Obituaries

Mary Lawson
Jan 28, 2017
Mary Lois Lawson, 92
Mary Lois Lawson, 92, of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
Beloved mother, grandmother and friend; Lois was born in Coeur d’Alene (“Gibbs”) on July 30, 1924, to her parents Edd and Ella Vedder. The youngest child of nine and only girl homesteaded with her family on Coeur d’Alene...
Donald Scales
Jan 26, 2017
Donald Lloyd Scales, 91
Donald Lloyd Scales was born on Aug. 8, 1925, in Sacramento, Calif., to Ernest Scales and Ora Scales. Don lived most of his life in Southern California where he and his amazing wife Grace raised their two children, Denny Scales and Lynda Scales-Thurman. Don was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, friend,...
Ted Fischbach
Jan 24, 2017
Ted J. Fischbach of Hayden, Idaho passed away on January 24, 2017 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Ted was born in Anaheim California on January 25, 1929 to Theodore B. and Margaret E. (Schmidt) Fischbach. He lived and worked his entire career in the Anaheim area until his retirement in 1991. Ted married his high school sweetheart, Marion Iris...
Kelly Porter
Jan 24, 2017
Kelly Floyd Porter, 57
Dec. 4, 1959 — Jan. 24, 2017
Our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, Kelly, passed away unexpectedly at home on Jan. 24, 2017.
Kelly was born in Preston, Idaho, on Dec. 4, 1959, to Floyd and Ramona Porter, and was raised in Lewiston, Utah, with his four...
Paul Prety, Jr.
Jan 23, 2017
Paul Prety Jr., 69
Paul Prety Jr., of Rathdrum, passed away on Jan. 23, 2017, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Paul was born in Missoula, Mont., to Paul and Bernice Prety on Feb. 9, 1947.
He graduated from Coeur d’Alene High school in 1965. He then went on to graduate from University of Montana with a...
Sau Nguyen
Jan 23, 2017
Do you know Vietnamese restaurant Pho Thanh & Café? Have you ever tried Vietnamese food in your life? If you live in Coeur d’Alene and have never tried Vietnamese food at Pho Thanh & Café it means you are missing something in your life when you are living here.
Sau Van Nguyen, the father of the only...
Nettie Bews
Jan 23, 2017
Nettie Bews passed away peacefully at the remarkable age of 98 on January 23, 2017 at Hospice House at Hummingbird Fields of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born May 25, 1918 in Eagle, Idaho to Blaine and Pearl Brown. She survived her parents, three brothers, and four sisters.
Through the years Nettie enjoyed camping with her husband,...
Steven Croyle
Jan 22, 2017
Steven P. Croyle went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. He was surrounded by family and went peacefully into the night. Steve was one of four children, born to Donald and Lois Croyle on April 3, 1948, in Seattle, Wash. Though born in Seattle, he was raised primarily in Spokane where he met the...
JoAnna Churchill
Jan 21, 2017
JoAnna Churchill was born November of 1947 to Robert and Tekla Mobley in Oakland CA. JoAnna was the oldest of 7 children, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She graduated high school in Lower Lake California where she met and married Gary Bonham and had 4 children James, Trena, Melissa and Charlene.
JoAnna relocated to Idaho in 1984...
Harold Chambers
Jan 19, 2017
Harold L. Chambers Sr., 79 Harold L. Chambers Sr. passed away January 19, 2017 at his home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Harold was preceded in death by his three wives; Paula Chambers, Sylvia Chambers, and Rose Chambers. His Brother, Lee Chambers, and his grandson, James Chambers. Harold is survived by his brother Bill Chambers of Ashland, Oregon; sons: Harold Chambers...
Bob Lambert
Jan 19, 2017
Rev. Robert S. Lambert (Dad), went to be with his Lord whom he had faithfully loved and served for so many years on January 12th 2017. One week later, on January 19th 2017, Joyce D. Lambert (Mom), was ushered into the presence of her Lord, where she joined Dad at the throne of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...
Andrew Chasten
Jan 18, 2017
Andrew Lane Chasten, 17, of Post Falls, died Jan. 18, 2017. Andrew was born in Montrose, Colo., on March 30, 1999.
He attended Post Falls High School and took part in the Drama Club. Andrew worked at Sonic and X-Craft. Andrew loved music, from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga. Andrew had a one of a kind personality...
Mildred Tucker
Jan 16, 2017
Mildred Dora Tucker, 91, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on January 16, 2017. Mildred was born to parents Ellen and Irven Johnson on January 30, 1925 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Mildred is proceeded in death by her husband Richard Tucker, parents Ellen and Irven Johnson, her brother Raymonad and her...
William Higgins, III
Jan 14, 2017
William John Higgins III, most recently of Coeur d' Alene, went to be with his Lord on January 14, 2017, following over a year-long struggle with Bulbar ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Originally of St. John's Newfoundland, Bill was born June 24, 1946, to Dr. William John Higgins and Judith Carnell Higgins, nine months following his father's return from war....
Teresa Mercer
Jan 13, 2017
Teresa (Terri) A Mercer died Friday Jan. 13, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother Bonnie Beaulieu, daughter Ashley Mercer, son Dylan Mercer, and grandsons Noah and Tanner, also, her sister Sandy Pinkney, her brothers Danny Mercer and Ken Mercer, her Aunt Kathy Morse and Uncle Lonnie Morse.
Terri was born...
Bernice Simmons
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...
Stevens
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...
William Ransom
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...