Obituary Listing

Dec 21, 2021

Janie Mae Benson Wirth Eggers

Born:  April 25, 1949

Date of Death:  December 21, 2021

Janie Benson Eggers --A graveside service is planned for April 25, 2022, at 10:30 am at the Colfax Cemetery.  Friends and family are invited to attend and share their memories of Janie who passed to Heaven...

Dec 14, 2021

David (Dave) Barnes's Holy Spirit was released to be returned to God on the 14th of December 2021 peacefully at his home in Pullman, as a result of heart failure. Dave was born on the 9th of October 1938 in Wilburn, Oklahoma. His family moved to California, where he grew up.  Dave began his life-long journey in higher education...

Dec 10, 2021

Deanna Mae Frostad, longtime Pullman resident, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at her home. She was just a few days away from celebrating her 83 rd birthday. Deanna lived her life very proud of her strong generational roots in Eastern Washington and growing up the youngest child of six on the family farm near Edwall. Since she was...

Dec 10, 2021

John Thomas Brewer, 83, passed away December 10, 2021 in Spokane, WA.

John was born March 1, 1938 in Palo Alto California to Gardner and Lesley Rogers Brewer.  He graduated in just three years from Palo Alto High School in 1955 and went on to Pomona College from 1955-1959 where he graduated with honors in Language Studies. ...

Dec 9, 2021

Yvonne Marie Medutis, longtime Colfax resident, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center where she had been for only a short time. She was 87. Yvonne was born in Fort Yates, North Dakota on November 17, 1934 to Nellie C. Sloan. Yvonne lived with her great-aunt and uncle when she was a baby...

Dec 8, 2021

Richard "Dick" Evan Johnson

November 9, 1936 to December 8, 2021

Richard Johnson passed away December 8, 2021, at the age of 85, in Pullman, Washington after a long battle with dementia. He was born November 9, 1936 in Pomona, California.

Dick's most enduring passion in life was his study of rosy-finches. Rosy-finches...

Dec 2, 2021

Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Cuellar, 69, of Pullman, passed away December 2, 2021 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow, ID.  Kathy was born June 10, 1952 in Yakima, WA to Marian & Grace (Scott) Bussoli.  She grew up in Cle Elm, WA where she graduated from high school in 1970.  Kathy attended Business School in Yakima, where she met...

Dec 1, 2021

Verda Evelyn Bigsby, 87, of LaCrosse, WA died December 1, 2021 at Whitman Hospital surrounded by her family. Verda was born October 13, 1934 in Charlo, Montana to Earl and Chloa (Sullivan) McKee. Verda and her family moved to LaCrosse, Washington when she was three years old. She attended school there graduating with the class of 1952. When she...

Nov 30, 2021

Burgess Gardner Lange June 1, 1928 – Nov. 30, 2021

Burgess Gardner Lange was born June 1, 1928, in Portland, Ore., to Derwin Lange and Lelah (Burgess) Lange. He passed away Nov. 30, 2021.

Derwin, Lelah and Burgess moved to the Palouse to farm with Lelah's parents, Francis Freemont and Sarah Kellsy Burgess,...

Nov 29, 2021

Shirley R. Morrison, 81, passed away on November 29, 2021 at her home in Burbank, WA. Shirley was born on March 9, 1940 to Dan and Helen (Bafus) Lautenslager in St. John, WA. She grew up and attended school in St. John graduating with the class of 1959. Shortly after graduation she married the love of her life, Dale...

Nov 29, 2021

Neal Robertson, 85, passed away in his sleep November 29, 2021 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center.  He was born May 24, 1936 to Butch and Edna (Shields) Robertson in St. John, Washington.  Neal graduated from St. John High School in 1954 and went on to get his Bachelor degree in business from Eastern Washington University.  He worked alongside...

Nov 28, 2021

Our beloved Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother and Uncle, Gerald D. Lundt, entered into eternal rest on November 28, 2021. He was surrounded by his family as he passed into the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ. Gerald was born in North Dakota in 1942, and moved to Longview, WA at the age of five. Gerald graduated from...

Nov 22, 2021

LeRoy Bartol Weber, 97, of Colton, WA passed away on November 22, 2021 at his home.  He was born on June 11, 1924 in Uniontown, WA to George & Kathryn (Lightfield) Weber, and grew up in Uniontown and Colton where he attended school.  LeRoy married Gertrude "Trudy" Druffel in Colton on November 26, 1946 and they celebrated their 75...

Nov 22, 2021

Mary Ann (Weber) Niehenke peacefully passed away on November 22, 2021, while resting in her favorite chair at her apartment at Fairview Village Estates in Moscow, Idaho. She was 91 years old. Born on June 17, 1930, at the family farm in Uniontown, Washington to John G. and Mary Marguerite (Adams) Weber, she enjoyed the hard working farm life...

Nov 17, 2021

Dianne Louise Lowe

A light of spirit, joy, compassion and prayer left this world on Tuesday morning, November 17, 2021, surrounded by faithful companions, her son, her caregivers, and all those who would walk her home. Dianne Louise Lowe, of Pullman, WA, was born September 2, 1949 in Detroit, MI to Wayne & Josephine (Searles)...

Nov 17, 2021

Lucille A. (Semler) Weber, 95, passed away on November 17, 2021, at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, WA surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 20, 1926, to Frank and Anna (Merki) Semler. She grew up and attended school in Colton, WA, graduating from Colton High School in 1944. She lived and worked in Spokane and...

Nov 16, 2021

Paula Kay Spence, a longtime resident of Pullman and Colton, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on November 16, 2021 at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. She was 63. No services are planned at this time, but a celebration of life will be arranged at a later date. Paula was born January 11, 1958 in Plattesville, Wisconsin to...

Nov 16, 2021

Barbara Ann Palmer, known to friends and family as Barb or sometimes "red" due to her beautiful auburn hair, passed away November 16 surrounded by her family.  She was born September 1932, at the family home in Chelmsford, MA.  She was the fourth of six children of Edward and Lillian Twohey.  Barb's parents moved from Chelmsford to Alhambra, CA,...

Nov 15, 2021

Carl Gene Ketchie, 84, of Pullman, WA passed away November 15, 2021 at his Pullman home.  Carl was born November 25, 1936 in San Fernando, California to Earl & Agnes (Staggs) Ketchie.  He grew up in San Fernando Valley and graduated from high school there. Carl was winter class president his senior year.  He was a gifted football player...

Nov 12, 2021

Judith Marie Druffel, 74, Colton

Judy Druffel passed away at Gritman Hospital on November 12 following a brief illness. She passed as she lived – surrounded by family.

She was born March 31, 1947 to Mathew and Mary KrickKasper and was raised on the family's farm south of Genesee and their home in town and...