Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
Sharon Rose Alberts
Feb 3, 2016
Sharon Rose(Craw)Alberts passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loving family on Feb 3, 2016. She was born in Marinette, Wisconsin on June 2, 1953 to Edwin Craw (deceased)and Helen (Parthie) Craw. She married Jude Alberts on April 8, 1972. They later divorced. Together they had five children: Dana, Chad, Pan, Roxy, and Shane. Chard Alberts is deceased. Sharon...
Daniel James Stringer
Feb 1, 2016
Daniel James Stringer Jr., 70, of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho passed away February 1, 2016 at Life Care Center of Coeur d' Alene. Daniel was born December 15, 1945 in Plummer, Idaho to Daniel Sr. and Ercie (Andrews) Stringer. Daniel grew up in Plummer where he attended and graduated from Plummer High School. He later joined the Job Corp, until...
Ednah Mabel Grogan
Feb 1, 2016
Ednah Mabel (Cooper) Grogan, 94, went to heaven peacefully with family members around her on February 1, 2016 at Hospice House in Hayden. Mabel was born June 27, 1921 in Orofino. She grew up on the family homestead on Upper Fords Creek with her eleven other siblings. Mabel met and married Lowell Grogan on September 27, 1937. Around 1939 Lowell...
Jack Thomas Sanders
Jan 21, 2016
Jack T. Sanders died on January 21, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at the age of 80. He was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, on February 28, 1935. He earned his B.A. degree from Texas Wesleyan College, a master's degree from Emory University, and his Ph.D. degree from the Claremont Graduate University in Southern California in 1963. After spending a...
Virginia Rose Stephanishen
Jan 18, 2016
Virginia Rose Stephanishen, 74, passed away at home January 18, 2016, surrounded by her loved ones, in Salmon, Idaho. She passed due to complications of early on set dementia. “Rosie” was born October 11, 1941 in Carmen, Idaho to the late Charles and Lucy Randolph. She was the youngest of their nine children. As a youngster, Rosie ran along the...
James Edward Swanson
Jan 16, 2016
It is with much sadness I announce the passing of my husband James. He fought a long and courageous battle the past 4 years and sadly the cancer took him on Saturday January 16,2016, with his wife at his side. Born on March 20th, 1948, James grew up and went to school in the California Bay Area. After graduating from...
Marion Nelson Daines
Jan 7, 2016
Marion Nelson Daines, a resident of the Spokane area since 1956, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at age ninety-eight on January 7, 2016. Marion, originally from Alberta, Canada, made her home in the valley for the last sixty years. She was a blessing and her life is an inspiration to all who knew her. Marion was preceded in...
Karen Wendla Meine
Jan 7, 2016
Our beloved Mother, Sister, Aunt and Friend was called to heaven on Thursday, January 7th 2016. She graduated from West Valley high School in 1963. She married her best friend, Roger L Meine in 1964 and they created a life together in Spokane Valley, raising their two children. She retired from Valley General Hospital in 1989. Karen is survived by...
Robin Aaron Blumenschein
Jan 4, 2016
Robin means “Bright & Shining” and Aaron means “Enlightened” or “Mouthpiece of the Lord”. This accurately described Robin as he could enter a room and light it up without even speaking a word. His beautiful smile and loving warm eyes would have people automatically gravitate to him. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and nephew who went to be...
Robin Lynne Klug
Dec 30, 2015
Robin was born in Olympia, Washington to Floyd William Pierson and Shirlee Norma Pierson on June 15, 1947. She has a younger brother William Floyd Pierson who still resides in Olympia, Washington with his wife Candice. She graduated from Olympia High and went on to do some community college. She worked for the state for many years. She has 3...
Ronald Walter Sears
Dec 26, 2015
Ronald Walter Sears was born June 3, 1946 in Flint, MI to Walt and Peg Sears. His family moved to Hammond, IN and then when he was 13, to El Paso, TX where he lived from 1959 to 1972. He married Betsy Cutting on November 25, 1972 and they had three children: Titus Timothy, Mary Beth, and Andrew Paul Brady....
Melinda Anne Robinson
Dec 22, 2015
Melinda Anne (Wilson) Robinson, 49, of Sagle, ID passed away on December 22nd after a sudden battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 28 years Todd Robinson; her children; Athena, Alanna, Avalon and Arwyn and Sean Labolle; and brother Guy Wilson of Leesburg, FL. An accomplished seamstress and costumer she was heavily involved with Christian Youth...
James William Payne
Dec 20, 2015
James William Payne (Jim), 66, of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho passed away December 20, 2015 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. James was born October 14, 1949 in Spokane, WA to Norman and Imogene (White) Payne. As a young child Jim moved with his family to Coeur d' Alene, there he attended Sherman Elementary, and Coeur d' Alene...
Frank Albert Imbrogno
Dec 19, 2015
Frank Albert Imbrogno, 86, of Spirit Lake, Idaho passed away December 19, 2015 at Life Care Center in Post Falls, Idaho. Frank was born October 18, 1929 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Francis and Jennie (Morrilli) Imbrogno. Frank grew up in Steelton Pennsylvania where he attended high school and lived for 33 years. He met Zella Kibe and they were later...