Obituaries

Allen Lebo Post Falls

Visitation for Allen Harold “Al” Lebo, 63, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the chapel with a reception to follow at the Yates Hayden Chapel Gathering Center.

Mr. Lebo, who was born in Bowman, N.D., died Tuesday.

He moved to Tekoa, Wash., at the age of 3. He graduated from high school there, and then began a career as a truck driver.

In 1963 he married Michaele “Mike” McDonough. They lived in Coeur d’Alene until 1965 when they moved to Spokane.

In 1969 they moved to La Mirada, Calif., and in 1979 to Post Falls, where he recently worked as a driver for Produce Supply Express.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Brad Lebo of Nashville, Tenn.; his mother, Ione Lebo of Tekoa; and three sisters, Loraine Orness, Mavis Dittberner and Lavone Vergine, all of Spokane.

Eleanor Hurt Coeur d’Alene

No service will be held for Eleanor Hurt, 71. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hurt, a longtime Coeur d’Alene resident, died Tuesday.

Born in Ellsworth, Mich., she moved moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1930.

She married Alfred Hurt in 1950 and was a homemaker. She participated in gardening and music activities.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Gearheart; a son, Randy Hurt; and six grandchildren.

Roscoe Brittain Spokane

Service for Roscoe Brittain, 73, will be at 9 a.m. today at St. Paschals Roman Catholic Church. Private burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery on East Trent. The Neptune Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Brittain, who was born in Visalia, Calif., died Tuesday. He was a 50-year Spokane resident.

Mr. Brittain served in the Army during World War II.

He owned and operated Brittain Photography Studio. He also was a crane operator, and later a journeyman machinist at Kaiser Aluminum Mead plant. He retired in 1983.

Mr. Brittain was a member of St. Paschals Parish, Spokane Opera Buffs, Knights of Columbus and the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Elda; a daughter, Claire Bergevin of Newman Lake; a sister, Marie Drew of Alaska; and two grandchildren.

Rachel Anglin-Arthur Spokane

Service for Rachel Anglin-Arthur, 77, is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thornhill Valley Funeral Home. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.

Mrs. Anglin-Arthur, who was born in Climax, Ky., died Sunday. She was a 46-year Spokane resident.

She graduated from the Annville (Ky.) Institute and received a teaching degree from Sacramento (Calif.) State College. She received a master’s degree from Whitworth College.

Mrs. Anglin-Arthur started teaching elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse near Eureka, Mont. She also taught grade school in Sacramento before coming to Spokane, where she taught at University Elementary. She retired in 1985 after 28 years with the Central Valley School District.

She was a member of Spokane Valley Assembly of God.

Her husband, Robert, died in 1996.

Survivors include a son, Bill Arthur; seven sisters, Irene Carris, Addie Ballinger, Nanny Murphy, Lillie Sargeant, Ora Coffey, Rose Anglin and Laura Martin; two brothers, Aster and Henry Anglin Jr.; and two grandchildren.

Mildred Johnson Silverton, Idaho

Service for Mildred E. Johnson, a former longtime Spokane resident, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane. Private burial will be at Spangle Cemetery. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Johnson, who was born in Pocahontas, Ill., died Tuesday. She was 91.

She was a Kinman Business School graduate and worked as a secretary for Whitworth College from 1957 until retiring in 1973.

She and her husband of 68 years, Donald, moved to Silverton four years ago.

Mrs. Johnson was a member of Fourth Memorial Church.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Blake Johnson of Kingston, Idaho; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Union Gospel Mission.

Lily Dolan Spokane

Visitation for Lily Mary Dolan, 77, will be from noon to 5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service is planned for 1 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Pines Cemetery.

Mrs. Dolan, who was born in Missoula, died Wednesday.

She was a 67-year Spokane resident and managed the Firestone Apartments on First Avenue.

Her husband, Terry, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her mother, Albina Farrace of Spokane; a sister, Marckita Morris of Stockton, Calif.; and a stepson, Mike Dolan.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Burton Coil Spokane

Service for Burton Coil, 69, will be at 10 a.m. today at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mr. Coil, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

He worked as a cook for area restaurants.

Mr. Coil was a member of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church.

Survivors include three brothers, Gene Coil of Spokane, Frank Coil of Bozeman, Mont., and Jack Coil of Nevada; three sisters, Sue Uddman of Spokane, Ruth Louderback of Walla Walla and Debbie Dykes of Sequin, Texas.

Phyllis Thompson Spokane

Memorial service for Phyllis E. Thompson, 84, will be at 3 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park.

Mrs. Thompson, who was born in Turton, S.D., died Thursday.

She was a 60-year Spokane resident. She and her husband owned and operated Thompson’s Fountain Lunch on the North Side from 1948 to 1953.

Mrs. Thompson later worked a meat wrapper for Safeway for more than 15 years. She retired in 1977.

She was a member of Spokane Moose Lodge No. 161 Auxiliary, Wandermere 9-Hole Women’s Golf Club and the Inland Empire Chapter of Ex-Prisoners of War.

Her husband of 52 years, William, died in 1993.

Survivors include two daughters, Jan Hayes of Spokane and Lynn LeBaron of Camarillo, Calif.; two sons, Mark Thompson of Medical Lake and Rik Thompson of Agoura Hills, Calif.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Morning Star Boy’s Ranch.

Maynard Hicks Pullman

Graveside service for Maynard Frederick Hicks, a former professor of journalism at Washington State University, will be held at a later date. Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hicks, who was born in Silver Bow, Mont., died May 5. He was 93.

He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in Michigan. In 1926 he graduated from Central Michigan Normal School with a journalism degree. Mr. Hicks earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1936.

In the fall of 1929 he started work as a journalism instructor at Central Michigan Normal School.

He married Desmond “Demy” Bower in 1931, and they moved to Pullman in 1937.

During his career at Washington State University he held many titles including assistant to the president and editor of university productions. Mr. Hicks would also advise the student chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists.

He served as director of the University News Bureau from 1944 to 1945, while also teaching. From 1953 to 1954 he divided his time equally between the Department of Journalism and the News Bureau.

Mr. Hicks worked on weekly and daily newspapers in the Northwest during his summer vacations. He wrote a column named Hills of Pullman in the Pullman Herald Weekly newspaper for 40 years.

He retired from Washington State University in 1972.

Mr. Hicks went on to teach at Western Washington University in Bellingham and at California State University at Fullerton before taking a position at California State University at Northridge. He taught at Northridge for 13 years and returned to Pullman in the late 1980s. Since that time he has maintained an office at WSU’s Murrow School.

Mr. Hicks was awarded the Wells Memorial Key in 1974. It is the highest honor the Society of Professional Journalists can offer a member. In 1992 the “Maynard Hicks Room” was dedicated in the Washington State University Murrow Communications Center.

He was a 50-year member of the Kiwanis Club, a member of the the Pullman Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, a longtime member of Sigma Delta Chi and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Survivors include his wife; a son, John Maynard of Seattle; a daughter, Susan Vitums of Eugene, Ore.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Yoshitami `Charlie’ Ogohara Spokane

Private graveside service for Yoshitami “Charlie” Ogohara, 90, will be at a later date at Spokane Memorial Gardens. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Ogohara, who was born in Seattle, died Thursday.

He graduated from high school in Seattle.

He was a 60-year Spokane resident and was a cook at the Davenport Hotel for 16 years. He also was a cook for the Ridpath Motor Inn for 15 years.

He was a member of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Spokane Buddhist Church.

His wife, Kazue, died in 1999.

Survivors include two sons, Steve and Victor Ogohara, both of Spokane; two sisters, Kay Ito and Sadie Ogohara, both of Seattle; and one grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Buddhist Church.