Obituary Listing

Apr 12, 2018

Gary Donald Hansen, Oakesdale native and longtime Spokane resident passed away April 12, 2018 following a brief illness.  He was 71.  A service to celebrate and honor his life will be held Saturday, April 21st at 1:30 pm at Southside Christian Church in Spokane with Pastor Galen Doughty officiating.   A reception will follow.  Gary was born February 15, 1947...

Apr 11, 2018

Gordon-Krohling, Jameson Allen

On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Jameson (Jaime) Gordon-Krohling passed away at the age of 20, from injuries sustained from an auto accident. He is survived by parents Michelle Gordon-Krohling and George Gordon-Krohling. He was very close to his surviving grandmother, Sherry Gordon and was residing with her at the time of his...

Apr 10, 2018

Arlene B. Grimes, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 79. Memorial Services for Arlene will be held Wednesday, April 18 th , at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Colfax Cemetery next to her parents. Arlene was born April...

Apr 7, 2018

Marilyn Ann (Akin) Mooring, 70, of Clarkston, WA passed away April 7, 2018 at her Clarkston home.  Marilyn was born July 3, 1947 in Newport, OR to Charles & Helen (Clark) Akin.  She attended school in Joseph, OR and graduated from Joseph High School in 1965.  She followed her brothers to Alaska where Marilyn worked for Step Brothers Lincoln...

Apr 6, 2018

Lover of people, fearless warrior, and free-spirited adventurer Dayna Buri Kindrick left a hole in our hearts on April 6, 2018.  It's hard not to smile when thinking about Dayna even in this time of intense sorrow.  She entered the world on October 22, 1986 in Vallejo, California and brightened the world of her parents David and Dori.  She...

Apr 5, 2018

Ruth Helen (Christofferson) Blyleven, 84, of Genesee, ID passed away April 5, 2018 at Pullman Regional Hospital.  Ruth was born Sept. 15, 1933 in Mason City, Iowa to Sherman and Birdie (Gleason) Christofferson.  She was one of 16 children, so she always had a lot of fun playing with her siblings.  Ruth worked cleaning cabins, helped at home and...

Apr 5, 2018

Virginia Mae Permain Schneidmiller was born September 28, 1928 in Spokane, WA to Ted & Genevieve Haupt Permain. She grew up on Altamont Blvd with her brother Tosh and sister's Jackie and Janie; and attended St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.  Virginia was a graduate of Lewis & Clark High School after which she began a 13 year career at Southern...

Apr 4, 2018

Ida M. "Maizie" Hill, 85, of Pullman, WA passed away April 4, 2018 in Pullman.  Maizie was born May 8, 1932 in Burley, ID the youngest of four children to Thomas and Minnie (Peterson) Collett.  She grew up and attended school in Grand View, ID.  During her high school years Maizie was a member of the girls basketball team...

Apr 3, 2018

Donald R. Heil, 87, of Pullman, passed away April 3, 2018 at his Pullman home.  No public services are planned.

Apr 1, 2018

Margie Ann Wright of Boles and White Bird, Idaho, an area rancher died of liver cancer on April 1, 2018 at Bishop Place Retirement Community in Pullman, Washington.  She was born on November 2, 1936 in Lewiston to Mathias W. and Barbara M. (Lisa) Kazda.  She married Lavern E. (Vern) Wright on November 4, 1954 at Lewiston.  They ranched...

Apr 1, 2018

Joan Plowman, 85, of Moscow

Joan Plowman, 85, of Moscow, ID passed away April 1, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center. She was born July 24, 1932 in Long Beach, CA to Theodore & Katherine (Scoville) Zinniger. Joan grew up on a small farm in Encinitas, CA with her older brother Ted. From an early age Joan helped...

Mar 24, 2018

William (Bill) Scotson - 74

Bill passed away peacefully at his home in Pullman, WA on March 24, 2018. He was the youngest of three boys born to Harold and Geneva (Evans) Scotson in Great Falls, Montana on Dec. 26, 1943. He graduated from Great Falls High School Class of 1962 and from the College of Great...

Mar 23, 2018

Virginia Leora Schluneger Morgan

Born May 28, 1932

Called Home March 23, 2018

Virginia was born to Albert and Evalina Schluneger at Colfax, Washington in spring 1932, and raised on their Onecho farmstead in the company of her 6 siblings: Earl, Lester, John, Leona, Elmer and Edwin.

Her early years revolved...

Mar 23, 2018

Pauline Ruth Neilands, 96, of Pullman and formerly of Colfax, WA passed away March 23, 2018 at Avalon Care Center.  Pauline was born Nov. 12, 1921 in Wenatchee, WA to June & Katherine (Sullivan) Thrapp.  She grew up in Wenatchee and graduated from Wenatchee High School.  Pauline worked following high school as an elevator operator and at a local...

Mar 20, 2018

Catherine H. (Kaye) Clark, 98 of Pullman passed away March 20, 2018, the first day of spring on a sunny morning at the Sun Rise Peak Adult Family Home in Pullman.  Kaye was born September 4, 1919 in Colfax, WA to William and Della (Freels) Humphrey.  Her parents and grandparents left Tennessee and homesteaded in the Garfield and Steptoe...

Mar 16, 2018

Joanne Kay Howard

Devoted wife, proud mother, loving sister – passed away peacefully on March 16, 2018 in Kirkland, Washington, surrounded by loved ones. She was 66 years old.

Joanne was born on June 10, 1951 in Spokane, WA to parents Merle and Vivian Fish. Despite complications from Spina Bifida, Joanne's sunny outlook and determined...

Mar 16, 2018

Joyce Aileen Bafus Johnson, lifelong resident of Endicott, passed away peacefully at her home at Cityview Adult Family Home in Colfax, March 16, 2018. She was 93.

Aileen was born at the family home November 4, 1924, to Carl and Sarah Kleweno Bafus. She grew up on the family farm with her twin sister, Elaine, younger sister,...

Mar 16, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Rasmussen, a longtime resident of Lewiston, Idaho, passed away Friday evening, March 16, 2018 at the Pullman Regional Hospital of an extended illness. She was 73. Elizabeth was born October 13, 1944 in Canby, Minnesota. A rural setting in Yellow Medicine County where her parents were farmers. She grew up with four older brothers and a younger...

Mar 12, 2018

Sterling R. Valentine, 31, of Moscow, ID passed away March 12, 2018 at his Moscow home. A full obituary will be posted soon.

Mar 11, 2018

Surrounded by family and friends, Vicki Jo Burnham (55) passed peacefully on March 11, 2018 at Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, Washington. Vicki was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014 and fought it fiercely with all she had. Vicki was born on June 6, 1962 to Ralph and Janice Burnham in Lewistown, Montana. After the family left Montana, they settled...