Obituaries

Apr 9, 2016

Thomas Edwin Hipple passed at his Moscow home Saturday morning, April 9, 2016 at the age of 84. Tom was born to Fraser and Reba Hipple in Dekalb, Illinois on November 21, 1931. We always remember his birthday, 11-21-31. He was raised in nearby Waterman Illinois on a family farm with his younger brother Jim. He enrolled in Northern Illinois...

Apr 7, 2016

Patsy Ruth Martson formerly of Moscow, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Glenhaven Adult Family Home in Pullman. She was 81. Patsy was born March 24, 1935 at Fairmont, Nebraska to Chris and Alice (Svehla) Martson. The family moved to Moscow when she was a year old. In 1964 they moved to Spokane where she continued to live with her...

Apr 3, 2016

Nancy Lorraine Savage shrugged off her mortal coil on Sunday morning, April 3nd, 2016, just three days after her 80th birthday. She had been healthy and active but recently developed an illness that compromised kidney function and brought about a rapid decline. A strong and self-reliant individual, she spent her last week at home surrounded by her family, visiting with...

Mar 30, 2016

Frederick Edward Funke of Deary died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane at the age of 83. Fred was born to Frederick and Christina (Tacke) Funke on December 21, 1932 in Cottonwood, ID where he later graduated high school. He married Patricia Schmidt on January 3, 1953 in Greencreek and they remained lovingly married...

Mar 29, 2016

Eugene Thompson of Moscow died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Bishop Place Senior Living Center in Pullman, Wash. He was 93. Gene was born to Anson and Bertha Thompson on Sept. 24, 1922 in Gooding, ID and raised as the youngest of four children. His father, the mayor of Gooding, gave Gene a great deal of responsibility as a young...

Mar 25, 2016

Arlene Jones Miller passed away March 25, 2016 at her home in Moscow. She was 77. Arlene was born November 29, 1938 in Murray, Utah to Veldon Wheeler and Thelma Hyde Jones. She married Thomas Hudelson Miller (Bud) on March 24, 1958 and was later sealed to him in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They observed their 58th wedding anniversary...

Mar 24, 2016

Betty Ann Barnett of Moscow died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 61. Betty was born August 10, 1954 in Oneonta, New York. Her parents were Richard and Margaret Yeary Dougherty. She grew up and attended schools graduating from high school there. She moved to Washington in the early 1980's and was married to James Thomas...

Mar 22, 2016

Aleita Louise Gridley of Wendell went to eternity Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at her daughter's home in Genesee. She was surrounded by her loved ones and her devoted dog Missy at her side. Aleita was born July 6, 1924, in Colusa, California. She was the youngest of 5 children by Robert Allen and Mary Beulah (Weaver) Inman. Aleita's family returned...

Mar 21, 2016

Elizabeth "Bette" June Hoskins of Moscow passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on March 20, 2016 at the Hospice House of North Idaho in Coeur d'Alene. She was 87. The eldest of six, Bette was born to Howard Edward Holmes Sr. and Marla June Lawson on August 4th, 1928 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. She graduated from Eisenhower High School...

Mar 17, 2016

We regret to announce the passing of Margaret W. Fosberg on March 17, 2016. She died peacefully at her home at the age of 94. Margaret and her twin sister were born at the doctor's residence in Roanoke, Alabama on August 6, 1921. She was raised in Glenn, Georgia on a cotton farm. Margaret graduated from high school in Franklin,...

Mar 12, 2016

Louise Jessen of Moscow, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Kindred Health Care Aspen Park due to causes related to age. She was 95. The youngest of four, Louise was born to John and Helen (Hunt) Whalen on November 13, 1920 in Morrisville, PA and joined her siblings, Helen, John and Edward. Louise graduated from Cathedral High School in...

Mar 11, 2016

Gloria W. Johnston of Moscow died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 92. Gloria was born July 5, 1923 at Avon, ID to Bennie W. and Martha M. Johns Dennis. She spent her younger years at Avon, starting school there. She then went to Deary schools and then to Moscow, graduating from Moscow High School...

Mar 8, 2016

Roy was born December 11, 1926 in American Falls, Idaho, to Judd and Ruth (Fredrick) Taylor, where he grew up on the family farm. During high school he earned his Eagle Scout badge, and after graduating entered the Naval Aviation program. After completing his military service he graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Agriculture Engineering and...

Feb 29, 2016

William Leroy (Bill) Helbling, 85, a longtime Moscow resident, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, February 29, 2016, in Spokane due to complications from Parkinson's disease. He was born October 22, 1930, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to the late Arthur S. and Clementine Helbling. After moving with his family to Moscow in 1939, Bill attended the Ursuline Academy...

Feb 27, 2016

Mary Elsie Carlson, a longtime Troy resident, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 99. Mary Elsie was born February 10, 1917 at Absarokee, Montana to Walter E. and Edna Mae Kemph Littler. She started school in Montana, also attending at Viola, ID and graduated from Mt. Ellis Academy in Bozeman, Montana. She attended Walla...

Feb 25, 2016

Catherine L. "Kay" Christopherson of Pomeroy and formerly of Deary, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Garfield County Hospital and Care Center. She was 92. Kay was born September 20, 1923 at Pompey's Pillar, Montana to William D. and Pearl E. Kinnamon Skiles. She grew up and started school in Montana and the family moved to the Palouse area in...

Feb 24, 2016

Kent Wick, of Moscow, died Wednesday February 24, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene . He was 71. Boy Kent Wick was born on June 24, 1944 to his proud parents Clarence and Helen Wick and his brother Dale in Duluth, Minnesota. Kent grew up in Duluth running the halls of the Arrowhead Hotel that his parents owned and...

Feb 22, 2016

Gary A. Loomis, of Bovill, passed away on Monday, February 22nd, 2016 at Aspen Park Kindred Care Center in Moscow, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Gary was born May 10, 1940 in Moscow, ID to Arthur (Art) and Dorothy (Linderman) Loomis. He lived in Renton, WA and various towns in the area until settling in Bovill in 1949...

Feb 19, 2016

Dr. William Ward "Bill" Taylor, of Moscow, ID, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2016 in Moscow with his wife, Patty, by his side. Bill was born in Twin Falls, ID to George O. and Orpha Ward Taylor on July 18, 1931. He grew up on a farm, where according to legend, his mother made a pie EVERY...

Feb 19, 2016

Joseph P. McCaffrey, (64) of Moscow, died Friday February 19, 2016. Joe spent the last 21 years trying to live with a malignant brain tumor.

Joseph was born in April 1951, in Providence, Rhode Island to Joseph and Esther McCaffrey. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island and graduated from Pilgrim High School in 1969.The first in...