All Obituaries

On January 21, 22 Sandra L Strobel lost her 10-year battle to ovarian cancer at The Schneidmiller Hospice House.  She was born October 25, 1953, in Spokane, Washington to Lynn and Ollie (Hammer) Hoffman she was raised in Post Falls the youngest of five and graduated as Valedictorian of Post Falls High School is 1972.  She attended Kinman Business University with an Accounting major.  Sandi married her high school sweetheart Donald Strobel on March 23, 1974 and started a family...

U.S. Army Veteran and retired Police Aviation Officer, Jack C. Jones Jr. passed away on Jan. 18, 2022, at the age of 54 surrounded by his loved ones who will continue to honor his life and service to others. Jack was an Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 and Blackhawk helicopter pilot with 12 years of active duty service and nine years in the CA National Guard. He served two deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. He was also a Police Aviation Officer with the Fresno, Calif., police department. His...

Clifford Donald Allen, Jr., 87, passed away peacefully at his home on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene, ID on Monday, January 17 with his wife of 33 years, Sally, by his side.  Born in Oakland, CA in 1934 to Clifford and Marjorie Allen, Don attended Oakland Tech High School and the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1957 with a degree in history. Despite contracting polio when he was twelve years old, Don joined the California National Guard and saw brief active...

Catherine Ann Jacobson, 96, lifelong resident of Coeur d'Alene, was called to her heavenly home in the early hours of Friday, January 14th, 2022.  Catherine spent her last hours surrounded by, and in the loving embrace of, her family. Catherine was born on December 13, 1925, in Coeur d'Alene, ID.  She was the first daughter, and second oldest of 9 children born to Earl and Gertrude (also born in Cd'A) Dawson of Coeur d'Alene, ID.  As Catherine unexpectedly...

On January 14, at his home in Coeur d’Alene, PJ (Phillip James) Sand, transitioned to heaven to meet his Savior.  PJ’s early-life and ongoing exposures to Perchloroethylene compromised his health so that substances harmed him greatly. PJ had taken the Covid vaccinations. PJ was born on August 19, 1955, to Paul and Inez Sand in Coeur d’Alene. The family always celebrated the deep German roots of his father, Paul.  PJ loved...

Werner Peter Janhsen born March 24, 1929, to Peter and Bertha in Augustfehn Germany along with Brothers Eibo, Bernard, Harold, and sister Magda. Werner married Helga Witke in 1957 and with son Herbert emigrated to Canada in 1958, subsequently emigrating to the USA and settling in Idaho in the late 1960’s where he built his own home by hand. He loved America and especially North Idaho but the home country always had a special place in is heart. Werner took great pride in the Hauser lake...

John Grant Morrison was born, August 19, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, the third of four children to Presbyterian minister Robert S. Morrison and Margaret Herndon Morrison, a harpist and Minister of Music.  A few short years later, Margaret was widowed and raised the four children with the help of her sister, Sarah Eliza Herndon, a college professor.   After graduating in 1964 from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery Alabama John enlisted in the US Air Force, stationed at...

Greg McClellan (Caddy) aka Red Rocker left us on January 12, 2022 sooner than expected. Greg was a diehard Sammy Hagar and San Francisco 49er fan. Greg grew up in Kellogg, ID and lived and worked in and around the Silver Valley, Coeur d’Alene, Spokane and Post Falls including Harper/Kimball Office for 20 yrs. Greg knew many people. He was funny, kind and well loved by all who knew him. Greg loved to go out on the boat, party hardy, work on his red hot rod truck and tinker in the...

Deborah “Debbie” (Burris) Land               Deborah “Debbie” Lynn (Burris) Land left this world unexpectedly on January 11, 2022, leaving a void for those who had the privilege to be a part of her life. Debbie was born on May 26, 1969 and raised in North Idaho where she got her love for the outdoors. She met her husband, Dan, grabbing his attention with a roll of her eyes and a smartass comment that anyone who knew her meant...

Sherrie Squire Hendricks, 79, passed away on January 10, 2022 in Hayden, Idaho.   She fought a valiant battle against kidney disease for many years, and finally went home to be with Jesus, surrounded by three of her children and four of her grandchildren.    She was born on October 2, 1942 to Herbert Remington Squire and Dorothy Milnor Squire in Seattle, Washington.  Sherrie’s great-grandfather, Watson C. Squire, was governor of Washington Territory and...