Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
Joan Dorothy Vinson
May 10, 2017
Joan Dorothy Vinson, 85, of Post Falls, Idaho, earned her Angel Wings on May 10, 2017 at Hospice House of North Idaho.
Joan was born on June 8, 1931 to Floyd Harbeck and Lucille Sturm in Lead, South Dakota. It was there in the mountains of the Black Hills she spent her childhood, with her sister, Jacqueline Sies, of Dallas, Texas...
Levi Jim Allphin
May 2, 2017
Levi Jim Allphin, 53, of Rathdrum, Idaho went to be with his Lord on May 2, 2017. Levi was born in Ellensburg, Washington on July 5, 1963 to Tiny and Bev Allphin. He grew up in Kittitas, attending Kittitas High School and Ellensburg High School, graduating in 1982. He attended and completed his studies at Perry Technical Institute. He was...
Michael Anthony Westray
Apr 27, 2017
Michael Anthony Westray, 77, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away April 27, 2017 at the Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’ Alene surrounded by family and friends. Mike, as everyone called him, was born to Vernon and Mary Alice Westray on September 6, 1939 in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from South Gate High School, he joined the United States...
Mary Agnes Peterson
Apr 11, 2017
Mary was born 90.99 years ago on May 28th, 1926 to Frank and Mary (Judish) Popish. She entered the gates of heaven during the early morning hours on April 11th, 2017 residing now for eternity in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. Born at home in Globeville (Denver) where she was raised in the Catholic faith while attending...
William Carl Christman
Apr 8, 2017
William C. “Bill” Christman, age 56, resided in Spirit Lake Idaho, passed away on April 8, 2017 at Hospice of North Idaho. He was born on December 7, 1960 in the state of Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1983. He was married to Charlene Sperber on December 2, 1985 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He worked...
Dixie Lee Wilson
Apr 8, 2017
Dixie Lee Wilson 78, of Worley, ID passed away at The Schneidmiller Hospice House on April 8, 2017 in Coeur d' Alene ID. Dixie was born on Oct. 8, 1938 in Salt Lake City, UT to Marion and Gladys (Bohn) Cook. A viewing will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:00 Am at Larkin Sunset Gardens 1950 East...
Pamella Azura Floyd
Apr 4, 2017
Pam was born August 12, 1978 in Bremerton WA to Jed C Dean and Janet L Iremonger and left our side on April 4th 2017 in Coeur d’Alene ID after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Pam was ALMOST the oldest of 3 girls, but her twin Ami made it out 2 minutes sooner and Katie followed a few years later....
Susan Earlena Nelson
Apr 1, 2017
Forever the jokester, Susan Earlena Nelson passed away on April Fools Day in Northern Idaho Respiratory Rehab Center. She was born to Earl and Oma Hoggatt on January 8, 1949. Susie was the second of six children. She lived in Spokane for the past 39 years. She was a home health care nurse for the past 25 years. Susie was...
Joseph Anthony Souza
Mar 31, 2017
Joseph Anthony Souza, age 90, passed away on March 31,2017 at Creekside Care Center in Coeur d’ Alene, ID. He had suffered the last five years from complications of diabetes and kidney failure. He was born on September 19, 1926 in Camden, CA to Manual D. and Jacinta Souza from Pico, in the Azores Islands. Joseph was the first in...
Calvin Edwin Mcknight
Mar 26, 2017
Calvin Edwin McKnight, 62 passed away at his home in Coeur d’ Alene, ID on March 26, 2017. Calvin was born in Spokane, WA on February 11, 1955 to Shirley Eugene and Doris Jean (Wilson) McKnight. He moved with his family to Minnesota for a brief time when he was a child and then moved to Rathdrum, ID where he...
Alfred Roy Wagner
Mar 20, 2017
Alfred Roy Wagner, 94, of Post Falls, Idaho passed away March 20, 2017 at his home. Alfred was born July 3, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan to Frank and Agnes (Podke) Wagner. Al grew up during the depression in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the second oldest of five brothers, and one sister. He was raised on the East side of Cleveland...
Donald Francis Anderson
Mar 19, 2017
We were all shocked to hear that on March 19th, our active, fit father Don Anderson succumbed to a heart attack while on a bicycle ride. Upon further reflection, our determined father never gave up, always pushing himself to work harder and do more. His activities ranged from dancing to aerobatic airplane flying to hiking the Appalachian trail. He constantly...
Joann Miller
Mar 15, 2017
JoAnn Miller, 71, of Post Falls, went to be with the Lord in the presence of her family March 15, 2017, at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Joann was born March 21, 1945 in Beebee, Arkansas to William and Gladys (Reed) Taylor. As a child, JoAnn moved with her family to Refugio, Texas where she spent the...
Harvey Bruce Vinson Sr.
Mar 13, 2017
Retired Veteran, Harvey "Vince" Vinson, Sr. passed away at his home in Coeur d'Alene, ID, on March 13, 2017 at the age of 88. Vince was born in Wink, Texas on January 17, 1929. He was born to Elijah and Ella Marie Vinson. Vince graduated high school at the age of 16 in 1945. In 1948, at 19 years old,...
Luther Edward Quigley
Mar 10, 2017
Luther Edward Quigley, 86 of Cocolalla, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017 surrounded by his family at the Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho. Born in Lexington, MO to Luther and Juanita Quigley. He was a resident of Cocolalla, Idaho for many years until later he moved to Post Falls, Idaho in 2013. Luther had a very interesting...