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Jack Mccullough
Feb 20, 2011
Maynard Jackson McCullough Jack passed away peacefully on the evening of February 20, 2011 in Colfax, WA. at the age of 94. He was born on November 7, 1916 in Caldwell, ID and moved to Whatcom County in Washington as a child. Jack joined the army in 1942 and served 3 years in the South Pacific. After his discharge from...
Victor R. Reiber
Feb 18, 2011
Victor R. Reiber, 85, of Palouse, died February 18, 2011, in Pullman. Born January 8, 1926 in Colfax, he was the son of Harry Reiber and Anna Jaekel Reiber. Victor was a veteran of World War II and was injured during in the Phillipines as a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. After leaving the service, he became a mail...
Eugene Palmer Osmun
Feb 15, 2011
Eugene P. Osmun, 75, of Colfax and surrounding areas, died February 15, 2011 in Colfax. He was born May 2, 1935 in Colfax, to William Osmun and Sarah (Love) Osmun. After graduating from Colfax High School, Mr. Osmun was drafted into the Army, where he was eventually brought to Germany. He worked for the Colfax Grange Supply for many years,...
Edward P. Reed
Feb 11, 2011
Edward Paul Reed, 58, Oakesdale resident, passed away at his home on Friday, February 11, 2011. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 18th at 11:00 am at the Oakesdale Cemetery. Ed was born April 22, 1952 in Spokane, WA. to Paul T. Reed and Hazel M. (Lamb) Reed. He was raised on a farm between Oakesdale and Tekoa...
Harold Royce Anderson
Feb 9, 2011
Harold R. Anderson, 81, Colfax resident, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the Whitman Hospital. A Memorial Service honoring his life will be held Wednesday, February 16th at 10:00 am at Whitman Health & Rehab Center, 1150 W. Fairview. Harold was born October 28, 1929 in Spokane to Nels and Clara (Hendricks) Anderson. He grew up in Spokane. Harold...
Richard A. Poffenroth
Feb 8, 2011
Richard A. Poffenroth, 76, of Spokane Valley, WA, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011, in Spokane Valley. Born February 26, 1934, in Endicott, he was the son of John A. Poffenroth and Rebecca Bafus Poffenroth. Richard graduated from Endicott High School and then studied heating and air conditioning and mathematics at Columbia Basin Community College. He lived in Eastern Washington his...
Floyd L. Babb
Feb 7, 2011
Floyd Litten Babb, 72 of Troy, Idaho passed from us on Monday, February 7, 2011, from injuries of a motor-vehicle accident. Services will be held at 11:00 am on March 5th at the Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Washington with Military Graveside Honors. Immediately following the service, the family would love to hear your stories and share their memories with you at...
Lorinda C. Warner
Jan 31, 2011
Lorinda Claire Warner, passed away January 31, 2011, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Ed and Janice Olson of Colfax. She was born in Albion, WA on April 30, 1911 to James and Eva Kenoyer. The sixth of eight children. She graduated from Albion High School and went on to attend Huntington College in Huntington, Indiana majoring in...
Dorothy Alice Lowe
Jan 31, 2011
Dorothy Alice (Billingsley) Lowe went to be with her Lord on January 31, 2011. She passed away following a short illness at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. She had made her home at the Courtyard for the past six years. Dorothy was a life long resident of Whitman County. A Memorial Service honoring her life will be...
Phillip Henry Taylor
Jan 26, 2011
Phillip Henry Taylor, 76, long time area resident, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be Saturday, January 29th at 10:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ – Latter Day Saints in Pullman. Viewing will be at 9:30 am in the Relief Society room. Vault interment will follow at the Albion Cemetery. Phillip was...
Reamer A. Bolz
Jan 26, 2011
Reamer Augustus Bolz was born on August 13, 1920 in Somers, Montana to Augustus and Nora Taylor Bolz. He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on January 26, 2011, in Eugene, Oregon. He was born the youngest of four children on a farm near the north end of Flathead Lake in northwestern Montana. He moved to Spokane, Washington while in...
Linda L Ellis
Jan 25, 2011
Linda Louise Ellis, 66, of Endicott, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Endicott. Born January 9, 1945 in Bend, Oregon, she was the daughter of Norman Myrick and Edith Perkins Myrick. Linda really loved her family as well as her Nursing Profession. At the time of her death she was working as a private duty nurse. She also spent time...
Joan L. Cunningham
Jan 15, 2011
Joan Loletta (Browder) Cunningham, St. John resident, passed away January 15, 2011 at Pullman Regional Hospital. She was 85. A Memorial Service is being planned for a later date. Joan was born July 2, 1925 in Spokane, Washington. She was the youngest daughter of R. Van and Vera E. (Regan) Browder. Her mother called Joan her little firecracker. Joan grew...
Dr. Lee G. Hendrickson
Jan 15, 2011
Dr. Lee G. Hendrickson passed away January 15, 2011 at his home in Colfax. He was born in Ashton, Idaho to Hal Hendrickson and Nodean Sommerville. He graduated from Orofino High School and enlisted in the army where he excelled in marksmanship, achieving a spot in the record books at Fort Ord, CA. Music had always been a big part...
Willard E. Bowen
Jan 14, 2011
Willard E. Bowen, life long Lamont area farmer, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at his home in St. John. He was 92. A private family graveside will be at the St. John Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service, Friday, January 21st at 11:00 am at the St. John Methodist Church. Pastor Bob Ingalls will officiate. Willard was born September...
Helen L. Walters
Jan 13, 2011
HELEN L. WALTERS, 88, a longtime Oakesdale resident, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, WA where she has made her home the past several years. Helen was born Dec. 15, 1922 in Spokane, WA to Clarence & Rosa Lee (Crowder) St. John. She was raised in Oakesdale and attended school...
Virgil "Bud" E. Wagner
Jan 13, 2011
Virgil "Bud" E. Wagner Bud was born September 4, 1927 to Fred J. and Ruth M. (Lee) Wagner in the family farmhouse located on the east side of Rock Lake near St. John, WA. On January 13, 2011, he was taken by cancer from that same home at the age of 83. He was the fifth of six children, and...
Eugene A Goss
Jan 11, 2011
Eugene A. Goss, 82, a Thornton, WA area resident, died Tuesday January 11, 2011, at his home. Born May 29, 1928 in Arbuckle, CA, he was the son of Eugene and Christine Goss. Mr. Goss was a "jack of all trades," working as a farmer, mechanic, and truck driver throughout his life. He worked at a dairy plant delivering milk...
Ralph V. Walker
Jan 5, 2011
Ralph Verdell Walker Funeral services for Ralph V. Walker, 100, long time resident and farmer in Winona, will be Tuesday, January 11th at 11:00 am in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Hinds will officiate and vault interment will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. He will lie in state at the funeral home Friday and Monday from...
Lyle H. Bailey
Jan 2, 2011
Lyle H. Bailey, life long St. John area farmer, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his home. He was 82. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, January 8th at 11:00 am at the St. John United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be at the St. John Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday and Friday at Bruning Funeral Home...
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