Loretta Valere Clark
Nov 14, 2012
Loretta V. Clark, long time Colfax resident, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 80. A funeral service will be Monday, November 19th at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Colfax Cemetery. Loretta was born April 4, 1932 in Brodhead, Wisconsin to Orville...
Chester "Chet" Gisselberg
Nov 8, 2012
Chester Gisselberg, Ellensburg resident and former St. John farmer, passed away November 8, 2012 in Seattle. He was 90. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, November 17th at 11:00 am in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home, Colfax. A potluck dinner will follow at the Wheatland Grange Hall. Private burial will be in the St. John Cemetery. Chester was...
Shirley Cloe Smick
Nov 2, 2012
Shirley Cloe Smick, long time St. John resident, passed away Friday morning, November 2, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 86. A private family graveside service will be in the Maccabee Cemetery at Sprague. There will be a Celebration of Life Open House at the St. John Community Building on Thursday, November 8th from 2-4 pm. All...
Al Liotta
Oct 26, 2012
Alphonso "Al" Liotta, long time Colfax resident, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital. He was 91. The Rosary will be recited Thursday, November 1st at 10:00 am followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Colfax Cemetery. The family will greet friends at a viewing at...
Laura J. Bellingar
Oct 25, 2012
Laura Jane Bellingar, Colfax resident and former long-time Bellingham, WA resident, passed away Thursday morning, October 25, 2012 at her home. She was 73. A graveside service will be in the Onecho Cemetery, Friday, November 2nd; at 2:00 PM. Pastor Mike Nyholm of the Onecho Bible Church will officiate. Laura was born June 19, 1939 in Bellingham, Washington to Daniel...
Elizabeth "Beth" V. Howard
Oct 18, 2012
Elizabeth "Beth" V. Howard, long time St. John resident, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Colfax. She was 91. She was born October 9, 1921 in Billings, Montana to Perry and Mildred (Parrish) Sorenson. She spent some early years in the small town of Pendroy, Montana where her father ran a lumber yard. She graduated as Valedictorian of her...
Kenneth L. Hodge
Sep 28, 2012
Kenneth Lewis Hodge, 82, of Colfax, WA passed away September 28, 2012. Ken was born October 5, 1929 to Percy and Ila Hodge (Black) in Lewiston, ID. He lived with his mother's family in Gifford, ID while his dad worked construction. Ken recalled riding horseback in the snow to school and having warm bricks in his bed to keep his...
Walter Weichaus
Sep 18, 2012
Walter Weichaus, long time Elberton resident, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 93. A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 22nd at 10:00 am in the Colfax Cemetery. Pastor Bob Ingalls will officiate. Walter was born July 21, 1919 in Warden, Washington to Martin and Martha Dulkie Weichaus. He grew up...
Donald Charles Lust
Sep 12, 2012
Donald C. Lust, lifelong Endicott farmer, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. He was 82. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, September 18th at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott. Burial will follow at the Endicott Cemetery. Viewing will be Monday from 9 to 4 at Bruning Funeral Home...
Lucille Helen Liles
Sep 8, 2012
LUCILLE HELEN LILES, 93, of St. John, WA, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 at home. Lucille was born on April 16, 1919, in Whitefish, Montana to Alfred & Atha (Bogar) Harding. She grew up and attended school in Kalispell and following her high school graduation she attended beauty college. Lucille married Glenn G. Liles in Butler, Missouri, where...
Alice E. Hansen
Sep 2, 2012
ALICE ELIZABETH (LAUTENSCHLAGER) HANSEN, 93, of Pullman and formerly of Colfax and Endicott passed away on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at the Arcadia Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Endicott Cemetery. Our beloved aunt was born near Endicott on Jan. 18, 1919 to Philip...
Richard Stravens
Sep 1, 2012
Richard Stravens, 88 Richard was born July 8, 1924 in Spokane, WA. and son of Joseph & Florence (Cronin) Stravens and passed away September 1, 2012 in Pullman, Washington. Richard moved to Colfax when he was two years old. He graduated from Colfax High School and was drafted into the Army March, 1943. He was discharged January, 1946 completing a...
Elmer "Buck" Pendergrass
Aug 31, 2012
Elmer "Buck" Pendergrass was born September 22, 1912 in the Ozark mountains of southern Missouri. He passed away August 31, 2012, age 99.9, living independently and driving his car past his 99th birthday. Buck was the fourth and last surviving of six children born to Ed and Minnie (Orwick) Pendergrass. Minnie passed away in 1921. Ed and Nola (Freeman) enlarged...
Warren F. Taufen
Aug 22, 2012
Warren F. Taufen, lifelong Whitman County resident, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. He was 91. The Rosary will be recited Sunday, August 26th at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax. A Memorial Mass will be Monday, August 27th, at 10:30 also at the church. Abbot Adrian Parcher...
Edgar "Ed" Adolph Sinkbeil
Aug 15, 2012
Edgar "Ed" Adolph Sinkbeil, went home to heaven August 15, 2012, he was 92. Ed was born one of twelve children, September 11, 1919, in Zeeland N.D. to Adolph and Pauline (Melhoff) Sinkbeil, where he graduated from Zeeland High School in 1938. In 1941 Ed enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard and was in the 164th infantry. After being...
Bob Curtis
Jul 25, 2012
Robert Russell "Bob" Curtis, 87, a life-long resident of Whitman County, WA, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at his home in Colfax. A memorial service will be held at the Baptist Church in Colfax on Friday, August 3 at 10:00 AM. Bob was born December 19, 1924 in Colfax, WA to Ed and Ruth Curtis. He graduated from...
Lila E. Kneale
Jul 25, 2012
LILA ELENORA (EMERSON) KNEALE, 93, a lifelong resident of the LaCrosse community passed away on July 25, 2012 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax, WA. Her life will be celebrated at Selbu Lutheran Church at 11 AM, Saturday, August 4, 2012. Private burial will be held at the Colfax Cemetery. A potluck dinner and time of fellowship will...
Margery M. Stoner
Jul 23, 2012
Margery M. Stoner, long time Sandpoint area resident, passed away July 23, 2012 at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, WA. She was born November 21, 1923 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Roy and Maselle (Spraker) McClure. She graduated from the Arco (Idaho) High School in 1941. Margery married Gerald F. Miller in October 1940 and they were later...
Jacob "Jack" Schmick, Jr.
Jul 18, 2012
Jacob "Jack" Schmick, Jr., lifelong Endicott farmer, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in Colfax. He was 84. Funeral Services will be held Monday, July 23rd at 10:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott. Viewing will be for one hour prior to services. Vault interment will follow at the Endicott Cemetery. Jack was born August 3, 1927 in Spokane...
William J. Wiese
Jun 30, 2012
William J. Wiese passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Riverview Care Center in Spokane. He was 95. He was born March 14, 1917 in Kansas City, MO to William and Sophia Nussbaum Wiese and spent his early years growing up there. Bill married Frances Evelyn Moore May 1, 1937. They made their home at a cabin on Lake Tapawingo,...
