Obituary Listing

Mar 16, 2023

Sharon Lyn Sullivan McKeirnan lost her battle with cancer on March 16, 2023. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Joe McKeirnan, sons Keith (Tim Hung) Sullivan, Bo Sullivan, and Matt McKeirnan, and daughter Kayla (Deck) McGuire, her grandchildren Jaxson and Parker, mother Carol Sullivan, and her sisters Debbie (Rick) Kelley and Evon (Mike) Jones, her sister-in-law Heather Sullivan-McKay, and...

Mar 10, 2023

Our husband, father and friend Matthew Thomas Organ died peacefully at home March 10, 2023 surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. He was born February 12, 1960 at Saint Ignatius Hospital in Colfax, WA.  His parents, Don and Shelley Organ raised him in Colfax where he graduated from high school. Matt began working at age 12...

Mar 8, 2023

Long time Colfax resident, Lars Sjostrand, passed away peacefully on March 8 th , 2023. He was born in Sweden on July 31, 1943 to parents Anna and Goran Sjostrand. Seventeen members of his family were sponsored by the Mormon church to move to the United States when Lars was 5 years old. They settled near Salt Lake City,...

Mar 8, 2023

Joe Morris, lifelong Colfax resident, died suddenly at his Colfax home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. He was just 3 days shy of his 65 th birthday. A private family service will be held on Saturday, March 11 th , followed by a Celebration of Life for friends and family from 2 – 8 at Billy's Shop on Crumbaker...

Mar 8, 2023

Kerry Kay Rodeen was born on July 14, 1965 and lost her brief battle with cancer on March 8, 2023.

In her youth, Kerry was an avid dancer in jazz and tap and spent many summers as a life guard and swim coach.  As an adult, Kerry had a fondness for reading and travel.

Kerry...

Mar 7, 2023

Marilyn Kaye Roff

June 30, 1937–March 7, 2023

Marilyn Kaye Roff, much loved, devoted mother, grandmother, and friend, gained her "angel wings" on March 7, 2023 at Rivers Walk Assisted Living in Dayton, Wash.

She was born to Cecil and Clara Williams on June 30, 1937. Growing up, she attended local schools and...

Mar 7, 2023

It is with warm remembrance that we are announcing the passing of Colleen Crook on March 7, 2023. Colleen was a passionate Cougar, a proud Gamma Phi Beta, and a beautiful Irish lass.

Colleen was born April 26, 1940 to Gerald and Norma McDermott in Fort Morgan, CO. She grew up and attended school in Richland, WA....

Mar 4, 2023

Bill Evans, Colfax tree trimmer, passed away suddenly in Colfax on Saturday, March 4, 2023 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 75. Bill was born January 26, 1948 in Missoula, Montana and grew up in that area. He spent his early life working in the Missoula vicinity where he learned the art of tree trimming from his father. Bill...

Mar 2, 2023

Richard C. Petura, Jr. 80 died March 2, 2023 at Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, WA.  He and his beloved wife, Barbara Petura, shared 54 years of marriage.  A son of the late Virginia (Chute) & Richard Petura, he was born in 1942 in Hackensack, NJ, and grew up in Central NY (Syracuse & Skaneateles). He graduated from Skaneateles...

Feb 27, 2023

Norman Clarence Lewis, 95, our beautiful and amazing father, passed away February 27, 2023 at Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, WA.   He was born in Pullman on March 24, 1927 to Archie & Mame (Weir) Lewis.  He grew up in Pullman and graduated from Pullman High.  Following graduation Norman served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and upon...

Feb 27, 2023

Donald C. Orlich.  Husband, father, professor, author and inveterate poker player, died peacefully with his daughter and son by his side at Bishop Place in Pullman on Saturday, February 27. 2023.

He was born December 28, 1931 in Butte Montana to his parents Sam and Mary Orlich.  He grew up in a family with a history of...

Feb 27, 2023

Donald C. Orlich.  Husband, father, professor, author and inveterate poker player, died peacefully with his daughter and son by his side at Bishop Place in Pullman on Saturday, February 27. 2023.

He was born December 28, 1931 in Butte Montana to his parents Sam and Mary Orlich.  He grew up in a family with a history of...

Feb 23, 2023

Donald Wayne (Don) Ping died on February 23, 2023 in Pullman, WA at the age of 97.  He spent most of his life living in Lacrosse, WA, with his wife of more than 70 years, Marie.  His spirit now happily joins Marie's, who died just 4 months earlier, in October 2022.

Don was born to Albert and...

Feb 23, 2023

Former Whitman County Commissioner Nora Mae Keifer-Olfs died February 23 at the age of 89 in Spokane at Faith Adult Family Home after a brief illness.  The youngest of 7 children, she was born Nora Mae Butterfield to Ben and Bessie Butterfield in Lacrosse, WA on August 28, 1933.

After spending some of her growing up years...

Feb 20, 2023

Naomi Daubert, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 71. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 6 th , at 1:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Colfax with burial to follow in the Colfax Cemetery. Viewing will be all day Friday, March 3 rd , at...

Feb 17, 2023

Willard Frederick Bauscher, Sr. passed away February 17, 2023 of Alzheimer's.  Will was born in Colfax, Washington, November 12, 1935 to Fred H. Bauscher and Phama Ann (Peterson) Bauscher.  After graduating from Colfax High School in 1954, Will joined the Air Force.  He trained at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois as an Instrument Mechanic before being stationed close...

Feb 16, 2023

Diane Marie Newman, 82, was called home to be with our Lord on Feb 16 th 2023 at Choice Home Care Adult Family Home in Renton, WA.  Diane was born on April 19, 1940, in Uniontown, WA to Lawrence and Eva (Zenner) Welle. She was the second oldest of five girls.

Diane attended Notre Dame Academy in...

Feb 13, 2023

Thomas Edward Schlueter, age 79, passed away February 13, 2023 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, WA. Tom was born in Camden, New Jersey on September 21, 1943 to Clintford and Roseanna Schlueter. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden in 1961. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force. He received training in computer...

Feb 12, 2023

Hazel E. Wagner, passed away February 12, 2023 at the LaDow Court Assisted Living facility in Garfield. She was 91. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, February 19 th , at 11:00 am at the Farmington SDA Church. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery in Farmington. Viewing for those who wish will be on Friday from 9 –...

Feb 11, 2023

Constance (Connie) Edith Benson Robbins, 93, passed away February 11, 2023 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID.  Constance was born on September 22, 1929 in Vancouver, Washington to Gladys (Conklin) and Olof Benson.  She joined a sister, Evelyn, on the family vegetable farm in the small community of Burton.  She also had an older half-sister, Charlotte Jean Greenblum,...