Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Kenneth Edward Dunlap
Feb 6, 2015
Kenneth E. Dunlap, born in Oakland, CA on December 29, 1950, lost his battle against pancreatic cancer on February 6, 2015. He spent a lifetime of service to his community, earning his retirement from law enforcement in California after serving in Oakland, Napa, and finally San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department. During his career he earned numerous commendations and awards for...
Charles Theodore Buck
Feb 6, 2015
The Buck family, the Buck Knives company and millions of outdoors lovers have lost a very special man with the passing of Charles T. (Chuck) Buck, 78, February 6, 2015, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Born May 13, 1936, in San Diego California, to the late Alfred and Ida (Shapter) Buck, Chuck was a man of deep faith. Chairman of Buck...
Lawrence John O'Hare
Jan 30, 2015
DR. LAWRENCE J. O'HARE "Larry" 11/13/23 - 1/30/15 Entered into eternal rest, peacefully, surrounded by his family on January 30th, 2015. Larry was born November 13, 1923 in Spokane, WA to Joseph & Mary O'Hare along with his twin sister to a family of eleven children. Larry proudly served his country during WWII as a Sargent in the Army and...
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...

