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Walter Harley Evanoff
Nov 19, 2018
Walter Harley Evanoff, 4, of Pullman, WA passed away November 19, 2018 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Walter was born in Pullman on December 16, 2013 to Ryan & Kindel (Stepper) Evanoff. Walter was a creative little boy who loved imaginary play, dancing, and art. He loved outdoor adventures and learning about animals. He was especially fascinated by sea creatures. ...
Loi Lam
Nov 19, 2018
Loi Vinh Lam, longtime Pullman restaurateur and community member, passed away Monday evening, November 19, 2018, at his Pullman home after a brief, but hard fought battle with cancer. He was 62. A prayer service led by the Buddhist Monks will be held on Saturday, November 24 th , at 10:00 a.m. at Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman. Loi...
Norman Albert Bafus
Nov 18, 2018
Norman A. Bafus, 89, passed away on November 18, 2018 at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax. He was born on July 20, 1929 to Albert and Jessie (Schierman) Bafus in Lancaster, WA. Norman grew up in Lancaster and attended school in St. John where he graduated high school. Following high school Norman enlisted into the United States Army. After his...
John Wesley Perry
Nov 11, 2018
John Wesley Perry arrived at Dr. Wiseman's Colfax, WA Clinic, March 29, 1941 during WSC's (WSU) National Championship Basketball Game. Both the doctor and Keith Perry, John's soon-to-be-Dad were listening to the game in the waiting room on Keith's small radio. Audrey Grantham Perry, an RN by profession, insisted that delivering John in good working order was more important....
Mary Scheideman
Nov 7, 2018
Mary Scheideman, long time Colfax resident, passed away peacefully at Whitman Hospital in Colfax on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. She was 94. The Rosary service will be Sunday, November 11 th at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, November 12 th , at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will...
Bill Criswell
Nov 1, 2018
Bill Criswell
William A. (Bill) Criswell rode into the sunset Thursday, November 1 st at 9:00 p.m. He was at elk hunting camp in the Blue Mountains with his long time friends Dane Dunford and Terry Frei. He had a heart attack but Dane and Terry were unable to revive him.
Bill was...
Wilton Joseph Leritte Jr.
Oct 27, 2018
Wilton Joseph Leritte, Jr., 70, of St. John, WA passed away on Oct. 27, 2018 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center in Colfax, WA. The viewing will be held at Bruning Funeral Home from noon to 5 pm on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The memorial service with Military Honors will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Nov. 3 rd...
Evelyn Hinnenkamp
Oct 26, 2018
Evelyn Hinnenkamp, lifelong Colfax matriarch, died peacefully on Friday morning, October 26, 2018, at The Courtyard in Colfax. She was 98. The rosary will be recited on Friday, November 2 nd , at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax. Funeral Mass will be Saturday morning at the church at 10:00 am. Burial will follow in the Colfax...
Don R. Dudley
Oct 26, 2018
Don Ray Dudley, 67, passed away October 26, 2018 at his Pullman home. Don was born June 30, 1951 in Albany, OR to Harold & Jennie Dudley. He grew up and received his education in various places graduating from high school in 1969. Following a year of college at Colorado State University, Don entered the U.S. Army serving our...
Drake M. Montenegro
Oct 25, 2018
Drake Michael Montenegro, 19, of Albion, WA passed away Oct. 25, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident outside of Albion. Drake was born May 27, 1999 in Moscow, ID. He grew up and attended Moscow and Boise schools until moving to Selah, WA where he graduated from high school in 2017. Drake attended Yakima Community College for...
Jon Edward Pitts
Oct 24, 2018
Jon Pitts, 73, entered into rest peacefully on Wednesday October 24 th at East Adams Rural Healthcare in Ritzville, Wa. He and his wife Diane were longtime residents of Steptoe, WA. Jon was born in 1945 to Bob and Esther Pitts of Dusty, WA and was the oldest of 5 children. He graduated from LaCrosse High School and went...
Marianne Ross
Oct 23, 2018
Marianne Ross, 74, passed away October 23, 2018 at ManorCare in Spokane from a lengthy illness. A graveside service for Marianne will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 PM at the St. John Cemetery followed by the memorial service at Christian Life Assembly Church at 3:00 PM. She was born in Colfax, WA on March 29, 1944...
Lauren Jennifer Mccluskey
Oct 22, 2018
Lauren Jennifer McCluskey, 21 years old, a beautiful young woman in all respects, was murdered on the University of Utah campus on October 22, 2018. A worldwide outpouring of grief testified to the light she brought during her life – a light that somehow still shines during these dark days.
Lauren was born in Berkeley, CA on...
Mark Myron Sackmann
Oct 21, 2018
Mark Myron Sackmann, 62, of Spokane Valley, WA passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, after battling cancer for a year and a half. He was surrounded by family at the time.
Born in Spokane, WA on August 15, 1956, to Myron and Myrna Sackmann, he spent his early years in Spokane, Lynnwood, Monroe, and Startup, WA....
Judith "Judy" M. Craig
Oct 21, 2018
Judith M. "Judy" Craig, 85, of Everett, WA and formerly of Pullman passed away October 21, 2018 in Everett, Washington. Private services were held at the Pullman City Cemetery.
Arlene Clauson
Oct 20, 2018
On October 20, 2018, Arlene Clauson, age 89, passed from this earth and was reunited with her Lord and Saviour and her beloved husband, Hank, in heaven. She was born July 22, 1929, at Terraville, South Dakota, to Ernest and Minta Hanning. She grew up in Prosser, Washington. She met Hank at a swimming hole in the Yakima River...
Beatrice "Bea" Nagel
Oct 19, 2018
Beatrice Mary Gonzalez Nagel passed away October 19, 2018 at the age of 90.
Her children surrounded her at the time of her death in Franciscan Hospice House, University Place, Washington. A funeral mass is planned for 1:30 pm on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Sacred Heart Church, Pullman. A reception follows at Banyans.
Born...
Janet Laverne (Bye) Daud
Oct 19, 2018
Surrounded by her family, Janet LaVerne Daud (formerly Bye), 73, of Pullman, WA passed away at the University Of Washington Medical Center in Seattle on Friday, October 19, 2018. As with everything in her life, she was upbeat and positive throughout her more than two-year battle with cholangiocarcinoma cancer.
Janet was born August 6, 1945 to Harold...
Joyce L Lust
Oct 12, 2018
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joyce Laverne Lust ( Blumenschein) on October 12 th , 2018 in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 91. Joyce was born on March 6, 1927 in Colfax, Washington. She lived most of her life in the quaint town of Endicott, Washington, and moved to Spokane in her...
Roger H. Swan
Oct 12, 2018
Roger H. Swan, longtime Pullman area farmer, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home in Pullman. He was 81. Funeral Services will be Friday, October 19 th , at 11:00 a.m. at the Pullman Presbyterian Church, 1630 NE Stadium Way, with burial to follow in the Pullman Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5...
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