Obituaries

Sep 15, 2017

Roger D. Switzer, 85, of Coeur d' Alene, ID, died at the Hospice House of North Idaho on Friday September 15th, 2017. Roger spent his last days surrounded by his family. He was born on April 15th, 1932 in Libby, Montana to Earle and Waneta Woodruff Switzer. Raised and educated in Libby, Roger graduated from Libby High School with the...

Sep 7, 2017

Robert Jerome Colwell “Bob” of Post Falls, Idaho passed away on September 7, 2017, after a 2 year battle with cancer. Bob was born on April 28, 1948. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert J. (Count) Colwell and Aida Lou Colwell. Bob is survived by three brothers: Charles (Jim), John, and Doug; and nieces Thea, and...

Sep 6, 2017

Armando Delgado The Coeur d'Alene Press - Obituaries, Armando Delgado, 89 After a brave battle with pancreatic cancer, Armando passed away Sept. 6, 2017. He was surrounded by his devoted family and close friends at Hospice House at Hummingbird Fields in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in North Africa and...

Sep 5, 2017

Willard Dean Cline, age 89, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 after a long and fulfilling life.

Willard was born on February 20, 1928 in McCloud, CA to Iva and Elzie Max Cline. Willard was an only child who grew up working and living on ranches. He graduated from high school in...

Sep 3, 2017

Anthony W. LaPan Sr.

Tony LaPan Sr. passed away Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at the Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Tony was born in 1939 to Sam and Gertrude LaPan in Michigan. He was the first son of 14 children.

He graduated from Pinconning High School in 1957 and then enlisted and served in...

Sep 2, 2017

Shirley May Chaney, 94, died peacefully in her sleep on September 2, 2017, at Schneidmiller Hospice House of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Shirley was the only child born to Nat W. (Bill) and Lola V. (McCallum) Farrior on September 22, 1922 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Council Bluffs, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1940....

Sep 1, 2017

Donald Gene Budgett of Hayden, ID went peacefully to be with the Lord on September 1, 2017. Don was born on January 15, 1931 in Sioux Falls, SD to Alice and Roy Budgett. He graduated from Augustana College and then attended UCLA. Don met Gloria on a European vacation. They married and had three daughters – Stacy White (Curt)...

Aug 31, 2017

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Kristine Lynne Buchler, 74 Kris passed away Aug. 31, 2017, after a brief illness that was not related to her five-year battle with cancer. She was born on Jan. 27, 1943, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Kessler and Maxine Miller and was the oldest of three children. Kris was preceded in death by her parents and her younger...

Aug 31, 2017

David Garold Schlotthauer passed away peacefully in his home in Blanchard on August 31, 2017 from kidney failure.

Dave was born in Coeur d'Alene on March 24th, 1945 to Garold and Dorothy Schlotthauer. Until the age of 6, Dave lived with his parents, and siblings, Marilyn, Archie, and Christy, in the old powder house at Fort Sherman,...

Aug 31, 2017

Katherine Jean Campbell (Brewer), 71, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Kathy was born at Providence Hospital on December 28, 1945 in Wallace Idaho to Hubert Glen and Inola “Ernestine” Brewer. She was the 10th of 12 children. After graduating from Wallace High School in 1964 she attended one...

Aug 30, 2017

Charles Cox, age 83, passed away at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on August 30, 2017.

Charles was born in Osage, OK., on February 26, 1934, to Geroge and Verna Ellen (Bowline) Cox. He was raised in Northern California and worked in Construction. He was a member of the California Carpenters Union and WA-ID-MT Carpenters...

Aug 30, 2017

Barbara Jean Sinclair (Weed)

A long-time resident of Coeurd’Alene, Barbara passed August 30th, 2017 at the Schneidermiller Hospice House in Hayden after losing a strong hard battle with cancer.

To sum up a person’s life in a few words is impossible. Barbara was strong willed from the get go. Born December 20th, 1937 to Dorothy...

Aug 26, 2017

Judith Ernestine Garner "Judy" died on Saturday August 26, 2017 at 6:10 am at Kootenai Health in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho with her husband Harold of 15 years at her side. Judy taught special education at Borah Elementary School in Coeur d' Alene until she retired in 2004. Judy loved children and teaching. Judy attended Living Word Fellowship, a...

Aug 25, 2017

David Ronald left us to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington after complications from receiving a long awaited kidney transplant.

David was born in Dover, Ohio, on October 16, 1966 to Jack Ronald and Lucille (Lou)(Ronald) Graham. During his childhood, his interests included a love...

Aug 25, 2017

Loretta Joyce (Catalano) Day Trumbower passed away after a long battle with multiple health issues on August 25, 2017. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 26, 1934. She was one of four sisters, Roberta, Loretta, Jeannie and Charlene born to John and Cecilia Catalano. She was married to Glenn Alwin Day of Twinsburg, Ohio in 1956. Glenn passed...

Aug 25, 2017

George Adam Holcomb, 88

Dec. 31, 1928 – Aug. 25, 2017

George Adam Holcomb was born in Venice, Calif., to Ruth and Carl Holcomb on Dec. 31, 1928. He passed away at Kootenai Health on Aug. 25, 2017, at the age of 88. He was one of six children, Edwin, Ben, Alice, Cornelia and Sally....

Aug 24, 2017

Joseph Paul Perez, age 57, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on August 24, 2017.

Joseph was born in Los Angeles, CA, on May 28, 1960, to Joseph and Monica Perez. He returned to Coeur d’Alene in 2011. Joseph married Kisa on September 27, 2014, in Hayden, ID.

After retiring from construction, he quickly rose...

Aug 23, 2017

Sherry Blish, 36

The light of humanity dimmed a bit recently, when Sherry Blish passed away unexpectedly, Aug. 23, 2017. She was a woman of immense strength, character, will and humor. Her laughter could fill stadiums that could only hope to contain her charisma. She was at the center of many lives, including her beloved 10-year-old son...

Aug 23, 2017

Wilbur R. Oleson, 89, passed away Aug. 23, 2017, at Schneidmiller Hospice House in Hayden. He was born May 18, 1928, to William and Viola Oleson in Faulkton, S.D. He moved to Idaho in 1935 with his family.

Wilbur worked at Kaiser Aluminum for 32 years retiring in 1982. On Sept. 8, 1969, he married Evelyn M....

Aug 21, 2017

Gary Howard Curtis, 71, went into the arms of Jesus on August 21, 2017, in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, after a two-year fight with bladder cancer. He was born August 23, 1945, to Wesley and Roxa Curtis, in Edwards, New York. He met the love of his life, Janice Kirchner, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where they were married on June...