Obituaries
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...
William Eugene Melior
Dec 10, 2022
March 26, 1966 - December 10, 2022
William E. Melior (56) passed away on December 10, 2022, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Bill was born on March 26, 1966, to Walter and Claudia Melior in Enterprise, Oregon.Bill came to the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho area in 1975 where he worked as a purchasing and planning manager at...
Wendy Sue Shaw
Dec 8, 2022
Wendy Sue Shaw born on April 12, 1967, passed away on December 8, 2022, at the age of 55. She was a loved daughter, sister, mother of four, and grandmother to six. In her youth she was an outstanding basketball player who earned MVP and who was very artistic, creating jewelry in a metal shop that was given to...
Joan Corrine (Edwards) Dorendorf
Dec 8, 2022
Joan Corrine (Edwards) Dorendorf
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Joan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Lewiston, Idaho, and passed away on December 8, 2022, in Spokane, WA. She lived an amazing 95 years.
Joan was raised and educated in Genesee, Idaho. She was the...
Linda Faye Creamer
Dec 6, 2022
Linda Faye Creamer, 74, of Silver City, New Mexico passed away peacefully on December 6, 2022 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho after a brief battle with cancer.
Linda was born on April 23, 1948 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to parents Elanor (Puckett) and Burnett Smith. She attended Evergreen College and worked for many years as a mechanic at Boeing in...
Jack D. Cochrane
Dec 4, 2022
A northwest logger, Jack Cochrane died December 4th, 2022 of a stroke. Jack was born on April 27th, 1938 to Marshall and Mary Cochrane. He lived happily in the northwest his entire life. He was raised in Cataldo, attended Kellogg High School and spent the rest of his life in Coeur d’Alene. Jack is survived by his sister,...
Mary Ann Babin
Dec 4, 2022
Mary Ann Babin, 73, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, 2022, at Orchard Ridge Senior Living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She resided in Memory Care.
She was born July 28, 1949, in Grand Forks, N.D., and relocated with her family to Long Beach, Calif., where she resided until 1971. She attended St. Matthew Elementary and graduated from St. Anthony’s High School,...
Richard Leland Dynes
Dec 2, 2022
Richard Leland Dynes, Dick, was born May 2, 1940 and went to heaven Dec 2, 2022. He was a humble and caring gentleman of faith.
Kenneth and Loeta Dynes were living in WA when their first child, Dick, arrived. Dynes moved to Fairbanks, AK in 1949 and became homesteaders. While in high school Dick began singing. After graduation he moved...
Margaret Wimpenny
Dec 1, 2022
Margaret Monica (Schaff) Wimpenny, 96, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away on December 1, 2022. Margaret was born on February 6, 1926, in Ryegate, Montana. She was the first of six children born to Ralph and Elizabeth Schaff. She was a ‘farm girl’ there in the coulee for two decades and felt strongly connected to her roots during her entire...
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