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Jack Lee Hulstrom
Jun 20, 2011
Jack Lee Hulstrom, Silver Valley resident, passed away June 20, 2011 at the Silverwood Good Samaritan Center in Silverton following a year long struggle with leukemia. Jack was 72. No public memorial service is planned and Jack will be laid to rest privately by his family. He was born in Denver, Colorado to Andy and Della (Meusborn) Hulstrom on August...
Fidel Moises Reyes
Jun 16, 2011
Fidel Moises Reyes, 89, quietly passed away on June 16, 2011. Fidel was born May 28, 1922 in Colon, Cuba to Juaquin and Ana Josefa Reyes. He lived in Cuba until 1965, when he, his wife Josefina, and son, Denny emigrated to Colfax to be reunited with his older children. In 1962, Fidel sent his children, Audie, Evy, and Juan...
Joan (Luft) Schussman
Jun 14, 2011
Joan (Luft) Schussman, 80, of Moscow and formerly of Colfax, WA passed into Our Lord's loving arms on June 14, 2011 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. What a loving, quiet and gentle spirit she was. She was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. Joan was born Nov. 25, 1930 in Colfax, WA to John & Pauline (Bidel)...
Kenneth R. Davis
Jun 13, 2011
Kenneth Raymond Davis, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Monday night, June 13, 2011 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 84. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 21st at 1:00 pm in the chapel at Bruning Funeral Home. Pastor Lynn Nelson will officiate. Ken was born in Colfax to Elzie and Neola (Nichols) Davis on September 26, 1926....
Joyce Powell Bryan
Jun 10, 2011
Obituary for Joyce Powell Bryan Joyce Powell Bryan passed away on June 10, 2011 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington from Leukemia. Joyce was born in Buffalo, New York to Samuel and Kathryn (Mergler) Powell on February 5, 1932. Joyce grew up in Buffalo where she graduated from Kensington High School in 1949. As a young adult one...
Mary Jo Hughes
Jun 8, 2011
Mary Jo Hughes, 80, a lifelong Endicott, WA resident passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax, WA. Mary Jo was born Jan. 11, 1931 in Endicott to John & Christine (Fries) Weitz. She grew up and attended school in Endicott, graduating from Endicott High School in 1948. Mary Jo worked for...
Helen Virginia Mills
Jun 7, 2011
Helen Virginia Mills, long time St. John resident, passed away Tuesday, June 07, 2011. Funeral Services will be Monday, June 13th, at 11:00 am at the St. John United Methodist Church. The graveside service will take place earlier at 10:00 am at the St. John Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 9 to 4 at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax....
Donald W. Stutzman
Jun 4, 2011
Donald W. Stutzman, long time St. John resident, passed away Saturday morning, June 4, 2011 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. He was 92. Mr. Stutzman was a county road supervisor for Ada County in Idaho before retiring and moving to St. John several years ago. He is survived by three children; Lydia Smith of St. John, Donald...
Jeremy O. Thompson
Jun 4, 2011
Jeremy Otis Thompson, St. John/Endicott High Grad, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane from complications of liver failure. He was 31. A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, June 11th at 11:00 am at the St. John United Methodist Church, 106 S. Jennings, St. John, Washington, with a reception to...
Janet Marie Young
Jun 1, 2011
Janet Marie Henry Young, 50, of rural Whitman County, Washington, died at her Colfax home on Wednesday night, June 1, 2011, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born September 7, 1950 in Tacoma, Washington, she was the daughter of Nancy Jane Harris Henry and Claude Orlin Henry. She married Roger Chris Young on February 1, 1969 in Gig Harbor, Washington....
Corrine Iola Varnes
May 30, 2011
Corrine Iola Varnes, Palouse area farm woman, passed away May 30, 2011 in Colfax, where she had been living for the last year. She was 87. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 18th at 11:00 am at the Pines Cemetery in Spokane followed by a memorial service at 1:00 pm at the Garland Alliance Church, 2011 W. Garland...
Kay Annette King
May 30, 2011
Kay Annette King, former area resident, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 in Hood River, Oregon. She was 75. Kay was born May 25, 1936 in Moscow, Idaho to Walker and Betty Mae (Benjamin) Holder. She grew up in Moscow and attended schools there. She married Lloyd Delbert King in St. Maries, Idaho in October 1953. They lived in the...
Lydia Helt
May 29, 2011
Lydia Helt, 99, long time Colfax resident, passed away May 29, 2011 at Whitman Health & Rehab in Colfax. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 3rd at 1:00 at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Pastor Philip Misner will officiate. Lydia was born May 2, 1912 in Endicott, Washington to Alex and Catherine (Rudy)...
Kenneth "Bud" G. Smick
May 24, 2011
Kenneth G. "Bud" Smick, long time Endicott farmer, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at his home. He was 89. A graveside service with military honors will be held Wednesday, June 1st at 10:00 am at the Endicott Cemetery followed by a memorial service at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11:00 am. Viewing hours will be Friday from 9-4 and Tuesday...
Mary Ann Largent
May 7, 2011
Mary Ann Largent, long time Colfax area homemaker, died Saturday, May 7th, 2011 in an accident in Colfax. She was 76. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 16th with a graveside service at 10:00 am at the Onecho Cemetery followed by a memorial service at the Onecho Bible Church at 11:00 am. Pastor Mike Nyholm will officiate. Viewing will...
Patricia A. Heisler
Apr 25, 2011
Patricia "Pat" Ann Heisler, long time Colfax resident, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at her home. She was 82. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Urn burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Pat was born May 15, 1928 in Potlatch, Idaho to Frank and May...
Virginia "Ginny" L. Pittman
Apr 23, 2011
Virginia L. Pittman "Ginny" age 86, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at her home in Spokane. Ginny was born July 19, 1924 to Al and Jo Teal in Walla Walla, Washington. She attended school at Clyde until moving to Whitman County in 1936. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1942 and...
Howard "Pat" Patterson
Apr 17, 2011
HOWARD W. "PAT" PATTERSON, 90, of St. John, WA passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. The memorial service will be held on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 2 PM at the St. John United Methodist Church. The graveside service will precede at 1 PM at the St. John Cemetery. Pat was...
Muriel M. Niehenke
Apr 15, 2011
MURIEL M. NIEHENKE, 65, of Colfax, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at her Colfax home. Muriel was born May 20, 1945 in Waipahu, Hawaii to Takeo & Grace Arakaki. She grew up and attended school in Hawaii, graduating from McKinley High School in 1963. She moved to Spokane, WA to continue her education at Gonzaga University, graduating with...
Dorotha Jean (Roffler) Cronk
Apr 6, 2011
Dorotha Jean Roffler Cronk, a resident of Garfield passed away peacefully on April 6, 2011 at Ladow Court Assisted Living. Jeannie was born August 16, 1921, to Walt and Mabel Hazzard Roffler of Pine City, Washington. She was a 1939 graduate of Pine City High School and attended Spokane Beauty School, graduating in 1940. She married Carl Gene Cronk at...
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