Obituaries

Mar 29, 2020

Charles L Sheaffer (Chuck) passed peacefully at home with his loving wife by his side on  March 29th 2020.

He was born February 21, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Ok to Gerald and Jeanette (Stinson) Sheaffer. He was the youngest of five children. He grew up in the Oklahoma City and Norman, OK. area.   His Dad was a...

Mar 29, 2020

Ken Young, 77 years old, from Coeur d’Alene, passed away after a brief illness on March 29, 2020, with family by his side. He was born in Los Angeles to Bob, a sergeant in the Army Air Corps, and Eleanor.

He is survived by his brother, Jim (Jeannie) of McKinney, Texas; son, Michael (Kristi) of Spokane, Wash.;...

Mar 29, 2020

Eunice Bernice Stottlemyre died peacefully in her home in Post Falls, Idaho March 29th, 2020 after battling cancer.  Bernice was born in rural Bethany, Missouri, to Etta Mae Allen and Claude Stottlemyre May 18th, 1930.  She was the youngest of six children and is preceded in death by her brothers Paul and Porter Stottlemyre and her sisters Anita (Stottlemyre)...

Mar 28, 2020

Tammy Wallner Bray departed for her welcome party in Heaven on March 28th, 2020 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House of North Idaho.  She was lovingly supported by her husband, daughter and son who prayed and sang over Tammy as she took her final breaths.  Her illness was brief, and in true Tammy fashion, once she decided that she was...

Mar 27, 2020

Christine Ann Bubeck passed away peacefully on March 27, 2020. Born December 1, 1944 to Ronald and Winnie Freda (Byatt) Lumby, in Staffordshire, England, she graduated from Windsor Girls’ School in Hamm, West Germany.

After serving in the Royal Air Force, she moved to the United States with her husband, Minor Edward “Mark” Eck and became a...

Mar 24, 2020

Roger F. Tanner lost his battle with accidental burns on March 24, 2020, at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. He was born to Francis and Grace Tanner in Oct., 1943 and joined brother, Clyde.

He was raised in Dalton Gardens, Idaho, and attended school there and in Coeur d’Alene.

He married Kathy Kilborn in November of...

Mar 22, 2020

Nadine Petrich, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and philanthropist, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  Nadine was born January 3, 1927, in Yakima, Washington, to Orland and Pearl Tonnemaker.  As a young girl in central Washington, Nadine loved picking cherries on her grandparent's and later her father's...

Mar 20, 2020

Bobbie Jean Johnson, 64, of Priest River, Idaho, passed away from a heart attack on Friday, March 20, at the Kootenai County Medical Center.

Bobbie was born July 6, 1955, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Her father worked for Morrison-Knudson, and as a child she got to travel and live in many different places because of his job. ...

Mar 20, 2020

Robert Christy Shafer, 77, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away suddenly on March 13, 2020.

Bob was born Jan. 8, 1943, in Kellogg, Idaho. His parents, Bob and Dorothy Shafer, owned and operated Bob’s Tavern in Smelterville. The family also lived in the Spokane Valley (Wash.) before settling in Coeur d’Alene in the early 1950s.

Mar 17, 2020

James “Jim” Ferrell Winger passed away surrounded by family members on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Coeur d’Alene at the age of 84.

Jim was born on February 3, 1936 in Arco, Idaho to James Winger and Gean Winger (Hejtmanek). He attended Butte County High School in Arco where he was class president, an outstanding athlete, voted...

Mar 15, 2020

Cecilene Simpson, 88, born Sept. 15, 1931, in Texarkana, Ark., passed away on March 15, 2020, in Coeur d’Alene.

Cecilene devoted a lot of her life to volunteer work. She served for the VFW in Rathdrum, Idaho, for several years, some of those years serving as vice president and president. She also did a lot of volunteer...

Mar 14, 2020

The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Bruce Allen Dawson (a.k.a. Bad-Ass Dawson, or some days, Big-Ass Dawson), has kicked the bucket. He bought the farm; he is pushing up daisies; he gave up the ghost; he decided to shuffle off this mortal coil to that happy hunting ground in the sky shortly after celebrating his 47th anniversary of his...

Mar 12, 2020

Every game comes to an end as it did for John Christian Lehman on March 12th, 2020 at the age of 60. After a brave, hard fight that went into extra innings, cancer has officially thrown its third strike.

John had a deep love of the Bay Area and appreciation for the summers in the PNW.   He...

Mar 12, 2020

Our Lord and Savior called James R Brinton, 86, home to heaven on March 12, 2020. Jim was born in Libby, Mont., to Harry and Grace Brinton on July 21, 1933. He grew up in Montana with his family of five siblings. He called Coeur d'Alene home since 1966.

He met the love of his life on...

Mar 7, 2020

Don Morris was born in Du Quoin, Illinois in 1927 and lived here until he moved to Pendleton at 17 years old and worked at the Harris Pine Mills.  This is where he met his wife of 71 years. Don and Jeanne married in August 1948, then Don went to school for Lab and X-ray, and worked in that...

Mar 7, 2020

Liz Carneiro

Our Beloved Elizabeth "Liz" Jane Carneiro passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones on Saturday March 7th, 2020 in Coeur d' Alene, ID at the age of 76.  She has resided in Coeur d' Alene for the last 49 years.

Liz was born on January 9th, 1944 in Montevideo, Minnesota...

Mar 5, 2020

Beloved husband, father, and Papa, Bruce A. Lesterberg passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Bruce was born on September 25, 1953 in Culbertson, Montana to Art and Arlene Lesterberg.

When Bruce was 9 the family moved to Pinehurst, Idaho. Growing up in Idaho, Bruce truly enjoyed everything that Idaho had to offer. He...

Mar 2, 2020

Our beloved Tammy Lee Bocook (formerly Cleveland), age 59, passed away peacefully at her childhood home in Post Falls, surrounded by her loving husband, family, and friends, on Monday, March 2nd, 2020. Her Celebration of Life will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Coeur d'Alene, on Saturday, March 7th at 11:00 AM. There will be a...

Mar 2, 2020

Janice Donnell Hurst (80) passed away on March 2, 2020, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was born to Lee Roy and Bernice Peterson on December 11, 1939, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Her final resting place will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls, Idaho.

Mar 2, 2020

Rodney Ray Liechti, age 86 passed away on March 2, 2020.  Rod was born in Seattle,  WA on September 16, 1933 to Alfrieda  (Jellesed) Liechti and Charles R. Liechti.  He graduated from Coeur d' Alene High in 1952 and took some courses at NIC.  Rod Married Joyce Discher on September 11, 1953 and they had two sons, Greg and...