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Steve Mcclure
Feb 17, 2016
Pastor Steve McClure, born Nov. 2, 1968, to Mel and Gaye McClure in Seattle, Wash., was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to his eternal reward in heaven on Feb. 14, 2016. He was 47. Steve graduated from Tyee High School in Seattle and attended Concordia College in Portland, Highline College and Western Washington University where he...
Lynnette Scalise
Feb 15, 2016
Lynnette Scalise, of Moscow died February 15, 2016 at her home in Moscow. She was 54 Lynnette was born December 26, 1961, in Oakdale, Louisiana to Shirley and Betty Strother. Lynnette attended school in Louisiana and graduated in 1979. In 1981, Lynnette moves to Moscow where she made her home. She went to work for the USDA office in 1988...
Jamie Sutcliffe
Feb 13, 2016
Jamie Sutcliffe passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 13, 2016 at his home in Viola, ID. Jamie was born August 16, 1961 in Seattle, WA to Jim and Anita Sutcliffe. He was the second of six children and dubbed "Big Blue" by his Grandad for his blue eyes. He went through school in Redmond, WA, graduating from Redmond High School...
Gary Heilman
Feb 13, 2016
Gary Heilman, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday evening, February 13, 2016 at his home in Troy. He was 64. Gary William Heilman was born July 9, 1951 at Moscow to William J. "Willie" and Rene "Shorty" Germer Heilman. Gary grew up and attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High School in 1970. He attended North Idaho College for a...
Evelyn Paul
Feb 13, 2016
Evelyn June Paul, 68, passed away February 13, 2016 of cancer. She had been a resident of Syringa Chalet Nursing Facility in Blackfoot, Idaho for the past month. The family is grateful for the supportive, compassionate staff and the care she received while she was there. Evelyn was born March 13, 1947 at Colfax, WA to Lawrence and Grace (Stewart)...
Bertha "Beth Metzker" Hanson
Feb 13, 2016
Bertha "Beth Metzker" Hanson, of Moscow died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. She was 84. Beth was born on September 24, 1931 in Napoleon, North Dakota to Gustav and Katharina Schnabel. She grew up in Napoleon and attended area school, graduated from Napoleon High School in 1950. Beth attended college in Tennessee, where she met...
Margarette M. Cox
Feb 5, 2016
Peacefully on Feb. 5, 2016 at her home in Avon, Margarette M. Halseth Cox passed from this life into her eternal life. She was 96. She was born July 19, 1919 at the Halseth Montana homestead in Conrad, Mt.; shortly thereafter her family moved to Kendrick, Id. to the Halseth homestead on Big Bear Ridge. She graduated from Kendrick High...
Mertia Ann Kohl
Feb 4, 2016
Mertia Ann Nelson Kohl of Moscow went to be with her Lord on Thursday morning, February 4, 2016 at her home. She was 89. Mertia Ann Nelson was born August 8, 1926 in Baker, North Dakota to Eric Edstrom and Bertha Zuella Smith Nelson, the sixth of eight children. She attended elementary and high school in Baker, graduating in 1942...
Mildred L. "Moody" Christian
Jan 30, 2016
Mildred (Moody) Garth Christian passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the age of 91. She was born January 4, 1925 in St. Marys, PA to George and Katherine Pfaff Garth. She attended local schools and graduated from Penn State University. Upon graduation, she worked for the county as a social worker....
Lucille "Lou" Stevens
Jan 28, 2016
Lou Stevens, a longtime Moscow resident, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Community Health and Hospice in Longview, WA. She was 93. Lucille Lorene "Lou" Steele was born January 16, 1923 at Sedalia, Missouri to John Milton and Sarah Ann (Sallie) Meyer Steele. She grew up there and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1942. That year she married Dave...
Dallas I. "Buzz" Purnell
Jan 27, 2016
Dallas "Buzz" I. Purnell died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Bishop Place in Pullman following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 75. Buzz was born March 11, 1940 in Moscow to Willie and Arnona Flanigan Purnell. He grew up and attended Moscow schools. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany for three years working with tanks and artillery....
Dr. Al J. Lingg
Jan 27, 2016
Loving husband and father, Dr. Al J. Lingg, of Moscow, Idaho died on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Gritman Memorial Hospital in Moscow. Aloysius Joseph Lingg was born March 26, 1938, in Mt. Hope, Kansas to Aloysius and Mary Martin Lingg. He grew up in Andale, Kansas on the Lingg family farm. After graduating from high school in Andale, Kansas,...
Ben "Jerry" Smith
Jan 25, 2016
Ben Jerry Smith of Deary and a lifelong area resident, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. He was 81. Jerry was born August 27, 1934 at Kendrick to Ben Isreal and Evalina R. Slatter Smith. He grew up attending schools at Park, Avon, Bovill, Deary and graduated from Kendrick High School in 1952. He worked at...
Wayne Belles
Jan 22, 2016
Wayne Stuart Belles went home to be with his Lord and Savior the morning of January 22, 2016. He died of pancreatic cancer. He was born to Clarence and Alice Belles on July 17, 1937 in Sedro Woolley, Washington. After graduating from Sedro Woolley High School, he received his Bachelors and Masters in Agronomy from Washington State University and his...
Ned N. Pence
Jan 21, 2016
Ned Pence passed away Friday, January 15, peacefully at home. Ned was born on July 21, 1937. He grew up in Mackay, Idaho, with his loving parents and four brothers. In 1955 he left Mackay to attend the College of Forestry at the University of Idaho to study Forest Management. He received his B.S. degree in Forest Management in...
William Willard
Jan 15, 2016
William Willard, professor emeritus at Washington State University, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Pullman Regional Hospital. He was 89. William was born November 29, 1926 at Sanger, California to Thomas O. and Esther Stinnett Willard. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Sanger High School, class of 1945. He served in Korea for...
Gene Mcgovern
Jan 13, 2016
Gene McGovern was born to Esther Martin Heiss and Harold Reeves Heiss in Hackensack, N.J., on Aug. 10, 1924. She died at home in Troy on Jan. 9, 2016, at the age of 91 as a result of heart failure. Gene grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., living by a river where she and her sister, Joan, and friends swam in...
William E. Buckley
Jan 11, 2016
William Edward Buckley was born September 12, 1940 in Clarkston, Washington to Carolyn Griffin and John Buckley. Bill was raised on a small farm in Asotin, Washington amid a large extended family. He enjoyed an idylic childhood on Asotin Creek. After high school, Bill signed on with the navy for four years. He shuttled the vice admiral around San...
Robert D. "Bob" Pfiester
Jan 8, 2016
Our beloved Robert (Bob) Pfiester of Elk River, ID left us on Tuesday January 5, 2016 to fly on wings, above the earth, he found Peace and Joy where he flew his airplane. Bob was born on 4/1/1931 to Harry Raymond Pfiester and Odessa Anne Liles in Topeka, KS. He attended school in Barstow, CA and Troy, ID; later he...
Margetta J. Cox Foster
Jan 5, 2016
Margetta June Cox Foster went to be with Jesus on January 5th, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 85. Margetta was born August 15, 1930 in Dallas, Texas to Eli Lawrence & Clara Ann Cox. They moved from Dallas to Amarillo where Margetta grew up and attended school. She graduated high school in 1947. She completed 2 years...
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