Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas

Janna  Shaporda

Janna Shaporda

Oct 23, 2021

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Suzanna Leona Graham

Suzanna Leona Graham

Oct 20, 2021

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Carol Jean Lyon

Carol Jean Lyon

Oct 15, 2021

Carol Jean Lyon, 85, passed away in Coeur D Alene, ID after a year long decline in health on Friday October 15, 2021. Carol was a life-long resident of northern Minnesota. She was born Sept. 17, 1936 to Roy and Miriam Nelson and grew up in the Hermantown area. During her school years she met Lorry (Shinn) Rannetsberger who was...

Franklin Gordon Hanss

Franklin Gordon Hanss

Oct 14, 2021

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Loleta  June Widener

Loleta June Widener

Oct 13, 2021

Loleta June Widener was born on the 8th of May, 1936 in Morrow Town, ID to Everett Leachman and Lucy Kole both from Idaho. She passed away in her home of 15 years in Post Falls, ID on the 13th of October 2021. Loleta was born in Idaho and grew up in the Lewiston area until the age of 16....

Timothy Jay Turner

Timothy Jay Turner

Oct 10, 2021

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Cynthia Anne Woltz

Cynthia Anne Woltz

Oct 10, 2021

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Tracy  Brighter

Tracy Brighter

Oct 9, 2021

Tracy Brighter, 56, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on October 9, 2021 from complications due to Covid-19. He was born April 6, 1965 in San Jose, Calif. to Janet K. and James K. Brighter. Following his attendance at Silvercreek High School, he worked as a book binder at San Jose Graphics before moving to Grass...

Nancy Ann Greathouse

Nancy Ann Greathouse

Oct 8, 2021

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Frances Cecilia Piephoff

Frances Cecilia Piephoff

Oct 8, 2021

Obituary not available.

Darryl Allen Jones

Darryl Allen Jones

Oct 7, 2021

Darryl Allen Jones, age 52, went to be with the Lord, October 7, 2021, in Coeur d’Alene, ID. He resided in Post Falls, ID with his family. He was born November 27, 1968 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, to William Joseph Jones and Margaret Lula (Poole) Paris. Darryl went to trade school in Tri-cities at Tri-city vocational school and then...

Jeremiah  Leake

Jeremiah Leake

Oct 6, 2021

Jeremiah Leake, legendary husband and father, departed from this world on October 6th, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was one of seven children, born to Marie Mulroy and Jeremiah Francis Leake in the Bronx New York, March 23rd 1936. He attended Saint Agnes Grammar School and graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School where he was a scholar and...

Ira Eugene Smith

Ira Eugene Smith

Oct 5, 2021

Ira Eugene Smith, 63 Beloved father, brother and friend, Ira Eugene Smith, 63, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, peacefully passed away in his home on October 5, 2021. Ira was born on March 17, 1958 in Fullerton, Calif.; the son of Ira and Phyllis (Cook) Smith. After Ira finished school, he bravely spent 4 years in the United States Air-Force as...

Willie Liesenfeld

Willie Liesenfeld

Oct 1, 2021

Wilbert B. "Willie" Liesenfeld, age 79 of Post Falls ID., passed away on the 1st of October, 2021 at his home. He was born in 1942 in New Ulm, Minnesota to Henry and Clara (Zeig) Liesenfeld. He grew up in New Ulm and attended Country School for 8 years and 1 year at New Ulm Public School. He helped work...

Sydney Kenneth Swanson

Sydney Kenneth Swanson

Sep 30, 2021

Sydney "Syd" Kenneth Swanson 77 years of Post Falls, ID Passed away on September 30th 2021 at his home in Post Falls, ID. He was born on June 20, 1944 in Boise, ID to Martha Francis Browning and Kenneth John Swanson. He grew up with his father being in the Army Air Corps and then the Airforce. He lived all...

Rosaline  Smith

Rosaline Smith

Sep 30, 2021

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Jerry Horn

Jerry Horn

Sep 29, 2021

Jeremy “Jerry” Allen Horn, 52, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away September 29, 2021 after a courageous three year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jerry was born in 1969 in Bend, Oregon to Cecil and Susan (Drury) Horn-Helvey. He grew up in Silver Lake, Oregon and graduated from LaPine High School in 1987. He was extremely proud to say he was...

John Ronald Kennedy Jr.

John Ronald Kennedy Jr.

Sep 28, 2021

John Ronald Kennedy Jr., 76 Beloved husband, father and friend, John Ronald Kennedy Jr, 76, of Post Falls, Idaho, peacefully passed away on September 28, 2021; the son of John and WIlla Kennedy. John was born on January 25, 1945 in Wheeling, West Virginia. John bravely served in the United States Army from September 15, 1965 to September 14, of...

Christina Marie Vanwert

Christina Marie Vanwert

Sep 25, 2021

Christina Van Wert, 43 Christina Marie Van Wert, age 43, of Hayden Idaho passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on September 25th, 2021. Christina was born on August 3rd, 1978 in Modesto, CA to Candy Baldwin and Dwayne Van Wert. In the early 80's they left California and moved to Coeur d' Alene Idaho where she lived for...

Frances Mary Fitch

Frances Mary Fitch

Sep 25, 2021

Frances “Fran” Fitch of Rathdrum died on Sept 25th at the age of 84. Fran was born in 1937 to Arthur and Genevieve Hayes in Wisconsin- the youngest of six children. She traveled to visit her sister who lived in Washington and ended up settling in the Northwest. Fran worked at Albertsons as a bookkeeper on the 4th and Harrison...