Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas
Kennedy Trask
Aug 25, 2011
Kennedy Rae Trask (7 months) returned to Heaven on August 25, 2011. She was born January 5, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene, ID to Branden D. Trask & Danielle Whitten. She is survived by her parents, Branden and Danielle, 2 sisters Aryanna and Kyrra. Kennedy is also survived by many grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Kennedy was a...
Kathryn Whitney
Aug 24, 2011
Kathryn M. Whitney (66) of Hayden, ID went home to be with the Lord on August 24, 2011. She was born Dec. 5, 1944 in St. Maries, ID to Sam and Oma McTaggart. Her family moved to Tillamook, OR, where her dad was a logger. Kathryn attended high school in Ellensburg, WA. In 1962, she married Bill Ballard in Yakima,...
Ivan Groth
Aug 24, 2011
Ivan Wesley Groth passed away at home Wednesday August 24, 2011. Ivan was born in Coeur d Alene, ID. July 7, 1974. He graduated from C.D.A. High School in 1992. He worked for many years at Lifecare in C.D.A. as an Assistant Activity Director. He loved listening to his clients memories and sharing jokes. Ivan was loved by his friends...
Ruth Belt
Aug 24, 2011
Ruth 'Dolores' Belt, 79, of Rathdrum, ID, went home to rest on August 24, 2011. She was born on November 30, 1931 in Torrance, CA to her parents John Sr. & Ruth Fortuny. Dolores was the older of 2 along with her brother, John Jr. Fortuny. Dolores is survived by her husband and best friend of 61 years, Bruce F....
Nikolay Kvasha
Aug 22, 2011
Nikolay Kvasha (50) of Liberty Lake, WA. passed away Monday, August 22, 2011. He was born June 27,1961 in Stavropol, Russia to Nikolay and Anna (Kizilova) Kvasha. Memorial Services will be held At the Pilgrim Slavic Baptist Church In Spokane, WA. at 7:00 p.m. with a viewing at 6:00 p.m.
John Ensminger
Aug 16, 2011
John T. "Lil Scoot" Ensminger, age 68, of Post Falls, ID passed away on August 16, 2011 at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, ID. John was born in Chicago, Ill on Oct. 19, 1942. He moved to Post Falls in 1985 , from San Diego, CA after retiring from the US Navy and worked as a maintenance worker for...
Henry Parent
Aug 14, 2011
Henry "HJ" John Parent Jr., 33, of Post Falls, Idaho died August 14, 2011 at Kootenai Medical Center due to injuries caused by an accident with a train in Rathdrum, Idaho. HJ was born May 14, 1978 to Donna Smith and Henry Parent. HJ was born in the same hospital where he died. HJ was an avid fan of the...
Leroy Ford
Aug 8, 2011
Leroy Allan Ford (72) of Athol, ID, passed away on August 10, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene. He was born February 25, 1939 in Denver, CO to Victor Orville & Harriet (Fisher) Ford. Private Family Memorial service with be held at a later date. Bell Tower Funeral Home in Post Falls is in care of the arrangements. Please visit Leroy's...
Loys Weir
Aug 8, 2011
Loys Neil Weir (73) of Post Falls, ID, passed away on August 8, 2011 in Post Falls. He was born June 26,1938 in Chelan, WA to Loys Earnest & Josephine Leona (Collins) Weir. Inurnment will be at Waterville, WA. Bell Tower Funeral Home in Post Falls is in care of the arrangements. Please visit Loy's' online memorial page at www.belltowerfuneralhome.com.
Donald Defonso
Aug 1, 2011
Donald L. DeFonso (79) of Coeur d' Alene, ID, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene. He was born January 30, 1932 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Dominic and Adelaide (Fulkerson) DeFonso. Services will be held at a later date. Bell Tower Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Please visit Donald's online memorial page @ belltowerfuneralhome.com
Traci Helton
Jul 26, 2011
Traci K. Helton (49) passed away Thursday July 26, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. She was born May 25,1962 in Sheridan, Wyoming, to Richard R. & Donna Lee (Hill) Anderson. Viewing will be Friday July 29, 2011 at 1:00 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the McGuire Building in Post Falls, Idaho. Funeral services will...
Joseph Morgan Scales
Jul 25, 2011
Joseph D. Scales (87), of Coeur d’ Alene, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011. He was born October 18, 1923 in Miami, Florida to Robert W. & Marion G. (Edwards) Scales. Joseph is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rita A. (O’Keefe) Scales. He is also survived by his son Denny J. Scales of Fostoria, OH, two grandchildren, Randy,...
Mildred Muse
Jul 22, 2011
Arizona pioneer, Mildred Alberta Ramsey (Charbonneau) Muse, age 96, passed away at her home in Post Falls, Idaho on July 22, 2011. Mildred was born on June 12, 1915 to Robert Lee and Willie Ramsey, early pioneers of Guadalupe and Baker Canyon in the Douglas area. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Walter and John, and her...
Julius Kuehnel Iii
Jul 19, 2011
Julius Henry Kuehnel the III (47) of Libby, MT, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene, ID. He was born on December 19, 1963 in Granite City, IL to Julius Henry Jr. & Joyce (Fields) Kuehnel. He has returned home to God knowing that he "got his faith back." Julius (Hank) is survived by his wife,...
Sally Sergeant Lupiba
Jul 18, 2011
Sally Annabelle Sergeant-LuPiba (Shaw) Mom passed on in the early morning hours of Monday, July 18, 2011 from complications during surgery. With tender loving care and family at her side, she truly left a legacy of Love. Our mother was born November 14, 1935 in South Bend, Indiana. She was the twelfth of 13 children born to Harold Minier Shaw...
Blaine Hess
Jul 9, 2011
Blaine Hess, 78 Blaine Hess peacefully passed away at his home in Plummer on July 9, 2011, with many of his family members there. He was born July 4, 1933, in Aberdeen to James Archie Hess and Martha Pierson. Blaine married Alice F. Peters on Jan. 7, 1961. There were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on Jan. 2, 1973....
Shirley Gose
Jul 6, 2011
SHIRLEY ELLEN GOSE 1927-2011 Loving Wife, Mother, Sister and Grandmother Shirley E. Maxwell Dan Gose returned to her heavenly home July 6th, 2001, after suffering a major stroke. She was born the 12th of May, 1927 in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Gilford A. and Julia Mulliner Maxwell. The oldest of three daughters, she grew up in Southern Idaho and later...
Louise Pagano
Jul 6, 2011
Louise Pagano (84) of Post Falls, ID passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011 in Coeur d' Alene. She was born July 27, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to Frank & Josephine (Levelli) Cioffi. Louise moved to Post Falls in 1997 from West Covina, California where she was a homemaker and married to her late husband, Paul Pagano. Louise was very active...
Rita House
Jul 1, 2011
Rita Louise House (69) of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 after her bout with cancer. She was born in Sandpoint, ID on September 6, 1941 to Ellis LeRoy & LaVerda (Gilbert) Churchill. Rita is preceded in death by her parents and also her husband, Richard House. She is survived by her two sons, Kelly and Terry...
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