Obituary Listing

Sep 11, 2020

Arthur Fournier, a fixture in the St. John community, passed away September 11, 2020 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax at the age of 87. A graveside service will be Thursday, September 17 th , at 10:00 am in the St. John Cemetery. Arthur was born October 3, 1932 in Thornton, Washington to Theodore and Rachel...

Sep 10, 2020

Jeanette Eileen (Broeckel) Nolan passed away peacefully September 10, 2020 at City View Two in Colfax, WA. She was 83. Following a stroke in May, Jeanette was "bound and determined" to recover. She was unrelenting in her fight, but due to other complications, passed on to Heaven last Thursday where she was welcomed by Jesus and her loving family....

Sep 8, 2020

Della Jean Hill, longtime Rosalia resident, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in Rosalia. She was 76. Della was born February 20, 1944 in Dayton, Washington to William and Hazel Bishop Hilgert. She grew up in Dayton with her three siblings and Della graduated from Dayton High School in 1962. Soon after graduating, she married Robert Henry...

Sep 7, 2020

Brian Lee Smith, 54, of Colton, WA passed away September 7, 2020 from injuries suffered in an agricultural accident outside of Colton, WA.  Brian was born December 25, 1965 in Moscow, ID to Robert & Peggy (Kuntz) Smith.  He grew up and attended school in Colton and following graduation from Colton High began his career in farming.  Brian went...

Sep 5, 2020

Margie Arlene Robertson, lifelong St. John area resident, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the Community Pride in St. John. She was 83. Graveside services for family and close friends will be Saturday, September 12 th , at 1:00 pm in the St. John Cemetery with Pastor Denny Hinds officiating. Margie was born March 31, 1937 in Malden,...

Aug 30, 2020

Gary Donald Hartford, 32, of Arcata, California passed away August 30, 2020 at his Arcata home.  Gary was born August 8, 1988 in Spokane, WA.  He grew up in Spokane, Redmond, WA, and Rawlins, Wyoming.  During his high school years, Gary began working in the restaurant business, and post high school he continued his studies in Culinary Arts.  He...

Aug 18, 2020

Valerie Anne Yount died early in the morning of August 18, 2020 at her Pullman home, attended by her two daughters and the longtime caregiver Beverly Yates. She was 85 and had lived in Pullman for 60 years.  Val was born in Chicago on April 28, 1935 as the only child of Herbert Piepho and Louise (Benson) Piepho.  Her...

Aug 13, 2020

Larry Vern Wood, a.k.a., "The Woodpecker", took his final checkered flag on Aug. 13, 2020. He was 85. Larry was born on July 11, 1935 to Daryl W. Wood and Veda Eaton Wood in Shelley, Id. He would be followed by a brother, William Kenneth, 3 years later. In the 1940's, the family moved to the Spokane Valley, and...

Aug 12, 2020

Larry Keith Honn, lifelong Benge, WA farmer and rancher, passed on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the age of 81 in Whitman Hospital of Colfax, WA after a long battle at home.

Larry Honn was born December 20, 1938 in Ritzville, WA to Lloyd Keith and Emma Kent Honn. Growing up on the family ranch near Benge,...

Aug 11, 2020

Margaret Colleen Adams passed away August 11 th from age-related illnesses. Colleen went home to be with her Lord at the age of 91.

Colleen was born January 2, 1929 to Edward and Sadie Pickert in Tacoma, WA. She spent her early years growing up in Tacoma, graduating from Stadium High School.

At freshmen orientation...

Aug 9, 2020

Doris L. Brown

1917 – 2020

Doris L. Brown, mother and mother-in-law of Bob and Norma Schultz of Colfax passed away August 9, 2020 in Whitman Medical Center, Colfax. She was 102. Graveside services will be held in Nampa, Idaho.

Doris was born September 11, 1917 in Twin Falls, Idaho and moved to...

Aug 5, 2020

Norm Bailey

1930 - 2020

Norman Eugene Bailey, lifelong Ewan area rancher, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane after a fall at his St. John residence. He was 3 weeks from his 90 th birthday. Viewing at the funeral home for family and friends will...

Aug 3, 2020

Lillian Young, 75, died in her home August 3 rd , 2020 surrounded by family members. She began her courageous fight with GIST cancer in 2006. After surgery and treatment, she enjoyed remission until it returned in the Fall of 2019. In July, she made the choice to go on hospice.

Lillian was born in Bergen, Norway,...

Aug 2, 2020

Frances Louise Line

Frances Line, 80, a longtime resident of Pullman, came to the end of her adventurous life on Sunday, August 2nd at Pullman Regional Hospital. She was surrounded by her family and friends. Frances received a Bachelor of Science degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh PA and her Master of Science degree in Plant Pathology...

Jul 30, 2020

Sandra Susanne Knott Boone (age 74) passed away July 30, 2020 at her daughter, Kathleen, and son-in-law's home in Vancouver, WA. Sandra was born March 31, 1946 in Colfax, WA to Harold R. Knott and Agnes G. Smick Knott of Endicott, WA.

Sandra graduated from St. Paul's School for Girls in Walla Walla, WA in 1964. She...

Jul 30, 2020

Robert "Bob" Luhring, 77, of Pullman, WA passed away July 30, 2020 at the Robville Adult Family Home in Pullman.  Bob was born November 24, 1942 in Van Nuys, CA to Burdette & Dorothy (Alger) Luhring.  Following his early education and graduation from Monroe High School in the San Fernando Valley, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in...

Jul 27, 2020

Elizabeth Lee Hansen, 34, of Colfax, WA passed away July 27, 2020 at DreamWorks Assisted Living in Colfax, WA.  Elizabeth was born April 1, 1986 in Spokane, WA to David & Christy (Jordan) Hansen.  She grew up in Clarkston, WA and graduated from Clarkston High School.  Elizabeth lived in Clarkston until moving to Colfax six years ago.  She had...

Jul 27, 2020

Henry Allen McSweeney, 94, passed away July 27, 2020 at his home in Colfax due to age related causes. Allen was born on April 17, 1926 in Colfax to Henry and Alice (Porter) McSweeney. He grew up in St. John and attended school there. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he was...

Jul 25, 2020

Dolores Lindhag, longtime Colfax resident, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 91. A private family graveside service will be held in the Latah Evergreen Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband, Carl. Dolores Maxine was born October 8, 1928 in Spokane to Wilber...

Jul 19, 2020

Shirley Teresa Zorb

(January 6, 1924 – July 19, 2020)

Shirley was born on January 6, 1924 in Glendive Montana to Stanley and Beatrice Coughlin Junge.  In 1943 Shirley graduated from Clover Park High School in Tacoma, Washington.  Shirley met Norman Zorb shortly after the end of WWII when she was living in Olympia with...