Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
J.T. Victor Hunnicutt
Jan 11, 2015
JT Victor Hunnicutt, 64, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2015, surrounded by family in his Silverton, Idaho home. JT was born in Brannenburg, Germany on June 28, 1950 to Tamara Ewstratowa and John Thomas Hunnicutt. His mother immigrated to the US shortly after his birth and settled in Arizona. It is there he spent his childhood with his two...
Erma Jo (Josephine) Mckay
Jan 9, 2015
Erma Jo (Josephine) McKay, devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, January 9th, 2015 in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Erma was surrounded by all her surviving children at the time of her death at the age of 85. She was born on May 23, 1929 in Carthage, MO. to Joseph and Sarah Watkins. Erma was preceded in...
Veronica Jean Rutledge
Dec 30, 2014
Veronica's Motto “It’s All Good” Veronica Jean Rutledge was born to Timothy and Wanda Hendricks in Saint Maries Idaho on August 23 1985. Roni passed away unexpectedly December 30, 2014 while visiting family in Hayden, Idaho. She was 29 and lived in Blackfoot Idaho. She is survived by her husband, Colt, and son. Her surviving family includes parents Tim and...
Virgil Lee Hull
Dec 29, 2014
Virgil Lee Hull, 59, passed away unexpectedly December 29, 2014. Virgil was born March 21, 1955 at the family home in Post Falls, Idaho. He was the youngest of 8 children of Eldon and Evelyn (Galloway) Hull. Virgil lived in North Idaho his entire life. He held a multitude of jobs in his lifetime. Starting as a teenager, he worked...
Dona "Butch" Barsalou
Dec 24, 2014
Dona (Butch) Slavin Barsalou was born September 23, 1930 in Salmon, Idaho to Milton Charles and Janice Edwards Slavin and passed away December 24, 2014 after a brief illness at the home of her caregiver, Cheryl Horner, near Salmon. Butch grew up on Carmen Creek with her brother, Milton E. and sister, Norma and attended school there, riding her horse...
Debra Jean Samsel
Dec 14, 2014
Debra Jean Samsel (Tootie), 59, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away of natural causes on December 14th in her home. She was born to Betty Balliot and Dalbert Yearout in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho on December 29th, 1954. She grew up in Coeur d’ Alene and Saint Maries Idaho where she graduated from St. Maries High School in 1974...
Leonard Bradley Mitchell
Nov 21, 2014
Leonard Bradley Mitchell, our beloved “Papa”, passed away on November 21, 2014 after a long, hard fought battle with pneumonia, surrounded by loved ones. Len was born in Cedar Rapids, IA on October 4, 1941. He was the oldest son of Dick and Eleanor (Lahti) Mitchell. While still a baby, the family moved to Rockford, IL, where his brother, Ronnie,...
Virginia Kaye Lutz
Nov 21, 2014
Virginia Kaye Lutz, 72, of Post Falls, ID, wife of Mike Lutz, died November 21, 2014 at Living Springs Home. Virginia Kaye was born on June 29, 1942 to the late Albert W. and Virginia A. Ghesquiere. She graduated from the University of Detroit with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1964. On August 20, 1966, she married Michael C....
Martin Louis Grubar Jr.
Nov 7, 2014
Martin L. Grubar Jr. 80, passed away November 7, 2014 at his home in Post Falls, ID. He was born on October 31, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota to Martin and Amelia (Shute) Grubar Sr. He died a holy and peaceful death with his family and loved ones around him. Martin is survived by his wife, Maureen, three sons, Dan and...
Connie Jean Collins
Nov 7, 2014
Connie Jean Collins (60) of Bayview, ID peacefully passed away on November 7, 2014. Connie was born in 1953 on New Year’s Eve to Robert & JoAnn (Brott) Johnson in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Connie was known as the “Mom of Bayview” to most of the youth for many years as she raised her 4 children: son, Jody Edward-Robert Burns and 3...
Oma Fay Hoggatt
Nov 4, 2014
Oma Fay Bingham Hoggatt, born October 19, 1926 in Dallas, Texas left this mortal life Tuesday, November 4, 2014. She passed peacefully at home with daughter Susan, granddaughters Lindsay and Becky and grandson Dillon nearby. Oma was the third child born to Joseph Walter Bingham and Mary Elcie Springer. Firstborn in her family was Lawrence (1922 – 1991), then sister...
Betty Julia Salmons Lusk
Oct 31, 2014
Betty Julia Salmons Lusk passed away on Oct 31, 2014. She was born on February 9, 1935 in Princess Anne County, Virginia. She was the only child of Guy Morris and Adeline Salesky Salmons. Betty grew up with many cousins and friends in rural Virginia. She loved the beach and walking barefoot in the sand. She had no plans to...
Anna Katherine Robinson
Oct 28, 2014
Anna’s Last Words as Presented by Liz Campbell at the Funeral and Memorial Services Called of Him – Anna Robinson sacrament talk Sometimes I never thought I would be able to serve a mission for the Lord, and now I am serving my second mission. I didn’t think it would be possible because……Sometimes I think am broken. There are many...
Michael Steven Oles
Oct 18, 2014
Michael Steven Oles 43, went to be with the Lord on October 18, 2014 after suffering a major heart attack. He was born April 30, 1971 in Spokane, WA. Mike enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and loved fishing. He was an inspector for the railroad and traveled extensively. Mike was a beacon of light for the Lord...
Kermit Kenneth Yochum
Oct 14, 2014
Kermit Kenneth Yochum, 68, of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho passed away October 14, 2014 at the Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho. Kermit was born February 8, 1946 in Lewiston, Idaho to Leonard and Christine (Funnemark) Yochum. Kermit attended and granduated from Lapwai High School in 1964. He then went on to the University Of Idaho playing football on a full...
Amanda T Symons
Oct 13, 2014
Amanda T. Symons, 35, passed away October 13, 2014, with her family by her side after a long battle with Diabetes. A loving daughter and sister Amanda was born January 5, 1979, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the daughter of Treana Shirleen Symons and Richard Lee Symons. She grew up with 6 siblings, Bonita, Daniel, Desiree, Carissa, Steven, and Shay. Amanda...