Obituaries
Edward Colby Sr.
Spokane
Burial for Edward Spencer Colby Sr., 89, will be today at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Memorial Terrace, with memorial service at 2 p.m. at Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Colby, who was born in Lowell, Mass., died July 17. He was a resident of the Spokane area for 23 years.
He graduated from in Lowell High School in 1933 and was in the Navy from 1933 to 1956, serving in World War II and the Korean War and achieving the rank of chief petty officer radioman.
He married Dorothy Brown in 1938, and the couple divorced in 1968.
After the service Mr. Colby went into civil service doing naval calibrating and worked for General Dynamics in the San Diego area.
He married Bonnie Churchill in 1976.
While in Spokane, he formed his own electric company, Colby Electric.
Mr. Colby was a member of Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church, where he sang in the choir and played the piano for Project Joy.
He was a ham radio operator and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his former wife and caregiver, Bonnie; three sons, Edward Colby Jr. of Fairfield, Calif., Richard Colby of Reno, Nev., and Gary Colby of Leona Valley, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Kim Simpson of Omak, Wash., Lori Finley of Veradale and Marcie Rader of Richland; a brother and a sister, both of Massachusetts; 12 grandchildren, seven stepgrandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Charles Wysong
St. Maries
No service will be held for Charles W. Wysong, 69, at his request. Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wysong, who was born in Marion, Ind., died Tuesday.
He grew up in Marion and served with the Navy from 1952 to 1954 and then lived in Hammond, Ind., and was an ironworker.
Mr. Wysong moved to Rathdrum, Idaho, in the early 1970s and worked for a water well-drilling company until returning to Hammond in 1976.
In Indiana he worked for a soil testing company in the construction industry and in 1981 married Patricia Kelly.
Mr. Wysong moved to Sitka, Alaska, and worked as a millwright for the Alaska Pulp Corp.
He moved to St. Maries in 1997 and retired in 1998.
Mr. Wysong then worked part time at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Casino and enjoyed fishing and watching television.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia of Anchorage; two children, Charles Wysong of Florence, Ore., and Roxanne Cudzilo of Anchorage; a brother, James Weisenhunt of Hammond; a sister, Jane Puentes of Highland, Ind.; and one grandchild.
Stella (Grange) Isgrig
Sandpoint
Memorial service for Stella Rhea (Grange) Isgrig, 85, will be at a later date in Missouri. Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Isgrig, who was born in Laddonia, Mo., died Sunday.
She grew up in Laddonia and then lived her life in the Boonville and Mexico, Mo., areas.
Mrs. Isgrig moved to Sandpoint in 2001 to be near family and had been a resident of Life Care Center and Valley Vista Care Center.
She enjoyed attending yard sales, arts, crafts and fishing.
Mrs. Isgrig was a member of Laddonia Baptist Church and the Rebekah Lodge in Missouri.
Survivors include two children, Jack Spink of Bartow, Fla., and Davonne Palmer of Sandpoint; 22 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Fred Smith
Spokane
No service will be held for Fred O. Smith, 85, at his request. Riplinger Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Mr. Smith, who was born in Harvard, Idaho, died July 18.
He graduated from Potlatch High School in 1938, then married Naomi Campbell.
Mr. Smith served as a Marine in the 2nd Division during World War II. He spent two and a half years in the South Pacific, and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He was a member of the Marine Boxing Team and a sharpshooter.
He went to work at Kaiser Aluminum for 34 years and retired in 1981 as an electrician.
Mr. Smith was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Eagles Lodge and Steelworkers Union Local 329.
He enjoyed reading, cooking and baking cookies.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Gary; a daughter, Kathy Carney; numerous grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Marlene Theis
Spokane
Service for Marlene Lois Thies, 64, will be today at 2 p.m. at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Reception following graveside service will be at 5:30 p.m. at Spokane Valley United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Thies, who died Wednesday, was born in Watford City, N.D., and moved to Spokane in 1952.
She graduated from West Valley High School in 1957 and married Terry Thies in 1959.
Mrs. Thies was a homemaker.
She enjoyed gardening, traveling, Tai Chi, golfing, china painting and water color painting.
She was a member of the Liberty Lake 18 Hole Ladies Golf Club and the Spokane Rose Society.
Her husband died in 1996.
Survivors include three children, Kevin Thies of Kent, Wash., Keith Thies of Kent and Kelli Borden of Spokane; her father, Henry Hagen of Otis Orchards; two sisters, Gloria Cash of Spokane and Mary Reyes of Deer Park; three brothers, Lorren Hagen of Chewelah, Wash., Arden Hagen of Vancouver, Wash., and Gary Hagen of Boise; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Union Gospel Mission/Ogden Hall.
Mable Bartoletta-Grandstaff
Spokane
Graveside service for Mable R. McCain Bartoletta-Grandstaff, 88, will be today at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bartoletta-Grandstaff, who was born in Stickney, S.D., died Wednesday
She moved to Spokane in the late 1930s and worked at Fort George Wright during the war.
She married Bert McCain and worked with him in his grocery store until it burned.
After his death she moved back to Spokane.
She married Frank Bartoletta and after his death married Jack Grandstaff, who also preceded her in death.
She enjoyed traveling and dancing.
Mrs. Bartoletta-Grandstaff was affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Eagles Lodge and the Brotherhood of Friends.
Survivors include an adopted daughter, Barbara Fackler of Spokane; two stepdaughters, Rose Bartoletta-Dubois and Josephine Lilienthal; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mitchell Coon
Sandpoint
Visitation for Mitchell Thomas Coon, 11, will be Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint. Service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Northside School on Colburn-Culver Road near Sandpoint. Burial will be at Pack River Cemetery near Sandpoint.
Mitchell died Wednesday as the result of a shooting accident at his home.
He was born in Templeton, Calif., and the family moved to the Grouse Meadows area near Sandpoint in 1993.
He recently completed the fifth grade at Northside School and was active with Boy Scouts Troop 111.
Mitchell was active in the SSA soccer league and the Recop basketball league.
He enjoyed whittling, archery, skateboarding, riding his bicycle and going shooting with his dad.
Survivors include his parents, Lester and Marianne Coon; a brother and sister, Zach and Jackie Coon of Sandpoint; his grandparents, Darlene Coon of Sandpoint and June Sprague of Paso Robles, Calif.; and a great-grandmother, Dorothy Nichols of Sandpoint.
J.D. Copeland
Sandpoint
Private service for J.D. Copeland, 83, have been held. Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Copeland, who was born in Mount Ida, Ark., died Sunday.
He spent a 20-year career in the Navy until retiring as chief petty officer and then lived in Mineral, Calif.
Mr. Copeland ran the airstrip in Mineral and worked for the Forest Service and dispatched the firefighting borate bombers.
He retied permanently in the late 1980s and later moved to the Sandpoint area.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Mr. Copeland was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Agnes Copeland of Sandpoint; a daughter, Wanda Franquero of Sandpoint; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Earl Young
Spokane
No service will be held for Earl C. Young, 79, at his request. Heritage Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Mr. Young, who was born in Newport, Wash., died July 15. He was a resident of Spokane for 37 years.
He was an ironworker with union Local 14 for many years.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Helen; two sons, Richard and David Young; two sisters, Helen Mitchell and Ruth Cummings; two brothers, Bob Jim Young; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.