Obituaries

Oct 17, 2017

Arthur R. Brand, age 73, resident of Fighting Creek, a rural area of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died Oct. 17, 2017, at his property in Fighting Creek. Art was born Oct. 27, 1943, in Upper Lake, Calif., to parents Lilburn “Si” and Alice (Willey) Brand.

Art had a deep love for his family and a passion for his...

Oct 17, 2017

Colleen J. Sawyer-Legge passed away on October 17, 2017 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 6, 1925 to Earl L. Sawyer and Germaine A. Deleglise. She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 1943 and attended the University of Minnesota. She moved with her family to Spokane, Washington in 1946. She met...

Oct 17, 2017

Earl Arthur Edelblute, 82, longtime resident of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away early Tuesday morning, Oct 17, 2017, at Hospice Coeur d’Alene after a long illness. He was born Sept. 13, 1935 at Twin Lakes, Idaho, the only son of Helene M. Roth and Arthur Edelblute, both from pioneering Kootenai County families. After attending school in Rathdrum, Idaho, he began...

Oct 15, 2017

Irwin Kenneth (Ken) Dickinson, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away in Coeur d’ Alene, Sunday, October 15, surrounded by family.

Born June 15, 1927, in Reubens, Idaho, Ken was the second son born to C. L. and Mary Dickinson. Early in Ken’s life his family moved their grocery business from Craigmont to Lewiston, where Ken grew...

Oct 15, 2017

Amy Jean Ellis aka momma, sissy, Miss Amy, Amous and A.J. danced her way outta here October 15, 2017 at 12:17pm. Her soul is free of her well-worn body and wandering at the beach where she was happiest. The world has suffered a great loss but Andy gained a partner in crime in the afterlife. Together again, raising cain....

Oct 14, 2017

Kenneth Severin Samuelson, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 14, 2017. He was born on May 8, 1929, the middle child of three and only son of David and Ruby Samuelson. Ken grew up on his family’s potato farm near Idaho Falls and graduated from Shelley High School in 1947. He attended...

Oct 10, 2017

Gary P. Shane, 70 Gary P. Shane went to be with the Lord on Oct. 10, 2017, after living an incredible life full of adventures, love, friendships and faith. He was 70 years old. He was born in Provo, Utah, on May 7, 1947, to Roy and Wilma Shane. Later his family moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where he grew...

Oct 9, 2017

Nicki N. Brunetti, age 72, passed away at home in Hayden, ID, on October 9, 2017.

Nicki was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on August 1, 1945, to Joseph and Mary Nesgoda. When Nicki was 3.5 years old her family moved to California. She was raised in Willow Glen, CA, where she graduated high school. On June 29,...

Oct 8, 2017

VERNA MAE CHRISTENSEN (Stumptner), 85, of Rathdrum, Idaho, formerly of Annapolis, Maryland, went to be with her Lord on Sunday October 8, 2017. She passed peacefully in her sleep of natural causes following a nearly three year battle with Alzheimer's. Verna was born to Albert and Mary Stumptner on November 21, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland, and was their only...

Oct 5, 2017

Robert ‘Bob’ Thomas Hamilton, 72

Robert “Bob” Thomas Hamilton, 72, passed away Oct. 5, 2017, in Post Falls, Idaho. Bob was born in Glendale, Calif.

Through-out the years, he was a member of the Boy Scouts, Kiwanis, and various community and work related organizations. He graduated from San Diego State in 1966 and was a...

Oct 5, 2017

Rosamond Makely Holmes, 91

Rosamond Makely Holmes was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Pennsylvania. Growing up in California most of her youth, she had a love of sailing and the old missions. In 1972, she moved to Post Falls, Idaho, with her husband Dr. Thomas M. Holmes II and their only child, Thomas M. Holmes III, where...

Oct 4, 2017

Roseanne ‘Rose’ Patricia Robertson, 61

Roseanne Patricia Robertson “Rose” passed away peacefully Oct. 4, 2107, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Rose was born in Brisbane, Australia, on Feb. 23, 1956, to Joan and Kyron Rockett, and has one sister, Lorinda. She attended art school and pursued a modeling career with several magazine and TV appearances. She...

Oct 4, 2017

Richard Simeon Tevis

After 71 years of life filled with love, faith, friendship, and family, Richard S. Tevis went to be with the Lord October 4, 2017. He was born January 7, 1946 to Felix and Nancy Tevis in Los Angeles, California. He was the eldest of eight children and grew up in San Fernando Valley, California....

Oct 2, 2017

Patricia Day Mahoney, “Patty”, 75, died suddenly in an automobile accident on Monday, October 2, 2017, in Coeur d'Alene Idaho.

Patty was born on December 7, 1941, in Jamestown, New York. She was the daughter of Hazel and Henry Day. She had three brothers, Ellis, Richard, and David. Patty attended Jamestown High School where she graduated in...

Oct 2, 2017

Peter G. Stoltz, 75, of Rathdrum, Idaho, gracefully passed from complications related to Multiple Sclerosis while surrounded by family on October 2, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Dorothy Stoltz, of Sunburst, Montana. Pete and his older brother, Mike, were initially home-school by their mother. Later, during the summers, they attended elementary school in...

Oct 2, 2017

Travis William Clay, 41, of Coeur d ‘Alene, died unexpectedly Monday Oct 2nd, 2017 in a car accident on Interstate 90, just outside of Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. Travis was the oldest of 3 sons.

Travis was born on March 19th, 1976, to Gary and Connie (Brandon) Clay, at LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He attended...

Sep 30, 2017

Adelaide ‘Addie’ F. Taylor, 92

Adelaide Frances Taylor, 92, a longtime Bonner County resident, died at home Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, of congestive heart failure surrounded by her family on a beautiful fall day at the Taylor tree farm in Careywood, Idaho. Addie was born on July 15, 1925, in Astoria, Long Island, N.Y., the youngest of...

Sep 29, 2017

Crystal Ruth Wadsworth, 80 passed away peacefully on September 29th 2017 at her home in Coeur d’Alene, ID. She was born March 15, 1937 in Burt County NE to Dale and Ruth (Shawver) Besst. Shortly thereafter the family moved to their farm in Princeton, ID. In 1952, the family moved again to Lewiston, ID where Crystal graduated with honors...

Sep 27, 2017

After 93 years of a full and inspirational life filled with love and laughter, faith and service, family and friendship, Ruby Marguerite (Sinrud) Hill, Silverton, went home to be with the Lord on September 27, 2017. She was born on November 19, 1923 at the family home in Fernwood, Idaho (near St. Maries) to Peter and Gunda (Sorlie) Sinrud....

Sep 27, 2017

Vera May (Bullock) Brown, 81 Vera passed away peacefully on Sept. 27, 2017, at 81. She was born at her grandparent’s ranch in Belmont, Idaho, on Jan. 26, 1936, and enjoyed a fun-filled childhood with her sister, Ilene, and her cousins, Earnie and Cliffy. She graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1954 and married Vernon Brown on Sept....