Carol Janet Hanson, 83, of Missoula, Mont., peacefully passed away at her residence on October 17, 2018. She was born in 1934, as the first of five siblings to Rex and Dorothy Chase, in Potlatch, Idaho. She grew up in Palouse, although there were brief periods of time where her family moved to Texas and Olympia, Wash. Her younger siblings include Victor Chase (deceased), Lee Chase, Roberta Church and Margaret Decker. She married her high school sweetheart, George Hanson on March 7, 1952. They li...
Arlene Clauson
Oct 25, 2018
On October 20, 2018, Arlene Clauson, age 89, passed from this earth and was reunited with her Lord and Saviour and her beloved husband, Hank, in heaven. She was born July 22, 1929, at Terraville, South Dakota, to Ernest and Minta Hanning. She grew up in Prosser, Washington. She met Hank at a swimming hole in the Yakima River when she was 16 years old. They dated for a short time, eloped and began their life together. They were married for 71 years when Hank passed away on March 10, 2017. Arlene...
Wanda Mae Milbert
Oct 18, 2018
A mass of Christian Burial for Wanda Milbert, 77, will be Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. at Saint Mary's Catholic Church at Potlatch with Father Chase Hasenoehrl officiating. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Mrs. Milbert died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at her Potlatch home. Born Nov. 3, 1940, at Colton to Elmer and Katherine Wirtz Riedner, she attended Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School and Notre Dame Academy High School in Colton and graduated in 1958. Wanda married...
Barbara Mae West
Oct 18, 2018
Barbara Mae West, 86, long-time resident of Potlatch died Oct. 8, 2018. At her request, there will be no services. Born Oct. 4, 1932, at Four Lakes, Wash., to Orville and Geneva Woods Birnel, she lived with her family in Dishman until she was 10 years old, and they moved to the Greenwood area of Seattle. After her parents divorced she lived in Seattle until her senior year of high school when she moved to Spokane to live with her dad and graduated from North Central High School in 1950. After...
Roy Fry
Oct 18, 2018
Roy Fry was born October 4th, 1931 to Roxey and Mabel Fry in Spokane, Washington. He passed away October 5th, 2018 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax, Washington, surrounded by his family. Roy's family later moved to Newport, Washington, where he attended and graduated from high school. While in school, Roy spent his summers working for Pend Orielle Electric and became a full-time employee after graduation. Roy stayed on with the company when it was bought out by Inland Power and Light soon after....
Ronald Broeckel
Oct 18, 2018
Ronald N. Broeckel, long time LaCrosse resident, was flown to Deaconess Hospital in Spokane where he died suddenly on October 8, 2018 from an apparent heart attack. He was 63. Ron was born April 1, 1955 in Colfax to Daniel and Darlene Scaros Broeckel and was the oldest of their four children. He grew up in Hay, Washington, and graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1974. Ron was on the track team in high school. He worked for area farmers as a farm hand and laborer. Ron married Shann Stritzke...
Roger Swan
Oct 18, 2018
Roger H. Swan, longtime Pullman area farmer, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home in Pullman. He was 81. Funeral services will be Friday, October 19th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pullman Presbyterian Church, 1630 NE Stadium Way, with burial to follow in the Pullman Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kimball Funeral Home. Roger was born February 28, 1937 in Deary, Idaho, to Bennie and Laura Flodberg Swan. He and his older brother, Conrad, grew up in the same home...
Marjorie L. Emerson
Oct 11, 2018
Marjorie L. Emerson, 90, a resident of Potlatch, Idaho, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. She was born on Jan. 22, 1928, at Decker, Mont., to Clifford and Bessie (Fiscus) Ireland. She attended her schooling In Montana, Deary, Idaho, and graduated from Moscow High School in 1945. She married Ellis Emerson on Oct. 24, 1948, at Deary, and the couple made their home in the West Cove area near Palouse, Wash. In 1968 she started working for the Forest...
Isla P. Thompson, 85, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman where she resided for the past year. Mrs. Thompson's urn will be buried with her husband, Bob, at the Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. Born Jan. 3, 1933, at Palouse to Brace and Ethel Wiley Maryott, she attended the Palouse schools and was valedictorian of her class in 1951. She later attended Kinman Business College in Spokane for one year. She and Bob Thompson were...
Ellen Boyd
Oct 11, 2018
Ellen (Ralphie) Kay Boyd passed away in the early evening hours of October 2, 2018, with family by her side. Ellen was born on April 17, 1945 in Manistique, Michigan, where she attended elementary and high school. She was the second of six children born to William and Paula Roberts. It was here, in her hometown, where Ellen was introduced to a young and wild navy sailor named Jim. They fell in love and were married on October 5, 1967. Shortly thereafter in 1968, Ellen and Jim moved to Colfax, Wa...
Joan Berdal
Oct 4, 2018
Joan Renae Berdal, Colfax resident, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was 61. Joan was born March 24, 1957, in McVille, North Dakota, to Gerald and Loy (Stein) Stutrud. Joan was the middle child right between two brothers and two sisters. She grew up in McVille and was active in her high school. She liked to play in the band and sing in the choir. She also attended the Lutheran youth group and was a teacher of Sunday school. Joan was the...
Jack Ensley
Oct 4, 2018
Jack Philip Ensley passed away peacefully September 25, 2018 at his home with family near him. He was born in Colfax on May 23, 1924 to Philip and Bessie Ensley. Jack graduated as valedictorian of the high school class of 1942. After a short time at Washington State College studying engineering, he returned to the family farm. He loved farming and made it his life's vocation. Jack married Dorrie Ellen Palmgren in 1948. The couple had three children, Kathy, Michael and Susan. Jack and Dorrie...
Gary Gasseling
Oct 4, 2018
Surrounded by his family, Gary Gasseling, 63, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and son, died peacefully at Hospice House in Spokane, Washington, on September 23, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Alliance, Nebraska, on February 15, 1955, to Kenneth and Orleatha Gasseling, Gary joined older brother, Doug, then younger sister, Debbie. He was raised near Pomeroy, Washington, graduating from Pomeroy High School in 1973. Gary enrolled in Washington State...
Shirley Sellers
Oct 4, 2018
Shirley Mae Sellers, 92, passed away peacefully at the CityView Adult Family Home in Colfax on September 25, 2018. A vigil service will be held Monday, October 1st, at 7:00 pm, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax. Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, October 2nd, at 10:30, also at the church. Burial will be in the Colfax Cemetery. Shirley was born March 20, 1926 in Aberdeen, Washington, to James and Olympe Regimbal Moreland. She grew up in Moxee, Washington, along with three...
Shirley Morasch
Sep 27, 2018
Shirley Jean Morasch, 68, of Endicott, Wash., passed away September 13, 2018 in Spokane, Wash. Shirley was born March 31, 1950 in Colfax, Wash., to Benjamin and Agnes (McCormick) Robinson. She was raised in Garfield, Wash., and then attended Eastern Washington University where she received her bachelors degree. On December 26, 1971, Shirley married Robert (Bob) Morasch. They lived in Germany and visited 13 countries while Bob served in the US Army. After two years abroad, they moved to the farm...
Ronald Johnson
Sep 27, 2018
Funeral services for Ronald L. Johnson, age 74, will be held Friday, September 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Farmington, Wash. Pastor Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate at the service and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Farmington. Mr. Johnson passed away at his Farmington home on Saturday. He was born on November 30, 1943 at Spokane, Wash., to Lawrence and Nettie (Mihlke) Johnson who farmed in the Farmington area. He attended grade school in...
Mildred Heilsberg
Sep 27, 2018
Mildred Jean (Millie) Heilsberg passed away September 24, 2018, in Colfax at the age of 96. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday October 2, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Burial at the Colfax Cemetery will follow the service. Viewing will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Bruning Funeral Millie Heilsberg was born March 22, 1922, at the St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax to her parents, Fred and Ruby (Aegerter)...
Davon Nickerson
Sep 20, 2018
The funeral service for Davon McCulloh Nickerson, 40, Colfax, was Monday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Burial followed at the Colfax cemetery. She died Sept. 13, 2018, after a battle with cervical cancer. Born Oct. 30, 1977, in Cumberland, Md., to David and Yvonne McCulloh, she moved to Colfax with her parents at the age of two and graduated with the class of 1997. She participated in cross country, softball and CHS musicals. She resided in Spokane from 2004 to 2013 when she returned to Colfax and was employed...
Norman Kunze
Sep 20, 2018
Norman H. Kunze, a life time Colfax resident, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at his home in Yuma Arizona. Norman was born September 29, 1935, at his childhood home in Diamond, Wash., to John and Maria Kunze. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1954. Norman enlisted in the army in December of 1954 and served his country in Puerto Rico as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. He received an honorable discharge from the army in 1956 and returned to Colfax and began farming for Herb Moore....
John Krom
Sep 20, 2018
John L. Krom was born May 1, 1935, to John and Elizabeth (Dippel) Krom, at home on the family farm near Dusty, Wash., where he would reside for the next 72 years. John died on September 8, 2018, at Pullman Regional Hospital following complications from a fall at his home in Pullman. He was 83. John attended school at LaCrosse, Wash., graduating in 1953. He fell in love with Kay Baker from Colfax and they were married on September 23, 1956. Growing up with six sisters, marrying and soon adding...
Lawrence Barry
Sep 20, 2018
Lawrence I. Barry was born on November 12, 1927 in Chattaroy, Wash., and passed away August 30, 2018 in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by three daughters and their families, as well as three step daughters and their families, and one step son. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent in Lawrence's name to: LaCrosseScholarship Foundation@gmail.com. Please see full obituary and share memories & condolences at www.edwardsmemorial.com...
Gary Repp
Sep 20, 2018
Gary Lee Repp passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on August 16, 2018, after an eight-year battle with sarcoma cancer. Gary was born on March 5, 1947 in Colfax, Washington, to David and Dorothy Repp, younger brother to David Jr. He proudly grew up in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School in 1965 where he was a multi-year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. He attended Washington State University where he participated on the college's rugby team and graduat...
Mark A. Kuehner
Sep 13, 2018
A celebration of the live of Mark Allan (Butch) Kuehner will be Friday Sept. 14, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Palouse Federated Church in Palouse with the Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. Potlatch VFW Post and a United States Air Force Honor Guard will participate. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse, and a luncheon in the church fellowship hall will follow the service. Mr. Kuehner died Sept. 5, 2018, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Born at Gritman Medical center June 21,...
Leonard E. Main
Sep 13, 2018
A graveside service for Leonard E. Main, 83, Palouse, was Saturday, Sept. 8, at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse. A reception followed at the Palouse Community Center. Mr. Main died Sept. 4, 2018, at the Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman. Born May 25, 1935, near Palouse to Walter and Nora Holmes Main, he attended Palouse schools and graduated from Palouse High School in 1953. He and Virginia Proctor were married Dec. 3, 1956, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and the couple made their home in...
John L. Krom
Sep 13, 2018
Former longtime Dusty area farmer John L. Krom, 83, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Pullman Regional Hospital. He was born May 1, 1935, to John and Elizabeth (Dippel) Krom on the family farm near Penawawa. Services are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Onecho Bible Church. A full obituary will appear at a later date....
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