Donna J. Butterfield
Apr 23, 2014
DONNA J. BUTTERFIELD, 67, a former Moscow, ID resident, passed away on April 23, 2014 at Whispering Hills Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA. Donna was born Nov. 4, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up and graduated from high school in California and made her home there until 1979 when she moved to Moscow. Donna worked at...
Allen A. Anderson
Apr 21, 2014
Allen A. Anderson, 89, lifelong resident of Colfax, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Henderson House in Colfax. Allen was born on the family farm near Diamond, Washington, October 12, 1924 to Allen and Ruth (Brown) Anderson. He attended schools in Colfax and later as a young man he entered the U.S. Army and served as a...
Melvin W. Miller
Apr 18, 2014
Melvin Wayne Miller, 79, of Malden passed away on April 18, 2014 at Whitman Health & Rehab in Colfax. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday May 1, 2014 at the Colfax LDS Church on Almota Road. A reception will follow in the church social hall.
Melvin was born on December 15, 1934 to...
Larry Lockhart
Apr 17, 2014
Larry Lockhart, Colfax farmer and truck driver, died suddenly on Thursday, April 17,near Colfax. He was 64. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, April 30 th , at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Bruning Funeral Home. Urn burial will be at the Onecho Cemetery. Lawrence "Larry" Lee Lockhart was born April 24, 1949 in Colfax to Clarence "Clink"...
John B. Druffel
Apr 16, 2014
JOHN BERNARD DRUFFEL, 93, a lifelong Colton, WA resident passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at his Colton home. John was born June 16, 1920 in Colton to Bernard & Maggie (Reisenauer) Druffel. He was born and grew up on the family farm, attending Guardian Angel School, and graduating from Colton High School in 1938. In 1946 John...
Rev. Roger W. Pettenger
Apr 14, 2014
Roger Wesley Pettenger, 80, of Pullman Washington
On April 14, 2014 Roger went to Jesus' embrace at Sacred Heart Medical Center due to complications of multiple myeloma and statin toxicity. Roger was born in Long Beach California on December 20, 1933 to Mildred Elizabeth and O. Roger Pettenger. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in...
Ruth Romine-Muir
Apr 12, 2014
Ruth Romine-Muir, 81, formerly of Pullman passed away April 12, 2014 in Liberty Lake, Washington. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday May 19, 2014 at Simpson United Methodist Church in Pullman. Urn committal will follow at the Pullman Cemetery.
She was born December 24, 1932 to Guy and Vera Heckert in Buckhannon...
John L. Ellis
Apr 11, 2014
John L. Ellis
1922 - 2014
Born to L. Neale and Ogal Ellis on November 6, 1922 in Burns, Wyoming, John L. Ellis, a resident of Colfax, WA since 1952, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Pullman Regional Hospital, at the age of 91. A memorial service will be held for John...
Clem A. Schaller
Apr 10, 2014
Clemens A. "Clem" Schaller, of Pullman passed away from a heart attack on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at his Bishop Place residence in Pullman. He was 93.
Clem was born December 15, 1920, in Brewster, WA, the son of Carl and Laura (Perkins) Schaller and grew up in Okanogan, WA where he attended Okanogan High School, graduating...
Ann Merriam
Apr 9, 2014
Ann (Packham) Merriam, 62, of Moscow passed away on Wednesday April 9, 2014 in Moscow.  The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday April 11, 2014 at the Joseph Street Stake Center of the LDS church in Moscow, with concluding services to follow at the Moscow Cemetery.  Viewing is one hour prior in the Relief Society Room....
Robert Florent Druffel
Apr 8, 2014
Robert F. Druffel, 77 a lifelong Colton, WA resident, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at St.Joseph's Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho. Robert was born January 13, 1937 in Colton to Victor & Monica (Meyer) Druffel. He grew up and attended school in Colton, graduating from Colton High School in 1955. Robert enlisted in the US Army and...
Michael D. Prine
Apr 6, 2014
MICHAEL D. PRINE, 68, of Endicott, WA passed away April 9, 2014 at his Endicott home.  The memorial service will be held on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Bruning Funeral Home at 1 PM.  Michael was born March 23, 1946 in Colfax, WA.  He grew up in Lewiston, ID, graduating from Lewiston High School.  Michael enlisted in the US Navy...
Ruth C. Cook
Apr 1, 2014
RUTH C. COOK, 101, a lifelong Colfax, WA resident, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. Ruth was born May 29, 1912 in Colfax to William & Eva (Reiger) Kramlich. She grew up and attended Colfax schools, graduating from Colfax High School. She met Alex Cook...
Henrietta Martha Fluster
Mar 30, 2014
Fluster, Henrietta Martha [nee Levy]
December 27, 1914, Harlem, NY - March 30, 2014 , Pullman, WA
How do you fit a life into a few, so very few lines? One whose cup of life was drained dry. Every sip well-savoured. A beloved daughter and sister; an adored wife and cherished aunt; a loving mother,...
Pauline Curtis
Mar 29, 2014
Pauline Tetrick Curtis of Hay, WA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2014 in Wenatchee. Pollie was born to James and Frances Tetrick on June 1, 1924, the fourth of nine children in Dora, Missouri. She grew up in the Colfax area and graduated from Colfax High School in 1942. She married Cecil...
Rita K. Esser
Mar 27, 2014
Rita Karen (Niehenke) Esser, 71, of Uniontown passed away at her home on March 27, 2014.  The Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday April 2 nd at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Uniontown.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday April 3 rd also at St. Boniface with vault interment following at the St. Boniface...
Norma E. Beckley
Mar 27, 2014
Norma Elizabeth Beckley was born to George and Meta Burckhalter on March 30, 1921 in Wheatland, Wyoming. The family later moved to Ritzville, WA in 1928 where her father was employed as a county agriculture agent. Norma and her brother George and sister Laura attended grade and high schools in Ritzville. She graduated in 1939. It was in her...
James Wigen Emerson
Mar 24, 2014
James Wigen Emerson, 87, lifelong LaCrosse farmer passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Hill-Ray Plaza in Colfax. A graveside service will be Saturday, March 29 th at 1:00 p.m. at Selbu Cemetery with a memorial service following at 1:30 at the Selbu Lutheran Church. Jim was born September 7, 1926 at home near LaCrosse to Brown and...
Alfred "Al" Halvorson
Mar 23, 2014
Alfred R. Halvorson, 93, of Pullman, passed away on March 23, 2014 at Bishop Place Senior Living. He was born January 22, 1921, the sixth child of Christ Halvorson and Alice Kleven Halvorson. His mother passed away a month after Alfred's birth. He was born and raised on a family farm three miles north of Milan, Minnesota. Elementary schooling...
Theresa E. Williams
Mar 22, 2014
THERESA ELOISE WILLIAMS, 67, of Pullman, WA passed away on March 22, 2014 at her Pullman home. Theresa was born Oct. 5, 1946 in San Francisco, CA to Edward & Gloria (French) Foley. She grew up in the Bay Area of California and following high school graduation attended San Jose State College, where she received her Bachelor's degree. Theresa...
