Obituaries

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...

Funeral services for Janis C. Morigeau, age 70, will be held Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Grace Community Church in Potlatch, Idaho.    Pastor Jaynan Clark will officiate at the service and burial will follow at the Mendenhall Cemetery.   Mrs. Morigeau passed away Friday evening at her mother’s home in Harvard. She was born March 25, 1948 at Colfax, Washington to Jewels and Medine (Gilmore) Leef.  She was raised in the Princeton –...

Ruth Rogers, age 97, passed away Thursday morning, February 14 at her home in Palouse from age related causes. She was born June 16, 1921 at Toppenish, Washington to Roy and Hazel (Black) Thirtyacre.  Her early childhood was spent in Tacoma and Toppenish, Washington until the family moved to the Walnut Grove area near Prosser, Washington.  She completed her primary education at the Walnut Grove School, before attending and graduating from Prosser High School in 1939. Ruth married...

Jax Michael McKinney passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 31st. As we reflect on the twenty, wonderful years we spent with our Buddy Boy, we celebrate how special he was.  When some people looked at him, they saw the things he couldn’t do. But that’s not what we saw, and that’s not who he was.  He could smile. He could laugh. He could feel unbridled happiness. He could love without condition. He could show his love without ever saying a...

Louis A. Hatheway passed away January 10, 2019 in Sun City, Arizona. He was born July 27, 1934 in Los Angeles, California to Simon W. Hatheway and Sarah G. Dickson Hatheway. He was the son of immigrant parents. His father was from Canada and mother from Ireland.                     He was military veteran and was drafted by the United States Army in 1957. At the end of his service he was...

Bernard E. Cochran, 91, a resident of Spokane Valley, WA and former resident of Garfield, WA passed away on Jan. 7, 2019 at Hospice of Spokane Hospice House South. Bernard was born on Sept. 20, 1927 at Colfax, WA to Joseph and Clara (Miller) Cochran.  He attended the Garfield Schools and graduated from the Garfield High School in 1945. Bernie enlisted in the United States Army in January of 1951.  He was Honorably Discharged in December of 1953 as a Sergeant having served during...

A memorial service for Robert L. Watkins, age 84, will be held at the Palouse Federated Church at a later date.  The service has been postponed due to the weather.  Pastor Corey Laughary will officiate at the service and urn burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse.  Mr. Watkins passed away January 13th at Whitman Health and Rehab in Colfax, WA. He was born August 25, 1934 at Red Cloud, Nebraska to Raymond Lee and Hazel Watkins.  Bob moved to Spokane with his...

Ellen W. McWilliams, 89, a resident of Potlatch, ID passed away on December 31, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Moscow Village in Moscow, ID surrounded by her family. Ellen was born on Oct. 17, 1929 at West New York, New Jersey to Frederick and Lillian (Stiles) Wilkens.  She attended her schooling in New Jersey and graduated from the Cliffside Park High School in 1946. After high school, Ellen was selected for a job as a secretary for a travel company at Rockefeller Center in New York...

  A service for Billy H. Strange, 73, will be held on Monday, January 7, 2019, 11:15 A.M. at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, 21702 W. Espanola Road, Medical Lake, WA, 99022 with Military Honors.  Father Dale Tuckerman will of St. Ann’s Catholic Church will do a committal service.  Mr. Strange passed away on Dec. 26, 2018 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. Billy was born on May 22, 1945 at Wenatchee, WA to William and Pauline (Orr)...

Phyllis Louise Rohn Ownbey, age 91, passed away at LaDow Court Assisted Living in Garfield, WA on the evening of December 26th, 2018. Phyllis was born in Moscow, Idaho on August 7th, 1927. She graduated from Potlatch High School and soon after married her husband Ralph R. Ownbey on February 14th, 1947. They were married at Phyllis’ parent’s, Frank and Mary Rohn, farm near Potlatch Idaho. Phyllis and Ralph were together for 64 years before Ralph’s death in 2011.  ...