All Obituaries

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Franklin Ellis, Sr. on Friday, September 25, 2020, a long-time resident of Hayden Lake, Idaho. He succumbed to his aliments following several stokes during his lasts few years. Bob was in his 86th year. He was a beloved husband and best friend to the late Lucille Jeannene Ellis. Loving father of Robert F. Ellis, Jr, and the late Penelope “Penny” Jo Ellis Roath and Michael Ellis. He was the grandfather...

Ruby Jean (Gunderson) Benson daughter of Joris and Mary (Morgan) Gunderson was born on February 29, 1932, in Devils Lake, North Dakota. She moved with her family from Devils Lakes to various communities until they settled on a farm near Lakota when she was 10 years old. She attended Augustana Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for her freshman year and graduated from Lakota in 1951. She was united in marriage to Earle Benson on July 29, 1951, in...

Lila Lee Perry passed away September 17, 2020.  She was surrounded by her loving family and passed peacefully in comfort with loving care at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d' Alene.  We are so very grateful to the care givers at Hospice of North Idaho. Lila was born July 23, 1935, in Tillamook Oregon to Ronald and Ruby Heath.  The family later moved to Cheyenne Wyoming where her father worked for the railroad.  Lila made her way to Kooskia Idaho in the early...

Larry Lee Fuson peacefully went home early Sunday morning August 23rd, 2020. He was born in Coeur d’Alene Idaho on July 25, 1949, where he was raised throughout Kootenai County. He served in the US Army and National Gard’s which took him to Korea and many other places. Larry was treasured among his family (brother Randy Fuson; sister Rita Fuson; two children: Amidy Fuson, and Nick Fuson; four grandchildren: Hanna Walbrun, Nikki Balaszi, Acecia Balaszi, and Sebastian Goetz; and...

Scott passed away unexpectedly of heart failure on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at 67 years old. He was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many. Scott was born in Kirkland, Wash. and graduated from Redmond High School. He worked for the Boeing Company for 25 years. Before retiring and moving to Hayden, Idaho, his love of boating occupied most of his free time. He lived aboard his Tollycraft powerboat for several years and loved sharing the boating experience with friends and family....

FLOYD EDWARD BEST NOVEMBER 9, 1927 - SEPTEMBER 13, 2O2O   Floyd was the son of Hazel and Ronald Best. He passed peacefully at home on September 13, 2020. Floyd was born and raised in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and continued to live in the Coeur d'Alene area all of his 92 years. Floyd was happily married to Joan Best for 59 years. She preceded him in death in 2012. Floyd is survived by his sister Lois Stanea, his daughter Glenda Bagby (husband Drew Bagby) his son Dwayne Best, 5...

Leigh Oscar Ufford, 77, passed away peacefully at Hospice of North Idaho on September 12, 2020 with his wife and daughter Pam by his side. Leigh was born on September 9th, 1943 in Coeur d’ Alene, ID to Robert & Edith Ufford. Leigh attended school in the Silver Valley, St. Helens, OR, and Coeur d’ Alene where he graduated from Coeur d’ Alene High School in 1961. He also completed a 2-year forestry course at North Idaho College in 1968. Though completing his formal...

Beloved mother, grand-mother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother Wilma Thorson passed away peacefully on 9/11/2020 at the Schneidmiller House Hospice of Northern Idaho in Coeur d’Alene surrounded by her large, loving family.  She was born in Arlington, WA on December 12, 1933 to Olive Fahey (Kyle) and Clyde James Woods.  They moved briefly to the Rosedale area before settling in the Weyerhauser district on a farm on the Mountain Highway.  She...

Dr. Joseph Peter Johns, age 67, died Tuesday at his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from aggressive prostate cancer. Joe was born August 30, 1953 in Reno, Nevada to Stephen and Jane (Tekel) Johns. He graduated from Carson High in 1971 and was awarded a 4-year Army ROTC scholarship. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Idaho in 1975 with a B.S. in bacteriology and as the Distinguished Military Graduate of his ROTC class. That August, he married Diana Cordwell, daughter of...

Vernon (Kenny) Kendrick Feb 4th, 1957 – Sept. 8th, 2020   Vernon (Kenny) Kendrick III peacefully passed-away on Tuesday Sept. 8th. He is preceded in death by his father Vernon Kendrick II and his mother Nancy Kendrick. Kenny is survived by his girlfriend of 13 years, Laura Lane, his sister, Helen Monn, his niece LaTisha Turner, his nephew, Daniel Bush, 3 great nieces, Tayler Jade Bush, Gracie Rae Turner, Raeanne Bush, 2 great nephews, Preston Davis, Brantley Bush, and one great...