Obituaries

Leo J. Scanlon

Leo J. Scanlon

May 7, 2023

May 29, 1941 – May 7, 2023

Leo Scanlon, beloved husband, father, brother, and brother-in-law, died peacefully at home in his sleep, due to kidney failure and complications from a fall.  He grew up in Pittsburgh and received a degree in aeronautical engineering from Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology at St. Louis University. After working for Lockheed Aeronautics in...

Ivan Wallgren

Ivan Wallgren

May 5, 2023

Ivan Wallgren (99)

Ivan passed away peacefully just days after his 99th birthday.  Ivan lived in Rathdrum, Idaho for 11 years, but Deer Lodge, Montana, where they lived for 58 years, was the place he always considered home.

He was born in April, 1924 in Rolette, ND, to Carl and Lunia Wallgren.  Most of his childhood was spent in Cando,...

Erica Elizabeth Harnes

Erica Elizabeth Harnes

May 5, 2023

 

Erica Elizabeth Harnes, beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter,and friend, passed away on May 5, 2023, at age 37, after a battlewith cervical cancer. Throughout her fight she had theunconditional love and support of her family and friends.Erica was born in Santa Maria, California and lived in several statesthroughout her life, most notably Oregon, where she graduatedfrom McMinnville High School and...

Helen Irene Dieziger

Helen Irene Dieziger

May 4, 2023

Helen passed away on May 4, 2023, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Hayden, ID.  She was born June 23, 1936, to Fred and Mabel Danquist in Spokane, WA. Helen grew up in Spokane. She married Ralph Dieziger on November 19, 1954.  They welcomed four children: David, Linda, Donna, and Diana.  They moved their young family to Post Falls in...

Neil and Nancy Strom

Neil and Nancy Strom

May 3, 2023

 

We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Neil and Nancy Strom, ages 76 and 73, who died May 3rd, 2023 in a car accident in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.   Neil and Nancy were longtime residents of Hayden, they moved to North Idaho from the Midwest in 1984. Neil and Nancy were married for 53 years and leave behind...

Jeffrey P. Markham

Jeffrey P. Markham

May 2, 2023

Our beloved Jeffrey Patrick Markham was taken from us too soon at 43. All of Jeff’s life, his heart had the most love. His heart carried his family every day, and it stopped on May 2, 2023. We will never understand why he was taken from us, but we will strive to have a kind and loving heart like Jeff...

Baron Walter White

Baron Walter White

May 1, 2023

 

Our loving husband, father and grandfather went home to be with his Lord on May 1st 2023. He had a sudden death by an aggressive cancer.  Baron was born in Los Angeles CA on May 15, 1937, to William Henry White and Lucy Pyontek White. His childhood days were spent in Hollywood and Burbank California where his father was...

Amy Maxine Lynch

Amy Maxine Lynch

Apr 28, 2023

 

Maxine was born January 21, 1939 in El Monte, California to Mack and Amy Shoemate. She grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Polytechnic High School where she met the love of her life Dan Lynch. They married April 20, 1957 and lived in Bremerton, Washington. She loved being a Navy wife. They returned home to San Francisco...

Pamela Dawn Turpin

Pamela Dawn Turpin

Apr 26, 2023

Pamela Turpin, 62, passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2023 at home with the one she loved. She was born on May 27th, 1960 in Helena, Montana and was adopted by Pat and Melva Plew. She grew up in San Diego, California and graduated from Serra High School before moving to Idaho. Shortly after arriving in Coeur d'Alene, she met...

Glenn Harrison Johnson

Glenn Harrison Johnson

Apr 24, 2023

Glenn Harrison Johnson, an avid golfer and businessman who spent three decades entertaining politicians, journalists, champions of sport, business executives, and everyday people as the proprietor of O’Brien’s Lounge in Lewiston, Idaho, entered heaven on Monday, April 24, 2023, from complications due to prostate cancer and congestive heart failure. He was 88 years old and preceded in death by his...

Vonnie Zoe Hubbell

Vonnie Zoe Hubbell

Apr 23, 2023

Vonnie Zoe Hubbell, 84, of Coeur d’Alene, ID, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 surrounded by family.

She was born on January 12, 1939 to Harley and Annie King of Port Hill, ID. She was raised with her six sisters in a log cabin near the Canadian border. They would spend hours playing outside, either down by the...

Douglas Ray Kircher

Douglas Ray Kircher

Apr 20, 2023

 

Douglas Ray Kircher was born July 14, 1961 in Spokane WA, to Bennie and Carol Kircher. When Doug was 4 the family moved to the Spokane Valley where Doug attended Broadway Elementary, North Pines Junior High and University High School.  He played football and ran track, graduating in 1981, before attending the University of Idaho where he continued his...

Jack William Frank

Jack William Frank

Apr 20, 2023

 

      Jack W. Frank  September 21, 1952 - April 20, 2023   One of a kind.   Born and raised in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, Jack acquired his love of the outdoors and adventure from an early age.   Jack was a gifted athlete, accomplished hunter and taxidermist, talented artist, and...

Cole Albert Sherron

Cole Albert Sherron

Apr 20, 2023

LCDR Cole Albert Sherron (Ret.)

Born on Aug. 17, 1925, in Wake Forest, N.C., to William Gordon and Mayetta (Davis) Sherron. The oldest of three sisters and a brother. Cole passed away April 20, 2023.

Cole was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Lewis, and a brother, William.

Cole married Jean Marie (Swartz) Sherron on Dec. 23, 1948. They...

Orleen Cooper Cann

Orleen Cooper Cann

Apr 19, 2023

Orleen Cooper Cann passed away peacefully April 19, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Orleen was born in Syracuse, Utah, to her father, Heber William Cooper, and her mother, Marguerite Helen Sandoz, on March 29, 1932, being the second youngest to 15 children of William. She was the last of her family. Through the years, she was close to her siblings...

Donna May Pitts

Donna May Pitts

Apr 17, 2023

Our beloved Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, and Sister, Donna May Pitts was born to William and Evelyn Green on May 13, 1933, in Davenport, Washington, and spent her life living in the Spokane/ Coeur d’ Alene area.

 Donna was endlessly positive and never had an unkind word to say. She was the sweetest and kindest person in the world. Her...

R. Roy Crockett

R. Roy Crockett

Apr 12, 2023

 

Roy was born at home on the 17th of October 1952 and passed through the veil at home on the 12th Day of April 2023.  He was born in Safford, Gila County, Arizona, and spent most of his childhood in Mesa, Arizona.  In his earliest years, one could see the traits that defined his life such as persistence and...

Robert Dean Giffing

Robert Dean Giffing

Apr 10, 2023

Robert (Bob) Dean Giffing of Hayden Idaho passed away peacefully on April 10, 2023 at Hospice of North Idaho.  Born March 20, 1932 in Sprague Washington to Fred and Grace (Howe) Giffing.  When Bob was 10 the family moved to four Lakes Washington.  Bob graduated from Cheney High School in 1951.  After high school Bob joined the Naval Reserves and...

James Albert Johnson

James Albert Johnson

Apr 10, 2023

James (Jim) Albert Johnson, 79, passed away on April 10, 2023.

Jim was born October 26, 1943 to parents Cecil and Irene (Stone) Johnson in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

As a youth, Jim enjoyed living in the Fort Grounds area of town, spending time with friends, playing basketball, hanging out in the “Bums Jungle,” and working on cars, as well as...

Samuel J. Wylie

Samuel J. Wylie

Apr 9, 2023

Samuel J. Wylie of Post Falls, Idaho passed away on April 9, 2023.  

Sam was born on February 24, 1935, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Samuel J. Wylie Sr. and Jesse F. Wylie.  After graduating from High School he went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad.  While with the Railroad he was drafted into the US Army and...