Fern Lillian Shawver died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Kindred Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Lewiston. She was 95. Fern was born April 7, 1916 in Lyons NE to Lenn and Edna Frey Craig. She graduated from Blackbird High School in Burt County, NE in 1933. She married Ernest Perry Shawver on June 22, 1933 at South Sioux City, NE. in 1941 they moved to Billings MT where Ernie drove truck and in 1946 they moved to a ranch near Harvard, ID. Fern was appointed Harvard Postmaster in 1956 and Read more [...]

Garth Eugene Wilson, Latah County farmer for many years, peacefully passed from this earthly life on Friday, February 3, 2012. Garth came into this world on October 15, 1916, to Ira and Edith Wilson. Garth considered Moscow his home, having graduated from Moscow High School, and established himself as a successful, innovative wheat farmer for 25 years before moving to Canada in 1965. Being truly gifted in farming, mechanics, and raising Hereford cattle, Garth was not hindered with seemingly impossible Read more [...]

Henry Eugene Stout of Uniontown died Friday morning, February 3, 2012 at his home. He was 90. Henry was born April 8, 1921 at Mountain City, Tennessee to Clay and Mary Nave Stout. The family came West on the train when he was only 10 months old, settling near Uniontown. He went to school at Uniontown and graduated from Colton High School. Henry also attended Lewis-Clark Normal School for at time. He and his brother, Claude farmed in the Uniontown area until 1972 when he sold his interest to Read more [...]

Jeannine Francoise Drolet died February 1, 2012 at the age of 67. She was a Moscow resident for 30 years. Jeannine was born on Oct. 26, 1944 in Shawinigan, Quebec. Her parents were Paul and Louisane Drolet. She grew up in a large loving family and was always proud of her French Canadian heritage. After spending several years on the West Coast, primarily in San Francisco during the heady years of the 60's and 70's, and then Hawaii, Jeannine landed in Moscow. It was here that she Read more [...]

  Leroy Bodily of Moscow died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Pullman Regional Hospital. He was 85. Leroy Edwin Bodily was born on June 4, 1926 in Preston Idaho to Myrl and Lula Bodily. Roy attended school there in Preston afterwards he went to college. Roy only attended college for a short time before he joined the Army. But due to family illness he was forced to leave to return home to take care of the family farm Later in life Roy moved to Moscow to start his career in the meat Read more [...]

  Walter A. Schroeder, ofMoscowand formally of Clarkston died January 28, 2012 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. He was 89. Walter was born February 26, 1922 in Lawrence,MA to Walter and Lillian Schroeder. He graduated from High School inMethuen,Massachusettsand enlisted in the US Air Force. Walter served as a staff sergeant and flew as a tail gunner in a B24, flying 30 missions during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1945. On July 14, 1945 he married Lucille Schaat inOakland,California. Read more [...]

Helen was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to the parents of Frank Porter and Julia Crawford. On December 11, 1938 she married Joe McBurney and they settled up near Garfield Creek, CO. where Joe and his family ranched. She is survived by her children; Nancy Alexander, Gerald (Sheron) McBurney and Don (Mary) McBurney and her half sister, Shirley Smith and family. Seven grandchildren; Tammy (Craig) Greenwalt, Russell (Heidi) McNeel, Randy (Teresa) McNeel, Will (Cathleen) McBurney, Rick(Lisa) McBurney, Read more [...]

Dale "Bud" Sturman formally of Deary and Lewiston died Monday January 16, 2012, at Pullman Regional Hospital. He Was 83. Bud was born March 15, 1928 in Nora, Idaho to Clarence and Goldie Sturman. He attended Deary High School but dropped out at the age of 15 and went to work in the woods. He operated heavy machinery all of his life. When he was 18 Bud lost his father. Two years later he married Patty Tout in Coue d’Alene, they later divorced. He married Violet Goertzen in Boise in 1954 and Read more [...]

Donald E. Olson of Moscow died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Gritman Medical Center. He was 69 Don was born February 19, 1942 at Moscow to Evert A. and Mildred M. Guthrie Olson. He grew up on the family farm, attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High in 1960. During his youth he was active in FFA. He continued to farm with his dad and on October 9, 1965, married Dianna Chase in Clarkston. They bought a place on Wallen Road where he farmed along with his father, and when his father Read more [...]

Ruth Costa Hunt of Troy went to be with her husband of 57 years, and her Lord on Friday, January 13, 2012 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. She was 81. Ruth was born on December 8, 1930 at New Bedford, MA to August and Norbina Costa. She grew up and went to school there. She met and married Joseph Keatone "Kate" Oliveria in 1947. He later died, and she and her son, Mike moved with her mother, sisters, and brothers-in-law to Oakland, CA where Ruth worked for New England Mattress Company. While Read more [...]