Fritz Zuger
Feb 9, 2016
Fred Edward "Fritz" Zuger, 83, longtime Whitman County and Waitsburg area resident, passed away on February 9, 2016 from age related complications while fishing on the Snake River. Graveside services with Masonic Rites will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens in Walla Walla. A memorial service will follow at 2:00...
Roger C. Edgren
Feb 1, 2016
Former longtime Colfax resident and business owner Roger C. Edgren, 87, passed away on February 1, 2016 at Wellspring Meadows Assisted Living in Hayden. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 8 in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Vault interment will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family for a...
David M. Skinner
Jan 28, 2016
DAVID (DAVE) MICHAEL SKINNER, 68, of Moscow passed away Jan. 28, 2016 at his Moscow, ID home. Dave was born Jan. 3, 1948 in Colfax, WA to Don & Dorothy (Gillispie) Skinner. The family moved to Moses Lake, WA in 1951where he attended school, graduating from Moses Lake High School in 1966. Dave graduated from Washington State University in 1970...
Jessie Druffel
Jan 28, 2016
Jessie Amalia Druffel, 80, known by many as "Grandma Jessie," died Thursday, January 28, 2016 peacefully with her family by her side. She was born and raised in Colton, the daughter of Albert and Mary Jane Lang Guettinger. Growing up, Jessie enjoyed spending time with her brothers Dave and Jack, cooking with her mother, sewing, and going out dancing with...
Norman W. Willson
Jan 26, 2016
"And God Made A Farmer" Norman Warren Willson, age 84, longtime Colfax area farmer and equipment dealer, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Courtyard in Colfax from Parkinson's disease. He was born March 19, 1931 at the family farm to William and Mary Kate (Hall) Willson. He grew up on the farm and attended country school and graduated...
Marylu Bailey
Jan 25, 2016
Marylu Bailey, life long St. John area farm woman, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at St. John Community Pride. She was 86. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, January 30th at 11:00 am at the St. John United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be at the St. John Cemetery. Marylu was born at the family farmhouse near...
Dale W. Stanard
Jan 24, 2016
Dale W. Stanard, 71, longtime resident of Colfax, passed away on January 24, 2016 at his Colfax home. At his request, no services will be held. He was born on August 15, 1944 to Glen & Crystal (Spafford) Stanard in Los Angeles, California. The family moved to Spokane shortly after his birth and Dale attended Spokane schools, graduating from Central...
Max Proctor
Jan 20, 2016
Max Proctor, 85, a longtime Moscow, Idaho resident and more recently of Oakesdale, Washington, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. A Memorial Service will be Monday, February 8th, at 2:00 pm at the Moscow Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Tom Dahl of the Oakesdale Baptist Church will officiate. Private family burial...
Ivy A. Brannon
Jan 19, 2016
Ivy A. Brannon, 100, lifetime Whitman County resident, passed away on January 19, 2016 at the Whitman Medical Center in Colfax. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26 at the First Baptist Church in Colfax with Pastor Richard May officiating. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Ivy was born on March 30, 1915 in...
Betty Luther
Jan 17, 2016
Ellen Elizabeth "Betty" Luther, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, current resident of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and previous resident of LaCrosse, Washington, passed away January 17, 2016 at the age of 94. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 29 in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Vault interment will follow at the LaCrosse Cemetery....
Britnie Marie Schatz
Jan 16, 2016
We lost a piece of our hearts on Saturday, January 16, when our beloved daughter, sister, grandchild, niece, cousin and friend, Britnie Marie Schatz passed away. Britnie was born in Lewiston, Idaho, on January 9, 1993, to Chad and Michelle Schatz. From the time Britnie was born, she captured the hearts of everyone that met her. She had big blue...
Aaron David Marshall
Jan 16, 2016
Aaron David Marshall Our beloved son, nephew, grandchild, cousin and best friend Aaron David Marshall passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, he was 25 years old. Aaron is the son of Kelly and Tina Marshall and came into this world on Sept. 21, 1990, in Lewiston. Even as a baby, Aaron was full of joy, sass and love. He started...
Barbara Jo Curtiss
Jan 14, 2016
Barbara Jo Curtiss, 64, LaCrosse area resident and business owner, passed away on January 14, 2016 at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20 at the LaCrosse Community Club with a reception to follow. Barb was born on November 22, 1951 to Robert &...
Robert W. Brimhall
Jan 14, 2016
Robert William Brimhall, 62, Harvard Robert Brimhall passed away January 14, 2016 after a five year battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born Novemer 4, 1953, the youngest child and only son born to William Dale and Thelma (Stucki) Brimhall of Salt Lake City, Utah. As a child, Robert was actively involved in organized sports. He developed his love of...
Kenneth Kazuwo Sato Md
Jan 13, 2016
KENNETH KAZUWO SATO, MD, 86, a longtime Pullman resident, died Jan. 13, 2016 at his Pullman home. Dr. Sato was born Sept. 28, 1929 to Harry & Noi (Aihara) Sato in Mitchell, Nebraska where he grew up on the family's farm. He began college at the age of 16 and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School in Lincoln...
Gene Dickinson
Jan 10, 2016
Eugene Dean "Gene" Dickinson, 69, longtime Rosalia area resident, passed away on January 10, 2016 at his home. He will be laid to rest next week at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. Gene was born on November 13, 1946 in Spokane, Washington to Oly & Josephine (Estell) Dickinson. He was raised in Rosalia and graduated high school...
Ryan A. Davis
Jan 10, 2016
RYAN A. DAVIS, 38, of Pullman, WA died Jan. 10, 2016 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. His family and friends were at his side. Ryan was born March 10, 1977 in Sunnyside, WA to Gerald & Barbara (Holloway) Davis. He grew up in Bickleton, WA, a small rural farming community in South...
Gina Lee Krag-Aldrich
Jan 6, 2016
Gina Lee Krag Aldrich, Colfax resident, passed away at her home Wednesday, January 6, 2016 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 54. Gina was born March 27, 1961 in Omak, Washington to Melbern and Virginia Skelton. She was the middle child and growing up was a very active girl. She excelled in track and field in high school...
Harold Fisher
Jan 6, 2016
Harold John Fisher, 89, longtime Whitman County resident, passed away on January 6, 2016 at The Courtyard in Colfax. A graveside urn committal will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery in Farmington at a later date. Details will be announced in the spring. Harold was born on January 1, 1927 in Belmont, Washington to John & Kathryn (Hering) Fisher....
Warren J. "Bunny" Tate, Sr.
Jan 2, 2016
WARREN JOHN TATE, SR., 94, of Pullman, died Jan. 2, 2016 at the Bella Vista Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA. Warren, known to most as Bunny, was born March 26, 1921 in Moscow, ID to William & Gladys (Neighbor) Tate. He grew up in Pullman attending Adams Elementary and then Pullman High School, graduating with honors in 1941. Warren...
