Obituary Listing

Jan 12, 2025

Roger Rossebo, age 78, died Sunday, January 12, 2025 on the farm where he grew up outside Pullman. Roger was born April 14, 1946 to Helmer and Stella Rossebo and worked on the family farm raising wheat, peas, lentils, and barley. He also worked at the WSU CUB and alongside his mother at the Kappa Delta sorority. Roger, a...

Jan 10, 2025

Kristen M. Robinson (nee Steck), 39, of Pullman, WA passed away January 10, 2025 at her Pullman home, surrounded by family members and close friends. Kristen was born March 14, 1985 in St. Louis, MO to parents Jim and Shelly Steck. The family moved to Olympia, WA and later to La Grande, OR, where Kristen graduated from high school....

Jan 8, 2025

Velda Zae Sheer

April 11,1932 -January 8, 2025

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Velda Zae Sheer, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025. She was born on April 11, 1932, in Benge, Washington, to Kirk and Nora McCall. At the age of 2, Velda's family moved to Winona, Washington, and later, when she was...

Jan 7, 2025

Sandra "Sandy" Lee Peck, 90, of Pullman, WA passed away January 7, 2025 at Pullman Regional Hospital, Pullman, WA, surrounded by family and friends. Sandy was born April 29, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Richard & Wanda (Huffman) Lee. She grew up in Fort Wayne until the family moved to Bradenton, Florida where Sandy graduated from Manatee High...

Jan 6, 2025

Corey E Carter, Waitsburg resident, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025 at the Dayton General Hospital. He was 55. Corey was born March 4, 1969 in Richland, Washington to Bill and Sharon Carter. He grew up in a loving home full of siblings in the Burbank and Prescott area. Later they moved to Waitsburg where Corey played basketball and...

Jan 5, 2025

Dr. David F. Bezdicek, a distinguished soil scientist, educator, and lifelong musician, passed away in Pullman, Washington, on January 5, 2025, at the age of 86.

Born on September 18, 1938, in Jackson, Minnesota, David was the son of Emanuel and Betty (Pavelko) Bezdicek, and was the oldest of nine siblings, four of whom are living: Jim...

Jan 5, 2025

Gary Franklin Brown, 89, Oakesdale area farmer, passed away on January 5, 2025 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Gary was born on May 24, 1935 in Colfax to Ashton and Thelma (Brannen) Brown. He was raised in the Oakesdale/Thornton area graduating with the class of 1953. After high school, he attended a year of college at the University of...

Jan 5, 2025

In Loving Memory of Patricia Guernsey Martson

Patricia Guernsey Martson passed away on January 5, 2025. Born Patricia Watson in Tekoa, Washington, she was the youngest of five siblings.

Her father was a meat cutter by trade who delighted in foot races with his grandsons at every visit. Her mother worked as a clerk in...

Jan 3, 2025

Glen Lamar Hower, 90, of Pullman, Washington passed away

on Friday, January 3, 2025 after a lifetime of caring, commitment and unwavering

dedication to family, friends, students and faculty, Dr. Glen L. Hower passed away

peacefully at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Jane Hower, his sister,

Jan 2, 2025

Our beloved son Ian Olsen passed from this life into the next on Jan 1, 2025. Loved and missed by his parents, Justin and Melanie Olsen, his siblings Asa, Mackenna, Ane, and Brelynne Olsen, grandparents Jerry Olsen, Sheryl Olsen (deceased), Peggy Lott, and Jeffry Toone (deceased) and many extended family members.

Ian was born in Boise ID...

Jan 2, 2025

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our longtime employee, Stu Warner. Stu passed away on January 2, 2025. He was born on April 7, 1960 in San Jose, California to Norman and Judy (Kreiner) Warner. Stu was a man with a heart of gold and a deep sense of loyalty. Stu was quite...

Dec 31, 2024

Steven Paul Sargent, 60, of Pullman, Washington passed away December 31, 2024 at his Pullman home.  Steven was born January 9, 1964 in Gresham, Oregon to Lyle & Ann (Earls) Sargent.  The family moved to Fruitland, Idaho where Steven grew up and graduated from Fruitland High School.  He entered the United States Army, serving in both the states and...

Dec 29, 2024

Francis "Jay" Ohnemus, 69, of Pullman, WA passed away December 29, 2024 at the Pullman Care Center in Pullman, WA.  A celebration of Jay's life will be planned for the spring of 2025 and he will be laid to rest at the Pullman City Cemetery.

Dec 27, 2024

David Daniel St. John beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away December 27, 2024 at the age of 67. Dave was born October 31, 1957, to Donald and Shirley St. John in Spokane Washington and grew up on the family farm outside of Rosalia.

Dave attended Rosalia Schools all 12 years where he was a 3-sport athlete...

Dec 23, 2024

Janice Ryan Thrall

December 4, 1958 – December 23, 2024

Janice Ryan Thrall, 66, of Lewiston, Idaho, passed away on December 23, 2024, at her home in Lewiston.

Janice was born on December 4, 1958, in Bozeman, Montana, to Dr. Clarence A. Ryan and Patricia Louise (Meunier) Ryan. Her childhood was spent in...

Dec 22, 2024

Leora Frei, longtime Potlatch area resident, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Bishop Place in Pullman. She was 67. A graveside service will be this Friday, December 27th, at 10:30 AM at the Mendenhall Cemetery near Potlatch.

Leora was born September 5, 1957 in Spokane, Washington to Ned and Blenda Dawson Henrichs. Her father was serving...

Dec 18, 2024

Obituary: Inge ("Kitty") Ilselore Martinez

Inge ("Kitty") Martinez- 1928-2024. Kitty Martinez, age 96 of Pullman, WA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. She was born in Berlin, Germany, on October 8, 1928, to Josef and Margerite Spann. In 1955, she met Andrew ("Andy") Martinez from San Diego, CA during his US Air Force tour of...

Dec 18, 2024

MiIlie Repp passed away December 18, 2024 at the Courtyard in Colfax. She lived in Colfax for most of her adult life. Born in Winona on the 4th of July, 1932, the third of four daughters of Bill and Vera (Dane) Means. Graduating High School in St. John in 1950, she married Bob Repp that fall. Her family was...

Dec 11, 2024

Lorraine Bramhall, longtime Dayton resident, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at the Rivers Walk Assisted Living in Dayton. She was 79. A Memorial Service will be Friday, December 20th, beginning at 11:00 AM at the United Brethren Church in Dayton with Pastor Greg Brownell officiating.

Lorraine was born July 12, 1945 in Dayton to Lesta and...

Dec 10, 2024

Karen R. Kinzer, 76 longtime resident of Pullman, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in Pullman.  Rosary Vigil Service will be recited on January 3, 2025 at 6 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Uniontown.  Funeral Mass will be on January 4, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman, with burial for family to...