Obituaries

Feb 12, 2023

Kenneth D. Moore, of Moscow, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 while enjoying time with his friends. He was 55.

Ken was born April 10, 1967, in Seattle, WA to John and Claudia Moore. He grew up in Moscow and Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1986. After high school Ken joined the US Army, serving...

Feb 11, 2023

Ronald Dorman Olson, 53 of Deary, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 11, 2023.

He was born to Verla and Dorman Olson February 22, 1969. He attended Deary High School and has remained in the area since.

His first Job was firefighting at Bohles Cabin for CPTPA.  His employment following  were at Edwards Mill, at...

Feb 1, 2023

James (Edd) Edgar Benson, of Moscow, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the age of 92. He was at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene with a long struggle with Parkinson’s and Dementia. Edd was born in Moscow, Idaho, in 1930 to James and Ida Benson. Edd spent his life on his family’s farm in Moscow, married...

Jan 28, 2023

William “Bill” Shane passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston. He was born Sept. 13, 1930, in Emmett, Idaho, to Frances and Hardie Shane.

While still in high school, he enlisted in the Idaho Army National Guard. After graduation, he went on active duty to attend radio and radar technical...

Jan 27, 2023

Owen was born January 8, 1944 in Colfax, Washington to Art and Maxine Rode.

He attended grade school in Tensed, Idaho. He graduated from Plummer High School in 1963.

Shortly after high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp.

Febuary 12, 1977 he married Joyce Scoles. They were married for 45 years at...

Jan 24, 2023

Conor Thomas Richards was a bright spot in the lives of his friends and family. And he had a lot of both. You couldn’t walk down the street with Conor without running into at least one or two friends. He lived his life by his ethos “it’s easy to have friends when you’re friendly.”

Conor was born...

Jan 23, 2023

Gerald Deane Schutz, 89, was born to John Richard and Elsie Reuer Schutz on  September 16, 1933, at Mobridge Hospital in Mobridge, South Dakota.

He had a typical farm town childhood of the ’30s & ’40s.  Fifty degrees below zero winters, snow-drifted roads, one-hundred-degree summers, and an uphill walk to school in both directions… In high school,...

Jan 17, 2023

Kenneth Vernon Garrett of Moscow peacefully passed away January 17, 2023 at his home surrounded by his devoted family.  Ken was born December 23rd, 1931 at a family home in Deary, Idaho.  Ken was the oldest of three children including Norman & Shirley.

Ken worked for the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association as a teenager during the summers. ...

Jan 11, 2023

Sally Ann Bingman of Troy, ID died January 11, 2023 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow. She was 81.

She was born to Lawrence Bankson and Clara Taylor on September 26, 1941 in Clarkston, WA, and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1959.

Sally enjoyed working in her yard, tending her flower garden and...

Jan 7, 2023

Gerald James (Jerry) Heitstuman went home to be with his Lord January 7, 2023.  He was born June 14, 1938 to Oscar and Cecilia (Shorty) Heitstuman in Colton, Washington.  He grew up and attended schools in Colton, graduating from Colton High School.

In his growing up years, Jerry would spend a lot of time with his Granddad...

Jan 3, 2023

Shirley Irene Payne died January 3, 2023 at Good Samaritan in Moscow, Idaho. She was born March 19, 1932  in Moscow to Boyer Nilson and Wilma Peterson. When she was young she lived at the Nilson homestead on Little Bear Ridge and lived there until she was 7 years old. They bought the Alex Olson on Granlund Road and...

Jan 3, 2023

Neil Royce Manning was born in the beautiful Columbia Gorge, Stevenson, Washington on July 6, 1934, to Gladys Royce Manning and Neil Stanley Manning and passed away January 3, 2023 in Lewiston, Idaho. He lived in Stevenson throughout his youth and graduated from Stevenson High School in 1954. He joined the Air Force not long after graduation and upon...

Jan 1, 2023

Carmen LaRae (Childers) Miller

Carmen L. Miller, 59, passed away January 01, 2023 at Gritman Medical Center surrounded by her daughters, after a long battle with a lung disease.  She was born on June 01, 1963, in Moscow, Idaho to Donald and DeMaris Childers (Carscallen) as the second of four children.

Carmen attended schools in...

Dec 26, 2022

Eleanor Leiwapine Bingman passed peacefully at home with her loving family on Monday, December 26, 2022 at the age of 95. Born June 5, 1927 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, to Agnus Poliahu Kaawa and George Strauss, Eleanor grew up as a typical island girl enjoying the beautiful beaches and tropical paradise and summers on Molokai with her grandmother...

Dec 25, 2022

Ralph E. Koster, 91, passed away December 25, 2022, at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman, Washington.  He was born on May 2, 1931, in Moscow, Idaho to Henry F. and Hattie L. (Scharnhorst) Koster.

Ralph grew up on the Genesee family farm, graduated high school in 1949, and then attended Pacific Lutheran College.  After earning a...

Dec 22, 2022

Mary Jeanette (Klostermeyer) Craig

Mary Jean (Klostermeyer) Craig of Moscow, Idaho went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 22, 2022.  She died of pneumonia at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston after battling breast cancer for many years.  Mary Jean was born on August 3, 1946 to Dr. Edward and...

Dec 21, 2022

Paul James Million, beloved husband, father, papa, grandpa, and friend was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on December 21, 2022.   A memorial service will be held at the Moscow Church of the Nazarene on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.  A viewing will be held at Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow on Thursday, January 5th from 12:00-6:00...

Dec 18, 2022

Larry W Fredrickson

Larry W Fredrickson was born October 13, 1944.  He grew up on the family farm outside of Troy, Idaho with four sisters and two brothers.  He was the baby; born on Friday the 13th and always joking that he was the last child because his family was superstitious.  One of his fondest memories was...

Dec 17, 2022

Sandra Kae McLam, age 82, of Lewiston, passed away on December 17, 2022 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. Sandra was born June 24, 1940 in Lewiston to Ervin E. and Harriett (Hickman) Flomer. They lived in Lapwai, with her two older sisters, Joan and Nancy. They later moved to Lewiston where she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1958....

Dec 15, 2022

Jerry (Gerald) Rich was born November 19, 1933 near Gannett Idaho to Robert S. and Pauline J. Leasenby Rich.  He spent most of his childhood in the Boise, Idaho area.  He was one of twelve students that started at Cole School and graduated together from Boise High.  Jerry married the love of his life D. Carol Olsen on February...