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Ardene Gray
Apr 29, 2015
Ardene Phyllis Ganschow Gray, of South Beach, Oregon passed away on April 29, 2015 at the home of her daughter Elizabeth J. Leonard and son-in-law Gene of Moscow, Idaho. She was 80. Ardene was born August 2, 1934 in Mitchell, South Dakota to George and Alberta Thielebein Ganschow. She married John Franklin Rhodes on March 17, 1952 and they were...
William O. Olesen
Apr 27, 2015
William O. Olesen, Jr. of Moscow, one of the Great Generation, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 89. Born in Asotin, Washington to William O. and Hattie H. Olesen, Bill was a man of great character and many dimensions. Independent from the ground up, his life was one of service...
Steven D. Johnson
Apr 25, 2015
Steven Douglas Johnson began life November 6, 1962, born to Douglas & Helen Johnson in Santa Barbara, CA. He joined sisters Victoria and Lori. In December 1980 Steven, with his gentle spirit, embraced us - John & Lucretia Carlson as his parents, guardians, and family along with Diane & Steve Rathbun, Craig & Janneth Carlson and Lorene & Chris Middleton...
Ken Johnson
Apr 24, 2015
Kenneth Albert Johnson of Troy died Friday, April 24, 2015 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. He was 71. Ken was born July 9, 1943 in Moscow to Archie F. and Virginia C. (Olson) Johnson. He grew up and attended school in Deary, graduating from Deary High School in 1961. Ken served in the US Navy from 1961-1966 aboard the...
Bruce Bumgarner
Apr 21, 2015
Frank Bruce Bumgarner, "Bruce", passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 19, five days shy of his 80th birthday, after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born at home in Moscow, Idaho to Thomas and Marguerite (Yangel) Bumgarner on April 24, 1935, living his entire life in Moscow. He attended Ursuline Academy,...
Donald M. Brudie
Apr 20, 2015
Donald Mathew Brudie, 89, passed away on April 20, 2015, at Kindred Health Care in Moscow. He was the only son born to Martin and Clara (Krantz) Brudie on February 8, 1926, in Minot, North Dakota. At the age of six the family transitioned to north Idaho where Don was educated in a one room schoolhouse and lived in a...
Charles Royce
Apr 16, 2015
Charles Edward Royce, Jr. passed away at his home Thursday, April 16, 2015 after a heroic fight with cancer. He was 55. Chuck was born December 20, 1959 in Cottonwood, Arizona. He grew up and went to school in Tucson, graduating from Tucson High School. He enjoyed working at his grandpa's camera store throughout high school, expanding on his passion...
Robert Graff
Apr 16, 2015
Robert W. "Jock" Graff, of Moscow, died Thursday April 16, 2015 at his home in Moscow, surrounded by friends and family. He was 69. "Wandering spirits, if indeed ye wander ... grant me this faint happiness, or take me, as your companion from the joys of life." - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Jock was born October 30, 1945 in Waukegan, Illinois....
Jeanne C. Vaughn
Apr 13, 2015
Jeanne C. Vaughn of Moscow died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Pullman Regional Hospital. She was 91. Jeanne was born March 15, 1924 in Pocatello, Idaho to Leroy and Muriel Lathrop Ruggles. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Pocatello High School. She then attended Idaho State College (now University). She married Harry W. Vaughn on December 24,...
Harold W. Poteet
Apr 9, 2015
Harold W. Poteet, Jr. of Viola died Thursday, April 9, 2015 while cutting wood near Viola. He was 62. Harold was born October 22, 1952 at Weaverville, CA to Harold W. and Amy Lee Upton Poteet. He grew up and attended school at Paradise, CA, graduating from high school there. He worked as a carpet layer, tractor driver in the...
D. "Gene" Hamilton
Apr 3, 2015
David "Gene" Hamilton, the world's greatest husband, daddy and grandpa, of Bovill, died Friday April 3, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 79. Gene was born July 28, 1935 in Vardaman, MS to Toy and Maudie Hamilton. He grew up in Mississippi until he was 13 when the family moved to Ashland, OR. Gene lived in...
Alvin Paca Bohman
Mar 28, 2015
Alvin (Paca) Bohman, 90, a life-long Troy resident, died of natural causes, Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Alvin was born September 11, 1924 in Troy, Idaho to Johan Gustaf (Olsson) Bohman and Hilma Alida Westberg Bohman. He grew up on the family farm on Little Bear Ridge. He attended grade school at Little Bear...
Dorothy Parton
Mar 27, 2015
DOROTHY ANN CARLSON PARTON Dorothy was born July 29, 1930 in Holdrege, Nebraska. Her parents were farmers, and she was baptized at the Lutheran Church. After leaving the farm, she spent several years in Grand Island, Nebraska. When she was 12, the family moved to Denver. She was deeply impressed by her new Junior High School-it had a pool! She...
Roy Krauss
Mar 26, 2015
Roy L. Krauss of Moscow died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Aspen Park Healthcare. Roy was born August 18, 1926 at Ennis, Montana to John E. and Florence Daems Krauss. He grew up and started school at Norris, MT, then attended high school at Harrison, MT and graduated from Gallatin County High School at Bozeman. He worked at Montana Hardware...
Judith Ann Whitesel
Mar 20, 2015
Judy Whitesel of Springfield, VA, daughter of William and Violet Olson, was called to our Lord on March 13, 2015 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA after a long battle with Polycystic Kidney Disease. She was 72. Judy grew up in Potlatch and was a graduate of the University of Idaho. She is survived by her son, Lance and...
Carol Price
Mar 18, 2015
Carol Price, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Moscow. She died at home with her family at her side. Mildred Carol Price (neé Mayo) was born in Waltham, Massachusetts September 22, 1928, to Mildred and Fred Mayo. After finishing high school and attendance at an academy for learning advanced clerical skills, Carol worked several years as an executive...
Pat Wells
Mar 17, 2015
Pat Wells, 73, died on March 14 at his home following a valiant battle with PSP (progressive supraneuclear palsy) a serious degenerative neurological disease which is an atypical Parkinsonism. Pat, born October 23, 1941 in Moscow, Idaho, lived in Moscow his entire life. He was a proud husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who was also a 33-year veteran of...
Margaret Littlejohn
Mar 17, 2015
Margaret Ann Littlejohn, 66, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in Moscow. Margaret was born July 22, 1948 in Newton-Stewart, Scotland to Quintin and Ruby Littlejohn. She immigrated to the United States as an infant with her parents and became a US citizen at the age of 4 1/2 years old. Margaret held a strong connection to her Scottish heritage...
Ronald Robinson
Mar 17, 2015
Ronald A. Robinson (Ron) was born August 31, 1923 in Nampa, Idaho to Leroy and Amy (Ecker) Robinson. Ron passed away from natural causes at Gritman Memorial Hospital. At seven years of age Ron's family moved to Melba, Idaho where he graduated high school. In the fall of 1941 he enrolled at the University of Idaho with a Union Pacific...
Harlan Guy
Mar 10, 2015
Harlan (Bud) Hamilton Guy of Wilton, California, passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. He was on his farm outdoors with his wife, Elisa at his side. Born August 14, 1926, to Creighton and Edith (Hamilton) Guy in Moscow, Idaho. Bud was raised on the family farm outside of Moscow and was the fourth of...
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