Jeanne L. Schaff
Oct 26, 2017
Jeanne Louise Schaff, 78, of Pullman, passed away October 26, 2017 at her Pullman home. Jeanne was born December 23, 1938 in Colfax, WA to Morris & Edith (Wernecke) Myers. She grew up in Palouse, WA and Moscow, ID graduating from Moscow High School. During this time Jeanne worked as a ticket taker at the Kenworthy Theater. She enjoyed writing...
Wallis W. Friel
Oct 24, 2017
Wallis W. Friel, 86, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Judge, Teacher, Mentor, Musician, and Sports Fan passed away October 24, 2017 at the Good Hope Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA. Wally was born June 4, 1931 in Colfax, WA to John B. (Jack) & Catherine (Mathews) Friel. As a young boy growing up in Pullman he delivered newspapers, washed store windows...
Rebecca "Rocky" S. Beach
Oct 24, 2017
Rebecca "Rocky" Suzanne Beach, 59, of Pullman, passed away October 24, 2017 at her Pullman home. Rocky was born December 5, 1957 in Grangeville, ID to Don & Larraine (Cole) Beach. The family moved to Tekoa, WA where Rocky grew up and attended school. After graduating from Tekoa High School she attended Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University and the University...
Lee E. Fleischman
Oct 21, 2017
Lee Edward Fleischman passed away October 21, 2017 at Regency Assisted Living. Lee was born September 12, 1928 to Rose (Broenneke) and John Fleischman in Uniontown, WA He grew up in Uniontown, attending school there and later Pullman High School. Lee enlisted in the Army Air Corp in October of '46 and was issued an honorable discharge in October of...
Charles "Chuck" Hughes
Oct 20, 2017
Chuck Hughes passed away on October 20, 2017, just days before his 59th birthday. Chuck was born on October 31, 1958 to Bruce and Cynthia Hughes. He was raised in Uniontown, Washington with his 4 siblings. He spent time like most kids of the 60's riding bikes, shooting bbguns and racing on dirt bikes. During the summers he worked hay...
Marian Nordquist
Oct 14, 2017
Marian Nordquist, Pullman homemaker, died peacefully Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Bishop Place in Pullman, surrounded by family. She was 88. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, October 28th at 12:00 Noon at the Living Faith Fellowship Church with Pastor Phil Vance officiating. A private family burial service will be in the Pullman City Cemetery. Marian Delight Spann was born...
Dorothy Harris
Oct 11, 2017
Dorothy Lucille Harris, 76 of Colfax Washington passed away surrounded by family at Sunshine Terrace memory care in Spokane on October 11, 2017. The memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 18 at the First Baptist Church in Colfax with the Reverend Richard May officiating. A reception will follow Dorothy was born in the Onecho area...
James John Moore
Oct 11, 2017
James John Moore, 71 of LaCrosse, Washington passed away surrounded by family at his home on October 11, 2017. The memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 19 at the Selbu Lutheran Church in LaCrosse with a reception to follow. Burial will be held at the Hay Cemetery at 11:30 AM. James was born in Richland,...
Ralph A. Bowman
Oct 11, 2017
Ralph Andrew Bowman, long time Pullman sports figure, passed away October 11, 2017 at his Pullman home. He was 75. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be Saturday, October 21st at 10:30 a.m. at Simpson Methodist Church. Ralph was born September 27, 1942 in Lemoore, California to George and Joyce Lees Bowman. He grew up in the San...
Tana Lynn Kopf
Oct 8, 2017
Tana Lynn Kopf passed away with her family by her side on October 8, 2017 at Fairwood Memory Care in Spokane, Washington. She was 65. Tana was born on December 4, 1951 in Pullman, Washington. Tana enjoyed horses, participated in rodeo and was a rodeo princess in 1970. That same year she graduated Pullman High School and married Gary Kopf,...
Ruth Baker
Oct 3, 2017
Ruth Dixon Baker of Moscow, Idaho died peacefully Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the age of 97 at her Moscow home. She was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on May 17, 1920 to Henry Jefferson Dixon and Cora Oliphant Dixon. Ruth was raised in a large, loving "yours, mine, and ours" family that had nine children, of whom she was the...
Edward Jacob Getz
Sep 25, 2017
Ed Getz, lifelong Colfax resident, died on September 25, 2017 at his home in Colfax. He was 64. A graveside service will be held in the Colfax Cemetery on Friday, October 6th, at 1:00 p.m. followed by a reception at the Colfax Eagles Lodge. Edward Jacob Getz was the baby boy spoiled by his two older sisters growing up in...
Teresa Marie Kimberling
Sep 18, 2017
Teresa M. Kimberling, age 56, longtime resident of Colfax, passed away on Monday, September 18 at her home in Colfax. Teresa was born on December 3, 1960 in Moscow, Idaho to Benjamin and Lorna Louise (Laherty) Trump. As a child she and her family moved to various towns surrounding Moscow where she attended many different local schools and attended Moscow...
Robby Pierson
Sep 14, 2017
Robby Pierson, longtime Riparia farmer and former Colfax resident, passed away September 14, 2017 unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack while out seeding his crop. He was 70. Robert Dee Pierson was born in Colfax to Earl and Jessie Fisher Pierson on March 8, 1947. He was the youngest in a large family of nine that the Pierson's had. For...
Mary Ellen Poffenroth
Sep 13, 2017
Family and friends will honor the life and love of Mary Ellen (Geier) Poffenroth Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott, WA, where it all began for her. Mary was born to Conrad and Mae (Scheuerman) Geier October 4, 1932, the youngest of a large blended family who lived in a small home with no amenities. A...
Harold Robert Hartman
Sep 13, 2017
Harold Robert Hartman, longtime Garfield school principal, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 at The Courtyard in Colfax. He was 94. Memorial Services will be Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at 11:00 am in the ballroom at Hill-Ray Plaza in Colfax. Harold was born August 25, 1923 in Farmington, Washington to George and Justina Fischer Hartman. Harold was the middle child...
John Edward Knott
Sep 11, 2017
John Edward Knott passed away on September 11, 2017 in Pullman Washington. He was born at Spokane on June 11, 1947 to parents James Richard and Gloria (Hawks) Knott who farmed in the Endicott area. He attended grade school at LaCrosse and spent his early high school years at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah. After the loss of his...
Marc E. St. Pierre
Sep 11, 2017
Marc Emile St.Pierre was born August 5th 1952 in Pullman Washington. The eldest of six children born to Emile and Therese St.Pierre. Marc attended schools in Pullman, and was a 1970 graduate of Pullman High School. Marc spent his entire life in Pullman, until his death September 11, 2017 at Pullman Regional Hospital. He was 65. Marc chose a life...
Donna Rae Morgan
Sep 8, 2017
With her loving family by her side, Donna Morgan, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax following a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was 80. Viewing will be Wednesday at Bruning Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Funeral Services will be Thursday, September 14th, beginning with a graveside service...
Larry Leon Young
Sep 4, 2017
Larry L. Young, age 74, of Colfax passed away Monday night, September 4, 2017, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, He was born July 4, 1943 in Stahl, Missouri to Robert B. Swisher and Dorothy Adelene (Byers) Swisher. His father, Robert was killed on April 27, 1945, in Luzon, Philippines during WWII. Larry and his mother, Dorothy, then...
