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Ruth L. Pacyga

Ruth L. Pacyga

Sep 26, 2016

RUTH LORRAINE (CLICK) PACYGA, age 91, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2016 in Pullman, WA with daughter, Diane, at her side. Ruth was born in Holdingford, MN to Robert & Inga (Anderson) Click. Proceeded in death by husband of 57 years, Edward (2003) and daughter, Donna (2007); brothers, Robert and Maynard Click; stepbrother and sister, Ervin and Louise Koehn;...

Angela Wittman

Angela Wittman

Sep 23, 2016

Angela "Ange" Veronica Wittman, a life-long Colton and Uniontown resident, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Life Care Center of Lewiston at the age of 101. A mother, educator and farmer, Ange's life witnessed an incredible century of history and change. Ange was born on December 18, 1914 to Tony and Mary B. (Druffel) Reisenauer in East Helena,...

Zella Iona Bassett

Zella Iona Bassett

Sep 22, 2016

Zella Iona Anderson Bassett, 91, of Pullman died September 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Zella Iona Anderson Bassett, of Pullman WA, was born into a pioneer life in Ephraim, Utah on October 30, 1924. As one of eleven children, Zella loved her childhood on the horse-powered farm. She made soap, churned butter, and carried fresh eggs...

Willene Horton Daniel

Willene Horton Daniel

Sep 16, 2016

Willene Horton Daniel died at Pullman, Washington on September 16, 2016. A native of Whitman County, she was a proud farmer's daughter and farmer's wife. The oldest child of Worley Mitchell and Lena (Magdalene) Daubert Horton, she was born September 21, 1923 in the family home on Alkali Flat, although the Post Office address was the Snake River orchard community...

Charlene Geier-Kunze

Charlene Geier-Kunze

Sep 14, 2016

Charlene Geier-Kunze, a longtime Colfax resident, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Whitman Hospital following a brief illness. She was 80. The rosary service will be Sunday, September 18th at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax. The funeral Mass will be Monday at 10:00 am at the church. Burial will follow in the Colfax Cemetery....

Bonnie H. Bigsby

Bonnie H. Bigsby

Sep 14, 2016

Bonnie H. Bigsby, 83, of LaCrosse, WA died Sept. 14, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Bonnie was born Aug. 6, 1933 in Emmett, ID to Walter & Edith (Lynn) Bigsby. The family moved throughout his growing up, settling in LaCrosse where Bonnie graduated from high school during which time he was a golden gloves boxing champ and played on...

Todd Emery Nealey

Todd Emery Nealey

Sep 13, 2016

"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." ~Lao Tzu Our beloved Todd Emery Nealey - son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson and friend - left us way too soon on September 13, 2016. Todd suffered for many years with a horrible disease called alcoholism. In all his life, this was the only obstacle our fierce warrior couldn't...

Betty J. Reynolds

Betty J. Reynolds

Sep 9, 2016

Betty J. Reynolds, Pullman resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at Bishop Place, where she had lived since 2010. She was 95. Private family graveside services were held at the Pullman Cemetery and Betty was laid to rest next to her beloved husband Virgil. She was born February 10, 1921 in Colfax, Washington to Melvin and Mary McAdams Gass....

Monte Daniel Kammerzell

Monte Daniel Kammerzell

Sep 7, 2016

Monte often watched the clouds, going to hilltops to get the best view. "A flat bottomed cloud never rains", he'd say. He now soars above those clouds he was once mesmerized by. Monte had a heart attack just hours after he heard the news that his wife of 59 years had died. On September 7th, two weeks after his wife...

Martha Kay Reese

Martha Kay Reese

Sep 6, 2016

Martha K Reese (Maxwell) Born to Molly and Murel Maxwell in Colfax, WA November 9, 1948, Martha passed away September 6, 2016 in Post Falls, Idaho. She was 67 years old. Attending schools in Colfax, Martha graduated from Colfax High School in 1967. She earned her Bachelors of Arts in Music Education from WSU and her Master's in Public School...

Rosalia Willey

Rosalia Willey

Aug 31, 2016

Rosalia (Rosalie) R. Willey passed away on August 31, 2016 in Moscow, Idaho. Born September 2, 1924, in the midst of the Depression, she was the third of five children born to Aloys J. and Agnes (Bielenberg) Reisenauer on a farm north of Colton, Washington. Rosalia graduated from Consolidated School in 1942, just after the beginning of World War II....

Denise J. Hatley

Denise J. Hatley

Aug 27, 2016

Denise Jean Hatley, 46, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 surrounded by her family and friends at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane following complications of a stroke she suffered on June 24, 2016. Denise was born December 31, 1969, in Pasco, Washington where her dad was attending college but she grew up on a farm on Union Flat between Pullman and...

Raymond L. Brooks

Raymond L. Brooks

Aug 26, 2016

Raymond L. Brooks, 70, a resident of Rosalia, WA died Aug. 26, 2016 at home. Raymond was born July 23, 1946 in Council, ID to James & Lois (Prest) Brooks. The family moved to Bates, OR when he was a young boy. He graduated from Prairie City High School in 1964. Raymond entered the U.S. Navy and served during the...

Richard Neal Cutler

Richard Neal Cutler

Aug 23, 2016

Richard N. (Rich) Cutler Richard passed away after a brief illness on August 23, 2016 at the Spokane Veteran's Home in Spokane Washington. Richard was born in Colfax Washington to Lola and Howard Cutler on July 20, 1934. He was raised as a farm kid on the family ranch on the Palouse River near Endicott Washington. He loved raising animals...

Kathy Kammerzell

Kathy Kammerzell

Aug 23, 2016

Kathryn Ann Bidle Kammerzell was called home on the afternoon of August 23rd, 2016. The days prior, she was surrounded by friends and family while sharing smiles, laughter, and stories from her past. She was 77. Kathy was born in Colfax on 2-11-1939 to Loren and Nida Chambers Bidle of Albion; she was born on her brother's 13th birthday. On...

Diane Dawn Pitts

Diane Dawn Pitts

Aug 23, 2016

Diane Dawn Pitts, 67, was called home on Aug. 23, 2016. She entered into rest at the Whitman Health and Rehab Center in Colfax from health complications. Diane was born on June 26, 1949, to Willard and Florence Toner of Milan, Wash., and was the youngest of five children. Growing up in Milan, Diane attended Riverside High School with her...

Benjamin Patrick Tibbetts

Benjamin Patrick Tibbetts

Aug 20, 2016

Benjamin Patrick Tibbetts, 26, of Spokane, died in an accident while driving an ATV near Rosalia, Washington on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Benjamin loved living life to its fullest and he was doing something he passionately loved when he died. He was exploring the rolling hills of the Palouse with his girlfriend Vanessa by his side; his best friend "Buddy"...

Ruth Loucks

Ruth Loucks

Aug 18, 2016

Ruth Loucks, 86, of Pullman, died August 18, 2016 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA. Ruth was born May 18, 1930 in Columbus, Nebraska to Eugene & Clara (Schroder) Miessler. She grew up in Columbus, NE where she attended school. She graduated from Gulf Park Jr. College for women in Gulf Port, MS in 1950. She received her Bachelor...

Martin J. Furney

Martin J. Furney

Aug 9, 2016

Martin J. Furney, 66, of Colton, WA died on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Martin was born Sept. 12, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN to James & Eileen (Furlong) Furney. He grew up and received his education in the Minneapolis area until the family moved to the Seattle, WA area in 1962 where Martin completed his schooling. He...

Robert G. Bafus

Robert G. Bafus

Aug 5, 2016

Robert G. Bafus, 79, Pullman resident and formerly of Pendleton, Oregon, passed away August 5, 2016 in Pullman surrounded by his children. Bob will be entombed at Olympic Memorial Gardens in Tumwater, Washington privately by his family on Saturday, August 20th. A Celebration of Life reception for family and friends will follow from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at Waterstreet Cafe,...

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