Obituaries

Roger A. Gamet, 68, a lifetime resident of Palouse, WA passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at his Palouse, WA home. Roger was born on March 22, 1951 at Lewiston, ID to Elmer and Ellen (Rasmussen) Gamet.  Roger attended the Palouse Schools graduating from the Palouse High School in 1970. Roger joined the United States Army on Aug. 17, 1977 and was discharged on March 14, 1979 as a Sergeant.  Roger was employed at the Potlatch Mill in Lewiston, ID for several years and later...

Jack Besst, 47, Maple Valley, WA (Formerly, Potlatch, ID) Jack Besst, 47, unexpectedly passed away on June, 15, 2020 due to complications of a recent medical procedure. He was born to Dale and Victoria Besst in Moscow, ID on April 25, 1973 and raised in his family home on Bear Creek in Princeton, ID. Jack was a 1991 graduate of Potlatch High School. Jack attended the University of Idaho and received his B.S. degree in Human Resources and Marketing in 1995 where he was a member of Delta...

Ronald A. Foster, 73, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA where he has resided for the past 2 years. Ron was born on Feb. 14, 1947 at Paris, Texas to Elmo and June (Bunch) Foster.  He attended his schooling at Santa Maria, California and graduated from the Santa Maria High School.  He later attended the Allan Hancock College and later a trade school in Texas to become an electrician. He moved to Mossyrock, WA in 1989 and worked...

Long-time Potlatch resident Pauline Esther Boller passed away in Garfield, Washington, on Friday, June 19, 2020, at the age of 90. Pauline was born January 27, 1930, in Orofino, Idaho, to Lee and Margaret (Howell) Lang. Weighing just over 4 pounds, she was taken to their home in Hollywood, Idaho, placed on the wood stove in a shoebox, and not expected to survive. Pauline not only survived, she went on to live a long, full, and happy life. She attended school in Pierce, Idaho,...

  Gordon L. Albert, 82, a resident of Caldwell, ID passed away at his home in Caldwell, ID  Gordon was born on Feb. 24, 1938 to Phillip L. and Zelva (Wery) Albert at Moscow, ID.  He attended his schooling at Moscow, ID and graduated from the Moscow High School. Gordon married Yvonne M. DeVoe on Nov. 8, 1958 at Moscow, ID and the couple made their home at Palouse, WA. The couple later moved to Rosalia, WA in Aug. of 1965 where they owned and operated the Cub Drive-Inn...

Gary L. Morris, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020, at the Palouse Hills Assisted Living in Moscow, ID. Gary was born on Aug. 10, 1928 in Potlatch, ID to Victor and Jennie (Robinson) Morris.  He attended the Freeze County School for three years, and the Potlatch Schools, graduating from Potlatch High School in 1946.  Gary attended the University of Idaho for 1 year. On November 19, 1949, Gary married Ginger Holcomb in Plummer, ID, and the couple made their home...

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...

Delbert A. Nicholson, 94, a resident of Moscow, ID passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Palouse Hills Assisted Living in Moscow, ID. Delbert was born on Oct. 21, 1925 at Cheraw, CO to Willis W. and Nora (Andrews) Nicholson.  He attended his schooling at the Hunt Country school to the 8th grade and finished his school at Moscow High School. Delbert moved to Potlatch, ID in 1950 where he farmed.  He married Mildred “Mickey” Harris in Sept. of 1950 at Moscow, ID. and...

Michael L. Cline, age 62, passed away Sunday morning at his rural Pullman home from cancer.   He had recently moved to the Pullman area from Nevada to be near his family. Michael was born March 6, 1958 at Walla Walla, Washington to Donald and Shirley (Kelly) Cline.  He was raised in Walla Walla and attended schools there.     Mike married Zonia Weber in September of 1991 at Moscow, Idaho and the couple made their home at Moses Lake, WA. Michael had worked...

Mel L. Robinson was born December 22, 1940 in Garfield WA. to Ben and Agnes Robinson. He grew up in Garfield, WA and graduated from high school in 1959. Mel started construction work on numerous jobs around the country. Later years he worked road construction with Poe Asphalt and crew.  Mel was a hard worker and also enjoyed gardening and planting his Ponderosa Pine trees on his family’s farm place and his own back yard. Mel and Marge ran the Palouse Restaurant and Lounge in...