Obituaries
Dean Gillund, M.D. Spokane
Service for Dr. T. Dean Gillund, 60, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Fairmount Memorial Park. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North is in charge of arrangements.
A 21-year Spokane resident, Dr. Gillund died Saturday from injuries suffered when his car careened off an embankment on Idaho State Highway 57 south of Priest Lake.
He was born in Canton, Minn.
In 1958 he graduated from Preston (Minn.) High School and received a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., in 1962. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.
Dr. Gillund served in the Navy for two years at the Naval Hospital in Boston.
He completed a one-year medical internship in Birmingham, England, and a two-year pathology residencey at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
From 1971 to 1979 he served as a pathologist at Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis.
Dr. Gillund moved to Spokane in 1979.
He was a founding partner for Pathology Services and had been working as the laboratory director of pathology for Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Gillund was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and the Spokane County Medical Society.
His wife of 35 years, Andrea, died in 1997.
Survivors include two daughters, Solveig Gillund of Seattle and Kirsten Duprey of Broomfield, Colo.; his mother, Signe Gillund of Preston, Minn.; two brothers, Arden Gillund of Kokomo, Ind., and Dan Gillund of Newark, Del.; three sisters, Shirley Kroona of St. Paul, Minn., Cleo Mayfield of Columbia, Tenn., and Arla Sullivan of Casper, Wyo.; and a grand-daughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Christ Clinic at St. Luke Lutheran Church or to St. Olaf College, Gillund Scholarship Fund, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057.
Joseph Drobny Bellevue, Wash.
Memorial service for Joseph E. Drobny, 85, will be held at a later date. Green’s Bellevue Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Drobny, who was born in Cadillac, Mich., died Thursday.
After graduating from high school Mr. Drobny served in the Navy for six years and then in the Air Force for almost 16 years.
He lived in Spokane for 40 years and worked as a realtor for Carter Lewis Real Estate.
Mr. Drobny recently moved to Bellevue.
He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church and the Elks Lodge.
His wife of 54 years, A. Ruth, died in 1996.
Survivors include two sons, Randolph Drobny of Bellevue and Richard Drobny of Seattle; a brother, Howard Drobny of Sequin, Texas; two sisters, Anna Marvin and Mitzi Richter, both of Michigan; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Elizabeth Mahon Spokane
Service for Elizabeth E. Mahon, 75, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Private burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
A 41-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Mahon died Saturday. She was born in Almira, Wash.
She worked for Old National Bank for 24 years.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Ed; two sons, Jerry Mahon of Spokane and Robert Mahon of Dallas; a daughter, Karen Goben of Spokane; a brother, John Kirkland of Spokane; and a great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Doris (Skipworth) Rowland Spokane
Memorial service for Doris E. (Skipworth) Rowland, 88, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.
Born in Iowa, Mrs. Rowland died Sunday.
She married Frank Rowland in 1931.
Mrs. Rowland and her family moved to Spokane in 1965.
She was a homemaker, and a member of the Rebekah Lodge and a charter member of the Opportunity Grange.
Her husband died in 1975.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Skeie and Sally Carr; two sisters, Mildred Wood and Jenny Fallquist; six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Alice Lee (Larsen) Hodgson Coeur d’Alene
Visitation for Alice Lee (Larsen) Hodgson, 79, will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene. Service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with burial to follow at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene.
Mrs. Hodgson, who was born in North Dakota, died Monday.
She grew up and graduated from high school in Sanborn, N.D., and attended Valley City Teachers College in North Dakota for three years.
In 1944 Mrs. Hodgson married Phillip Larsen, and in 1949 they moved to Coeur d’Alene, where she was a homemaker.
After raising her children, she began a career with GTE in 1967 and retired in 1981.
Her husband died in 1981; she married Kenneth Hodgson in 1983.
The couple moved to Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Hodgson died in January.
Mrs. Hodgson returned to Coeur d’Alene, where she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Eagles Auxiliary.
Survivors include two sons, David Larsen of Kalispell, Mont., and Kent Larsen of Wadsworth, Ohio; two daughters, Jeanne Baranski of Olympia and KayD Olson of Post Falls; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Stanley May Hayden, Idaho
Memorial service for Stanley R. May, 80, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel.
Mr. May, who was born in Weston, Ore., died Monday.
He grew up and attended schools in Weston and Athena, Ore., and served with the Navy during World War II.
Mr. May moved to Spokane after his military service and owned Hamilton Sheet Metal Shop until moving to Moscow, Idaho, in the mid-1960s.
He also owned a sheet metal company in Moscow and later lived in Arizona before settling in the Hayden area in 1981.
Mr. May worked as a salesman for R & L R.V. in Hayden until his retirement. He was an active boater.
Survivors include his companion, Martha Riggs of Hayden; a son, Gary May of Beaverton, Ore.; a brother, Fay May of Longview, Wash.; two sisters, Eleanor Bull of Athol, Idaho, and Vona Belle James of Shelbyville, Ind.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Linda Dietzel Spokane
Private memorial service will be held for Linda Dietzel, 55. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 40-year Spokane resident, Mrs. Dietzel died Friday. She was born in Ames, Iowa.
She graduated from West Valley High School in 1963.
Mrs. Dietzel worked as a secretary for Eagle Supply.
Survivors include her husband of 22 years, Marvin; two stepsons, Jerry Dietzel of Spokane and Jeff Dietzel of Valrico, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Kim Johnson of Spokane; her father, Matt Roberts of Chewelah, Wash.; and a sister, Janet Berges of Macungie, Pa.
Elizabeth Myers Spokane
Service for E. Elizabeth “Betty” Myers, 86, will be at 11 a.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park.
A lifetime Spokane resident, Mrs. Myers died Sunday.
She married Wayne Myers in 1933, and was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Her husband died in 1996.
Survivors include two sons, Norman Myers of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and Daniel Myers of Toronto, Ontario; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Donald Bankowski Spokane
No service will be held for Donald Bankowski, 66, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A 15-year Spokane resident, Mr. Bankowski died Sept. 13. He was born in Kenosha, Wis.
He worked as a car salesman for Ford and Chevrolet.
Survivors include three sons, Donald and Steven Bankowski, both of Phoenix, and Robert Bankowski of Bakersfield, Calif.; three brothers, Lou Bankowski of Coeur d’Alene, Leroy Bankowski of California and Richard Bankowski of Prescott, Ariz.; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.