Obituaries

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...

Dec 8, 2020

Roxanne Marie Alford of Moscow, Idaho died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene. She was 66.

Roxanne was born May 9, 1954 in Hemet, California to John N. and Anita I. (Arnaiz) Alford. She grew up and went to school there. Later she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a manager for...

Dec 4, 2020

Dennis Eugene White, Sr. died Friday, December 4, 2020 at his Bovill home He was 74.

Dennis was born December 30, 1945 in Moscow to Kenneth “Fatts” and Verina Harris White. The family lived in Bovill, where he was a lifelong resident. He grew up and went to school in Bovill and graduated from Deary High School...

Dec 3, 2020

Gloria Carolyn Wilson of Troy passed away Thursday morning, December 3, 2020, just how she wanted to, peacefully in her sleep next to her best friend Eric. She was 68.

Gloria was born January 17, 1952 in Moscow to C. Arthur and Ruth Marie Erickson Johnson. She grew up and went to school in Troy, the community...

Dec 3, 2020

Joyce A. Reynolds of Moscow died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at her home. She was 99.

Joyce was born September 10, 1921 to Otway and Mollie (Gibson) Bodden in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended a girls school there and told of fond memories walking on the beach. She was proud of her grandfather who was a Wesleyan minister...

Dec 1, 2020

Our mother, Bettie Kennedy Loiacono Groetsema died peacefully on December 1, 2020 in Spokane, WA.

She was born to Eddie and Roma (Herman) Kennedy in Wenatchee, WA on July 10, 1930.  The family moved to Walla Walla when she was 6 months old.  She attended Green Park Elementary School and graduated from Walla Walla High School in...

Nov 30, 2020

Kenneth Duane White, loving husband and father, passed peacefully at Gritman Medical Center on December 16 2021, surrounded by family.  Born in Holdrege, NE in 1946, his family moved across the Rocky Mountains to Olathe, CO when he was 5 and later to Littleton, CO where he graduated from Littleton High School. He attended Mesa State College in Grand...

Nov 30, 2020

Dr. Carl Hunt, 68, of Moscow, passed away Monday, September 6 due to heart failure arising from cancer treatment complications.

He was a deeply loved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Christian, Educator and Community Member.

Carl was raised on a farm in Southwest Iowa, just outside the town of Atlantic. He told wonderful stories about his childhood...

Nov 29, 2020

Barbara Johnston of Moscow died Sunday November 29, 2020 at her home in Moscow. She was 89.

Barbara was born December 4, 1930 in Spokane to George Edward and Florence Sheets Iverson.  She attended school in Spokane until the family moved to the Blaine area near Moscow.  Barbara graduated from Moscow High School in 1949.

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Nov 29, 2020

Allan Lee Whitcomb, life-long Deary area resident, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Regency Healthcare in Pullman. He was 89

Allan was born on Big Bear Ridge, South of Deary on November 8, 1931 to Ivan Allan and Anna Inez (Swan) Whitcomb. He was the eldest of four children. Allan attended school in Deary, Kendrick and Elk...

Nov 27, 2020

Paul Henry Abbott of Troy, Idaho passed away November 27, 2020 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane after an eleven year battle with cancer. Paul was the beloved husband of Debbie Abbott and father of Sarahbeth and Bill Abbott.

Paul was born July 13, 1949 in Lewiston, the fifth of seven sons born to James Vernon Abbott...