Obituaries
Ed ‘Tucker’ Erwin
Pullman
Funeral for Ed “Tucker” Erwin, 73, will be today at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman. Kimball Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Erwin, a lifelong resident of Pullman, died Friday.
Born in Pullman, he graduated from high school there in 1950. Following graduation he entered the Navy, serving during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1955 and returned to Pullman.
He married Pat Bishop in 1957; they later divorced.
Mr. Erwin went to work for Frank Boyd Farms and later went into the service station business, managing Pullman’s Phillips 66 gas station. In the early 1970s he worked at McKeirnan Brothers Fertilizer and later with Wilbur Ellis, retiring this year. He also farmed in the Pullman-Viola area.
He had many interests, including traveling, and enjoyed going to Arizona. He also enjoyed reading and Western movies.
He was a member of the Pullman Moose Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include six children, Debbie Steiner of Johnson, Wash., Dena Erwin of Spokane, Dana Hatley of Silverton, Ore., Lester Erwin, Dorri Guettinger and Linda Hanson, all of Pullman; a brother, Richard Erwin of Claremont, Fla.; a sister, Marilyn Faircloth of Cheyenne, Wyo.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pullman High School Athletics or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, c/o Kimball Funeral Home.
Winifred Jagler
Spokane
Funeral for Winifred P. Jagler, 96, will be today at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2536 N. Sixth, Cheney, with visitation one hour before at the church. Ball and Dodd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jagler, who died last Tuesday, was born in Watson, Ore.
She attended grade school in Rome, Ore., and attended high school in Jordan Valley, Ore.
She married Arnold Mount in 1927. He died in 1934.
She married Raymond Jagler in 1950.
In the early 1940s, Mrs. Jagler worked as a construction cook for Knudson Construction Co. and many restaurants in the Mountain Home, Idaho, area
After retiring in 1971, she moved to Spokane.
Mrs. Jagler was a member of the Cheney Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1975, and her hobby was her huge flower gardens.
Her husband died in 1983.
Survivors include two sons, Albert and Carleton Mount, both of Cheney; two sisters, Roberta Johnson of Cheney and Isabel Altig of Corvallis, Ore.; 10 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Will Holman-Pitts
Spokane
Memorial service for Will Holman-Pitts, 22, will be today at 3:30 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Holman-Pitts, who was born in Seattle, died Nov. 6. He was a resident of Spokane for 20 years.
He attended Grant and Franklin elementary schools, Sacajawea Junior High and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 2000.
Mr. Holman-Pitts worked as a barista for two years, and enjoyed cycling, reading and playing chess.
Survivors include his mother, Janet Holman of Spokane; his father Clarence Pitts of Portland; his stepmother, Margaret Pitts; and a sister, Madeline Holman-Pitts of Lawrenceville, Ga.
Dick Hemus
Sandpoint
A gathering for family and friends of Dick Hemus, 66, will be today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Mr. Hemus, who was born in Laguna Beach, Calif., died last Tuesday.
He graduated from the University of California, Long Beach, and received a master’s degree from Pepperdine University.
He served with the active duty Coast Guard, and in 1973 married his wife, Carol .
Mr. Hemus had a 30-year career as an industrial arts teacher in Laguna Beach.
After his retirement the couple settled in Garfield Bay on Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint.
He served as a ski instructor at Schweitzer for 13 years and also played the role of the notorious Phineas J. Schwietzer, inventor of the Stella chairlift.
He enjoyed traveling in his RV, wood-working, golf, water- and snow skiing, and spending time with his springer spaniel Lily.
Mr. Hemus was also a runner and cyclist and competed in many triathlons and marathons, including the 2003 New York Marathon.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Janis Strockis of San Diego, and Connie Coatsworth of Costa Mesa, Calif.; and a brother, Robert Hemus of Happy Camp, Calif.
Memorials may be made to the Lance Armstrong Foundation or Bonner County Hospice.
Dorothylee (Tayloe) Alho
Kellogg
Service for Dorothylee (Tayloe) Alho, 87, will be today at 11 a.m. at the Kellogg Funeral Chapel with burial to be at Greenwood Cemetery in Kellogg.
Mrs. Alho, who was born in Wallace, died Wednesday.
She married Roy Alho in 1950; he died in 1975.
She was a lifelong resident of the Silver Valley and had worked as a secretary in Kellogg.
Mrs. Alho had attended Lutheran churches in Kellogg and Pinehurst, Idaho, and enjoyed gardening.
Survivors include a son, Larry Alho of Coeur d’Alene; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Alex Stockman
Sandpoint
Service for Alex Stockman, 97, will be today at 10 a.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint with burial to follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint.
Mr. Stockman, who died Wednesday, was born in Sprague, Wash. and moved with his family to Sandpoint in 1913.
The family settled in Kootenai, Idaho, in 1917 and he attended school there.
Mr. Stockman married Lottie Chubb in 1927.
He had lived in the same home in Kootenai since 1930. He worked in the sawmill for the Humbird Lumber Co., and later worked in the woods and operated his own logging truck.
During World War II he worked in construction at Farragut Naval Base near Bayview, Idaho, and later worked for Hitchner and Hitchner Pole Co.
Mr. Stockman became a union carpenter and worked on the construction of the Cabinet Gorge and Noxon dams.
He later worked at Sandpoint Marina for many years building and repairing power and sail boats, and was one of the first in the area to work with fiberglass on boats and other applications.
His wife preceded him in death.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Stockman of Sandpoint, Dick Stockman of Central Point, Ore., and Terry Stockman of Victorville, Calif.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to East Bonner County Library District, 1407 Cedar St., Sandpoint, ID 83864.
Lucille (Zipf) Remus
Spirit Lake, Idaho
Memorial service for Lucille Augusta Louise (Zipf) Remus, 79, will be today at 1 p.m. at the Candlelight Christian Fellowship in Hayden, Idaho. Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Remus, who was born in Lynn, Minn., died Saturday.
She graduated from high school in Minnesota, and in 1945 married Norman Remus; he died in 1970.
She later married her brother in-law, Rudolph Remus; he died in 2002.
Mrs. Remus lived on Lake Riley in Minnesota for more than 50 years and moved to Athol, Idaho, in late 2001 to live with her son.
For the past two years she was a resident of Hayden Country Guest Home in Spirit Lake.
She attended St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, Minn., and Candlelight Christian Fellowship.
Survivors include a son, Don Remus of Athol; a daughter, Darlene Holt of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; two brothers, Andrew and Arden Zipf, both of Minneapolis; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Joseph Carter
Spokane
Memorial service for M. Joseph Carter, 86, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Main Lounge of the Rockwood South Retirement Center. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carter, who died Friday, was born in Walla Walla.
He grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch near Pendleton, Ore., where he attended school. He was an Eagle Scout and was active in 4-H.
He attended Oregon State University, where he was Memorial Union president and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He graduated in 1939 with a degree in animal husbandry. From 1941 to 1945 he was stationed at Fort Lawton in Seattle with the Army Transportation Corps, retiring as a major.
Following World War II, the family moved to Spokane, where Mr. Carter continued a 40-year career with the Farm Credit System. He retired in 1982 as president of the Spokane Bank for Cooperatives. For an interim period from 1949 to 1956, he farmed the family ranch in Pendleton.
Active in community affairs, Mr. Carter served as president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, president of Spokane Rotary Club No. 21 and chairman of the Deaconess Hospital board of directors. He was named Jaycee Boss of the Year in 1977 and had served as chairman of the Junior Livestock Show.
During retirement, he worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development in foreign countries. He was a long-time member of Manito Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; a son, Joe Carter, Jr. of Phoenix; three daughters, Susan VanLeuven of Eugene, Ore., Sally Buckbee of Loon Lake, Wash., and Jean Carter-Sparrow of Mercer Island, Wash.; a sister, Betty Walk of Eugene; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rockwood South Foundation, 2903 E. 25th Ave., Spokane, WA 99223 or the Oregon State University Foundation naming the Kate VanLeuven CSSA Award, 850 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330-4015.
Marvin Prewitt
Spokane
Service for Marvin Neil Prewitt, 71, will be today at 1 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Lauer Funeral Home of Deer Park is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Prewitt, who was born in Winthrop, Wash., died Thursday.
He attended school in Deer Park, and was a member of the Naval Reserves.
He married Shirley Hemler in 1952 in Loon Lake, Wash.
Mr. Prewitt was employed at Kaiser Aluminum, Mead Works for 32 years, retiring in 1982 as foreman of the carbon plant.
He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, the Eagles Lodge and the United Steelworkers of America.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Janice Gilliland of Spokane, Debbie Grovhoug of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Denise Wofford of Anderson, Calif.; two brothers, Gary Prewitt of Deer Park and Ronald Prewitt of Spokane; a sister, Claudine Cowan of Albuquerque, N.M.; and five grandchildren.
Herman Schumacker
St. Maries
Service for Herman Schumacker, 88, will be today at 11 a.m. at St. Maries Community Presbyterian Church with graveside rites to follow at 2 p.m. at the Moscow (Idaho) Cemetery. Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Schumacker, who was born in Moscow, died Friday.
He grew up in Moscow and graduated from high school there in 1934.
As a young man, he farmed near Genesee, Idaho.
He married Eva Hancock in 1940.
He farmed until 1943 when polio caused him to sell his farm, and the couple moved to Lewiston.
In 1944 he attended Bradley University at Peoria, Ill., and received an associate of arts degree in horology in 1946.
He returned to Lewiston and worked for the Diamond Shop until moving to St. Maries in 1947, where he opened Schumacker’s Jewelry Store.
His wife died in 1971.
In 1978 he sold the business to his son Richard but continued to work there part time.
Mr. Schumacker enjoyed bird hunting, traveling cross country by automobile and visiting.
He was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church, a former member of the St. Maries Kiwanis Club and the St. Maries Chamber of Commerce, and a lifetime member of the St. Maries Elks Lodge.
Survivors include two children, Richard Schumacker of St. Maries and Susan Pentland of Spokane; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to BetterCare, c/o Benewah Community Hospital, 229 S. Seventh, St. Maries, ID 83861.
Albert Wah
Priest River, Idaho
Service for Albert Wah, 84, was Saturday at Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River. Burial followed at the Evergreen Cemetery, Priest River.
Born in Toisan, China, Mr. Wah died Wednesday.
His family immigrated to the United States in 1928, settling in Lewiston.
Mr. Wah enlisted in the Army in 1942, and during his service earned the American Theater Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and the Victory Medal.
After being honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Wah traveled to China, where he met Fay Fong Lee. They married on March 22, 1947.
Mr. Wah returned to the U.S. in 1948, and began work at his sister’s restaurant in Newport, Wash.
In 1951 he moved to Priest River, where he owned the Pend Oreille Cafe.
Mr. Wah returned to work for his sister in 1963, where he worked for the next two years until beginning work as a lumber grader at the Diamond International Mill in Oldtown, Idaho. He retired in 1985.
Mr. Wah was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Happy Agers, and enjoyed gardening and playing the violin and cards.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jennifer Wah of New York City and Diane Wah of Seattle; a son, Marcus Wah, and two brothers, Henry and Edward Wah, all of Portland; and two grandchildren.
William Wright Jr.
Colfax
Funeral for William “Bill” Wright, 93, was Monday at Kramer Funeral Home, Palouse, Wash., with was at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Wright, who died Thursday, was born in Olympia and moved with his family to Farmington, Wash., when he was 6 years old. He was raised on a farm near Farmington and graduated from high school there in 1929. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow and later attended a beauty college in Portland.
In 1935 he married Kathryn Dippel in Farmington and they moved to Portland in 1937, where they owned a beauty salon in Wemme, Ore., for several years.
Mr. Wright joined the Army and served in the European Theater during World War II as a railroad transportation regulating officer. He retired from active duty in the Army Reserves in 1971 as a lieutenant colonel.
After retiring, the couple lived in Southern California for seven years, later returning to the Portland area, where they lived on a golf course for the next eight years.
In 1987 the couple moved to Colfax, where they made their home at the Hill-Ray Plaza. The couple recently moved to the Courtyard Assisted Living in Colfax.
Mr. Wright enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing bridge. He was an avid golfer and was a member of the Columbia Edgewater Country Club. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Portland, the American Legion and the Retired Officers Association.
Survivors include his wife; and a sister, Ruth Palmer of Farmington.