Obituaries

Jul 19, 2021

Orlene Reynolds Peterson, 73, of Coeur d’ Alene, passed away on July 19th, 2021. She was born on September 3rd, 1947 to Frank and Dorothy Rupinski in Ontario, Oregon. Orlene attended NIC for Accounting and Machines and Kinman Business University. She was a great mom. One of her joys in life was spending time with her family and family gatherings during...

Jul 19, 2021

Dorothy R. Deckard, age 72, passed away at her home in Post Falls, ID surrounded by her family after a sudden illness.  Dorothy was born in Miles City, MT. As a young child, her family moved to Spokane, WA.  She attended school there and graduated from Rodgers High School.

Following graduation Dorothy pursued a career as a...

Jul 13, 2021

Larry Strobel, 84

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Larry George Strobel passed away peacefully at home under the care of Hospice at Home.  He was born March 31, 1937 to Earl and Beulah (Stowe) Strobel in Coeur d’Alene.  Larry was a 4th generation Idahoan, descended from two pioneer families who moved west to North Idaho in the...

Jul 6, 2021

Daniel L Walker 84, born on October 24, 1936 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho died on July 6, 2021, at the Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.   Danny was preceded in death by his wife Nancy and daughter Jo Ann.

Daniel (Danny) served in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War and was...

Jul 6, 2021

Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Darretta went home to be with Jesus on July 6, 2021 at the age of 68. Jackie was born to Alfred and Joanna Sharon in Montebello, California on July 16, 1952.  She was the oldest of four children. Jackie married her husband, Robert Darretta on June 29, 1974.  Together they had three daughters.  In 1994, Jackie...

Jul 3, 2021

Nancy Louise Werth, 87, formerly from Minden, Nebraska, passed away on July 3, 2021 at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.  A memorial service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Minden, Nebraska on Friday, July 16th at 10:30am with Pastor Duane Duhley officiating.   Interment will be at the Minden Cemetery after the memorial service.

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Jul 2, 2021

Anne Onstott passed on July 2, 2021, at age 83 while in hospice care. She was born Nov. 28, 1937, in Iron River, Wis., and has resided in North Idaho since the 1950s. Anne was a graduate of Eastern Washington University and worked in social services until her retirement.

She is survived by her husband of 66...

Jun 30, 2021

Jerry Bowles was born August 29th, 1949 in Moscow, Idaho to Vera Pixley & Harry Bowles. He went home to be with his savior June 30th, 2021 after a tragic ranch accident that occurred on June 19th.  He passed away at the North Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls. He grew up in Viola, Idaho attending school in...

Jun 29, 2021

On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, Terry Grutta, husband and father of three passed away at the age of 80.

Terry (Frank Terrance) was born on January 26, 1941, in Detroit, MI to Joe and Lorraine Grutta.  He enlisted in the US Navy just prior to his 19th birthday, spending the next 20 years serving distinguishably on numerous...

Jun 28, 2021

Rose Marie Hubbard-Gates, born April 2, 1962, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, resided in the Hauser area growing up. She went to school at Lakeland (Rathdrum, ID).

Soon after finishing school she and her sister moved to California. She got married and then divorced. After more schooling, she moved to Spokane to raise her son.

She...

Jun 27, 2021

Zachary Dean Theander  Age 33 Born April 28th 1988 Passed June 27th 2021 Our world is a darker place today with the passing of our son Zachary.

Zachary was a gentle, kind and caring boy who grew to be a wonderful man and will be missed by all who knew him.  Zack was a voracious reader, avid...

Jun 24, 2021

James Harold Florence

May 12, 1927 - June 24, 2021

James Harold Florence, Jim, 94, passed away peacefully at Kootenai Medical Center, in Coeur D Alene, ID on the evening of June 24th 2021.  Son, Jim Florence, Jr. and daughter, Connie Thompson were at his side.

Jim was born on May 12, 1927...

Jun 24, 2021

Brandy Roberts (46) left us unexpectedly on June 24, 2021. Although she was young she has had a very full life.

Just like everyone else Brandy had her own trials and tribulations but she chose to focus on what she cherished most in life... her Family and Friends.

Brandy was survived by her three beautiful children:...

Jun 24, 2021

Carl Paul Wamhoff

Oct. 12, 1946 - June 24, 2021

Carl was born in Winona, Minn., and was adopted by Orvin and Dolores Wamhoff at the age of 1 month. He was a blessing as Dolores was told she could not have more children after the birth of their daughter Janice. However, she proved the...

Jun 24, 2021

Marjorie May Denny

May 1, 1934 - June 24, 2021

This obituary is about the life of Margie Denny, before the effects of Alzheimers ravaged her life. A life that ended at 5:55 p.m. on June 24, 2021. A spunky child was born on May 1, 1934 at the Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington....

Jun 23, 2021

Marilyn Louise (West) Ronnestad passed away peacefully at Schneidmiller (Hospice) House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on June 23, 2021.

She was born in Los Angeles on September 3, 1937 to Merle and Kathleen West. Merle, Kay, Marilyn and younger sister Frances moved to Lake Stevens, WA in 1947, and she graduated from Lake Stevens High School in...

Jun 22, 2021

Miss Catherine C. Franzluebbers , 92, passed away Tuesday June 22, 2021. Catherine was born on September 30, 1928, in near West Point, Nebraska to George and Frances Franzluebbers. Her parents were farmers. She finished school through the eighth grade.

Miss Franzluebbers came into the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area in 1972, to be of service to our CMRI Traditional Roman...

Jun 21, 2021

Jim Davidson, the red-headed son of a pioneer family left us on June 21, 2021 at the age of 97. Born in Gresham, Oregon, James and his brother Bob were raised during difficult times by his hardworking, widowed mother Lucy. WWII interrupted his college years when he joined the Navy as an officer candidate. Training at Harvard, he was...

Jun 20, 2021

Mary Ann (Breen) McHugh was born on December 10, 1933 to Jerry and Geraldine Breen in Lewistown, Montana.  She grew up in Choteau, MT, and after high school attended Carroll College in Helena, graduating with a degree in nursing

Mary Ann married the love of her life, John McHugh, in 1955 in Choteau, Montana.  In 1957, they moved to...

Jun 15, 2021

Willie Lujan

June 2, 1937  -  June 15, 2021

Our loving father passed peacefully over to our Heavenly Father on Tuesday June 15, 2021 at the age of 84.

He was a loving and kind man with a vast knowledge of just about anything the conversation held.  Dad was a hard working man...