Obituaries

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Jeannette (Jo) “Chaney” Walser was born October 8, 1932 to Ira and Elzina (Lincoln) Chaney. She spent a lot of her early youth at Shriner’s Hospital in Spokane, WA. When she came home, she was very much a farm girl. She rode horses and worked alongside her two sisters, Beverly and Royleen, and her brother, Bill. Jeannette (Jo) and Boyd (Bud) Walser were married November 5, 1950. Together they made a life on the farm in Viola and raised four children; Doug, Debi, Tami, and...

Nicholas Joseph DeMattia passed away peacefully on 12 August 2022 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Services will be held 17-September at 1 pm at the Nazarene Church in Princeton, Idaho. Nicky Joe, as he was known, was born in Moscow, Idaho on 10 November 1953 to Nick and Margaret DeMattia. He spent his childhood and most of his life in Potlatch, Idaho. He graduated from Potlatch High School in 1972. After high school he spent several years working at the mill in Potlatch and Lewiston before...

Deborah “Debbie L. Hill, 68, a resident of Viola, ID and Formerly of Palouse, WA passed away on Sept. 4, 2022 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. She was born on Aug. 13, 1954 at Moscow, ID to Byron and Joyce (Boyd) Cook.  She attended her early schooling at Pullman, WA and finished her education at Palouse, WA graduating from the Palouse High School in 1972. She married Brad Hill on Sept. 29, 1974 at Palouse, WA and the couple made their home at Moscow, ID for a few...

CLYDE A. SHEPHERD JULY 25, 2022 Clyde A. Shepherd, 76, a resident of Onaway, Idaho, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at the Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. Clyde was born on Dec. 28, 1945 at Potlatch, ID to Maurice and Etna (Rice) Shepherd. He attended the Potlatch Schools and graduated from the Potlatch High School in 1964. Clyde was employed at the Potlatch Mill as a machinist until it closed in 1980. He later worked at Bennett Lumber from 1983 to 2010 when he retired. He married...

Donald D. Anderson, 96, a resident of Ivy Court in Coeur d’Alene, ID passed away on Aug. 15, 2022 at his home at Ivy court where he has made his home for 3 years. Don was born on Sept. 27, 1925 at Garfield,  WA to Martin and Martha (Parkinson) Anderson.  He attended his school at Garfield, WA and graduated from the Garfield High School. Mr. Anderson farmed in the Garfield – Palouse area from 1948 to 1972.  He later became school maintenance man working for the...

Berneice L. (Bernie) Nagle, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Bernie was born on Feb. 7, 1946 to Richard Conger and June (Bidlake) Conger at Colfax, WA. She attended school at Palouse and graduated from Palouse High School in 1964. She married Gary (Pedo) Nagle on October 23, 1964 at Potlatch, ID and the couple made their home at Potlatch. Bernie was a stay at home mother raising their two children before working as a custodian at Potlatch High School...

Beverly Bertha Jones was born on February 27th, 1941 in Potlach Idaho to Jesse “Fats” Espy and Mattie Pearl Clyde. She passed away, peacefully, on August 22nd, 2022 surrounded by her family. Beverly met the love of her life, Garry Jones, and was married on July 19th, 1958.  They settled in Potlatch, where Garry worked for Potlatch Forest Incorporation, and started a family of three daughters and a son.  In 1971, they moved from Potlatch to the house were they would...

MaryEllen Laughary (née Faulkner) of Spokane was born 6-14-1943 and died 8-18-2022 after a nine-year battle with multiple myeloma. In her life, MaryEllen graduated from Shadle Park High School and EWU, built a marriage of almost 50 years, raised six children, taught scores of students in and around Spokane, and made and then gave away hundreds of quilts. In all of her endeavors, MaryEllen wrapped her family, friends, co-workers, and students in complete, unconditional love like one of...

Ralph F. Webb, 66, a resident of Palouse, WA passed away on July 21, 2022 at his Palouse, WA home He was born on August 23, 1955 at Richland, WA to James and Phyllis (Zimmer) Webb.  He attended his schooling at Richland, WA.  Ralph joined the United States Navy on August 8, 1972 and served two enlistments.  He was discharged on Dec. 7, 1979 as a BT 3 Ralph married Allison Starr and the couple made their home at Palouse, WA.  Ralph worked at Washington State University...