Arthur "Roy" Oliver
Nov 16, 2013
Arthur Leroy "Roy" Oliver, 88, of Sagle passed away on November 16, 2013 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax, Washington. Memorial services are planned for the spring of 2014. Roy was born on January 7, 1925 in Ames, Iowa to Arthur & Leona (Lindsey) Oliver. Roy left high school before graduation at the age of 17 to join...
Joan Lee Schmick
Nov 16, 2013
Joan L. Schmick, 77, Endicott resident, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Sacred Heart in Spokane. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 21st at 1:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial following in the Endicott Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 9 to 4 at Bruning Funeral Home and for an hour prior to services in Endicott....
Rodella "Ro" Noble Wickard
Nov 15, 2013
RODELLA "RO" NOBLE WICKARD, 60, of Pullman, passed away on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 following a motor vehicle accident that day. Ro was born August 20, 1953 to Alfredo & Estrella (Ambulo) Noble in Cavite City, Philippines. She met her husband, Jerry Wickard, while he was serving in the US Navy and the couple married on Nov. 21, 1979 at...
Joan L. Hopkins
Nov 13, 2013
JOAN LOUISE (HAWKS) HOPKINS, 92, passed away Nov. 13, 2013 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax, WA. Joan was born May 26, 1921 in Benge, WA to John Lewis & Clara Emma (Beckley) Hawks. She was raised on the family farm at Benge, WA. Joan attended the country school at Rock Creek before graduating from Lacrosse High School....
Maxine Goedde
Nov 7, 2013
Maxine Goedde loved the Palouse. Her great-grandfather, Jacob Kambitsch, established their family farm near Genesee in 1872, and Maxine called it God's country. When her children suggested that life in her later years might be easier somewhere else, she would frown, eyes flashing, and squash those ideas in a hurry. She lived here most of her life, passing away Nov....
Ruth E. Alonso
Oct 30, 2013
RUTH E. ALONSO, 71, of Pullman, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Ruth was born May 25, 1942 in Boise, Idaho to Vaun & Annie Mae (Hall) Young. Ruth grew up in Weiser, ID and graduated from Weiser High School. She raised her four children by herself and on several occasions moved back and forth...
Gary Grant Beedy
Oct 29, 2013
Gary Grant Beedy, 69, of Pullman passed away peacefully on October 29, 2013 at Pullman Regional Hospital after a valiant battle with Multiple Myeloma. Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday November 9, 2013 at Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman and vault inurnment will follow at the Pullman Cemetery. A reception in Gary's honor will be held after...
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...
