Dorothy Berry
Nov 30, 2013
Dorothy Berry, 96, of St. John passed away on November 30, 2013 at Community Pride Assisted Living in St. John. At Dorothy's request no public services will be held. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1917 at Conrad, Montana to George Elder and Lura (Fouts) Griggs. She graduated from Lewis Clark High School in Spokane with the class of 1935...
Lydia Christensen
Nov 29, 2013
Lydia Christensen, 98, of St. John passed away on November 29, 2013 at Community Pride Assisted Living in St. John. Friends may pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home on Thursday and Friday from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Vault interment will follow at the Endicott Cemetery....
Elouise Scharpenberg
Nov 29, 2013
Elouise E. Scharpenberg, 91, of Lacrosse passed away on November 29, 2013 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Viewing will be at Bruning Funeral Home Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00am at the Lacrosse United Methodist Church with burial to follow at the LaCrosse Cemetery. A potluck dinner will be held at the church...
Liselotte "Lilo" M. Dumin
Nov 27, 2013
Liselotte "Lilo" Dumin, 87, of Pullman, died November 27, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Her deep and abiding faith and the love of family and friends carried her peacefully home. Lilo and Fred Dumin moved to Pullman in 1961. Her husband Fred taught in the WSU History Department until his death in 1990. Both were active...
Ruth L. Henderson
Nov 24, 2013
Ruth L. Henderson 1907 ~ 2013 Age 106 Ruth Lillian Henderson, lifelong resident of Colfax, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Whitman Hospital. Funeral Services will be held next Wednesday, December 4th, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church. Graveside rites at the Colfax Cemetery will be held privately for the family. Viewing will be Monday and...
Judith "Judy" L. Herdering
Nov 24, 2013
Judith Lael "Judy" Herdering, 80, of Pullman, passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2013 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pullman with a reception following. Judy's urn will be privately inurned in the niche wall at the Pullman Cemetery. Judy was born on...
Rinehart Dahmen
Nov 23, 2013
RINEHART DAHMEN, 91, of Pullman, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 at Bishop Place Retirement Center in Pullman, WA. Rinehart was born on the 500-acre family farm near Pierz, MN on March 15, 1922, the third child of Paul & Catherine (Weidenbach) Dahmen. He attended school in Pierz & joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. He was assigned...
Pat Moser
Nov 21, 2013
Pat Moser, 90, died unexpectedly Thursday, November 21, at his home in Pullman, WA. Born April 17, 1923, Pat moved to the United States from his homeland of Canada at the age of 16. When first arriving in the US, he came to Colton, WA, where he lived with relatives working on the farm. Pat added other trades to his...
Ralph Oliver Aeschliman Sr.
Nov 16, 2013
Ralph Oliver Aeschliman, Sr., 97, passed away on November 16, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho. Ralph was born on October 10, 1916 at the family farm above Almota on the Snake River, about fifteen miles southwest of Colfax, WA. He attended high school at Colfax. He was fascinated by airplanes and flying and learned to fly...
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...
