Obituaries
Arlus `Louise’ (Flathers) Starr Spokane
Memorial service for Arlus “Louise” (Flathers) Starr, 86, was Saturday at Fairwood Community Baptist Church.
Born in Spokane, Mrs. Starr died Thursday.
She married Charles Starr in 1950.
Mrs. Starr worked at the Early Birds Club at the Davenport Hotel.
In 1969 they moved to Portland. They later moved to Mountlake Terrace, Wash., before settling in Mukilteo, Wash., in 1978.
She also was a homemaker.
They returned to Spokane in 1996.
Her husband died in 1999.
Survivors include three sons, Richard and Gerald Mellinger and Jim Starr, all of Spokane; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.
Steven Inman Spokane
No service will be held for Steven L. Inman, 44, at his request. Inurnment will be held at Fairmount Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mr. Inman died Wednesday.
He graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1974.
Mr. Inman worked as a foreman for E-Z Loader Trailers.
Survivors include a son, Chris Inman of Spokane; his parents, Don and Ida Inman of Spokane; and a sister, Patricia Killian of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
William Gossett Spokane
No service will be held for William Marion Gossett, 77. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Casper, Wyo., Mr. Gossett died Sept. 18.
He worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry in California.
Mr. Gossett moved to Spokane 10 years ago from California.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Joyce.
Lisa (Hamilton) Gorsuch Bellevue, Wash.
Memorial service for Lisa J. (Hamilton) Gorsuch, a former St. John, Wash., resident, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home. Graveside service is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. John (Wash.) Cemetery.
Born in Colfax, Wash., Mrs. Gorsuch died Thursday. She was 28. She was raised in St. John and graduated from St. John-Endicott High School.
Mrs. Gorsuch received a bachelor’s degree in 1994 in consumer affairs from the University of Idaho.
She moved to Bellevue in 1994.
On May 13 she married Eric Gorsuch.
Mrs. Gorsuch worked for the American Red Cross and was a certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructor.
She was a member and past grand officer of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls, the Golden Link Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, the Wheatland Grange and the St. John Assembly.
Mrs. Gorsuch was a volunteer for the Eastside Literacy Council in Bellevue.
Survivors include her husband; her parents, Gordon and Joyce Hamilton of St. John; two brothers, David and Byron Hamilton, both of St. John; and a sister, Catherine Capra of Tustin, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastside Literacy Council, 1805 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005; or the Whitman County Transplant Fund, Colfax, WA 99111.
Ruth Erickson Spokane
Memorial service for Ruth S. Erickson, 94, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church. Private burial will be at Pines Cemetery. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 52-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Erickson died Sept. 10. She was born in Granite Falls, Minn.
She graduated from nursing school in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Erickson worked as a registered nurse at the Granite Falls Hospital and in the Spokane Valley for Dr. Picken. She retired in 1971.
She was a charter member of Christ Lutheran Church and Altar Guild and was a member of the Magnolia Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
Her husband of 60 years, Joe, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Okert of Spokane; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
William Wagoner Richland
Service for William E. “Bill” Wagoner, 44, was Sunday at Central United Protestant Church in Richland. Graveside service followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland.
Mr. Wagoner, who was born in Cheney, died Wednesday from cancer. He was raised in Cheney and graduated in 1974 from Cheney High School.
In 1980 he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Washington University and moved to Richland.
Mr. Wagoner had been working as a warehouse supervisor for Energy Northwest.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; two children, Bryson and Lyndsay Wagoner, both at home; his mother, Yvonne Wagoner of Cheney; a brother, Richard Wagoner of Ballard, Wash.; and two sisters, Leslie Wagoner of Tukwila, Wash., and Linda Wagoner of McCall, Idaho.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, 7350 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336.
Norma Reames Spokane
Memorial service for Norma Jean Reames, 73, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Knox Presbyterian Church. The Neptune Society of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Wenatchee, Mrs. Reames died Thursday.
She grew up in Brewster, Soap Lake and Ephrata, Wash., and graduated in 1944 from Ephrata High School.
In 1948 she married Richard Reames. She graduated from Whitworth College as a medical technologists that year.
Mrs. Reames worked as a medical technician until 1952 when she became a homemaker. She returned to school in 1978 and received a nursing degree.
Mrs. Reames was a registered nurse on the oncology ward at Holy Family Hospital for 12 years.
During the 1980s she was a foster parent to children from many different countries. She traveled to Mexico and Guatemala as a nurse with a medical team through Healing the Children.
Mrs. Reames was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Steven, David and Gary Reames; two daughters, Carolyn Dennis and Christine Jung Soo Wang; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Healing the Children- Inland Northwest, 1323 S. Browne, Spokane, WA 99204.