Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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...
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...
Carolyn & Holland Ford
May 6, 2014
Carolyn Yeates Ford, 71, died peacefully on May 6, 2014 at home, in the loving arms of her husband. Carolyn was born September 22, 1942, in Logan, Utah, daughter of Evert E. Yeates and Marybelle Bodrero. Carolyn spent her early years in Logan, Utah, later moving to Quincy, Washington. She attended and graduated from Brigham Young University with a Humanities...
Kathy Jo Anderson
May 4, 2014
Kathy Jo Anderson, 54, of Hermiston, Oregon, passed away May 4, 2014 in Coeur d’ Alene, ID at the Hospice House. She was born November 4, 1959 in Gooding, Idaho to Dean & Marion (Eubanks) Hamilton. A wake will be held in Kathy’s honor on Friday, May 9th in Hermiston, Oregon. Please contact family members for time and place. Kathy...
Robert Lewis Bacon
May 4, 2014
Robert Lewis Bacon was born Feb. 2, 1932, in Spokane. He spent his first six years of his life at Big Island on the North Fork of the Clearwater River, which is now under water from Dworshak Dam. His mom and dad, Dee Dee (Bare) and Lewis Bacon, ran the ranch for Potlatch Forests Inc. When he was 6, the...