Charles "Chuck" Stephen Wetmore

Charles S “Chuck” Wetmore, age 70, died July 21, 2021, in Spokane, WA after complications following back surgery. Born on December 15, 1950, in Port Jervis, NY. He was born to the late Henry G. Wetmore and Emma Hoffman Wetmore. He grew up and attended local schools in White Mills, Honesdale and Hawley, PA, graduating in 1969. He attended Lackawanna Junior College in Scranton and Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, NE majoring in Music Education. He attended the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, earning a degree as a Funeral Director and Embalmer and held a National Certification. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California Coast University. He was appointed by the governor to serve as the President of the Washington State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers for five years. Chuck spent his entire career as a funeral director and was a founding partner of the Cremation Society of Washington in Spokane. He was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS, the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, North Hill Masonic Lodge, Spokane York Rite Bodies, Scottish Rite Consistory – 32-degree KCCH and the El Katif Shrine. He was also a member and past Patron of the Adelphi Chapter of Eastern Star in Spokane. He was President of the Shrine Band for eight years and played the tuba since age 14. It will be remembered that Chuck provided keyboard music for numerous masonic organizations in Spokane. He is survived by his wife Peggy “Baker” Wetmore of Nine Mile Falls, his children David Wetmore of CA and Mary Glaze of ID, stepson Jason Ashley of Balfour BC and four grandchildren – Izabelle, Berniece, Korban and Shalem and brother John H Wetmore of PA, and his dear cousins Ray and Shirley Orben of OH, as well as his very dear friends John and Donna Ayers of MT. A viewing and visitation with the family will be held at Riplinger Funeral Home 4305 N Division on July 26, 2021 from 7-8:30 PM, with Scottish Rite Rose Croix and Blue Lodge ceremonies to be held at 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 2733 W Northwest Blvd on July 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM, followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be made to the Spokane Shriner’s Hospital. The family wishes to thank the directors of the Riplinger Funeral Home for their kindness to our family.