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,...
Donald Lee Black
Jun 24, 2012
Donald Lee "Buzz" Black, 79, a resident of Oakesdale, passed away Sunday morning, June 24, 2012 at the Spokane Veterans Home. Funeral Services with military honors will be held Friday, June 29th at 10:30 am in the First Baptist Church in Oakesdale. Vault interment will follow at the Oakesdale Cemetery. Mr. Black will lie in state for friends and family...
M. Linda Heglin
Jun 11, 2012
M. LINDA HEGLIN, 69, of Colfax, WA and formerly of Omak, WA and Iowa, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012 at her Colfax home. Linda was born Sept. 1, 1942 in Engelwood, CO to Laverne & Ruth (Magee) Adamson. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from high school there. Linda married HB McCloud following graduation and they had...
Kenneth Leo Cox
Jun 4, 2012
Kenneth Leo Cox, retired Colfax pharmacist, passed away Monday night, June 4, 2012 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. He was 75. Graveside Services will be Friday, June 8th at 2:00 pm in the Colfax Cemetery. Pastor Bob Ingalls will officiate. Viewing will be at Bruning Funeral Home on Thursday from 9 to 4. A lifelong resident of Colfax, Kenneth...
Elma Bea Mills
May 26, 2012
Elma B. Mills, long time St. John school teacher, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 97. A graveside service will be at 10:30 am Friday, June 1st, at the St. John Cemetery followed by a memorial service at the St. John Christian Church at 11:00 am. Viewing will be...
Ida Mae Reich
May 24, 2012
Ida Mae Reich, Endicott native, passed away May 24, 2012 at the Clarkston Care Center. She was 82. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, May 31st at 1:30 pm in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at the Endicott Cemetery. Ida Mae was born April 9, 1930 in Colfax to William T. and Mae (Horton)...
James D. "Jim" Huber
May 24, 2012
James D. "Jim" Huber, 71, longtime Colfax resident, went to be with His Lord and Savior, Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Pullman Regional Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Onecho Bible Church. Pastor Mike Nyholm and Craig Holmes will officiate. Inurnment will be in the...
Lorraine Cook White
May 22, 2012
Lorraine Cook White, lifelong Lamont – St. John area farm woman, passed away Tuesday, May 22nd at the Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was 74. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, May 29th at the St. John Methodist Church. Viewing will be from 9 – 10:15 at the church followed by a graveside ceremony at 10:30 at the...
James (Jim) M. Lloyd
May 20, 2012
Long time Colfax resident James (Jim) Lloyd passed away at his home Sunday morning May 20th after a short courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim was born November 28, 1942 to Delbert and Beulah (Thomas) Lloyd in Colfax WA. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1961. After High school, Jim attended trade school in Bremerton for welding. He then...
Evelyn Ruth Magon
May 17, 2012
EVELYN RUTH MAGON, 86, former Colfax resident for many years, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Park Royal Care Center in Spokane, WA. Evelyn was born Feb. 13, 1926 in Sauls, ND to Lloyd & Naomi (Kendig) Tack. She moved with her family as a young girl of 4 to Colfax, where she grew up, graduating from Colfax...
Lloyd Robert Kynoch
May 14, 2012
LLOYD R. KYNOCH, 87, of Colfax, WA passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax. Lloyd was born Aug. 23, 1924 in Perth, ND to Andrew & Jessie (Gall) Kynoch. He grew up in Perth & Bisbee graduating from Bisbee high school. He moved to Seattle, WA to work in the ship yards...
David Repp
May 10, 2012
David Repp, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital. He was 96. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 14th at 11:00 AM at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. Burial with military honors will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. David was born near Endicott at the family farm at Thera on May 29, 1915....
Dorotha Adeline Gault
Apr 17, 2012
Dorotha Adeline Moys Gault passed away April 17, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 94. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 19th at 10:30 AM at the Colfax United Methodist Church. A graveside service will immediately follow to inter George and Dorotha's ashes at the Colfax Cemetery. Dorotha was born November 23, 1917 at Colfax...
Dorothy Ann Cook
Apr 14, 2012
Dorothy Ann Cook passed away suddenly at her Hill Ray home in Colfax, April 14, 2012. She was born in Glasgow, Montana July 2, 1935 to Charles and Rose (Michaelson) Walker. Dorothy grew up on the family farm outside Glasgow on the Milk River. She attended Glasgow High School where she graduated in 1953 and then attended Northern College for...
