Obituaries

Bula May Lynd

Jan 15, 2015

Bula M. Lynd passed away January 15, 2015 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 93 years old. Bula was born September 3, 1921, in Palouse, Washington to Clyde and Nettie Jeffers. She was the second of four children - Lula Schultz, Arva Lee Miller and Ancel Jeffers. The family moved and lived briefly in western Washington before settling back...

David M. Trail

Jan 14, 2015

Last Saturday afternoon Dave's earthly life was brought to an abrupt end by a gunman on a shooting spree. This was not Dave's first acquaintance with tragedy. During his Moscow childhood, his life was nearly ended by fire during a routine 'trash burning'. After almost a year in local hospital beds, he overheard the doctor inform his folks, Floyd &...

Karen Kay Gatlin

Jan 11, 2015

Karen Kay Gatlin of Moscow died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 11, 2015 while vacationing in Hawaii with her husband. She was 70. Karen was born April 19, 1944, the daughter of Claude Daniel and Mildred Ethel Bachman Mishler in Eureka, Illinois. She graduated third in her class from University High School in Normal, IL in 1961. She attended Goshen College...

Carolyn Carr Mcdaniel

Jan 5, 2015

Carolyn Carr McDaniel died January 5, 2015, at her home in Moscow, Idaho. She was 85. Carolyn was born in Trigg County, Kentucky on August 13, 1929 to Rogers and Claryce Joiner Carr. She graduated from South Christian High School in 1947 and went on to college at Western Kentucky University. In the summer of 1950, she was introduced to...

Kalkidan Ella Qualls

Jan 3, 2015

Kalkidan Ella Qualls was born October 29, 2001, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She became part of our family eight years ago and it was our great joy and honor to love her. On the morning of December 27, she and our parents were driving to Montana for a holiday visit with friends when they were involved in an automobile accident....

Gladys A. Wommack

Jan 3, 2015

Gladys Arlene Wommack, 74 of Clarkston and Apache Junction, Arizona, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Royal Plaza Care Center in Lewiston with family at her side. Gladys fought a short, courageous battle with breast cancer and inspired many with her courage and positive outlook. Gladys was born on the family farm near Genesee on June 11, 1940 to...

Betty Jane Steensma

Jan 2, 2015

Betty Jane Steensma of Moscow died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 97. Betty was born at the family home in the Cottonwood area on December 7, 1917 to Herman A. and Alice G. Weinman Weigand. Her mother died when she was small and she lived with relatives, attending school at Troy and Moscow High,...

Marietta Davis

Dec 27, 2014

Marietta Davis, 93, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 24th in Troy Idaho.

Born March 26th 1921 in Waterloo Alabama to Etta Chandler & Newt Blackshire, Marietta moved to Clifton Tennessee at a young age and attended Pearl high in Nashville Tennessee. Marietta married William Henry Davis in 1939, and the two of them saw...

Kenneth L. Chamberlin

Dec 26, 2014

Kenneth Lester Chamberlin passed away at his home after a four-year hard fought battle with Lymphoma on December 26, 2014. He was 68. Ken was born in Lewiston, ID on August 16, 1946 to George and Verla (Gardner) Chamberlin and joined sister Beverly and brother Gary. He attended Clarkston High School and graduated in 1964 then soon after joined the...

Jack And Mary Cass

Dec 24, 2014

Vincent M. "Jack" Cass and Mary M. Eveland Cass A graveside service for the inurnment of Vincent M. "Jack" Cass and Mary M. Eveland Cass will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 10:30 AM and the Dry Creek Cemetery near Deary with a luncheon to follow. Vincent "Jack" Cass was born March 29, 1926 in Onaga, Kansas to...

Leecie Jane Seevers

Dec 18, 2014

Leecie Jane Seevers, 11 month old daughter of Micheal W. and Amanda R. Hobbs Seevers, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Gritman Medical Center. Leecie was born January 11, 2014 at Lancaster, California. The family moved to Troy in March. Leecie will be remembered especially for her infectious smile and bright eyes and her ability to turn "any frown upside...

Robert L. Herman

Dec 16, 2014

Life-long Genesee resident, Robert Louis Herman, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the age of 89. Bob was born March 9, 1925 to Walter and Ella Comnick Herman on the family farm. Bob attended Genesee schools, graduating in 1944. Bob worked on the family farm until he enlisted in the US Army in May of 1946. He was a...

Steven A. Schierman

Nov 30, 2014

Steven A. Schierman, Sr., of Moscow died Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. He was 69. Steve was born April 25, 1945, in Colfax, WA to Harry and Marie Schierman. He attended school in Colfax and graduated from Palouse High School. He was active in Legion baseball, football, and basketball, and attended Eastern Washington University. Steve...

Lucille Rudd Magnuson

Nov 29, 2014

Lucille Magnuson of Moscow died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at her home at Clark Place. Lucille Rudd Magnuson was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 15, 1920. She moved with her parents to Tacoma, Wash., as an infant and graduated from Lincoln High School there. She studied piano and accordion, performing for recitals and entertaining at Tacoma social banquets as...

Marilyn G. Mitchell

Nov 24, 2014

Marilyn Mitchell

Marilyn G. Mitchell, left this earth to join her cherished husband in heaven on November 24, 2014. Born on October 3, 1937 in Ashton, Idaho, Marilyn was raised on a farm by two loving parents, along with eight siblings. After graduating from North Fremont High School in Ashton, she attended the University of Idaho where she...

Nels H. Andersen

Nov 22, 2014

Nels Harry Andersen of Deary died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Kindred Care and Rehab Center in Lewiston. He was 77. Nels was born August 7, 1937 at Red Bluff, CA to Knudt K. and Opal D. Pitkin Andersen. He grew up and went to school at Vina, CA and graduated from Los Molino High School. He served in the...

Patricia Wade

Nov 20, 2014

Patricia Ann Wade, 85 years old, passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Patty was born August 25, 1929 to Howard and Anne Goodell in Tacoma, Washington and lived in Centralia and Everett Washington while growing up. She lived in Sedro Woolley Washington her adult life and then moved to Good Samaritan Village in Moscow,...

Tom Richards

Nov 18, 2014

Thomas Martin Richards, 57, died at his home on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Tom was born August 8, 1957 in Hailey, Idaho to Art and Theresa Richards. The third of eight children, Tom and his siblings grew-up hiking and skiing the mountains of the Wood River Valley. Tom was involved with the Boy Scouts from an early age and earned...

Richard "Dick" Baysinger

Nov 18, 2014

Richard "Dick" Baysinger passed away on November 14 in Wenatchee, Washington. Dick was born on March 6, 1922, in Casper, Wyoming, to Tallemon and Rose (Ritschard) Baysinger. He graduated from high school in Lingle, Wyoming. Dick joined the Army and served as a paratrooper with the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team during World War II. He was wounded while serving...

Jon C. Fleischman

Nov 14, 2014

Jon Charles "Peg-Leg" Fleischman of Palouse died suddenly of a heart attack Friday, November 14, 2014 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 62. Jon was born July 15, 1952 in Utica, NY to Richard F. and Cecelia Bird Fleischman. He grew up and attended school in Westbury, Long Island, NY, graduating from Clark High School. He married...