Obituaries

Lester Slife

Nov 30, 2018

Lester LeRoy Slife

Les passed away peacefully on Nov. 30, 2018, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was born Aug. 31, 1936, to Walter and Goldie Slife, in Denver, Colo. The family moved to California in 1948.

Les graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, Calif., in 1954. He then joined the Navy in January of...

Raymond Scott

Nov 30, 2018

Raymond Lewis Scott

Raymond Passed away November 30, 2018 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Ray was born March 12, 1955 in Wallace, Idaho to Robert and Patricia Scott. Growing up in north Idaho Ray loved to fish, the outdoors, working on cars, and spending time with his dog Buddy. Ray is survived by his Father Robert Scott, daughters...

Linda Remmick

Nov 29, 2018

Linda R Remmick, 70

A native to the area, Linda was born at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Wash., on June 10, 1948. She started school in Spokane, moved with her family to Post Falls, Idaho, in 1963, and graduated high school in Post Falls. She graduated from the University of Idaho in Moscow (Go Vandals!) with a...

Opha Wight

Nov 24, 2018

Opha Ann (Carman) Wight, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at The Renaissance at Coeur d’Alene Assisted Living Community, on November 24, 2018.

Opha was born on April 11, 1932 in St. Maries, Idaho. She and her four siblings grew up in St. Maries where Opha met her first husband, Burt William Wight. After Opha...

Allen Stockwell

Nov 21, 2018

Allen E. Stockwell, age 91, a resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died Nov. 21, 2018, at home. Allen was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Ernest W. and Irene (Harris) Stockwell. Allen served in the South Pacific during World War II in the Army Air Force. After his military service, he met and later married the former...

Steven Wesson

Nov 20, 2018

Steve Wesson, 74

Steve Wesson, age 74, passed away peacefully at Kootenai Health on Nov. 20, 2018, following a stroke on Nov. 17, 2018. Steve was born Sept. 26, 1944, to Clarence and Pearl (Ezell) Wesson in Anniston, Ala. He was the fourth of ten children. The family moved to Southern California when he was twelve.

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Judi Gay

Nov 19, 2018

Judi L. Gay, age 48, passed away unexpectedly at home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Nov. 19, 2018.

Judi was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. on July 2, 1970, to Troy and Waneta (Woolman) Bennett. Judi was raised in Yoncalla, Ore., where she graduated from Yoncalla High School in 1988. She attended Clackamas Community College and then...

James Flathers

Nov 13, 2018

James E. Flathers, 76, of Hayden, ID, passed away at home on November 13, 2018. James was born July 16, 1942, in Rapid City, SD, to Floyd and Doris (Hankis) Flathers. A private family service will be held.

Gladys Bates

Nov 12, 2018

Gladys Bates 92 Gladys Bates of Post Falls passed away November 12, 2018 in Coeur d'Alene, ld. She was born in Coeur d'Alene on October 7, 1926. She was the third of three daughters born to Norwegian immigrants, Sam and Maren Dahlum Gilbertson. Sam immigrated through Ellis lsland, New York when he was 18 years old. He ended up...

Elynor Hanna

Nov 9, 2018

Elynor Teresa Hanna, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully at Hospice House, Hayden Idaho on November 9, 2018.

Elynor was born March 3, 1917 in the Bayridge section of Brooklyn, New York. She studied dance and music for over 10 years while attending grammar and high school and excelled at both. During that...

Patricia Rhodes

Nov 6, 2018

Patricia Demarino Rhodes, 77

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, Patricia Demarino Rhodes — loving mother, grandmother, sister, wife and friend — passed away at the age of 77.

Pat was born Aug. 8, 1941, in South Portland, Maine, to Margaret (Francione) and Louis Demarino.

Pat married her first husband, John Wells, at the...

William Waller

Nov 5, 2018

William (Bill) Jude Waller, 52, of Post Falls, ID passed away at his home with his family by his side on November 5, 2018. Funeral services will be held on November 24, 2018 at 11:00 am at St. George’s Church in Post Falls, ID. English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Mary Searles

Oct 30, 2018

Mary Louise Rash Searles, 87, passed away at her home on October 30, 2018. Mary was born to James and Hattie Wall on July 20, 1931 in Raton New Mexico.

Mary was a devout Christian, loving house wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Mary enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, and going for rides in the mountains. She...

Joyce Thygesen

Oct 25, 2018

Joyce L. Thygesen, age 70, passed away at her home in Hayden, ID on October 25th,2018 from a long-lasting illness. Her​memorial service will be held on ​November 13​​, 2018​ at ​Real Life Ministries in Pinehurst, ID ​beginning at ​4:00pm​. Joyce was born on February 20​th​, 1948 in Kellogg, ID. After graduating from Yuba College in Marysville, CA with a nursing...

Wayne Cheatham

Oct 25, 2018

Wayne ‘Tex’ Cheatham

June 15, 1930 – Oct. 24, 2018

On Thursday morning, Oct. 24, 2018, Wayne “Tex” Cheatham passed away from heart failure. He was 88 years old.

Tex was born in Troup, Texas, and was one of eight children by Archie Newton and Minnie Leona (Wells) Cheatham. His mother tragically passed...

Joseph Gray

Oct 24, 2018

Joseph Michael Gray, 80

Heaven has gained a leprechaun as Joseph Gray, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away on Oct. 24, 2018. Joe fought the good fight, but in the end, his little body could take no more. As Hunter Thompson said, “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely...

James Siroshton

Oct 23, 2018

James A Siroshton, 91, Athol, died Tuesday, October 23rd. A graveside service will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens at 1 pm October 30th.

He was born March 11, 1927, to Joseph and Nora Siroshton in Williston ND, and later moved to Dalton Gardens where he attended school.

He served with the U.S....

Roberta Olney

Oct 21, 2018

Roberta ‘Birdy’ Covell (Hoskins) Olney

Roberta “Birdy” was born April 8, 1945, in Boise, Idaho to mother, Mary (Wallace) and father, Lyle D. Hoskins.

Throughout her life, Birdy traveled to many states; she received her high school diploma from West Des Moines High School. She worked as a beautician and later went to school in...

Bell Howard

Oct 15, 2018

Bell Marie Howard

Bell passed away on October 15, 2018 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. She was born June 12, 1920 in Coutts, Alberta , Canada. Bell came to Rathdrum, Idaho from Coutts, Alberta with her family at the age of 4 years. She graduated from Rathdrum High School in 1939 and then from Deaconess Hospital School of...

Lyman Lambeth

Oct 15, 2018

Lyman Leroy Lambeth

June 28, 1927 - October 15, 2018

Lyman joined the United States Navy in 1944 and was honorably discharged in 1946. Lyman married the love of his life, Sunny, in 1973. He joined The San Bernardino Police department becoming a patrolman, where he contracted Polio. He spent 37 days in an Iron...