Obituaries

Joyce Louise Gilmore, 85, a resident of Harvard, ID passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA  where she had resided for the last few years.   Joyce was born to George and DeEtte (Jones) McCleerey, October 25, 1934 in David City, Nebraska. She was the eldest of four sisters. The family moved to the Princeton area when Joyce was around 4 years old.                           ...

Norma E. Lewis, 81, a resident of Garfield, WA passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her Garfield, WA home. She was born on Oct. 29, 1938 at Potlatch, ID to Charles and Fern (Hale) Copner.  She attended her schooling at Garfield.  She later attended Leon’s School of Hair Design in Moscow, ID and graduated in 1974.  She married Robert Lewis on Dec. 26, 1954 at Coeur d’Alene, ID and the couple made their home at Garfield, WA. Norma worked at the Plush –...

Patricia M. Waldrip, 82, a resident of Ladow Court Assisted Living at Garfield, WA. passed away on May 8, 2020 at the Whitman Health and Rehab Center in Colfax, WA. Patricia was born on Aug. 29, 1937 at East St. Louis, Illinois to Clyde and Virginia (Eckmann) Haps.  She attended the East St. Louis schools and graduated from the East St. Louis High School.  Patricia was employed at Mountain Bell Telephone Company for 20 years and retired as Chief Operator for the...

Lester A. “Buck” Owens, 97, a resident of Onaway, ID passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his Onaway home. Lester was born on December 2, 1922 at Potlatch, ID to Reece and Effie (McKinney) Owens. He attended the Lower Crane Creek Country School. He married Hilda Beplate on November 15, 1942 at Potlatch, ID and the couple made their home in Onaway, ID. Hilda Owens passed away in 2011. Lester was a bulldozer operator for many years and worked for various logging companies....

Ralph F. Horn, 83, a resident of rural Potlatch, ID passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. Ralph was born on June 5, 1936 at Danbury, Wisconsin, to Ralph L. and Emilie (Burkholder) Horn.  Ralph attended his schooling at Potlatch and graduated from the Potlatch high School.  He married Norma Jean (Hamilton) on June 5, 1976 at Coeur d’Alene, ID and the couple made their home at Potlatch, ID.  Ralph’s first wife Mattie died in...

Larry D. Bruce, 82, a resident of Harvard, ID passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. Larry was born on June 14, 1937 at Tekoa, WA to William and Thelma (Anderson) Bruce.  He attended his schooling at Farmington, WA. Larry served in the United States Army. He married Marthene F. Maycroft on Sept. 1, 1956 at Coeur d’Alene, ID and the couple made their home at Harvard, ID.  Larry was employed at Bennett Lumber until he retired in...

Judith N. (Benge) Hansen is dancing once again, as she was reunited with the love of her life, Garfield, on Monday March 30, 2020 due to complications of pneumonia.  Judy was born November 8, 1932 in Princeton, Idaho to Ella May (Hardin) and John “Dick” Benge. A dedicated wife, mother, friend, bus driver, waitress, and business partner, she was married to Garfield Hansen on June 17, 1949, who preceded her in death in 2004 after more than 55 years of marriage.  Judy and...

Ray C. McCown, age 87, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at his home in Garfield from complications of cancer. Survivors include his wife Jean at the Garfield home; his four children, Deborah (Greg) Kock of Stevenson, WA, Craig (Debbie) McCown of ­­Yakima, WA, Marcia (Tim)  McEvoy of Bellingham, WA, and Jill (Ted) Carlson of Enumclaw, WA;  11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.    Also surviving are his siblings, Sue Dvorak of Garfield, WA and Jane...

Service has been canceled. Laureen passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewiston, Idaho from age related causes. She was born July 9, 1944 at Clayton, New Mexico to Lauren and Inez (Saunders) Dacy.  She was raised in New Mexico, attended schools in Farley, N.M. and graduated from Farley High School in 1962.  Laureen married Clarence Poesy at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1963, and the couple made their home at Potlatch where they raised their four...