Obituaries

May 27, 2021

Gretchen Luise (Farber) Potter, 104, a retired Associate Professor of Home Economics at the University of Idaho, died May 27, 2021.

She was born November 21, 1916, on a farm near Potlatch, Idaho, to Frank and Lucie (Voss) Farber.  Her father died the same year.

She attended the Potlatch schools through the eighth grade.  In...

May 26, 2021

Ernest Dell Bean passed away on May 26, 2021 at Gritman Medical Center from complications of pneumonia.  He was 71.  In the early 80’s, Ernie became an active part of Stepping Stones Group Homes (now Milestone’s Decisions). During these years, Ernie lived in the Group Homes with many of his friends.  While at the group home, Ernie enjoyed group...

May 26, 2021

Elizabeth Lucille Kochan passed away peacefully Wednesday May 26. She was 95.

Betty was born April 20, 1926 to Elizabeth (Fettig) and James Burke. She was the second of five children.

Betty married Walt, the love of her life, in St Mary’s Catholic Church, Plainfield, NJ July 20, 1948. They spent 71 years together before...

May 23, 2021

Michael Donald Goetz - A respected police brother to hundreds, a mentor to many, and a friend to all - died May 23, 2021 surrounded by his family.

Michael was born October 17, 1950 in Moscow Idaho and grew up on the family farm in Viola Idaho which was homestead in 1879.

Michael enjoyed hunting...

May 19, 2021

Jack Dehaven Bradley was born December 13, 1957, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He grew up in Denver and most recently lived in Moscow, Idaho, for thirteen years. Jack died Wednesday May 19, 2021. He was 63.

He was a dedicated pastor for many years as well as a loving husband, father, and friend. He gave himself to...

May 5, 2021

Ted Bailey

Theodore “Ted” Bailey passed away on May 5. He was born June 13, 1933 in Colton, Washington, the youngest of four.  He attended elementary school in Colton, but then went on to graduate early from Pullman High School and entered the Navy with nine fellow classmates. He was only 17 years old. These men became...

Apr 30, 2021

It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Dad/Gramps passed away from age related causes on Friday, April 30th 2021 at the age of 91.

Dad was born on August 6, 1929 at his grandmother’s home in Kooskia, Idaho.  He attended school in Kooskia and after graduating from High School in 1947, enlisted in the...

Apr 29, 2021

Marva Joyce Fleener (nee Briney) was born to Alice Elanor (nee Rosenfelt) and Vernon Everett Briney in Rapid City, South Dakota on June 13, 1937. She grew up on the Rathdrum prairie of Idaho with her mother, and her oldest sister, Nyla June, picking cherries at her family’s orchard while her father was away from home building highways throughout...

Apr 27, 2021

Linnea Sue (Duff) Strottmann (64) passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at her Omaha, Nebraska residence.  She succumbed to metastatic triple negative Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).  She battled with Finnish “sisu.”  From that culture, the term "sisu" - meaning true grit, determination and sustaining courage - described her well throughout adulthood.  Her valiant fight versus IBC began near...

Apr 14, 2021

Dorothy Henrietta Meyer Schnaible, 93, went home to her Lord on April 14, 2021 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow where she had lived for the past four years.  Dorothy was the second child born to Thelma Schmidt Meyer and Herman Meyer on the family farm in Leland, Idaho in 1927.  She was baptized at Cameron Emmanuel Lutheran...

Apr 11, 2021

Kay’s life adventure ended on April 11, 2021 in her home in Moscow, Idaho.  She will be sorely missed by the many people who were touched by her kindness and wisdom.

Kay was born on July 7, 1947, the first child of Robert and Fran Moore, and grew up in a bedroom community of Philadelphia.  As a...

Apr 7, 2021

Duane Darrell Parr, 84, of Moscow, passed away Wednesday April 7, 2021 at home. He was born May 20, 1936 in Sandpoint, ID to Harry and Selma Parr. He moved with his family to Moscow when he was thirteen.

Duane (aka “Tamarack” ) graduated from Moscow High School in 1954.  High School was a wild ride with...

Apr 6, 2021

Juliette Anderson, known affectionately as “Julie,” was born in Sacramento, California, on February 21, 1945, the second of three children from Josephine (“Jo”) Dreiss Newton Anderson from Cameron, Texas, and William (“Bill”) Herbert Barclay Anderson from Greeley, Colorado.

At an early age, Juliette gained a love of the outdoors and a passion for dogs and horses. On...

Apr 1, 2021

James Wyndham Evans passed away peacefully in his sleep on the evening of April 1, 2021, in Moscow, Idaho.

Jim was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania on March 11, 1956, the second of eight children of George Wyndham Evans and Barbara Jane (Klein) Evans.  Jim had a full life from his enjoyment of the outdoors and active role...

Mar 30, 2021

Mackenzie Elizabeth Miller was born May 12, 2005 and passed away March 30, 2021 in a car accident.

She was preceded in death by her Grandpa Michael Miller Sr., and Grandma Karen Miller, Grandpa Ed Galloway, and sister Alexia Galloway.

She is Survived by her father Michael B. Miller Jr., Grandma Sherry Miller, Great Uncle...

Mar 25, 2021

Brian Jeffery Hayton, age 49, passed away on March 25, 2021 of multiple organ failure at Whitman Health and Rehab.  He was born to Jane Axelson Hayton and William L. Hayton on September 27, 1971 at Mount Vernon’s Skagit Valley Hospital.  He grew up in Pullman WA, attended Pullman Schools, and graduated from High School in 1989 and WSU...

Mar 23, 2021

Geraldine “Gerry” Marie Nelson passed away on March 23, 2021 in Pullman, WA at the age of 89. She was born August 7, 1931 in Edmore, North Dakota.  She was the eldest daughter of Goodwin and Lucille (Erickson) Viger. After graduating from Pullman High School, she married Harold Nelson on June 26, 1949 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...

Mar 21, 2021

Grace V. Lyon, 98, of Moscow died March 21, 2021. Grace was born at home on the ranch in Genesee on April 28, 1922, to Edward and Carrie (Scharnhorst) Jutte.  She attended school in Genesee and graduated from Genesee High School in 1939. She went on to nurses’ training and received her RN degree in nursing from St. Ignatius...

Mar 19, 2021

Verna Mae Lanting, of Latah County, Idaho, died of Alzheimer’s Friday March 19, 2021 at the age 93 while at home with her family.

Verna was born October 27, 1927 in Mitchell, South Dakota to George and Alberta Tielebein Ganschow. Verna spent her early childhood in Mitchell where her father worked as a boilermaker for the railroad...

Mar 17, 2021

Blenda May Henrichs, age 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Bishop Place Senior Living in Pullman, Washington.

Born June 3, 1937, in Morton, Idaho to Lester and Mary Dawson. Blenda attended area schools, graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1955. Soon after her graduation, Blenda made the move to Spokane where she met...