Dorothy Jean (Snow) Pierce
Oct 23, 2013
Former longtime LaCrosse resident Dorothy Jean (Snow) Pierce, 93, of Spokane passed away on October 23, 2013 at the Riverview Terrace Retirement Community in Spokane. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday October 29, 2013 at 1:00pm at the LaCrosse Cemetery. Dorothy was born on November 6, 1919 in Moscow, Idaho to Charles & Alice (Clark) Snow. She grew up...
William "Bill" Boyd, Jr.
Oct 21, 2013
WILLIAM H. "BILL" BOYD, JR., 75, a lifelong Pullman resident, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 at his home outside of Pullman. Bill was born Oct. 5, 1938 to William & Velma (Baldwin) Boyd, SR at the family home on Staley Road, outside of Pullman. He attended school in Pullman. After finishing school Bill began his farming career with his...
Helen D. Busch
Oct 21, 2013
BUSCH, HELEN DOROTHY (OLSON) Helen Dorothy Olson Busch passed away peacefully at the age of 96, October 21, 2013 at Bishop Place Assisted Living in Pullman, Washington. Helen was born on August 9, 1917, the daughter of Swedish immigrants Carl and Elsa Olson who settled in the Millwood area of Spokane in the 1920s. She graduated from West Valley High...
Gerald "Charlie" Morris
Oct 21, 2013
Gerald "Charlie" Morris, long time Colfax farmer, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 in Kennewick. He was 87. The Rosary Service will be Thursday at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, followed by the Funeral Mass on Friday at 11:00 AM at the church. Viewing will be Wednesday from Noon to 5 pm and Thursday from 9 to 5...
Joyce Brammer
Oct 16, 2013
JOYCE BRAMMER, A TEACHER, ARTIST, and longtime resident of Kendrick, who inspired a love of learning in generations of students and was renowned for her prize-winning paintings, her landscaped gardens and her flower arrangements, died in her sleep on Oct. 16 at home in Pullman. She was 98. Articulate and thoughtful, Joyce possessed an artistic nature and quiet demeanor that...
Brent Earl Wadsworth
Oct 15, 2013
Brent Earl Wadsworth, 72, passed away unexpectedly from heart failure on October 15, 2013 at his home in Pullman, Washington. Funeral Services will be Saturday, October 19th with a viewing at 3:00 pm and services beginning at 4:00 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Pullman at 1055 NE Orchard Dr. A graveside service will be...
Judith "Judi" Smith
Oct 14, 2013
JUDITH R. "JUDI" SMITH, 63, a resident of Troy, ID passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA from complications due to a stroke. Judi was born Sept. 10, 1950 in Vancouver, WA to Kenneth & Lavern (Gipe) Sattgast. She grew up in Lewiston, ID and attended school there, graduating from Lewiston High...
Helen H. Koehler
Oct 12, 2013
Helen H. Koehler April 20, 1921 – October 12, 2013 Helen H. Koehler, retired associate professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Washington State University and long-time Pullman resident, died October 12 at age 92. Fred E. Koehler, her husband of 61 years, died in 2008. The oldest child of J.R. and Grace Hansen, Helen was born in Sioux...
Helen L. Roth
Oct 9, 2013
Helen L. Roth, former long-time Spokane resident and recently of Colfax, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 90. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 14th at 11:00 A.M. at the Colfax Church of the Nazarene. The graveside service will be Tuesday, October 15th at 11:00 A.M. at Greenwood...
Jim Hill
Oct 9, 2013
JAMES (JIM) A. HILL, 70, of Pullman, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at home. Jim was born May 26, 1943 in Havre, MT to Ray & Mildred (Bucklin) Hill. He grew up in Montana, graduating from Havre High School in 1961. Jim graduated from Montana State University, Bozeman in 1964 and lived in...
Ronda N. Kimble
Oct 7, 2013
RONDA N. KIMBLE, 61, of Colton passed away on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Ronda was born Oct. 7, 1952 in Odessa, WA to Alvin & Elsie (Mann) Ottmar. She grew up in Harrington, WA and graduated from Harrington High School in 1970. Ronda attended Kinman Business College in Spokane, WA, graduating with an Associate Degree...
Farrel Mae Knott
Oct 6, 2013
Longtime area resident Farrel Mae Knott, 91, of St. John passed away peacefully on Sunday October 6, 2013 surrounded by her family. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday October 20, 2013 from Noon – 2:00pm at the St. John Community Center. Farrel was born on May 20, 1922 at Funk, Nebraska to Lorenzo & Effie (Leafgren) Franzen. She...
Williamina "Billie" Smart
Oct 5, 2013
WILLIAMINA F. "BILLIE" SMART, 81, of Moscow, passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. Billie was born Jan. 7, 1932 in New Toronto, Canada where she grew up and graduated from high school. Billie came to the United States as a young lady, becoming a naturalized citizen. She worked as a reservation agent for...
Leonard A. Guptill
Oct 3, 2013
Leonard A. Guptill, long-time Colfax resident, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 3, 2013 at Whitman Health & Rehab in Colfax. He was 95. Leonard was born December 18, 1917 in Wanetta, Montana to Charles and Myrtle Conover Guptill. His family moved to the Kamiak area near Colfax when Leonard was 6 years old. He graduated from Colfax High School in...
Robert Daniel Closson
Sep 26, 2013
Robert Daniel "Bob" Closson, 89, of Colfax passed away on Thursday September 26, 2013 in Spokane, Washington. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday October 5, 2013 at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Graveside urn committal services will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Bob was born on August 31, 1924 to Al & Florence (Barr) Closson in Colfax,...
Hazel Jean Blumenschein
Sep 25, 2013
Hazel Blumenschein, 78, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 after a brief stay at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Viewing for friends and family will be Friday from Noon to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. The funeral service will be Monday, Sept. 30th, at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Al Cole
Sep 25, 2013
Charles Allen 'Al' Cole July 27, 1923 -September 25, 2013 Al Cole, a resident of Pullman WA for more than 60 years passed away peacefully on September 25, at the age of 90. Charles Allen Cole VII, 'Al' was born July 27, 1923 in Spokane WA, the eldest of three sons born to Charlie & Edna Cole. Al proudly served...
Ruth R. Vanderwall
Sep 22, 2013
Ruth R. Vanderwall, 97, a longtime Pullman resident, passed away at Bishop Place on Sunday September 22, 2013 after a brief illness. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday September 28 at St. James Episcopal Church with Rev. Mary Beth Rivetti officiating. A reception will follow in the parish hall. Ruth was born, along with her twin...
Dr. Harold D. Phelps, Md
Sep 18, 2013
Dr. Harold Dean (Ike) Phelps, MD passed away on September 18, 2013 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. Memorial services with military honors will be held on Saturday October 19, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Pullman Presbyterian Church. Harold was born on February 10, 1926 in Madison South Dakota, and was the third of eleven children born to Donald and...
Marjorie Ann Elder
Sep 18, 2013
A vigil service for Marjorie A. (Hensle) Elder, 88 will be held Monday at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, September 24th at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax, with Father Jeff Core officiating. Interment will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Mrs. Elder died Wednesday, September 18, 2013...
