Obituaries
Raymond White Cataldo, Idaho
Vigil for Raymond C. White, 77, will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo (Idaho) Mission with funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Monday at the mission. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. White, who was born in Carrington, N.D., died Thursday.
He married Lois Messall in 1950. They lived in North Dakota, and in 1955 moved to Enaville, Idaho, and then to the grounds of the Cataldo Mission in 1956, where his family served as caretakers for 20 years.
Mr. White served with the Peace Corps from 1985 to 1986. He owned the Mission Berry Farm in retirement and had berries at the farmers’ market in Coeur d’Alene.
He also had worked as a farmer, miner and rural mail carrier. He was a member of the Mailhandlers Union and the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. White was a Marine Corps veteran and was active in gardening, and coin and stamp collecting.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, John White of Coeur d’Alene, Daniel White of Mullan, Idaho, Raymond White of Osburn, Idaho, Marcus and Jerome White, both of Pinehurst, and Eugene White of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho; six daughters, Barbara Miller of Wallace, Constance Sullivan of Otis Orchards, Mary Jo White of Post Falls, Ronnie Semko of Coeur d’Alene, Loretta Chisholm of Mullan and Julie Gardner of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Katherine White of Coeur d’Alene; 27 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
Esther (Schierman) Zurbrugg Spokane
Visitation for Esther (Schierman) Zurbrugg, 85, will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Service is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Zurbrugg, who was born in Endicott, Wash., died Monday.
She graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School and worked as an usherette in movie theaters.
Mrs. Zurbrugg moved to Spokane in 1940 and married Ernest Zurbrugg. They operated a restaurant in downtown Spokane.
She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and was the activities director at Riverview Terrace Retirement Center and the Good Samaritan Center. She had received the lifetime achievement award from Unicare Health Facilities for her care of the elderly.
Her husband died in 1986.
Mrs. Zurbrugg is survived by a sister, Ruth Jolgen of Spokane.
Anona King Pinehurst, Idaho
Private memorial service for Anona Jane King, 72, will be Tuesday. Shoshone Funeral Service in Kellogg is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. King, who was born in Glendale, Calif., died Wednesday.
In 1946 she married Peter King. They lived in California and she worked as an apartment manager for HUD before moving to the Silver Valley in 1991.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Michael King of Las Cruces, N.M.; a daughter, Marion Schlueter of Mullan, Idaho; two sisters, Gail Thompson and Wanda Butler, both of California; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Care and Rehab Recreation Fund, 601 Cameron Ave., Kellogg, ID 83837.
Ivan Montgomery Sagle, Idaho
Service for Ivan Paul Montgomery, 68, will be at 10 a.m. today at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Burial with military honors will follow at Whispering Pines Cemetery near Sagle.
Mr. Montgomery, who was born in Wyoming, died on his birthday, Wednesday.
In 1936 he moved to Morton, Idaho, near Laclede, and attended school there. He worked for the SI Railroad until joining the Army. He was stationed in Germany during the Korean War.
Mr. Montgomery returned to the Sandpoint area after his military service and worked in the timber industry at local sawmills and in the woods. He was also a carpenter.
He married Rachel Thompson in 1979.
He had operated the dry kiln for Louisiana Pacific in Sandpoint for 13 years and later worked in Athol until an industrial accident forced his retirement in 1991.
He was active in woodworking, fishing, camping and traveling.
Survivors include his wife; five children, Sean Montgomery of Missouri, Morgan Montgomery and Debbie DeLong, both of Sagle, Chuck Thompson and Mike Thompson, both of Sandpoint; four stepchildren, Connie Spurgeon of Sagle, Melanie Hollett and Tammy Watson, both of Priest River, and Colleen Montgomery of Usk, Wash.; two brothers, Earl Montgomery of Post Falls, and Glen Montgomery of Tennessee; two sisters, Geneva Hays and Beulah Montgomery, both of Colville, Wash.; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Whispering Pines Cemetery Association, c/o Jack Peterson, 8391 Lakeshore Drive, Sagle ID 83860.
Carman Horrocks Smelterville, Idaho
Memorial service for Carman Gene Horrocks, 69, will be today at 10 a.m. at Kellogg Funeral Chapel.
Mr. Horrocks, who was born in Utah, died Wednesday.
He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He later lived in Billings, Mont., and worked as a truck driver for Ryder PIE for many years. He moved to the Silver Valley in 1988.
He was a member of the Teamsters Union.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindee Horrocks and Trina Perrault, and a son, Todd Horrocks, all of Utah; three brothers, Bill, Gilbert and Doug Horrocks, all of Utah; two grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.
Rev. James Doak Colfax, Wash.
Visitation for the Rev. James E. Doak, 76, will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Monday at Colfax United Methodist Church in Spokane. Private burial will be at the Colfax Cemetery.
Rev. Doak, who was born in Walla Walla, died Wednesday.
He graduated in 1942 from Walla Walla High School and attended Washington State University for one year.
He served in the Navy Band for eight months before being assigned to the SeaBees in the Philippines during World War II. He was discharged in 1946.
He married Marie Nordheim in 1946. He returned to Washington State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 1950. In 1952 he graduated from Boston University School of Theology.
Rev. Doak served in many Methodist Churches in Washington including Albion, Davenport, St. John, Deer Park, Wild Rose, Burlington, Mabton, Liberty Lake, Stevenson, Lyle, Rosalia, Thornton and Colfax. He also served a church in Sandpoint. He served as pastor emeritus of Colfax United Methodist Church when he retired in 1986.
He was a member of the Pacific Northwest Annual Methodist Conference, the Colfax Masonic Lodge which he served as secretary, the Scottish Rite of Yakima and the El Katif Shrine Temple of Spokane. He also was a member of the Washington State University Alumni Association and Booster Club, Methodist Philatelic Society of England, and the American Philatelic Society.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Suzanne Nelson of Seal Beach, Calif.; a son, Steven Doak of Steptoe, Wash.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Colfax United Methodist Church.