Whitman County Gazette Archives (2024)

May 31, 2018

Gary Cochran July 18, 1938-May 26, 2018 Gary L. Cochran, 79, of Pullman, Wash., passed away May 26, 2018, at the family farm outside of Pullman, surrounded by his family. Gary was born July 18, 1938, in Colfax, Wash., to Roy & Marie (Archer) Cochran. He attended school in Palouse, Wash., and was Salutatorian of his graduating class at Palouse High School. Gary attended Washington State University for a year before going to work on the family farm, which he operated his entire life. Gary married...

May 24, 2018

George Miller Oct. 14, 1954-May 17, 2018 George Neil Miller of St. John, Wash., died May 17, 2018, at the age of 63 years from the recurrence of a brain tumor. George was born October 14, 1954, in Colfax, Wash., to James Kenneth and Opal Irene Miller. George graduated from St. John High School in 1973 and from Spokane Community College in 1975, with a degree in diesel mechanics. He worked as a mechanic for St. John Hardware for 10 years before returning to the family farm. George married Andrea...

May 17, 2018

May 3, 2018

Bobbi Elena Magallanes Bobbi Elena Magallanes died April 21, 2018, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after many years of battling with her illness. In accordance with her request, a private service was held at Bobbi’s bedside. Her final resting place will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Tekoa. Born Dec. 15, 1964, at Tekoa, she enjoyed gardening, cribbage, card games or a trip to bingo. She was employed in home care for the elderly. Surviving are a daughter, Destini (Josh) Hill; her m...

Apr 26, 2018

Leona F. “Cubby” Herman, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Whitman Hospital. She was 91. Leona was born on September 3, 1926, to W. Raymond and Nellie Lyons Culbertson. She attended Hamilton School and graduated from Colfax High School in 1944. She enjoyed a happy childhood with her siblings, Irma (Stueckle) and twin brothers, Dean and Dale Culbertson. Leona married Harvey R. Herman on September 15, 1950, at the First Christian Church. They purchased a h...

Apr 19, 2018

A celebration of the life of Gordon Dean Beyer, 52, Potlatch, will be Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Nazarene Church in Princeton, Idaho, with a potluck dinner to follow. Mr. Beyer died Feb. 6 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. Born June 19, 1965, at St. Maries, Idaho, to Gordon M. and Sherry L. Brown Beyer, he attended schools at St. Maries and Potlatch and earned welding certifications at LCSC in Lewiston. He and Kristiana Jones were married May 2, 1986, at Coeur...

Apr 12, 2018

Dayna Kindrick Oct. 22, 1986-Apr. 6, 2018 Lover of people, fearless warrior and free-spirited adventurer, Dayna Buri Kindrick left a hole in our hearts on April 6, 2018. It’s hard not to smile when thinking about Dayna even in this time of intense sorrow. She entered the world on October 22, 1986, in Vallejo, California, and brightened the world of her parents, David and Dori. She was a brave and bodacious child, full of joy, laughter and music; a true joy-bringer! Her early years were spent i...

Apr 5, 2018

Daryl Dennis Fry Daryl Dennis Fry, 76, longtime Colfax mechanic, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. No public services are planned, and Daryl will be buried in the Colfax Cemetery. Born Nov. 22, 1941, in Kellogg, Idaho, to Miles and Edna May (Taylor) Fry, he grew up in the Colfax and Steptoe areas. Daryl graduated from Colfax High School in 1960. He moved back to Kellogg where he worked in the mines in Silver Valley. He married Eileen “Sem” Taylor in 1961. They made the...

Mar 29, 2018

Lenore Steffan Mar. 7, 1922-Mar. 24, 2018 Lenore J. Steffan, a longtime resident of Colfax, passed away on March 24, 2018 in Spokane Valley, Wash., at the age of 96. Lenore was born March 7, 1922 in Great Falls, Mont., to Wilbert and Phoebe Bergland Johnson. Soon after, the family moved to Everett, Wash. When Lenore was six years old, they moved to Colfax where Lenore’s father opened Fonk’s Variety Store. She attended all 12 years of school in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School in 194...

Mar 22, 2018

Catherine H. Clark, 98, a long time Pullman resident, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Belle Vista Adult Family Home in Pullman. Kimball Funeral Home of Pullman has been entrusted with the arrangements. Benny Joe Glorfield, 90, longtime wheat farmer and cattle rancher, passed on March 7, 2018, at his home in St. John, Washington. Ben was born September 19, 1927, at the family home northwest of Ewan, Washington. He was the fourth of six children, (Doris, Alva May, Jack, Ben, Lila and Patsy) b...

Mar 15, 2018

Edward Joseph Dale, longtime Rosalia resident and business owner, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at his home in Colfax. He was 89. Ed was born October 2, 1928 in Molalla, Oregon, to Joseph and Maude Miller Dale. When he was seven, the family moved to Rosalia and Ed went through his school years there. He was an extremely fast runner and participated in high school track. He enlisted with the U.S. Marines toward the end of World War II and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. He...

Mar 8, 2018

A memorial service for John R. Ackerman, 71, will be Saturday, March 10, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Princeton, Idaho, Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Larry Veith will officiate. Mr. Ackerman died Monday March 5, at his Princeton home. Born at Ritzville April 18, 1946, to Robert and Edna Chouinard Ackerman, he was raised in Viola, Idaho, and attended schools in Moscow, Idaho. He worked for Chateau Outfitters as a packer for big game hunters for five years, then for Bendle Meat Packing for the...

Mar 1, 2018

Edward Elliott Harris gave up the earthly fight and went to be with his Lord on February 20, 2018, at Royal Columbian Retirement Inn in Kennewick, Wash. The oldest of seven children, he was born May 10, 1930 at the old Booth Hospital on Main Street in Lewiston, Idaho, to Roy O. Harris Sr. and Louise L. (Bevard) Harris. Edward’s family moved to Juliaetta, Idaho, then Craigmont, Idaho, before settling in Moscow, Idaho, where Ed attended school and developed his love of farming. He worked with s...

Feb 22, 2018

Dale Bushnell, longtime St. John resident, passed away February 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at The Community Pride in St. John. He was 88. Dale was born October 2, 1929 in Deer Park, Washington, to Walter and Ruby (Hillard) Bushnell. He grew up in the Deer Park area where he attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse at the end of their lane. His father was the teacher there. He attended Deer Park High School where he participated in football and boxing. After high school...

Feb 15, 2018

Gordon Dean Beyer, 52, a resident of Potlatch, Idaho, died Feb. 6, 2018, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. A celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. Born June 19, 1965, at St. Maries, Idaho, to Gordon M. and Sherry L. Brown Beyer, he attended schools at St. Maries and Potlatch, Idaho. He also went on to earn welding certifications at Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. He married Kristiana Jones May 2, 1986, at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and the couple made t...

Feb 8, 2018

Stanley V. Neace of Asotin, passed away at the age of 92 on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, at Guardian Angel Homes in Lewiston. Stanley was born on Oct. 27, 1925, in Endicott to Stanley D. and Elsie (Evanson) Neace. He attended grade school in Benge, Wash., and high school in Winona, Wash. Stanley was raised and farmed on the family farm near Benge, Wash. He married Muriel K. Jordan on Oct. 11, 1943, in Winnemucca, Nev., and continued to farm the family plot until 1978 when he and his family moved to...

Feb 1, 2018

Stanley V. Neace, 92, former Winona-area farmer who resided in Asotin, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, at Guardian Angel Homes in Lewiston, Idaho. Merchant Funeral Home of Clarkston is in charge of arrangements....

Jan 25, 2018

Inez L. Broweleit, 91, a longtime Colfax, Washington resident and recently of Spokane Valley, Wash., passed away, Jan. 14, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society in Spokane Valley, Wash. Inez was born March 29, 1926 in Dodge, N. Dakota, to Alfred & Gertrude (Bergum) Pederson. She grew up in North Dakota and Minnesota. Following graduation from high school in North Dakota, Inez moved to Bismarck, N. Dakota, where she attended school at Bismarck Evangelical Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in...

Jan 18, 2018

Russell “Butch” William Anderson, passed away, Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home in Colfax. He was 79. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 20th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home with Rev. Lynn Nelson officiating. Butch will be laid to rest in the Colfax Cemetery. He was born in Garfield, Washington, October 12, 1938 to George W. and Evelyn Syron Anderson. He lived in Potlatch, Idaho until the third grade and then the family moved to Colfax, Washington. He attend...

Jan 11, 2018

Maryellen Hensle Cosgrove, 94, died at her home in Denver, Colo., Dec. 21, 2017. Born June 23, 1923, to R.A. and Mae Lynch Hensle at Tekoa, she moved with her family to Clear Creek. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1941. After completing Kinman Business School in Spokane, she relocated to Oakland, Calif. She was employed as a civilian Navy clerk at Treasure Island. She met her future husband, John Cosgrove, and they were married June 15, 1946, in Colfax. She is pre-deceased by her...

Jan 4, 2018

Beverly Jean Murray, age 71, a resident of Oakesdale since 2007, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31st, at her Oakesdale home, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born October 11, 1946 in Fremont, Nebraska, to William and Lotus (Utterback) Thayer. She attended schools in Fremont and graduated from Fremont High School. Following her schooling, Beverly married Carl Cooper on November 16, 1973 and the couple made their home in the Renton, Washington area where they raised their...

Dec 28, 2017

Roy Lee Taylor, 70, died Dec. 21 at Alderwood Manor in Spokane. He was born Jan. 7, 1947, to Albert and Ruby Vaughn Taylor in Wichita, Kan. Mr. Taylor and his wife of 30 years, Darlene, relocated to Colfax in Oct. of 2017 to be closer to family. Surviving are his wife, Darlene, in Colfax, along with all of his children. Bruning Funeral Home of Colfax is caring for the family....

Dec 21, 2017

A service for Lela Mae Allan, 85, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, at the Palouse Federated Church. She died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Clarkston at the home of her daughter where she had been living the past six years. Born April 8, 1932, to William and Eva Batten of Palouse, she graduated from Palouse High School in 1950, spent a year at Multnomah Bible College and moved to Lewiston where she began her career in banking. She returned home to Palouse a few years later and resided there until...

Dec 14, 2017

All Paid Obituaries: See Weekly Pages: Dec. 14, 2017 Stanley Buckley: Aug. 11, 1926 - Dec. 10, 2017...

Dec 7, 2017

A memorial service for Larry Arnold was held Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Tekoa Community Church with a reception following. Mr. Arnold died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. He was member of Tekoa Community Church for 11 years and a member of the Empire Theatre board. He is survived by his wife, June; daughter, Debbie; sons, Vincent and Mark; two sisters; seven grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials go to Tekoa Community Church or The Empire Theatre. Paid...