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Evelyn B. Ensley

Evelyn B. Ensley

Nov 4, 2014

Evelyn B. Ensley, lifelong Colfax resident, (until Melvin passed away and daughters moved her to be close to them in Bothell, WA) passed away Monday, November 3rd, at 11:40 pm at Aegis Assisted Home at the age of 96. Friends may pay their respects at Bruning Funeral Home from 1:00-4:00 pm Friday November 14 and from 11:00am- 2:00 pm on...

Lloyd F. Sunwold

Lloyd F. Sunwold

Nov 3, 2014

Memorial Service Details: Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:00 p.m. Selbu Lutheran Church Light reception to follow **** LLOYD F. SUNWOLD, 81, of LaCrosse, WA passed away Nov. 3, 2014 at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax, WA. Lloyd was born Nov. 20, 1932 in Fairfield, WA to Albert & Christine (Miller) Sunwold. He grew up and attended school in...

Erwin Hall

Erwin Hall

Nov 3, 2014

Erwin Hall, a longtime resident of Steptoe, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 in Spokane. He was 79 years old. Funeral Services will be Sunday, November 9th, at 4:00 pm at Onecho Bible Church with reception to follow. Viewing will be Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at Bruning Funeral Home. Robert Erwin Hall was born August 4, 1935...

Robert W. Young

Robert W. Young

Nov 2, 2014

Longtime Pullman area resident and farmer Robert W. Young, 89, passed away on November 2, 2014. A Celebration of Life reception will be held at the Banyan's on the Ridge Pavilion on Thursday November 20, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Robert was born March 4, 1925 in Spokane, Washington to Thelma Faught. At age two, she put him in an orphanage...

David W. Carroll Beatty

David W. Carroll Beatty

Oct 29, 2014

On October 29, 2014 at 22 years of age David William Beatty passed away. From the time he opened his eyes on March 26, 1992 he lived in within a magnificent kaleidoscope where the building blocks of life moved artfully in his mathematical mind. As a savant a rare appreciation of life spurred, deepening the desire to know love, the...

Vernon D. Henning

Vernon D. Henning

Oct 28, 2014

Vernon Dale Henning, 80, a longtime resident and Onecho area farmer passed away on Tuesday October 28, 2014 at Colonial Court Assisted Living in Spokane. Viewing will be at Bruning Funeral Home on Sunday from 6-8pm and Monday from 9-Noon. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm Monday at the Colfax Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00pm at...

Alma M. Knopes

Alma M. Knopes

Oct 26, 2014

Alma Marie Knopes, 78, of Colfax passed away peacefully at her home on October 26, 2014 after a brief illness. At Alma's request, no services will be held. She was born on January 25, 1936 in Hof, Germany to Hans and Marie (Schorner) Schaller. She grew up in Germany, attended the local schools and graduated from high school in Hof....

Neil B. Vantine

Neil B. Vantine

Oct 23, 2014

Neil B. VanTine (age 89) passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Graveside Services will be Friday, October 31 at 10:00 AM in the Colfax Cemetery followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM at the Colfax United Methodist Church. Neil was born November 24, 1924 at Colfax to Allen and Maude (Baker) VanTine. His great-grandfather...

Susan M. Hart

Susan M. Hart

Oct 4, 2014

Susan M. Hart, 60, Steptoe resident, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Memorial Services will be Saturday, October 18th at 1:00 at the Catalyst Church (Hillcrest Campus) in Colfax. Susan was the oldest of four children; born December 23, 1953 in Fremont, California to Ernest and Mary (Sage) Butler. She grew up in California...

Shannon J. (Emerson) Shupe

Shannon J. (Emerson) Shupe

Oct 1, 2014

Shannon JM Emerson-Shupe died on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 with both her parents by her side in Moscow, Idaho. Shannon Jolene McMillan-Emerson Shupe was born to Verne and Willena Emerson on April 8, 1966 in Everett Washington. She and her family moved to Albion, Washington in 1969 for her dad to complete his master's degree at WSU. Shannon graduated in...

Philip B. Cowan

Philip B. Cowan

Oct 1, 2014

PHILIP BRODERICK COWAN, 84, formerly of Vancouver, WA and recently of Pullman, WA passed away Oct. 1, 2014 at Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, WA. Philip was born July 15, 1930 in Cleveland, OH to Henry & Margaret Mary (Broderick) Cowan. He grew up in Cleveland and following graduation from high school attended John Carroll University where he earned his...

Agnes Ruth Suess

Agnes Ruth Suess

Sep 20, 2014

Agnes Ruth Suess, 91, passed away on September 20, 2014 at the Cheney Care Center. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date and Agnes will be laid to rest next to her husband Otto at the Bethel Cemetery in Steptoe. Agnes was born on March 31, 1923 in Pullman, Washington to Roger & Pearl (Dinkins) Bayer....

Darrel Herrmann

Darrel Herrmann

Sep 19, 2014

Doyle Darrel Herrmann, 65, of Deary passed away unexpectedly on September 19, 2014 at his home. Graveside funeral services with Masonic rites will be held Tuesday Sept. 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pinecrest Cemetery in Deary. Darrel was born on March 23, 1949 in Moscow, Idaho to Doyle & Betty (Henderson) Herrmann. His father passed away when Darrel...

Anna R. Pomerenk

Anna R. Pomerenk

Sep 19, 2014

Anna Roselyn Ellingboe Pomerenk, 87, died on Friday, September 19, at her home in Pullman. Family and friends were by her side. Anna had been in hospice care for several weeks. "She whom we love and lose is no longer where she was before. She is now wherever we are." Saint John Chrysostom Anna was born in Granite Falls, Minn....

Samuel Blake Thompson

Samuel Blake Thompson

Sep 12, 2014

Samuel Blake Thompson, Colfax High grad and Lewiston college student, died unexpectedly Friday, September 12, 2014 in a car accident south of Colfax. He was 20. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 20th at 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church of Colfax. Viewing will be Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Bruning Funeral Home....

Nona A. Criswell

Nona A. Criswell

Sep 10, 2014

NONA ALICE HOWARD-CRISWELL, 96, of Colfax, WA passed away Sept. 10, 2014 at the Henderson House Adult Family Home in Colfax. Nona was born March 2, 1918 in Dent, Idaho to Thomas & Alice (Clark) Howard. She grew up in Orofino and attended country school in the Orofino area. Following graduation from high school, Nona attended nursing school. She worked...

Cynthia Rae Garrett

Cynthia Rae Garrett

Sep 9, 2014

Cynthia R. Garrett, 59, Pullman, passed away Tuesday, September 9th, with her best friend and loving husband Bob, by her side. She had fought a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Funeral Services will be Friday, September 12th at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott with burial to follow in the Endicott Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday...

Cheri F. Travis

Cheri F. Travis

Sep 6, 2014

Cheri Travis, 49, died unexpectedly on September 6, 2014 in Colfax, WA. She was born to Norman and Marilyn Nelson Travis on May 17, 1965. She was raised on a farm outside of Pullman and graduated from Pullman High School in 1983. After High School Cheri traveled and worked in Hawaii, and the North Slope of Alaska. She worked in...

Paul J. Bennett

Paul J. Bennett

Sep 3, 2014

PAUL JAMES BENNETT, 85, of Albion, WA went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 3, 2014 at his Albion home. Paul was born June 10, 1929 in Salem, OR to James T. & Barbara (Gallaher) Bennett. He grew up in Salem, Prosser, Snoqualmie and Spokane, WA where he graduated from North Central High School in 1947...

Marjorie Howland

Marjorie Howland

Aug 27, 2014

Marjorie Lucille Huber-Howland, 91, of St. John passed away on August 27, 2014 at Henderson House Adult Family Home in Colfax. Inurnment will take place later at the Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose, California. Marjorie was born on January 21, 1923 in Dubuque, Iowa to Arthur and Gertrude (Pettit) Huber. She attended the school system in Dubuque and participated...

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