Obituaries

Jan 26, 2019

Col (Ret) William D. “Bill” Hosking, of Moscow, died Friday, January 26, 2019 at his home in Moscow. He was 91.

The son of the Rev. & Mrs. William T. Hosking, he was born in Kewanee, Illinois on January 8, 1928. He attended Knox College, graduating Cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1949 and the Hartford...

Jan 23, 2019

Vivien Opal Herman died in her Genesee home on Jan 23, 2019, at 88, after enjoying a full long life.  She was born in Johnson, WA to Opal (Spence) and Forrest White on Nov. 11, 1930, for which Opal called her “my Armistice baby”.  At 6 weeks old, she survived whooping cough because Aunt Ivy made her onion and...

Jan 20, 2019

Dorothea B. (Carstens) Hagen of Princeton went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at her home.

Dorothea was born the oldest of five daughters to Reimer and Hazel Mae (Bunch) Carstens on August 11, 1926 in Garfield, WA. Growing up in Princeton, a place she always called “home”, she attended a one room...

Jan 13, 2019

John W. Coddington, of Kennewick, and formerly of Moscow, died January 13, 2019 at his home. He was 47.

John was born February 17, 1971 in Lincoln City, Oregon to Donald and Diana Davis Coddington. John grew up in the Willamette Valley and graduated from Willamina High School in 1989. He attended Oregon State University where he...

Jan 7, 2019

Wayne Daniel Largent, “Dan” was born December 17, 1954 the fourth child of Wayne and Rozella (Mathison) Largent of Winchester.  He attended school there until midway through the sixth grade when consolidation took him to Highland.  His gregarious and fun loving nature made that an easy transition. In Jr. High and high school he spent a lot of time...

Jan 4, 2019

Ruth Arlene Elliott, 92, a Viola resident, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 while hospitalized at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

An informal celebration of Ruth’s life will be held at the Moscow home of Larry and Virginia Elliott on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 204 So. Garfield St., Moscow. Guests are welcome between 2:00...

Jan 4, 2019

Lt. Commander Lawrence (Larry) Cary McBride was born on August 24, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to John and Gladys (Ryckman) McBride. Larry went to school in Detroit, Michigan then moved to California where he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1956. Larry was a Hospital Corpsman, including field service with the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions and support...

Dec 29, 2018

Marilynn “Peg” Camille Cox Neal, a longtime Moscow resident, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 29, 2018. She was 86.

Peg was born April 26, 1932 to Andrew T. and Minnie Glenn Cox of Kendrick, ID. She attended the American Ridge Elementary School near Kendrick before attending St. Paul’s High School for Girls...

Dec 28, 2018

Annie McGregor Goff of Moscow, died Friday, December 28, 2018 at Aspen Park Healthcare in Moscow. She was 83.

Annie was born November 4, 1935 in Spokane to Abe and Florence Richardson Goff. She grew up here and attended Notre Dame Academy for girls in Colton, WA graduating from there. Annie worked as a switchboard operator in...

Dec 23, 2018

Erick John Naar of Moscow died December 23, 2018. He was 69.

Erick was born August 1, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, and the eldest of seven children to Donald and Jean Rich Naar. He served in the Air Force during Vietnam and worked in the automobile business for over 40 years. Erick was the beloved husband of...

Dec 22, 2018

Donald E. Smith (Smitty), 94, of Moscow passed away December 22, 2018.  He was born in Moscow on October 29, 1924 to Harry E. Smith and Callie L. (Trout) Smith.

Don graduated from Moscow High School in May 1942. He enrolled that September at the University of Idaho and became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. ...

Dec 17, 2018

Lillian R. Turk, 97, passed away at home Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.  She was born May 18, 1921 in Butte, Montana, to Mary Gallagher McGowan and Manus McGowan.  Both her parents were from County Donegal, Ireland.  Lillian attended Butte schools, and graduated from Butte High School in 1939. The family of Lillian’s future husband, John W. Turk, owned a...

Dec 16, 2018

Kent Dunnam of Troy died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 82.

Kent was born August 13, 1936 at Stamford, Texas, the only child of C. W. “Bill” and Linnie Adkins Dunnam. He grew up and attended school at Rule, TX, graduating from high school there. He then attended...

Dec 14, 2018

Jean wrote her own obituary as follows;

Jean Rudolph, 97, died December 14, 2018 of heart failure.  She was born in Iowa to Carlton and Theresa Cummings, who moved to Moscow in 1929.  He was head of the U of I Music Dept. and later started the Vandaleers singing group.  He raised Arabian horses in his retirement.  ...

Dec 11, 2018

Vernon Floyd Pratt passed away in Moscow, Idaho on December 11, 2018.  He was born on December 14, 1933 to Emma Daumke Pratt and Harold David Pratt of Germania Township, Todd County, Minnesota, their 8th and youngest child.  He attended Rural District 97, just down the road from his parent’s farm, a schoolhouse which his father had helped build....

Dec 8, 2018

June Leas White of Moscow and a longtime Bovill-Deary resident, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home. She was 77.

June was born June 10, 1941 in Tacoma to Victor R. and Dorothy York Pearson. The family moved to Bovill when she was 7 years old. She attended school at Bovill and Deary. Both of her...

Dec 7, 2018

Karin Elaine Preston, 75, of Troy, Idaho, greatly loved wife of Charles Michael Preston for almost 54 years.

Karin was born October 23, 1943, in Pt. Pleasant, WV, and she died at home holding her husband’s hand on December 7, 2018, in Troy, Idaho.  Her birth name was Karin Elaine Taylor, and her parents were William Archie...

Dec 2, 2018

KENNETH V. KARDONG, 75

February 7, 1943-December 2, 2018

Kenneth Victor Kardong, professor emeritus of the College of Sciences at Washington State University passed away on December 2 in the peaceful surroundings of Hospice House South of Spokane following a 10-year struggle with cardiomyopathy and the complications of a recent stroke.

Ken was...

Nov 30, 2018

Tammy Sweat-Chipman was born December 8th, 1962 in Lehi, Utah as the daughter of Paul & Elaine Crandall.  From the minute she was born, Tammy was focused on living every second of life to the fullest. Tammy married Rick Sweat of American Fork, UT in the fall of 1979 and shortly thereafter the duo welcomed their daughter Kasee and...

Nov 30, 2018

Jerry Alvin Dean, Sr., beloved husband, father, uncle and ‘Papa’ to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, died of causes related to kidney failure on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. He was 80 years old.

He was born April 9, 1939, in Rochester, Minn., the twin brother of Jimmy Dean and one of five children born to Kenneth and Mabel...