Margaret F. "Pegi" Gunn
Aug 3, 2013
Margaret Frances "Pegi" Gunn, 90, passed away on August 3, 2013 at home in Pullman, Wash. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held at a later date. Pegi was born on July 16, in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Richard and Margaret (Binder) Browne. She grew up on the south side of Chicago, where she attended...
Gordon A Ripple
Aug 1, 2013
Funeral Mass for Gordon A. Ripple, (87), long time Colfax dentist, will be held Saturday, August 24 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax. A private family graveside service will precede in the Colfax Cemetery. Gordon passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Gordon was born July 7, 1926 in Bemidji, Minnesota...
Bruce James Mckenna, Sr.
Jul 29, 2013
BRUCE JAMES McKENNA SR., 62, recently of Clarkston, WA and a former Pullman resident, passed away on July 29, 2013 in Carmichael, CA surrounded by family while on vacation. Bruce was born Dec. 22, 1950 in San Francisco, CA to James H. McKenna Jr. & Clarice M. (Young) McKenna. Bruce grew up in a military family, living throughout the U.S....
Mary Lou (Mckenzie) Hitch
Jul 27, 2013
Mary Lou McKenzie Hitch, 98, of Pullman passed away at the Bishop Care Memory Villas on Saturday June 27, 2013. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 10th at 2pm at Bishop Place, Social Room, Independent Living Apartments, 811 SE Klemgard. Mary Lou was born into the McKenzie family in 1915 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, the 4th of 5...
Stanley Vance Plowman
Jul 25, 2013
Stanley Vance Plowman. (84) of Moscow, ID died peacefully the evening of July 25, 2013 at Avalon Care Center near Moscow, Idaho. He was surrounded by family and serenaded for 3 hours with beautiful harp music provided by a loved friend. Stan was born in Burbank, California on May 17, 1929 to Paul Plowman and Susan Fulton Plowman as the...
Harvey E. Lehmitz
Jul 25, 2013
Harvey E Lehmitz, 90, of Pullman, died July 25, 2013 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. He was born Dec. 24, 1922 in West Jordan, Utah to William Jr and Mary Ruth (Allmendinger) Lehmitz. He grew up on the West Jordan farm and graduated from Jordan High School. He headed to California where he hauled road oil and gasoline all...
Bruce Anawalt
Jul 24, 2013
Bruce Anawalt passed away peacefully on July 24, 2013, at home in Pullman surrounded by his family. The second child of Bruce Sr. and Marzelle (Greer) Anawalt, he was born on July 1, 1927, in the City of Glendale, California. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Bruce spent his early years growing up in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. He excelled...
Claude P. Dahmen
Jul 19, 2013
Claude P. Dahmen passed away July 19, 2013 at the Guardian Angel Assisted Living Facility in Lewiston, Idaho. He was 94. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, July 27th at 10:00 AM at St. Gall Catholic Church in Colton. Burial will follow at St. Gall Catholic Cemetery. Claude was born to Jack N. and Agnes (Keller) Dahmen on December 18,...
Thomas J. Byers
Jul 14, 2013
Thomas J. Byers, Jr., age 86, passed away July 14, 2013 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. A graveside service will be Friday, July 19, at 10:00 am in the Endicott Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church. Tom was born in Spokane, Washington on March 18, 1927 to Thomas and Margaret Payne Byers....
Dean Vanderwall
Jul 13, 2013
Longtime area resident Dean Vanderwall, 94, of Pullman passed away on Saturday July 13, 2013 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be held at St. James Episcopal Church on Saturday July 20, 2013 at 11:00AM with the Rev. Mary Beth Rivetti officiating. A reception will follow at the church parish hall. He was born Prescott Dean Vanderwall on April...
Maria L. Chanlatte
Jul 12, 2013
MARIA L. CHANLATTE, 92, recently of Pullman, WA passed away on July 12, 2013 at her Pullman home. Maria was born Feb. 18, 1921 in Puerto Rico to Luis & Josefa Sobeca. She grew up in Puerto Rico and in 1948 married Marino S. Chanlatte in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They made Puerto Rico their home where she was a...
Sally Savage
Jul 11, 2013
Sally Purintun Savage, 61, passed away in Seattle on July 11, 2013, in the company of her family after a brave struggle with cancer. True to character, she remained the family beacon of courage, strength, and love despite the circumstances. Sally was born September 28, 1951, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Orin and Elizabeth Purintun. She married David W. Savage on...
Gary Wayne Abbott
Jul 8, 2013
Gary Wayne Abbott, 69, of Colfax passed away unexpectedly on July 8, 2013 in Spokane, Washington where he was recuperating from a recent surgery. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday July 26, 2013 at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax with Jim Krouse officiating. Committal services with vault inurnment will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Gary was...
Bernice A Beason
Jul 6, 2013
Bernice Ada Beason, 84, of Colfax passed away on Saturday July 6, 2013 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax. Private family committal services will be held at a later date. Bernice was born on December 19, 1928 at Yakima, Washington to Vernon and Violet (Radford) Beason. She contracted rheumatic flu at the age of three which caused permanent...
Judy Kay Brooks
Jul 3, 2013
Judy Kay Brooks, 69 of Spokane and formerly of Oakesdale, went to be with Jesus in the Kingdom of Heaven on July 3, 2013 at her home in Spokane, Washington. Graveside inurnment services will be held at the Bethel Cemetery in Steptoe on Saturday July 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. with the Rev. Erik Buhl of the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church...
Valerie B. Jensen
Jul 2, 2013
Valerie Jensen Valerie Jensen of Moscow died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at her home; she was 83. Valerie was born March 4, 1930, in Bellingham, Wash., to Harold and Bessie Ougland. They soon divorced and Bessie married Joseph L. Blalock on May 31, 1932, when Valerie was 2 years old, they lived in the Cornwall area for most of her...
Robert Morris Mommsen
Jul 1, 2013
ROBERT MORRIS MOMMSEN, 93, recently of Pullman, WA and a longtime Mercer Island, WA resident, passed away on July 1, 2013 at his Pullman, WA home of age related causes. Robert was born Aug. 24, 1919 in Excelsior, MN to A.C. & Helen (Bidwell) Mommsen. He grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin where he received his education. Following high school...
Jean Kilpatrick
Jun 29, 2013
Jean Kilpatrick, 87, formerly of Oakesdale passed away on Saturday June 29, 2013 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax. Viewing will be Monday July 8, 2013 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Graveside funeral services with vault interment will be held on Tuesday July 9, 2013 at 10:00am at the Oakesdale Cemetery with Pastor...
Andrew Lawrence Cain
Jun 23, 2013
ANDREW L. "ANDY" CAIN, 19, of Pullman, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his Pullman home. Andy was born Dec. 18, 1993 in Spokane, WA the son of Annette Kramer. Andy grew up on the Palouse, attending school in Colfax, Moscow and Pullman. He played hockey and raced motocross throughout his life. Andy loved to race and ride,...
Virginia Maxine Branch
Jun 21, 2013
Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Virginia Maxine Branch, 89, of Albion passed away on Friday June 21, 2013 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Albion Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Rodgers of Harvest Baptist Church officiating. Virginia was born on April 14, 1924 at...
