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Paul Bilderback Paul Bilderback, Steptoe resident, passed away in Colfax on June 13, 2024. A military graveside service will be held in Steptoe at a later date. Corbeill funeral home in Colfax is caring for the family....
Sandra Kay Morasch, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 14, 2024, after a long battle of heart problems and other health ailments at Methodist Germantown in Germantown, Tenn. She was born to the late Gwendolyn Aiken and Wayne Aiken on July 9, 1951, in Spokane, Washington. Sandy was a graduate of North Central High School in Spokane, Wash. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gregory Walter Morasch. Greg passed away in 2015 and she has longed for their joyful reunion as...
Elaine Gayle Crane, 74, of Huntington Beach, California, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Garfield, Washington, with her family by her side. Elaine was born on September 25th, 1949, to Beverly and Thomas Alexander in Long Beach, California. Elaine had three siblings, Sandi, Jeanette and Wally. In 1987 Elaine married the love of her life Ron Crane. Ron and Elaine began their marriage in their hometown of Huntington Beach, California, where they would raise their children. Elaine was so proud...
William "Bill" Fred Heiser of Colfax, Wash., unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, June 1, while at one of his favorite places; on his houseboat (the Final Act) at Boyer Park and Marina. He was born December 14, 1943, in Helena, Mont., to Ruth and Fred. He was a graduate of Cut Bank High School, Montana in 1962. And served in the National Guard in Shelby, Mont., and Vancouver, Wash. Bill was an incredible, kind, easy-going, and loving man; and an amazing Dad and Grandpa. He was so fun to be...
Wayne began a new fishing adventure on June 3, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. He was born on the family farm on April 17, 1933, to Dinty and Mae Kjack north of Rosalia, Wash. Wayne graduated from Rosalia High School in 1951, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He continued his love of sports by playing town team basketball and baseball as a young adult. After high school, he attended Eastern Washington College (EWU) for a short time before returning to the family farm. Wayne served two...
Our beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, Linda Hames Mount, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 28, 2023. She died from the complications of colon cancer. Linda was born to Ken and Veva Jean Hames April 28, 1954. She was raised in Rosalia, Wash. As a young girl, Linda was very active in 4-H. She raised lambs for the Palouse Empire Fair in Colfax as well as entered many sewing projects, canned goods and baked goods. In high school Linda participated in choir, FHA...
Family & friends of Liz's are invited to a Celebration of Life at the Colfax Golf Course Community Building Friday, June 21st 2-4pm. All are invited to stop by and share a story or just say "Hi." Snacks will be served. Stay and socialize or just say "Hi."...
Sandra Kay Morasch, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 14, 2024, after a long battle of heart problems and other health ailments at Methodist Germantown in Germantown, Tenn. She was born to the late Gwendolyn Aiken and Wayne Aiken on July 9, 1951, in Spokane, Washington. Sandy was a graduate of North Central High School in Spokane, Wash. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gregory Walter Morasch. Greg passed away in 2015 and she has longed for their joyful reunion as...
Rhoderick D. “Rhod” McIntosh, 83, of Pullman, WA passed away June 8, 2024, at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax, Washington. Arrangements have been entrusted to Corbeill Funeral Home in Colfax, WA....
Brady Scott Pitts, age 22, was taken home by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. He was born February 19, 2002, in Spokane Valley, Washington to Verlie and Dawn Pitts. In 2004, Brady became the best big brother to Mason Pitts and led him on a journey of remarkable companionship. Brady learned to love hard by being blessed in 2009 with a big, blended family where he gained a second mom, Jennifer Pitts, and three siblings: Alaina Dorsey, Olivia Elkins, and Kaiden Bertrand....
Fern Enos Nafziger, 85, passed away on May 27, 2024. She was born on May 9, 1939, in Colfax, Washington, to Renol and Catherine Long. She lived in Almota during her childhood and adolescence and attended the one room schoolhouse there. She then attended Colfax High School, graduating in 1957. She married Lynn Enos on March 1, 1958, and they bought a farm in Glenwood, moving there in 1961. Fern and Lynn raised their three children and farmed as partners until Lynn's death in 1994. She became a...
Joyce Eileen (Boyd) Main was born at home outside Pullman, Wash., to Frank Boyd and Bernice (Linehan) Boyd Eckhart, in a house across the road from the airport, on September 1st, 1937. She was soon joined by two rambunctious brothers, first Johnnie then Jim, and spent the rest of their lives trying to wrangle them in and loving them dearly. She had a hard working but happy childhood on the Boyd and Linehan farms, helping cook for the farmhands. She loved running around with her cousins and...
Evelyn Rita (Russell) Draper passed away on May 27, 2024, in Spokane, Wash., with her son by her side. Evelyn was born November 29, 1929, in Froid, Mont., at her grandmother's house, as her parents were visiting there for the holidays. Her father, Roy Russell, was a farmer. After five years of bad crops in Montana they moved to Spokane when Evelyn was three years old. In Spokane, Roy eventually opened a shoe repair service. Evelyn's mother Agnes (Sorensen) Russell died of pneumonia when Evelyn...
A celebration of life for Tara Vern Tribbett is on Friday, June 28th, 2024 at the Lumberyard Food & Event Hall in Pullman, WA at 3:00 PM. Family and friends are invited to attend to honor her memory together....
James Repp, auditor of Whitman County from 1974 to 1994, passed away peacefully at age 97 in his hometown of Colfax, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jim was a devoted husband, father, and friend who will be deeply missed. Born in Colfax to Peter and Anna Repp on August 4, 1926, Jim spent his entire life in Colfax, deeply involved in his community. Jim married the late Gloria Fahnlander Repp on September 12, 1947, and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary shortly before her passing in...
Cheryl Anne McCoskey of Garfield, Washington passed away on May 13, 2024. She was born in 1955, and is survived by her sisters Sue, Janice, and Cindy; her children Jacob and Jessie; and her grandchildren Miya, Trentin, Maddox and Cullen. Cheryl's husband Jeff, passed away in 2022. Cheryl, affectionately called Sherrie by many, grew up in Chicago, Ill. She then moved to Moscow, Idaho, finally settling in Garfield, Wash. Cheryl was a nurse for over 30 years. She worked in both nursing homes and...
NINA L. (LITTLETON) GREGORY A graveside memorial service will be held June 5, 2024, 1:00 pm at the Oakesdale Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life reception at the McCoy Valley Museum, downtown Oakesdale....
Shirley Jean (Grieser) Schultheis, 95, died peacefully at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Born July 10, 1928 in Genesee, Idaho, to Martin and Julalia (Esser) Grieser, she was the second of five children. She came from humble beginnings on the farm, helping alongside her family to bring in the harvest and make ends meet. In 1948, Shirley and her sister, Joyce, were in the inaugural class of women students at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., where she...
Ella Louise Elkins Ellis "Wheezie", 89, passed away on May 10, 2024, at Pullman Regional Hospital. She was born August 11, 1934, to George and Esther (Eurich) Black in Spokane, Wash. She grew up in Oakesdale graduating with the class of 1952. She married Frank N. Elkins in 1952 and together they welcomed four children; Dana, Marian, Terry, and Kelly. She enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother and homemaker. After the kids were older, Louise went back to school earning her education degree from...
Katie Schmick passed away peacefully in Colfax, Washington on May 7, 2024. She lived a full life to the age of ninety-six. She was born in Corvallis, Oregon, on January 28, 1928. She grew up in Spokane and attended WSU. There she met her husband to be, Lloyd Schmick. They settled in on the farm outside of Colfax where they raised four children: Kirk (Debbie) of Spokane, Jim (Lyndi) of Seattle, Mary of Colfax, and Gary (Ann) of Elk. City girl Katie became a farm wife and mother every child...
Paul Andrew Schluneger, lifelong area resident, passed away May 8, 2024 at his Colfax home from cancer. He was 74. Paul was born December 10, 1949 to John and Veronica "Joey" Schluneger in Colfax. He was one of seven children raised in the Onecho area. He attended Colfax High School, graduating in 1968. He attended one year at Yakima Valley College, before returning home to marry his high school sweetheart, Anna Therrien in 1969. Paul was a self-employed semi-driver, hauling grain and...
Friends and family are invited to a graveside service for William Keith Zaring, to be held at the LaCrosse Cemetery at 10 a.m. on June 1, 2024. Keith was born September 30, 1929 in Baker City, OR to Paul Rider and Effie Jane (Smithpeter) Zaring. He was raised in Lacrosse where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1947. He met Leila Allen Perkins, who was also serving in the Air Force. They wed on August 26, 1952, in Washington, DC. Following the Korean War, they moved to the...
Kjack, Carol Ann (age 88) passed away on February 3, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. Carol was born on November 6, 1935, to Frank and Margaret Tupling in Chewelah, Wash., where she joined her sisters Elizabeth, Stella, Ethel, and June, and brother, William (Bill). In the fall of 1944, the family moved to Rosalia, Wash. Carol graduated from Rosalia High School in 1953, after which she attended Kinman Business University. Upon graduating from Kinman, she worked at Centennial Mills on Trent Avenue in...
Harry's family and friends will gather at the Colfax Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, to lay their beloved brother, colleague and friend to rest. We will celebrate Harry's life and all he meant to this community and to our nation. Harry served in the Air Force. He was a decorated Corrections Officer. Harry was known far and wide as the consummate harvester of wood. A reception will follow at the Best Western....
Grant Edward Burke lost his battle with addiction on May 1st, 2024, in Lacrosse, Wash. He was born on February 9th, 1990, in Spokane, Wash., to Damon and Karen Burke. Grant was so much more than the addiction that took his life, from a young boy he displayed just how big his heart was and how gentle of a soul he had. He Grew up in Hooper, Wash., along with his older brother Marshall and younger sister Taylor. There they shared many memories of running along the creek and through the surrounding...
