Obituaries

May 20, 2019

Glen Roy Wallen, a lifelong Moscow resident, died Monday, May20, 2019 at his home. He was 83.

Glen was born in Moscow on September 2, 1935 to Wallace W. and Flora E. Fisher Wallen. Glen grew up on the homestead east of Moscow and attended Moscow schools. Glen worked on the homestead and later drove school bus....

May 12, 2019

Diane Susan Welch, of Moscow, went home to Jesus, May 12, 2019. She passed away peacefully from complications of COPD at her home in Moscow, after a beautiful Mother’s Day with family. She was 72.

Diane was born October 20, 1946 in Anacortes, WA to Arthur Grove and Dolores Lalone Grove. When she was 16 the family...

May 12, 2019

Wilma J. (Hodge) Smith

Wilma (Willie) Smith, 90, was born in Potlatch, Idaho on August 7, 1928 to Shelley (Calvin) and Alice Hodge.  She passed away at Aspen Park Health Care in Moscow on May 12, 2019.

The family lived and farmed three miles west of Potlatch.  She fondly remembered riding a horse to school...

May 11, 2019

Ruth Kirkland

101, Deary Resident

Ruth Ella (Jones) Kirkland passed away on May 11, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. She was 101.

Ruth was born on July 4, 1917 in Placerville, Idaho to Henry Franklin and Ella Mae Jones. She graduated High School in Parma, Idaho and soon after obtained her...

May 6, 2019

On Monday, May 6, 2019, Russ Line of Deary, ID, beloved son, partner, dad, grandpa/papa, brother, and friend, passed away at the age of 53 after a yearlong battle with cancer.

Russ was born on April 5, 1966, in Moscow to Bob Line and Nancy Million Line.  Russ graduated from Moscow Senior High School in 1984.  Russ...

May 2, 2019

Betty B. Kelson of Moscow died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. She was 83 years old.

Betty was born September 5, 1935, the twelfth child of Charles and Nellie Johnson Washburn inBonners Ferry, Idaho. She grew up, attended school, and graduated from high school in Bonners Ferry, class of 1953.

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Apr 28, 2019

Rod Carscallen of Viola died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at his home. He was 73.

Roderick Carl Carscallen was born January 28, 1946 in Moscow to Wilmar A. and Louise A. (Katzenberger) Carscallen. Rod grew up and attended school in Potlatch, graduating from Potlatch High School in 1964. He then enrolled at North Idaho College to learn...

Apr 26, 2019

Jeanette Wallen Rose passed away at her home on April 26, 2019.

Jeanette came into this world as a bright and beautiful baby girl on her Grandfather, Wallace Wallen's (and Abraham Lincoln's) Birthday, February 12, 1959.  Jeanette Rose Wallen was the second out of seven children born to Glen and Donna Mae (Morton) Wallen.  All seven children...

Apr 16, 2019

Bryan Alan Roberts of Moscow died on his birthday, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his home. He was 30.

Bryan was born April 16, 1989 in Merced, CA to Levi Thomas and Emily R. Lustre Roberts. The family moved to Moscow in 2002, and Bryan attended Moscow High School. He worked in several restaurants as kitchen staff,...

Apr 14, 2019

ARDELLA M. DOYLE

Moscow, Idaho

The Angels flew Ardella home to Heaven on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the age of 89.

Ardella Muriel Johnston was born December 27, 1929, to LeRoy & Lucille Johnston of Walla Walla, Washington.  The family later moved and Ardella attended schools in Palouse and Moscow.  While attending...

Apr 10, 2019

Thomas Edward Harner, two year old son of Arch and Cat Harner of Moscow, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019, at Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane.

Thomas was born December 8, 2016, in Moscow. Days after his birth, Thomas was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which would require years of chemotherapy, transfusions, immunotherapy,...

Apr 8, 2019

Anne Marie (Johnson) Bell passed away on April 8, 2019 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Anne was born in a little two room house in Dunn Center, North Dakota on November 26, 1942 to Frank & Marian (Gage) Johnson.  The family moved to Idaho in February 1943, living on Hatter Creek and later in the...

Apr 6, 2019

Jean Cadwell Bridges, of Troy, died Saturday April 6, 2019 at her home in Troy. She was 86.

Jean was born the second of five children in Scotts Bluff Nebraska on November 20, 1932 to Carlos and Iris Jean Cadwell. She grew up in the Midwest, until WWII started and her father enlisted in the Marine Corp....

Apr 4, 2019

Robert Leizear “Bob” Bird died of pulmonary fibrosis Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Bishop Place retirement community in Pullman. He was 91.

An avid reader and golfer, and a devoted husband and father, Bob had moved to the Palouse in 2017 with Amy, his wife of 66 years. Bob worked for five decades as a metallurgist specializing...

Mar 31, 2019

Evelyn Faye Mock of Moscow died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 84.

Evelyn was born December 4, 1934 at Belgrade, Montana to William C. and Florence Kent Powell. She grew up and attended school in Montana, graduating from Bozeman High School.

She and Robert C. Mock were married April 29,...

Mar 11, 2019

Kelley Marie Kimbley of Moscow died Monday, March 11, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 33.

Kelley was born July 3, 1985 at the Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA to Thomas D. and Kathy (Burroughs) Kimbley. She attended various schools as her father was in the Navy, up to the 7th grade, then Kendrick High School,...

Mar 9, 2019

Alfred Henry Pepe, Moscow, Idaho Al Pepe, of Moscow died peacefully on March 9, 2019 at Aspen Park Care Center in Moscow.

Al was born August 21, 1920, to Henry and Filomena Pepe in New Hyde Park, N.Y. He worked in construction, operating heavy equipment for forty years.  He met Ida Stella in 1940 and they were...

Mar 6, 2019

Wilma “Billie” Linell Scott, of Moscow, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 94.

Billie was born August 15, 1924 in Richfield, Minnesota, the youngest child of Russell and Alice Linell. She was raised in Wadena, MN and graduated from high school in 1942. After high school Wilma joined the US Navy...

Feb 25, 2019

John F. Warren of Princeton died Monday, February 25, 2019 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 52.

John was born September 13, 1966 in Walla Walla to Ernest M. and Martha R. (Porter) Warren. The family moved to the Troy-Deary area when he was young, attending school at Deary and Potlach. Later he worked as...

Feb 23, 2019

Margaret Ruth Matson Flint, of Moscow, died Saturday February 23, 2019 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 87.

Margaret was born in Spokane, WA to Louie and Margaret Olsen. She grew up in Spokane and attended local schools. In 1947 she married William “Shorty” Matson, they had six children and were married for 23 years, and...