Obituaries
Ray Thompson
Sandpoint
Memorial service for Ray Allen Thompson, 67, was Saturday at the Sandpoint Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Private burial took place at Pack River Cemetery near Sandpoint.
Mr. Thompson, who was born in Chewelah, Wash., died Wednesday.
He grew up on a farm near Colville, and was a cook while serving with the Navy Seabees.
He married Carol Jean Bader in 1961.
Mr. Thompson lived in Sandpoint and owned a logging company.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Allen Thompson of Sagle, Idaho, Jon Thompson of Maple Valley, Wash., and Kevin Thompson of Kalispell, Mont.; a daughter, Carolyn ‘Kami’ Hill of Sandpoint; and 15 grandchildren.
Mary Ludlam
Harrison, Idaho
Memorial service for Mary Margaret Ludlam, 88, will be at a later date. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ludlam, who was born in Peoria, Ill., died last Monday.
She grew up in Peoria and attended school there.
She married Pierre Ludlam in 1934. They celebrated 63 years of marriage before he died.
Mrs. Ludlam was a homemaker.
Survivors include four daughters, Susan Parris and Pennie St. Marie of Harrison, Cherie Garland of Simi Valley, Calif., and Marsha Tanner of Kanab, Utah; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835.
Evelyn (Vincent) Harms
Springdale, Wash.
No service will be held for Evelyn Mae (Vincent) Harms, 75. Neptune Society is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Harms, who was born in Glenrock, Wyo., died Tuesday. She was a resident of Springdale for 45 years.
She attended Snohomish High School and worked as a bartender.
Her hobbies included painting, gardening, reading and wildlife care.
Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl Kusler of Wenatchee and Teresa Ralph of Columbus, Mont.; three sons, Duane Morrison of Mead, Raymond Morrison of Joplin, Mo., and Jeff Morrison of Clearview, Wash.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
William Hoop
Coeur d’Alene
No service will be held for William C. “Bill” Hoop, 88. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hoop, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, died last Monday.
He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1927 and settled in New York City.
The family moved to Montana in 1932 and operated a ranch near Broadus and then moved to Priest River, Idaho, where they sharecropped a farm south of the Pend Oreille River.
He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II with tours of duty in the United States and South Pacific.
He met his future wife, Evelyn Adamek Sowokinos, while stationed in Nebraska, and they were married in 1944. The couple settled in Priest River after the war.
Over the next 34 years he worked for Diamond Match in Newport, Wash., the International Woodworkers Union in Coeur d’Alene and as a safety inspector and deputy director for the Idaho Department of Labor in Boise.
He retired and moved to Coeur d’Alene. He enjoyed golfing, fishing and traveling.
He was a rockhound and enjoyed lapidary work.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; three children, Joany Steffan of Post Falls, Robert Hoop of Athol, Idaho, and Larry Ronzzo of Ord, Neb.; a brother, Rudy of Priest River; eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph’s of Kennewick School Scholarship Fund, 520 S. Garfield, Kennewick, WA 99336.
Bernard Brown
Spokane
Graveside service for Bernard Baines Brown, 89, will be today at 10 a.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Brown, who was born in Seattle, died Wednesday.
When he was 15, he joined the Civil Conservation Corps, and nine years later he joined the Navy, where he learned the trade of radioman.
During his 20-year career in the Navy he was stationed in Japan and Hawaii and other ports in the Pacific Rim during World War II and the Korean War.
In 1963 he married Delores Muniz. After living in Hawaii and California, the couple made their home in Spokane for 27 years.
Mr. Brown continued his interest in ham radios and was a member of the Ham Radio Club in Spokane for many years.
Survivors include his wife.
Don Carmichael
Spokane
Memorial service for Don Richard Carmichael, 75, will be today at 2 p.m. at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carmichael, who was born in Dunlap, Neb., died Thursday.
He served in the Army Air Force in the late 1940s, and received a degree from J.M. Perry Technical Institute in Yakima.
Mr. Carmichael began his career as a radio repairman for Mifflin Aircraft in Spokane in 1951. He then owned a television repair business and worked as a translator salesperson and installer helping to provide television to many outlying areas from mountaintops. He later became a television engineer at KHQ TV Channel 6.
In 1969 he went to work for American Sign and Indicator as a project engineer/manager. When the company left Spokane he returned to KHQ as operations manager and chief engineer, retiring in 1994.
Mr. Carmichael was an officer in The Big Game Council and an active Boy Scout leader serving as Scout Master for 10 years, as district chairman, advancement chairman and on the troop committee of Troop 65. He received the Silver Beaver Scouting award for his scouting dedication.
He also served for five years on the board of directors of the West Valley School District.
In 1950 he received his amateur radio license, call letters W7OWS, and was active in the local amateur radio clubs.
After his retirement, Mr. Carmichael became involved in the Valley Habitat House Projects as part of the local Habitat for Humanity Spokane, and served on the Valley Habitat House projects sponsor steering committee, and was active in the building of eight different homes. He was a member of the board of directors HHS and on the committee for the Habitat for Humanity Store in Spokane.
Mr. Carmichael was an elder and deacon at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church and served on many committees and work projects. He was also a member of the Men of Millwood Bible Group and had various offices in the Navagators Fellowship group at the church.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jeannine; five children, Kaye Howatson, Anne Krueger, Donna Timbrook, Lynn and Dale ; a brother, Raymond Carmichael; three sisters, Daisy O’Donnell, Mary Boyd and Virginia Carmichael; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Millwood Community Presbyterian Church stained glass window fund or Habitat for Humanity Spokane.
Donald Tolley
Post Falls
Memorial service for Donald Allen Tolley, 69, was held Friday at Heritage Funeral Home.
Mr. Tolley, who was born in Bristol, Va., died Sept. 12He was honorably discharged from the Air Force at Fairchild Air Force Base, where he served four years.
He lived in Spokane for many years and worked as a carpenter in construction. He later moved to Post Falls.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Cleo; 10 children, Kevin and Michael Tolley, both of Spokane, Robert Tolley of Post Falls, Denise Swinney of Spokane Valley, Jeff Nutter of Post Falls, Debra McCarroll of Greenacres, Susan Lexa of Hawthorne, Nev., and Sheri Wilson, Sheila Halseth and Maureen Farrington, all of Spokane; a sister, Erma Hernandez of Kennewick; numerous grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association.
Jean Wagner
Spokane
Visitation for Jean Hagen Wagner, 75, will be today from noon to 8 p.m. at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with burial at 1 p.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wagner, a lifelong resident of Spokane, died Wednesday.
She graduated from high school in Spokane and attended Whitworth College.
Mrs. Wagner was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 18 years, Peter; four children, Lawrence and Steve Hagen, and Alan and Bruce Wagner; her former husband, Red; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.