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....
Leroy Fred Rehman
Feb 15, 2014
Lifetime LaCrosse resident LeRoy Fred Rehman, 87, passed away on February 15, 2014 at Legacy Hopewell House in Portland, Oregon where he had been living the past few weeks to be closer to family. LeRoy was born on July 27, 1926 to Fritz & Margaret (Fennimore) Rehman at LaCrosse. He attended local schools and left LaCrosse High School in the...
Trina Marie Schlee
Feb 12, 2014
Trina Marie Schlee, 28 of Uniontown, passed away February 12, 2014 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. Trina was born February 15, 1985 in Moscow, Idaho to Randy and Cindy Schlee. She attended Guardian Angel Saint Boniface through 8th grade and graduated from Colton School in 2003. Trina had a passion for reading and received her degree in...
Tom Douglas Fryxell
Feb 12, 2014
Tom Douglas Fryxell, Pullman native and long time Connell school teacher, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in Pullman after a courageous battle with ALS. He was 55. Tom was born September 9, 1958 in Moscow, Idaho to Roald and Helen Broberg Fryxell. He grew up in Pullman and graduated from Pullman High School where he lettered in football. Following...
Frances V. Cole
Feb 2, 2014
Frances V. Cole, 84, of Pullman passed away on Sunday February 2, 2014 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Private family graveside services will be held at the Pullman Cemetery. Frances was born on November 10, 1929 at Kamiah, Idaho to Guy & Kathryn (Thew) Sargent. She met Harvey G. Cole and they were married in Orofino on July 17, 1948. She...
Bessie Jensen
Jan 31, 2014
Bessie V. Geier Jensen, 99, passed away early Friday morning, Jan. 31, 2014, at RiverWoods Nursing Care Facility, Lewisburg, PA. Bessie was born in Shaunavan, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Nov. 30, 1914, a daughter of the late William and Ada (Chronister) Geier. She was married to William "Bill" Jensen on Dec. 30, 1938, who preceded her in death in 1984. The...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Smith
Jan 25, 2014
Jeffrey Lynn Smith, having lived a full, successful and happy life, passed away too soon on January 25, 2014, just a few days shy of his 63rd birthday. Jeff was a decorated Vietnam Veteran honorably discharged from the United States Army at the age of 20. A scientific intellectual, Jeff received his undergraduate degree from UC-Berkeley and earned his Masters...
Samuel R. "Sam" Fleener
Jan 24, 2014
Dad was our North Star; our guiding light. Samuel Richard Fleener, known as Sam, died January 24, 2014 at his home he build with his own hands. Sam was a third generation on a Whitman County Century Farm established in 1874. Sam was born July 3rd, 1925 in Moscow Idaho, the son of S. Ansel Fleener and Dora Marian (Otter)...
L. Bruce Tate
Jan 23, 2014
Longtime Garfield resident Larry Bruce Tate, 86, passed away on January 23, 2014 at Pullman Regional Hospital. At Bruce's request, no formal services will be held. Bruce was born to Alice E. Hayden Tate and Thomas H. Tate in Butte, Montana on June 13, 1927. He attended schools in Tacoma, and graduated high school in Morton, WA. The Tate's were...
Frank A. Loewus
Jan 21, 2014
FRANK A. LOEWUS, 94, of Pullman, WA passed away peacefully on January 21, 2014 at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman. Frank was born on Oct. 22, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1942, then enlisted in the Army Air Corps, underwent officers training, served as a First Lieutenant in...
Victoria Jean Overton
Jan 13, 2014
Victoria Jean Overton, formerly of Granbury, Texas, passed away January 13, 2014 in Rosalia, WA. She was 60. Graveside services will be held at Rock Creek Cemetery, Glen Rose, Texas, Saturday, January 25th at 2:00 PM. The oldest of five children; Victoria was born October 1, 1953 in Dallas, Texas to Herbert and Doris (Meazle) Hamilton. She grew up in...
Carolynne M. "Kelly" Olsen
Jan 11, 2014
Longtime area resident Carolynne Mae "Kelly" Olsen, 86, of Pullman passed away on Saturday January 11, 2014 at Bishop Place Assisted Living. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 15, 2014 at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pullman. A reception will follow the memorial in the fellowship hall. Urn committal will take place...
Trudy Kay Kenny
Jan 8, 2014
Trudy Kay Kenny, 69, of Pullman, passed away on Wednesday January 8, 2014 at her home in Pullman. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday January 16, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Colfax. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax on Tuesday and Wednesday from...
Elizabeth "Betty" Frykman
Jan 7, 2014
Elizabeth F. "Betty" Frykman, 94, of Pullman passed away on Tuesday January 7, 2014 at the Bishop Place Memory Villas in Pullman with family at her side. Betty was born on December 19, 1919 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the only child to R. Bruce & Alpha (Weltzin) Fulton. At a young age her family moved to East Orange, New Jersey....
Alberta E. Baker
Jan 7, 2014
Alberta E. Baker entered into rest on January 7, 2014, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Sequim. Alberta was born September 6, 1940, in Mack, Washington, at her family's home alongside the Union Pacific Railroad to Clarence and Lula Stratton. She moved to Marengo, Washington, when she was one. She went to school in nearby Ritzville, Washington, where...
Brett E. Line
Jan 5, 2014
Brett Edward Line, Albion resident, passed away at his home Sunday, January 5, 2014 surrounded by family. He fought a brief but valiant fight against cancer. Brett was 48. He was the youngest of three boys born to William Edward and Karol Ann (Green) Line. He was born August 11, 1965 in Pullman and grew up in the Pullman-Albion area....
Scott A. Johnston
Jan 2, 2014
Scott Andrew Johnston (32), was born on November 20, 1981. He was shot and killed by two teenagers who broke into his home in the early hours of January 2, 2014 at Seneca, SC. He is survived by his parents Ellen and Bill Johnston, Pullman, WA, sister Miriam (Casey Lowe) Johnston, longtime girlfriend Jodi Corley, Greenwood, SC, aunt Miriam (John)...
Kenneth "Kenny" L. Wexler
Dec 29, 2013
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Wexler, 69 Kenneth Leland Wexler, our beloved grandfather, father, brother, and best friend, passed away on December 29, 2013, a beautiful soul, fulfilled, had become weary, striving against gradual heart failure. Kenny was born May 24, 1944, to Clifford and Eileen Wexler, of Pullman, WA, their youngest son, raised on the family farm with his two older...
