Obituaries

Howard Phillips

Spokane

No service will be held for Howard E. Phillips, 97, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Mr. Phillips, who was born in Odessa, Wash., died Nov. 30.

He graduated from Odessa High School in 1924 at the age of 16 and entered the University of Washington that fall. The following summer quarter he entered State Normal School in Cheney, and in 1926 received his first teaching degree.

Mr. Phillips’ first teaching position was with the Okanogan County School District from 1926 to 1928, where he taught the “upper grades” in the two-room schoolhouse in Riverside, Wash. While there he coached the boy’s basketball team and during the winter would often commute to school by skating on the frozen river from his boarding house outside of town.

He moved to the Spokane area and taught school in Chester from 1929 to 1931 as he continued to take advanced education courses, receiving his Normal School Life teaching degree in 1931. While teaching at Chester, he also entered Gonzaga University to study law.

In 1930 he married Juanita Holsten, and in 1931 the couple moved to Valleyford where Mr. Phillips served as principal, taught classes, coached boys’ basketball and continued to attend Gonzaga Law School in the evenings.

He received his degree from Gonzaga Law School in 1934, passed the Washington State Bar Exam that August, and returned to Odessa to open a law office.

Mr. Phillips served as prosecuting attorney for Lincoln County from 1939 to 1943. He retired from law in 1987.

He served as the City Attorney of Odessa and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Spokane Club. He also enjoyed traveling.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Survivors include four children, Suzanne Huff of Austin, Texas, Nancy Burris of Cheney, Kathleen Kennell of Bend, Ore., and Ned Phillips of Odessa; a brother, Merlin Phillips of Walla Walla; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Odessa Memorial Hospital in Odessa.

Daniel Kelly

Newport, Wash.

No service will be held for Daniel Joseph Kelly, 63, at his request. Spokane Cremation and Burial Service is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Kelly, who died Nov. 20, was born in San Diego.

His family moved to Washington state in his early youth. He graduated from North Central High School in 1959. He attended Gonzaga University and graduated from Eastern Washington State College with a degree in biology.

At the age of 8 Mr. Kelly started his working career as a paper boy. He had various jobs continuously up to his college years. During college he worked as a waiter for the Ridpath Hotel, working in the restaurant on the rooftop.

In 1971 he began working for the Spokane County Health District. In 1978 he transferred to Pend Oreille County where he was director of environmental health for the Northeast Tri-County Health District. He retired in 1993.

Mr. Kelly enjoyed nature, history, the outdoors, travel, black Labradors and politics. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and cooking.

After retirement he was a commercial fisherman in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii, spending several months of each winter in Hawaii.

Survivors include his partner of 17 years, Patty Frizzell of Newport, Wash.; a daughter, Cory Combs of Sitka, Alaska; a son, Ryan Kelly of Newport, Wash.; his mother, Dorothy Emery of Grapeview, Wash.; a sister, Kathryn Kelly Frey of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Mike Kelly of San Diego; his partner’s children, Chris Frizzell of Chewelah, Wash., and Travis Frizzell of Valley, Wash.; and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Myeloprolific Disorder Foundation.

William Phillips

Spokane

Memorial service for William Robert Charles “Bill” Phillips, 65, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be held at Pines Cemetery.

Mr. Phillips, who died Sunday, was a resident of Spokane for 25 years.

He was born in London and served in the British Royal Navy.

Mr. Phillips had owned and operated several businesses in Spokane.

Survivors include four sons, Wayne, Dale, Kelly and Kent; two daughters, Lyse and Shelby; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Audrey McLam-Goodwin

Bellingham

Memorial service for Audrey Faye (Mask) McLam-Goodwin, 66, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Valley Open Bible Church in Spokane. A potluck dinner will be held after the service.

Mrs. McLam-Goodwin died Nov. 27 at her home in Bellingham. She was born in Bernalillo, N.M.

She attended schools in New Mexico, and in 1946 moved with her family to a farm in Sagle, Idaho. She attended school in Sagle and later in Sandpoint. During her school days, she was active in Girl Scouts and 4-H.

She married Jim Applington in 1954. They later divorced.

Mrs. McLam-Goodwin worked in the nursing field for many years at Sacred Heart Hospital, and retired in 1998.

She sewed many garments for herself, her children and grandchildren. Her hobbies included swimming, traveling, painting, reading and cross stitch.

She married Jerome McLam in 1966. They made their home in Spokane, where they resided until her husband’s death in 1997.

In 1999 she married James Goodwin.

She moved to Bellingham a year and a half ago but continued to maintain a home in Spokane.

Survivors include her husband; three children David and Patrick Applington, both of Spokane, and Diana Ordway of Dayton, Ohio; four stepchildren Rob McLam of Utah, Pam McLam of California, and Sherrie and Carrie Goodwin, both of Kirkland, Wash.; a brother, Jesse Mask of Spokane; and three sisters, Lillian Spade of Sagle, Barbara Spade of Sandpoint, and her twin sister, Rhoda Shaw of Pearce, Ariz.; five grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Garfield Hansen

Harvard, Idaho

Memorial service for Garfield R. Hansen, 75, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, Idaho. Kramer Funeral Home, Palouse is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hansen, who was born in Baker, Mont., died Sunday.

He moved to Kendrick, Idaho, with his family at an early age and later to Potlatch, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1947.

He married Judy Benge in 1949 in Princeton, and the couple resided in Potlatch until 1957, when they moved to Harvard.

Mr. Hansen worked for Potlatch Forests Inc. and later started his own business as Hansen Logging Inc. in 1956. He was a contractor for Potlatch Forests and later for Bennett Lumber Co.. He retired from logging in 2002.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Potlatch and was active in community affairs. He enjoyed woodworking and made many wooden clocks and end tables. He also enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Rick Hansen of Harvard; two daughters, Debbie Powell of Pullman and Twila Brown of Moscow, Idaho; three brothers, Robert Hansen of Yuma, Ariz., Floyd Hansen of Ocean Shores, Wash., and Tim Hansen of Lewiston; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1015 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204, or the Potlatch Ambulance Fund, Box 63, Potlatch, Idaho 83855.

Mildred (Johnson) Stobie

Spokane

Memorial service for Mildred W. (Johnson) Stobie, 92, will be at Priest Lake. Hennessey Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Stobie, who was a lifelong resident of Spokane, died Nov. 22.

She attended Grant Grade School and Lewis and Clark High School and received a teaching degree from Cheney Normal School.

She married John Stobie in 1932 in Spokane and was a homemaker.

She was a member of Liberty Park Methodist Church and enjoyed cooking, sewing, art and gardening. She also enjoyed traveling, hiking and the outdoors and continued to snow-ski and water-ski into her 70s.

She also participated in a variety of continuing education classes.

Mrs. Stobie was a member of the Hobnailers, High View Garden Club, P.E.O. and the League of Women Voters and was a Spokane Civic Theatre volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Survivors include two sons, Bob Stobie of Spokane Valley and Bud Stobie of San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Jean Van Leuven of Ellensburg; a brother, Roy Johnson of Spokane Valley; a sister, Jean Burgeson of Oldtown, Idaho; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Liberty Park United Methodist Church or the Spokane Humane Society.

Marian Mason

Spokane

Funeral for Marian E. Mason, 77, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Mason died Monday.

A longtime resident of Spokane, Mrs. Mason was born in Louisville, Ky.

She taught middle school math and science for 20 years.

She was a member of the Rock Rollers, and was involved in crafts such as faceting, jewelry-making, cloisonné and silver smithing.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for 54 years, and served several years as the head of the Altar Guild there.

She was a den mother, Camp Fire leader, and a member of Job’s Daughters, Order of the Eastern Star and the Women of the Moose, where she served as senior regent and received the Bright Star Award in 2004.

Her husband, Gregory Mason, died in 2003.

Survivors include four children, Tim Mason of Pittsburg, Calif., Barbara Miller of Portland, Mary Mason of Port Angeles, Wash., and Patricia Holtman of Spokane; a brother, Chris of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Barbara of Roseburg, Ore.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Irwin Carlson

Pullman

Graveside service for Irwin Palmer Carlson, 88, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Selbu Cemetery. Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax is in charge of arrangements.

Born in Moscow, Idaho, Mr. Carlson died Wednesday.

His family moved to Hay, Wash., in 1927 and began farming. He graduated from Hay High School in 1936.

After his father’s death, he operated the family farm for many years.

He married Gertrude Schott in Dusty, Wash., in 1944. They operated dairy farms around the state for several years before retiring in the Tri-Cities.

His wife died in 2003, and he moved back to Pullman this summer to be near family.

He was a former member of Selbu Lutheran Church and had been a member of Faith Assembly of God Church in Pasco. He enjoyed riding horses in earlier years and traveling in retirement.

Survivors include a sister, Joan Curtis of Lewiston.

Memorials are suggested to Selbu Lutheran Church.

Richard Anderson

Spokane

Memorial service for Richard Morris “Dick” Anderson, 74, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home.

Mr. Anderson, who was born in Spokane, died Nov. 27.

He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1948, attended Columbia University in New York and graduated from San Francisco College of Mortuary Science.

After working for J.C. Penney, he was employed by Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Homes until he retired.

In 1958 he married Robin Rymond.

Mr. Anderson was a member of Opportunity Christian Church, where he was the choir director for many years. He also was a member of the Valley Lions Club and the Masonic Lodge.

He enjoyed reading, traveling, music, gardening and entertaining family and friends. He especially loved the Oregon coast, Glacier National Park, and celebrating the holidays with traditional Swedish foods and customs.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Molly Springer and Erika Anderson; two sons, Richard and John Anderson; and three grandchildren.

Ray Amann

Marshall

Memorial service for Ray P. Amann, 55, will be today at 11 a.m. at Cheney Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Amann, who was born in Mott, N.D., died Dec. 3. He was a resident of Marshall for 21 years.

He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and fought in the Tet Offensive. Mr. Amann worked as a commercial painter.

He married Cheryl Gill in 1973. He is survived by his wife.

Darrold Noland

Auburn, Wash.

Memorial service for Darrold J. Noland, 49, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1320 Auburn Way South, Auburn.

Mr. Noland, who was born in Honolulu, died Nov. 23. A former resident of the Spokane area for 47 years, he moved to Auburn a year and a half ago.

He obtained his general equivalency diploma and worked in asbestos removal for 15 years.

Mr. Noland enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.

Survivors include a son, Josh Hawley of Auburn; a stepson, Don Heaton of Spokane; his mother, Edie Noland of Auburn; two brothers, Dave Noland of Auburn and Delvin Noland of Harper, Kan.; and a sister, Linny Noland of Spokane.

Jean Anderson

Spokane

Memorial service for Jean Anderson, 83, will be Saturday, at 2 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Private burial will be at the Rosalia Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Anderson, who died Friday, was born in central Texas and moved to the Spokane area during World War II, after marrying Rex Anderson in 1944.

She and her husband farmed the family farm between Rosalia and Plaza until the early 1960’s.

Mrs. Anderson taught for more than 25 years, mostly in the Central Valley School District and was an active member in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

After her husband’s death in 1997, she began volunteering in the Friends of Manito and the pediatric unit of Sacred Heart Medical Center.

She enjoyed gardening, quilting, and wood carving.

Survivors include two sons, Kent Anderson of Oakland, Calif., and Jim Anderson of Spokane; a daughter, Leigh Brennecke of Coeur d’Alene; and four grandchildren.

John Harmon

Coeur d’Alene

Memorial service for John Howard Harmon, 67, will be today at 2 p.m. at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, Wash.

Mr. Harmon died Dec. 2.

He was born in Spokane. He graduated from Newport High School in 1956 and worked more than 30 years for the Diamond International mill, where he he was a truck driver and also worked on tugboats.

Mr. Harmon enjoyed the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and riding snowmobiles.

Survivors include three daughters, Launa Lake of Newport, Shawna Harmon of Priest Lake, Idaho, and Carla Grosvold of Alaska; a son, Clay Harmon of Coeur d’Alene; a brother, Randy Harmon of Newport; a sister, Barbara Fry of Rosalia; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. Government Way, Hayden, Idaho, 83835.

Corenne Freeman

Spokane

Memorial service for Corenne C. Freeman, 75, will be today at 1 p.m. at the Seventh-day Central Adventist Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Freeman died Sunday.

She was born in Goodrich, N.D., and had been a Spokane resident for more than 50 years.

She was a homemaker, a member of Central Seventh-day Adventist Church since 1988, and volunteered at the Spokane Food Bank.

Her husband, Donald Freeman, died in 1996.

Survivors include a son, Larry Freeman of Van Nuys, Calif.; a daughter, Linda Freeman of Spokane; a sister, Marcy Fries of Banning, Calif.; and two brothers, Floyd Stober of Chico, Calif., and Alvin Stober of Sequim, Wash.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Spokane Junior Academy, 1505 W. Cleveland Ave., Spokane, WA 99205.

Charles Anderson Sr.

Spokane

Private gathering was held for Charles A. Anderson Sr., 82.

Mr. Anderson, who died Nov. 22, was born in Missoula and was a resident of Spokane most of his life.

He graduated from North Central High School and served as a sergeant with the 452nd Bomber Squadron in the Army Air Corps during World War II.

Mr. Anderson worked many years as a driver/salesman and Teamster, retiring in 1984 from the Pepsi Bottling Co.

He was a movie buff, avid golfer and enjoyed playing billiards and snooker. Over the years he was a member of the Eagles, Elks and Moose lodges and the Valley Senior Citizens Center.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Virginia; three sons, Charles Anderson Jr. of California, and Eric and Robert Anderson, both of Spokane; a sister, Dorothy Glore of Spokane; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Daniel Angel

Spokane

Memorial service for Daniel James Angel, 50, will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Angel, who was born in Weiser, Idaho, died Nov. 13. He was a resident of Spokane for 21 years and was a track maintenance manager for Union Pacific for 31 years.

He enjoyed hiking, camping, boating on the Pend Oreille River, cooking and entertaining.

He is survived by his former spouses, Althea of Lewiston and Ronda of Spokane; a daughter, Natasha Rush, and three sons, Roger, Kevin and Clay Angel, all of Spokane; Kaysha Lybecker of Spokane who he raised; a brother, David Angel of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and four grandchildren.

Timothy O’Neil

Spokane

Visitation for Timothy S. O’Neil, 48, will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home. Funeral is planned for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Mr. O’Neil died Saturday. He was born in Great Falls.

His family moved to Spokane, and he graduated from West Valley High School.

He worked for many years for Carnation Dairy and later Foremost and Broadview dairies.

Mr. O’Neil was an avid fisherman and hunter. He also enjoyed woodworking and had served as union steward for the Teamsters Union.

Survivors include his daughter, Piper O’Neil, and his daughter’s mother, Becky Bareither of Salem, Ore.; his mother and stepfather, Joyce and Dan Cantrell of Spokane; and a sister, Peggy Gust of Spokane.

Paul Richardson

Otis Orchards

Memorial service for Paul Richardson, 36, was Wednesday at East Valley Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Richardson died Nov. 24 in Guam, where he was stationed for the past three years as a machinist mate first class on the USS Frank Cable.

He was born in Long Beach, Calif., and was a longtime resident of Otis Orchards. He attended schools in the East Valley School District from kindergarten through high school before embarking on a career in the Navy, beginning at Kings Point Military Academy.

While stationed in Guam, Mr. Richardson learned to scuba dive. He was also an avid reader and enjoyed the outdoors.

Survivors include his mother, Dale Richardson; and two brothers, Thomas and Peter Richardson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Claire (Potter) Swidzinski

Spokane

Private service for Claire M. (Potter) Swidzinski, 80, will be at a later date. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Swidzinski, who died Dec. 1, was born in Boston.

She was educated in Boston and served in the Navy during World War II.

She moved to Spokane in 1972.

Mrs. Swidzinksi worked as a telephone operator until retiring in 1986.

Survivors include a daughter, Linda Wenrick of Spokane; a son, Edward Swidzinski of Naples, Fla.; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.