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John David Young
Dec 13, 2025
John D. Young was born May 1st,1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Charles Young Sir and Lora Loreane Young who raised him along with his siblings in the small town of Rover, Arkansas. At about 16 he left Arkansas to travel and work across the US starting along the eastern US to the Portland, Maine area and gradually moving west....
Jeanette Peterson
Dec 6, 2025
Jeanette Marcene Peterson, of Moscow, died Saturday at age 98. She was the oldest of four daughters born in Alexandria, Minnesota to Ted and Helen Mielke Venske. Known as The Venske Girls, Jeanette and her sisters were very close throughout their lives, keeping in touch via weekly phone calls and enjoying many vacations together. Her last remaining sister died just...
Cassie Dawn Anderson
Dec 5, 2025
Today we gather with hearts that feel heavier than we ever imagined they could, because we are here to say goodbye to someone who was never meant to leave us this soon—Cassie Dawn Anderson.
Cassie was only 36, but in those 36 years, she filled our lives with more love, more noise, more laughter, and more memories than most people could...
Jedediah Williams
Dec 4, 2025
Jedediah Waylin Oshea Williams was born on April 11, 1996 to Linda Iverson and Harvey Wayne Williams (deceased 2012), at 24 weeks' gestation, weighing in at a delicate 1 lb 11 oz. He spent a few months in the NICU at Tacoma General Hospital before his first brain shunt surgery at 3 months, the first of several dozen he received...
Charles Randle
Dec 3, 2025
Charles Randle, a cherished figure in his community, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2025, at the age of 94 in Pullman, Washington.
Born in Colfax to Lloyd and Dorothy Randle on April 9, 1931. Charles, "Chuck" spent his early years in Pullman, Clarkston and eventually Moscow where he graduated from High school in 1949. He started working at the Potlatch...
Tony Singleton
Nov 27, 2025
Tony Singleton (age 84) passed away November 27, 2025, with his wife by his side.
Tony was born on January 20, 1941, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. He was raised in Grantham with a younger brother, Terry, by his parents Stan and Evelyn (Olive) Singleton.
He went to the Kings Grammar School in Grantham (always wearing a school uniform) until the age...
Paul Clayton Tousley
Nov 19, 2025
Paul Clayton Tousley was born in Palo Alto, California, on April 27, 1954, to Clayton Frank Tousley and MaDonna Dutson. He passed in Moscow, Idaho, on November 19, 2025, at 3:35 p.m., with his family gathered around him. Paul was known for his hard work ethic, love of music, passion for his dogs, willingness to help a friend, woodworking skills,...
Sherla Kay Francis
Nov 14, 2025
Sherla Kay Francis passed peacefully in her sleep on November 14, 2025, at the age of 78 at the Paradise Creek Nursing Home in Moscow where she had lived since early April. Born on December 12, 1946, in Moscow, Idaho. She graduated from Moscow High School in 1965.
She worked in several local establishments over the years, including Wade's Cafe, the...
Malcolm M Furniss
Nov 11, 2025
Malcolm MacFarlane Furniss
June 17, 1926- November 11, 2025
"Mal" Furniss was born June 17,1926 at Branchville, NJ to Ruth Nina Watts Furniss and Clinton Chollet Furniss, Sr. While he was still an infant, the family moved to Waverly, NY, a rural town in the Appalachian Mountains. At an early age, he began exploring the nearby woods and streams, attracted by their...
Larry R. Hasfurther
Nov 9, 2025
Larry Ray Hasfurther, 81, of Genesee, Idaho, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2025, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, after a battle with cancer. Born on May 19, 1944, he spent his whole life in Genesee, where he loved family, friends, and his community.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Ed Hasfurther, and his brothers,...
Sharon Merrick
Nov 9, 2025
Sharon Merrick, of Genesee, died Sunday, November 9, 2025 at her home. She was 83.
Sharon was born August 24, 1942, in Clarkston, WA to George and Ella Lunders Whitted.Sharon’s family farmed 9 miles west of Genesee, ID. She and her sister, Marilyn, grew up riding horses, milking cows, driving tractors, and driving loaded grain trucks to the storage elevators. They...
Robert William Becker
Nov 8, 2025
Robert William Becker, born on February 20, 1932, in Burlington, Colorado, passed away on November 8, 2025, at Paradise Creek of Cascadia in Moscow, Idaho. He lived a life marked by dedication to family, community, and country.
Bob`s education began at Hatter Cr, then Princeton, then Potlatch, where he developed a strong foundation that would support his varied career. Bob married...
Jean Knierim
Nov 6, 2025
Born Dorothy Jean Wainwright on October 27, 1942 in Visalia, California, to A.Q. and Frances Wainwright, Jean lived a life filled with love, learning and service.
In 1960, she attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she met the love of her life, a New Yorker named Herbert Knierim. The two were married in April 1961, and later that year, they...
Darrell L. Hunt
Nov 2, 2025
Darrell Lee Hunt, 69, of Troy peacefully passed to his rest Sunday November 2, 2025 after a few difficult months which ended his 7 year cancer journey.
Born August 19, 1956, in Moscow to Orley and Jeannetta Schwartz Hunt he was the 4th of their seven children. He spent his early years in Farmington, WA. At age 10 they moved to...
Beverly J. Price
Nov 1, 2025
Beverly Jean Price 84 years old born March 21, 1941 at Prosser Washington passed away at the Lewiston Veterans Home on November 1, 2025 ,born to Gertrude Ethel Workman and Jess Doyle Hensley. She married the love of her life Clarence Lee Roy Price in 1964 together, they raised a wonderful family first living in Renton Washington later moving to...
Joyce E. Presby
Oct 28, 2025
Joyce (Jo or Joy) E. Presby. A long time Moscow resident was ready and looking forward to being reunited with her loved ones when she passed away October 28, 2025 at Aspen Park of Cascadia Moscow Idaho. She was 84.
She was born January 1, 1941 at Gritman Hospital in Moscow to Curtis and Astrid Presby of Viola, ID. Joyce was...
Diane L. Tubb
Oct 27, 2025
Diane Louise Tubb, 84, peacefully passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at her home in Troy.
Born on May 2, 1941, in Potlatch, Diane was the daughter of Edward Nygaard and Rachel Lenke. She dedicated her life to her family, raising three children: Cindy, Jeanette and Ed.
Diane is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Rachel, L.C., husband of 57...
Brian Briggs
Oct 27, 2025
Brian Briggs, born on June 3, 1961, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Gary and Phyllis, passed away on October 27, 2025, in Post Falls, Idaho. His journey through life took him from his early days in Michigan to the sun-drenched landscapes of Valley Center and Escondido, California, where he developed a profound love for the outdoors and a notable career.
Throughout...
Russell Lee Foster
Oct 27, 2025
Russell Lee Foster passed on to glory on Monday morning, October 27, 2025 at Paradise Creek Health in Moscow, Idaho. He was 94 years old & attained his goal of being the oldest Foster to live in his family.
Dad was born July 14, 1931 in Elk River, Idaho to Leonard & Josephine Foster. He was the youngest of 4 siblings....
Bruce L Nygaard
Oct 27, 2025
Bruce Leslie Nygaard passed away at Paradise Creek Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia in Moscow, on Monday, October 27th at the age of 79.
Bruce was born on November 23, 1945 (on his father’s birthday) in Moscow, Idaho to Edward and Rachel Nygaard. The family moved from Potlatch, ID to Moscow where he attended grade school. In 1959 his family spent...
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