Obituaries

May 1, 2018

Dale L. Fleming – 67 of Hayden, Idaho – went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 1st of 2018 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family, friends and loving wife of 49 years, Eileen Fleming.

Dale was born June 14, 1950, in Dillon, Montana to James L. Fleming and...

May 1, 2018

Norma Maxine Shorter age 83, passed away May 1, 2018 at Kootenai Medical Facility. Maxine was born April 11, 1935 to Raymond and Belva Spann in Mooresville, North Carolina and grew up in Baltimore Maryland with her four siblings. She later relocated to Tampa Florida where she married Raymond Gavilan and raised their daughter, Betty. Later in her life...

Apr 30, 2018

Darrell R. Bowersox was born May 10, 1933 to Art and Blanche Bowersox in Spokane at St. Luke's Hospital. He passed peace- fully on April 30, 2018 at North Idaho Hospice House, surrounded by family. Darrel is survived by his wife Judy and a wonderful, large, extended family. Darrell was a very proud Marine who joined the ranks at just...

Apr 29, 2018

William O. Sijan, 85

William “Bill” Sijan peacefully passed on Sunday, April 29, surrounded by the love of his wife and children. He was born on October 10, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, to Mary D. and Milan W. Sijan. He grew up in Waterville, Ohio, where he loved fly fishing in the Maumee River. After graduation from...

Apr 27, 2018

Dorothy Baird, 89, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 27, 2018, in Post Falls, Idaho. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 3, at English Funeral Chapel 1133 North Fourth Street, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Dorothy was born August 8, 1928, in Aberdeen, WA. Dorothy spent much of her youth in Fairbanks, AK,...

Apr 25, 2018

Catherine M. Schauer, of Post Falls, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, July 19, 1938, the only child of the late James and Lillian (Ryan) Magee.

Catherine married Norman Schauer on March 3, 1957. During her life she traveled extensively with her husband who was serving in the United...

Apr 24, 2018

Bonnie Evelyn Sanders Standahl March 5, 1920 – April 24, 2018 Bonnie Evelyn Standahl, 98, passed away April 24, 2018, at the Allenmore Hospital, in Tacoma, Wash. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 30, 2018, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene, ID, and interment will be at Forest Cemetery. Bonnie...

Apr 23, 2018

Earl W. ‘Snake’ Pitts, 92

United States Air Force (Ret) Col. Earl W. “Snake” Pitts, 92, passed away on April 23, 2018, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, surrounded by family.

Born on July 3, 1925, in Mesa, Colo., to Emory Frank Pitts and Rosanna Mabel Thompson, Earl was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Forrest;...

Apr 23, 2018

My beloved mother, Dorothy Leming of Coeur d’Alene passed away peacefully on April 23rd.

She was born in Windsor, Wisconsin on December 20, 1930 to Hannah and Loren Johnson. Her siblings were Robert, Lorraine, Arlene, Joyce, Emilie and Ronnie.

Dorothy married Richard Leming June 10, 1950. They were blessed with three children: Jill in 1952,...

Apr 21, 2018

James Edward Richardson, 82, was called home to Heaven on April 21, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. Born March 13, 1936, in Esmond, N.D. to Clyde C. and Emma (Stant) Richardson. Jim spent several of his childhood years in Washington D.C., moving, as a teenager to Montana where he graduated from Sydney High School in 1955.

Apr 20, 2018

Gordon A. Pierce, age 77, passed away at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on April 20, 2018. Gordon was born in Avoca, NY, on June 29, 1940, to Ernest W. and Betty (Bartlett) Pierce. After high school Gordon attended one year of college at the University of Albany. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force...

Apr 18, 2018

Edgar "Ed" Eubanks, age 94, a resident of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, passed away April 18, 2018 at Garden Plaza Assisted Living in Post Falls, Idaho. Ed was born December 30, 1923 in Harlan, Kentucky to Raymond and Ola (Brock) Eubanks. He grew up mostly in Kentucky but spent a couple of teenaged years on his uncle's cattle ranch near...

Apr 14, 2018

Stephen Richard Ponto

Former Alaska resident Steve Ponto, died April 14, 2018 at his home in Hayden, Idaho.

The family is planning a memorial gathering in May.

Mr. Ponto was born on Valentine’s Day in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Richard and Lillian (Hammer) Ponto. Minneapolis was home until 1952 when the family...

Apr 12, 2018

Heaven was in need of a top notch mechanic/fixit guru and on April 12, 2018 as Bob was resting at the Schneidmiller House in Coeur d Alene, Idaho God summoned him for the job. In true Bob Morgan fashion with his tool belt, welding helmet and favorite flannel on he accepted the task. Surviving Bob are his wife of...

Apr 10, 2018

Marjorie J. Croyle went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 10th. She was surrounded by family and went peacefully around noon. Marj was the youngest of seven children, born to Harold and Josephine Laney on September 18th, 1951 in Spokane, Washington. Marj lost her father and older brother, David in an airplane accident when she was...

Apr 10, 2018

Margaret Downing Greensides, much loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away into her Lord's presence on April 10, 2018, at her home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was 95.

Margaret was born August 30, 1922, in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Lillian Downing. Her parents homesteaded in Canada in 1929, moved to Ellenwood, Kansas in 1934, and...

Apr 9, 2018

Marianne Means, 90 years

Marianne Schermer Means., born July 25, 1927, in Zella, Germany, passed away April 9, 2018 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Marianne began life in Zella Germany. Her and her family escaped from the Russian troops and eventually settled in Fulda Germany. Marianne lived a full life filled with many adventures. She realized a dream...

Apr 7, 2018

The Life of Ian Martin Ian Martin was born in Portland, Oregon on November 27, 1969. His parents moved to Spokane in 1974, and settled in the Shadle area in North Spokane. He attended Browne Elementary, Glover Middle School, and graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1988. He met Sheri Campbell when he was 21, they married in August...

Apr 5, 2018

John B. Parden, age 94, of Post Falls, ID, formerly of Virginia, MN, passed from this world into God’s hands on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Life Care Center of Post Falls. Jack was born in 1923 to George and Ann Parden in Ordway Township, SD where he grew up during the Great Depression on the family farm and was...

Apr 5, 2018

John B. Parden, 94, of Post Falls, Idaho, formerly of Virginia, Minn., passed from this world into God’s hands on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Life Care Center of Post Falls.

Jack was born in 1923 to George and Ann Parden in Ordway Township, S.D., where he grew up during the Great Depression on the family farm...