Kenneth Wesley Smick
Sep 30, 2022
Kenneth Wesley Smick, Endicott native, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 73. At Ken's request there will be no funeral service and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date. He was buried privately at the Endicott Cemetery. Ken was born November 25, 1948 in Colfax,...
Joseph H Fox
Sep 28, 2022
Public graveside services for lifelong Oakesdale native, Joseph H. Fox, will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 12 noon at the Oakesdale Cemetery. He would have been 72 on October 9, 2022. Joe passed on September 28, 2022 from complications of an 11-month battle with ALS.
Born on October 9, 1950, Joe was the son...
Nadine Jones
Sep 25, 2022
Norma Nadine "Dee" Jones passed away at her home in Potlatch, ID on September 25, 2022 at the age of 96. She was born on January 17, 1926 in Yakima, WA to Frederick and Ruth Schmoe. She was the second of six children. Dee was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She loved...
Laura M. Cochran
Sep 25, 2022
Laura Mae Cochran, 78, of Pullman, WA passed away September 25, 2022 at her Pullman home. Laura was born February 11, 1944 in Colfax, Washington growing up in Pullman. Laura attended Guardian Angel School in Colton and graduated from Pullman High School. She met James Lucky Cochran and they were married on December 11, 1965 in Pullman. Laura worked...
Michael Edwin Landers
Sep 24, 2022
Michael Edwin Landers, 64, of Pullman, WA passed away September 24, 2022 at his Pullman home. Michael was born March 17, 1958 in Seattle, WA to Keith & Sally (Snyder) Landers. He grew up in McMinnville, OR, southern Idaho, and Alaska where he graduated from high school. During high school, Michael played in the school band and developed a...
Joanna Roberta Tate
Sep 24, 2022
In Loving Memory Joanna Roberta Tate April 8, 1935-Sept. 24, 2022
Dayton resident Joanna Roberta Tate, 87, died Sept. 24, 2022, at Booker Rest Home, surrounded by her loving family.
A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at the Columbia County Senior Center, 403 E. Patit St., Dayton....
Sten T Larkin
Sep 21, 2022
Sten T. Larkin, 89, passed away on September 21, 2022 at his home in Colfax, WA. He was born on May 26, 1933 in Spokane, WA to Sten and Nelsie (Thue) Larkin. He grew up in Spokane and attended school at Lewis Clark High School graduating with the class of 1951. Sten attended Washington State University for two years...
Jack Alexander
Sep 20, 2022
John "Jack" Alexander, DVM, MS, passed away in Pullman, Washington, on September 20, 2022, after living several months with pancreatic cancer.
Jack was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on April 8, 1934. He spent his childhood and early adolescence in Greenock, Scotland. In 1947, his family returned to Belleville.
Jack was predeceased by Marilyn, his...
Bruce Davitt
Sep 19, 2022
Bruce Brendan Davitt, 73, of Pullman, WA passed away September 19, 2022 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. Bruce was born December 25, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Queens, graduating from Holy Cross High School. He attended Fordham University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. Bruce married Christine Connelly at Fordham's...
Don Nelson
Sep 16, 2022
Donald L. Nelson, lifelong Colfax area farmer, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at the Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. He was 84. A family graveside service will be at 10:00 am followed by a memorial service at 11:30 at the Community Building – Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on Wednesday, September 21st. Don was born to Norman and Norma (Streib) Nelson...
Joseph Clyde Leifer
Sep 14, 2022
Joseph Clyde Leifer, 78, of St John, WA passed away September 14, 2022 at Cave Bay, Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID. Joe was born March 29, 1944 in Spokane, WA. He was second eldest of 10 siblings of Clyde & Helen Leifer of Pine City, WA. He grew up and attended school in Pine City and St John, graduating in...
Rudy J Fisher
Sep 11, 2022
Rudy J. Fisher Sr. passed peacefully on September 11, 2022 at The Courtyard in Colfax, surrounded by loved ones. He was 79. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Rudy was born on August 10, 1943 in Newcastle, Wyoming to Latal and Mildred (Garland) Fisher. He grew up on the family ranch 40 miles from Newcastle...
Ruth Ann Taylor
Sep 10, 2022
Ruth Ann Taylor, Endicott resident, passed away at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax, WA. on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was 65. She was born June 2, 1957 in Centralia, WA. to Melvin and Viola (Ankrom) Keely.
She married David Taylor on May 28, 1977 in Portland, Oregon. They moved to Wallowa,...
Janice D. Brobst
Sep 9, 2022
Janice Dean Brobst, 86, longtime Pullman resident passed away September 9, 2022 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Janice was born 14 October 1935 in San Diego, California to Carl Scmitt and Maurine (Brill) Schmitt. She grew up in Carlsbad, California, graduating from Oceanside High School in 1952. Janice married Richard Wasson in 1958. The couple soon settled in Hawaii. She...
Dana "Scott" Derdeyn
Sep 9, 2022
Dana Scott Derdeyn (called Scott), 59, of Walla Walla, WA passed away September 9, 2022 while on a fishing trip along the Snake River. Scott was born November 12, 1962 in Enid, Oklahoma to Clark H. & Betty Jean (Stabe) Derdeyn. The family lived in Oklahoma until 1976 when they moved to Sierra Vista, Arizona. Scott graduated from Buena...
Roger Allen Harting
Sep 6, 2022
Roger Allen Harting, 56, passed away on September 6, 2022 at his home in Reardan, Washington. He was born on September 19, 1965 to Robert and Lawana (Walker) Harting on Whidbey Island in Washington. He attended schools in Dayton, Washington graduating from Dayton High School where he was very involved in 4-H and FFA. Following high school, he had...
Ula Mae Turner
Aug 31, 2022
Ula Mae Turner
12/3/1923 – 08/31/2022
Ula Mae Turner was born in Dayton, Washington on December 3 rd , 1923 to Jim and Nina Baldridge Hillhouse. She attended school in Dayton graduating from Pietryzski High School in 1942. She then moved to Seattle to work for Boeing during World War II. Ula was one of...
Tingfei Chi
Aug 31, 2022
My father Tingfei Chi passed away peacefully on August 31, 2022 at exactly 12:00 noon in Pullman Regional Hospital. He was born May 15, 1935 in Sarawak, Malaysia to Kah Kieng Tie & Hee Ngiik Chuo. He loved to bathe in the sun when he's alive and especially in his last days, always wanting us to push his wheelchair...
John Aune
Aug 31, 2022
John M. Aune, 81, lifelong Whitman County farmer and cattleman, passed away Wednesday, August 31,2022, after a yearlong struggle with heart and lung issues. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 10, at 2:30 p.m. at the Onecho Bible Church with Pastor Mike Nyholm officiating. A private family committal service will precede the memorial.
Born August...
Randy Nelson
Aug 27, 2022
Randy Nelson, 74, of Palouse, WA, passed away August 27, 2022, at his Palouse home. Randy was born August 25, 1948, in Colfax, WA, to John and Marcia (Parker) Nelson. Randy grew up in Rosalia, WA, and graduated from Rosalia High School in 1966. He attended Columbia Basin Junior College and later Eastern Washington University, where he met Irene...
