Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
Donald Gene Bell
Sep 6, 2020
It is with great sadness, but much admiration, we announce the passing of Donald G. Bell- Our dad, grandfather, cousin, and friend to so many. Don passed on Sunday, the sixth of September, in the presence of his family. Don was born to Jesse A. Bell and Myrtle Mae Bell on July 30, 1941 in Modesto, CA. Don was the...
Duke Gaffney
Sep 5, 2020
Duke Gaffney 1938 - 2020 1955 - 1959 US Marine Corp 1960 - 1963 US Army 1980 - 1984 US Air Force Duke was born Patrick Duke Gaffney - Hated the name Patrick so he went by his middle name Duke. Duke was born in Florence, Arizona on November 30, 1938 to Scott and Bonnie Gaffney. Duke was the youngest,...
Dorothy Madden
Sep 1, 2020
Beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Dorothy “Dotti" L. Madden, 87; the daughter of Irvie Lee Edwards and Della Louise Knight, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. She was born on February 2, 1933, in Kamiah, Idaho. She later moved to Lewiston with her mom and four sisters: Jeanna Ward, Majorie Moore, Maybelle MacDonald and Betty Orton. She married...
Dorothy Allen
Aug 28, 2020
Dorothy LaVonne Allen of Post Falls, Idaho, passed peacefully at home Friday, August 28th at the age of 92. Born February 22, 1928 in Spokane, Washington, she spent her early years in Pullman, Washington before her family moved to Genesee, Idaho at the age of seven. Dorothy continued through high school in Genesee, where she lettered in both cheerleading and...
Ronald Lee Richardson
Aug 26, 2020
We are saddened to announce that Ron Richardson, age 75, of Rathdrum Id, peacefully passed away and joined the Lord on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Ron was a giant of a man in so many ways. He stood at 6’4” and those who didn’t know him were often intimidated by him because of his size and quiet ways, yet those...
Barbara Jean Longobardi-Welch
Aug 26, 2020
Barbara was born in Hollywood, Florida on May 15, 1965, and made her home in Rathdrum, Idaho with her husband Rick Welch. On August 26t h, 2020, Barbara was called home to be with her Lord and friends. Barbara suffered many medical complications over the past several years. She always had a deep love for cats, her own and the...
Jane Shaw
Aug 25, 2020
Jane Shaw, 88 Mattie Jane Shaw, 88, of Rathdrum ID, passed away peacefully on August 25th in her home surrounded by family. Jane was born in her family home on September 14th, 1931 in Desha County Arkansas to Sidney and Irene Jackson. Jane spent the majority of her younger years in Arkansas where she met her loving husband of 51...
Laurie Lyn Lehman-Booth
Aug 24, 2020
Beloved wife and friend, Laurie Lyn Lehman-Booth, 53, peacefully passed away on August 24, 2020. Laurie was born in Pocatello, Idaho on October 7, 1966. A private Celebration of Life with be held at a later date. Bell Tower Funeral Home and Crematory is entrusted with arrangements.
Eli Sherwood Fowler Iii
Aug 21, 2020
Eli “Woody” Sherwood Fowler III, 75, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away at The Schneidmiller House in August 2020. Eli was born in 1945 in Kingman, Arizona to Eli Fowler Jr. and Joan (Graves) Fowler. As a child Eli and his family had moved around before settling in Maryland where he would begin college. During college he enrolled in the...
Geraldine J. Smith
Aug 21, 2020
Geraldine J. Smith was known by many names and loved by many people. To her 10 grandchildren she was grandma; to her 14 great grandchildren she was GG; to her brothers, sisters and her many friends around the world, she was Jerri; and to her 3 children, who loved her deeply, she was Mom. Jerri was a woman of immense...