Obituaries

Dec 24, 2016

Betty Lou (Heckman) Ford, 85 of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away peacefully December 24, 2016, at Hospice of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with her children around her after a three year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She will be sorely missed by family and friends.

Betty was born May 4, 1931 in Dothan, Alabama. She attended...

Dec 24, 2016

Donald Leon Maddox was born in Pinehurst, Idaho, February 16, 1935. “Donny” passed away December 24, 2016 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (age 81).

Don’s early childhood took him through the last years of the Great Depression and WWII. At age 17, (1952) he joined the US Navy, serving in the Korean Conflict. Don married Maxine Gillette, from...

Dec 20, 2016

Mary Kathryn Duverger, age 55, passed away on December 20, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Mary was born April 24, 1961, in Los Angeles, CA. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday January 7, 2017 at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3598 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA. Private burial took place at the Pleasantview Cemetery. Memorial...

Dec 19, 2016

Virginia Ruth Heid passed away on December 19th, after a long battle with health issues. She passed on to heaven surrounded by loved ones.

Virginia was born November 1st 1930, she was 86 years old. She was born in Rathdrum Idaho to Otto & Weslley Elizabeth(Costly) Meyer. She was raised on the Rathdrum Prairie, on the family...

Dec 17, 2016

Billy Lee White, age 61, passed away on December 17, 2016 at home in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Billy was born November 22, 1955, in Coeur d'Alene, ID, to John V. and Bernice O. (Burke) White. Private family remembrance will be held in the summer of 2017.

Dec 16, 2016

James Rodney Critchett was born on Jan. 11, 1920, in Melrose, Mass., and passed peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 16, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Jim was a hero to his family, friends and country. He retired as an Air Force Major, beginning by joining the U.S. Army in 1941. He was shipped to Hawaii, assigned to D...

Dec 16, 2016

In loving memory of Randy Lee Petersen who passed away December 16, 2016. He was born September 11, 1950 to Doris and Lyle Petersen in Kellogg, Idaho, and graduated in 1968 from Kellogg High School. He played football and had great memories of his high school friends and fast cars, and his grandparents taking him fishing and ice skating. He...

Dec 13, 2016

Arthur “Art” Lloyd Howard Our dear Papa passed from this life to his eternal home on December 13, 2016, on a cold winter evening after a delightful day visiting with his family and friends at LaCrosse Health and Rehab, where he had resided for the past six years. Papa was born January 27th, 1917, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, missing...

Dec 13, 2016

Ragna O. Fithen, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Dec. 13, 2016. She was born Dec. 14, 1938, in Newport, Wash., to Ole and Irene Stone. Ragna grew up on a beautiful family farm in Blanchard, Idaho. She was loved by all for her big heart, sense of humor and her feisty ways.

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Dec 13, 2016

Illa Jean Fitzsimmons (84) of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, passed away December 13, 2016 in Coeur d'Alene. She was born April 15, 1932 in Walla Walla, Washington to Charlie and Marthy Crabb. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, December 16, 2016 at 1:00 pm at English Funeral Chapel at 1133 N 4th Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Please make a donation...

Dec 13, 2016

Howard Remington Furman, Jr., age 87, passed away on December 13, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Howard was born August 27, 1929, in Flanders, NY, to Howard R. Furman, Sr. and Theresa (Conkel) Furman. Memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dec 12, 2016

Dorothy Ann Gallegos, is with her beloved Savior Jesus today. She passed away Dec. 12, 2016, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marvel Fronapfel. Dorothy was born on March 24, 1944, in Torrington, Wyo. She was raised by her mother and stepfather Joseph “Red” Morris. Her siblings are Mary Lou Woods, Richard Fronapfel, James Fronapfel, Bob...

Dec 12, 2016

Pearl Anna (Burke) Brown born Aug. 28, 1918, to Alma Lee and William Burke in Isabel, S.D. She was the seventh child of a 10 children, five boys and five girls.

She graduated from high school in Morristown, S.D. Her father passed away in 1925 leaving her mother to raise 10 children. Unable to afford to go...

Dec 12, 2016

Lee Delano Witt, 66, passed away peacefully December 12, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Lee, one of eight children, was born January 30, 1950 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina to Jane and Lt. Col. Eugene Witt. Lee retired from Transtector, Smiths Power December, 2014. Throughout her career she received recognitions for being an exemplary employee. Lee and...

Dec 11, 2016

Harold Dearborn Smart went to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. His beloved wife Jean was by his side holding his hand.

Harold was born December 18, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to Harold and Margaret Smart. He grew up in Detroit with his brother Don and sister Margaret. He loved...

Dec 11, 2016

Margaret Dorthy (Reed) Weller – aged 101 – passed away December 11, 2016, into the waiting arms of her Savior Jesus Christ. Mom was born September 26, 1915, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Judd Douglas Reed and Bernice Muriel Fitzsimmons Reed. She was the third of ten children, all of whom have preceded her in death with the exception...

Dec 11, 2016

On Dec. 11, 2016, at 10:46 a.m., Roger passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at Kootenai Health, where he had been fighting numerous health problems. Roger was 68 years old. Roger was born Aug. 14, 1948, in Lynwood, Calif., the second of five kids of Merwin and Marty Mann. Roger joined the Army the day after the moon landing,...

Dec 8, 2016

Patrick George Powers, age 75, passed away at home Thursday December 8, 2016. He was both a logger and conservationist, a confidant and a story teller, a captain of industry and master of the measured response, co-conspirator and the voice of reason, most of all he is missed. Born August 1, 1941 in Wallace, Idaho Pat was brought home...

Dec 8, 2016

David D. Larsen, 68, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on December 8, 2016. Dave was born in Logan, Utah to Natalie and Amos Larsen on February 4, 1948, and was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Carson High School.

Dave served his country proudly as a Vietnam...

Dec 8, 2016

Shirley Faye Brindel, 81, passed away surrounded and held by love on Dec. 8, 2016, in Hayden, Idaho. Memorial services will be held on May 20, 2017, at the Rooty Branch Cemetery in Bristol, Tenn., where her remains will be interred at her family’s plot.

Faye was born on Aug. 23, 1935, in Bristol to Shirley and...