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Patricia "Pat" Zuger
Mar 20, 2014
Patricia Mae Zuger, long-time Colfax resident, passed away March 20, 2014 at her home in Colfax. She was 78. Pat was born February 10, 1936 in Pasco, the oldest child of George Raymond and H. Bernita (Williams) Wehe. She grew up in the Eureka Flat area near the Snake River and attended schools in Eureka, Walla Walla and Prescott where...
Robert "Bob" L. Styer
Mar 18, 2014
Robert L. Styer
July 1, 1920 – March 18, 2014
Robert L. (Bob) Styer, 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman, Washington. Bob was born on July 1, 1920 on a farm outside Colome, South Dakota. He was the second of nine children born to Royal and...
Margaret Krom Bolz
Mar 15, 2014
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Margaret Elizabeth (Krom) Bolz
Died: March 15, 2014, approx. 8:00 PM
Margaret Elizabeth (Krom) Bolz was born on the family wheat farm outside of Dusty Washington on October 4, 1920. She was the oldest of seven surviving children of German parents John Krom and Elizabeth (Dippel) Krom who immigrated from the Volga...
Albert J. Schauble
Mar 14, 2014
Albert J. Schauble, 81, a prominent Pullman attorney, passed away in Spokane on Friday, March 14, 2014 surrounded by family. Albert (Al) Schauble was born May 1, 1932 in Killdeer, North Dakota. He was one of nine children born to Robert and Mary Schauble. At age five, he and his family moved to St. John, Washington. Al graduated, Valedictorian,...
Mary Kay Stevenson
Mar 13, 2014
MARY KAY STEVENSON, 62, of Spokane, Washington and formerly of Pullman, passed away on March 13, 2014 in Spokane. Mary Kay was born Feb. 15, 1952 in Pullman to Roy Harper & Lois Fleishman Brown. She grew up in Pullman until her junior year of high school when she moved to Spokane, graduating from Lewis Clark High in 1970....
Bernice Pauline Hilty
Mar 12, 2014
Bernice Pauline Hilty, 96, of Colfax passed away on March 12, 2014 at Nelson's Corner Adult Family Home in Colfax.
Bernice was born to Stella Crow Ingram and Emery Ingram in Thornton, Washington on January 21, 1918.  Bernice was stricken with polio as an infant which left her with mild paralysis of her right arm and leg. ...
Mary W. Loewus
Mar 12, 2014
MARY W. LOEWUS, 91, of Pullman, Washington, passed away peacefully March 12, 2014, at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman. Mary was born February 15, 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After graduating from high school in 1940, she attended the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth until 1943 and then worked in a steel plant chemical laboratory. In 1944, Mary...
David John Durham
Mar 12, 2014
gDAVID JOHN DURHAM, 59, of Moscow, passed away March 12, 2014 at Gritman Medical Center. David was born July 16, 1954 in Bossier City, LA to William D. Durham Jr. & Grace Adele May Durham. He grew up throughout the United States, being the son of a career military father and graduated high school in Huntsville, TX. David attended...
Jane Ericson
Mar 11, 2014
JANE HARRIS ERICSON, 95, of Lacey, WA and formerly a longtime Pullman, WA resident passed away on March 11, 2014 in Lacey, WA. Jane was born Aug. 22, 1918 in Tyrone , New Mexico to Frank & Selma (Chestnut) Harris. The family moved to Salt Lake City , UT in 1927 where Jane completed...
Robert H. Hensley
Mar 8, 2014
On March 8, 2014, at 2 am, Robert H. Hensley passed away at the age of 72, at home in Colfax, Washington, with his loving and dedicated wife Karen by his side. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 6, 1942 to Otto M. and Mary (Szilagyi) Hensley and moved to Colfax when he was 5 years old, living...
Dale Walter Buri
Mar 7, 2014
Dale Walter Buri, 83, a life-long Colfax resident, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. Memorial Services will be held Monday, March 17th at 11:00 AM at the Onecho Bible Church. Dale was born January 16, 1931 in Colfax to Paul and Mary (Aeschliman) Buri. His early years were spent on the...
Janet Allene Mccall
Mar 4, 2014
Longtime Winona area resident Janet Allene (Shawgo) McCall, 87, passed away on Tuesday March 4, 2014 at Henderson House Adult Family Home in Colfax. Friends may pay their respects Monday March 10, 2014 from 9:00am – 4:00pm at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday March 11, 2014 also at Bruning Funeral Home...
Louia Frances (Myers) Cottrell
Mar 2, 2014
Louia Frances (Myers) Cottrell, 86, passed away on March 2, 2014 at Tekoa Care Center in Tekoa, Washington. A gathering of friends and family will be held later this spring at the Myers Family Cemetery in Pullman. She was born on September 25, 1928 at Spokane, Washington to Roy & Mildred (Lussier) Myers.Her childhood was spent in eastern Washington near...
Betty Louise Mack
Mar 2, 2014
Betty Louise Mack, 81, of Endicott passed away on Sunday March 2, 2014 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. At Betty's request no funeral services will be held. Betty was born on April 20, 1932 at Oho, Colorado to William & Frances (Yakvich) Fern. Her father was a logger and the family moved frequently as he found work. She graduated...
George W. Laughton
Mar 1, 2014
GEORGE W. LAUGHTON, 78, of Steptoe, WA passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his Steptoe home. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. No public services are planned. George was born April 17, 1935 in Chinook, Montana and raised living on the family farm, where he attended country school. When George was 17 he...
Ellen Marie Solbrack
Feb 28, 2014
Ellen Marie Solbrack entered into rest on February 28, 2014. She was born to Walter and Marie Feldman September 16, 1921 on the family farm near Plaza, Washington. She attended Plaza Grade School and Rosalia High School graduating as Valedictorian in 1940. She attended Cheney Normal (now EWU) for a short time before going to work in Spokane at a...
Phil Largent
Feb 24, 2014
John Philip "Phil" Largent, 83, long time Colfax area farmer, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at the Whitman Hospital. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, March 8th at 11:00 am at the Onecho Bible Church. Graveside Services will precede at 10:00 am. Phil was born October 28, 1930 in Pasco, Washington to Lawrence and Gertrude (Knipes) Largent. He was...
Michael Edwin Browne
Feb 23, 2014
Michael Edwin Browne was a multitalented man who lived life to the fullest. He graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif., in 1947, and then pursued an undergraduate physics degree and a doctorate in physics at University of California, Berkeley. While studying physics, he also found time to play volleyball and start a young family. With his first...
Richard D. Daugherty
Feb 22, 2014
Richard D. Daugherty, noted archaeologist, re- searcher, author and WSU Emeritus Professor passed Saturday, February 22, 2014 in Pullman, Washing- ton at the age of 91. He was born in Aberdeen, Washington March 31, 1922 to parents Charles and Audrey Ross Daugherty. He graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1940. He entered college at the University of Washington , leaving...
Scott David Stratton
Feb 18, 2014
In a freak accident at Pullman's Sunnyside Park, Scott David Stratton suddenly passed from this life into the next on the evening of February 18, 2014. Scott had a medical history that included frequent seizures, and he apparently had an attack while walking his dog near the park pond, fell into the freezing water, and drowned without ever regaining consciousness....
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