Obituaries

Glen R. "Butch" Forsberg, age 73, passed away quietly at his home on February 5, 2019. Born and raised in Washington state, Butch grew up on a farm alongside his parents and four older siblings.

He went on to work for many years as a mechanic and salesman before retiring with his wife in Idaho.

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Helen Ann Vanairsdale

Helen Ann Vanairsdale passed away in her home on September 15th, 2021, in Hayden Lake Idaho.  She grew up in Fairbanks, attending Ryan Junior High and West Valley High School.  Helen moved to the Tri-Cities area of Washington State in 1998.  She subsequently moved to Hayden Lake Idaho to be closer to parents Phyllis...

On May 19, 2021, Tracy Duane Loftin, 64, lost his fight with Pulmonary Fibrosis that began during his service in Desert Storm. Tracy was born to Herbert and Lois Loftin at Ft. Carson, Colorado on October 2, 1956. As their third son, Tracy spent his childhood living in Colorado, Germany, California, Panama, Missouri, Ohio and eventually moved to North...

Hilda Rocca, an unfailingly kind woman, died January 27, 2020.  Hilda was born in Vienna, Austria to Johan and Franziska Kalchhauser.  She grew up with her two sisters and one brother, Franz, who was killed in the last two weeks of WWII.  They received news of his death on the day their home was bombed.   Hilda had remarkable eyes,...

Heaven gained the most extraordinary vixen of an angel on Sept. 14, 2021. Theresa Schaller passed away comfortably with family at her side. She is at peace now with her husband, Warren, sister Catherine and son Michael, who had previously passed.

Theresa was stoic and brave and represents an “end of an era” of humble forthright human...