Bruce C. West, Endicott resident, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 77. A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held Friday, January 5th, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott. Pastor Philip Misner will officiate. Bruce was the youngest of eight children born to Marvin and Agnes Herron West. He was born March 31, 1940 in St. John and spent his early years there before moving with the family to Colville, Washington. He graduated from the Colville High School in 1957. Bruce moved to Yakima, Washington where he started working on a cattle ranch. He married and began raising a family of four children with his wife Joyce. Bruce and Joyce later divorced and Bruce began working as a long haul truck driver. Always a hard worker, he did general contracting and construction work as well. Bruce met Caron Buchanan in the Yakima area and they soon began dating. They married on an extended trip they took to Alaska in Fairbanks, Alaska July 16, 1995. They lived in Wapato for a brief time before moving to Endicott in 1997. He worked as a contractor in the Endicott area and they lived near the Grove road northwest of town where Bruce loved raising meat goats there along the Palouse River. He enjoyed spending time with Caron and they did nearly everything together. He liked western movies and reading. He loved to visit with his family and always looked forward to spending time with his son Jeff. Bruce loved his life and was full of life. He is survived by his wife, Caron, at their home in Endicott; his 3 children, Pam (Terry) Stampler of Soap Lake, WA, Carolyn (Tom) Poague of Olympia, WA, and Jeff West of Spokane; Caron's children, Dee (Mike) Burke of Tulsa, OK, and Patrick (Tina) Spurgeon of Pullman; 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; by his sister, Ruth Brown of Rosalia, WA, and by numerous nieces and nephews. Bruce was preceded in death by a son, Dale, by his parents, and by six brothers and sisters. The family suggests memorial gifts be made to the St. Jude's Hospital for Children in Bruce's memory. On-line guest book is at www.bruningfuneralhome.com
Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax is in charge of the arrangements.