Obituaries
Stig Ove Larsson
Jan 16, 2023
Stig Ove Larsson died at his home on January 16, 2023. Stig was born on the 8th of September in 1956 to Inga Greta Larsson, in Dala-Floda, Sweden. In 1964, his mother came to America. Stig remained in Sweden for many years with his grandmother and grandfather. At an early age, he learned to ski, skate, and play sports. In 1969...
Gaylord "Bart" B. Chamberlin
Jan 16, 2023
Gaylord Bartlett Chamberlin (Bart) died January 16th, 2023, peacefully at home after being discharged from Kootenai Health the day before. He was born July 31st, 1926 in Bend, Oregon to Gale and Jean (Richards) Chamberlin. The family moved to CDA a year later.
Bart Married Dorothy McClure in 1949 and had 6 children. He then married Evelyn Marley...
Lurene Marie Tefft
Jan 15, 2023
Lurene Marie Tefft, 89, of Post Falls died January 15, 2023, in Coeur d’ Alene. Lurene was born on February 16, 1933, in Spokane to Cecil and Lula Richardson-Draxton. She has lived in the area her entire life. She loved reading, knitting, counted cross stich and casino trips. She won blue ribbons for her knitted baby sweaters at the...
Kenneth Willard Mitley
Jan 8, 2023
The Lord's faithful servant, Kenneth Willard Mitley age 73, passed away at the family home in Post Falls ID on January 8th, 2023 after a brave two-year fight against Cancer. Surrounded by his adoring family, who were honored to care for him, as he had always cared for us.
Ken was born December 28, 1949, to Emil and Marion...
Alyce Ballard Karrer
Jan 8, 2023
Alyce Ballard Karrer, 81 of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho has gone to be with her Lord on January 8, 2023. Alyce was born to Walter and Alice Ballard on January 19, 1941 in Sumter, SC and when she was 17 years old, she married Charles A Karrer on May 31, 1958 her husband of 64 years.
Alyce and her husband...
Linda Rae Birdsong
Jan 6, 2023
Linda Birdsong, aged 73, took a walk with the angels to be with the Lord in the early morning of January 6, 2023, passing peacefully. She was born April 29, 1949 in San Diego, California. She spent most of her youth in Lakeside, California after a short time living on a farm in southwestern Iowa.
Following graduation from high...
Lonna Lee McGee Meyer
Jan 6, 2023
Lonna McGee Meyer
Lonna Lee McGee was born to loving parents Edith Dickinson McGee and Lonnie McGee on November 19, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA. She was the first of 4 children, she was followed by David McGee (1942-2018) Dawn Hayes, and Timothy McGee. During WWII with Lonna’s father away in the Army and her mother Edith working...
Irene Innocenzi Pacella
Jan 5, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Irene Innocenzi Pacella on January 5, 2023 at Kootenai Medical Hospital in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Irene was born on January 12, 1934 in Lowellville, Ohio, to Ercole Innocenzi and Fanesia Nardis Innocenzi.
She graduated from Lowellville High School class of 1953 and received her bachelors degree in education from...
Walter Cole
Jan 5, 2023
Walt Cole went Home to be with our Lord on Thursday, January 5, 2023, after fatal heart failure. He was 69 years young. The outpouring of sadness over our loss confirms the sundry of lives he touched. Friends and family fondly remember Walt with words like: loving, caring, helpful, funny, creative, smart, kind, giving – all portray this amazing...
Sandra "Sam" Carol Johnson
Jan 5, 2023
Sandra “Sam” Johnson, age 71, took a walk with the angels to be with the Lord on January 5, 2023, after a long battle with COPD, surrounded by her family, she took her final breath and peacefully passed away.
Sam was born to Roy and Hazel Jones on October 15, 1951, in North Bend, Oregon.
Sam had a...
Wendell R. Essley
Jan 5, 2023
Wendell R. Essley, 91, Post Falls, ID, passed away January 5, 2023, at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID.
He was born June 28, 1931, in Viola, IL, to Wendell F. and Irene Essley.
Wendell went to Viola Grade School where as a small community they had all eight grades in one school. In the 6th grade he became...
Harold F. Kiel
Jan 3, 2023
Harold F Kiel was born September 5, 1923 in South St Paul, MN to Hannah Rewerts-Kiel and Clarence J Kiel and passed on January 3, 2023 in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho at the age of 99. Harold grew up as the third in line of his siblings (Joe, Lois and Betty) in Thief’s River, MN – all preceding him in death. ...
Joel Matthew Anderson
Dec 29, 2022
If you were lucky enough to have known Joel, your life was blessed! His big smile and handsome face, charismatic personality, his firm handshake and big shoulder hugs, he was a human not to forget! He was known for his kindness and authentic self! God, Family and Friends were most important in his life.
Joel Matthew Anderson, 54, passed away...
Jean Alma Llewellyn
Dec 29, 2022
Jean Alma Llewellyn was born Alma Jean Lantz in Lansing, Michigan January 10, 1928. She was the middle child of 5 children of Warren Stacy Lantz and Alma Christina Swanson-Lantz.
When she was 18 years old, she packed up her belongings and moved to southern California with 2 of her best friends. She was a very brave and an intelligent...
Carol Sue Hunter
Dec 26, 2022
Carol S Hunter, 78, passed away on December 26, 2022, at home with family at her side. She was born on January 29, 1944, in Richmond, California. After high school, she met Raymond “Skip” Hunter and they were later married on July 4, 1964. A few years after marriage they then moved to Northern Idaho where they resided in Post...
Richard P. Benzinger
Dec 25, 2022
Richard (Dick) P. Benzinger Sr., age 88, passed away peacefully in his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with his loving wife of 64 years at his side, on Dec. 25, 2022.
Richard was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 29, 1934, to Henry and Alice (Bieler) Benzinger. Raised on a farm, Richard learned early on the ideals of hard...
Kyle T Werner
Dec 19, 2022
Kyle was a loving father, husband, brother, son and friend. Kyle would give the world to those he loved before himself. Kyle left this world on his own terms, leaving his family and friends mourning the loss of an amazing man. Kyle was a hero to many, a hero that will never be forgotten.
Kyle was born to Terry...
Wayne Arthur Lesterberg
Dec 15, 2022
Wayne Arthur Lesterberg (66) passed away December 15th surrounded by his family. He was born a flatlander on May 11, 1956, in Plentywood, MT and grew up in Pinehurst, ID. He eventually raised his own family in Rathdrum, ID. He didn’t have much success with deer or elk tags but could hunt up a bounty of morels and huckleberries to...
Nicky Elvera Cleveland
Dec 14, 2022
Nicky Elvera (Huhta) Cleveland died at her residence in Hayden, Idaho on December 14, 2022.
Nicky was born March 24, 1944 in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Esther Elvera (Bergluand) Huhta and Nicholas Tyyko Huhta. She and her family moved to Woodland Park, Idaho in 1951, later moving to Wallace, Idaho, where she graduated from Wallace High School in 1962.
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Marvin Allen Lee
Dec 11, 2022
Marvin Allen Lee (92), WW II disabled veteran, left us to meet his Savior on December 11, 2022. He was born to Elmer Murl & Hattie Evelyn (Hamilton) Lee on January 20, 1930 in Grants Pass, OR.
He attended elementary and high school in McKenzie Bridge and Eugene, OR. He joined the US Army at age 17 and was...
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