Obituaries

Jan 23, 2021

Sally Joan Riddle Frengle, born November 13, 1956, peacefully left us to learn the secret January 23, 2021 at her Kelso Lake, ID home of 30 years after a six year bout with cancer. Daughter of James Riddle and Bette Curalli Riddle, she was born and raised in Spokane and later in Elk at Eloika Lake. Growing up, she...

Jan 22, 2021

Gerald was born on October 21, 1931, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Lemual and Frankie Cederbloom. He completed the family of four as a younger brother to David.

Gerry graduated from Kelso High School (Kelso, Washington) in 1949.  At the beginning of the Korean War, he joined the US Navy and served for four years. After that,...

Jan 20, 2021

Captain Josten Cade Cornett, age 38, passed away on Jan. 20, 2021. Josten is survived by his eldest son, Breck (age 13), his daughters Sienna (age 12) and Veda (age 9), and his younger sons Josten Jr. (age 7), Alton (age 6) and Franklin (age 3).

He is also survived by his father, John Cornett and his...

Jan 20, 2021

ANNE (LUCILLE) BOICE HALVERSON, 86 years old, Nov 27, 1934 - Jan 20, 2021

Anne (Annie) Boice Halverson was the loving mother of 3 children: Mark Halverson (wife Kathy) of Post Falls, ID; Kim Lancaster (husband Brad) of Shoreline, WA; and Heidi Halverson Wolf (husband Scott) of Post Falls, ID.  She was preceded in death...

Jan 17, 2021

On January 17, the arms of the Angels reached out to bring Jeff to his heavenly home and family where one day we will meet again.  He fought a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He recognized and understood fully the meaning of, “Courage is not having the strength to go on but going on when you don’t have...

Jan 16, 2021

Dolores Virginia (Day) Lawless passed away on January 16, 2021, in Liberty Lake, Washington at the age of 90.  She was born on September 27, 1930, in Denver, Colorado.  Throughout her life, she enjoyed golfing, traveling, playing the piano, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She was an avid baseball fan her entire life and enjoyed watching...

Jan 14, 2021

Josephine Waneta (Lund} Lang passed away peacefully on January 14th at Kootenai Medical Center at the age of 91.   She was living with her daughter in Rathdrum, ID when she became ill.  Josephine (Jo) was born at home in Marysville, WA to parents, Albert W. Lund and Florence Gertrude (O’Neil) Lund, 1 of 5 children.  She was raised in...

Jan 13, 2021

David (Dave) Vernon Seat (73) of Hauser Lake Idaho, passed away peacefully on January 13th, 2021. David took his last breath with his beloved wife Linda by his side in Spokane Valley, WA.

Born on August 5th, 1947 in Port Angeles, WA, to parents Helen and Vernon, David spent his early childhood in Forks, WA before the...

Jan 13, 2021

Rodney James Johnson, PhD, MD, was born in Trenton, New Jersey on January 22, 1951. He was the fourth of five children born to Richard and Rose Mary Johnson.  Rodney and his family lived in Lambertville, NJ until the age of 3 when his family moved to Levittown, PA in October 1954.  Rodney grew up in Levittown attending Immaculate...

Jan 12, 2021

Gerald (Jerry) Anthony Lakin (85) passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021 in Coeur d’Alene Idaho.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Jerry was born on August 5th 1935 in Bemidji, Minnesota.  The youngest of seven children born to Leigh and Mary...

Jan 11, 2021

Penni Mahieu (born Harriett Josephine Cordes) was born August 21, 1935 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She was the firstborn of her family, and soon Barbara, Judy and Bob came along.

Harriett attended Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, where she decided that she could no longer tolerate her original name (and the many teasing variations of...

Jan 9, 2021

GAGE, Don Eldon (Age 86) Don passed away January 9, 2021, at 6 p.m. after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in Alicia, Arkansas January 10, 1934, to Millard and Cecile Gage. Don served four years in the U.S. Navy as Aviation Machinist's Mate R Third Class. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy....

Jan 8, 2021

Elsie Boykin Keller passed away on Friday January 8th, 2021 at 11:15 PM at Kootenai Health Medical Center in Coeur D’Alene ID of natural causes. Elsie was born in Birmingham Alabama at Jefferson Hillman Hospital on August 31st, 1934 to Robert Clifton Boykin and Linnie Mae Smith Boykin. Elsie was the youngest of their three children, sisters’ names: Rebecca,...

Dec 31, 2020

Donald George Haddrell peacefully passed in to heaven on December 31st 2020.

Don was born December 24th 1933 in Summerland, B.C. Canada to George and Eva Haddrell.  Being the first grandchild in the family, Don had all the affection from his loving grandparents,and many aunts and uncles.  Later he was joined by his sister Marleen and his...

Dec 29, 2020

Ray Emerson Lewis

April 1, 1925 – December 29, 2020

With love and profound sadness, the family of Ray Emerson Lewis announce his passing in Spokane, Washington from Covid19.  Dad knew the vaccines were close at hand and about three weeks before his passing woke up from a nap and asked was he supposed to...

Dec 29, 2020

Vern R Harman Sr, 79, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2020, in Coeur d’Alene Idaho.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to many.

Vern was born to Merl and Barbara Harman in Blackfoot Idaho on December 17, 1941. He grew up on a ranch in Darlington Idaho not...

Dec 26, 2020

Diane Wallgren (90)

Diane passed away peacefully at home on December 26th.  She was surrounded by her family including her husband of 72 years, Ivan, and her son Terry and his wife Mary.  Diane lived in Rathdrum, Idaho for 8 years at the Golden Spike Estates, but Deer Lodge, Montana, where they lived for 58 years, was...

Dec 25, 2020

Betty Wickman departed us early Christmas morning of 2020 at The Lodge Assisted Living in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Betty was born September 3, 1946, in Los Angeles, California to Ray Clemens Bame and Josephine Pena-Bame. Growing up in Pacoima, she attended school in San Fernando. Betty married Bruce Bradshaw and their daughter, Deanne was born in 1966. Betty, Bruce,...

Dec 24, 2020

Sean Ryan Burns, 9/26/1972 – 12/24/2020, left this Earth on December 24th and joined his mother Barbara for his next big adventure. He died of cancer surrounded by family at his childhood home in Kidd Island Bay.

Raised in Coeur d’Alene, he grew up on the lake and treasured the memories created there, especially the shenanigans at...

Dec 23, 2020

Jo LaJoie-Torczon passed at her home in Rathdrum Idaho, on December 23, 2020, from natural causes.

Jo was born in Buffalo, New York to Lloyd and Corona (Dekehoe) Sauberan on August 28, 1942. She was the fourth of five children: Elaine Gregorie, Enid Williams, Rita Fordham and Lloyd Sauberan.

Jo married Allen LaJoie in 1959...