Obituary Listing

Aug 19, 2018

Karl Boehmke died peacefully surrounded by his family on August 19, 2018. He was 99 years old.

"Missionary at Large" was the title of Rev. A. Karl Boehmke's first call as an ordained pastor.  That title would eventually cover a full 60 years and more of ministry in various mission stations in the United States and overseas....

Aug 18, 2018

Gordon Wilbur Hamilton, lifelong St. John resident, passed away August 18, 2018 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 89. A Graveside Service will be held Monday, August 27 th at 11:00 AM at the St. John Cemetery followed by a reception at the Community Building. Pastor Denny Hinds will officiate.

Gordon was born August 13,...

Aug 14, 2018

Elinor Ida (Johnson) Butcher

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Elinor was born in San Francisco to Gunnar and Ida Johnson, a Swedish immigrant and the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. She grew up in Tacoma and Yakima, WA where she graduated from Highland High School and completed nurse's training at Tacoma General Hospital. She met Walt at her cousin Phyllis'...

Aug 11, 2018

Lara Anne Ursin Cummings, 47, of Pullman, passed away Aug. 11, 2018 at her Pullman home.  Lara was born June 11, 1971 in Newport Beach, CA to Bjarne & Mary (Locke) Ursin.  The family moved to the Seattle area in 1976 where Lara grew up and attended school.  She graduated from Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in...

Aug 10, 2018

Kenneth L. Ledeman, 79, of Pullman, WA passed away August 10, 2018 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax, WA.  Kenneth was born October 24, 1938 in Pullman to Harry & Florence (Johnson) Ledeman.  Having grown up in Pullman, he graduated from Pullman High School in 1957.  He attended heavy equipment school and graduated at the top...

Aug 5, 2018

Victoria Ann (Henning) Gehring, St. John area native, died August 5, 2018 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho following a long term illness. She was 67. Victoria was born October 7, 1950 in Colfax, Washington to Joe and Florence Henning. She grew up on the family farm at Sunset, Washington, attended schools in St. John, and graduated with the St. John High...

Aug 3, 2018

Reita Yvonne (Bryson) Stueckle, beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandma, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at the home of her grandchildren in Colfax. She was 87. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 10 th , at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Viewing will be at Bruning Funeral Home on Wednesday and...

Aug 3, 2018

Margaret Clara  Simpson, 86 years old, passed away August 3, 2018 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA.  She was a long time, Edwall, WA resident and moved to Bishop Place Assisted Living in Pullman, WA in 2012.  Margaret was born July 16, 1932 in Spokane Valley to Dwight and Maerilla Stroud Hopkins.  She was the oldest of four...

Jul 27, 2018

Robert W. "Bob" Langdon, 80, of Pullman, passed away July 27, 2018 at the Robville Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA.  Bob was born in Morristown, NJ on August 7, 1937 to Glen & Mildred (Miller) Langdon.  The family moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1945 where Bob grew up and attended school.  During high school he came to...

Jul 21, 2018

Muriel L. Lamb of Pullman, passed away July 21, 2018 at Bishop Place Retirement Community at the age of 104 years, 8 months, 8 days, 8 hours and 18 minutes. She was born Nov. 12, 1913 in Ripon, CA. to Elmer and Susa (Healy) Keldgord, when Woodrow Wilson was president and before women could vote. When Muriel was five,...

Jul 19, 2018

Vera E. Williams passed away on July 19, 2018 at Whitman Hospital and Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 67. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 26 at 11:00 a.m. at Southside Church of Christ in Spokane. She will be laid to rest in the Spokane-Cheney Memorial Gardens cemetery. Vera was born on June 16, 1951...

Jul 16, 2018

Denny Tao Curran, age 6 a Pullman first grader, died at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on July 16, 2018 following a bicycle accident near his home in Pullman. Denny was a vibrant youth with a huge tender heart, a warm smile, and loud contagious laughter for all to see. He was born December 23, 2011 in Willimantic,...

Jul 13, 2018

JooChan Austen Lee, Spokane flight school student, was killed in a plane crash on July 13, 2018 near Deer Park, Washington. He was 24. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, July 20 th at 6:00 p.m. at the Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane. JooChan was born November 22, 1993...

Jul 12, 2018

Mary Phyllis Allan, 85, of Colfax, passed away July 12, 2018 at the Whitman Health and Rehab Center in Colfax, WA.  Mary was born July 31, 1932 in Steptoe, WA to Ernest & Mary Ellen (Linn) Roberts.  She grew up and attended school in Steptoe, spending summers in Dusty on the Schultz family farm.  Mary played basketball while in school...

Jul 12, 2018

Shirley Lillian Lange, 93, of Pullman, WA and formerly of Moscow, ID passed away July 12, 2018 at the Kimani Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA.  Shirley was born May 13, 1925 in Hampton, Virginia to Edward & Edith (Nygaard) Blair.  The family moved to Prescott, AZ where she grew up on a ranch.  Following high school graduation Shirley...

Jul 9, 2018

Helen Campero, 97, of Pullman, passed away July 9, 2018 at the Bishop Place Retirement Community in Pullman, WA. Helen was born August 15, 1920 in Pullman to Ira & Dessie (Hatley) Christian. She grew up and attended school in Pullman.  Following her high school graduation Helen attended nursing school at St. Ignatius in Colfax and finished her education at...

Jul 9, 2018

Rene'e Elizabeth Hall-Damery, 38, of Colfax, passed away too soon on July 9, 2018 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Friends and Family may stop by Bruning Funeral Home to pay their respects on Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. A Memorial Service to Celebrate her life will be held...

Jul 8, 2018

Kelly Anne Ward passed away the morning of July 8, 2018, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, following an accident on July 3.

Kelly was born in Somers Point, NJ on August 17, 1963, to Ronnie and Irene (Jurseck) Ward.  She grew up on Golf Club Road in Cape May Court House, NJ, and attended Our...

Jul 7, 2018

Rebecca Lynn Novak, passed away on Saturday, July 7, at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, WA. She was 55. Rebecca was born on February 4, 1963 in Spokane, WA to John and Lena (Slinkard) Novak. Rebecca attended schools in Colfax before pursuing her GED. She moved to Colorado where she worked on a ranch as a cook. Following her time...

Jul 7, 2018

Our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Betty Yvonne (Bartleson) Jordan, (83), long-time Winona area resident, went to be with her Lord on July 7, 2018. Friends may pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home on Friday, July 13 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm on Monday, July 16 at...