Obituaries

Eric Gearhart, 48, passed away following a motorcycle accident on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Eric was born on January 21, 1970 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was raised, and lived his life, in Palouse, Washington.  He had an adventurous spirit, a warm smile, quick wit, and a great sense of humor. Eric didn't do many things in life he didn't want to, almost nothing in fact, and if he was your friend it's because he wanted to be. He loved his kids, writing and...

Betty Boger Smith - May 8th 1926   longtime farmer, accountant Garfield, WA.   Elizabeth was born to farmers Harry and Nellie Neal Boger, Hartline, WA.  At 6 pounds she was a force to be reckoned with establishing her place in the middle of a family of boys: Bob, Kenneth, Bud and Elmer. Being a precocious child she graduated at 16 as class president with aspirations of becoming a nurse. This would have suited her well as she was truly a generous and...

Noreen Hilda (Lee) Hooper, 94, passed away early Sunday morning on May 20, 2018 at Bishop Place Independent Living in Pullman, WA.  Noreen was born on Sept. 24, 1923 at London, England and she and her sister were raised in a Catholic Convent in Bristol, England.  In 1944 Noreen met her beloved husband Robert James Hooper and the couple were married in Bristol, England on November 3, 1945. The couple moved to Portland, OR in 1946 where they raised their 3...

Jack William Kelly was born during a blizzard on December 29, 1941 in Marquette, MI and died in the early morning on a beautiful spring day on March 28, 2018 at his home in Pullman, WA.  Jack grew up in the mining town of Palmer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with his parents William and Elma (Ilkka) Kelly and his sister, Carol. Together, they built the family “camp” at Bass Lake complete with a sauna.  Jack graduated from Negaunee High School and attended Suomi...

Kenneth Arnold Perry, 68, passed away on Nov. 3, 2017 at his home in Salome, Arizona.  Kenny was born on Nov. 16, 1948 at Colfax, WA  to G. A. and Dixie (McMillion) Perry. Kenny served in Vietnam from May 28, 1968 and was discharged on May 27, 1970 as a SP 5.  Kenny received 2 Bronze Star Medals, 2 Distinguished Flying Cross awards, and the Air Medal while serving in Vietnam. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 2:00 P.M. at the...

Our loving mother Dorothy May Postlewait, 86, passed away on Sunday April 21, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Moscow Village, Moscow, ID.  She was born on Feb. 13, 1932 at Potlatch, ID to Oscar and Isabel (Allen) Severson.  She attended the Rock Creek Country School and then moved to Spokane, WA and worked at Sacred Heart Hospital.  There she met and fell in love with Richard “Dick” Postlewait and the couple were married on June 18, 1954 at Spokane,...

Russell E. Sorenson, 77, passed away on April 5, 2018, while still active in pursuing the things that he loved. He was born August 3, 1940 to Henry and Marion (Baker) Sorenson on his family’s farm in Elk Mound, WI. There, attended school and learned about hard work at an early age. In 1959 he enlisted with the U.S. Naval academy, at Great Lakes, at Chicago, Ill. After an honorable discharge, he worked at various jobs including valet parking in St. Paul, MN and...

Gordon Dean Beyer, 52, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away late Tuesday evening February 6, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID.  Dean was born on June 19, 1965 at St. Maries, ID to Gordon M. and Sherry L. (Brown) Beyer.  He attended his schooling at St. Maries, ID and Potlatch, ID. He also went on to earn welding certifications at LCSC in Lewiston, ID.  Dean married Kristiana Jones on May 2, 1986 at Coeur d’Alene, ID and the...

Richard Samuel Gregory, 86, formerly of Princeton, ID Richard Samuel Gregory passed away quietly and peacefully in his sleep December 14th, 2017 in Walla Walla, WA. Richard was born on the Gregory Brothers’ farm in West Cove, ID (located between Palouse, WA and Potlatch, ID) March 22, 1931 to Stanley and Goldie Gregory. He had an older sister Rowena (Smith) and a younger sister Jo Ann (Seiger). The family moved to a farm just west of Princeton, ID in about 1936....

A memorial service for John R. Ackerman, age 71, will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 10:30 A. M. at the Princeton, Idaho Church of the Nazarene.  Pastor Larry Veith will officiate at the service.  Mr. Ackerman passed away Monday morning  March 5th at his Princeton, Idaho home. John Raymond Ackerman was born at Ritzville, WA on April 18, 1946 to Robert and Edna (Chouinard) Ackerman.  He was raised in Viola, ID and attended schools in Moscow, ID.  ...