Marjorie (Marge) Louise McCully passed away suddenly at her home in Steptoe, Wash., at the age of 83 on Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was born May 25, 1936, in Pomeroy, Wash., to John Hannas and Viola Wilson Hannas. Marge grew up in the Mayview-Pomeroy area and later graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1954, and married her high school sweetheart, Dick McCully, on June 12, 1954. Marge farmed and ranched right alongside Dick their entire farming and ranching career in the Long Hollow -...
Betty Bruce
Mar 26, 2020
With a passion for farming and the rural life-style, Betty spent her adult life working with her late husband, Donald Bruce, on their family farm near Tekoa, Washington. When not at work, she understood the joy that comes from being with family and friends and loved every minute of a good conversation with good friends. Betty is survived by a daughter and three sons including: Kathleen Brown and husband Raymond of Spangle, Wash.; Tim Bruce and wife Gail of La Conner, Wash.; Dan Farrell of...
Death Notice: Durand A. Cox
Mar 26, 2020
Longtime Whitman County farmer, Durand Cox, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at his home in Pullman. He was 81. Durand was born in Colfax to Dallas and Lena Cox. He and his wife Roberta farmed in the LaCrosse/Hay area for many years until moving to Pullman just over one year ago. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. A full obituary will be published when it becomes available....
Helen Widman
Mar 26, 2020
From horses to space shuttles, babies to great-grandchildren, typewriters to iPads, significant changes in transportation, communications, and modern conveniences have embodied and enhanced Helen Widman's life. Her historical Palouse family roots run deep. Her grandmother, Nancy Bourn West, crossed The Oregon Trail with her family by means of ox team and covered wagon at age two, settling in the Rosalia area. Her grandfather, Mahlon H. West, was a stagecoach driver in the Palouse Country in...
Kay Upshaw
Mar 26, 2020
Kay Margaret Upshaw went on to be with the Lord on March 13, 2020. She was in the presence of her loving family. Born April 22, 1936, in Endicott, Wash., in her grandfather, Dr. Dan Henry's house. She was born to Dr. Robert & Dorothy Henry. At one year of age, Kay suffered a total hearing loss. At age four, she was sent with her Aunt Jessie to Central Institute for the Deaf, in Missouri, where she learned to speak & read lips. She would travel back to Colfax, Wash., during holidays & school vaca...
Gordon Lederer
Mar 26, 2020
Passed away in Spokane, Wash., on March 8, 2020. Gordon was born on the family ranch in Latah, Wash., March 21, 1925. He was the son of Noah (Joe) Lederer and Alice Mooney Lederer. Gordon attended Latah Grade School and graduated from Latah High School in 1943. After high school he worked at Armour Meat Packing Company in Spokane. Thru the years, Gordon worked at the Latah Warehouse sacking peas, milling, loading box cars, shipping and building grain elevators. He worked as a mechanic in the...
Gerald "Jerry" Gilchrist
Mar 26, 2020
Gerald Wayne Gilchrist (Jerry) passed away peacefully from natural causes on March 21, 2020. He was born on December 16, 1934 in Colfax, Wash., and was the fourth child to bless the home of Dora and DeMoine Gilchrist Sr. From the very beginning, Jerry was full of life and laughter. He and his brother Robert (Bob) had many adventures growing up on the family farm at Union Flat just outside Colfax. Jerry loved to tell stories of their shenanigans. During his school years, Jerry played football...
Patricia Knudson
Mar 19, 2020
From horses to space shuttles, babies to great-grandchildren, typewriters to iPads, significant changes in transportation, communications, and modern conveniences have embodied and enhanced Helen Widman's life. Her historical Palouse family roots run deep. Her grandmother, Nancy Bourn West, crossed The Oregon Trail with her family by means of ox team and covered wagon at age two, settling in the Rosalia area. Her grandfather, Mahlon H. West, was a stagecoach driver in the Palouse Country in...
From horses to space shuttles, babies to great-grandchildren, typewriters to iPads, significant changes in transportation, communications, and modern conveniences have embodied and enhanced Helen Widman's life. Her historical Palouse family roots run deep. Her grandmother, Nancy Bourn West, crossed The Oregon Trail with her family by means of ox team and covered wagon at age two, settling in the Rosalia area. Her grandfather, Mahlon H. West, was a stagecoach driver in the Palouse Country in...
Dean B. Dechenne
Mar 19, 2020
Dean B. Dechenne, long time resident of St. John, Washington, passed away on March 7, 2020, at the age of 98, with family members by his side. Dean was born and raised near Ewan and Lamont and remained there his whole life. In 1946, he met and married his wife of 70+ years, Billie Heiney, where they lived, farmed and raised their three children. Dean was born at the ranch and was the youngest of four children. After graduating from Ewan High School, he continued to farm with his brother,...
Leona J. Ailor
Mar 5, 2020
Leona J. Ailor, 89, a resident of Deary, Idaho, died on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at her rural Deary home. Leona was born on Feb. 4, 1931, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Ferris (Shorty) and Eva (Young) Irving. She attended grade school at Avon, Idaho, and graduated from Deary High School in 1948. Leona married Homer Ailor on Nov. 21, 1948, in Potlatch and the couple made their home in Deary where they farmed, ranched and raised their family. Homer died in 2014. Leona started working at Gritman Memorial...
Beverly Hope Glass
Mar 5, 2020
Beverly Hope Glass, 77, Palouse, died on Jan. 17, 2020, at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. at the Palouse Federated Church with Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. A reception will follow after the service. Kramer Funeral Home of Palouse is caring for the family. Online condolences and order flowers for the family can be left at www.kramercares.com....
Dick McCully
Mar 5, 2020
Richard (Dick) Eugene McCully passed away on March 3, 2020, at the age of 86. He was born January 8, 1934, to Elmer (Curly) McCully and Lena (Smith) McCully in Colfax. He spent his early life on the Snake River and went to elementary school in Almota. Later, he crossed the river in his boat at Almota, picked up his car and went to Pomeroy to high school. He graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1952 and married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Hannas, in 1954. Dick farmed and ranched his...
Shirley Tulin
Mar 5, 2020
Shirley Ellen (Bergland) Tulin, long time Colfax resident, passed away March 3, 2020, at the Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax. She was 86. A Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held Friday, March 6th, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Pastor Bob Ingalls will officiate. Shirley was born December 12, 1933 in Seattle, Washington, to Paul and Verna Tanner Bergland. The family moved to Colfax in 1944 and Shirley completed her education there, graduating from...
Diane Rodeen
Feb 27, 2020
Diane Marie (Lewis) Rodeen, 78, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, in Colfax, Wash. Diane was born in Genessee, Idaho, on May 7, 1941. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1959. Diane and her husband, Rich Rodeen, were married for 58 years, and lived in Colfax, while raising their family. They have four daughters: Lori, Christy, Kerry and Trista. Additional survivors include her brother, Denny Lewis, of Spokane, Wash., four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Prior to retiring,...
Janice Cook
Feb 27, 2020
Janice Lee Cook, 75, of St. John, Wash., passed away peacefully at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Washington on February 23, 2020, surrounded by her family, due to complications related to a brain aneurism. A celebration of her life will be held at Eccles Community Center/Wheatland Grange Hall on February 29, 2020, from 1:00-3:00 in the afternoon, at the corner of Trunkey Road and State Route 23 (9603 State Route 23). She was born to Ward and Gertrude (Boltz) Hunter in Minot, N.D., on Janu...
Archie Neal
Feb 20, 2020
Archie E. Neal, 85, a longtime resident of Garfield, Wash., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Memory Villas in Bishop Place in Pullman. Archie was born on Sept. 14, 1934, in Potlatch, Idaho, to David and Zada (Nunley) Neal. The family moved to Garfield, Wash., where Archie attended school and graduated from Garfield High School in 1952. Archie later attended Washington State College (now WSU) and received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1957. Archie married Lora Nowack on Sept. 1, 1961, and the couple made their home i...
Connie Robertson
Feb 20, 2020
Constance (Connie) Joan Robertson was born in St. John, Wash., in the home of her loving parents, Thomas S. and Hazel G. (Waterman) Williams in the summer 1932. She grew up there, helping in the Cold Storage Market her parents owned, and graduating from SJHS in May of 1950. Connie left St. John to attend Whitworth in the fall of 1950. She studied Medical Technology and graduated in 1954 with a B.S. degree from Whitworth and a Medical Technology degree from St. Luke's Hospital lab where she inter...
Franklin Rockwell, Jr.
Feb 20, 2020
Franklin Dayton Rockwell, Jr., resident of Walnut Creek, Calif., passed away February 5, 2020, at home. Frank was born on January 30, 1945, in Spokane, Wash., and lived on a wheat and cattle ranch growing up in Endicott, Wash. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Carol, for 52 years. Frank and Carol lived in Lewiston, Idaho, where he worked for Potlatch Corporation. In 1969, he and his family were transferred to San Francisco where he later accepted a position as CFO for Bill Graham...
Larry Schneider
Feb 20, 2020
Larry Schneider born June 3, 1948, died Feb. 12th, 2020, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. After graduation from St. John High School in 1967, he served two tours in the Air Force in Vietnam and Guam, earning his sergeant’s stripes, before returning to St. John where he worked along side his father on the family farm. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred and Robert Schneider, and brother, Robert Schneider Jr. He will be buried next to his parents in the St. John cemetery. Larry is survived by two sisters, Linda C...
Worn Out Wind Blades Plugging up Landfills
Don C. Brunell, Freelance Columnist|Feb 13, 2020
While wind farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there is increasing concern over the rapidly growing number of worn out blades ending up in landfills. Those blades, housed on giant towers reaching over 200-feet in the sky, are starting to reach the end of their useful life (15 to 20 years) and are being taken down, cut up and hauled to dumps in Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming. Adding to the spent blade disposal problem is utilities are retrofitting existing wind farms with lon...
Diane Rodeen
Feb 13, 2020
Diane Rodeen, long-time Colfax resident, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in Colfax. A funeral mass will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Saturday at noon with a reception following. A full obituary will be in next week’s edition....
Ronald R. Bidle
Feb 13, 2020
Ronald R. Bidle, 78, Jan. 14, 2020, passed away at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman. No services will be held. Born Oct. 5, 1941, at Pullman to Ralph and Lula Colvin Bidle, he attended the Palouse schools. He joined the United States Marine Corps Feb. 13, 1959, and was later discharged April 30, 1963. Ron married Ada L. Smith and the couple were later divorced. He worked as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement. He enjoyed auto mechanics, anything involving hot rods. Survivors include, two sons, Chance Bidle, Colfax, and Thomas...
Rick Van Tine
Feb 13, 2020
On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Rickey (Rick) Lee Van Tine, loving husband and father of two, passed away unexpectedly at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington, from sepsis due to a staph infection. He was 65 years old. Rick was born May 14, 1954, in Spokane. He spent his entire life in the Palouse region of Washington, and grew up on a farm outside of Colfax. He attended the local elementary and high school there, graduating in the class of 1972. Rick excelled in sports, especially...
Alzora Carter
Feb 13, 2020
Alzora M. Carter, age 97, quietly passed away January 26, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nev., with her loving and devoted daughter Renee Murray at her side. She was born April 30, 1922, to Leslie and Ella (Culp) Smith. Alzora attended schools in Tekoa, graduating from Tekoa High School in 1940. Alzora married Eugene J. W. Carter on November 8, 1946, and the couple made their home north of Tensed, Idaho, where Eugene farmed with his brother Othel. Eugene retired from farming in 1982. The couple started...
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