Obituary Listing

Oct 3, 2020

Dale B. Smick   1925 ~ 2020

Dale passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on October 3, 2020 at the age of 94.

He was born on November 8, 1925 on the farm in Endicott, WA, to Philip and Irene (Litzenberger) Smick. For his first 8 years of school he rode his horse...

Sep 30, 2020

Ruth Ellingwood Dorman, 97, peacefully passed away on September 30, 2020, in Pullman, Washington. She was born April 15, 1923, in Madison, Wisconsin, the oldest of five children of Richard Everett Ellingwood and Ruth Ethelwyn Short Ellingwood. The family moved to Spokane, Washington in 1937 when she was 14 years old. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School...

Sep 26, 2020

Carole S. Johnson, 85, a longtime Pullman, WA resident passed away September 26, 2020 at her Pullman home.  She was born September 11, 1935 in Fort Madison, Iowa to Albert W. & Mary (Lawler) Schulte.  Following high school graduation in Fort Madison, she attended Clarke College in Iowa for two years, transferred to the University of Iowa where she...

Sep 24, 2020

Ronald Craig Weitman, 77, of Benton City, Washington passed away September 24, 2020 at the Richland Rehabilitation Center in Richland, WA. Craig was born September 7, 1943 in Pullman, WA to Ernest& Ethel (Reed) Weitman. He grew up on the family farm in Thornton, WA, and attended school in Rosalia, WA. Following graduation from high school in 1961, Craig...

Sep 23, 2020

Lorna Dee Vickroy, 73, of Colfax, WA and formerly of Juliaetta, ID passed away September 23, 2020 at Pullman Regional Hospital.  Lorna was born February 20, 1947 in Dayton, WA to Olen & Alma (Day) Thompson.  She grew up in Montana, Lewiston, ID and Bonners Ferry, ID.  Following graduation from high school Lorna attended college for a while before...

Sep 14, 2020

Bradley "Brad" Drew Dayton, 67, of Albion, WA passed away September 14, 2020 at his Albion home.  Brad was born December 5, 1952 in Rexburg, ID to Lane & Maxine (Jensen) Dayton.  He spent his early childhood in Utah and moved to Lewiston, ID as a teenager to live with his father. After high school, Brad settled down in...

Sep 12, 2020

Audrey Beryl Breeden finished her journey of life on September 12, 2020, at age 99.  She died at the Community Pride Assisted Living in St. John, WA.  She was born to Fred and Rebecca (Wise) Birdsell near Revere, WA on April 12, 1921.  However, due to losing her mother when she was Three, she and her two now deceased...

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,...