Obituaries 7/7/11

Roland C. Cook

A funeral service for Roland C. Cook, 84, lifelong Endicott resident, was Saturday, July 2, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott with burial following at the Endicott Cemetery. The Rev. Philip Misner officiated.

Mr. Cook died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax.

Born July 5, 1926, in Colfax to Alex and Marie Bafus Cook, he grew up in Endicott and graduated from Endicott High School with the class of 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 1944-1946 as a data processor near Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to Endicott and married Lorraine Scheuerman, Dec. 24, 1947.

They lived for a short time in Wallace, Idaho, where Roland operated a service station. The family then moved back to Endicott where Roland purchased the Shell bulk plant. They later purchased the Shell Service Station in Endicott. In 1977 a new station was built on the site. He retired around 1990, and they spent several years travelling. They especially liked to visit Hawaii and Las Vegas. Roland also enjoyed attending auctions. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church.

Mr. Cook for several years served as the official scorekeeper for Endicott High School and later for the Whitman County Basketball touraments in Hardy Gymnasium at Endicott.

Surviving are his daughter, Carol Larson, Endicott; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine, in 2002 and by his son, Clifford, in 2000.

Memorial gifts are suggested to the Endicott Cemetery.

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Lorraine Jones

A memorial service celebrating the life of Lorraine E. Jones, 82, long-time Colfax area farm woman, will be Saturday, July 9, at 4 p.m. at the Colfax United Methodist Church. She will be laid to rest privately at the Colfax Cemetery. The Rev. Lynn Nelson will officiate.

Mrs. Jones died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Whitman Health & Rehab Center in Colfax.

Born Dec. 10, 1928, to Edwin and Evelyn (Dobler) Plaster, she grew up near Reardan on the family farm and graduated from Reardan High School in 1947.

Lorraine attended Washington State College in Pullman for one year where she met Ray E. Jones while he was enrolled there.

They married Sept. 25, 1948, in Reardan.

They made their home at Ray’s grandfather’s farm near the Risbeck siding along the South Fork of the Palouse River at Colfax.

In addition to being a homemaker, farm wife and mother, she worked briefly at the Whitman County courthouse and the Colfax Post Office.

She served as the Endicott postmaster for 15 years.

Lorraine was a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church and served as church secretary.

She also belonged to the North & South Palouse Grange, the Besse Mechling Club, the Flying Farmers and the Pea and Lentil Association.

She enjoyed stamp collecting and cooking.

Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Ray, at their home; three children, Greg Jones, Colfax; Ken Jones, Burbank, and Nancy Woods, Brewster; one brother, Dan Plaster, Reardan; one sister, Dolores Allen, Burien; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

The family suggests memorial gifts be made to the Colfax United Methodist Church or the North &South Palouse Grange. On-line guest book:

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Mildred Jean Shields

A graveside service for Mildred Jean Shields, 75, retired piano teacher at Colfax and Pullman, will be Friday, July 8, at 10:30 am at the St. John Cemetery. She died June 27, 2011, at Pullman Regional Hospital.

Born Sept. 11, 1935, in Colfax to John and Cornelia Moor Shields who farmed north of Diamond along the Palouse River, she was raised in the Colfax area before completing high school in Wenatchee in 1953.

She returned to the Palouse area and graduated from Washington State College in 1958.

She taught piano in the Colfax area for about 20 years before moving to Pullman where she continued to teach piano. She was a member of the Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity, Delta Zeta sorority, Pullman Music Teachers Association where she served as treasurer, and the Music Teachers National Association.

Mildred was also active in the Moscow-Pullman Christian Science Society where she served as the Sunday School pianist.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Crescent Chapter, Chapter S of PEO and the Whelan Grange.

Surviving are a nephew, John Shields, Warrenville, Ill., and many close friends and associates in Colfax and Pullman.

Memorial gifts are suggested to the St. John Cemetery.

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Lauren D. Forbes

Funeral services for Lauren D. Forbes, 93, will be Friday, July 8, at 11 a.m., at the Federated Church, Palouse, with the Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. Mr. Forbes died Friday morning, July 1, 2011, at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman.

Military honors will be conducted at the Church with the United States Army Honor Guard and Potlatch Post # 10300 V.F.W. participating. Burial will be at the Rest-Lawn Memorial Park at Junction City, Ore.

Born April 3, 1918, at Juanita, Wash., to Leon and Mona Whittemore Forbes, he attended the Red Hill Country School and graduated from Yoncalla High School in Yoncalla, Ore.

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1936 and served in the Pacific Theater during WWII and also served in the Korean Conflict. In addition to his wartime service the Army took him from Vancouver Barracks, Camp Bend and Fort Lewis in the Pacific Northwest to Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Galveston, Texas, and the Panama Canal Zone.

He completed his Army career as a member of the Army ROTC unit at Washington State College in Pullman from 1954 to 1957, when he retired from active duty in June of 1957 as a master Sergeant after 21 years of active service.

In 1966, after 30 years of combined active duty and inactive reserve service, he retired as a first lieutenant, his highest rank attained while on active duty.

He married Delores Sprinkel July 20, 1941, at Yoncalla and the couple lived and moved in accordance with the needs of the army, raising three children along the way.

The couple moved to Eugene, Ore., in 1957 where Mr. Forbes attended business college.

The couple moved back to Pullman, in 1959, where Mr. Forbes was employed at Washington State University as an accountant for the College of Agriculture. The couple moved to Palouse in 1968, where they made their home for 36 years. Mr. Forbes retired from WSU in 1978.

In 2004, the couple moved to Bishop Place in Pullman. Mr. Forbes moved to the Avalon Care Center in Pullman in April of this year.

He was a member of the Palouse Federated Church, Palouse Senior Citizens and Whitman County Genealogical Society. He enjoyed his family, family history, traveling and was a member of the Roadrunners of Idaho.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 70 years, Delores Forbes, Pullman; two sons, Leon (Skip) Forbes and his wife Margaret, Beaverton, Ore., Daniel Forbes and his wife Alexia (Skipper), Colorado Springs; one daughter, Elizabeth Forbes Hammond, Boulder Creek, Calif .; seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be given to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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