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Mary Roberta Crawford

Mary Roberta Crawford

Feb 6, 2013

Mary Roberta Peebles Crawford passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 68. Funeral Services will be Friday, February 22nd, at 10:00 AM at the Colfax United Methodist Church. Pastor Bob Ingalls will officiate. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday and Thursday, February 20 & 21 at Bruning Funeral...

Maravene Ragon

Maravene Ragon

Feb 5, 2013

Maravene Ragon passed away at Whitman Health and Rehab in Colfax on February 5, 2013, two days after her 96th birthday. Born in Whitman County February 3, 1917 to Clarence and Cecil Lathen (Thomas), Maravene graduated from Oakesdale High School in 1934. After attending a year at Cheney Normal School (EWU), she married Bill Ragon September 11, 1936 in Spokane...

Esther Marie Helt

Esther Marie Helt

Feb 3, 2013

Esther Marie Helt, longtime Endicott resident, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 96. She was born December 11, 1916 in Endicott to John and Marie (Bafus) Gerlitz. Being the oldest of seven children, Esther learned household duties from a very early age. She graduated from Endicott High School. Esther...

Harold E. "Tony" Smick

Harold E. "Tony" Smick

Jan 26, 2013

Harold Edward "Tony" Smick, long time Colfax resident, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. He was 93. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 30th at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial with military honors will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Tony was born November 27, 1919 in...

David Lee Hubbard

David Lee Hubbard

Jan 22, 2013

David Lee Hubbard, 78, a St. John resident, passed away January 22, 2013 at Harbor Glen Memory Care in Spokane, WA. David was born October 14, 1934 to Rod and Zella Hubbard in Dayton, Washington. The family moved to LaCrosse in 1946. After graduating from LaCrosse High School in 1953 he joined the U.S. Air Force serving for 23 years....

James D. "Jimmie" Hall

James D. "Jimmie" Hall

Jan 4, 2013

James D. "Jimmie" Hall, longtime Colfax resident, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Whitman Hospital. He was 91. Mr. Hall was born February 21, 1921 in Steptoe, Washington, the youngest of six children to James R. and Ida M. (McNabb) Hall (Roberts). He spent his youth in Steptoe and attended Steptoe High School. In 1943 he was drafted...

Lena V. Cox

Lena V. Cox

Dec 29, 2012

Lena V. Cox passed away December 29, 2012 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax. She was born September 6, 1914 on the family farm outside of Endicott to John and Julia Lust. On September 20, 1934 she married Dallas Cox of Hay, Washington and lived on the Cox Ranch in Hay for about 10 years. They moved to...

Elma Kathleen Eccles

Elma Kathleen Eccles

Dec 28, 2012

Elma Kathleen Eccles The funeral for Elma Kathleen Eccles, 95, will be Friday January 4th at 11: A.M. at LaCrosse United Methodist Church with Pastor Roger Downing officiating. A private burial will be at the LaCrosse Cemetery. Mrs. Eccles died December 28, 2012 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. Born April 4, 1917 at Walla Walla to Ralph...

Karen S. Schroer

Karen S. Schroer

Dec 20, 2012

Karen S. Schroer passed away December 20, 2012 at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax WA, she was 56. Karen was born November 14, 1956 to John and Viola (Davis) Fredrick in Cincinnati, Ohio where she lived until 2004 before moving to Colfax. She was married at a very young age and had two children but was later divorced....

Harold "Ted" J. Freeman

Harold "Ted" J. Freeman

Dec 17, 2012

Harold J. Freeman (Ted) was born on November 1, 1919, the first of four children born to Roy and Marjorie Hamon Freeman in St. John, Washington. Ted died on Monday, December 17 in Clarkston. Ted grew up in St. John and would go on to graduate from St. John High School in 1938. After graduation he and his brother Joe,...

Doris Faye Kintner

Doris Faye Kintner

Dec 11, 2012

DORIS FAYE KINTNER (89) of Colfax, WA passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at the Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. Doris was born Jan. 23, 1923 in Grandview, WA to Fred & Edna Jones. She grew up on the family farm between Grandview and Sunnyside, WA graduating from Sunnyside High School. Doris attended Linnfield College and Multnomah...

Dale Clayton Culbertson

Dale Clayton Culbertson

Dec 2, 2012

Dale C. Culbertson, lifelong Colfax area farmer, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 82. There will be a graveside service for Dale on Saturday, December 8th at 1:00 pm in the Onecho Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 2:00 pm at the Community Bible Church in Colfax. Pastor Ken McNaughton will...

Jean Dale Riedle

Jean Dale Riedle

Nov 30, 2012

Jean Dale Riedle, retired Osburn area school teacher, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax, Washington. She was 86. She was born July 2, 1926 in Fairview, Montana to Vern and Edith Brockway. Her family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho when Jean was a teenager. She graduated from high school there in 1944. Jean attended Lewiston...

Lawrence "Larry" F. Higgins

Lawrence "Larry" F. Higgins

Nov 27, 2012

Larry F. Higgins, 75, stepped beyond his journey with lymphoma early Tuesday evening November 27, 2012. Larry is survived by his loving wife, Charii, a son Damon and his wife Kerena, two grandchildren, Connor and Abigail, five siblings, Jack Higgins, Marion Walters, Bob Higgins, Patricia Cates and Eileen Higgins-Lower and one sad dog, Katie. His parents and oldest son preceded...

Berniece Amanda Krom

Berniece Amanda Krom

Nov 21, 2012

Berniece Amanda Krom went home to be with her Savior on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. She was born on March 3, 1916 in Dusty, Washington to Charles and Mary Lambert. She was one of eight children raised in a boarding home on a few farm acres. It was in that Boarding Home that Berniece, as a young girl, learned the...

B. Dale Stover

B. Dale Stover

Nov 16, 2012

B. Dale Stover, lifelong St. John resident, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Richland. He was 90. A graveside service will be at 10:00 am, Friday, November 23rd at the St. John Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 am at the St. John Christian Church. Dale was born December 21, 1921 in St. John to James and...

Loretta Valere Clark

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

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

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

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...

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