Earl Morton Ritts
Jun 27, 2021
Earl Morton Ritts 1938-2021 Earl "Bud" Morton Ritts lived a full life and passed peacefully at home on June 27, 2021 at age 83. He would love to have had a few more years but none of us wanted him to suffer any longer. He was born to Earl and Edna Ritts in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1938....
Dolores D. Heidenreich
Jun 22, 2021
Dolores Heidenreich, 91, of Pullman, Washington passed away June 22nd at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. The full obituary will be posted soon.
Raymond F. Heitstuman
Jun 22, 2021
Hey God – how are things going up there in heaven? By now, we're sure nearly everyone has met our dad, Ray… and he's told them all about his family, friends, and community. He's having a great time with Grandma Isabelle and Grandpa Norbert, his brother Donny, and Grammie Virginia. Hopefully he's even met mom's daddy, Ambrose Reisenauer, for...
W. Joyce Lyon
Jun 20, 2021
Wanda J. Lyon, 69, of Pullman, passed away June 20, 2021 at Pullman Regional Hospital. No public services are planned. Wanda is survived by her husband Glenn Lyon at the family home outside of Pullman; her daughter Michelle Geranja (Oscar Geranja) and her two grandchildren Glenn & Ty Geranja-Lyon all of Post Falls, ID.
Yvonne Weber
Jun 20, 2021
Yvonne Weber passed away on June 20, 2021, at the age of 88, in the peaceful surroundings of her family home with family members by her side. A longtime resident of Colfax, WA., Yvonne was born in Orofino, ID. on August 18, 1932 to Earl and Nellie Franklin. She was the oldest of two children. At a young age,...
Louis Leroy Johnson
Jun 18, 2021
Louis LeRoy Johnson, long time Pullman area crop duster, passed away June 18, 2021 at the Pullman Regional Hospital. He was 87. A graveside service will be held Thursday, June 24 th , at 1:30 pm in the Pullman Cemetery followed by root beer floats at the RidgePointe Community Clubhouse. Louis was born in his parent's log cabin on...
Balasingam Muhunthan
Jun 17, 2021
Life Sketch and Professional Accomplishments
Dr. Balasingam Muhunthan, 59, of Pullman passed away June 17, 2021, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. He is survived by his wife, Kalyani, and two daughters, Vishaka and Priyanka. A memorial service will be held at 10am on July 8, 2021 at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural...
Jack D. Rogers
Jun 14, 2021
Dr. Jack David Rogers (1937-2021)
Dr Jack D. Rogers, 83, WSU Regents Professor Emeritus, died peacefully at his home in Pullman on Monday June 14 th after a long illness. Jack was a nationally and internationally renowned mycologist, dedicated and inspirational educator, avid hunter and fly fisherman, a wonderful humorist, and most of all a dedicated husband...
Steven M. Bidle
Jun 13, 2021
Steven Merle Bidle, 70, of Pullman, WA passed away June 13, 2021 at Hospice House North in Spokane. Steven was born August 18, 1950 in Pullman, WA to Vern & Geraldine (Johnson) Bidle. Steven grew up in Pullman and following his graduation from Pullman High School, he attended Washington State University where he earned his Bachelor's degree. Steven was...
Lynn D. Cooper
Jun 13, 2021
Dr. Lynn Dale Cooper
On Sunday, June 13, 2021, Lynn Dale Cooper passed away in Pullman, WA; he was 88 years old.
Born in 1932, in Hoquiam, Washington, Lynn was the youngest of five siblings. He learned very early in life the value of hard work and pinching pennies to help his family during the...
Carol Jean Haynes Long
Jun 11, 2021
Carol Jean Haynes Long, life long Colfax area farm wife, passed away Friday, June 11 th , at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. She was 97. A graveside service for Carol will be held Friday, June 18 th , at 3:00 pm at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Pullman. Carol was born May 26, 1924 in Moscow,...
Louise Laughton
Jun 11, 2021
Heaven welcomed a very special person on June 11 th , 2021. Mary Louise Laughton, 84, passed away at Pullman Regional Hospital surrounded in love with her daughters, sisters and brother beside her. Louise was the first child born to Harold & Julia (Boehm) Brown on November 12, 1936 in Billings MT. The family moved to Pierce, ID when...
Marie Heisler
Jun 11, 2021
Marie C. Heisler, long time Colfax resident, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 66. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 19 th , at 2:30 pm in the Colfax Cemetery. Marie was born December 11, 1954 at the St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax to Roland and Patricia Olfs Heisler....
Donald Herbert Cowan
Jun 10, 2021
Donald Herbert Cowan passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord early Thursday morning, June 10, 2021. Don was born August 26, 1922 to Alma Schuster Cowan and James Cowan at Naches, Washington. Following high school, he enrolled briefly at the University of Washington but left to enlist in the Navy at the outbreak of WW II. ...
Robin Jones
Jun 5, 2021
Robin Lyne Jones, Whitman County Assessor, passed away of natural causes early Saturday morning, June 5, 2021 in Colfax. She was 48. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held Friday, June 11 th , beginning at Noon in the front shop of Jones Truck & Implement in Colfax. Robin was born August 18, 1972 in Pullman, Washington to...
Lee Powers
Jun 5, 2021
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the death of my beloved, caring, funny, handsome blue-eyed husband Lee Powers. Lee was 83 and passed away at home on the afternoon of June 5 th after experiencing heart issues while watering his fruit trees. And that's how the end of life should have been for...
Shigeko Sakamoto
Jun 4, 2021
Shigeko (Butsuya) Sakamoto, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, in Spokane in the morning of June 4, 2021, after a 5-year battle with lung cancer. She was 80. She was born on September 25, 1940 to Kichishi and Fuku Butsuya in Japan.
She lived in Japan and moved to the United States after marrying Sumio on...
Matthew B. Roberts
Jun 4, 2021
Matthew Brian Roberts, 49, of Pullman, WA passed away June 4, 2021 at his home. Memorial services will be planned for a later date and a full obituary will be posted when available.
Claudia Rae Myers
May 31, 2021
Claudia Rae Myers, 68, of Colfax, Wash., died Monday, May 31, of multiple organ failure at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane.
Claudia was born July 2, 1952, in Mt. Clemens, Mich., to Claude H. and Betty LoLu (Wilbur) Welch.
During her childhood she lived in Florida, Tennessee and Michigan. She earned a GED and worked in...
Carol E. Gordon
May 29, 2021
Carol E. Gordon
Dr. Carol E. Gordon of Pullman, WA, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021 at the age of 95 at Bishop Place. Carol was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and, following her mother's death during childbirth, was raised in Goffstown, NH by her grandparents, Charles and Isabella Ray, and her aunt Carolyn Worden. Carol enjoyed...
