Obituaries

Jun 6, 2017

Laura Lee Harvey, 51

Laura Lee Harvey, 51, of Post Falls, Idaho, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with family and friends beside her, after a brief illness. Laura was born Dec. 18, 1965, in Pasco, Wash., daughter of Ralph and Vivian Harvey of Post Falls.

Laura is survived...

Jun 6, 2017

Robert W. Jenkins “Bob,” 95, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho surrounded by family and friends. Bob was born September 14, 1921 to Willis and Irene (Hays) Jenkins in Boulder, Colorado and the oldest of four children. After Bob graduated from Boulder High School, the family moved to Southern California. Bob...

Jun 5, 2017

William A. Valente, 84, born Jan. 15, 1933, and passed June 5, 2017, at Hospice of North Idaho’s Scheidmiller House peacefully with family by his side. The Valente family, as we know it, started when a 15-year-old boy named Giovanni Antonio Valente (John) came from Mola, Italy (right outside Bari) on a boat through Ellis Island in 1913. Bill...

Jun 5, 2017

Raymond (Skip) Hunter passed peacefully after his hard fought 14 month battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends on June 5th. He was born October 12, 1944 in Eureka, CA. He grew up on his family's dairy farm in Northern California and remained there until after high school graduation when he joined the U.S. Navy in 1962 and was...

Jun 4, 2017

Linda Lee Big Spring

Age 67

On Sunday June 4th 2017 Linda Lee Big Spring passed away surrounded by her loved ones. Linda was born in Wallace Idaho on May 24th 1950. She lived in the Silver Valley for the first 21 years of her life. Then lived in MT before...

Jun 1, 2017

Beverly Arlamae Norris, 90

Beverly Arlamae Norris received her call home to glory the morning of June 1, 2017. She left this world, as beautifully as she existed in it, steady, peace filled and full of grace. Beverly was born July 19, 1926, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to Palmer “Pop” and Della Peterson.

Bev, with...

May 31, 2017

Leona Gertrude Neal, 77

Aug. 26, 1939 – May 31, 2017

On May 31, 2017, our beautiful mother passed away after a very brief illness. She left us and joined our dad just in time to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 6, 2017.

Leona Gertrude Beal was born Aug. 26, 1939,...

May 31, 2017

Zebulon Roy Hegel. A life gone too soon. On May 31, 2017, Zeb, a nephew, a cousin, a grandson, a brother, a Son. Himself a Father, died three miles east of Rathdrum, Idaho, in a tragic car crash, at the early age of 31.

Zeb, was the youngest of two sons born to Linda Ciszek Hegel and...

May 27, 2017

Paul David Griffith, 35, passed away in his sleep on the morning of Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Coeur d’Alene. He leaves behind a sister, Melissa Moore; two nephews, Nathan and David Moore; brother-in-law Jeremy Moore; parents Daniel and Debra Griffith; grandfather Thomas Griffith; grandmother Marjorie Scheloske; uncles, aunts, cousins and hundreds of friends. He was preceded in death...

May 27, 2017

Kay Marie Waldo, 68, of Kingston, Idaho, passed away May 27, 2017, at Hospice of North Idaho’s Schneidmiller House after a long, courageous battle with COPD. She was born March 11, 1949, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Russell and Zoe Brown.

She married John Waldo on Oct. 19, 1968. They lived in Kingston where Kay devoted her...

May 24, 2017

Arthur Richard Trenkle passed away peacefully on May 24, 2017 with his wife at his side.

Art was born May 27, 1939 in Minneola, New York to Walter and Josephine Trenkle.

Over the years Art shared many happy memories of growing up on Long Island in New York. After graduation from high school his spirit...

May 23, 2017

McMahon, Clara Mary (White) 97 years

Clara was born June 30, 1919 In Seattle, WA to William and Mary White. She passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 following a fall. The family moved to Priest River, Idaho, where she attended school. The fourth of five children and the only girl, life on the farm during the depression...

May 23, 2017

Gordon Lenke, 85 Born Dec. 25, 1931, in Moscow, Idaho, and passed away May 23, 2017. Gordon was taught to fish and hunt by the age of 6. First with a shotgun, and then learned to use the big bore rifle at the age of 8. He traveled a lot with his parents, Sam and Lillian Blanche Lenke, along...

May 22, 2017

Ken Stuker, age 79, passed away at home in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on May 22, 2017.

Ken was born in Coeur d’Alene, ID., on January 5, 1938, to Christian and Era Elena (Scarborough) Stuker. Ken was a lifetime resident of Coeur d’Alene, ID. He joined the Air Force at 17 years old. After his discharge in 1957,...

May 21, 2017

Mary Frances (Pat) Lorang Armstrong, a longtime Lewiston-Clarkston Valley resident, passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at 11:22 a.m. of natural causes surrounded by many family members. She was born July 4, 1927 In Lewiston, ID to Marguerite and Henry Lorang. The family lived on White Spring Ranch in Genesee, ID, .where she attended school, graduating from Genesee High...

May 20, 2017

Irene Vela, 75, of Post Falls, ID, passed away May 20, 2017, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Irene was born June 4, 1941, in Hidalgo Mexico. Rosary will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 24, 2017 at St. George's Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday May 25, 2017, at St. George's Catholic Church, 2010 N Lucas...

May 20, 2017

Momma, after ten years without your sight, oh happy day, you are able to see Pops, “Frankie Doodle”. Mom was born May 28,1923 to Merl and Ruth Miley in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Soon two little sisters, Marilyn and Merlene (Mickey) were born.

Their parents owned a summer resort at Echo Beach on lower Twin Lakes. As an...

May 18, 2017

Gary Dean Hall, 77

Nov. 8, 1939 — May 18, 2017

Gary passed away May 18, 2017, with his wife by his side, after a long battle with heart disease.

After graduating from high school in his hometown and birthplace, Sandpoint, Idaho, he joined the U.S. Army, receiving an honorable discharge in 1965....

May 15, 2017

Noah F. Stroup

W7CXL has gone silent key.

Noah F. Stroup of Rathdrum, ID left this physical plane of existence on May 15th, 2017.

Noah was born in Kirksville, MO on Dec. 15, 1932 to M. Joseph and Peggy Dunn Stroup.

He was preceded by his life partner Anita M. (Johnson)...

May 15, 2017

Elsie Marie Friesen was born to Henry and Justina (Jantzen) Friesen on November 28th, 1921 near Thomas, Oklahoma. On May 15th, 2017, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went peacefully Home to the arms of her beloved Lord and Savior with her son, Alan, and his wife, Barbie, by her side. She had 5 brothers and three sisters older...