Obituaries

Jan 18, 2017

Andrew Lane Chasten, 17, of Post Falls, died Jan. 18, 2017. Andrew was born in Montrose, Colo., on March 30, 1999.

He attended Post Falls High School and took part in the Drama Club. Andrew worked at Sonic and X-Craft. Andrew loved music, from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga. Andrew had a one of a kind personality...

Jan 16, 2017

Mildred Dora Tucker, 91, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on January 16, 2017. Mildred was born to parents Ellen and Irven Johnson on January 30, 1925 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Mildred is proceeded in death by her husband Richard Tucker, parents Ellen and Irven Johnson, her brother Raymonad and her...

Jan 15, 2017

Jan 14, 2017

William John Higgins III, most recently of Coeur d' Alene, went to be with his Lord on January 14, 2017, following over a year-long struggle with Bulbar ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Originally of St. John's Newfoundland, Bill was born June 24, 1946, to Dr. William John Higgins and Judith Carnell Higgins, nine months following his father's return from war....

Jan 13, 2017

Teresa (Terri) A Mercer died Friday Jan. 13, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother Bonnie Beaulieu, daughter Ashley Mercer, son Dylan Mercer, and grandsons Noah and Tanner, also, her sister Sandy Pinkney, her brothers Danny Mercer and Ken Mercer, her Aunt Kathy Morse and Uncle Lonnie Morse.

Terri was born...

Jan 10, 2017

Bernice Jane Simmons, 89, of Coeur d'Alene, ID, passed away at her home on January 10, 2017. Bernice was born January 15, 1927, to Judd D. and Bernice (Ftizsimmons) Reed in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday January 18, 2017, at the English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene, ID. Memorial service will be...

Jan 7, 2017

(Derwood) Larry Stevens, 83

(Derwood) Larry Stevens, 83, passed away on Jan. 7, 2017, after coping with complications of the stroke he experienced in 2015. He was born in Driggs, Idaho, on Jan. 5, 1934, to Derwood and Thelma (Hall) Stevens. The family moved to the Coeur d’Alene area when Larry was a youth, and he attended...

Jan 5, 2017

William Ernest Ransom, 98, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Jan. 5, 2017.

Ernie was born on Oct. 7, 1918, in Yellville, Ark. He graduated from Campbellville Bible School in Kentucky. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Ernie was preceded in death...

Jan 5, 2017

Frank Gold, age 95, died peacefully with his wife at his side at Kootenai Health on Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born in St. Louis, MO, on April 1, 1921 to Frank and Bertha (Boesch) Gold. He was raised in St. Louis along with his brothers, Edward and Glenn and his sister Adeline. He worked at odd jobs to...

Jan 2, 2017

Leoni (Schoelzel) Wilkinson, 82 Leoni (Schoelzel) Wilkinson, 82, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away Jan. 2, 2017, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene. She was born on April 15, 1934, in Mittel-Faulbrueck, Germany, to Herbert Schoelzel and Helene Jelsch. She was one of six children (one son and five daughters). She married John Wilkinson on Sept. 6, 1961, in...

Jan 2, 2017

When you think of Kurt, the first words are “What a great guy!” Calm, steady, easy going, smart, personable, athletic, golfer and most importantly, great spouse and father. Kurt lost his valiant battle with esophageal cancer just after midnight on Jan. 2, 2017. He died surrounded by love.

Kurt was born on Jan. 17, 1962, to Alvin...

Jan 1, 2017

Gene Arnold Popham, 84

It is with deep sadness and great joy that we announce the death of Gene Arnold Popham. Gene was born on a farm in Iowa County, Iowa, on July 10, 1932, to Willard Melvin Popham and Verlenia Ora Tippie. He went to be with the Lord on Jan. 1, 2017, in Coeur d’Alene,...

Dec 31, 2016

Jack Gentry, 88, of Coeur d'Alene, ID, passed away December 31, 2016, at the Hospice House. Jack was born September 18, 1928 in London, KY, to Thomas and Ethel (Crawford) Gentry. Memorial mass was held Friday January 6, 2017, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Memorial Mass St. Thomas Catholic Church Saturday, January 07, 2017 Email Details...

Dec 29, 2016

It is with sadness that we note the passing of our daughter, Jennifer Lynne Henage. Jennifer died unexpectedly of natural causes on December 29, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

Jennifer entered our lives on February 1, 1967 in Provo, Utah. Before she graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Germany in 1985, she...

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy Alice Schatz, 90, of Oceanside, California, passed away December 29, 2016. She was born March, 29, 1926 to Joseph and Madgel Schatz. Rosary will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2017 and 7:00 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10:00 am at Immaculate Conception Church in Post Falls, Idaho. Burial will follow...

Dec 28, 2016

Herbert Dale ‘Bert’ Smith, 81

Herbert Dale Smith, “Bert,” passed away Dec. 28, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene. He was born Jan. 9, 1935, in St. Maries, Idaho. He was the ninth child in a family that might never have existed. Mildred Rayner, his mother, came from England on the Lusitania on Sept. 18, 1914. Had she waited...

Dec 28, 2016

William (Bill) Higgins, [74], passed away after a long struggle with congestive heart failure late Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Coeur D Alene, ID. He was born on September 14, 1942 in Little Orleans, MD to Paul and Ruth Higgins. In 1979, he married Regina Mullady and together they raised their daughter Jeanni Marie. Bill joined the United States Air...

Dec 27, 2016

Charmaine Powell Peterson, 51 Charmaine Marie Peterson, Hayden, died on December 27, 2016 after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. She was born on January 24, 1965 in Coeur d’Alene to Dennis and Maria Brown Powell. Charmaine grew up in Post Falls, graduating from Post Falls High School in 1983 and attending North Idaho College. She worked as meeting...

Dec 27, 2016

Mike W. Green, age 71, passed away at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on December 27, 2016. He passed away from complications of a rare brain disease Cortical Basal Degeneration.

Mike was born in Pasadena, CA, on June 26, 1945, to Wayne and Phyliss (Edwards) Green. Mike’s father was in the Air Force so the family...

Dec 26, 2016

Jaelithe Marie Rhinehart, 29, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Jaelithe was born on June 29, 1987, in Anaheim, Calif., to Michael Rhinehart and Trina Menees.

Jaelithe is survived by her fiancé, Steve Watkins; sisters Miscelleana Tsalikis, Kershanda Sullivan and Tanay Nicholson; brothers Alex Rhinehart and Kace Menees; and nephews...