Obituaries

Oct 24, 2019

Helen was born September 5, 1929 in Okatoks, Alberta Canada to Conrad & Helena Mengelkamp.  The family moved to Moscow, Idaho when she was a baby.  The family established a homestead and farmed.  She grew up with 2 brothers and 3 sisters, all of them helping on the farm, picking strawberries and having much fun and merriment as evidenced...

Oct 20, 2019

Mary Lou Fliger, of Moscow, died Sunday October 20, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. She was 77.

Mary was born in Craigmont, Idaho on August 19, 1942, to Clinton and Dorothy Miller. She grew up in Craigmont and Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston high School...

Oct 19, 2019

Frances M. George of Lewiston, died Saturday October 19, 2019 at Life Care Center in Lewiston. She was 84.

Frances was born in Potlatch, Idaho on July 28, 1935 to Julius and Sophie Crane. Frances grew up in Bovill and graduated from Deary High School in 1953. She attended the University of Idaho and pledged Alpha Phi...

Oct 19, 2019

Walter James Kochan passed away after a brief illness on October 19, 2019. He was 97.

Walt was born July 15, 1922 to Michael and Mary (Kandrac) Kochan in Plainfield, NJ. Walt served in the Coast Guard four years, including time in the South Pacific, as a Signalman First Class and was honorably discharged in March 1946....

Oct 13, 2019

Joann Parkins, of Troy, died Sunday October 13, 2019 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow. She was 88.

Joann, was born September 23, 1931 in Moscow, Idaho to Arthur and Irene Frederickson. She attended school at the Miller Trestle School House near her rural home before it closed at graduated from Troy High School. On April...

Oct 12, 2019

Mark Lee Miller 64 of Moscow passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019. He was born on July 31, 1955, to Sidney and Laura Miller, in Grangeville, Idaho.

Mark went to school in Moscow and graduated from the University of Idaho, with a B.S. in Recreation. After graduation he started work in Los Angeles, California, for Westin...

Oct 12, 2019

Bryan Jones passed away peacefully at home on October 12th, 2019. He was 65.

Bryan was born on October 9th, 1954 in Astoria, Oregon to Melvin and Freda Jones. In 1960 they moved to Orofino, Idaho where they homesteaded. In 1973, Bryan joined the Army which took him around the world and stationed him in Germany.

Oct 12, 2019

Bettyann Papineau of Moscow died Saturday morning, October 12, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 87.

Bettyann was born September 13, 1932 in Hillsboro, Oregon, to John P. and Margaret Mary Moylan Johansen. She, her brother and mother moved to Orofino before coming to Moscow where Betty graduated from Moscow High School in...

Oct 7, 2019

Carlean M. Tippett, age 88, of Moscow died Monday October 7, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow.

Carlean was born March 8, 1931 in Salem, MO to Carl and Gertie Callahan. She attended school in Salem and graduated from Salem High School in 1949.  After High School Carlean met William Tippett and they married on November...

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....