Obituaries - Dec. 3, 2009

Earl L. Muir

A memorial service for Earl Lyle Muir, 77, a longtime Pullman resident, will be Friday, Dec. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Community Congregational UCC. A family interment service will be at Pullman City Cemetery at a later date.

He died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Avalon Care Center in Pullman.

Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Asotin, to Edgar and Tilda Guenkel Muir, he attended grade school in Asotin until age 12, then moved to Pullman.

He graduated from Pullman High School in 1949, attended Washington State College and graduated in 1954 with a degree in Architectural Engineering.

While in college he was a member of Crimson Circle service honorary, Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Tau scholastic honoraries and a charter member and president of Phi Gamma Delta l fraternity. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force in June 1953 through ROTC and served in the active USAF reserves until called into active duty in October 1954 as Installation Squadron Supply Officer at Larson Air Force Base at Moses Lake.

He was discharged as a 1st Lieutenant in October of 1956.

On Aug. 8, 1954, Earl married Margery Rounds in Pullman. They moved to Bellevue in 1956 and resided there while he was employed in a private architect office in Seattle. He worked as a project architect for the 1962 Seattle Century 21 World’s Fair and later conversion of the fair grounds to the Seattle Center. Other work included the State Library in Olympia, as well as various educational, commercial and church projects.

In 1967, they returned to Pullman and he took a job at WSU in the Facilities Planning department. Among projects was the university’s staff architect for the Fine Arts Building, Webster Physical Sciences Building, Hulbert Hall, Martin Stadium renovation and site planning improvements throughout the Pullman campus.

The last 10 years of his 30 year career at WSU was as Campus Development Manager in charge of programming, site selection, environmental assessment, planning and Phase I construction of the WSU Campus in Vancouver, Wash. Earl was presented the President’s Outstanding Staff Award and the Dean’s Service Medal for his dedication to the development of the Vancouver Campus.

He retired from WSU in July 1997 and remained in Pullman. Community involvement included Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 450 for 12 years. His leadership of the troop earned him the Silver Beaver Medal, the highest award for services to scouting by a volunteer.

He also served as a member of the Pullman Planning Commission and Kiwanis and was an active supporter of the WSU Athletic Foundation.

He is survived by his wife Margery, children Chris (Ana Nevarez) Muir, Ruth (Mike) Monahan, and Keith (Christie Bailey) Muir; a brother Carl of Liberty Lake; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the United Way in Pullman.

On-line guest book: at http://www.kimballfh.com

Joyce Duncan

A private family burial for Joyce (Joy) Duncan, 77, longtime resident of Fairfield, will precede the memorial service which will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield.

Mrs. Duncan died Nov. 29, 2009 in Spokane Valley.

Born July 20, 1932, at the family home in Fairfield to Myrle and Carrie Holt Trescott, she graduated from Fairfield High School and attended Eastern Washington State College. She also worked at the Bank of Fairfield and married William Duncan in 1973. She enjoyed being home on the farm, crocheting, gardening, attending ball games, school activities and spending time with her children and grandchildren. They traveled around the United States in their motor-home and went south to Arizona in the winter. She was a long-time member of the Fairfield Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are her husband; William (Duncan, Tekoa; children, Pat, Lori (Don), Dennis, David, Randy (Patty) and Debbie (Jerry); brothers, Wilbur (Leona) of Othello and Robert (Grace) of Spokane Valley; 13 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Brandon Hay.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield.

Robert C. Weber

A rosary service for Robert C. Weber, 83, Uniontown farmer, was recited Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Uniontown. Funeral mass was celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Vault interment was at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

Mr. Weber died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Moscow.

Born Oct. 22, 1926, in Colton, to John G. and Marguerite Adams Weber, he attended St. Boniface High School and was a member of the last class to graduate from there in 1944.

He was drafted into the Army and was stationed along the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, where he served as a clerk typist.

He was honorably discharged in Dec. 1946, returned to this area, and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane where he received a bachelors degree in business in 1951.

He returned to the family farm and worked with his parents.

He married Lucille Semler in Moscow, May 3, 1958.

They continued to operate the farm where Robert lived his entire life.

Robert was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion.

Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Lucille, at the family farm; four children, Beth Payne, Spokane; Gary Weber, Kent; Barb Trudeau, also Spokane, and Judy Rivera of Placentia, Calif .; four brothers, Jack of Uniontown; James of Bellingham; Martin and Richard Weber, both of Spokane, and one sister, Mary Ann Niehenke of Colton, and 10 grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be made to the St. Boniface Endowment Fund. On-line guest book:

http://www.kimballfh.com

Terry Doupe’

A celebration of the life of Terry A. Doupe’ of DeSmet, Idaho, will be Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Nazarene Church gym in St. Maries at 3 p.m. An Irish celebration of life will be May 15, 2010, starting at noon on the family farm in DeSmet.

He died Nov. 22, 2009, in Coeur d’ Alene from complications of diabetes.

He was born Feb. 14, 1939.

Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Erline; sister Roberta Doupe’, Plummer; daughter Julie (Kim) Schwanz, St.Maries; sons Joel Doupe’ of Clarkston and Kenneth (Randi) Doupe’ Benewah Valley; stepsons Stacy (Chris) Merriman, Morton; Brian (Kim) Merriman, St.Maries; and four grandchildren.

Memorials can be made to Friends of McCroskey Park, 377149 S. Hwy 95, DeSmet, 83824

Robert Woolverton

A memorial service for Robert L. Woolverton will be Saturday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, Idaho, with the Rev. Kathy L. Kramer officiating. A US Army honor guard and the Potlatch VFW Post will conduct military honors. Cremation preceded the service.

Mr. Woolverton died Nov. 24, 2009, at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane.

Born Nov. 22, 1947, at Moscow to Wilbur and Dorothy Packard Woolverton, he attended Potlatch school and graduated from Potlatch High School with the class of 1966.

He entered into the Army Dec. 12, 1967, served in Vietnam and received two Purple Hearts for twice being wounded in action. He was discharged Dec. 11, 1969, as a technical sergeant. He married Charmaine (Sherry) Bartlett May 4, 1968, at Potlatch. The couple made their home at Potlatch.

Mr. Woolverton operated the Texaco Service Station at the Potlatch Y for several years, then returned to the Potlatch Lumber Co. after closing the Texaco station. After the mill closed, he worked as a mechanic at Wally Orrick’s in Moscow and later at Dick Giovi Ford in Pullman for two years and Pullman Ford for three years. He worked for the City of Potlatch as a seasonal maintenance worker for six years and during harvest for the Kent farms and later for Peterson farms. He was diagnosed with COPD and was disabled in 2004.

He was a member of the Potlatch VFW, Potlatch American Legion, and a Potlatch Fire and Ambulance Department for over 32 years. Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, camping, cooking, working on cars, taking 4-wheeler rides, mushrooming and picking huckleberries.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Sherry, Potlatch; two sons, Robert Woolverton, Troy; Mitch Woolverton, Potlatch; one daughter, Melissa Jarrett, Princeton; four brothers, Jim Woolverton, Potlatch; David Woolverton, Centralia; Jerry Woolverton, Onaway; Dennis Woolverton, Troy; three sisters, Anita Walser, Potlatch; Mary Woolverton, Harrison; Judy Colvin, Princeton and nine grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials go to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund, in care of the Latah Federal Credit Union, P.O. 264, Potlatch, 83855.

Anne B. Peterson

A private family memorial service for Anne B. Peterson, 98, will be Friday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at the Tekoa Community Church in Tekoa. The Rev. Kathy Kramer will officiate.

Mrs. Peterson died Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Good Samaritan Center in Fairfield. Her urn burial will be at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa.

Born Sept. 25, 1911, at Rosalia, to Fred R. and Sarah (Sturgill) Harp, she attended grade schools at Garden Springs, Rosalia, and Spangle, and completed high school at Tekoa where she graduated in 1930. Following high school, she worked as a clerk at Newberry’s in Spokane for next four years.

Anne married A. W. Peterson April 28, 1934, at Spokane, and the couple made their home in Tekoa. Anne worked as a sales clerk at the Elk Drug Store in Tekoa for 23 years until 1971 when she retired. A.W. died in 1993. She continued to live at Tekoa until moving to the Good Samaritan Center in Fairfield in 2005.

Survivors include her brother, Harry Harp of Spokane; two sisters, Addie Baughman of Tekoa, and Ada Pickelsimer of Spokane; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial gifts may be given to the Tekoa Ambulance Fund, Box 597, Tekoa, 99033.