Obituaries

Mar 3, 2021

Claudine E. Gannon

September 12, 1925 – March 3, 2021

Claudine was born September 12, 1925, in Selma, CA, to parents Roy J. Gordon and Betty Merle (Robertson). Claudine’s family moved to San Pedro, CA, around 1927, where she attended Leland Elementary, Richard Henry Dana Junior High and San Pedro High School, graduating in 1943....

Mar 2, 2021

Surrounded by his family, Clair Marvin “Butch” Shaffer, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho on March 2, 2021.

Butch was born on March 13, 1935 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Jesse and Catherine Shaffer. The youngest of twelve children, he was given the nickname Butch as a young boy by his older siblings. The...

Feb 26, 2021

Marshall “Dean” Pittenger lost his battle with cancer Friday morning February 26th.  His wife Andee Chosch Pittenger lost her best friend.  Dean left us just shy of the full Snow Moon which was appropriate for someone who loved to ski as much as he did.  He spent his last days at home with his beloved Andee and their cats. ...

Feb 22, 2021

George Allen Anderson, a life-long resident of the Moscow area, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 22, 2021 in Pullman, WA after several years of failing health.  George was born in Lewiston, ID on August 28, 1936, the only child of Arthur and Nora (Solberg) Anderson.

In the early 1900’s,...

Feb 19, 2021

Nancy Lee Anderson was born June 28, 1961 in Moscow, Idaho to Darin Eugene and Virginia Ruth (Hurlbert) Anderson. She died of complications of ALS on February 19, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.

Following Nancy's graduation from Deary High School in Deary, Idaho she graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in micro-biology. While at the...

Feb 14, 2021

Barbara Ann Johnson, of Deary died Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Palouse Hills Assisted Living in Moscow. She was 84.

Barbara was born January 17, 1937 in Centralia Washington to Clifford and Pauline Mitchell. When she was a small child the family relocated to Priest River where she attended school and Graduated from Priest River High School...

Feb 13, 2021

Charley was born at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, WA to Charles “Fred” Koehler, VI and Evelyn Mae (Gordon) Koehler. He grew up in Spokane with his parents, younger sister Kathleen, and his Uncle Paul, his father’s brother. At an early age he attended Knox Presbyterian Church in Spokane every Sunday with his grandfather, the Reverend Charles F. Koehler, V...

Jan 31, 2021

It is with deep sadness that the Wethington family informs the passing of Heather Wethington at age 38. Though she is no longer with us here, she is finally at peace and no longer in pain. She conceded her fight with melanoma on Sunday, January 31, 2021 peacefully surrounded by family and friends. She can finally hike and mountain...

Jan 30, 2021

Duane L (Butch) Candler, 78, died of heart failure Saturday January 30, 2021, at his home in Moscow.

Butch was born at ST Joseph Hospital in Lewiston ID. on November 14, 1942 to Walter (Bud) Candler and Neva Jean (Courtney) Candler.

He started school in Troy OR. however he lived in many places growing up...

Jan 24, 2021

Colleen O’Donnell Bumgarner Obituary

Colleen Ann passed away peacefully on January 24, 2021 surrounded by her family.  Colleen was born March 27, 1936 in Spirit Lake, ID to Val and Anna (Schuetz) O’Donnell.  Her name was reflective of her Irish father and her strength and resiliency from her Volga German mother.  She was raised in Sandpoint, ID...

Jan 21, 2021

Bertie Woodin passed away peacefully on January 21, 2021, at her home in Deary, Idaho.

Bertie was born August 8, 1950 in Orofino, ID to Robert and Blanche Carlson. The couple later divorced. Blanche married Ted Dorendorf when Bertie was 6 years old and they moved to Clarkia, ID. She graduated from St. Maries High School.

Jan 21, 2021

I was born March 26, 1944 to Donald and Maxine Fullager Allen in Spokane. My life has been like so many other people filled with happiness and joy but my share of shame.  I will not dwell upon the latter and know our good God won’t either.

My first marriage ended in divorce but I had a...

Jan 17, 2021

Charles “Brian” Cunningham was born December 18, 1929, to Charles and Nina Cunningham in Hollywood, California. Brian was surrounded by family at his passing January 17, 2021, in Deary, Idaho.

Brian grew up in Northern California with his four sisters, who always said he was mom’s favorite. Brian and his father built a wooden speed boat and...

Jan 15, 2021

Janet (Jan) Grace (Ohland) Owen was born in Walla Walla, Washington to Herman William Ohland and Martha Martina (Yates) Ohland on June 27, 1937.  She had one sibling,  William Herman Ohland.  Jan met Dean Mallory Owen at Moses Lake High School, where they became high school sweethearts and graduated in 1955.  While she spent her freshman year at Washington...

Jan 8, 2021

David Charles Breland of Moscow died Friday, January 8, 2021 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. He was 73.

Dave was born August 10, 1947 in Syracuse, New York to Roger E. and Shirley I. (Goodrich) Breland. He grew up and went to school in Slidell, Louisiana. He joined the Navy in 1964, serving two...

Jan 2, 2021

A third-generation Troy farm girl went to greener fields on January 2.  Zelda Thelma Strohm Fadness, 88, passed away, yet her stories live on within the hearts of her family.  In February of 1932, she was born and her dad paid the doctor with a cured, smoked pig.

Farm life in the 30’s is something we can...

Dec 23, 2020

Ralph Donald Payne, life-long Troy resident died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his son’s home. He was 92.

Ralph was born July 2, 1928 in Troy to Charles W. and Mary (Rush) Payne. He grew up in Troy where he attended school. In school Ralph played basketball and football and was affectionately known as “Pee Wee Payne”....

Dec 22, 2020

The Earth lost an Angel with the passing of Julia Ann Caudillo. She died peacefully at her Moscow home on December 22, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was 71.

Julie was born July 18, 1949 in North Platte, Nebraska to Donald Vincent and Darlene V. (Farrell) McMurtry. She grew up and went to school there, graduating...

Dec 15, 2020

Nancy Dudley Allen Silvernale passed away in Moscow, Idaho, on December 15, 2020. She was 86 years old. She was born on October 30, 1934, in Seattle, Washington, to William McPherson Allen and Dorothy Dixon Allen. She had fond memories of growing up in the Highlands in Seattle with her beloved sister Dorothy (Poo). After her mother died in...

Dec 14, 2020

John P. Holup, Jr., our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to so many passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020 at the age of 85 after suffering a catastrophic stroke.

He was born on December 23, 1934 and grew up on the east side of Toledo, Ohio.  His parents, Veronica and John Sr., were both...