Obituaries
Edna Haine Spokane
Graveside service for Edna M. Haine, 71, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fairmount Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 33-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Haine died Saturday. She was born in Fargo, N.D.
She graduated from high school in North Dakota, and later worked as an in-home caregiver.
She was a member of various barbershop quartets.
Her husband, Earl Sr., died in 1991.
Survivors include four sons, Earl Jr., Darrell, Rick and Jack Haine, and a daughter, Debbie Ross, all of Spokane; 25 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Michael Mayer Portland
Memorial service for Dr. Michael Henry Mayer, 48, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Spokane. Burial will be at Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery. Hennessey, Goetsch and McGee Funeral Home in Portland is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Mayer, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
After graduating from Gonzaga Prep in 1969 he received an appointment from Rep. Tom Foley to the Air Force Academy. Dr. Mayer received a bachelor’s degree from the academy in 1973. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1977.
Dr. Mayer was the chief of otolaryngology at Wilford Hall and Luke Air Force bases. He was the assistant chief of plastic surgery and staff surgeon of the craniofacial/cleft lip and palate clinic, both at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and a consultant to the surgeon general in plastic surgery. He retired as colonel in 1995, the same year he and his family moved to Portland.
Dr. Mayer served as the assistant professor at the Oregon Health Science University from 1995 to 1996, when he went into private practice.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation. He was an associate member of the International Society of Cranio Facial Surgery.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Janie; a son, Christopher; a daughter, Megan; his parents, Vincent and Roberta Mayer of Spokane; and a brother, Patrick Mayer of Wasilla, Alaska.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to any local hospice organization.
Hazel `Dee’ Luchterhand Show Low, Ariz.
Service for Hazel J. “Dee” Luchterhand, 78, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the New Life Assembly Church of God in Mesa, Ariz. Fletcher’s Mortuary in Show Low is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Kulm, N.D., Mrs. Luchterhand died Thursday.
Her family moved to Spokane when she was a child. She graduated from high school in Spokane and married Don Luchterhand in 1965. They lived in Spokane.
Mrs. Luchterhand was a homemaker.
She and her husband moved to Arizona 10 years ago, and they lived in Mesa and summered in Show Low.
Mrs. Luchterhand was a member of the hospital auxiliaries at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa and Navapache Regional Medical Center in Show Low.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Mike Dunn of Spokane and Daniel Luchterhand of Mesa; a daughter, Cheryl Holloway of Show Low; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Christy (Holliday) Bates Clayton, Wash.
Memorial service for Christy L. (Holliday) Bates, 53, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Born in Spokane, Mrs. Bates died Monday.
She was a longtime Clayton resident and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 28 years, Lonny; two sons, Rick Dopkins of Spokane and Shane Bates of Clayton, Wash.; daughters, Tami Boniecki and Brenda Bates, both of Spokane, Barbara Bates of Clayton and Nonie Bates of Eureka, Calif.; her mother, Dixie Holliday; a brother, Sam Holliday of Idaho; five sisters, Nancy Holliday and Julie Eldred, both of Spokane, and Sherrie Bush, U. Holliday and Vicky Hudlemeyer, all of Idaho; and eight grandchildren.
Nancy (Bailiff) Domanico Liberty Lake
Funeral Mass for Nancy Jane (Bailiff) Domanico, 56, will be at 10 a.m. today at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Domanico, who was born in Corning, Iowa, died Sunday.
She graduated from Corning High School and from Iowa State University at Ames.
In 1973 she began working as a counselor and rehabilitation teacher for the Iowa Commission for the Blind.
She and her husband, Gene, moved to Spokane in 1976 and then to Liberty Lake in 1977.
In 1976 she began working for the Lilac Blind Foundation and was instrumental in making training available to the blind in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. She was the executive director of the foundation until 1997.
Mrs. Domanico was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Otis Orchards. She was past president of the Spokane Lady Lions Club and was past chairman of the United Way of Spokane County and served on various committees with the United Way representing the Lilac Blind Foundation.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Jason Domanico of Seattle; three stepsons, Jon Domanico of Spokane, Frank Domanico of Des Moines, Iowa, and Joe Domanico of Dallas; two stepdaughters, Joy Funaro of Sacramento, Calif., and Melody Domanico of Minneapolis; her mother, Clara Bailiff of Iowa; a sister, Rosemary Teel of Columbia, Mo.; two brothers, Jack and Nick Bailiff, both of Prescott, Iowa; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lilac Blind Foundation.
Patrick Kine Olympia
Memorial service for Patrick Dennis Kine, 65, will be held at a later date. Fifforest Funeral Home in Olympia is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Spokane, Mr. Kine died Friday.
He served in the Navy from 1954 to 1956, and in 1958 married Donna Pulver.
Mr. Kine owned and operated an auto repair shop in Spokane for 30 years.
He moved to Olympia 11 years ago and worked as an auto shop teacher at Shelton (Wash.) High School.
In 1997 he was president of the Shelton Education Association.
Mr. Kine was a member of the Rednose Brigade and the Independent Garage Owners in Spokane.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Scott Kine of Spokane and Alex Kine of Renton, Wash.; a daughter, Kari Simpson of Olympia; a sister, Pamela Funseth; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Western Cancer Foundation in care of Dustan Osborn, MD, 3920 Capital Mall Drive Suite 100, Olympia, WA 98501.
Michael-John Kalez Spokane
Graveside service for Michael-John “Mike” Kalez, 34, will be at 10 a.m. today in the chapel at Fairmont Memorial Park. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 25-year Spokane resident, Mr. Kalez died Sunday from a head injury suffered in a fall at Lincoln Park. He was born in Seattle.
He worked in food service and preparation at the Chalet Restaurant.
Survivors include his father, Mike Kalez of Spokane; his mother and stepfather, Pat and Doug Quine of Spokane; and a sister, Michelle Voet of Bossier City, La.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Humane Society.
James Hill II Post Falls
Private service for James Norman Hill II, 63, will be held at a later date. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hill, who was born in Yuma, Ariz., died Sunday.
He lived in Corona, Calif., and worked as a self-employed photographer. He was also a pilot.
Mr. Hill moved to Post Falls a year ago from California.
He was an active boater.
Survivors include a son, James Hill III of California; two daughters, Carol Dahl of California and Kathee Wilson of Post Falls; his mother, Elinore Hill, and sister, Barbara Hill, both of California; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Fred Johnson Jr.
Pine City, Wash.
Service for Fred S. Johnson Jr., 72, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. John (Wash.) Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Pine City Cemetery. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Rosalia, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Johnson, who was born in Spokane, died Monday.
He grew up in Pine City, where he graduated from high school in 1946.
In 1948 he married Billie Owens.
Mr. Johnson worked as a farmer in the Pine City area.
He served as the director for the St. John Grange Supply. He also served on the Whitman County Farmers Home Association, the Pine City and St. John school boards and the Whitman County Rural Library District.
Mr. Johnson was president of the Whitman County Wheat Growers Association and served on the Washington Wheat Commission.
He was a member of the Pine City Historical Society and Kenova Grange.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kris Johnson of Pine City and Richard Johnson of Yakima; a daughter, Teresa Brown of Spokane; a sister, Irene Hayes of St. John; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pine City Historical Society, St. John Emergency Medical Technicians, Kenova Grange, St. John, WA 99171, or the Rosalia Ambulance Fund, Rosalia, WA 99170.
James `Bob’ Hitch Spokane
Memorial service for James del Coronado Robinson “Bob” Hitch, 88, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at the home of Ric and Bonnie Sewell. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hitch, who was born in Coronado, Calif., died Saturday.
He worked for the Coronado Fire Department from 1932 to 1940.
Mr. Hitch served in the Army as a journeyman electrician from 1942 to 1945. He was a tech sergeant in charge of the search lights in Guadalcanal in 1943 and the Florida coastal defense from 1944 to 1945.
He returned to Coronado after the war.
In 1948 he married Lena Christiansen. They moved to Rainier, Wash., in 1963 and lived on Lake McInniery.
Mr. Hitch worked as the electrician for District 7 for the Department of Transportation from 1966 to 1973.
He and his wife moved to Spokane in 1980.
His wife died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, Douglas Hitch of Olympia; a daughter, Crystal Hitch of Spokane; a brother, Levin Hitch of Santee, Calif.; and a grandson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.
George Harding Spokane
Memorial service for George W. Harding, 80, will be at 2 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
Born in Spokane, Mr. Harding died Sunday.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1939.
In the summer of 1942 he joined the Army Air Corps. He flew B-25 Mitchell on bombing runs in the Pacific Theater for 13 months during World War II. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1965.
Mr. Harding went into real estate sales in Nelson, British Columbia, and owned a farm in Idaho.
He moved back to Spokane 10 years ago from Hawaii.
Mr. Harding is survived by his wife, Nanako LaFleur of St. Paul, Minn.