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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Obituaries

Ted Schoolcraft Spokane

Visitation for Ted Schoolcraft, 78, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon today at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Schoolcraft died Thursday. He was born in Bellaire, Mich.

He was a 45-year Spokane County resident and worked at Lydig Construction Co.

He had served in the Air Force, and was a member of Greenacres Methodist Church and the Spokane Carpenter’s Union No. 98.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Ethel; sons, Richard Schoolcraft of Houston, Texas, and Donald Schoolcraft of China; daughter, Peggy Beckmeyer of Deer Park; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Annabel Royer Spokane

Service for Annabel Royer, 80, will be at 11 a.m. today at Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at Riverside Memorial Park.

Mrs. Royer, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.

She was a homemaker and was a member of Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, and the Homemakers Club.

Her husband, Clarence Royer, preceded her in death.

She is survived by sons, Ralph, Ron Royer, Randy and Russel Royer; one daughter, Royann Kovaliski; sisters, Juanita Ulrich, Jewel Goans, Arthilyn Lemley and Donna Rickard, all of Spokane, Gladys Marden of Everett, and Maxine Reposa of Watsonville, Calif.; brother, Charles Stinger of Spokane; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

John Hunt Spokane

Memorial service for John E. Hunt, 69, is planned for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center Chapel.

Mr. Hunt, who was born in Spokane, died Thursday.

He served in the Army for 17 years and had worked as a laborer in the construction industry.

Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife, Marjorie Hunt; daughter, Cheri; stepdaughters, Barbara Lee Graybeal of Spokane, and Ronda Carlson of Texas; and six stepgrandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Charlotte ‘Lotti’ Feld Spokane

Memorial service for Charlotte E. “Lotti” Feld, 68, is set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Riplinger Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Miss Feld, who was born in Bonner, Mont., died May 21.

She was a 50-year Spokane resident and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School.

She had worked as a line assessor for a telephone company and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.

She is survived by her mother, Gertrude Feld of Spokane; sister, Elizabeth Johnson of San Jose, Calif.

Yvonne Schoeff-Smith Spokane

No service is planned for Yvonne M. Schoeff-Smith, 67. The Cremation Society of Washington is in charge of cremation.

Mrs. Schoeff-Smith died Thursday. She was born in LaCrosse, Wash.

She had lived in Spokane for 29 years and worked for several businesses in Spokane as a bookkeeper.

She is survived by son, Michael Schoeff of Kingman, Ariz.; sister, Dolores Kohlstaedt of Spokane; brother, Donald Wiedrich of Kirkland, Wash.; and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane or The American Cancer Society.

Frederick Knowlton Loon Lake, Wash.

Graveside service for Frederick D. Knowlton, 68, will be at 2:15 p.m. Monday at Riverside Memorial Park. Memorial service will follow at Heritage Funeral Home.

Mr. Knowlton, who died Tuesday was born in Spokane.

He graduated from Rogers High School and from Eastern Washington State College of Education.

He served in the Navy Reserve at the University of Colorado and served on the USS Iowa, Personnel Division, during the Korean War.

In 1953, he married Elaine Speaker in Falls Church, Va.

He worked as a district regional sales representative for McCulloch Corp., and was a longtime Spokane resident.

Mr. Knowlton is survived by his wife, Elaine; son, Brian Knowlton of Veradale; daughter, Janet James of Newport, Wash.; parents, Cleo and Myrtle Knowlton of Spokane; and six grandchildren.

Gwenda Boser Coeur d’Alene

Memorial service for Gwenda Boser, 74, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Boser, who was born in Ohio, died Sunday.

She grew up and attended school in Ohio, later moving to the Coeur d’Alene area. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Pete; two daughters, Ruth and Pam; 12 brothers and sisters, Dorothy Seabeck, Jeanne Mercer, Russell Harris and Kenneth Harris, all of Ohio, Roger Harris of Coeur d’Alene, Grace Till, Blanche Weiss, Barbara Harris, and Marcia Scherf, all of California, Bunny Shiffler of Virginia, Max Porter of Washington, and Judy Wells of Kentucky; and seven grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 280 Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.

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