Shirley Ulrey
May 7, 2016
Shirley Ann Ulrey, 73, of Colfax died May 7, 2016 at her Colfax home surrounded by her family. Shirley was born Feb. 13, 1943 in McLean County, N. Dakota to Fredrick & Dorothy (Wagner) Helm. She grew up in North Dakota where she graduated from high school. Shirley married Larry Ulrey on March 8, 1962 and they moved to Illinois...
Leonard B. Kirschner
May 4, 2016
Leonard B. Kirschner, 92, of Pullman, died on May 4, 2016 at Bishop Place Retirement Community. HIs priorities were always family, research and making people smile. In the words of Dad's niece, he was the "most clever, curmudgeonly, flirtatious and dashing man; a scholar, indifferent housekeeper and a man who loved red wine but might forget to eat if the...
Virginia M. Repp
May 1, 2016
Virginia M. Repp, 85, lifetime resident of Colfax, passed away on May 1, 2016 at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center. No services are planned. She was born on July 7, 1930 in Colfax to C. Fay & Phebe May (Hull) Harris and grew up in Colfax where she graduated high school. She attended and graduated from WSU before working for...
Ronald E. Brown
Apr 29, 2016
Ronald Elvin Brown, 73, lifelong Whitman County resident, passed away at his home on Friday, April 29, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church. Vault interment will follow at the Oakesdale Cemetery. Viewing will be at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax on Wednesday, May 4 from 9:00 a.m....
Harold C. Schultheis
Apr 25, 2016
Harold C. Schultheis, 85, a longtime farmer in Colton, WA, died peacefully on April 25, 2016 at his Colton home with his beloved wife, Anne, by his side. Harold was born Dec. 13, 1930 to Andrew & Winifred (Moser) Schultheis, and graduated from Colton High School. He grew up on the family farm and it became his passion. He raised...
Carl F. Herdering
Apr 25, 2016
Carleton (Carl) F. Herdering, 92, of Pullman, passed away April 25, 2016 at his Pullman home of congestive heart failure. Carl was born to Carl H. & Benita E. (Radiken) Herdering in Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 23, 1923. He was raised in Southern California, graduating from South Pasadena High School. During the Second World War, Carl served as a pilot...
Gary Ray Johnson
Apr 24, 2016
Gary Ray Johnson, 50, of Colfax passed away suddenly on Sunday April 24, 2016. A memorial service will be held on April 29th at 1pm at Brunings Funeral Home. Gary was born November 30, 1965 in Oroville Washington and adopted by Robert and Zelma Johnson at the age of 3 months. Gary attended Omak School until the age of 21...
Frank D. Garrett
Apr 23, 2016
Frank D. Garrett, 72, a lifelong Endicott area rancher, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, April 28th, at 1:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott with burial to follow in the Endicott Cemetery. Frank was born April 21, 1944 in Colfax to Ralph and Helen...
Gordon Cornilles
Apr 21, 2016
With a heavy heart, we are announcing the passing of Gordon C. Cornilles on April 21, 2016 due to pancreatic cancer. We are thankful for the opportunity to have many of his family visit with him the past six weeks. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Colfax United Methodist Church. Urn...
Reed Berry
Apr 18, 2016
James Reed Berry, 40, of Pullman, died April 18, 2016 at his Pullman, Washington home. No public services will be held.
Harriett Harrington
Apr 13, 2016
Harriett Harrington of Pullman, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 surrounded by family and cared for by the loving staff and nurses of Bella Vista Adult Family Home and Gentiva Hospice. She was 95 years old. Harriet was born on September 9, 1920 to Harry Otis and Elva King Withey in Cooperstown, New York. In 1940, Harriett married Albert H....
Cecil "Tyke" Curtis
Apr 8, 2016
Cecil Amos Curtis, known as "Tyke", of Hay, Washington, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 in Wenatchee, WA at the age of 94. Tyke was born to Charles and Bessie Curtis on August 24, 1921 in Hay. He grew up in the Riparia area on his father's ranch. He attended Riparia grade school and later graduated from Hay High...
James Anton Emerson, Sr.
Apr 5, 2016
James Anton Emerson, Sr. was born at home in Albion, Washington on October 28, 1922 to Anton and Ruth Kenoyer Emerson. He went to the Lord from his home in Albion, Washington on April 5, 2016. Dad's father was crippled and unable to work, and Dad spent his childhood and teenage years helping to support his family during the depression....
Paul E. Gass
Apr 5, 2016
Paul Eldon Gass, 87, former longtime Pullman resident, passed away on April 5, 2016 in Boise, Idaho with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 12 at 11:00 p.m. at Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman. Vault interment with military honors will follow at the Pullman Cemetery. He was born August 8, 1928, in Miller Missouri...
Marylee Tenwick
Apr 3, 2016
MaryLee Tenwick, 75, of Pullman, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at her home after a brief illness. MaryLee was born March 5, 1941 in Colville, WA. The family moved to Pullman where she grew up and graduated from Pullman High School. MaryLee married Bruce Tenwick in 1960 and the couple made their home in Pullman for 51 years....
Ted Torgeson
Mar 29, 2016
Ted Torgeson, 77, lifelong LaCrosse resident, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at his home in LaCrosse surrounded by his family. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, April 9th at 11:00 a.m. at the LaCrosse Methodist Church. Theodore Charles Torgeson, Jr. was born at home in LaCrosse on September 5, 1938 to Theodore, Sr. and Delphia (Wriggle) Torgeson. He grew...
Archie Magon
Mar 27, 2016
Arthur G. "Archie" Magon, a long time Colfax resident, passed away at his home and surrounded by loved ones on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 in Spokane. He was 94. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 to 5 at Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax and for one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Funeral Services will be...
Wesley A. Nuxoll
Mar 26, 2016
Wesley A. Nuxoll, Colfax resident and attorney for over 50 years, passed away on Holy Saturday, March 26, 2016, with his family at his Colfax home. Rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax, with a wake to follow at the Colfax Golf Club. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00...
Janet Brandt
Mar 26, 2016
Janet Elizabeth Brandt, 85, longtime Pullman resident, passed away on March 26, 2016 at the Pullman Regional Hospital. The Burial Office and Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21 at St. James Episcopal Church in Pullman with Fr. Armand Larive presiding. A reception will follow in the church parish hall. Janet was born on Easter...
Inez Kynoch
Mar 25, 2016
Inez R. Kynoch, 91, longtime Colfax area resident, passed away at the Hospice House of Spokane on March 25, 2016. Friends may call and pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30 at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax with...
