Obituaries

Dec 29, 2019

Therma Dawson Zysk, 96, Coeur d'Alene, died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Pacifica assisted living center.

She was a descendant of pioneer stock, born April 7, 1923 in Weston, Idaho to Leslie Dawson and Florest Whitney.  She was the third of 7 girls in the family:  Elva, Elene, Larae, Varral, Valear, and Leslie.

She...

Dec 25, 2019

Melaine Murray-Geigle, 72 of Coeur d’Alene, passed away on December 25, 2019.

She is survived by two Children Trina Dimico and Tyler Geigle of Coeur d’Alene. She was born on January 22, 1947 in Wallace, Idaho to Virgil and Gloria Murray. She was a graduate of Wallace High School in 1965 and dedicated over 40 years of...

Dec 24, 2019

Joseph Charles Hendrickson, 56, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2019, in his home.  Joseph was born January 9, 1963 in Indianapolis, Indiana to William and Teresa Hendrickson and grew up with his siblings until he joined the Army.  He spent 22 years of his life proudly serving his country.  While working at West...

Dec 24, 2019

Cleva Jeanette "Bunnie" Carter Brandt, age 78, passed away at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on December 24, 2019.

Bunnie was born in Montrose, CO, on January 11, 1941, to Jack C. and Louise E. (Berry) Carter.  She was raised in Wickenburg, AZ, and graduated High School in El Monte, CA.  Bunnie raised 3 fine...

Dec 22, 2019

James B. Johnson – Blake

After an 80-year exploration of our world, devoted husband, father, and grandfather extraordinaire James B. Johnson (Blake) died peacefully in Coeur d’Alene, ID on December 22, 2019.  The journey that began on November 27, 1939, with his parents Donald O. and Mildred E. Johnson in Spokane, WA, will continue in the afterlife...

Dec 21, 2019

Edward Arthur Wakefield, 95, of Post Falls Idaho, passed away December 21, 2019, in the comfort of his own home.

Ed was born on April 5, 1924, in Duluth Minnesota to Dudley Foster Wakefield and Lucy Courval Wakefield where he grew up with his 5 siblings until he joined the Navy. His training was at Farragut and...

Dec 19, 2019

Enith Lenz, 89, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2019.  In her last few days here on earth, she was surrounded in love by her nine living children, family, and friends. They came to pay tribute to the wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend that she was to each one of them.  Just like the days of sitting around...

Dec 19, 2019

Gary lost his battle with cancer on December 19th.  He was home with loved ones, had no pain and was peaceful.  He was born in Havre, MT on July 8, 1949.  Gary and his wife, Kathy, moved to the Rathdrum area in 1996 from Tri-Cities, WA.   He worked construction running heavy equipment in Tri-Cities before moving to Rathdrum where he...

Dec 19, 2019

Roberta Lee McSparrin, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away on December 19, 2019, at Hospice of North ID.  She was surrounded by her loving family for the past month.  Her last words to her beloved husband were, “I love you, too!”.

Roberta was born in Clear Lake, CA on May 8, 1930, to Lottie and...

Dec 18, 2019

Frank F. Kerns, Jr. - 8l - Born Dallas, TX in 1938 went to be with the Lord Dec. 18, 2019 in Cd'A, ID. after battling cancer. Preceded in death by daughter Candace C. Kerns age 11, father, Frank F. Kerns, Sr. and mother, Harriett Kerns. Survived by wife, Judith A. Kerns of 50 years, step-son Michael C. O'Brien, sisters...

Dec 18, 2019

John Raphael McBride (89) was born on October 24, 1930, and died December 18, 2019, of natural causes. He was predeceased by his son, John Raphael McBride, Jr. John is survived by his wife Rita, his children Kathleen Leifer, Seamus McBride, Valerie Sampson (Bob), Suzanne Mack (Paul), Angela Moore, Margaret McBride (Geoffrey), Patricia Murray (Don), Julia Napier, Cindy Koker...

Dec 18, 2019

Barbara J. Eppling (84) joined the Lord on December 18th, 2019, while in the care of Hospice of North Idaho with loving family by her side. Barbara is survived by her four children, five grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Everett, and her parents Lucius and Wilma Baker. Per her...

Dec 15, 2019

CAROL ELAINE CARKUFF It is with a heavy heart that we let friends and family know about the passing of our mother Carol Carkuff. She was born Carol Elaine Shields on Nov. 4, 1945 and passed on Dec. 15th at the age of 74. She is proceeded in death by her son (Bradley DeVall), parents (Xariffa & Eldon Shields),...

Dec 14, 2019

A beloved mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, Deena Quinn, left this world quickly, at 39, on December 14, 2019. Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on June. 15, 1980 to Danny and Janice Lunsford. Deena was a free spirit and made a lasting impact on everyone she met. She loves her boys unconditionally and made sure everyone...

Dec 13, 2019

Irene was born in Pasadena, California, the third child of Eugene and Alicia Stavro.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard and her son, Kerry. Irene relocated to Post Falls, Idaho to join her family. She was active at the Post Falls Senior Center and there made many wonderful friends.

Irene was...

Dec 13, 2019

Esther J. Blinn, age 99, resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died December 13, 2019 in Coeur d’Alene.   She was born October 4, 1920 in Rathdrum, Idaho to George and Verna (Thomas) Blinn.   Esther lived in this area all of her life, graduating Valedictorian of her high school class in Spirit Lake, Idaho.   She was a member of the First...

Dec 11, 2019

Mary Louise Ellinger was the middle child of James and Julia Byrne. She lived in the family home until 1995 when she married Charles Ellinger at the young age of 71 and moved to Hamden, Connecticut. In 2005, after ten beautiful years of marriage, Charles passed away and in July 2006, at the age of 82, May Louise, accompanied...

Dec 9, 2019

Robert (Bob) Scott was born in 1934 in New Underwood, South Dakota to LeRoy and Elva Scott.

At the age of two, the family moved to Duthie, Idaho where his father worked at Jack Waite Mine. When Bob grew up he also worked at the mine until he was drafted into the Army. His job there was as...

Dec 8, 2019

Cordelia Rosalie Pfennig passed away peacefully on the evening of December 8th 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Rosalie  was born in Prescott,Arizona on April 9th 1939. As a child she moved to Burke Idaho and later graduated from Wallace high school. Shortly thereafter she met and married the love of her life Dalton Pfennig. They...

Dec 7, 2019

Marion was born in Spokane, Washington, on April 8, 1925, to Herman Eisenhauer and Mary Long Eisenhauer. She passed into God’s Grace, December 7, 2019, at Advanced Healthcare in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho due to complications from pneumonia.

Survivors include her two sons: Allen and Bill, five grandchildren: Laetitia, Jeremy, Brian, Danielle, and Jesse, and two great grandchildren:...