Obituaries

Feb 15, 2020

Robert LeRoy Unruh (85)

Jesus welcomed Robert LeRoy Unruh into heaven on February 15, 2020. A native of Coeur d'Alene, he was the fourth child born on August 17, 1934 to Ernest Frank and Pansy Naomi Unruh.

Our handsome Dad married our beautiful Mom, his high school sweetheart, Sharon Lafferty, 66 years ago. They had...

Feb 14, 2020

Richard Cecil Hernandez, 78

Richard Cecil Hernandez passed away at home after a valiant, yearlong struggle with cancer, on Feb. 14, 2020, at the age of 78. Richard was born Nov. 22, 1941, to Jess and Angie Hernandez in California. He graduated from Don Bosco Tech. and later attended Boise State College.

In 1961 he...

Feb 14, 2020

Claudia Helen Preston, age 83, was born on August 18, 1936 to Harry & Helen Herold in Seattle, WA. She was an only child. At age 19 she married Joseph Vincent Preston. They had 6 children together. Their marriage ended 23 years later. Claudia never married again.

She is survived by all her children: Melea Janssen, Joseph...

Feb 12, 2020

Connie Rohrenbach, age 53, passed on Feb. 12, 2020, from a long history of M.S. Services will be held at English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls on March 7, at 1:00p.m. Burial will take place at a later date. Connie was born in CDA on March 21, 1966. She graduated from Post Falls High School in 1984 and continued...

Feb 11, 2020

Charley passed on Tuesday, February 11, a rare sunny morning in North Idaho.  He was born in Peoria, Illinois on December 2, 1931, to Frank and Hope Miller. Charley was the middle child having an older brother, Gordon, and little sister, Virginia. He graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Forestry followed by two years in the...

Feb 10, 2020

"Tom" Leonard Thomas Maitland

Tommy - Mutt Mutt - Mini Brute

Born June 23, 1950 to William "Leonard" Maitland and Maxine (Lawson) Maitland in Kellogg, Idaho.  Went to be with the Lord Feb. 10, 2020 at Schneidmiller House in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.

Graduated Kootenai High School 1968.  Attended...

Feb 10, 2020

Julia Edith Lapp Scheel, age 92, resident of Wallace, Idaho, and late of Post Falls, Idaho, died February 10, 2020 in Coeur d’ Alene.  Julia was born August 13, 1927 in Lane, Idaho, to Lillie Mae and Alfred Albert Lapp, the youngest of eight children.  She loved to recount stories of life in Lane with her brothers and sisters...

Feb 9, 2020

Dorothy J. Baker Crow celebrated her 95th birthday on the 30th of December.  She made her final journey from our sight on February 9, 2020.

She was born December 30, 1924, to Richard A. and Ruth M. Baker in Billings, MT.  Dorothy had two siblings, Virginia Baker Garner and Richard W. Baker; growing up together in Billings...

Feb 7, 2020

Le Roy Self, age 90, ended his journey on earth after a short illness and began a different journey on Feb 7, 2020, in Coeur d’Alene, ID.  Roy (Le Roy) was born in Spokane, WA on July 24, 1929, attending school in Spokane and the summers of his youth at Glengary Bay on Lake Pend Oreille.

A...

Feb 7, 2020

Derek Everett Curtis, age 17

Derek went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 7th, 2020. Derek was born Oct. 29,2002 in Spokane WA to Todd and Joy Michelle (Stavros) Curtis.  He attended New Life Church with his family.  Derek's favorite hobbies were snow skiing, wake boarding, camping, weight lifting, watching the Patriots, playing football,...

Feb 7, 2020

Jane Ann Thompson, 81, passed away Feb. 7, 2020, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House after a long battle with dementia.

She leaves behind her husband of 61 years, Richard Thompson; son, Eric Thompson and wife, Samantha; daughter, Jennifer (Thompson) Whaley and husband, Chad; grandchildren Cassandra (Thompson) Schilling and husband, Cam; Jonathon Thompson and Jackson Whaley; and great-grandchild,...

Feb 6, 2020

Katherine Marie Featherstone left this life on February 6, 2020, to be joined with her Lord and her beloved husband, Wilmer (Brick) Featherstone.

Katherine Marie Codori was born on July 1, 1924, to Ollie and Jay Cadori in Oakland, CA.  In her early years her parents divorced.  Her mother later married Merten Cram and he adopted Katherine...

Feb 5, 2020

Frederick K Booth was born on January 27, 1938, in Bluffton, Indiana and passed away on February 5, 2020, at the age of 82 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Fred had not been well for a number of years beginning with a stroke in 2013 and following years he suffered from COPD.

In 1956 Fred graduated from Bluffton...

Feb 2, 2020

Scott Allen Schillinger,54 years old, passed away suddenly on Sunday February 2nd in Post Falls, Idaho. He brought joy to all with his great story telling and sought to uplift those close to him.

Scott was a proud alumnus of the University of Washington where he received both his bachelor’s and Masters of Law degree. He also...

Feb 1, 2020

Jordaan Rainier Van Sloten, kind, compassionate, generous, suave and full of love died on February 1st, 2020. For those of us that got to spend time with Jordaan, we are forever changed and better because of him.

Jordaan carried the motto of “Ik houd'' or “I love” from his Dutch heritage through all of his being. He...

Feb 1, 2020

Donna Mernett Hooper January 25, 1939 ~ February 1, 2020 Donna was born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada on January 25, 1939.  She came to the United States in 1946 with her parents. She was called home to heaven at the age 81 years old on February 1, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Donna lived the majority of her adult live...

Jan 31, 2020

Vicki Renee (Warren) Robins, 70, Post Falls, Idaho, passed December 11th, 2020, of natural causes. Vicki was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on August 6th, 1950, to parents Earl "Les" and Lucy Warren, who preceded her in death. Vicki lived in Post Falls and attended school grades 1-12 there, graduating with honors in 1968. She continued her education at...

Jan 31, 2020

Jon Lionel O’Neal

August 9, 1935 ~ June 9, 2020 (age 84)

Jon Lionel O’Neal, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away on June 9, 2020.

Jon (Jonny) was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on August 9, 1935, to Lionel and Nola Marie (Elkins) O’Neal.  He and his brother and sisters, Alvin, Linda, and Judy,...

Jan 31, 2020

Roy Francis Koester, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend went home to be with his Lord & Savior on 11/19/2020. Born in North Dakota, he came to Coeur d' Alene at a young age with all nine of his siblings. He made God's country his home where he spent much of his time getting to know every mountain road...

Jan 28, 2020

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, Mae Pleger let her family know it was her final day. So, she did what she had done most of her adult life. She told the many around her, including tearful staff at Coeur d’Alene Life Care, about her love for Jesus...