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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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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