Obituaries
Frances Leona Cherry
May 30, 2023
Frances Leona Cherry (Messier) was born on September 24th, 1940, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. After a life filled with love, she peacefully departed on May 30th, 2023, in Post Falls, Idaho, after bravely battling Alzheimer's disease. Frances was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Anna and Fredrick Messier, he husband, George, as well as her dear daughter Dawn and...
Logan Knight
May 30, 2023
Logan Montgomery Knight (the Man, the Myth, the Legend), born Richard Leslie Bowen, 54. Rathdrum, Idaho. Died Tuesday, May 30.
"Richie" was born June 13, 1968, in San Jose, Calif., to Richard Foy Bowen and Mary Beth Briggs Bowen.
He married Amy Marie Carpenter on Dec. 17, 1994. They were blessed to have 28 years together raising their five children.
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Douglas Dean Clark
May 29, 2023
Douglas Dean Clark, 63, of Coeur d' Alene died May 29, 2023. Arrangements by English Funeral Chapel Coeur d' Alene.
Graydon Douglas Johnson
May 28, 2023
Graydon Douglas Johnson passed away on May 28, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was born in Coeur d’Alene on May 19, 1937. He grew up on the Johnson family homestead, established in 1897. There his Swedish immigrant grandparents, John Peter and Sallye Johnson, built the Meadow View Dairy, later operated by his father, Clarence Johnson, and his...
Pamela Granger
May 27, 2023
Pamela Kenny Granger grew up near Columbus, Ohio with her siblings Mike and Heather Kenny. She attended Bishop Waterson High School and after graduating, spent one year at Ohio State University. She moved with her parents to New Mexico then joined her sister in California. She met Bob Granger there and they were married in 1968. They had two children,...
Terry Mae Edelblute (Birdsey)
May 26, 2023
Grandma Terry Edelblute
Terry Mae Birdsey Edelblute passed away, peacefully, Friday May 26th, 2023 at 1:21 am at North Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls Idaho from pneumonia. The staff of this facility took amazing care of her and the family.
Terry was born on September 16th, 1947 to Claude and Alice Birdsey in Bellingham, Washington. She married...
Phillip R. Walton
May 25, 2023
Phillip Reed Walton passed away on May 25, 2023. He was born June 20, 1963 to James (Jim) and Alohae (Borley) Walton. Phil loved life and enjoyed making new friends. He was outgoing and could have a conversation with anyone he met. He enjoyed the Idaho outdoors, especially hunting with his Dad every year, up until he fell out...
Gwain Oka
May 25, 2023
Gwain Oka was born in Seattle on September 30, 1948. He graduated from Lewis and Clark Highschool and Washington State University, and much of his working career was with the City of Coeur d’Alene.
Climbing, fly fishing, skiing, backpacking.... You name it, he's been there done that at a high level. He was always eager and ready for any kind...
Verland Woempner
May 23, 2023
Verland G. Woempner was born 08/12/1941 to Arnold and Mabel (Stowe) Woempner in Coeur D'Alene. He left us most unexpectedly on 5/23/2023, with his wife Carla at his side.Verland lived most of his 81+ years on his beloved Diamond W Ranch overlooking Squaw Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene. He was the 3rd generation to live on this property which was...
Donald G. Phelan
May 21, 2023
For those who truly knew Don, he was the storyteller that brought life, character, and conviction to any memory that was sparked by the moment's conversation, or he felt compelled to share regardless of the conversation. We got to explore the world along with him. We embraced fear and met many characters right along his side as he...
Richard Lee Moore
May 18, 2023
Richard Lee Moore passed away peacefully in the care of Hospice on May 19th, 2023 on his final journey to eternal rest with the good Lord after multiple health complications.
Richard was born August 29th, 1934 to Robert Lee and Hannah Moore in Walla Walla, WA. Richard grew up in a neighborhood populated with children of Union Pacific Railroad...
Barbara Mae Nestor
May 15, 2023
Sadly, but peacefully, our beloved Mother passed away on May 15th, 2023. Being frail, and lacking of mind, she succumbed to her death after suffering for some time.
Here are some of the sweet moments and memories of her life that represented her influence on us in our lives. First, she was a loving wife, a dedicated mother, and...
Sorin Nickolescu
May 13, 2023
Our beloved Sorin Nickolescu, after a long battle with illness, left this world peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on May 13, 2023, a little more than a month shy of his 68th birthday. He was the dear son of the late George and the late Olga Niculaescu, beloved brother of Claudia (Costel) Dumitrescu and Adrian (Annie) Nickolescu, adored father...
Kenneth Raye "Pliers" Smith
May 11, 2023
Kenneth Raye “Pliers” Smith
May 11, 2023
Kenneth Raye Smith was born on May 22, 1941, in Warren, Idaho. He had a lifelong love of the forest and spent most of his younger life either playing or working with trees. This love continued after moving to the Kooskia/Kamiah area, where he worked in a sawmill. After marrying Linda Marie...
Dennis Molyneaux
May 9, 2023
Dennis William Molyneaux born May 10th, 1960 went to be with the Lord on May 9th, 2023. Dennis was born to parents of John and Elizabeth (Betty) Molyneaux of Coeur d’Alene. He was a life long North Idaho resident, residing in Coeur d’Alene and Spirit Lake, Idaho all his life. Dennis loved spending his time outside on the mountains camping...
Joseph Rose
May 9, 2023
Joseph Ernest Rose, 85 of Newman Lake, Washington passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.Joe was born in Monroe WA on December 27th, 1937 to Ernest and Francis (Peggy) Rose. The family later moved to Newman Lake where he grew up and went to school. He was in the Navy from 1956-1962, serving...
John C. McMillan
May 9, 2023
John C. McMillan, M.D., 90, passed away May 9, 2023, at the Sherman Home Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, AZ. John was born August 29, 1932, in Coeur d'Alene, ID, to Sheldon and Catherine (McIntyre) McMillan.
After residency in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, Dr. McMillan devoted himself for thirty-eight years to the practice of medicine as a Radiologist...
John and Judy Pixler
May 8, 2023
Judy Pixler 75 years old, born June 14, 1947 and passed away April 26, 2023. Judy was a loving sister, mother, wife, and grandmother.
John Pixler 81 years old, born July 7, 1941, and passed away May 8, 2023. John was a loving brother, father, husband, and grandfather.
John and Judy had a great loving marriage. They loved...
Lois P. Carlson
May 7, 2023
Lois Pearl Waters, Carlson age 91, born in Chicago, IL on March 6th 1932 and died in Coeur D' Alene ID on May 7th 2023.
Her parents were John Robert Waters and Ethel Ann Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband Ken and her brothers Robert and Norman and sister June.
Family and private Services will be...
Keith Leon Thor
May 7, 2023
Keith Leon Thor5/8/39 – 5/7/23
On May 7, 2023, we lost our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to so many. Keith was born in Wilton, North Dakota on May 8, 1939, in the same town where his parents were born. He lived and worked on his family’s farm, with his mom Ilene, his father Roy, and his brothers...
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