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Evelyn Thaves

Evelyn Thaves

A graveside memorial service for Evelyn Thaves, age 89, will be on Sunday, March 26, 2023, 1:30 P.M. with Pastor Levi Hatch officiating at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa, Washington. Mrs. Thaves passed...

 
Sharon Lyn Sullivan

Sharon Lyn Sullivan

Sharon Lyn Sullivan McKeirnan lost her battle with cancer on March 16, 2023. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Joe McKeirnan, sons Keith (Tim Hung) Sullivan, Bo Sullivan, and Matt McKeirnan, and...

 

Bill Evans

Bill Evans, Colfax tree trimmer, passed away suddenly in Colfax on Saturday, March 4, 2023, after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 75. Bill was born January 26, 1948, in Missoula, Montana, and grew up in that area. He spent his early life working in...

 
Joe Morris

Joe Morris

Joe Morris, lifelong Colfax resident, died suddenly at his Colfax home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. He was just three days shy of his 65th birthday. A private family service will be held on Saturday,...

 
Kerry Kay Rodeen

Kerry Kay Rodeen

Kerry Kay Rodeen was born on July 14, 1965, and lost her brief battle with cancer on March 8, 2023. In her youth, Kerry was an avid dancer in jazz and tap and spent many summers as a life guard and...

 
Lars Sjostrand

Lars Sjostrand

Long time Colfax resident, Lars Sjostrand, passed away peacefully on March 8th, 2023. He was born in Sweden on July 31, 1943, to parents Anna and Goran Sjostrand. Seventeen members of his family were...

 

Death Notice: Jean Rowland Magrath

Jean Rowland Magrath passed away on January 24, 2023 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. He was 90. Jean was born In New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 19, 1932, a direct descendant of Governor William F. Bradford of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on his...

 
Matthew Thomas Organ

Matthew Thomas Organ

Our husband, father and friend Matthew Thomas Organ died peacefully at home March 10, 2023, surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. He was born February 12, 1960, at Saint Ignatius...

 
Jack Flack

Jack Flack

Proverbs 19:22 says, "What is desired in a man is kindness." Jack Flack was a man known for his kindness. He loved, served and gave generously throughout his life. Jack died March 6, surrounded by his...

 

Gerald "Jerry" Parrish

Gerald "Jerry" Parrish passed away peacefully, on Friday, February 17th, at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax. He was 85 years old. His passing leaves a sizeable hole in his family and his beloved comm...

 
Donald Wayne (Don) Ping

Donald Wayne (Don) Ping

Donald Wayne (Don) Ping died on February 23, 2023, in Pullman, Wash., at the age of 97. He spent most of his life living in Lacrosse, Wash., with his wife of more than 70 years, Marie. His spirit now...

 
Nora Mae Keifer-Olfs

Nora Mae Keifer-Olfs

Former Whitman County Commissioner Nora Mae Keifer-Olfs died February 23 at the age of 89 in Spokane at Faith Adult Family Home after a brief illness. The youngest of seven children, she was born...

 
Marian Baldy Kenedy

Marian Baldy Kenedy

MARIAN BALDY KENEDY, 90, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, after a long illness. She left behind her husband Lowell W. Kenedy; daughters Diane Kenedy (Pat Taylor)...

 
Thomas Edward Schlueter

Thomas Edward Schlueter

Thomas Edward Schlueter, age 79, passed away February 13, 2023, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, Wash. Tom was born in Camden, New Jersey on September 21, 1943, to Clintford and...

 

William C. Swannack Jr

William C. Swannack Jr. passed away on February 25th, 2023. He was born on July 12th, 1935, in the same house he lived in for 86 years before he moved to an assisted living home in 2022. He always told his kids, Tom and Janet, that he was born in the...

 

Memorial Service - Dwight & Hetty Fowler

For Dwight Fowler & Hetty Fowler There will be a memorial service for Dwight and Hetty Fowler on Saturday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at the St. John Community Building, 304 Front St, St. John, Washington....

 

Sumio "Sam" Sakamoto

Sumio "Sam" Sakamoto passed away peacefully at the Spokane Hospice House on February 11th, 2023. He was born on July 11th, 1932 to Hayata and Fujiko Sakamoto in Gardenia, California. Sam lived in...

 
Willard Frederick Bauscher, Sr.

Willard Frederick Bauscher, Sr.

Willard Frederick Bauscher, Sr. passed away February 17, 2023 of Alzheimer's. Will was born in Colfax, Washington, November 12, 1935 to Fred H. Bauscher and Phama Ann (Peterson) Bauscher. After gradua...

 
Naomi Daubert

Naomi Daubert

Naomi Daubert, lifelong Colfax resident, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. She was 71. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 6th, at 1:00 pm at the First...

 

Harold "Lucky" Myrick

Harold "Lucky" Myrick passed away peacefully at home on February 12, 2023. He was born August 15, 1936 in WallaWalla to William Ernst Myrick and Bernice Myrick. He was 3rd youngest of 10 children. He...

 
James Russell Hereford

James Russell Hereford

James Russell Hereford passed away December 21, 2022, from complications of a hard-fought battle with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. He was 55. Jim was born in Spokane, Wash., to Charles "Ed"...

 
Hazel E. Wagner

Hazel E. Wagner

Hazel E. Wagner, passed away February 12, 2023, at the LaDow Court Assisted Living facility in Garfield. She was 91. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, February 19th, at 11:00 a.m. at the...

 
Jaine Roberts Springer

Jaine Roberts Springer

Jaine Roberts Springer of Mercer Island died peacefully on February 7, 2023. Born on April 15, 1927, to parents Clive E. and Flossie M. Roberts (nee Miller) of Colfax, Wash., Jaine graduated from...

 
Mark Alan Roberts

Death Notice: Mark Alan Roberts

Viewing to be held Friday Feb 17, 2023 4-7 PM PST, Prosser Funeral Home. Funeral followed by potluck, Saturday Feb 18, 2023 11 AM PST, Ver Mulm Barn, Prosser, WA. Private family burial Evergreen...

 
Helen Elizabeth (Dirks) Jordan

Helen Elizabeth (Dirks) Jordan

Helen Elizabeth (Dirks) Jordan, 94, of Cheney passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at North Central Care and Rehabilitation, Spokane, after a short illness. A family graveside service will be held at...

 

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