Donald George Farr

November 18, 1936 - March 25, 2015

Donald George Farr Obituary (Age 78) Don was born in Lewiston, ID, on November 18, 1936, and passed away at his home on March 25, 2015 after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer. Growing up in Spokane, Don graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1954. He attended WSC, graduating in 1958 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. Don and Annetta Cordes were married in 1959 and celebrated their 56th Anniversary in March of this year. They had 2 daughters, Kathleen and Kristine. Don worked for Albertsons/Payless/Skaggs. He became the pharmacy manager at the Skaggs University City Store, and then moved up to District Pharmacy Supervisor. Skaggs sold to RiteAid and he continued to work there until his retirement in 1998. Don loved spending time with his family at their cabin at Diamond Lake, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. A do-it-yourselfer, he could fix almost anything--a true handyman. He loved woodworking, and created many beautiful pieces of furniture. Don was passionate about golf and was very proud of his hole-in-one. He was active in the Sundance Men?s Club, and was a member of the WSGA course rating team. When not golfing he and his wife enjoyed attending musicals and the symphony. Don was a member of the WA State Pharmacy Assoc., the Spokane Pharmacy Assoc., the Pacific Northwest Golf Assoc., the WA State Golf Assoc., and Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church. Don is pre-deceased by his parents, George and Lulu Farr, his daughter Kristine Sieling (Louis), brother Tom Farr (Margrethe) and brother-in-law Karl Cordes and his wife Margaret Cordes. He is survived by his wife, Annetta, daughter Kathleen Prince (Joel), son-in-law Louis Sieling, brother Bill Farr (Ollie), sister-in-law Margrethe Farr, grandchildren Leanne Preston (Mani), Travis Prince-Olsen (Bryan), Ryan Sieling (Christine), 4 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, 312 W. Hawthorne Rd, Spokane. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice of Spokane, PO Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210. A memorial website has been created in Don?s honor. Please visit the site and share your favorite memories to help us celebrate Don?s life http://Donald-Farr.ForeverMissed.com