Obituary Listing

Feb 6, 2020

On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Rickey (Rick) Lee Van Tine, loving husband and father of two, passed away unexpectedly at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington, from sepsis due to a staph infection. He was 65 years old.

Rick was born May 14, 1954, in Spokane. He spent his entire life in the Palouse region of Washington,...

Feb 5, 2020

Joe M. Campero, 98, a longtime resident of Pullman (77 years) passed away February 5, 2020 at the Memory Villas at Bishop Place. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman, WA. He will be laid to rest with his wife Helen at the Pullman Cemetery.  ...

Feb 4, 2020

Christine H. Engle, 89, of Pullman, WA passed away February 4, 2020 at Bishop Place Assisted Living in Pullman.  Ruth Christine Harman was born January 25, 1931 in Duncansville, Pennsylvania to Reverend George Blair & Lulu (Fetterolf) Harman.  She was born in the Lutheran Church parsonage where her father was pastor.  Christine grew up and received her education in...

Jan 28, 2020

Phyllis N Skeens left her earthly home for her home in heaven on January 28, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, WA on July 13, 1929 to Robert and Arlie (Koch) Hopkins. She was the youngest of four children. The Hopkins farmed in the Palouse area before settling in Colfax. One of her great joys was her dog Bonnie....

Jan 25, 2020

Glenn Lyle Sinclair, 86, of Endicott, WA passed away January 25, 2020. Glenn was born February 2, 1933 in Pocatello, Idaho to George and Vera Thompson Sinclair. He grew up in Mountain Home, Idaho along with his older brother, Patrick. Glenn played football and enjoyed boxing before graduating from Mountain Home High School. After attending college for a short...

Jan 24, 2020

Kevin Doty made his last wildly inappropriate and probably sarcastic comment on January 23, 2020. Some think it was to avoid having to tell his wife, Marie, about another secret vehicle purchase.

Kevin spent his whole life in Colfax out on the family farm which means there are multiple lifetimes of stuff his family will have to...

Jan 24, 2020

Elmer Ronald Leinweber, age 73, lost his long fight with COPD on January 24, 2020. A graveside service for Ron will be on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the Endicott Cemetery at 12:00 PM with a luncheon immediately following at the Endicott School Cafeteria. Ron was born September 21, 1946 to Abraham and Fern (Jordan) Leinweber, at Colfax, WA....

Jan 23, 2020

George Kenneth Mackleit, longtime Colfax resident, passed away January 23, 2020 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 81. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 1 st , at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. A family graveside service with military honors will be held later in the Colfax Cemetery. George was born April...

Jan 16, 2020

Kathleen Joy Bafus, 76, passed away into the heavenly realm on January 16, 2020 in Spokane, WA due to cardiac issues. She was born to Elmer and Leta (Schmick) Bafus on November 22, 1943 in Colfax, WA. Having spent her entire life on the farm near Endicott, she attended the Endicott Elementary and high schools and graduated in 1963....

Jan 4, 2020

Bobby Gross, lifelong Colfax farmer and craftsman, passed away January 4, 2020 at his Colfax home. He was 83. A service for Bobby will be Saturday, January 11 th , at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his parents and...

Jan 3, 2020

Kacey Charles Cooper, 73, of Pullman, passed away January 3, 2020 at Pullman Regional Hospital.  Kacey was born September 25, 1946 in Portland, OR to Alexander & Dorothy (Colwell) Cooper.  The family moved to Spokane, WA where Kacey attended school, graduating from Gonzaga Prep High School in 1964.  He served in the US Army and was a member of...

Dec 28, 2019

Vess "Skip" L. Brelsford Jr, 59 of Pullman died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at home from natural causes. Skip was born June 03, 1960 at Pullman Memorial Hospital to Helen and Vess L. Brelsford. He attended Pullman High School and later moved to San Diego where he began work for a company building computers and then doing various odd...

Dec 26, 2019

Eva Mae Yocum Aeschliman was born June 3, 1928 to Pearl Ryals and Floyd Yocum in Radium Kansas.  She moved to Pasadena, California when she was seven. She received her BA and her RN from the University of Southern California, and was a nurse and nurse instructor at the Los Angeles County General Hospital.

Eva married Donald...

Dec 23, 2019

Buddy Lee Gibson

1933 - 2019

Buddy Lee Gibson was born on October 21, 1933 in Dillsboro, North Carolina to Floyd and Willie May Gibson.  He was the youngest of three boys, (Doyle, Jaycee and Buddy).  Buddy attended grade school in Waynesville, was introduced to the game of golf and became one of the youngest...

Dec 21, 2019

Janet L. Feldner, 73, of Colfax, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. She was known as a very stubborn and courageous woman and her battle with cancer was difficult; however, she passed very peacefully and contently. The family will gather privately in the spring to celebrate her life. No...

Dec 17, 2019

James Patrick Irwin, 70, of Renton, WA passed away Dec. 17, 2019 in Yorba Linda, CA while visiting family.  James was born Feb. 8, 1949 in Sunnyvale, CA to Harry & Barbara Irwin.  He attended Seattle University where he earned his Bachelor's degree.  James went to work for the Boeing Company following college and retired following a distinguished 47...

Dec 11, 2019

Edna Leah Joachim, 97, of Pullman passed away December 11, 2019 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA.  No local services will be held and Edna will be laid to rest with her husband in Missouri later next year.

Dec 9, 2019

Ellen Mae McPherson Cron, age 86, passed away on December 9, 2019 at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax. Ellen was born on May 16, 1933 in Sheridan, Montana to Herbert and Hazel (Jolley) Nunley. She grew up and attended school in Butte, Montana. Following her school years, she met and married Robert McPherson on August 5, 1950. Together they...

Dec 7, 2019

Terry Neil McArthur of Garfield, passed away on December 7, 2019. He was born in Missoula, Montana on June 27, 1936 to Delbert Leroy and Jesse Olin (Pederson) McArthur. He attended school in Garfield and shortly after entered into the United States Marine Corps. He served in the military from 1954 to 1958. Following his time in the military...

Dec 3, 2019

Richard Laurence Hume, widely recognized scholar of the American Civil War, passed away December 3, 2019 at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman, Washington, with his beloved wife Ann, son Jeremy and dear friends at his bedside.  He is also survived by his sister Shari Elmer (Frank) of Los Altos, California, and his nieces, Mackenzie and Sheridan Elmer.