Obituaries
Kermith Dahlberg Moscow, Idaho
Gathering for Kermith H Dahlberg, 64, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at 8620 N. Country Homes Blvd. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dahlberg, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
He served in the National Guard for three years.
Mr. Dahlberg worked at the Kaiser Trentwood plant for 35 years. He retired in 1989 as a forklift driver.
In 1994 he moved to Moscow.
Mr. Dahlberg was a member of Steelworkers Union Local 338 and the Kaiser Trentwood Bowling League.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Betty; two children, Douglas and Colleen; nine stepchildren; six sisters, Dorothy Morgan, Elizabeth Greer, Shirley McGee, Bonnie Miller, Carolyn O’Brian and Marilyn Olson; and numerous grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palouse, Gritman Medical Center, Moscow, ID 83843.
Jessie Edwards Spokane
Memorial service for Jessie L. Edwards, 76, is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Pines Cemetery.
Mrs. Edwards, who was born in Tensed, Idaho, died Saturday.
She graduated from high school in Plummer, Idaho.
Mrs. Edwards worked as a telephone operator for 10 years at General Telephone and Electronics. In 1966 she moved to Spokane and worked in food service at Rosauers.
She was a member of the Spokane Valley Eagles Lodge and the Lady Trainmen. She was active with the Spokane County Elections Board.
Her husband of 52 years, William Edwards, died last July.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry Edwards of Spokane and William Edwards of St. John, Wash.; a brother, L.A. Simmons of Lewiston; four sisters, Marjory Martin, Irene Baker and Pat Burch, all of Spokane, and Shirley Rhimer of Lacey, Wash.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John-Endicott School Foundation, P.O. Box 58, St. John, WA 99171.
Don Callaghan Escondido, Calif.
Private memorial service for Don Kenneth Callaghan will be held. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Callaghan, 86, died Thursday.
He was born in Oakland, Calif., and moved to Spokane as a child. Mr. Callaghan graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.
He served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in Europe.
After being honorably discharged from the Army, Mr. Callaghan worked as a mail carrier for the Postal Service for 30 years.
He moved to Escondido in 1976 and was a member of the Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Kathy Albright; and two granddaughters.
Betty Nord Spokane
No service will be held for Betty L. Nord, 74. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mrs. Nord died Friday.
She graduated from North Central High School. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph; two sons, Randolph and Mark Nord, both of Spokane; a brother, Steve Gabriel, and a sister, Bev Frazier, both of Spokane; and a grandson.
Harold Raymond Spokane
Memorial service for Harold F. Raymond, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home.
A 40-year Spokane resident, Mr. Raymond died Thursday. He was born in Ione, Ore.
He served in the Navy, and was a police officer for the Spokane Police Department. He was a member of the Spokane Police Guild.
Survivors include his wife, Lois; a son, Fred Yancey of Elma, Wash.; three sisters, Freda Cummins of Touchet, Wash., Jean Craig of Kennewick and Joan Hays of Waitsburg, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
Aaron Keegan Sandpoint
Service for Aaron Keegan, 88, will be at 10 a.m. today at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint.
Mr. Keegan, who died Thursday, was born in Belle Fourche, S.D.
He grew up and attended school in Sturgis, S.D. He married Mildred Schumann in 1934, and they moved to Sandpoint in 1936. He worked as a dairy farmer and was involved with the Idaho Draft Horse Association.
His wife died in 1985. In 1991 Mr. Keegan married Ruth Crane. She died in 1997.
Survivors include four children, Estellene Shaver of Spokane, Bethel Keegan of Yuma, Ariz., and Loretta Rickman and Sharon White, both of Sandpoint; a brother, Thomas Keegan of South Dakota; a sister, Thelma Keller of Yuma; and several stepchildren.
Dale Washburn Homer, Alaska
Visitation for Dale E. Washburn, 68, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls. Service is planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls.
Mr. Washburn, who was born in Wisconsin, died Thursday.
He married Arlene Smith in 1958 and moved to the Coeur d’Alene area in 1959. He worked as a meat cutter at Cy’s Meats for 17 years and later worked as a meat cutter at local chain stores.
Mr. Washburn served as a reserve captain for the Coeur d’Alene Police Department in the 1970s and was a member of the Falls Full Gospel Assembly in Post Falls.
He moved to Homer in 1998.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Bert Washburn of Post Falls; a daughter, Sherrie Dyroy of Homer; two brothers, Don Washburn of Coeur d’Alene and Jim Washburn of Florida; two sisters, Beth Flook of Priest River, Idaho, and June Grant of Wisconsin; three grandchildren and one stepgranddaughter.
Gladys `Gide’ McMackin Pinehurst, Idaho
Memorial graveside service for Gladys M. “Gide” McMackin, 83, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Metaline (Wash.) Cemetery. Shoshone Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McMackin, who was born in Missouri, died Wednesday.
In 1934 she married Clarence McMackin. They settled in Metaline Falls. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. McMackin moved to the Silver Valley in 1983 and was a member of the Silver Valley Senior Citizens.
Her husband died in 1979.
Survivors include two sons, Marvin McMackin of Spokane, and Darrell “Dee” McMackin of Pinehurst; a daughter, Mavis Richardson of North Carolina; a sister, Edie McMackin of Missouri; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Ralph Miles Airway Heights
Private memorial service will be held for Ralph E. Miles, 52. His ashes will be scattered at sea. Omega Cremation and Burial in Portland is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Miles, who died Sept. 15, was born in Indianapolis.
He served in the Navy and served in Vietnam for nine tours.
He was a 14-year Airway Heights resident.
In 1974 he married Judy Helms. He graduated from Spokane Community College and worked as a procurement officer.
Survivors include his wife of Orlando, Fla.; two daughters, Rebekkah Santiago and Heather Miles, both of Orlando; three stepsons; his mother, Lyla Miles of Airway Heights; two sisters, Sharon Severy of Newport, Wash., and Terri Morales of Clarksville, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.