Obituaries

Nov 7, 2025

Mary Eatherton, 83, passed away peacefully at home on November 7, 2025.

Born on April 17, 1942, Mary lived a life full of love, faith and kindness. She shared 63 wonderful years with her devoted husband, Joel, and together they built a family rooted in warmth and care.

Mary found joy in the simple things, sewing beautiful creations by hand, volunteering and...

Nov 5, 2025

Nov 4, 2025

John A. Houser (Big John), age 83 of Tacoma, WA passed away peacefully on September 4, 2025

John was born on October 11, 1941 in Phoenix, AZ to Floyd & Florence Houser. He grew up in Phoenix, AZ and Spirit Lake, ID

At the age of 17 John joined the Army and was stationed at Fort Dix, NJ as an MP. At...

Nov 3, 2025

With heavy hearts, we share the loss of Scott Opland, born on Oct 10th, 1959 in Duluth, Minnesota to Raymond Opland and Elaine (Nastansky) Opland.

Scott passed away peacefully on Nov 3 rd 2025 . Scott moved to Idaho with his family at age 4, where he attended school in Wallace, then Rathdrum. He later worked as an erector of steel...

Oct 29, 2025

Leonard "Lenny" Craig Thiringer, 78, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Lenny devoted his life to loving God, his family and his friends. He was born in Spokane, Washington, on December 18, 1946, to Hans and Edna Thiringer, and grew up alongside his two older brothers, Larry and...

Oct 27, 2025

   A look into the soul of Gordon Thomas Ramsden would find a courageous FIGHTER, a creator of LOVE, and a heart of GOLD. Gordon Thomas Ramsden passed away on October 27, 2025, at the age of 95—less than 2 months from his 96th birthday.

   Born December 24 th , 1929, in Pasadena, California, to Fred and Lena Ramsden, he...

Oct 26, 2025

Robert Clayton Fraley, 94 of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

Bob was born on April 24, 1931, in Glendale, California to Earl and Evangeline Fraley. He spent most of his childhood growing up in Kettleman City, California – A desert area where 105° temperatures were common. He moved to Burbank in the late 1930’s and...

Oct 25, 2025

Brian G. Maloney, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away surrounded by his family on October 25, 2025, in Hayden, Idaho, at the age of 89. Born on March 11, 1936, the last of the eight children of Mary (née Lynch) and Major Leonard J. Maloney, Brian grew up in Milford, Connecticut, where he met and married Rosemary Sabin. He...

Oct 25, 2025

Our beloved Gram joined her family in heaven on October 25 surrounded by the people she loved. Janell was born in Newman Grove, Nebraska to Kay and Don Houser. She grew up in a loving household with her brother Jon and sister Dawn.

She met her husband, Rodney in Coeur d Alene while he was working for her parent’s business, Hilton...

Oct 24, 2025

Master Sergeant Aubrey M. Smith, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Master Sergeant Aubrey M. Smith, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, passed away peacefully at his home on October 24, 2025. He was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on March 12, 2026. Born February 8, 1948, in Nevada, Missouri, he was the son of the late Noel and...

Oct 24, 2025

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Oct 21, 2025

Maurine Gravelle passed away on October 21st, surrounded by her loved ones.

Maurine was born on April 1st, 1933 in Utah to Lavere and Genevieve Adams. She went to Sandpoint High School and did some nursing at the hospital. She married Omar Leon on December 4, 1955 in Careywood. They were together for 50 years and raised 6 kids.

Maurine is survived...

Oct 18, 2025

Fourth-generation Kootenai County resident Russell Dale Brown passed into his eternal home on October 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Russ was born on June 22, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C. Brown at the historic Home Hospital on the corner of Third and Foster in Coeur d'Alene. He spent his early childhood years in Hayden Lake where he...

Oct 15, 2025

Ryan went to heaven October 15, 2025. Ryan was born on January 6, 1965 in Spokane WA to Mickey May Fulton.

He grew up in Post Falls ID. Ryan Married Cheri Fulton in 1993 and together they shared 32 years of marriage. They built a life together in Post Falls where they raised Nicholas and Heather Fulton. He started and ran...

Oct 14, 2025

JoAnn Wolkenhauer, a loving mother, grandmother, and wife, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at the age of 96.

Born on November 1, 1928, in Chinook, Montana, to Tracey Vernon and Mildred Carpenter, JoAnn grew up with a deep appreciation for country life. She was a true farm girl at heart, a passion she carried...

Oct 13, 2025

Connie Jean Brinkmann, 75, of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2025, with family by her side.

Connie and George celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past July. When they met, George was a widower with two young sons. Connie embraced them as her own—beginning a life centered on love, family and quality time.

With two additional children of their...

Oct 11, 2025

In Loving Memory of Roberta Louise Whipple, affectionally known as “Bert", passed away on October 11, 2025, surrounded by the people who meant the most to her. She was born on July 28, 1948, in Spokane valley, and from the very beginning, she brought joy, laughter, and light into the lives of everyone who knew her.

Bert is survived by her...

Oct 11, 2025

Ramona L. Braden, 89, originally of Toppenish, Washington passed away early on October 11, 2025. Mona was born March 24, 1936 in her family home in Toppenish, Washington and was a Yakama Indian Nation Tribal member.

Mona lived her life in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. She was born and raised in Toppenish, Washington. She lived in the Yakima Valley of WA,...

Oct 7, 2025

Gary was born on November 27, 1943, in Sitka, Alaska. At age 3, he was adopted by Claire and Weikko Lund of Greenacres, Washington. As a young child, Gary helped his dad with the chicken farm, enjoyed fishing and tinkered with whatever he could find in the barn. Through his teen years, Gary enjoyed school friends from the Central Valley...

Oct 4, 2025

Pastor Shelba Pool passed away at her home on October 4, 2025. She was born Shelba Dean Scraper to John C. Scraper and Jesse Nadine Scraper on November 4, 1954, in Fallon, Nevada. During her childhood, she lived in various different places before settling in Rathdrum, Idaho, where she graduated from Rathdrum High School. Shortly after graduation, Shelba married James...