Diane Rodeen, long-time Colfax resident, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in Colfax. A funeral mass will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Saturday at noon with a reception following. A full obituary will be in next week’s edition....
Ronald R. Bidle
Feb 13, 2020
Ronald R. Bidle, 78, Jan. 14, 2020, passed away at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman. No services will be held. Born Oct. 5, 1941, at Pullman to Ralph and Lula Colvin Bidle, he attended the Palouse schools. He joined the United States Marine Corps Feb. 13, 1959, and was later discharged April 30, 1963. Ron married Ada L. Smith and the couple were later divorced. He worked as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement. He enjoyed auto mechanics, anything involving hot rods. Survivors include, two sons, Chance Bidle, Colfax, and Thomas...
Rick Van Tine
Feb 13, 2020
On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Rickey (Rick) Lee Van Tine, loving husband and father of two, passed away unexpectedly at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington, from sepsis due to a staph infection. He was 65 years old. Rick was born May 14, 1954, in Spokane. He spent his entire life in the Palouse region of Washington, and grew up on a farm outside of Colfax. He attended the local elementary and high school there, graduating in the class of 1972. Rick excelled in sports, especially...
Alzora Carter
Feb 13, 2020
Alzora M. Carter, age 97, quietly passed away January 26, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nev., with her loving and devoted daughter Renee Murray at her side. She was born April 30, 1922, to Leslie and Ella (Culp) Smith. Alzora attended schools in Tekoa, graduating from Tekoa High School in 1940. Alzora married Eugene J. W. Carter on November 8, 1946, and the couple made their home north of Tensed, Idaho, where Eugene farmed with his brother Othel. Eugene retired from farming in 1982. The couple started...
Phyllis Skeens
Feb 13, 2020
Phyllis N. Skeens left her earthly home for her home in heaven on January 28, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, Wash., on July 13, 1929, to Robert and Arlie (Koch) Hopkins. She was the youngest of four children. The Hopkins farmed in the Palouse area before settling in Colfax. One of her great joys was her dog Bonnie. She enjoyed playing piano and singing at the Colfax Baptist Church and the Crestline Baptist Church. She excelled in 4-H and won a trip to Chicago for her sewing. In her senior...
Richard Lee Harvey
Feb 13, 2020
Richard Lee Harvey raised his bidder number one final time on Friday, February 7, 2020, and bought himself a ticket to Heaven. He passed away peacefully at his home in Steptoe, surrounded by loved ones. Rich was born on January 30, 1944, to Cloy and Dorothy (Suess) Harvey. He attended Steptoe Grade School and Colfax High School. Rich married Mary Beth Getz in 1968, and this union brought five wonderful children. He was not a stranger to hard work and was known for his knowledge of being able to...
Charles Cochrane
Feb 6, 2020
Charles G. Cochrane, 89, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at his home near Princeton, Idaho. Born Nov. 18, 1930, in Potlatch, to Eugene and Edna Bunney Cochrane, Charles attended the Chamber Flat Country School and the Potlatch schools. He joined the U.S. Army on April 19, 1951, and was discharged April 18, 1953, as a private first class. He married Donna Dunn May 22, 1959, in Coeur d'Alene, and they made their home in the Princeton area. Charles was employed by Clearwater Power as a lineman for a...
Dianne Perrins
Feb 6, 2020
Dianne Perrins, of Montrose, Colo., passed away peacefully at her home on January 22, 2020, after a long and persistent battle with cancer. She was in the care of Hope West Hospice at the time of her passing. Dianne Pruitt Perrins was born May 29, 1943, in Kirkland, Wash., to Ken and Margery Pruitt and was the oldest of three girls. Her siblings are Penny Melchisadeck (Kenny), of Federal Way, Wash., and Pamela King (Chuck), of Everett, Wash. She is preceded in death by her parents and her son...
Adam M. Smith
Jan 30, 2020
The funeral service for Adam Michael Smith, 35, Palouse, will be Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, 1 p.m. at the Garfield-Palouse High School gymnasium. Burial will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse. A potluck dinner will be served at the Palouse Community Center after the service. Born Feb. 21, 1984, in Artesia, Calif., to Marc and Theresa Smith, his earliest years were spent in California and Utah, before the family moved to the area in 1993. He attended school in Potlatch, Idaho, where the...
Glenn Sinclair
Jan 30, 2020
Glenn Lyle Sinclair, 86, of Endicott, Wash., passed away January 25, 2020. Glenn was born February 2, 1933, in Pocatello, Idaho, to George and Vera Thompson Sinclair. He grew up in Mountain Home, Idaho, along with his older brother, Patrick. Glenn played football and enjoyed boxing before graduating from Mountain Home High School. After attending college for a short time, he decided to pursue his dream following in the footsteps of his father and become a crane operator to which he proudly made...
Kevin Doty
Jan 30, 2020
Kevin Doty made his last wildly inappropriate and probably sarcastic comment on January 23, 2020. Some think it was to avoid having to tell his wife, Marie, about another secret vehicle purchase. Kevin spent his whole life in Colfax out on the family farm which means there are multiple lifetimes of stuff his family will have to sort through. If you've had your eye on something, please wait an appropriate amount of time before making your request. Next week should be good. While a farmer by trade...
Elmer Leinweber
Jan 30, 2020
Elmer Ronald Leinweber, age 73, lost his long fight with COPD on January 24, 2020. A graveside service for Ron will be on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Endicott Cemetery at 12 p.m., with a luncheon immediately following at the Endicott School cafeteria. Ron was born September 21, 1946, to Abraham and Fern (Jordan) Leinweber, in Colfax, Wash. He grew up on the family farm at Winona, Wash., graduating from Endicott High School in 1965. Ron worked after High School at the Union Pacific...
Mary Konkol
Jan 30, 2020
Mary Jane Helt Konkol, 83, resident of Lewiston, and the beloved wife of Don Konkol, formerly of Konkolville, Idaho, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, in Lewiston. Mary was the first twin born to Lydia and Jacob Helt on April 17, 1936, at home on a ranch in the St. John, Wash., area. Mary is survived by her beloved twin sister Marian Hill, of Sun City, Ariz., her sister, Barbara Henderson, of Colfax, and brothers, Jack Helt, near Pittsburg, Pa., and...
George Mackleit
Jan 30, 2020
George Kenneth Mackleit, longtime Colfax resident, passed away January 23, 2020, at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. He was 81. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 1st, at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. A family graveside service with military honors will be held later in the Colfax Cemetery. George was born April 13, 1938, in Colfax to Carl and Leona Martin Mackleit; the third of four boys to bless their home. He grew up in LaCrosse and played football and ran...
Kathleen Bafus
Jan 23, 2020
Kathleen Joy Bafus, 76, passed away into the heavenly realm on January 16, 2020, in Spokane, Wash., due to cardiac issues. She was born to Elmer and Leta (Schmick) Bafus on November 22, 1943, in Colfax, Wash. Having spent her entire life on the farm near Endicott, she attended the Endicott Elementary and high schools and graduated in 1963. She was also a member of the Endicott Congregational Church. Kathy possessed a love for animals, especially cats and dogs. Whenever a dog departed, she had a...
Bradley Wright
Jan 23, 2020
Bradley Alan Wright, aged 61, passed away peacefully in his home in West Richland, Wash., on Christmas Day, 2019. Born February 9th, 1958, in Caldwell, Idaho, Brad was the youngest child of Gordon Keith Wright and Tommie Lee Stallings. He was brother to Lee Anne, Bruce and Brian. Brad graduated from Cheney High School in 1976. He married Catherine Gresham and the couple settled in Colfax, Wash., where their children Jason and Ashley were raised. Brad was a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking...
Eva Aeschliman
Jan 16, 2020
Eva Mae Yocum Aeschliman was born June 3, 1928, in Radium, Kan. She moved to Pasadena, Calif., when she was seven. She received her B.A. and her R.N. from the University of Southern California, and was a nurse and nurse instructor at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. She married Donald Aeschliman of Colfax, in 1951, and worked as a missionary in the Republic of South Africa from 1954 until 1999. Initially, she served as a nurse in Swaziland and later taught at the Cape Evangelical Bible I...
Carol Joy Hochsprung
Jan 16, 2020
Carol Joy Hochsprung, 74, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., died December 26, 2019, at Eisenhower Medical Center. She was surrounded and comforted by her spouse, family and close friends. Carol was born on October 5, 1945, to Edward and Arlene (Ranes) Hochsprung. She grew up in Eastern Washington and graduated from Colfax High School in 1963. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education at the University of Washington, Seattle, and continued her education at the University of Colorado in...
Warren "Russ" Neil, Jr.
Jan 16, 2020
Warren R."Russ" Neil, Jr., passed away at the age of 72, at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, Wash., on December 28, 2019, from complications from a stroke. Family and friends were with him. He was born in Spokane, Wash., on September 18, 1947, to Warren R. Neil and John (Storey Pierce) Neil. The family moved to Colfax to open Neil Tire when Russ was a toddler. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1965. Russ was senior class president, very involved in school activities, and...
Donna Lee Orth
Jan 9, 2020
A celebration of life for Donna L. Orth, 83, will be Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at the Colfax Church of the Nazarene at 2 p.m. with Pastors Don Moore and Lynn Nelson officiating. She died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at her home in Colfax after a short battle with cancer. Born Oct. 29, 1936, in Everett to William P. (Ed) and Opal (Lee) Tromblay, she attended Snohomish schools and graduated with the class of 1954. She and Richard Schaller were married Dec. 19, 1953, in Leesville, La., where he was...
Bobby Gross
Jan 9, 2020
Bobby Gross, lifelong Colfax farmer and craftsman, passed away January 4, 2020, at his Colfax home. He was 83. A service for Bobby will be Saturday, January 11th, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his parents and grandparents. Robert Reinhart Gross was born October 30, 1936, in Colfax, to Reinhart and Engla Danberg Gross, their only child. He grew up on the family farm along Union Flat Creek...
Phyllis Yarter
Jan 9, 2020
Phyllis Grace Anderson Cuffe Yarter left her earthly home on the last day of December and the last day of the decade, December 31, 2019, to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. She died peacefully at the Courtyard, in Colfax, where she had been living for the last five years. Born to Dr. Carl E. Anderson and Grace Blake Anderson R.N. in Brainard, Minn., November 7, 1929, she was the youngest of three children. She grew up loving Minnesota and all it had to offer. She married Patrick James Cuffe on May...
Francis Robert "Bob" Simpson
Jan 2, 2020
Bob, born Francis Robert Simpson, age 67, of St. John, Wash., passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019, after a surprise diagnosis and swift battle with cancer. Bob was raised on the family farm at the north eastern edge of Rock Lake, where the rolling hills of the Palouse give way to quiet meadows nestled between crumbling basalt. He loved the landscape, the farm, and his family. We miss him dearly. Fifteen million years ago, the farm was buried in a sea of lava; thirteen million years ago, the...
Buddy Gibson
Jan 2, 2020
Buddy Lee Gibson was born on October 21, 1933, in Dillsboro, N.C., to Floyd and Willie May Gibson. He was the youngest of three boys, (Doyle, Jaycee and Buddy). Buddy attended grade school in Waynesville, was introduced to the game of golf and became one of the youngest caddies on the golf course. Eventually, he followed his father and brothers out west in 1951, landing in St. Maries, Idaho, where he finished and graduated high school from St. Maries High in 1953. His southern drawl, boyish good...
James Fanning
Jan 2, 2020
James Howard Fanning, 94, of Casa Grande, Ariz., passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019. He was preceded in death by parents Charles L.E. and Bernice Slate Fanning, wife Betty Grittman Fanning, daughter Cynthia Fanning Young and brothers William G. Fanning and Charles "Ted" Fanning. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Pounder Fanning, son Jack Fanning, stepdaughter Sally Palmer Mack and Jason A. Palmer. Mr. Fanning was a self-employed farmer for 49 years in Oakesdale, Wash. He was a...
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