Obituaries

Jan 10, 2017

Bernice Jane Simmons, 89, of Coeur d'Alene, ID, passed away at her home on January 10, 2017. Bernice was born January 15, 1927, to Judd D. and Bernice (Ftizsimmons) Reed in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday January 18, 2017, at the English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene, ID. Memorial service will be...

Jan 7, 2017

(Derwood) Larry Stevens, 83

(Derwood) Larry Stevens, 83, passed away on Jan. 7, 2017, after coping with complications of the stroke he experienced in 2015. He was born in Driggs, Idaho, on Jan. 5, 1934, to Derwood and Thelma (Hall) Stevens. The family moved to the Coeur d’Alene area when Larry was a youth, and he attended...

Jan 5, 2017

William Ernest Ransom, 98, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Jan. 5, 2017.

Ernie was born on Oct. 7, 1918, in Yellville, Ark. He graduated from Campbellville Bible School in Kentucky. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Ernie was preceded in death...

Jan 5, 2017

Frank Gold, age 95, died peacefully with his wife at his side at Kootenai Health on Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born in St. Louis, MO, on April 1, 1921 to Frank and Bertha (Boesch) Gold. He was raised in St. Louis along with his brothers, Edward and Glenn and his sister Adeline. He worked at odd jobs to...

Jan 2, 2017

When you think of Kurt, the first words are “What a great guy!” Calm, steady, easy going, smart, personable, athletic, golfer and most importantly, great spouse and father. Kurt lost his valiant battle with esophageal cancer just after midnight on Jan. 2, 2017. He died surrounded by love.

Kurt was born on Jan. 17, 1962, to Alvin...

Jan 2, 2017

Leoni (Schoelzel) Wilkinson, 82 Leoni (Schoelzel) Wilkinson, 82, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away Jan. 2, 2017, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene. She was born on April 15, 1934, in Mittel-Faulbrueck, Germany, to Herbert Schoelzel and Helene Jelsch. She was one of six children (one son and five daughters). She married John Wilkinson on Sept. 6, 1961, in...

Jan 1, 2017

Gene Arnold Popham, 84

It is with deep sadness and great joy that we announce the death of Gene Arnold Popham. Gene was born on a farm in Iowa County, Iowa, on July 10, 1932, to Willard Melvin Popham and Verlenia Ora Tippie. He went to be with the Lord on Jan. 1, 2017, in Coeur d’Alene,...

Dec 31, 2016

Jack Gentry, 88, of Coeur d'Alene, ID, passed away December 31, 2016, at the Hospice House. Jack was born September 18, 1928 in London, KY, to Thomas and Ethel (Crawford) Gentry. Memorial mass was held Friday January 6, 2017, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Memorial Mass St. Thomas Catholic Church Saturday, January 07, 2017 Email Details...

Dec 29, 2016

It is with sadness that we note the passing of our daughter, Jennifer Lynne Henage. Jennifer died unexpectedly of natural causes on December 29, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

Jennifer entered our lives on February 1, 1967 in Provo, Utah. Before she graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Germany in 1985, she...

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy Alice Schatz, 90, of Oceanside, California, passed away December 29, 2016. She was born March, 29, 1926 to Joseph and Madgel Schatz. Rosary will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2017 and 7:00 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10:00 am at Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, Idaho. Burial will follow...

Dec 28, 2016

Herbert Dale ‘Bert’ Smith, 81

Herbert Dale Smith, “Bert,” passed away Dec. 28, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene. He was born Jan. 9, 1935, in St. Maries, Idaho. He was the ninth child in a family that might never have existed. Mildred Rayner, his mother, came from England on the Lusitania on Sept. 18, 1914. Had she waited...

Dec 28, 2016

William (Bill) Higgins, [74], passed away after a long struggle with congestive heart failure late Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Coeur D Alene, ID. He was born on September 14, 1942 in Little Orleans, MD to Paul and Ruth Higgins. In 1979, he married Regina Mullady and together they raised their daughter Jeanni Marie. Bill joined the United States Air...

Dec 27, 2016

Charmaine Powell Peterson, 51 Charmaine Marie Peterson, Hayden, died on December 27, 2016 after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. She was born on January 24, 1965 in Coeur d’Alene to Dennis and Maria Brown Powell. Charmaine grew up in Post Falls, graduating from Post Falls High School in 1983 and attending North Idaho College. She worked as meeting...

Dec 27, 2016

Mike W. Green, age 71, passed away at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on December 27, 2016. He passed away from complications of a rare brain disease Cortical Basal Degeneration.

Mike was born in Pasadena, CA, on June 26, 1945, to Wayne and Phyliss (Edwards) Green. Mike’s father was in the Air Force so the family...

Dec 26, 2016

Jaelithe Marie Rhinehart, 29, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Jaelithe was born on June 29, 1987, in Anaheim, Calif., to Michael Rhinehart and Trina Menees.

Jaelithe is survived by her fiancé, Steve Watkins; sisters Miscelleana Tsalikis, Kershanda Sullivan and Tanay Nicholson; brothers Alex Rhinehart and Kace Menees; and nephews...

Dec 24, 2016

Betty Lou (Heckman) Ford, 85 of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away peacefully December 24, 2016, at Hospice of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with her children around her after a three year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She will be sorely missed by family and friends.

Betty was born May 4, 1931 in Dothan, Alabama. She attended...

Dec 24, 2016

Donald Leon Maddox was born in Pinehurst, Idaho, February 16, 1935. “Donny” passed away December 24, 2016 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (age 81).

Don’s early childhood took him through the last years of the Great Depression and WWII. At age 17, (1952) he joined the US Navy, serving in the Korean Conflict. Don married Maxine Gillette, from...

Dec 20, 2016

Mary Kathryn Duverger, age 55, passed away on December 20, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Mary was born April 24, 1961, in Los Angeles, CA. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 7, 2017 at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3598 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA. Private burial took place at the Pleasantview Cemetery. Memorial...

Dec 19, 2016

Virginia Ruth Heid passed away on December 19th, after a long battle with health issues. She passed on to heaven surrounded by loved ones.

Virginia was born November 1st 1930, she was 86 years old. She was born in Rathdrum Idaho to Otto & Weslley Elizabeth(Costly) Meyer. She was raised on the Rathdrum Prairie, on the family...

Dec 17, 2016

Billy Lee White, age 61, passed away on December 17, 2016 at home in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Billy was born November 22, 1955, in Coeur d'Alene, ID, to John V. and Bernice O. (Burke) White. Private family remembrance will be held in the summer of 2017.