Cecil A. Francis
Apr 28, 2017
Cecil Francis, Pullman resident, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Bishop Place. He was 88. No formal services are planned at this time. Cecil Avon "Skip" Francis was born May 7, 1928 in Almont, Michigan to parents Edwin W. Francis (d. 1977) and Edith P. Glassford (d. 1990). He had one older brother Clare E. Francis (d. 1999) Cecil...
Virginia Lee Davies
Apr 26, 2017
Virginia Lee Davies, 68, of Pullman and formerly of Palouse, WA passed away April 26, 2017 at her Pullman home. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Pullman Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1055 NE Orchard St. Virginia was born Sept. 8, 1948 in Salem, OR to Leonard &...
Mary Frances Dayton
Apr 25, 2017
Mary Frances Dayton, retired Colfax nurse, passed away April 25, 2017 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 79. A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 13th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Colfax Cemetery with Reverend Don Moore officiating. Mary was born May 15, 1937 in Eureka, Kansas to Leo and Faye (Tannahill) Luna. She moved with her...
Calvin M. Odell
Apr 25, 2017
Calvin Odell, longtime Pullman resident, passed away suddenly on April 25, 2017 at his Pullman home. He was 91. Calvin was born September 12, 1925 in Spokane, Washington to Monroe and Anna Bennett Odell. He grew up in Steptoe, Washington and attended school there. Calvin played on the high school basketball team. After graduation he went to work for John...
Gisela Wallace
Apr 21, 2017
Our mother, Gisela Wallace, died April 21, 2017, at Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, two years after a breast cancer diagnosis. She was born in Cologne-Kalk, Germany on the eve of World War ll on January 10, 1938 to Richard and Katherine Schulz. Her family lived through the Allied bombing raids on Cologne. Our parents, Lewis and Gisela, fell...
Aaron J. Krantz
Apr 20, 2017
Aaron John Krantz, 44, of Pullman passed away April 20, 2017 at his Pullman home following a courageous battle with cancer. The memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Pullman Presbyterian Church, with a reception following at Concordia Lutheran Church. A family graveside service will take place at the Pullman Cemetery. Aaron...
Fredric "Fritz" Zimmer
Apr 18, 2017
C.F. "Fritz" Zimmer, 91, lifelong LaCrosse area farmer passed away April 18, 2017 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, WA. Viewing will be from 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, April 24th at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax followed by the Rosary/Vigil service at 5 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am Tuesday, April 25th...
Don Dayton, Jr.
Apr 17, 2017
Donald Wayne Dayton, Jr., Colfax native, passed away at his home in Spokane Valley April 17, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 12th at 1:00 p.m. with a gathering to follow at the Colfax Golf Course. Don was born January 15, 1953 in Colfax to Donald, Sr. and Francene (VanTine) Dayton. He was raised in Colfax...
Jonny Allen
Apr 17, 2017
Jonny Joe Allen Jonny Joe Allen, 57, of Pullman, WA died Monday, April 17 at Pullman Regional Hospital following a prolonged illness. Jon was the sixth child of seven, born to Dick and Elsie (Wysong) Allen. He was born July 24, 1959 in Colfax, WA. He spent his younger years on the family farm in Potlatch, ID in the shadow...
Lloyd Albert Elze
Apr 12, 2017
Mr. Lloyd Albert Elze (age 78) passed away April 12, 2017 in Spokane, WA. He was born on August 22, 1938 in Westcliffe, CO, to Marion L. and Martin G. (Hunt) Elze. His parents were part of the Pioneer families in Wet Mountain Valley, CO. He was the oldest of 4 siblings. Lloyd grew up and attended schools in Taos,...
Jeanie W. Elliott
Apr 5, 2017
Jeanie W. Elliott, 92, of Pullman, WA passed away April 5, 2017 at Pullman Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman, WA. Jeanie was born Jan. 11, 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland to John & Margaret (Davidson) Birnie. She grew up in Scotland where she received...
Leo Walter Johnson
Mar 31, 2017
Leo Walter Johnson passed away at the age of 10 months on March 31, 2017, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane from complications of Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome, a rare degenerative neurological condition. Born at Pullman Regional Hospital on May 16, 2016, Leo brought joy to everyone who met him. His jolly laugh, chubby, kissable cheeks, and gummy smile brightened everyone's...
Geraldine Lois Hopkins
Mar 30, 2017
Geraldine Lois Hopkins was welcomed into the arms of her Lord, celebrating her 93rd birthday on March 30, 2017. Geraldine was born on March 30, 1924 to Gerhard and May S. Falk in St. John, WA. She attended schools in St. John, graduating in 1941. She enrolled at Whitworth College, graduating with a degree in 1945. She represented Whitworth, excelling...
Mary Lee Nuxoll
Mar 29, 2017
MARY LEE NUXOLL Mary Eileen (Mary Lee) (Toepel) Nuxoll passed away at her Henderson House home in Colfax on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Rosary will be prayed at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax, with Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, also at St. Patrick's, and vault interment at the Colfax Cemetery. Lunch in...
Jane Bryant Michaelsen
Mar 26, 2017
Jane Bryant Michaelsen 2/23/1923 – 3/26/2017 On February 24, 1923, a Western Union Telegram arrived at the Colfax, Washington home of Dr. Frank Bryant and Mrs. Erma Bryant. To the delight of Frank and Erma, the long-awaited message announced the birth of a "very desirable girl, a beautiful babe" available for adoption in Hastings, Nebraska. A cross-country train trip brought...
Nancy Louise Berry
Mar 25, 2017
Nancy Louise Berry, 84, passed away March 25, 2017, at TriState Hospital in Clarkston, WA surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born August 5, 1932 in Grass Valley, CA to George and Marie (Hansen) Parcher. Her father was in construction, so she lived in many places including Elma, Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Renton, and Seattle where she attended Catholic and...
Barbara Jeanne Rice
Mar 24, 2017
Barbara Jeanne Rice, long time Colfax resident, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2017 at the Alderwood Manor in Spokane. She was 82. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 30th, at 1:00 p.m. at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax with burial to follow in the Colfax Cemetery. Barbara was born December 1, 1934 in Wenatchee, Washington to Lincoln William...
Olin Larson Braun
Mar 23, 2017
Mr. Olin Larson Braun passed away on March 23rd, 2017 in Pullman, Washington. He was 27. Olin was born on December 26th, 1989 to Debbi-Jean Weller and Lars Ronson Braun in Everett, WA. He is survived by his parents, Debbi and Marc Weller, Lars Braun, and Bethany Davis-Corrigan; grandparents, Jack and Carole Ensley and Richard and Diana Santos; daughter, Kaia...
Esther K. Gillespie
Mar 18, 2017
Esther K. Gillespie, 95, a longtime Pullman resident passed away March 18, 2017 at Pullman Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Esther was born April 7, 1921 in Elgin, Iowa to John & Harriet (Riedel) Smith. She spent her early childhood in Iowa and North Dakota before moving with her family to Spokane, WA where she graduated from Otis Orchards...
Laverne Everett Pittmann
Mar 16, 2017
LaVerne Pittmann, lifelong Oakesdale farmer, passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus while being surrounded by his family and his Pastor at his home in Colfax on Thursday, March 16, 2017. LaVerne was 96 years old. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 25th at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakesdale Community Presbyterian Church followed by burial in the Oakesdale...
