Obituaries

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A graveside memorial service for Evelyn Thaves, age 89, will be held later this spring at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa, Washington.  Mrs. Thaves passed away January 29th in St. Maries, Idaho.  She was a former longtime resident of Tekoa, WA. Evelyn was born November 22, 1933 at Plummer, Idaho to Rolland and Georgia (Winchester) Weaver.  She attended schools in Plummer, Idaho and Tekoa, Washington.    Evelyn married Robert E. Thaves on February 19, 1950 in Tekoa...

  Jerry D. Rohn, 85, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on Jan. 19, 2023 at the Good Hope Home Care in Pullman,...

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Margo Wekenman passed away peacefully in her home in Palouse, Washington on January 9th 2023. None of us expected her light to dim so soon. Margo was such a vivacious human, we thought she would outlive us all.              Margo was born January 7th, 1948 in Malad, Idaho to Ren and Sally Thomson. She had four siblings who adored her. Margo came from a very loving, kind, community-minded family and it showed in every facet of her...

  Virginia A. “Vee” Zeller, 77, a resident of Palouse, WA passed away on Jan. 9, 2023 at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA. Vee was born on June 29, 1945 at Gadsden, Alabama to Clarence E. and Jessie (Traffanstedt) Underwood.  She attended her schooling in Alabama. She married Larry Zeller on Sept. 17, 1973 at Gadsden, AL and the couple made their home in Palouse, WA in 1988. Virginia worked as a care giver for several years in area care centers. She enjoyed...

Louann ”Ann” Lee Poston January 2, 2023 Louann L. Poston, 89, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on Jan. 2, 2023 at the Orchard Ridge Assisted Living in Coeur d’Alene, ID.  She was born on June 30, 1933 at Moscow, ID to Russel and Rheuey (Bumgarner) Smith. She attended her schooling at Moscow, ID. She married Richard “Larry” Poston on July 25, 1951 at Moscow, ID and the couple made their home at Potlatch, ID. Louann worked for the Potlatch Dept. Store...

Wanda Maxine (Branting) Rueppel passed peacefully at her home away from home, Hill House Memory Care, in Moscow,Idaho on Tuesday December 27, 2022.                   Despite progressing limitations due to age, Wanda maintained a spunky and positive attitude and took everything in stride except for the loss of her driver's license at ninety years young (she never got over that). Fortunately we were able to sooth that indignation with the...

Wayne Alan Shull, 68, passed away Thursday, December 22, in his home in Palouse, WA. Wayne was born in Ridgecrest, CA in 1954. Wayne’s upbringing in the arid surroundings of the Mojave Desert inspired a lifelong devotion to cultivating vibrant, green spaces. Wayne graduated from Virginia Tech in 1977 and spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer working with farmers in rural Colombia. Wayne moved to Pullman in 1980 and retired in 2013 after a productive career caring for fruit...