Obituaries

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

Berta Louise Baker

Berta Louise Baker

Jul 21, 2014

Berta Louise Baker, 85, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away July 21, 2014 at Creekside Assisted Living in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Berta was born May 22, 1929 in San Fernando, California to Robert and Louise (Borgeson) McKay. As a child Berta moved to Florida with her family where she attended and graduated from high school in 1947. There...

Ernest Glen Staples

Ernest Glen Staples

Jul 18, 2014

Ernest (Ernie) Glen Staples was called to heaven on July 18, 2014. He went peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Ernie was born to Ross and Elva Staples on March 22, 1939 in Tooele Utah and graduated from Tooele High School in 1957 before enlisting in the United States Navy where he honorably served his country for 31 years as...

Ray  Aznavoorian

Ray Aznavoorian

Jul 16, 2014

Ray Aznavoorian, 93, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away July 16, 2014 at his home. Ray was born October 21, 1920 in Fresno, California to S. and Kohar (Bedrosian) Aznavoorian. Ray attended and graduated from Fresno Technical High School in Fresno, California in 1939. Immediately after high school Ray joined the United States Navy. He was a proud service...

Darryl Lee Abbott

Darryl Lee Abbott

Jul 16, 2014

Darryl L. Abbott passed away on July 16th, 2014, on the wonderful Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The only son of Homer L. Abbott Jr. and Naomi Ruth Bennett, he was born on December 25, 1939, in Indiana. He attended and graduated from Washington High School in 1956, and promptly joined the Navy where he served proudly for...

Dorothy Norma Varner

Dorothy Norma Varner

Jul 13, 2014

Dorothy Norma Varner, 93, of Van Nuys, California passed away July 13, 2014 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Panorama City, California. Dorothy was born September 27, 1920 in Minnesota to Frank and Hattie (Vasak) Butler. Dorothy grew up in Meadow Lands, Minnesota where she attended and graduated from Meadow Lands High School in 1938. She later moved to Coeur d’...

Peggy Lynn Scarbrough

Peggy Lynn Scarbrough

Jun 30, 2014

Peggy Lynn Scarbrough 54, Post Falls, Idaho, passed away about 8:30 A.M. Monday, June 30, 2014 at Kootenia County Hospital in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was born on August 18, 1959 in North Liberty, Indiana, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Mullins) Collins. On May 5, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana, she married James R. Scarbrough. He survives. Peggy graduated from...

Ethel Louise Luce

Ethel Louise Luce

Jun 30, 2014

Ethel "LOUISE" Powell Elliot Luce was born Feb. 23, 1923 in Preston Idaho to Morrell Anderson Powell, and Florence Ethel Salmon . She went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edwin Luce, former husband Gordon" Josh" Elliot, daughter Judith Ann Elliot, and Twins James and John...

Robert Emil Grossglauser

Robert Emil Grossglauser

Jun 28, 2014

Obituary not available.

Randall Elmer Messenger

Randall Elmer Messenger

Jun 17, 2014

Obituary not available.

Jessica Lynette Manderville

Jessica Lynette Manderville

Jun 14, 2014

Jessica Lynette “Jessy” Manderville passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Rathdrum, Idaho. She was born on April 3, 1983 in Spokane, WA to Jeff and Janet Manderville. Jessy left this Earth early, but she has been reunited with her mother, Janet, who passed away in June of 2011. She loved her mom very dearly and was the type of...

Tina Marie Pitcher

Tina Marie Pitcher

Jun 13, 2014

Tina Roush Pitcher, 58, of Cottonwood, Idaho went to heaven surrounded by her family on June 13, 2014. Tina was born in California to John and Joy Luper on December 18th, 1955. She moved to North Idaho with her children in 1987. She worked in the medical field for the majority of her life, the last 20 years being in...

Gail G Hagberg

Gail G Hagberg

Jun 10, 2014

Gail Gundhild Hagberg, 74, of Hayden, Idaho passed away June 10, 2014 at Ivy Court Retirement Home in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Gail was born June 14, 1939 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho to Alfred and Leona (Spahn) Erickson. As a child Gail moved with her family to Idaho’s Silver Valley. There she attended school in Kingston and eventually graduated...

Clifford Joseph Daniels

Clifford Joseph Daniels

Jun 7, 2014

"Life’s journey,’’ wrote Hunter S. Thompson, “is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy Shit, what a ride!” That is how Clifford J. Daniels lived his life, giving his all in everything he did and giving his all to everyone he knew. He had...

Judyth Kathryn Bunce

Judyth Kathryn Bunce

Jun 3, 2014

Judyth Kathryn “Honey” Bunce, 67, of Hauser, Idaho passed away June 3, 2014 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Judyth was born April 11, 1947 in Madison, Wisconsin to Paul and Mary (Carol) Buck. Judyth moved with her family as a child to Utah where she attended and graduated from high school in 1965. She later attended college...

John Forbes Fraser Jr.

John Forbes Fraser Jr.

Jun 2, 2014

John “Jack” Forbes Fraser Jr., son of John Sr. and Gertrude Fraser, was born on June 5th, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard in 1951 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. His military stint was cut short after being wounded and he was discharged returning home to Illinois, where he married Annette Jane Johnson on July...

Jean Lucille Wilhelm

Jean Lucille Wilhelm

May 31, 2014

Jean Lucille Wilhelm, 90, of Post Falls, Idaho left her earthly home May 31, 2014 excited to join her husband in the heavenly home that was prepared for her long before she was born. Jesus welcomed her into his loving arms where her pain is gone and has been replaced with peace beyond comprehension. Born to Edward Peters and Katherine...

Edward Henry Fischer Jr.

Edward Henry Fischer Jr.

May 29, 2014

Our beloved husband, father, brother, and friend Ed Fischer passed away peacefully at home Thursday, May 29, 2014. His sensitive nature and kindness will be missed by many. Ed was born in 1950 to Ed and Freda Fischer in Sandusky, Ohio. He lived much of his life in Salinas, California, where he graduated from Salinas High School in 1969. He...

James Paul Miller

James Paul Miller

May 23, 2014

James “Jim” Paul Miller died unexpectedly on May 23, 2014 in Olympia, WA from heart failure. He was C. Don & Geraldine Miller’s fourth bouncing baby boy born on Jan, 31st 1956. in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Spokane attending Broadway Elementary, Trent Middle School and graduating from East Valley High School in 1974. He worked construction during the...

Dorothy  Oquendo

Dorothy Oquendo

May 17, 2014

Obituary not available.

Cole  Wyatt

Cole Wyatt

May 10, 2014

Cole Wyatt passed on May 10, 2014. His passing was relatively quick and peaceful with much of his loving family at his side. Cole was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Betty Jane McKuin. Cole was born April 5th, 1929 in Orofino California. He was the youngest and the male of the family. Times were tough on...