Obituaries

Carolyn Kay Ravenscroft Smith

Dec 7, 2017

Carolyn Kay Ravenscroft Smith passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, surrounded by her children at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Carolyn was born July 22, 1944 to Vernon and Harriett (Burkhard) Ravenscroft in Moscow, Idaho and grew up on the family farm in Tuttle, Idaho. She graduated from Hagerman High School and the University of Idaho with a degree...

Thomas P. "Tom" O'Brien

Dec 6, 2017

Thomas Patrick O'Brien, of Harvard Idaho, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his home. He was 75. Tom was born on April 19, 1942, in Hoboken, New Jersey to Thomas J, and Marion Soldati O'Brien. He was raised in the Hoboken area and attended local schools, graduating from Demarest High School in 1960. After graduating, he joined the United States...

Kert C. Colvin

Dec 1, 2017

Kert C. Colvin of Moscow was pronounced deceased at his Moscow home on Friday, December 1, 2017. He was 44. Kert was born August 23, 1973 in Oxnard, California to Brice and Jan Garrison Colvin, both former Moscow residents. He graduated from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard in 1991. Kert attended Ventura Junior College for two years following graduation,...

Donna Jean Hamilton

Nov 30, 2017

Our mom was the world's best sister, wife, mother & Grandma; she passed Thursday Nov 30th 2017 surrounded by her family. She was 77. Our mom was born April 14th 1940, in Eureka, California to Paul and Zola Deeds. Our mom married our dad, the love of her life David (Gene) Hamilton on Nov 10th 1956. Together they had a...

Max Bingman

Nov 26, 2017

Max Eugene Bingman passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at the age of 90. Born on February 4, 1927, in Pomeroy, Washington, to George and May Bingman, Max was raised on a farm outside Moscow and attended school in a one-room country schoolhouse. In 1945, he graduated from Moscow High School, was...

Marguerite Lorraine Ashland

Nov 18, 2017

Marguerite Lorraine Ashland passed away peacefully at home with family by her side early Saturday November 18, 2017. Lorraine was the eldest child of William Charles Tifft and Marguerite Howe Hubbell. Her life began April 9, 1928 in Seymour, Connecticut, a sleepy little town on the banks of the Naugatuck River. She attended school and graduated with honors from Seymour...

Marilyn Jenkins

Nov 18, 2017

Marilyn K. Jenkins, 80, a lifelong resident of Genesee, passed away peacefully at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow surrounded by her loving family on Saturday evening, Nov. 18, 2017, due to complications from battling cancer and other health issues for several years. She was the eldest of three daughters born Dec. 4, 1936, in Puyallup, WA to Henry and Marie...

Carma Foiles

Nov 14, 2017

Carma Jean Foiles, 95, was born in Loveland, CO to Earl and Mabel Worden on Oct. 13, 1922. She passed away Nov. 14, 2017. Carma met her future husband, Marvin Foiles, at Loveland High School. They attended different colleges, but did not lose touch. While growing up in Loveland, Co. Carma spent summers working with her sisters as a maid...

Sherwood Hall

Nov 14, 2017

The world said goodbye to a kind and gentle soul as Sherwood James Hall III of Moscow died Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017. He was 69. Sherwood was born in October, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida to Sherwood and Elaine (Fairbanks) Hall. When he was young the family moved to California. Sherwood especially enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping in the Gualala...

Joyce Packard

Nov 12, 2017

Joyce Lea (King) Packard, 86, Viola

Joyce Lea (King) Packard, 86, of Viola entered into the loving arms of her Savior on November 12, 2017. She was born on May 24, 1931, south of Potlatch, Idaho at the family home on Rock Creek Road, to Kenneth & Helen (Mustian) King. She attended school in Potlatch, Idaho, graduating in...

John A. Weber

Nov 10, 2017

John Anton Weber of Moscow died Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the age of 70.

John was raised in Moscow as one of eight children born to Jack and Rose Weber. John attended school in Moscow ultimately earning a Master of Business Degree from the University of Idaho. He had a varied and full work career in sales...

Duncan Leonhardy

Nov 4, 2017

On Oct. 31, 2017, Duncan Leonhardy, age 53, passed away while surrounded by the loving presence of his family. He was born in Lawton, Okla., to Frank and Lucille Leonhardy on May 3, 1964. From there, the family moved to Pullman where Duncan attended public school and, later, graduated from Washington State University in 1994, majoring in criminal justice...

Lucille "Sam" Leonhardy

Nov 4, 2017

Lucille "Sam" Leonhardy was born December 3, 1935 in Oakland, California to Mildred and Nick Hughes, a Sgt. Major in the Army. As an "Army brat," she lived in Japan, Guam, the Philippines, and several other places, graduating from High School in Honolulu, HI, before heading off to the University of Oregon where she earned a degree in Sociology. Later...

Eugene "Norm" Mcgough

Nov 1, 2017

Eugene Norman (Norm) McGough, 91 years old, died at Aspen Park Healthcare, Moscow Idaho, on 24 Nov 2017, from complications of a long illness. Born 23 July 1926, to Ray and Rose McGough of Sprague, WA, Norm lived most of his life in Moscow attending parochial and public schools. As a young boy he did many odd jobs, to include...

Grant Silvernale

Oct 31, 2017

Grant Josiah Silvernale, Jr., passed away in Moscow, Idaho, on October 31, 2017. He was 90 years old. He was born on March 2, 1927, in Walla Walla, Washington, to Grant Josiah Silvernale, Sr., and Leanor M. (Hall) Silvernale. He had fond memories of growing up on the South Hill in Spokane with his three siblings, Mary, Lawrence (Larry), and...

Rainville Peggy J. Carr

Oct 27, 2017

Peggy Jean Carr-Rainville, a recent Pullman resident died Tuesday morning, October 24, 2017 at Bishop Place in Pullman. She was 89. Peggy was born Aug. 7, 1928 in Oregon City, Oregon to Ruth and Perry Hogan. Peggy spent many years as a housewife and worked 30+ years at Edward Hines Lumber Co. in Hines, Oregon as a millworker. Peggy was...

Janis Marie Nelson

Oct 20, 2017

Janis Marie (Feely) Nelson went to live with our Heavenly Father on October 20, 2017 after an extended illness. Janis was living on the family farm near Troy at the time of her death and was surrounded by her loving husband, Jim Nelson and her two Yorkies. She was 70. Janis was born September 11, 1947 at Coeur d'Alene to...

Helen G. Dewey

Oct 10, 2017

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Joseph R. Vasquez

Oct 9, 2017

Joseph R. Vasquez of Pullman died at his home. He was 62. Joe was born December 11, 1954 in Pittsburg, California to Robert and Beatrice (Ortiz) Vasquez. He attended elementary school in Brentwood, CA and graduated from Liberty Union High School. Joe then attended Diablo Valley College where he was an All-American wrestler. He also graduated from a carpenter trade...

Helen G. Dewey

Oct 5, 2017

Helen G. Dewey, 88, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2017 at Regency Assisted Living in Pullman, Washington with family by her side. Helen Georgia Robinson Gardner Dewey was born to Paul and Edith Robinson on April 5, 1929 at the family home in Cathart, Washington. She attended Cathart Grade School and Snohomish High School. She married Gordon Gardner in 1946....