Obituary Listing

Jan 2, 2026

Garvis B. Hopwood Jr., age 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by those who loved him on January 2, 2026 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA.

Garvis was born on February 26, 1955, in Dayton, Washington, and grew up in Prescott, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, Garvis Bernard Hopwood and Frances Joan...

Dec 29, 2025

Delores Mae Luft (Balvin), known to her family as Dolly and to the community as Dee, joined her loved ones in Heaven on December 29, 2025.

Dee was born on September 7, 1942, near Tyndall, South Dakota, to Romain and Lillian (Varilek) Balvin. Dolly graduated from Alameda High School in 1960 and began her career with the...

Dec 23, 2025

Mirchele Marie Bergdahl

June 25, 1946 – December 23, 2025

Mirchele Bergdahl, 79, Dayton, Wash., passed away December 23, 2025, after a long-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mirchele was born on June 25, 1946, in Ephrata, Wash. She was a graduate of Kennewick High School (1964) and was a beautician in her mother's...

Dec 20, 2025

John H. Larsen, Jr., 96, of Pullman, WA passed away December 20, 2025 at Pullman Regional Hospital.  John was born July 20, 1929 in Tacoma, WA where he grew up and graduated from Stadium High School.  He attended the University of Puget Sound for a time and Married Nancy Lee Bartles in 1951 in Tacoma, WA.  John served in...

Dec 14, 2025

NANCY HEGLAR HENRY

June 20,1938 - December 14, 2025

Nancy Heglar Henry passed away at the age of 87, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane following an illness of several months.  She was born Nancy Lee Heglar on June 20, 1938, in St. John, Washington.  Nancy was the eldest of...

Dec 14, 2025

Frankie Faye Rima-Hinrichs, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Pullman, WA on December 14th.

Born and raised on a cattle ranch near the Canadian border, about an hour north of Colville, Washington, Faye was the only child of Frank and Marion Ells. She graduated in 1955 from a small rural high school class...

Dec 12, 2025

PULLMAN, Wash.--Elinor Florence McCloskey, longtime Pullman resident and retired school librarian, died Friday afternoon December 12, 2025, in Pullman. She was 92.

At her request, no funeral or memorial service will be held.

Elinor was born June 18, 1933, in New York City to Gordon E. and Florence A. (Haven) McCloskey, graduates of Lock Haven...

Dec 12, 2025

Peggy Ann Hubble, 83, passed away on December 12, 2025 at her home in St. John. She was born June 20, 1942 to Lawrence and Irene Davis in Walla Walla, WA.

She attended the last one-room school house in Walla Walla County through 4th grade then attended Walla Walla public schools. She graduated from Walla Walla High...

Dec 5, 2025

Richard Alan "Dick" Schu, lifelong Rosalia area farmer, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025 at his home. He was 81. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 19th, at 1:00 pm at the Rosalia Community Church. Burial will follow in the IOOF Evergreen Cemetery at Rosalia.

Richard was the second of four children born to Edward and Jean...

Nov 30, 2025

Geraldine M. "Jerry" Bidle, life long Albion area resident, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 30, 2025. She was 98 years old. A graveside service will be Monday, December 8th at 1:00 PM in the Pullman Cemetery immediately followed by a Celebration of Life reception at Zeppoz.

She was born May 17, 1927 on the...

Nov 30, 2025

Dorothy Hulse, a familiar face in area restaurants for many years, passed away peacefully at her home in Colfax on Sunday, November 30, 2025. She was 85. A Memorial Service will be Monday, December 8th, at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Dorothy will be laid to rest in the Bethel Cemetery at Steptoe at 1:00...

Nov 26, 2025

Linda Darlene Mildred Caraffa, 76, passed away peacefully on her way to the hospital after a sudden medical event. She was born on July 24, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey, to Alfred and Ruth Caraffa. Raised in a home her father built, Linda grew up alongside her brothers Carl, Dale, and her cousin Buddy.

Linda married twice,...

Nov 14, 2025

Tammy Lu Bailey, longtime St. John resident, passed away Friday, November 14, 2025 at Bishop Place in Pullman. She was 66. A gathering to celebrate her life will be on Friday, December 19th, at Noon at the St. John Community Building. Tammy will be laid to rest privately at the St. John Cemetery.

She was born April...

Nov 13, 2025

Elma E. Nordby was born to Jacob and Esther (Rachul) Prill on December 28, 1923 in Startup, Washington. She passed away on November 13, 2025 in Dayton, Washington. She grew up in Startup and graduated from Sultan High School with the class of 1942. After graduation, she lived in Everett and worked for Pacific Grinding Wheel Company. In 1945...

Nov 13, 2025

Neil James Meyer, 92, passed away peacefully on Nov 12th.   Neil was born on May 7, 1933 to Vince and Helen Meyer in Colton, WA.

After graduation from Colton High School, Neil enlisted in the Army, of which he was extremely proud of his time in the service where he achieved the rank of Corporal.  Upon discharge,...

Nov 12, 2025

Betty Becker passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Aspen Park in Moscow, ID.    She was a lifelong resident of Uniontown, WA and Colton, WA.

Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) was born January 13, 1931 in Uniontown to Joe Wittman and Mary Tuschoff.  Betty graduated from St. Boniface Grade School and High School in Uniontown in 1949, and...

Nov 8, 2025

Roberta Rae "Bobbi" Taylor Klossner, 80, of Pullman, WA passed away November 8, 2025 at Pullman Regional Hospital. She was born August 27, 1945 in Portland, OR to Revs. Ora & Willamina (Grabenhorst) Taylor. Bobbi grew up in Vancouver, WA and also traveled as a child throughout Oregon and California, singing with her two sisters, known as The Taylor...

Nov 7, 2025

Vickie Lee Futch, Endicott resident, passed away Friday, November 7th, at the Pullman Regional Hospital. She was 73. A graveside service will be Friday, November 14th, at 10:00 AM in the Endicott Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her mother. Vickie was born December 6, 1951 in Anacortes, Washington to Harold and Bonnie Larsen Brown....

Nov 3, 2025

Mariam Helen (Burnard) McGuire, 95, passed away on November 3, 2025, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington.  Mariam was born on December 5, 1929, to John Earl and Leona Marie (Kenney) Burnard in Kirkland, Washington. She grew up in North Bend and Kirkland, Washington, living for a period at a mining camp.

In 1950, while visiting...

Nov 2, 2025

Cheryl Lee Doty, 85, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025 in Pullman, Washington after a long and courageous battle with dementia. She was born on April 25, 1940, in Colfax, Washington to Wayne and Mary (Scheoff) Doty, where she grew up and attended local schools, graduating with the Colfax High School class of 1958.

After high...