Obituaries

Benne Studer

Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Service for Benne W. “Ben” Studer, 73, will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry, with a luncheon to follow at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Porthill Cemetery in Porthill, Idaho. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Studer, who was born in Arkansas City, Kan., died Thursday.

He grew up in Modesto, Calif., during the Great Depression and moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1945.

He graduated in 1949 from Coeur d’Alene High School, and then moved to Kalispell, Mont., to work on the Hungry Horse Dam.

Mr. Studer met Blanche Larson in Montana, and they were married in 1951.

He was then drafted into the Marines and served for two years during the Korean War until 1954.

Through the G.I. Bill, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho in 1958.

He moved to Hagerman, Idaho, and taught at the high school there. He later moved to Grangeville, Idaho, where he became the Idaho County extension agent through the University of Idaho.

Mr. Studer moved to Bonners Ferry in 1965 and became the Boundary County extension agent and introduced nurseries and hop farms to the county.

He also formed the Haygrowers Association, the Cattlemen’s Association and the county Grazing Association.

Mr. Studer was involved in community events including the Boundary County Fair and area landscaping projects.

He began working for Cenex in 1979 and moved to Lewiston in 1982. During this time he followed his family roots to Switzerland and then organized a family reunion where he taught relatives to play the accordion and slap dance.

He and his wife then lived in Sandpoint for a year while they built a home in Bonners Ferry.

Following his retirement from Cenex/Land O’Lakes he was active in numerous community projects, including landscaping the hospital. Mr. Studer served on the North Water Board, and the Fry Health Care Board and was a member of the Garden Club, the Lions Club and the American Legion.

He received numerous awards and recognitions, including the UIs first Distinguished Alumni Award.

He enjoyed going to the coffee club at the Panhandler, and sharing gardening and agriculture interests.

Survivors include his wife; four children, Brad Studer and Brenda Dirks, both of Bonners Ferry, Brent Studer of Genesee, Idaho, and Belinda Driscoll of Deer Park; two brothers, Vern Studer of Walla Walla and H.C. Studer of Bonners Ferry; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Fry Health Care Foundation, P.O. Box 955, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805.

Mark Turman

Worley, Idaho

Memorial service for Mark Allen Turman, 55, will be today at 11 a.m. at Lakeside Elementary School in Worley. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Turman, who was born in Kalispell, Mont., died Tuesday in a car accident on U.S. Highway 95 on Mica Hill near Coeur d’Alene.

He graduated from high school in Flathead County in Kalispell in 1966 and then entered the Navy.

He served in the Navy for 20 years and retired in 1986.

Mr. Turman attended the University of Idaho and received a teaching certificate in 1989.

He taught grade school in the Plummer-Worley School District for 10 years before working as a technology coordinator for the district for the past few years.

He served on the Worley City Council for a number of years.

Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Eileen; two daughters, Lenore of Pullman and Leanna of Lehi, Utah; two sisters, Chris Bexell of Tumwater, Wash., and Edith Gilstrap of Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; a brother, Dave Turman of Plains, Mont.; and one grandson.

Memorials may be made to Worley Community Church Charities, P.O. Box 86, Worley, ID 83876.

Norma LeLaCheur

Spokane

Memorial service for Norma Jean (Johnson) LeLaCheur, 73, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Church of the Open Bible.

Mrs. LeLaCheur, who died Monday, was a resident of Spokane for more than 40 years. She was born in Grand River, Iowa.

She was an ordained minister and motivational speaker for more than 50 years, and served as co-pastor with her husband Rev. Norman LeLaCheur at First Church of the Open Bible in Spokane until 1993.

Along with her husband, she had been serving as National

Senior Ministries director for Open Bible Standard Churches. She also served on numerous area charities and boards.

She was honored by Spokane Life Services as the Woman of Compassion for 2003.

Survivors include her husband; three sons, Daniel LeLaCheur of Bend, Ore., Monte LeLaCheur of Spokane and Scott LeLaCheur of Troy, Mich.; a daughter, Ruthanne Jacobs of Dallas; a sister, Marie Sterns of Seattle; and 13 grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Waitts Lake Open Bible Camp Chapel/Multipurpose building, c/o First Church of the Open Bible.

Denise Beckstead

Tooele, Utah

Graveside service for Denise Rena Arndt Kazemba Beckstead, 41, was May 14 at the Tooele City Cemetery, Toole, Utah

Mrs. Beckstead, who was born in Worthington, Minn., died May 9. She was a former longtime resident of Spokane.

She graduated from Central Valley High School in 1981 and moved to Utah five years ago.

She married Robert Beckstead in 2001.

Mrs. Beckstead worked as a cook at the Moose Lodge in Tooele.

Survivors include her husband; six children, John, Michael, Sara, Megan and Joseph Maher and Kole Beckstead; her parents, Clinton Kazemba and Vergene Arndt; three brothers, Rick Kazemba of Seaside, Ore., Mark Kazemba of Newman Lake and Alan Kazemba of Spokane; six sisters, Debbie McCune of Newman Lake, Michelle Swanson of Kennewick, Donna, Paulette, Melissa and Courtney; and one grandson.

Joan Halliday

Spokane

Memorial service for Joan E. Halliday, 70, will be June 19 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church.

Mrs. Halliday, who was born in Cleveland, died Monday. She was a resident of Spokane for 31 years.

As an artist, she was one of a few Americans invited in 1970 to have a private showing of her oil paintings in Tokyo.

Mrs. Halliday also was a homemaker, an avid hiker and a member of the Hobnailers Hiking Club. She also enjoyed creating shell crafts.

Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Donald; three daughters, Leigh During of Kent, Wash., Laura Gray of Spokane and Leslie Halliday of Moscow, Idaho; a son, Thomas Halliday of Atlanta; a brother, Bertrum Nielsen of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters, Patricia Oppenheim of Royal Oak, Mich., and Barbara Costakes of Ferndale, Mich.; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane.

Duff Wilson

Eastport, Idaho

Burial Mass for Duff O.C. Wilson, 51, will be today at 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho with burial to be at Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Wilson, who was born in Glendale, Calif., died Tuesday from injuries suffered when a small outbuilding fell from a trailer on him.

He moved to Idaho with his parents in 1952 and lived in Coeur d’Alene until settling in Bonners Ferry in 1956.

He attended high school in Bonners Ferry and then studied for two years at the University of Idaho and two years at Spokane Community College.

Mr. Wilson received training as a diesel and heavy equipment mechanic and had worked in Moscow, Spokane, and Alaska before moving to Arizona.

He retired and returned to Bonners Ferry in 2002 and built a home on the Moyie River.

Survivors include his wife, Kay; four children, Jared, Amanda, Joshua and Nicole; his mother, Rhoda; two brothers, Tim and Neal; and a sister, Trinka; and four grandchildren.

Cloris (See) Lewis

Fairfield

Memorial service for Cloris Marie (See) Lewis, 92, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rockford United Methodist Church. Schanzenbach Funeral Home, Fairfield is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lewis, who was born in Elberton, Wash., died Monday in Fairfield, her home for two years.

At an early age her family moved to Rosalia, Wash., where she graduated from high school in 1929.

In 1933 she married Carl Lewis, and the couple farmed in Oakesdale and Spangle, and in 1941 moved to the farm at Rockford.

Mrs. Lewis was active in many civic organizations throughout her life. She was a member of the Rockford United Methodist Church, Rockford Historical Society and a 60-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Her husband died in 1991.

Survivors include a son, Allen Lewis; a daughter, Ann Moore; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one stepgreat-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rockford United Methodist Church, Fairview Cemetery, Hospice of Spokane or Fairfield Good Samaritan Center.

Irene Burrell

Spokane

No service will be held for Irene B. Burrell, 99, at her request. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Burrell, who was born in Harlem, Mont., died Monday.

She was a homemaker and was a member of the Manito Golf and Country Club, the Spokane Garden Club, Opera Buffs and Spokane Gun Club. She was a Washington State Champion Trap and Skeet shooter.

She was preceded in death by three husbands: Harry Nugent, Harold Gleason and Bill Burrell. Survivors include a daughter, Jesse Wilson of Calistoga, Calif.; two sisters, Bernice Oakely of Pasco and Ruth Mundale of Libby, Mont.; and a brother, Ralph Tucker of Libby, Mont.

Memorial contributions may be made to SpokAnimal Care.