Obituaries

Lois Bening

Feb 2, 2019

Lois Jeanette (Turbak) Bening, 86, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 2, 2019, at Kootenai Medical Center, after a short illness.

Lois was born October 30, 1932, to John and Marge Turbak of Kellogg, Idaho.  She graduated from Kellogg High School in 1950 and went to work as a secretary for the Purchasing Department...

Robert "Bob" Paffile

Jan 31, 2019

Robert (Bob) Floyd Paffile

July 29, 1943—August 30, 2019

(Age 76)

After a well-lived life, Bob, age 76, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away Friday, 30 August, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Born 29 July 1943, in Lewiston, Idaho, he was the son of the late Helen Joyce...

Charles "Chuck" Smith

Jan 31, 2019

Charles A. Smith "Chuck"

Passed away the morning of June 14 at the age of 92 at Kootenai Health, He is survived by his Wife, Dorothy "Dottie", Daughter, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, Brother, Family and Many Friends.  Charles was born in 1926, served his country in WWII and married his wife of 47 years; he was a...

Richard Borello

Jan 31, 2019

Richard Rocco (Rocky) Borello, 92

Though his family called him Ritchie, Ricky or Dick, Richard preferred to be called Rocky by his friends. Rocky was born on March 18th, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York to Santo and Mary Borello. He passed away unexpectedly after a sudden short illness.

When he was a young boy in...

Shirley Dean

Jan 31, 2019

Shirley M. Dean (Reger), 75, passed away on July 14, 2019, at Kootenai Health Center in Coeur D’Alene, ID.  Shirley was born to Austin and Dorothea (Norman) Reger in 1943 in Seattle, WA.  She and her family relocated to Liberty Lake, WA in 1959 when her father was hired as the first golf pro at Liberty Lake Golf Course. ...

William "Bill" Streeter

Jan 31, 2019

William (Bill) Larry Streeter, age 77

Bill was born in Spokane, WA December 1941 to Arthur (Jack) and Thelma Streeter of Coeur d'Alene Idaho.  Bill was raised in CDA mostly but spent many summers growing up in rural Alaska where his dad helped build bridges.  Bill had an older brother named Jack and when Bill was old enough...

Jackie Carter

Jan 31, 2019

JACKIE RAE CARTER (CASPER)

April 1957 - April 2019

ALWAYS OUR ANGEL

YOUR LOVING FAMILY,

DAN CARTER, CARL CARTER,

WILMA CASPER, KATHIE AND MIKE COLE

Ardith McLaughlin

Jan 31, 2019

Ardith Olita McLaughlin, 92 years old, of Spokane Valley, WA, died on Saturday, May 11th at 8:33 P.M. at Ridgeview Assisted Living in Spokane Valley, WA.  She was born in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on May 14, 1926.  She was married to Lee Donald McLaughlin who preceded her in death in 2013.  They were together for over 60 years.  She...

Winifred Hobbs

Jan 31, 2019

Winifred H Hobbs was a resident of North Star Retirement Community in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. She passed away on May 8, 2019 at Hospice House of North Idaho in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Winnie was born February 5, 1926 in Newkirk Oklahoma to Ferd and Mary Jenicek. She was raised in Medford, Oklahoma where she met her husband...

Dean Kahler

Jan 31, 2019

Retired MSgt Dean F Kahler of the Marine Corps passed away July 31st, 2019.  He is survived by many family members and will be greatly missed.  A viewing will be held on Mon. Aug. 12th, 2019  from 4-7pm with a Memorial Service the following morning, Tuesday Aug. 13th  at 10:00  am at English Funeral Chapel 1133 N. Fourth St....

Sheila Prim

Jan 28, 2019

Sheila May Prim was born on May 10, 1934 in Long Beach, California. Her father passed away when she was 2 and she was raised by Henrietta Neill, a dedicated single mother. There in Long Beach she walked to school every day and spent many hours playing with her best friend and dog, Toby until he went off to work...

John Dreyer, Jr.

Jan 28, 2019

John Carl Dreyer, Jr., 80

John Carl Dreyer, Jr. passed away on Jan. 28, 2019, at the Renaissance Assisted Living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at the age of 80. John was born on June 20, 1938, to John Carl Dreyer, Sr. and Ruth Virginia (Briery) Dreyer, in Monterey Park, Calif. He lived at the Driftwood Dairy Farm...

Joshua Stores

Jan 27, 2019

Joshua Brendon Stores, 44, passed away on January 27, 2019. Josh was a lifelong North Idaho resident. He enjoyed many hobbies including fishing, hunting, football, woodworking, and overall being outdoors. Above all else, his true passion was his family, friends, and his God, Jehovah. Josh married Lindsay on August 12, 1994 and in October of 2003, they welcomed their...

Opal Hammrich

Jan 26, 2019

Opal C. Hammrich, age 89, resident of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, died January 26, 2019 at Hospice of North Idaho Schneidmiller House.   Opal was born June 19, 1929 in Ipswich, South Dakota to Joe and Julianne (Ludwig) Miller.   Opal married her childhood sweetheart Henry C. Hammrich on October 12, 1950.   They moved west to find a better life for their...

Dawn Roe

Jan 26, 2019

Dawn Bright Roe (Clark, Hartnell)

Dawn Bright Roe (Clark, Hartnell) passed away on Jan. 26, 2019. She was born on Jan. 19, 1964, in Spokane, Wash., at Deaconess Hospital. She was born eight minutes after her identical twin sister, Devan Vi Wallace (Clark).

She married Bill Hartnell and bore five children: Tiffany, Shannon, Jessica, Jeanne...

Sharon "Punkie" Prosch

Jan 24, 2019

Sharon Kay Prosch (Benjamin) fondly known as Punkie to most of her friends and family, went to be with the Lord and meet her beloved Jesus on January 24th 2019. She left this world surrounded by the love of her daughters and family.Punkie was born January 28th 1945 to Edgar and Alma Benjamin. She was a lifelong resident of...

Robert Hart

Jan 24, 2019

Robert A. Hart-Bob, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully with his family around him on January 24, 2019. Bob was 82 years old. Bob was born and raised in Spokane, WA. The son of Floyd Hart and Dorothy Smith. He was a long time resident of Hayden Lake, Idaho. He loved fishing, hunting, reading, square dancing,...

Barbara "Bobbi" Cole

Jan 24, 2019

With extreme sadness we said good-bye to Barbara Jean Cole, lovingly known as “Bobbi”, who passed peacefully on Thursday January 24, 2019 at 11:50am in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Barbara was born in Turlock, California to James and Leta Cole on November 29, 1943. She was the youngest of three children. The family moved to North Hollywood, California where Bobbi...

Gloria Ulvan

Jan 23, 2019

Gloria E Ulvan, age 92, a resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho passed away at the Schneidmiller House on January 23, 2019. Gloria was born on April 30, 1926 in Yakima, Washington to Rex and Elizabeth Stanton. The family moved to Coeur d’Alene when she was two years old. She attended and graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School. She continued her...

Leo Vinzant

Jan 21, 2019

Leo Vinzant went to be with the Lord On Jan. 21, 2019.

Leo was born on May 23, 1933 in Ventura California to Recia and Loren Vinzant. He was the youngest of seven children. Leo was preceded in death by all of his siblings. Leo lived most of his childhood in Bakersfield, California. He joined the navy...