Jane Bloomfield
Dec 10, 2014
Jane (Keifer) Bloomfield (77) lost her fight with cancer on December 10, 2014 at the family home outside of Pullman. Born in Pullman to Dan and Hattie Keifer on April 23, 1937. Her mother Hattie died 4 months later. Effie Ryan her aunt with help from her father Dan raised her. Jane graduated from Pullman High School and Kelsey-Baird business...
Leone "Lee" Schaller
Dec 7, 2014
Long time Pullman resident Lee Schaller passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014, Pearl Harbor Day, at age 91. Her World War II veteran husband Clem passed away in April of this year at age 93 just prior to their 68th wedding anniversary. Lee was born on May 17, 1923 to William and Anna (Schillinger) Krebsbach in Reeder, North Dakota,...
Shawn Olson
Nov 30, 2014
Shawn Shay Olson, 43, a lifelong resident of Colfax, passed away at his home November 30, 2014 of natural causes. No public services are planned at this time. Shawn was born June 20, 1971 in Colfax to Melvin Donald and Sharon (Bafus) Olson. He attended school in Colfax where he enjoyed wrestling and being on the swim team. During his...
Charlene Kay Castillo
Nov 29, 2014
Charlene Kay (Primo) Castillo, 56, of Pullman, WA passed away on November 29, 2014 at her Pullman home. A memorial gathering will be held at 12 Noon on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Living Faith Fellowship in Pullman, WA. Kimball Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.
Eileen V. Zorb
Nov 26, 2014
Eileen V. (Hamilton) Zorb, 83, formerly of St. John passed away on November 26, 2014 at the Guardian Angel Home in Liberty Lake, Washington. Friends may pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home on Thursday December 4, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday December 5, 2014 at the St....
Eleanor Martha Schmick
Nov 26, 2014
Eleanor Martha (Kleweno) Schmick was born November 12th 1920 at Dusty, Washington in an old farmhouse. Eleanor passed away November 26th in Tacoma, Washington. She was the daughter of Philip and Martha Kleweno. She received all her education at Colfax District Schools. She was employed at J. C. Penney in Lewiston, Idaho and later to at Style and Boutique Shop...
Diana Kaye Duncan
Nov 25, 2014
Diana Kaye Duncan, 70, of Oakesdale passed away on November 25, 2014 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. A Celebration of Life gathering in her honor will be announced after the holidays. Diana was born on March 21, 1944 in Colfax to Pete & Wanda (Brooks) Brown. She grew up in Oakesdale and attended all twelve years of schooling there, graduating...
Rebecca Lynn Phillips
Nov 22, 2014
Rebecca Lynn (Akre) Phillips (55) On Nov. 22, 2014 our beloved Becky succumbed to cancer and passed quietly in her sleep. She was born July 13, 1959 to Roger and Edith Akre of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She lived in Costa Rica and Panama for a short time as a small child and her family later settled in Pullman where she...
Jug Daubert
Nov 21, 2014
Jerome "Jug" Daubert, 73, a lifelong Colfax resident, died suddenly on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Whitman Hospital. Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 29th at 1:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Colfax High School. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 9 to 3 at Bruning Funeral Home. Jerome William Daubert was born...
Molly K. Maxwell
Nov 21, 2014
Molly Kathleen Maxwell, 97 passed away at Nelson's Corner in Colfax on November 21, 2014. She was born on April 7, 1917 To Martha and Arthur Harry Reilly in Spokane Washington. She joined her sister, Brita at home. She grew up on the family dairy at Waukon, WA. and graduated from Edwall High School. She attended Kinman Business School in...
Virginia Auwen
Nov 19, 2014
Mary Virginia Auwen (82) passed away 18 Nov 2014 in Pullman, Washington where she had lived for the past two years. Virginia was born 22 June 1932 in Moreland, Idaho to Leo L. and Mary H. Johnson. She had two older brothers and a younger sister. Virginia attended elementary school in Moreland and graduated from Snake River High School in...
Ced Hall
Nov 18, 2014
Ced Hall 1929 – 2014 Cedric Leroy "Ced" Hall, lifelong Steptoe farmer, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 18, 2014 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 85. Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Colfax followed by a luncheon reception. Graveside Services with military honors will be at 2:30 p.m....
Marilyn Miller Van Tine
Nov 17, 2014
Marilyn Miller Van Tine, life-long area resident, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Sacred Heart in Spokane from complications following surgery. Marilyn was 81. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, November 24th at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home, Colfax. Reception to follow at Events on Main. Marilyn was born June 8, 1933 in Steptoe...
Roy Sharp
Nov 17, 2014
Roy Sharp 1940 – 2014 Roy Sharp, a resident of St. John, Washington, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Sacred Heart in Spokane. He was 74. A potluck gathering for family and friends will be Saturday, November 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the St. John Community Building. James Roy Sharp was born July 16, 1940 near Winona to Douglas...
John B. Murray
Nov 16, 2014
Our beloved father and friend, John B. Murray, passed away November 16, 2014 following a brief illness. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday November 21, 2014 at the Pullman Presbyterian Church. A light reception will follow the service. Dad was born January 6, 1923 in Spokane to Garnet H. and Florence (Binns) Murray. He was raised...
Kenneth L. Johnson, Jr.
Nov 15, 2014
Kenneth L. Johnson Jr. On November 16, 2014 Kenneth (Kenny) L. Johnson Jr., age 70, passed away quietly at his home in Colfax, WA. Born in Baltimore, MD, raised in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late Kenneth L. Johnson Sr. and Dorothy M. Scales Johnson. He is survived by his wife TiaLan Hannigan Johnson, two stepsons, Ian...
Paul G. Swartz
Nov 15, 2014
Paul George Swartz peacefully entered his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on November 15, 2014. Born in Muskegon, Michigan on June 4, 1920, he outlived his 7 siblings who moved west as children when his parents moved to Burbank, CA to open a blacksmith shop. Being mechanically inclined like his father, he worked as a machinist at Lockheed-Martin...
Edward E. Donaldson
Nov 9, 2014
Dr. Edward Enslow Donaldson, 91, longtime Pullman area resident and physics professor at Washington State University, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 9, 2014 with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held on Friday, November 14, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bishop Place Independent Living social hall. A light snack reception will follow the...
Ruby J. Jones
Nov 7, 2014
Ruby Jane Jones, age 68, joined her Lord Jesus Christ on November 7, 2014. She died at her home in Pullman, Washington surrounded by her family. She was born August 1, 1946, the daughter of Cecil M. and Ruth L. Hazen. She grew up in Illinois and Pullman, Washington. She attended Pullman High School where she met and fell in...
James L. Howell
Nov 4, 2014
James Laurence Howell (August 24, 1930 - November 4, 2014) Jim was born in Spokane August 24, 1930 to Overman and Lucile (McCroskey) Howell. He grew up in St. John, Washington and graduated from St. John High School in 1948. Jim attended Washington State College and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He was a student athlete, lettering...
