Obituaries
Dorothy Barnes
Santa Fe, N.M.
Memorial service for Dorothy (Tilbury) Barnes, 78, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lionel Hampton School of Music in Moscow, Idaho.
Mrs. Barnes, who was born in Kellogg, died Dec. 28.
She graduated from Kellogg High School in 1944, received a Bachelor of Science in music education from the University of Idaho in 1948, did graduate work at Yale University and the University of Illinois, and in 1964 received a master of music in vocal performance from the University of Idaho.
She met her husband, William Barnes, at the University of Idaho, and they were married in 1948 in Blackfoot, Idaho.
After lecturing for several years, she was appointed assistant professor of music at the University of Idaho in 1970, and became professor of music in 1980.
She served as faculty adviser for the Sigma Zeta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for many years. She was a member and officer in the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and also was a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Society and Phi Kappa Phi, National Scholastic Honorary.
Mrs. Barnes gave many recitals at the University and received the Alumni Award for Faculty Excellence in 1982.
She sang many times with symphony orchestras in Portland, Spokane, Boise, Billings, Great Falls, Fort Collins, Colo., Walla Walla, Bozeman, Moscow and Pullman.
She moved to Santa Fe six months ago.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Cris Barnes of Santa Fe, two sisters, Ruth Crum of Greenacres and Helen Sower of South Jordan, Utah; a brother, Leon Tilbury of Henderson, Nev.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dorothy Barnes Vocal Scholarship Fund of the University of Idaho Foundation.
Mary Rose Potter
Spokane
Visitation for Mary Rose Grace Potter, 76, will be today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home. Rosary will be Friday at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Potter, who died Saturday, was born in Spokane. She graduated from Holy Names Academy and was a homemaker.
She enjoyed fishing, camping and painting porcelain plates.
She was an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus and the telephone pioneers, a member of the Porcelain China Painters of Spokane and St. Aloysius Altar Society.
Mrs. Potter volunteered at the Logan C.O.P.S. shop and was a past board member of the Logan Neighborhood Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Halsey.
Survivors include three sons, Daniel Potter of Vancouver, Wash., David Potter of Spokane and Chris Potter of Auburn, Wash.; two daughters, Teresa Jimenez and Sally Cathey, both of Spokane; a sister Patti Rutten of Portland; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Robert King
Spokane
Memorial service for Robert M. King, 59, will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Unity Church. Thornhill Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. King, a 27-year resident of Spokane, died Friday. He was born in Butte.
He was a sales representative.
Survivors include a son, Christopher; a stepdaughter, Katie; a stepson, Jon; three brothers, Hap, Jim and Bill; and a sister, Jane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Unity Benevolent Fund.
Francis ‘Gus’ Carney
Spokane
Visitation for Francis Augustus “Gus” Carney, 89, will be Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home. Service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Carney, who was born in Arnegaard, N.D., died Sunday.
His family moved to Grand Forks, B.C., when he was an infant, but soon returned to the United States and settled in Marcus, Wash.
He graduated from Marcus High School in 1933, and when he was 18, his family moved to Spokane.
He attended Cheney Normal School and following his graduation, taught in Touchet, Wash., for two years.
In 1941 he joined the Army. His military career took him to Camp Roberts, Calif., the Aleutian Islands and the South Pacific until the end of the war. In 1950 he joined the Army Reserves and in 1953 was promoted to chief warrant officer assigned to the Intelligence Corps. In 1957 he was promoted to major in the 385th Evacuation Hospital Unit, where he served until his retirement in 1968 as lieutenant colonel. He received the Combat Infantry Badge.
Following his return from World War II, he married Jane Kranzush in 1946.
Mr. Carney became a certified public accountant and worked for several businesses before working for the Internal Revenue Service. He audited Spokane businesses and corporations for 25 years. After retiring from the IRS he started a CPA practice out of his home.
He was later diagnosed with macular degeneration, which eventually led to his blindness and retirement from private practice in 1998.
Mr. Carney served with the Alcoholics Anonymous prison outreach program and visited inmates at local correctional institutions and the Walla Walla State Penitentiary.
He was active in teaching business classes at community college, volunteered with the Small Business Administration, was a member of Kiwanis, served on the founding committee for the Spokane Federal Credit Unions, and chaired the Lay Commission Advisory Board for Spokane Schools in the early 1960s.
He was a member of Fowler United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jack Carney of Shoreline, Wash., and Tom Carney of Spokane; a daughter, Carolyn Stuart, and a sister, Doris Holten, both of Spokane; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lilac Blind Foundation or the Rockwood at Hawthorne Foundation.
William Sanborn
Coeur d’Alene
Burial for William T. “Bill” Sanborn, 49, will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Pleasant View Cemetery in Post Falls, with memorial Mass at 1 p.m. at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Coeur d’Alene.
Mr. Sanborn, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
He grew up in Moscow where he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, and later moved to Coeur d’Alene and graduated from high school there. He played basketball in Moscow and for the church league in Coeur d’Alene.
In 1977 he married Teresa Millsap.
He worked as a manager at Idaho News Agency for 17 years and was then employed at Kaiser Aluminum for 10 years. He recently worked for Avista.
Mr. Sanborn enjoyed traveling, sports, camping, home improvement projects and logging his property.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years; two children, Eric and Brenda Sanborn; his parents, Charles and Patricia Sanborn; four sisters, Charlene and Meg Sanborn, Jackie Dowers, and Teresa McCurry; and a brother, Jim Sanborn.
Memorials may be made to Teen Challenge or Hospice of North Idaho.
Ray Lindsley
Loon Lake, Wash.
Memorial service for Ray O. Lindsley, 92, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mr. Lindsley died Dec. 12.
He was born in Eau Claire, Wis., and after his parents’ death, he went to live with an aunt and uncle on a farm in Wisconsin.
At 17, he traveled to Spokane and went to work on a farm near what is now Swenson Road in the Suncrest area. He later moved to Ione and the Metaline Falls area, working as a logger for his uncle.
In 1934 he married Catherine Hepfler in Bloomer, Wis.
Mr. Lindsley returned to Spokane in the mid-1930s and worked for Johnson McAlister construction company, helping to build many of the roads, bridges, and railroad overpasses in Washington, as well as the road across the top of Grand Coulee Dam.
At the start of World War II he enlisted in the Army and traveled to Iran and Iraq, where he was stationed for 18 months operating heavy equipment and driving supplies from Iran to Russia via the Trans-Iranian Highway. He then transferred to India, where he was assigned to the China-Burma-India Theater. He drove supply trucks over the Burma Road into Kunming, China, until the end of the war.
After the war, Mr. Lindsley worked for Safeway Stores Inc., first as a clerk, then as a driver, retiring in 1974 in Spokane. He was the first driver in the history of the company to be awarded the 25 Years Safe Driver Award.
During his retirement, he enjoyed model railroading, fishing and travel. He also enjoyed having his morning coffee and chatting with his many friends at the lake.
Mr. Lindsley was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the China-Burma-India Veterans Association.
His wife died in 1990.
Survivors include four children, Rosalind Cherry of Everett, Darlene Quam of Nine Mile Falls, Ray Lindsley Jr. of Spokane and Charles Lindsley of Issaquah, Wash.; his companion, Ethel Leavens of Edina, Minn.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to V.F.W. Post 51.
Cindy Smith-Koerner
Spokane Valley
Service for Cindy Lee Smith-Koerner, 43, will be Saturday at noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Post Falls. Private burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spokane. English Funeral Home in Post Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Smith-Koerner, who was born in Yakima, died Dec. 31.
She moved to Post Falls in 1991 and to Stevensville, Mont., in 1999. She moved to Hayden, Idaho, in 2003 and then to Spokane Valley.
She had worked as a registered nurse at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula and at Kootenai Medical Center.
She was a member of the Mormon Church.
Survivors include five children, Tyler, Christina and Tracy Smith, all of Post Falls, and Zach and Noah Koerner, both of Hayden; her father, Robert Smith of Camas, Wash.; and two stepdaughters, Cassie and Amanda Koerner, both of Missoula.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mormon Church in Post Falls.
Julia Roberts
Spokane
Graveside service for Julia Roberts, 86, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Fairmount Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Roberts died Dec. 27.
She was born in Oroville, Wash., and was the first May Day Queen there. She moved to Spokane in 1952.
She was employed at the Whitman School cafeteria and was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She attended the Episcopal Church.
Her husband, Paul, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Roberts of Spokane.
Don Wilson
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Memorial service for Don Gene Wilson, 77, will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
Mr. Wilson, who was born in Gillette, Wyo., died Monday.
He attended school in Twin Falls, Idaho, and in 1945 moved to Bonners Ferry, where he attended high school.
He joined the Army in 1946. After his military service he worked for URM in Spokane.
In 1950 he married Jacky Snyder. She died in September.
He and his wife lived in Bonners Ferry, where he worked as an auto mechanic for D&P auto dealership and also worked as a millwright for Moyie Lumber Co., Louisiana Pacific and the Naples sawmill.
He later owned Bonners Ferry Post Co. and worked for Melody Muffler in Sandpoint before retiring in 1992.
Mr. Wilson was a member of the Army National Guard, a former member of the Jaycees and a founding member of the Bonners Ferry Boat Club.
He enjoyed working with his hands, refinishing antique furniture, feeding song birds and collecting model cars.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Wilson of Cheney and Susan Wilson of Bonners Ferry; three brothers, Dan Wilson of Naples, Idaho, Harley Wilson of Vacaville, Calif., and Wiley Wilson Jr. of Albion, Wash.; and two sisters, Darlene Billingsley of Moyie Springs, Idaho, and Nina Loy of Othello, Wash.
Mary ‘Ann’ Robinson
Newport, Wash.
Funeral for Mary Anne Belle “Ann” Robinson, 84, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home, with burial to follow at the Newport Cemetery.
Mrs. Robinson died Saturday. She was born in Desoto, Mo. She graduated from high school in 1938. She married Joe Robinson in Las Vegas in 1948.
Mrs. Robinson worked on several airplanes with Lockheed. She helped build and also worked on the oxygen systems and the electrical system with the B-17 and B-24 bombers. She also was a waitress and a homemaker.
She and her husband moved to Newport more than 30 years ago from Southern California.
She enjoyed traveling, and during the winter months, the couple were snowbirds. They also traveled throughout Europe.
Mrs. Robinson was a member of Skookum Grange and Pend Oreille County Historical Society. She also was a volunteer for Fire District 6 and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed embroidery, knitting and beadwork.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Richard and James Robinson, both of Furport, Wash., and Robert Robinson of California; a brother, Rick Harvey of California; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Lee Larson
Spokane
Memorial service for Lee Larson, 69, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Heights Gardens Apartments, 2629 E. 29th Ave. Spokane Cremation and Burial Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Larson, who was born in Spokane, died Friday.
He was a graduate of Lewis and Clark High School, a 1958 graduate of Washington State University and in 1961 graduated from the University of Washington Law School.
He served for two years in the Army in Korea.
Mr. Larson worked as a prosecuting attorney for five years followed by 25 years of private practice in Spokane.
He was an Eagle Scout, president of the Spokane Footprinters, president of the Spokane Chapter of the American Cancer Society, board member of Big Brothers, founder of the N.E.W.D.A., and had memberships in the Tuesday Advance Sheet Group, Press Club, A.R.T., Elks and Eagles lodges and Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include two daughters, Julie Hungate and Lori Walter; a brother, Al Larson; and five grandchildren.
Edward Sulpizio
Spokane
Visitation for Edward Sulpizio, 65, will be Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home, with rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Roman Catholic Church, with burial at Fairmount Cemetery.
Mr. Sulpizio, who died Dec. 23, was born in Philadelphia.
He was a longtime resident of Spokane and was a journeyman electrician.
He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was a member of the Marine Corps League Melvin M. Smith detachment, National Junior Vice Commandant Northwest Region for four years and received the Legion of Honor Award in 1995.
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and FLEAS for 38 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Sulpizio.
Survivors include seven children, Anna-Margaret Dunn, James Ward, Linda Kern, Betty Ryan, Shirley Bowman, Dorma Williams and Dorothy Ward; a brother, Donald Sulpizio; a sister, Mariam Rose Windfelder; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Daniel Jimenez
Spokane
Memorial service for Daniel Manuel Jimenez, 61, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jimenez, a lifelong Spokane resident, died Dec. 26.
He graduated from Rogers High School in 1961, and worked as a barber with his father and uncle for many years. He then opened his own barber shop, which he ran until his retirement.
He enjoyed oil painting and was an avid fisherman.
Survivors include a son, Nathan Jimenez of Portland; his former wife, Terese Jimenez of Spokane; three sisters, Mary Jo Coe of Greenacres, and Louise Pedersen and Christina Reiley, both of Spokane; seven brothers, Tino Jimenez of Spokane, Alex De La Pena of Kennewick, Gerard, Bob and Pat De La Pena, all of Spokane, Mike De La Pena of San Diego and Vincent Fabuna of Alaska.
Gary Case
Spokane
Memorial service for Gary T. Case, 66, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sunset Chapel, Fairmount Memorial Park. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Case, who was born in Wenatchee, died Sunday.
He spent most of his life in Spokane, and graduated from Rogers High School.
He served in the Navy from 1955 to 1959.
Mr. Case was a lifelong auto enthusiast and worked at various dealerships in Spokane.
Survivors include his former wife, Arleen Carlson of Spokane; two daughters, Pam Simon and Kerry Dasovich, and a son, Daniel Case, all of Spokane; his mother, Dorothy Case of Lacey, Wash., a sister, Marcia Binger of Olympia; and five grandchildren.
Elmer ‘Junior’ Belknap Jr.
Coeur d’Alene
Memorial service for Elmer W. “Junior” Belknap Jr., 83, will be Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene.
Mr. Belknap, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Monday.
He was a lifelong resident of North Idaho and served in the Army during World War II.
He married Grace “Colleen” Finnegan in 1949. She preceded him in death.
Mr. Belknap worked as a supervisor for the Idaho State Transportation Department for 30 years before retiring.
He was a member of St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church, and enjoyed baseball and bowling.
Survivors include a brother, John McWilliams of Burke, Va.; and 12 nieces and nephews.
Gae Lane
Spokane
Visitation for Gae E. Lane, 82, will be Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral is planned for Saturday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home, with burial at Pines Cemetery.
Mrs. Lane, a 28-year resident of Spokane, died Monday. She was born in West Virginia.
She worked at Keytronics on the assembly line.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Raymon Lane.
Survivors include two sons, Bernard and Jerry Lane, both of Spokane; a daughter, Anna Lee Heilman of Florida; three brothers, Lester, Chester and Edward Bishop, and a sister, Hazel Brown, all of Sutton, W.Va.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Trudy Pratt
Spokane
Memorial service for Trudy C. Pratt, 60, will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mrs. Pratt, who died Saturday, was born in Spokane.
She graduated from Shadle Park High School and received a degree from Spokane Community College as a registered nurse.
Mrs. Pratt worked at Eastern State Hospital for more than 20 years.
Survivors include her former husband, Alvey Pratt Sr.; a son, Alvey Pratt Jr. of Seattle; two daughters, Michelle Correll of Tacoma and Lisa Hansen of Spokane; two brothers, Ted Baker and Roy Lancaster, and her father, Taylor Baker, all of Spokane; and two grandchildren.
Patricia (Clark) McDowell
Athol, Idaho
Memorial service for Patricia L. (Clark) McDowell, 68, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Coeur d’Alene First Baptist Church. English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McDowell, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Sunday.
She lived in Michigan before moving to North Idaho in 1991.
She had worked as a waitress and cook.
Survivors include three children, Michael Scott of Post Falls, Raymond Scott of Athol and Tammy Curley of Hayden, Idaho; her mother, Helen Binfield of Hayden; a sister, Diana Clark of Wichita Falls, Texas; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Marcella Amrhein
Spokane
Vigil for Marcella P. Amrhein, 80, will be today at 5 p.m. at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Amrhein, who was born in Orient, Wash., died Monday. She was a resident of the Spokane area for 70 years.
She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and president of the Altar Society, Legion of Mary and St. Martha’s Guild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, John Amrhein.
Survivors include a son, Stephen Hicks, and a daughter, Linda Carroll, both of Spokane.
Hazel Beauchaine
Spokane
Funeral for Hazel Lois Beauchaine, 79, will be today at 2 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home.
Mrs. Beauchaine, who was born in Spokane, died Dec. 24.
She worked briefly when she was young, before marrying Richard Beauchaine and raising a family of five children.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Survivors include two daughters, Charmaine Arnes of Spokane and Janice Beauchaine of La Center, Wash.; two sons, Joe Beauchaine of Yacolt, Wash., and Larry Beauchaine of Medical Lake; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.