Obituaries

James Barnhouse Spokane

Memorial service for James A. “Jim” Barnhouse, 72, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Riplinger Funeral Home.

A 49-year Spokane resident, Mr. Barnhouse died Monday.

Born in Moore, Mont., he grew up in St. Ignatius, Mont., and at age 12 left home to work on various ranches in the Mission Valley of western Montana.

Mr. Barnhouse served with the Army during World War II. He was a guard at the internment camp at Fort Missoula in Montana. He also was stationed in Texas and California.

After completing his military service, Mr. Barnhouse went to Alaska, where he worked on construction of a radar base at Adak in the Aleutian Islands.

He met his wife, Darlene, on a blind date while visiting Spokane. He continued to work in Alaska, before returning to Spokane in 1950 to be married.

Mr. Barnhouse then settled in Spokane and went to work for Safeway stores. He worked for Safeway in various capacities, including as a shipping clerk, for 35 years. He retired in 1988.

He was a member of Eagles Lodge No. 2 and Teamsters Union Local 582.

Mr. Barnhouse enjoyed gardening and working on home-improvement projects.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Patti and Gayle Barnhouse and Susie Nees, all of Spokane; a brother; three sisters; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Medical Center Development, c/o Patient Emergency Fund, P.O. Box 2255, Spokane, WA 99220.

Loris Palmer Spokane

Memorial service for Loris Palmer, 77, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A 49-year Spokane-area resident, Mrs. Palmer died Sunday. She was born in Berthold, N.D.

Mrs. Palmer worked as a clerk for several years.

Survivors include three daughters, Mary Jo Baker and Stephany Christensen, both of Spokane, and Sue Roseberry of Garland, Texas; a son, James Milton of Marysville, Wash.; five sisters, 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

Boyd Fry Spokane

No service will be held for Boyd C. Fry, 80, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A longtime Spokane resident, Mr. Fry died Sunday. He was born in Colfax, Wash.

In 1937 he married Dorothy Baker. In 1945 he enlisted in the Army.

He later worked as a truck drier for Liquid Air Co. for 27 years.

Mr. Fry was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51.

Survivors include his wife; and a grandson, Robert Fry.

Marjorie Saunders Spokane

Visitation for Marjorie M. Saunders, 88, will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - North. Funeral is planned for 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.

A lifelong Spokane resident, Mrs. Saunders died Sunday.

She attended Lewis and Clark High School before marrying Carl Saunders in 1929.

They built their home in Garden Springs, where they lived for many years.

Mrs. Saunders worked as a seamstress, making cushions and blackout curtains for World War II fighter planes that arrived at Galena Air Force Base for repairs.

She later began working as a drapery seamstress at The Crescent department store.

Mrs. Saunders and her husband were very active in their church and children’s schools in Garden Springs. They also owned and trained race horses at Playfair Race Course and Longacres Race Track for many years.

She was a charter member and president of the Arborettes Garden Club.

Her husband died in 1987.

Survivors include two daughters, Loraine Gilmore and Gloria Noah, both of Spokane; a brother, James Dragoo of Spokane; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Paul Snyder Spokane

Visitation for Paul B. Snyder, 88, will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Snyder, who was born in Boston, died Monday.

He was a national AAU diving champion, coached swimming at Harvard University and participated in the 1936 Olympic Trials.

Mr. Snyder was involved in the Gene Tunney Program for nationally known athletes, which brought him to Farragut Naval Training Station, where he taught survival swimming on Lake Pend Oreille.

He was then transferred from Farragut to Gonzaga University, to be involved in the V12 Program, teaching swimming and diving to an elite group of naval ensigns who were hand-picked by the United States government to be trained in survival skills.

Mr. Snyder went on to be a sales representative for a major distributor in the appliance industry in Spokane and Eastern Washington.

He married Helen Marsh in 1958.

Mr. Snyder was a member of the Spokane Club, American Legion and the Gonzaga Alumni Association.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Paul Snyder Jr. of Gig Harbor; two daughters, Marsha Hayes of Spokane and Sandra Villa of Tahoe City, Calif.; a brother, Harris Snyder of Boston; and one grandson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gonzaga University Navy V12 Scholarship Fund, 502 E. Boone, Spokane, WA 99207.

Edith Staudinger Deer Park

Memorial service for Edith E. Staudinger, 85, will be at 2 p.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Staudinger, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., died Monday.

As a child, she moved with her family to Montana, where she attended schools. She came to Washington state at the age of 23.

Mrs. Staudinger owned and operated Edie’s Cafe on North Monroe, Alice’s Restaurant on First Avenue, and the Arlington Cafe, all in Spokane. She retired in 1979.

Survivors include her companion, Fred Wilkerson; a son, Michael Petchekovitch of Atchison, Kan.; four daughters, Ida Nokes and Maude Goin, both of Deer Park, Mary Baker of Leonardville, Kan., and Alice Wright of Spokane; two brothers, Bud Jones of Spokane and Don Jones of California; two sisters, Wanita Rees of Spokane and Hazel Garvin of California; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Meryl Schulz Spokane

Funeral for Meryl A. Schulz, 77, will be at 1 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home - North.

A 50-year Spokane resident, Mr. Schulz died Monday. He was born in Davenport, Wash.

He served with the Army during world War II in the European Theater, receiving the Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Medal.

He married Mary Harris in 1946. She died in 1997.

Mr. Schulz retired after working as a carman for the Burlington Northern Railroad for 33 years.

He was a member of Hillyard Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1474.

Survivors include a son, Frank Schulz of Spokane; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

Brook Warpenburg Spokane

Memorial service for Brook D. Warpenburg, 24, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sunset Chapel at Fairmount Memorial Park. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Miss Warpenburg, who was born in Tacoma, died Saturday.

She moved to Spokane with her family as a small child and graduated from Mead High School in 1993.

Miss Warpenburg had been working at Thomas Hammer at the Northtown Mall.

Survivors include her father and stepmother, James and Kathy Warpenburg of Post Falls; her mother and stepfather, Sue and Bruce Bassett of Spokane; two brothers, Nicholas and Marshal Bassett, both of Spokane; a stepbrother, John Bender, a stepsister, Sarah Robbins, and her grandmother, Betty Warpenburg, all Spokane.

Helen Caudill Spokane

Funeral Mass for Helen Elizabeth Caudill, 74, will be at 10 a.m. today at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A 53-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Caudill died Monday. She was born in Mitchell, S.D.

She married Sam Caudill Jr. in 1946 and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Craig and Sam Caudill III, both of Spokane; three daughters, Staci Wright of Spokane, Pamela McGregor of Arnold, Md., and Maureen Troxel of Paragould, Ark.; a sister, Katherine Rozum of Mitchell; and 10 grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or to Assumption Catholic Church.

Thelma Wagner Sagle, Idaho

Service for Thelma G. Wagner, 85, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at English Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Burial will be at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Park.

Mrs. Wagner, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Sunday.

She moved to Chattaroy in 1935 and returned to Coeur d’Alene in 1954, before settling in Dalton Gardens.

Mrs. Wagner then moved to Sagle in 1963. She owned a dairy and was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Inland Grange and the P.T.A. in Chattaroy, and had served as past president and secretary of the Sagle Helping Hand Club. She also was active in the Sagle Community Hall and the P.T.A.

Her husband, Frank, died in 1989.

Survivors include four sons, James Reed of Chattaroy, Jack and George Reed, both of Oregon, and Judd Reed of Maryland; four daughters, Nancy Wiltsie of California, Judy Hartman and Mary Lou Falls, both of Bothell, Wash., and Rosalee James of Sagle; two brothers, Fred Reed of Coeur d’Alene and John Reed of Post Falls; four sisters, Margaret Weller, Norma Holmes and Jane Simmons, all of Coeur d’Alene, and Mary Lehman of Harrison, Idaho; 21 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Frances Hills Fairfield

No service will be held for Frances B. Hills, at her request. The Cremation society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hills, who was born in Lewiston, died Tuesday. She was 83.

She moved to the Spokane area when she was 10 years old. She attended Lewis and Clark High School.

Mrs. Hills worked as a bookkeeper for the Central Valley School District for several years.

She was a member of the Eagles Lodge Auxiliary in Coeur d’Alene.

Her husband, Bob Hills, preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Pat Tucker of Chattaroy and Karen McCollugh of Deer Lake; a brother, Les Melchert of Spokane; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.