Obituaries

Oct 7, 2019

Shirley Jean Gunther was born in Wallace, Idaho on April 12, 1929 to George and Marian Gilliland.  George was a roundhouse foreman when Shirley and her family lost Marian due to complications of childbirth in August 1930 (Shirley was about 16 months old).  It was decided then that Shirley would live with her grandmother Carrie Isabel, who was a...

Oct 1, 2019

Betty Lea Trout was born on August 5, 1928 at the Troy Hospital to Burl and Alice Trout. She died at Sacred Heart Medical Center on October 1, 2019 from complications of a heart attack.

Betty Lea was raised on a farm on American Ridge near Troy and was the eldest of five siblings. She attended a...

Sep 27, 2019

Patricia Ann Sheneman of Moscow died Friday, September 27, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 67.

Patty was born on April 23, 1952 in Denver, CO to James and Eileen Amack. She spent her teen years in Loveland, CO where she met the love of her life, Jerry Sheneman. Together they embarked on a lifelong journey...

Sep 22, 2019

Don Adams of Moscow died peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, September 22, 2019 of kidney failure. He was 86.

Don was born July 1, 1933 in Spokane to Harle and Selma (Schultz) Adams in Spokane, Washington. The family moved to Moscow when he was 8 years old. He attended Moscow schools and graduated from Moscow...

Sep 18, 2019

KATHRYN E. SPRINGER

Kathryn E. Springer, a life-long Genesee resident passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA.  She was 101 years old.  Kathryn was born on September 5, 1918 at the family farm 3 miles south of Genesee to William and Kathryn (Hasfurther) Baumgartner.  She attended the Ingle Country School through...

Sep 6, 2019

Lora M. Segota formerly of Moscow, died Friday, September 6, 2019 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. She was 97. Lora was born in Plummer, ID on June 17, 1922. She attended Moscow schools for a time and graduated from Kellogg High School. She returned to Moscow and worked as a waitress. She and Walmir Segota were married in...

Aug 29, 2019

George Luke McCurry, longtime Moscow resident, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at his home. He was 80.

George was born July 11, 1939 in Lewiston to Thomas J. and Ruth Messer McCurry. The family moved frequently when he was small, and settled in Moscow in 1950 where George attended Moscow schools. He and a group of friends,...

Aug 27, 2019

Luella Mae Frey of Moscow died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at her home. She was 88.

She was born October 18, 1930 in Burke, South Dakota to Charles and Olive Fish Johnson. She grew up there, attending a country school and graduated from high school. On June 9, 1948 she married Walter L. Frey in Lucas, South...

Aug 22, 2019

Charles (Chuck) Melton Thomas entered into eternal rest on August 22, 2019 at the age of 87.

He was born on August 5, 1932 as the first of four children to Charles (his namesake) and Myrtle Thomas in North Wichita, Kansas.  From an early age, Chuck loved to be active and to spend time outdoors. His early...

Aug 21, 2019

Jacob James “Jake” Hill of Moscow died at his home surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. He was 93.

Jake was born January 27, 1926 in Aptos, California to Otto H. and Hilda (Wiebe) Hill where he was raised, attended school and worked on his family owned orchard. He grew up quick becoming the...

Aug 18, 2019

Inga Marie Swan, 82, of Troy, ID, died Sunday 8/18/19 with the love of her life, John Bannister, by her side.

Inga Marie was born on 1/18/37 to Herman T. and Amelia C. Shodene and was raised on their family farm near Troy. She attended public school in Troy and graduated from Troy High School in 1955....

Aug 16, 2019

Myrtle Louise Winn Petersen was born on February 9, 1919 in Heyburn, Idaho, the tenth of thirteen children in the family of George and Charlotte Bennett Winn.  She graduated from Paul High School where she was the captain of the girls’ basketball team her senior year.  On June 12, 1939 she married her high school sweetheart, W. Homer Petersen,...

Aug 11, 2019

Robert LeRoy “Bob” Huhta of Moscow died Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center. He was 73.

Bob was born September 24, 1945 at Deadwood, South Dakota to Oswald T. and Marion K. (Grandstaff) Huhta. He grew up and attended school at Deadwood until the family moved to Darby, Montana and then to Wallace, Idaho. He...

Aug 3, 2019

William Glenn Cash, DVM (Bill), 67, of Pullman, WA, passed away on August 3rd, 2019, from causes related to his long battle with Huntington’s Disease.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, September 6th at 6pm at the Mountain View Park picnic area in Moscow, Idaho.

Bill was born in Sacramento, California on ...

Aug 2, 2019

Paul John Weston was born March 6, 1956 in the London Borough of Croydon to Arthur and Doreen Weston. He graduated from Stanley Technical School for Boys. He worked for Scaffolding Great Britain in London and Manchester, designing structures for events including the pope’s visit to Galway, media platforms for Charles and Diana’s wedding, and seating stands and media...

Jul 26, 2019

Kathryn, also known as Kathy to her schoolmates and Missy to her family, left us on Friday morning, July 26, because of kidney and liver failure.  She is now free from the pain she’s endured since 2010 when she had stomach reduction surgery.  Unfortunately she was one of the 3% who had bad effects which caused an array of...

Jul 22, 2019

Surrounded by family and close friends, Dr. Brian P. Dyre moved to his next great adventure on July 22, 2019.

Brian was born on June 11, 1964, in Syracuse, NY, to the late Elizabeth Mosher Dyre and recently deceased Eddie L. Dyre. He earned his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson College and his Master’s and...

Jul 21, 2019

Norene Lewis, a lifelong Deary resident, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Potlatch with family and her dog, Sadie, by her side. She was 88.

Norene was born on March 22, 1931 at Martin, South Dakota to John and Chloie (Whybark) Warner. The family relocated to Deary when Norene was a...

Jul 18, 2019

Florence Ruth Greathouse Roberts, a resident of Moscow for fifty years, died at Bishop Place in Pullman on the afternoon of Thursday, July 18, 2019. She will be remembered by those who knew her as a dedicated teacher, a fine poet, a faithful and generous friend, a traveler, a pianist, a singer, an avid reader, a baseball fan, a...

Jul 1, 2019

Barbara F. Hisel, of Moscow, died Monday July 1, 2019 in Deary. She was 94.

Barb was born on July 18, 1924 in Manson, WA to Harold and Opal Fort. She attended School in Manson and graduated from Manson High School in 1942. After taking a couple years off Barb decided to go back to school and...