Funeral services for Bill Doering will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, Rev. John Rizzo officiating.
The body of Doering, who had been missing since November 1983, was found near a trail on Mount St. Michael's Tuesday. He was 63 when he was reported missing.
Doering moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1973 from Los Angeles. In 1981, he moved to Mount St. Michael's.
A World War II Navy pilot, Doering flew Helldiver planes.
Services will be followed by burial in Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, N7315 Government Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Coeur d'Alene Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
He is survived by a brother, John Doering, of Post Falls.
—From The Spokesman-Review; Sunday, February 14, 1988∼Remains believed those of missing handyman
By Jim DeFede
Staff writer
Skeletal remains found Tuesday evening at the top of Mount St. Michael are thought to be those of a man missing more than four years, sheriff's officials said.
The intact skeleton — dressed in denim jeans, a plaid shirt and black work boots — was discovered about 5 p.m. by a member of the Tridentine religious order who was walking his dog near the Mount St. Michael's seminary northeast of Spokane.
Spokane County sheriff's detectives late Tuesday checked the area but decided not to remove the remains until morning so they could better see what they were doing.
Lt. John Goldman tentatively identified the remains as those of William Doering, who was 63 when he was reported missing from the seminary Dec. 3, 1983.
Goldman said dental records will be checked today to confirm the identity. He stressed it is possible that it is not Doering.
If it is, it brings to a close four years of frustration for Doering's family.
"You don't ever put it out of your mind," said his brother, John, of Post Falls, Idaho. "You want to find out what happened, yet you don't want to because to be honest, I haven't felt he was alive" for some time.
When he was reported missing, John Doering said, it was as though his brother had just disappeared.
"You just keep wondering what happened," he said.
"I'd say it is a relief to finally know," he added. "But we'll have to wait and see."
Goldman said there is no reason to suspect foul play. Efforts to determine the cause of death may take several days, and "we're not making any assumptions," he said.
The body was at the side of a very steep road on the mountain, Goldman said. He said it's possible the person died because he tripped and fell while walking along the road. The body would not have been visible to passers-by because of thick brush.
The Rev. Tarcisius Pivarunas was the first to reach the body after it was discovered by another member of the order.
Pivarunas said Rosary beads were hanging around the skeleton's neck. He said he too believes it is Doering's body.
"I don't see who else it could be," he said.
Added the Rev. Louis Kerfoot: "We don't get that many missing people up here."
Kerfoot said Doering was a handyman and lived at the seminary. When no one had seen him for a few days in 1983, Kerfoot reported his disappearance to authorities.
He said a brief search at the time failed to turn up any sign of Doering.
—From The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Wednesday, February 10, 1988
The body of Doering, who had been missing since November 1983, was found near a trail on Mount St. Michael's Tuesday. He was 63 when he was reported missing.
Doering moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1973 from Los Angeles. In 1981, he moved to Mount St. Michael's.
A World War II Navy pilot, Doering flew Helldiver planes.
Services will be followed by burial in Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, N7315 Government Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Coeur d'Alene Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
He is survived by a brother, John Doering, of Post Falls.
—From The Spokesman-Review; Sunday, February 14, 1988∼Remains believed those of missing handyman
By Jim DeFede
Staff writer
Skeletal remains found Tuesday evening at the top of Mount St. Michael are thought to be those of a man missing more than four years, sheriff's officials said.
The intact skeleton — dressed in denim jeans, a plaid shirt and black work boots — was discovered about 5 p.m. by a member of the Tridentine religious order who was walking his dog near the Mount St. Michael's seminary northeast of Spokane.
Spokane County sheriff's detectives late Tuesday checked the area but decided not to remove the remains until morning so they could better see what they were doing.
Lt. John Goldman tentatively identified the remains as those of William Doering, who was 63 when he was reported missing from the seminary Dec. 3, 1983.
Goldman said dental records will be checked today to confirm the identity. He stressed it is possible that it is not Doering.
If it is, it brings to a close four years of frustration for Doering's family.
"You don't ever put it out of your mind," said his brother, John, of Post Falls, Idaho. "You want to find out what happened, yet you don't want to because to be honest, I haven't felt he was alive" for some time.
When he was reported missing, John Doering said, it was as though his brother had just disappeared.
"You just keep wondering what happened," he said.
"I'd say it is a relief to finally know," he added. "But we'll have to wait and see."
Goldman said there is no reason to suspect foul play. Efforts to determine the cause of death may take several days, and "we're not making any assumptions," he said.
The body was at the side of a very steep road on the mountain, Goldman said. He said it's possible the person died because he tripped and fell while walking along the road. The body would not have been visible to passers-by because of thick brush.
The Rev. Tarcisius Pivarunas was the first to reach the body after it was discovered by another member of the order.
Pivarunas said Rosary beads were hanging around the skeleton's neck. He said he too believes it is Doering's body.
"I don't see who else it could be," he said.
Added the Rev. Louis Kerfoot: "We don't get that many missing people up here."
Kerfoot said Doering was a handyman and lived at the seminary. When no one had seen him for a few days in 1983, Kerfoot reported his disappearance to authorities.
He said a brief search at the time failed to turn up any sign of Doering.
—From The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Wednesday, February 10, 1988
Funeral services for Bill Doering will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, Rev. John Rizzo officiating.
The body of Doering, who had been missing since November 1983, was found near a trail on Mount St. Michael's Tuesday. He was 63 when he was reported missing.
Doering moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1973 from Los Angeles. In 1981, he moved to Mount St. Michael's.
A World War II Navy pilot, Doering flew Helldiver planes.
Services will be followed by burial in Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, N7315 Government Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Coeur d'Alene Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
He is survived by a brother, John Doering, of Post Falls.
—From The Spokesman-Review; Sunday, February 14, 1988∼Remains believed those of missing handyman
By Jim DeFede
Staff writer
Skeletal remains found Tuesday evening at the top of Mount St. Michael are thought to be those of a man missing more than four years, sheriff's officials said.
The intact skeleton — dressed in denim jeans, a plaid shirt and black work boots — was discovered about 5 p.m. by a member of the Tridentine religious order who was walking his dog near the Mount St. Michael's seminary northeast of Spokane.
Spokane County sheriff's detectives late Tuesday checked the area but decided not to remove the remains until morning so they could better see what they were doing.
Lt. John Goldman tentatively identified the remains as those of William Doering, who was 63 when he was reported missing from the seminary Dec. 3, 1983.
Goldman said dental records will be checked today to confirm the identity. He stressed it is possible that it is not Doering.
If it is, it brings to a close four years of frustration for Doering's family.
"You don't ever put it out of your mind," said his brother, John, of Post Falls, Idaho. "You want to find out what happened, yet you don't want to because to be honest, I haven't felt he was alive" for some time.
When he was reported missing, John Doering said, it was as though his brother had just disappeared.
"You just keep wondering what happened," he said.
"I'd say it is a relief to finally know," he added. "But we'll have to wait and see."
Goldman said there is no reason to suspect foul play. Efforts to determine the cause of death may take several days, and "we're not making any assumptions," he said.
The body was at the side of a very steep road on the mountain, Goldman said. He said it's possible the person died because he tripped and fell while walking along the road. The body would not have been visible to passers-by because of thick brush.
The Rev. Tarcisius Pivarunas was the first to reach the body after it was discovered by another member of the order.
Pivarunas said Rosary beads were hanging around the skeleton's neck. He said he too believes it is Doering's body.
"I don't see who else it could be," he said.
Added the Rev. Louis Kerfoot: "We don't get that many missing people up here."
Kerfoot said Doering was a handyman and lived at the seminary. When no one had seen him for a few days in 1983, Kerfoot reported his disappearance to authorities.
He said a brief search at the time failed to turn up any sign of Doering.
—From The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Wednesday, February 10, 1988
The body of Doering, who had been missing since November 1983, was found near a trail on Mount St. Michael's Tuesday. He was 63 when he was reported missing.
Doering moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1973 from Los Angeles. In 1981, he moved to Mount St. Michael's.
A World War II Navy pilot, Doering flew Helldiver planes.
Services will be followed by burial in Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, N7315 Government Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Coeur d'Alene Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
He is survived by a brother, John Doering, of Post Falls.
—From The Spokesman-Review; Sunday, February 14, 1988∼Remains believed those of missing handyman
By Jim DeFede
Staff writer
Skeletal remains found Tuesday evening at the top of Mount St. Michael are thought to be those of a man missing more than four years, sheriff's officials said.
The intact skeleton — dressed in denim jeans, a plaid shirt and black work boots — was discovered about 5 p.m. by a member of the Tridentine religious order who was walking his dog near the Mount St. Michael's seminary northeast of Spokane.
Spokane County sheriff's detectives late Tuesday checked the area but decided not to remove the remains until morning so they could better see what they were doing.
Lt. John Goldman tentatively identified the remains as those of William Doering, who was 63 when he was reported missing from the seminary Dec. 3, 1983.
Goldman said dental records will be checked today to confirm the identity. He stressed it is possible that it is not Doering.
If it is, it brings to a close four years of frustration for Doering's family.
"You don't ever put it out of your mind," said his brother, John, of Post Falls, Idaho. "You want to find out what happened, yet you don't want to because to be honest, I haven't felt he was alive" for some time.
When he was reported missing, John Doering said, it was as though his brother had just disappeared.
"You just keep wondering what happened," he said.
"I'd say it is a relief to finally know," he added. "But we'll have to wait and see."
Goldman said there is no reason to suspect foul play. Efforts to determine the cause of death may take several days, and "we're not making any assumptions," he said.
The body was at the side of a very steep road on the mountain, Goldman said. He said it's possible the person died because he tripped and fell while walking along the road. The body would not have been visible to passers-by because of thick brush.
The Rev. Tarcisius Pivarunas was the first to reach the body after it was discovered by another member of the order.
Pivarunas said Rosary beads were hanging around the skeleton's neck. He said he too believes it is Doering's body.
"I don't see who else it could be," he said.
Added the Rev. Louis Kerfoot: "We don't get that many missing people up here."
Kerfoot said Doering was a handyman and lived at the seminary. When no one had seen him for a few days in 1983, Kerfoot reported his disappearance to authorities.
He said a brief search at the time failed to turn up any sign of Doering.
—From The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Wednesday, February 10, 1988
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