Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
W R Walker
Feb 12, 2017
W. Reid Walker, 89 a resident of Post Falls ID passed away on February 12, 2017. He was born in Faribault, MN on December 11, 1927 to Jim Walker and Ruby Prinzing Walker. He was the first born of six children. Reid lived in Squaw Bay, Harrison and Carlin Bay, Coeur d’Alene while growing up. He road horseback to school...
Brenda Marie Whitlow
Feb 8, 2017
Brenda Marie Whitlow, age 62, resides in Post Falls, Idaho, passed away February 8th 2017, Kootenai County Medical Center Couer d' Alene Id., Born April 30th 1954 Elgin, North Dakota, Parents Steve Weiler and Geraldine Soehren Weiler. Brenda grew up in Spokane Valley/Otis Orchards. She graduated from East Valley High School in 1972. In her late teens she married Larry...
Eva Marie Mccrady
Feb 6, 2017
On February 6th Eva Marie McCrady went to meet the Lord. She was born January 10th 1931 in Hobart, Washington to Harold and Lillian Baldwin. Eva is proceeded in death by her husband Wesley McCrady and her two sons Steven and Kenneth McCrady. Eva is survived by her sister Mary Olzak and husband Richard, and her three remaining children. Tim...
David Leroy Wilkinson
Jan 31, 2017
David Leroy Wilkinson, 59, of Medical Lake, Washington passed away January 31, 2017 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. David was born July 5, 1957 in Spokane, Washington to Hugh and Joyce (Osterhout) Wilkinson. David was a proud Special Olympics Medalist, and he also enjoyed bowling, swimming, dances, traveling, and collecting family pictures. He was a volunteer at...
Timothy Edward Boal
Jan 30, 2017
Tim Boal’s zest for life left everyone else in his wake. He gracefully passed away in his Post Falls home on January 30, 2017, at the age of 54, surrounded by a loving circle of family, friends and two adoring dogs. Tim was born on June 17, 1962 in Torrance, CA. From his first breath to his last, life was...
Cecil Vernon Schertz
Jan 29, 2017
“I have gone over the rainbow bridge to take care of all the little kitties and dogs that went before me”. Cecil V. Schertz Cecil Vernon Schertz born April 6th, 1919 in Marquette Nebraska, moved to California in 1924, settling in Bakersfield where he attended Edison Grammar School and Kern Union High School (now BHS). In 1938, Cecil married Mary...
Jeanne Marie Zapfe
Jan 27, 2017
Jeanne Marie Zapfe, 70, of Rathdrum, Idaho passed January 27, 2017 at her home. Jeanne was born September 17, 1946 in Longview, Washington to William and Margaret (Morton) Capen. During her childhood years, Jeanne lived in Portland Oregon and then as a teenager moved with her family to Condon, Oregon where she attended and graduated from High School. Jeanne met...
Donna Lee Meredith
Jan 26, 2017
Donna Lee Meredith, 78, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away January 26, 2017 at Guardian Angel Homes. Donna was born September 26, 1938 in Oakland, California to Loren and Helen (Heath) Schenkosky. Donna spent her childhood in Oakland where she attended and graduated from Castlemont High School in 1957. There she met Dave Butler and they were married in 1958....
Neil Hugh Nash
Jan 26, 2017
Neil Hugh Nash Sr., 76, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away January 26, 2017 at his home. Neil was born June 12, 1940 in Racine, Wisconsin to Jay and Jerrie Lynne (Cosur) Nash II. Neil spent his childhood in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He met Victoria Tyacke in Milwaukee. Together they moved to California, where they were married April 28, 1979...
Kay Evelyn Hansen
Jan 25, 2017
Kay E. Hansen, 84 passed away at 12:30 pm, Wednesday January 25, 2017 at the home of her daughter Colleen Dehler in Spokane, Washington. She was born July 12, 1932 in Gem, Kansas to Walter and Nerna Reeder. She married Aubrey R. McSpadden She is survived by her three sons Donald R. McSpadden, Douglas McSpadden and Kevin McSpadden and her...
Gregory Lee Oldham
Jan 15, 2017
Gregory L. Oldham, of Mundelein, 66, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born September 13, 1950 in Spokane, WA where he was a graduate of University High School and went on to receive a B.A. in business from Washington State University. Soon after he married his high school sweet heart. Greg...
Betty Lou Schmehl
Jan 14, 2017
Betty Lou Schmehl, 89, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away January 14, 2017 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Hayden. Betty was born May 29, 1927 in Kettle Falls, Washington to Clarence and Bessie (Aldridge) Cranston. As a child, Betty moved with her family to Wenatchee, Washington during the great depression, and then later as a teenager to Spokane,...
Norma Lee Heft
Jan 12, 2017
Norma Lee Heft, 94 of Hauser, ID was born on November 5, 1922 in Halstead, Kansas to William Arthur Lentz, and Bertha Mae (Johns) Lentz. She passed away on January 12, 2017 at Lacrosse Health & Rehab Center in Coeur d’ Alene, ID. Norma lived most of her adult life in Sacramento, CA. Norma was preceded in death by her...
Hugh Lloyd Coleman
Jan 11, 2017
A life well lived, Hugh Lloyd Coleman January 16, 1928 - January 11, 2017 Jesus called this most wonderful man to join the ranks of those in heaven last Wednesday morning! He was mercifully freed from the chains of Alzheimer's and passed quietly with his wife by his side just five days shy of his 89th birthday. Lloyd was unique...
Marilyn Aileen Couser
Jan 11, 2017
Marilyn Couser died on January 11th after brief respiratory issues. Marilyn grew up in Los Angeles , CA with her mom and dad, Mary and Melvin Couser, and her two brothers, Carl and Joel. She was the oldest of the family. Around the age of 19, she was struck with schizophrenia and lived with that challenge the rest of her...
Kwin Adam Wilkinson
Dec 27, 2016
Kwin Adam Wilkinson, beloved husband of nineteen years to Sarah Anderegg, passed peacefully at his home from this life December 27th 2016. He is the son of Karl and Tamy Wilkinson, who brought him home, tucked in a stocking, the night of Christmas Eve forty-two years ago. He was born December 24, 1974. He was the perfect Christmas gift. His...
Margaret Mary Davide
Dec 27, 2016
Margaret Mary Davide, 91, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away December 27, 2016 at Guardian Angel Assisted Living. Margaret was born November 27, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York to Emanuel and Rosalie Ciccarello. The oldest of three children, Margaret was raised alongside her sister (Theresa) and brother (Paul) in Brooklyn, New York. It was in her high school years at...
Delores Jean Anaya
Dec 27, 2016
Delores Jean Anaya, born December 6, 1927, died December 27, 2016. Delores was born in Benge, WA on December 6, 1927 to Milton (Bill) and Maysel Myers. The family eventually moved to Washtucna, WA, where Delores graduated from Wastucna High School in 1945. After high school, she married James Jessie Daugherty. They had one son, James Darwin Daugherty. She made...