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Leona Conrad, a lifelong Onecho area resident, passed away at her home on Friday, October 14, 2022, at The Courtyard in Colfax. She was 94. A graveside service will be Thursday, October 20th, at 10 AM at the Onecho Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at the Onecho Bible Church at 11 AM. Viewing will be at the Corbeill Funeral Home in Colfax on Wednesday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Leona was born December 19, 1927, in Colfax to Albert and Evalina Schrag Schluneger and was raised on the Onecho... Full story
April 3, 1936 - Oct. 6, 2022 A Public Graveside Memorial Service for Norman (Perk/Norm) H. Perkins, 86, will be held on Saturday, October 15th, 11:00 A.M. at the Garfield Cemetery, followed by food and visiting at the Garfield School Cafeteria. Norm passed away at home in Garfield, WA, on October 6, 2022, surrounded by loving family members, following a summer of health challenges.He was born in Garfield on April 3, 1936, to Asa W. (Si) and Ruby Perkins. He attended Garfield schools, graduating...
Kenneth Wesley Smick, Endicott native, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 73. At Ken's request there will be no funeral service and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date. He was buried privately at the Endicott Cemetery. Ken was born November 25, 1948, in Colfax, Washington, to Kenneth "Bud" and Sylvia (Schmick) Smick. He was the second of four children born to the Smicks' and grew up on the family farm near Endicott....
James Dale Bafus passed away peacefully on September 18th, 2022. Jim was born on February 13th, 1953 in Kennewick, Washington to Douglas and Gladys Lynch Bafus. The family moved to Lacrosse when Jim was two years old. Jim was always outdoors and grew up hunting, fishing, and trapshooting with his Dad. Many days you could find Jim and his Dad practicing batting and fielding skills. He participated in every sport he could but baseball was his true love. He shared that love of baseball with his Dad...
Jan. 25, 1944 - Oct. 3, 2022 "How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father that in His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings." Kathleen "Kathe" Anne Martin rejoined her Heavenly Father in the next step of her everlasting beginning at 12:40pm on October 3, 2022. Born in this world to Esther and Larry Danielson on January 25, 1944, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, she was the oldest daughter to her parents. Her brother Jim and sister Kristy left the journey of life before she did. Kathe l...
July 24, 1942 - Sept. 25, 2022 Dr. Michael Craig Lowe, 80, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away on September, 25, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Mike was born on July 24, 1942 to Judson Nathaniel Lowe, and Joyce Leland Johnson, in the small town of Colfax, Washington. Mike met Connie Birr in 1958 when they were juniors in high school. Mike was a National Merit Scholar and star baseball pitcher during high school. Mike and Connie became high sc...
21 - July 28, 2022 Kay Frances Adams, a longtime resident of Davenport, WA, passed away on July 28, 2022, at the age of 84. Kay was born in Seattle in 1938, the daughter of Mary Lee and Archie Edwin Selde. In the summer of 1947, the family of five moved to Davenport, where Kay entered the fourth grade. As a teenager, Kay worked summers for the Davenport Parks Department, managing the city swimming pool. There she also worked as a lifeguard and taught swimming and tennis lessons. An active...
Oct. 9, 1950 - Sept. 28, 2022 Public graveside services for lifelong Oakesdale native, Joseph H. Fox, will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, at noon at the Oakesdale Cemetery. He would have been 72 on October 9, 2022. Joe passed on September 28, 2022, from complications of an 11-month battle with ALS. Born on October 9, 1950, Joe was the son of John and Lorene Fox of Oakesdale, and was raised on the family farm in the rural Oakesdale area. Joe attended Oakesdale Schools for his entire 12...
John M. Aune, 81, lifelong Whitman County farmer and cattleman, passed away Wednesday, August 31,2022, after a yearlong struggle with heart and lung issues. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 10, at 2:30 p.m. at the Onecho Bible Church with Pastor Mike Nyholm officiating. A private family committal service will precede the memorial. Born August 14, 1941, in Colfax to Gunder J. and Beatrice (Betty) Wigen Aune, he grew up on the family farm and learned a strong work ethic early...
Vernelle Evans Stephens was born June 17th 1928 in San Bernadino, California to Eugene H. and Edna (Stub) Evans Stephens. The family later returned to Ewan where Eugene passed away ten years later in 1938, leaving Edna to manage the farm with their five children. Vernelle was only nine years old. Vernelle attended school in Ewan, St. John and for a time, attended Eastern Washington College in Cheney. On December 31st 1948 he married Jacqueline Starkey of Pine City. His earliest job was working...
John Nicholas Boyd entered into eternal peace on the morning of September 2nd, 2022. He was a beloved son of Anne and Richard Boyd, and brother to Deborah Joyner, Dianne and Bob Sanders, Patricia Joyner, and James and Alyssa Boyd. After an extended illness, he passed away surrounded by his loving family in Cheney, Washington. Through the years, John lived a beautiful life full of spiritual and intellectual study, sharing his peace and wisdom with his parents, siblings, and many nieces and...
Pinky Tuttle, 83, was called home Saturday, August 27th, 2022, in Colfax WA surrounded by her granddaughters, Kelsey and Ellie. She was listening to worship music and being read her favorite devotional, “Jesus Calling” when she left her earthly body for her permanent home. Pinky was born in Pullman, WA on November 2nd, 1938, to Orbie and Sallie Mael. Pinky was a notorious middle child and made sure everyone knew that. She had two sisters, Claudia and Eileen. Pinky got her name from her dad...
William "Bill" Hughes, Jr., 91, longtime Endicott, Washington resident passed away August 26, 2022 at Sunrise Garden Adult Family Home in Pullman, WA. Bill was born December 11, 1930 in Lexington, Virginia to William & Ruby (Ramsey) Hughes. The family moved to Washington, settling at Union Flat where Bill grew up. It was during his growing up years that he learned how to fly airplanes. Following high school he studied photography in Chicago, IL before joining the U.S. Army. He served his...
Janice Farbo Baird, 91, of Cheney, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 in Cheney, WA. A Celebration of Life will be from 2-5 on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Bill’s home at Badger Lake, 34129 Aztec Lane, Cheney, WA. Jan was born in Boise, Idaho to Howard and Opal Baldwin on December 31, 1930. She attended school in Emmett, Idaho. She worked for many years as Purchasing Agent for J E Love Company in Garfield, WA and Washington State University in Pullman, WA. After retirement from WSU, s...
MaryEllen Laughary (Faulkner) of Spokane was born 6-14-1943 and died 8-18-2022 after a nine-year battle with multiple myeloma. In her life, MaryEllen graduated from Shadle Park High School and EWU, built a marriage of almost 50 years, raised six children, taught scores of students in and around Spokane, made and then gave away hundreds of quilts. In all of her endeavors, MaryEllen wrapped her family, friends, co-workers, and students in complete, unconditional love like one of her many quilts....
Kathy (Zakarison) Snyder, 63, passed away August 7, 2022 in Colorado. Kathy was born April 3, 1959 to Cliff & Ann Zakarison. As a young girl growing up in Pullman, WA, she participated in 4H working with horses, sheep and cows. Kathy graduated from Pullman High School in 1977. She enjoyed snow skiing and riding horses throughout her life. She attended Western Washington University after high school where she studied graphic design. Kathy moved to Colorado to pursue her graphic arts career and...
Long-term Eastern Washington resident, Nancy Rae (Bowen) Garrett, passed away on August 10, 2022 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Nancy was born on January 15, 1935 in Spokane, Washington to Walter and Margaret Bowen. Nancy was the oldest of three daughters. Nancy grew up in Spokane where she was surrounded by her large and loving Italian-American family. She graduated from Marycliff High School in 1953. She met the love of her life, Jack S. Garrett, while in high school....
Donald D. Anderson, 96, a resident of Ivy Court in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho passed away on Aug. 15, 2022 at his home at Ivy court where he has made his home for 3 years. Don was born on Sept. 27, 1925 at Garfield, Wash. to Martin and Martha (Parkinson) Anderson. He attended his school at Garfield, Wash. and graduated from the Garfield High School. Mr. Anderson farmed in the Garfield – Palouse area from 1948 to 1972. He later became school maintenance man working for the Gar Pal school district for...
Richard Allen Utke, 67, passed away on August 21, 2022 at his home outside of Colfax. He was born on August 31, 1954 to LeRoy and Wilma (Gering) Utke. No services are being planned. Corbeill Funeral Home in Colfax is caring for the family....
Stanley Jay Duncan, Sr., 77, of Endicott, Wash. passed away August 11, 2022 at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax, Wash. Stanley was born February 13, 1945 in Denver, Colorado to Gus & Katherine (Steele) Duncan. He grew up in Colorado and following high school graduation enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served in Germany and it was there that Stanley met the love of his life Victoria Eckert. They were married in the Switzerland LDS Temple and upon his honorable discharge returned to Colorado. Together they raised their six children. He went to...
Jeanette M. Miller, 78, passed away in Spokane on August 12, 2022. She was born February 13, 1944 to Howard and Olive Shearer in Hood River, Oregon. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Colfax, Wash. Corbeill Funeral Homes in Colfax is caring for the family....
Sherrie Vivian Novak, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane, Wa. Surrounded by loved ones. Sherrie was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, To Bob and Joan Zimmerman. She grew up in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. She has two brothers, Robbie and Johnny Zimmerman. Growing up she loved to ride and work with horses. She married Micheal Holtman, in Coos Bay, Oregon, in 1973. They had three children together Shane, Travis and Josh. Sherrie raised her boys primarily on her...
Born Aug. 21, 1942, in Colfax, Wash., to Charles and Lois Lisenbee, Martha "Marty" Lee Slocum passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 in Spokane Valley, Wash. A woman who was all about 'bling and sparkle', Marty graduated from Oakesdale High School. becoming a cosmetologist after attending beauty school. She eventually furthered her career as a grocery checker working many years at Tidyman's Grocery store. Marrying John McElfish on Dec. 19, 1962, and then Bernie Slocum on March 9, 1991, Marty loved...
Kathryn Lou (Miller) Kramer passed away peacefully in her sleep July 27, 2022, in Spokane Valley, Wash. She was born Dec. 27, 1951, in Colfax, Wash. to Harold and June Miller. Kathy was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be missed dearly. Kathy is survived by her daughter, Kelly; grandsons, Trent and Tommy; sister, Elaine; nieces and nephews; and cats, Tubby and Jo-Jo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; mother, June; father, Harold; and brothers, Leland and...
Ralph F. Webb, 66, passed away July 21, 2022, at his Palouse, Wash. home He was born Aug. 23, 1955, in Richland, Wash., to James and Phyllis (Zimmer) Webb. He attended school in Richland. Ralph joined the U.S. Navy on Aug. 8, 1972, and served two enlistments. He was discharged on Dec. 7, 1979 as a BT 3 Ralph married Allison Starr and the couple made their home in Palouse, Wash. Ralph worked at Washington State University as a control technician until he retired. Mrs. Webb died Nov. 13, 2013, in...
