Maurice W. Wells
Dec 3, 2015
Maurice W. Wells, 71, a longtime resident of Steptoe, was called home to Heaven by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 3, 2015 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 10 in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Rev. Dean Ellis will officiate. Maurice was born on...
Rena P. Bourne
Dec 2, 2015
RENA PEARL BOURNE, 93, of Pullman, WA went to be with her Lord & Savior on Dec. 2, 2015 the last of her nine siblings to pass away. She died at Pullman Regional Hospital. Rena was born in a rural setting on Prince Edward Island, Canada on March 4, 1922 to Benjamin & Lydia (Hicken) Hayter. In 1930 during the...
Spencer Rockett, Iii
Nov 26, 2015
Edward Spencer Rockett III, 74, of Pullman, was born March 26, 1941. Spencer passed away at his home on Thursday, November 26, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Spencer loved life and so he wrote a poem to express his joy. -Promise- Oh! My life has been as sweet as it can be Moments when deep thoughts come to...
Wayne Christian
Nov 23, 2015
WAYNE CHRISTIAN, 85, of Clarkston, WA and formerly of Pullman passed away November 23, 2015 at Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA. Wayne was born Aug. 16, 1930 to Ira S. and Dessie (Hatley) Christian in Pullman. He was a graduate of Pullman High School and married Sandy Lage 1972. Wayne taught himself how to play the guitar...
Edna Rose Cloaninger
Nov 23, 2015
Edna Rose Cloaninger, 96, of Colfax, passed in her sleep on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Whitman Hospital. Rosary will be recited at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 7:00 pm. on Friday, November 27 and Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 28 also at St. Patrick's. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Viewing will be...
Jack Mcdonald
Nov 20, 2015
Jack McDonald, long-time Pullman businessman, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at his Bishop Place home. He was 86. Jack, as he has long been known, was born Gordon Russell McDonald on October 25, 1929 in Polson, Montana. He was the youngest of four children to bless the William and Lucinda Keller McDonald family. Jack grew up near Polson and...
Rosemary H. Henrickson
Nov 14, 2015
Rosemary Henrickson, 91, long time Oakesdale, Washington resident, passed away Saturday morning, November 14, 2015, in Colfax, Washington. Friends may call and pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20. A Rosary will be recited at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax on Friday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. Mass of...
Evelyn A. Reisenauer
Nov 13, 2015
EVELYN A. "EVIE" REISENAUER, 82, of Colton, passed away Nov. 13, 2015 at Pullman Regional Hospital. Evie was born July 12, 1933 in Moscow, ID to Herman & Helen (Dahmen) Cox She grew up in Uniontown, WA where she attended school. Following graduation from high school, Evelyn moved to Lewiston where she worked in the banking industry for a time....
Samuel Houston Adams
Nov 13, 2015
When you talk about Sam Adams you can't keep it short because Sam was a larger than life man. Called "Big Sam" by many, he was large in love, passion, teaching, training, sense of humor, in his stories, and in life. Sam went home to be with his Lord on November 13, 2015 at the age of 87. Samuel H....
Bernice E. Reiber
Nov 10, 2015
Bernice E. Reiber, age 91, has passed away peacefully at her home in Palouse, WA on Nov. 10, 2015. She was born 9-22-1924 in Brooten, MN to Anton and Mabel Iverson. She and her siblings grew up on a dairy farm during the depression years. Mom often talked fondly of the memories of antics she and her brother performed on...
Mae Kinsinger
Nov 9, 2015
Ada Mae Kinsinger, 77, longtime area Steptoe resident, passed away at her Colfax home on November 9, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17 at the Bruning Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tim Fox officiating. Private family burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Ada was born on...
Norris M. Holstad
Nov 9, 2015
NORRIS M. HOLSTAD, 81, a longtime Pullman resident, passed away Nov. 9, 2015 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA. The memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ 525 NE Campus St., in Pullman. Norris was born Nov. 15, 1933 in LaFarge, Wisconsin to Emil &...
William Richard Perry
Nov 8, 2015
William R. "Bill" Perry, 64, longtime resident of Endicott, passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 8, 2015 from natural causes. Bill didn't want a funeral but the family will greet friends at a reception on Friday, November 13 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Endicott Food Center. Bill was born on October 16, 1951 in Colfax, Washington...
Richard A. Willson
Nov 5, 2015
Richard Allen Willson, age 79, longtime St. John area farmer, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. A potluck gathering for family and friends will be Saturday, November 14th at 11:30 in the St. John Community Building. Richard will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at the St. John Cemetery. He was born...
Donna Scott Andrus
Nov 4, 2015
Donna Scott Andrus, lifelong LaCrosse resident, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at The Courtyard in Colfax. She was 95. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 7th at 11:00 am at the LaCrosse Methodist Church with Pastor Roger Downing officiating. Donna was born April 22, 1920 in LaCrosse; the youngest of 4 girls born to Ira and Ethel...
Beryla L Martin
Oct 31, 2015
Beryla L. Martin, 89, lifelong LaCrosse resident, passed away October 31, 2015 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Beryla was born August 12, 1926 in Spokane to Homer and Georgia (Pickard) Woodward. She grew up in LaCrosse and graduated from high school there in 1944. Her parents ran the insurance business in town and Beryla kept active in high school...
Dana L. Dechenne
Oct 31, 2015
DANA L. DECHENNE, 90, a longtime St. John, WA resident passed away Oct. 31, 2015 at Touchmark Nursing Center in Spokane, WA. The memorial service and luncheon will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 at the St. John Community Center. A family graveside service will be held at the St. John Cemetery. Dana was born Sept....
Delyle Eastwood
Oct 30, 2015
EASTWOOD, DeLyle It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to DeLyle Eastwood. DeLyle passed away peacefully at Bishop's Place in Pullman, Washington on October 30, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. Born November 19, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio, to parents Earl Vivian Eastwood and Thelma Yelton Eastwood, she grew up in Pennsylvania and Florida. She attended...
Clarence "Clay" L. Claypool
Oct 27, 2015
On October 27, 2015, Clarence L. "Clay" Claypool went to be with his Lord after a five and half year battle with cancer. He was 87. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31 at the Colfax United Methodist Church. A reception will follow. Clay was born on November 10, 1927 in Malta, Montana to...
Mary C. Hinman
Oct 25, 2015
Mary Cauffield Hinman died peacefully in her sleep at home in Pullman on Sunday, October 25. She was eighty six years old. She was born Mary Louise Cauffield on May 10, 1929 in the tenant house on the Cauffield family farm south of West Fairfield, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Dorothy Cauffield. The farm had been in the Cauffield family for...
