five grandchildren.
Erma King
Spokane
Visitation for Erma A. King, 94, will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Graveside service is planned for 3 p.m. Monday at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint.
Mrs. King died Monday. She was born in Terlton, Okla., and graduated from high school there.
She graduated from Central State Teachers College in Edmond, Okla., Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., and Oklahoma Business College.
Mrs. King taught elementary school in Oklahoma for a few years.
She moved to Spokane 27 years ago and was a homemaker and member of Manito United Methodist Church.
Her husband, John King, died in 1972.
Survivors include a sister, Vivian Jacobson of Sandpoint .
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Virginia Arrasmith
Spokane
Graveside service for Virginia C. Arrasmith, 79, will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 42-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Arrasmith died Sunday. She was born in Shelton, Wash.
She worked as an agent’s assistant in the insurance industry and was a member of Insurance Women of America.
Her husband, J. Wayne Arrasmith, died in 1973.
Survivors include two sons, James Arrasmith of Spokane and Richard Arrasmith of Portland; a brother, Harold of Bellevue, Wash.; a sister, Mura of Fairbury, Ill.; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities for St. Anne’s Children’s Home.
Mattie Black
Vancouver, Wash.
Memorial service for Mattie Marie Black, 84, will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel in Vancouver.
Mrs. Black, who was born in Puxico, Mo., died July 1.
She moved to Spokane in 1922.
In 1950 she married Guy Black. He died in 1989.
Mrs. Black moved to the Vancouver area in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, June Jensen of Vancouver; a sister, Milbra Strickland of Glendale, Ariz.; seven great-grandchildren and four greatgreat grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Support System, PO Box 5064, Vancouver, WA 98668.