Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
Alvin Ray Mcdrummond
Jul 29, 2018
Alvin R. McDrummond, age 80, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Bestland Senior Living in Coeur d’Alene. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on February 17, 1938, to Samuel Alvin and Osa (Larkins) McDrummond. He attended school in Craigmont, Idaho, where he met his beloved wife Pamelia Belle Walker. They married on October...
Carol Ann Strausburg
Jul 29, 2018
Carol Ann Strausburg, ‘Straus’, lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the age of 73. Straus was born December 21, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio to Glenna and Roscoe Strausburg, both of whom preceded her in death.
She is survived by her brother, Robert (Fran) Strausburg from Tennessee; her nieces, Susan (Steve) Evans from Ohio, Karen (Joe) Klumpp...
Logan Skyler Whatcott
Jul 28, 2018
Logan Skyler Whatcott, 16, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away suddenly on July 28, 2018 from an as of yet unknown cause. Logan was born in Coeur d’Alene on May 1, 2002. Logan was a student at Post Falls High School.
Logan was loving, caring, and kind. He was a good kid with a big heart, a great sense of humor...
Wayne George Smith
Jul 23, 2018
Wayne George Smith September 4, 1925 ~ July 23, 2018, unexpectedly passed away at home peacefully in his sleep. Born in Spokane, WA. Son of George W. Smith and Lucile (Cameron) Smith.
Pre-deceased by his wife Janice, son Bruce, sisters Barbara and Margie, and brother Robert (WWII). Survived by daughter Jackie (Nova Scotia), son Bob (Spokane), and step-daughters Debi (Craig)...
Marvin Joseph Poliquin
Jul 22, 2018
battle with cancer. He was born May 27, 1933 in Los Angeles, CA to Anthony Joseph and Mildred Sarah Poliquin.
Marvin was a Veteran through and through, serving in the Air Force for over 20 years as a B-52 pilot and flew all of the other big planes like the K-147. He served in the Vietnam war, flew over Saigon picking...
Marry Louise Murray
Jul 17, 2018
Mary Louise Murray died on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the age of 85. Mary “Lou” was a beloved spouse, mother and grandmother and is survived by her daughter, Margaret Bogdan, son Joseph Murray, her brother Daniel Donoghue and 16 grandchildren: Daniel, Bridgett, William and Grace Bogdan, Patrick Murray, Father Matthew Murray, Sheila, Claire, Kieran, Thomas, Joseph, Stephen, Michael, Fulton,...
Mary Beekman Frey
Jul 8, 2018
Mary Beekman Frey, 58, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 8, after a brief illness.
Mary taught in the Coeur d’Alene School District for 32 years, starting a Winton Elementary School in 1983. When Lakes Middle School was created, she taught 6th grade. Her classroom provided inclusion for special needs students. During this period, she...
Delores Joyce Mulloy
Jun 25, 2018
Delores Joyce (Dee) Mulloy, 85, of Spokane Valley passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2018. She was born April 22, 1933 in Sultan, WA to Gottlieb and Martha (Wiersch) Neiffer. Dee lived most of her life in Snohomish and Everett, WA. In 2000, she relocated to the Spokane Valley to be closer to her grandchildren.
She married Robert...
John Arthur Wulf
Jun 20, 2018
Jack Wulf, 66 passed away on June 20, 2018 surrounded by his family.
Born in Freeport New York on May 1, 1952 to Arthur and Helena Wulf.
He graduated from Massapequa High School and attended missionary college.
Jack enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1971 and served his county until 1975. He was stationed in Alameda, California as an electrician for the...Gerald Tetsuo Kuwada
Jun 15, 2018
Gerry passed away peacefully on June 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was the first-born child of Kazuo and Kazuko Kuwada on September 26th, 1948, in Spokane Washington.
He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane. He did his undergraduate studies at Eastern Washington University, then studied medicine at San Francisco School of Podiatry. He did his...
Dimmy Barclay Eberwein
Jun 7, 2018
Dimmy Barclay Eberwein, a child of God, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 of heart failure in her Post Falls Idaho home. She was 76 years young.
Dimmy loved Jesus and sharing the word of our Lord. Fellowship with friends and family was a daily occurrence. She often displayed random acts of kindness to total strangers (usually anonymously) and was always there...
Mary Therese Zabinski
Jun 6, 2018
Mary passed away on June 6, 2018 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born on September 30, 1930 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Joseph Rennie and Bertha Stock, as the 9th child of 10.
She had the German “can do attitude” --the German way: “you do what you have to do-no wavering or questions. Mary was a head-strong, very independent soul.
In...
Joann Charlotte Ellis
Jun 1, 2018
JoAnn was born on October 1, 1945, in Washburn, North Dakota to John A. Heiser and Elinore A. Ford. She moved to Idaho as a young child and attended school in Kellogg. JoAnn worked as a cosmetologist but her favorite roles played here on Earth were that of a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
JoAnn loved to soak up the sun’s rays...
Kenneth Roy Benson
May 27, 2018
Kenneth Roy Benson, 51, passed away on May 27, 2018 at home with his family in Post Falls, Idaho. Ken was born in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to Norman and Gladys Benson on September 10, 1966. Ken was married to Sherry Edgington Benson on June 21, 1985 for 32 happy years.
Ken worked in the HVAC trade for 30 years. He...

