Obituaries
Lillie Davis Coeur d’Alene
No service will be held for Lillie E. Davis at her request. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Davis, who was born in Stevens County, Wash., died Wednesday. She was 70.
She lived in Spokane for many years and retired from GTE after more than 30 years.
She moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1963 and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daughters, Faye Kaminski of Coeur d’Alene and Mary Harmon of Spokane; a sister, Jane Chance of Spokane; longtime friend, Roxy Seleen of Coeur d’Alene; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
Kenneth Ingraham Rathdrum, Idaho
Private service for Kenneth E. Ingraham, 60, will be held at a later date. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ingraham, who was born in Colville, Wash., died Wednesday.
He grew up in various towns throughout the Northwest and married Karen Odden in 1965. They settled in Rathdrum in 1971.
Mr. Ingraham worked as a logging truck driver for the last 26 years and drove locally for Babbitt Logging since 1992.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Steven Ingraham of Coeur d’Alene; four daughters, Shellie Settle of California, and Gaylene, Lisa and Stacy Ingraham, all of Rathdrum; four sisters, Ruby Sherwood of Wenatchee, Christine Milner and Darlene Bell, both of Juliaetta, Idaho, and Claudia Blocker of Cheney; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
Don Guinn Rathdrum, Idaho
No service will be held for Don Alvin Guinn, 84, at his request. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Guinn, who was born in Pittsburg, Kan., died Jan. 8.
He graduated from high school in Pittsburg and from Pittsburg State College with a bachelor’s degree in art in education.
In 1939 Mr. Guinn married Maxine Puffinbarger.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served as a bombardier instructor stationed in Walla Walla during World War II. After his military discharge in 1946, he served with the Air Force Reserve.
Mr. Guinn and his wife remained in Walla Walla, where he worked at the Baker-Boyer National Bank and retired after 26 years.
He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1975 as a major. In 1990 he moved to Twin Lakes Village and in 1994 to Rathdrum.
Mr. Guinn was past president of the Walla Walla Lions Club and a former member of Walla Walla Presbyterian Church.
He was a wood crafter and candy maker, which earned him the nickname “Candyman.”
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Michael Guinn of Eagle River, Alaska, Jon Guinn of Athol, Idaho, and Russell Guinn of Portland; a sister, Annabell Fox of Sierra Madre, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 592, Northern Field Office, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.
Duane `Swede’ Lura Spokane
Graveside service for Duane K. “Swede” Lura, 75, will be at 2 p.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lura died Jan. 9 while traveling in Yuma, Ariz. He was born in Mayville, N.D., He worked for Comet Trailers in Spokane and retired in 1985.
Mr. Lura was a member of the Eagles Lodge, the Spokane Gun Club and Opportunity Presbyterian Church.
His first wife, Marjorie, died in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Laura; a son, Jim Lura of Spokane; a daughter, Nancy Coburn of Cheney; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dolores (Hanson) Koch Rockford
Service for Dolores M. (Hanson) Koch, 93, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Rockford. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Schanzenbach Funeral Home in Fairfield is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Koch, who was born in Fairfield, died Tuesday.
She taught in Worley, Idaho, before marrying Percy Koch in 1927. They lived in Oregon and California.
After World War II they moved to the family farm near Rockford. She and her husband were farmers.
Mrs. Koch was a member of the Methodist church and the Women’s Club.
Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, John Koch of Rockford; a daughter, Laurel Beale of Valley Center, Calif.; a sister, Esther Hoag of Sacramento, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Michael Kraut Spokane
Service for Michael B. Kraut, 60, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel at Holy Cross Cemetery. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mr. Kraut died Thursday.
He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960.
Mr. Kraut was a sheet metal worker out of Spokane for Apollo Sheet Metal in the Tri-Cities.
He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 66 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include three sons, Tony Kraut of Spokane, Dale Kraut of Hamilton, Mont., and Scott Kraut of Tampa, Fla.; his father, Ben Kraut of Spokane; four brothers, Robert and David Kraut of Spokane, Daniel Kraut of Moscow, Idaho, and John Kraut of Modesto, Calif.; and three grandchildren.