Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas

Karen Anne Longtin

Karen Anne Longtin

Apr 12, 2015

Karen Anne Longtin age 35 went to Heaven on April 12, 2015 at home in Post Falls, Idaho after a long courageous battle with Lupus and auto immune liver failure. Karen is survived by her son, Matthew Noah McPeek and her parents Kenneth A. and Brenda J. Longtin of Post Falls, Idaho, her brother Robert A. Longtin and sister-in-law Kristin...

Andrea Theresia Rainey

Andrea Theresia Rainey

Apr 4, 2015

A Life Well Lived Andrea T Rainey, 52, lost her battle with cancer Saturday April 4, 2014 at her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho surrounded by friends. Andrea was born August 24, 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up near Seattle and graduated from Sammamash High School in 1980. She subsequently studied at the University of Washington where she earned...

James Bruce Bening Jr.

James Bruce Bening Jr.

Mar 31, 2015

Jim was born in Orofino Idaho on April 14,1953 to James Bruce Bening and Jewel Dean (Bouldin) Bening. He was called home to heaven on March 31,2015 after a brave fight with cancer. Jim’s family settled in Pinehurst ID where he grew up and graduated from Kellogg High in 1971. Jim has had a lifetime love affair with the outdoors...

Robin Gillett Watkins

Robin Gillett Watkins

Mar 22, 2015

Robin G. Watkins 59, of Athol,ID passed away at Hospice House of North Idaho on March 22, 2015. Robin was born in Wauseon, Ohio on May 6, 1955 to Ron and Pauline (Gillett) Watkins. Robin grew up in Wauseon, Ohio & Scarborough Ontario, Canada. He attended college at Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas & Pasadena, California. He later met...

Herta  Vogtmann

Herta Vogtmann

Mar 21, 2015

Memorial Service to be held at a later date.

William Askren Calligan

William Askren Calligan

Mar 13, 2015

Bill went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 13, 2015. He was born in Puyallup, Washington on October 13, 1924. He graduated from Puyallup High School in 1942. After a brief employment at the Tacoma Shipyards, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He served in the South Pacific Theater until the end of World War II. After...

Bonita Marie Ament

Bonita Marie Ament

Mar 13, 2015

Bonita Marie Ament- Age 68 died peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones at The Hospice House of North Idaho in Hayden, Idaho on March 13, 2015. She was referred to as “Bonnie” which is the name she preferred. She was born on April 15, 1946 in Forest Grove Oregon. She was one of seven children to parents, Carl Cropp...

Larry  Ben Smith

Larry Ben Smith

Mar 11, 2015

Larry Ben Smith SR Passed away March 11 2015 in salmon id He was born to Ben Burnham Smith and Hazel Simmons March 21 1936 Sugar city ID He Was the Oldest of 7 Children He served our country in the Marine’s Married Carolyn Nave June 16 1960 They had 4 children they later divorce Then Married Norine Barnhart 1966...

Laraine Marie Ruiz

Laraine Marie Ruiz

Mar 4, 2015

Obituary not available.

Tonya Lee Hancock

Tonya Lee Hancock

Mar 2, 2015

Tonya Lee Hancock, age 60, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the Hospice House of North Idaho in Hayden, Idaho on March 2nd 2015. Tonya was born April 12, 1954, the 3rd of 4 children to the proud parents of Clois and Bee Fitzhugh in Salinas California. Shortly after her birth, they moved to Washington where she loved hanging...

Donald Myron Rutledge

Donald Myron Rutledge

Feb 28, 2015

Rutledge, Donald M. “Don” Coeur d’Alene, ID/Cottage Grove, WI – Donald M. “Don” Rutledge, age 78, Born December 6, 1936 in Madison, WI was called to heaven on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. He is preceded into heaven by his parents Charles and Florence (Whiting) Rutledge and siblings William, Robert, Mary and extended family members. He is...

Betty Jo Wojdyla

Betty Jo Wojdyla

Feb 23, 2015

Our beloved mother Betty J. Wojdyla, entered the gates of heaven on February 23, 2015 at 11:15 pm. She was born May 6, 1933 to Olivia Tharp and Red Smith in Tuckerman, Arkansas. As a child of military parents and later the spouse of a military veteran, Betty traveled the world and lived in places like Germany, Japan, Libya and...

Roberta Lee Boullion

Roberta Lee Boullion

Feb 23, 2015

Obituary not available.

Kenneth John Karl Jr.

Kenneth John Karl Jr.

Feb 23, 2015

Our husband, son, father, and friend, Kenneth John (KJ) Karl Jr., 43, from Post Falls, Idaho, entered Heaven’s Gates on Monday, February 23, 2015 after passing away unexpectedly at home. KJ was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1971. He and his Dad moved to Missoula, Montana when he was five years old, where he met his amazing bonus...

Ethel Catharine Dunn

Ethel Catharine Dunn

Feb 20, 2015

Our beloved Ethel C. Dunn, “Cathy”, entered the gates of heaven on February 20, 2015. She was born October 6, 1927 to Judson & Ethel Tallman in Englewood, Colorado. Cathy was raised in California where she later married Harrison Pierce Jones and raised Minona Lynn, Tiry Harrison, Virginia Belle, Michael Ray, & Catharine Ann. On March 1, 1968 she married...

Diana  Maureen Harrison

Diana Maureen Harrison

Feb 20, 2015

Diana Maureen Harrison, 57, of Carmen Idaho passed away February 20, 2015 at her home. Diana was born May 15, 1957 in Palmer, Alaska to Jerrold and Elizabeth (Campbell) Harrison. As a child Diana moved with her family living in various states across the U.S. before finally settling in Salmon in 1974. There she attended and graduated from Salmon High...

David Anthony Costa

David Anthony Costa

Feb 17, 2015

David Anthony Costa was born April 18th, 1949, to Claude and Gloria Fern Costa in Carmel, CA and was raised in Monterey, CA. At the age of 17 he entered the USMC and served three years in combat fueling fighter planes in the air and also fighting on the ground in combat. He also won a Purple Heart award for...

Maria Chavez Chacon

Maria Chavez Chacon

Feb 13, 2015

Maria Chacon 58, passed away surrounded by her family, at the Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on the morning of February 13, 2015. Maria was born and raised in Jocotopec, Mexico on November 3, 1956. Her parents were Alejandro and Estefana Chavez. She was the seventh child born in a family of nine. She was 14 years old when...

Jason Robert Kemper

Jason Robert Kemper

Feb 9, 2015

Jason Robert Kemper was born to Darla Jefferson and Don Kemper on March 7, 1980. He developed a love for the outdoors at an early age, with frequent trips to the family cabins near Pritchard, Idaho and Colville, Washington. He would hunt and fish with his dad, cousins, uncles, and friends all around Northern Idaho. He also had an early...

Marlin William Maki

Marlin William Maki

Feb 9, 2015

Marlin “Papa” (Daugherty) Maki, 68 of Hayden, Idaho passed away on February 8, 2015. He was born in Kellogg, Idaho on May 9, 1946. Marlin grew up in Kingston, Idaho. In 1964 he married his childhood sweetheart Candi (Pemble) Griner in Pinehurst, Idaho. They were married for 50 years. He was a logger in his early years, and moved on...