Obituaries

Audrey J. Olson, 95, a resident of Moscow, ID passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society Moscow Village where she has been a resident since May, 1988. She was born on June 11, 1923 at Spokane, WA to Ira and Frances (Taggart) Long.  Her roots are deep in the Palouse, as her paternal family (Long) homesteaded in the Palouse.  Her family moved a lot due to the Great Depression.  They followed the work until Granddad Long returned to farming. ...

Warren Devaney, 70, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on November 11, 2018 at his Potlatch, ID home from cancer.  Warren was born on February 10, 1948 at Paterson, New Jersey to David and Sadie (Clifford) Devaney.  He attended his schooling in Paterson, New Jersey. He joined the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. He married Connie Rouse on June 15, 1974 at Spokane, WA and the couple made their home at Colfax, WA.  Warren worked at Jones Implement...

SAGVOLD, Clyde William (Bill) Husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa, and uncle, passed away November 20, 2018.  Bill was born September 28, 1928 to Marie (Brisbane) and Clyde Sagvold in Starbuck, MN.  He grew up in Cyrus, and Morris, MN, graduating from Morris High School in 1946. Bill enlisted in the Army after high school and served in Ascom City, Korea for 2 years.  He was especially proud of the hand to hand combat training (jiu jitsu) he received in Korea where he was...

Joan Carol Bagott, a resident of Palouse, Washington, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Sunshine Peak Adult Family Home in Pullman with her husband at her bedside.  Joan, called Joanie by family and friends, was born December 22, l940 in St. Paul Minnesota to Charles and Zoe Jersak.  She was their first child, followed by brothers Bob and Dan. Joanie attended schools in St. Paul, graduating from Central High School in l958.  Joanie learned many office skills from her...

A memorial service for Tammera “Tammie” Erickson, age 57, will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 1:00 P.M. at the Garfield Christian Fellowship Church with Pastor Dean Walker officiating.  A potluck dinner will be held after the services at the church.  Tammie passed away on October 15, 2018 at her Garfield, WA home. She was born December 2, 1960 in Spokane to Richard and Madeleine (Tarter) Erickson.   Tammie attended school in Spokane and graduated from...

Lorene M. Wheatley, 81, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Aspen Park of Cascadia in Moscow, ID. Lorene was born on February 27, 1937 at Liberty, Missouri to Everett and Ruth (Swallow) Taylor.  She attended her schooling at Liberty, Missouri.  She moved to Los Angeles, CA area.  She married Donald Wheatley in California and the couple moved to Potlatch, ID in 1968.  The couple later divorced. Lorene worked at local nursing homes in...

Charles Taggart (Charlie) passed away on October 15th at Gritman Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Born April 27,1933 to Gertrude (Paroz) and Joe Taggart in Potlatch, Idaho. Gertrude died shortly thereafter, and Joe Married Henrietta Paroz. Charlie attended Potlatch Schools and lived in Potlatch throughout most of his life. He entered the Air Force in 1952 with his childhood and lifelong friend Buck Espy. From Texas, he served in Germany and enjoyed travelling to Holland....

Virginia E. Main, 81, a resident of Palouse, Wash., passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, in Clarkston, Wash. She was born on Nov. 13, 1936, in Palouse to George and Astor (Howard) Proctor. She attended her schooling in Palouse and graduated from Palouse High School in 1954. She married Leonard Main on Dec. 3, 1956, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and the couple made their home in Palouse. Virginia was a homemaker all her life. Leonard passed away on Sept. 4, 2018. She was a member of the...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Wanda Milbert, age 77, will be held Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church at Potlatch, Idaho with Father Chase Hasenoehrl officiating at the service.  Rosary will be recited at 7:00 P.M. on Friday evening at the church.  Mrs. Milbert passed away Wednesday morning at her Potlatch home. Wanda Mae Riedner was born November 3, 1940 at Colton, Washington to Elmer and Katherine (Wirtz) Riedner.  She attended...

Marjorie L. Emerson, 90, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID. She was born on Jan. 22, 1928 at Decker, Montana to Clifford and Bessie (Fiscus) Ireland.  She attended her schooling In Montana, Deary, ID and graduated from the Moscow High School in 1945. She married Ellis Emerson on Oct. 24, 1948 at Deary, ID and the couple made their home in the West Cove area near Palouse, WA.  In 1968 she started working for the...