Obituaries

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...

Jun 17, 2019

Reo Lee Lloyd, 70, resident of Moscow, Idaho.

Reo Lee Lloyd of Moscow, Idaho, passed away at his home on Monday, June 17, 2019. Reo was born in Moscow on June 13, 1949 to Robert E. Lloyd and Dorothy (Obershaw) Lloyd. He was raised in Moscow and lived the majority of his life on the family farm...

Jun 15, 2019

Betty Lou Westergreen of Moscow was called back to heaven on Saturday, June 15, 2019. She passed in her sleep at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. She was 91.

Betty was born April 5, 1928 in Ferdinand, Idaho to Conrad and Helen Behler Mengelkamp. The family moved to Moscow when she was very young. She...

May 29, 2019

Dale Eugene Lunsford, 83, of Deary, died Wednesday May 29, 2019, at home surrounded by his family.  Dale was born on September 15, 1935, in Troy Idaho, to Jesse R and Irma Kleer Lunsford.  He came home to live in a new house on Mica Mountain Road, where his parents and he shared his life with his Grandfather Fred. ...

May 25, 2019

LaDena passed on May 25, 2019 after an extended stay at Bishop Place Memory Care Villas in Pullman Washington.  She was 91 years of age.

LaDena was born January 12, 1928 in Inglewood California where the family was living temporarily before returning to their home in Parma Idaho.  Growing up she helped her parents Milton and Fae...

May 24, 2019

Although Warren Carleton’s parents homesteaded here and he spent most of his life here, few people knew him. Fiercely independent and content with his own company, he lived alone in his little house just outside Moscow, consenting to enter the nursing home just days before he died May 24, 2019 at the age of 90.

Warren was...

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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