Obituaries

Jun 25, 2016

William C. Alteneder Sr., 84, Lewiston, ID, died June 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, ID. William was born April 3, 1932, in Orofino, ID. Graveside service with Military Honors will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday June 30, 2016, at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls, ID. Graveside Evergreen Cemetery Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:00 AM Email Details...

Jun 24, 2016

Edward L. Beard, 75, Coeur d'Alene, ID, died June 24, 2016, at LaCrosse Health and Rehab in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Edward was born September 22, 1940, in Malvern, AR. Private graveside service will be held.

Jun 22, 2016

Sharon Johnson

Sharon Rae (Baltzell) Johnson, 72, of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on June 22, 2016 at Hospice House of North Idaho. She was born on August 25, 1943 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Dorothy M. (Hunt) and Theodore Howard Baltzell. Sharon moved to Glendive, Montana for a short time as a child before settling in the Coeur...

Jun 20, 2016

Stanley V. Lindsay, born Aug. 26, 1944, passed this world on Monday, June 20, 2016. A loving husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved to camp, fish and hunt. Stanley also loved woodworking and could build just about anything. He would do anything he could for anyone. He will be very missed. Survived by his wife, Kathy Lindsay;...

Jun 15, 2016

Bill Brunelle, 90, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away June 15, 2016, peacefully after a valiant battle with kidney failure and cancer.

Bill was born Dec. 17, 1925, in Coeur d’Alene. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II after starting his service training in Farragut, Idaho.

Bill was preceded in death...

Jun 15, 2016

Passed on June 15, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

He was born on Oct. 14, 1940, to Hazel and Al Opp in Spokane, Wash.

Stan joined the United States Army in 1958-1964 serving three years in Baumholder, Germany, as a Specialist-Four Mechanic. Stan met and married Diana Anderson on June 12, 1965, in...

Jun 14, 2016

Pamela (Pam) Hewitt Jones Howerton, 73, of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away on June 14, 2016, surrounded by all of her children and many of her grandchildren.

Pam was born in San Francisco, Calif., on May 18, 1943. She received an associate's degree in nursing from North Idaho College while raising five children.

During Pam’s early...

Jun 12, 2016

Karen Burch of Post Falls, Idaho, originally from Carlsbad, Calif., peacefully took the hand of Jesus and went on to heaven. She loved our Lord and Savior and was a devout Christian and was saved in 1953. She was surrounded by her family on June 12, 2016, at Hospice House of North Idaho. Born March 30, 1944, in San...

Jun 11, 2016

Roger Graham passed away suddenly at his home on June 11, 2016.

He was born Feb. 6, 1945, in Fort Wayne, Ind., and as an infant moved with his family to the San Diego, Calif., area, resulting in a never-ending love affair with the ocean.

Roger volunteered for a draft and did Army basic at...

Jun 10, 2016

Our beloved Husband, Father, Papa and friend to many, John Rocco Caracciolo, 68, of Hayden, Idaho passed away on June 10, 2016. John was born in Brooklyn, NY, October 10, 1947, to Ida Saullo and Santo “Sammy” Caracciolo.

John grew up in Brooklyn, NY. When he was 19 he moved to Florida, where he met the love...

Jun 9, 2016

Norm entered into the presence of Jesus Christ, his savior, on June 9, 2016, and joined loved ones who had gone before.

He was born in Fosston, Minn., and worked on the family farm with draft horses before joining the Air Force during the Korean War. After his service, he moved west to North Idaho, where he...

Jun 8, 2016

1925 – 2016

Park was born in Portland, Ore., Nov. 5, 1925, and died peacefully June 8, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Park married Anna Blackmore on July 23, 1949, in Cottage Grove, Ore.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years; two sons, Ken and Kittie Hartzell of Spokane, Wash., and Jerry and...

Jun 6, 2016

Threasa Louise Hickman Nutter passed away June 6, 2016. She was born Feb. 5, 1951, to Merle and Ann Hickman in Kellogg, Idaho.

Threasa was the youngest of five children: Terry A. Hickman of Thompson Falls, Mont., Mary Lou Reese of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Helana Meyers of Benton City, Wash.

Threasa was preceded in...

Jun 6, 2016

Alice T. Boni (91) passed away peacefully in her sleep June 6, 2016 in Mukilteo, Washington, her home for the past four years. Alice was born August 16, 1924 in Rycroft, Alberta. Alice, her two brothers, and their parents, Emanuel and Nancy Zahara, were hardworking farmers. Alice graduated from the Calgary General Hospital as a registered nurse in 1949....

Jun 4, 2016

Charles “Bill” Durr, 90, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away June 4, 2016, at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene. He was born June 26, 1925, in Coeur d’Alene to Mildred and Charles Durr.

Bill served in the U.S. Navy on board the USS Cabot from 1943 to the end of World War II in 1945. He met...

Jun 2, 2016

Peter Philip Duczek, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away June 2nd, 2016 surrounded by his family. Peter was born to Jerry Duczek and Jackie (Sorrell) McAvoy on February 2nd, 1959, in Spokane, Washington.

In 1979 he married Anderea Morgan (Duczek). They had two children: Geena Duczek and Jerry Duczek (Mindy Hayes).

In 1996 he...

Jun 2, 2016

Joe was born on Nov. 20, 1923, in Bluffton, Minn., to Joseph and Katherine Ament.

He stayed in Minnesota until 1943 when he enlisted in the Navy and attended military training at Farragut Naval Training Station. During the war, he was deployed to the South Pacific and served on the USS Fletcher. Joe returned to Minnesota after...

May 31, 2016

James Lee Tucker, Sr., age 81, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on May 31, 2016.

James was born in Puxico, Missouri, on November 30, 1934, to Ernest Lee and Alma (Underwood) Tucker. The family moved to California when James was 2 ½ years old. He lived in California until April of 1994 when he moved to...

May 29, 2016

Clyde L. Bond (Age 92)

1923 – 2016

The best dad ever passed peacefully on May 29, 2016 at his home in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, with his daughter and son-in-law by his side. He was a good man who lived a good and honest life.

Clyde was born October 1, 1923 in Omaha,...

May 28, 2016

James Leonard Peplinski passed away on May 28, 2016 in Post Falls, Idaho after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Jim was born the sixth of nine children on October 18, 1921 to Nick and Helen Peplinski, in Stanwood, Washington. He started first grade in Leo, Minnesota in a one room school house. His family then settled in Desmet, Idaho in...