Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Post Falls, Rathdrum, Kootenai County & Surrounding Areas

Stephan  Bryant

Stephan Bryant

Feb 20, 2019

Obituary not available.

Connie Kay Bell

Connie Kay Bell

Feb 19, 2019

Connie Kay Bell passed away on February 19, 2019. Connie was born in Des Moines, IA on November 29, 1942.

She was preceded in death by her parents Elmo and Marie Bell. Her brother Jack Bell and son Kevin Sauer.

She will be sadly missed by her dog Taz, brothers Jet (Marilyn) and Arther Bell both of Post Falls ID. Children Rod...

Thomas Patrick Alexander

Thomas Patrick Alexander

Feb 14, 2019

Obituary not available.

Patricia Louise Birsette

Patricia Louise Birsette

Feb 14, 2019

Obituary not available.

Jay Chism Bergquist

Jay Chism Bergquist

Feb 12, 2019

Jay Chism Bergquist, 70

Jay was born in Preston, Idaho to Lee and Mary Bergquist. He was raised in this

small farming community with his adopted sister Caroline and his older brother

Ted. He is survived by his children Erika 47, Derek 46 and Daks 41. He is also

survived by his grandchildren Blake 22, Dylan 20 and Mason 13.

Jay started college at ISU...

John Robert Woods

John Robert Woods

Feb 9, 2019

John Robert “Woody” Woods 73, of Spokane Valley, WA., passed away on Feb 9, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer.  John was born in Ava, MO on Sept 12, 1945 to John and Olive (Burris) Woods.  The family relocated to Stanfield, OR. when John was 5 years old.  He lived there until he graduated from high school. John served...

Kenneth Lee Owens

Kenneth Lee Owens

Feb 2, 2019

It is with great sadness that our father, Kenneth Lee Owens, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by family.

          Ken was born July 27, 1937 in Kansas City Missouri and passed away in Post Falls, Idaho. He served six years in the United States Air Force and was retired from the United States Postal Service. Ken...

Richard Leonard Schmautz

Richard Leonard Schmautz

Jan 30, 2019

 On December 22, 1930, in Bruce, Alberta, Canada, a boy was born to Andrew and Julia Schmautz. Richard Leonard “Len” Schmautz was premature and so small that his first bed was a shoebox.

As youths, he and his brother Harvey helped with the farm, sometimes driving the team of horses into town for grain. Their sister, Ruth, was younger, so the...

George Ronald Wood

George Ronald Wood

Jan 20, 2019

George Ronald Wood, 81 years old of Post Falls, ID passed peacefully in Hospice with friends and family by his side, due to complications of Lewy Body Dementia on January 20th, 2019. Ron was born on September 17th, 1937 in Wenatchee, WA, to GeorgeBarclay Wood and Rosellen Augusta Conrad. Ron graduated from Omak High School in 1955.

He married Darlene Stalder...

Keith Ranger Edmundson

Keith Ranger Edmundson

Jan 20, 2019

Keith came into this world on December 19, 1974, in San Jose California.  His loving parents, Carl and Janet Edmundson, were excited to complete their family.  His mom often says, “Keith broke the mold.”  His older brother, Kevin, and older sister, Kirsten, were enamored with the bouncing baby boy they brought home.  With family complete, they lived in Saratoga where...

Joan Lillie Gilbert

Joan Lillie Gilbert

Jan 15, 2019

On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Joan Lillie Gilbert, loving wife, mother, and sister passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side at age 75. Lillie was born January 18, 1943 to Oscar Frans and Verella Fielding Yorgesen and had 3 loving siblings, David, Jack and Ann.

She married her high school sweetheart, Raymond Glenn Gilbert in the Salt Lake Temple...

Molly Ellen Kyle

Molly Ellen Kyle

Jan 10, 2019

Molly Ellen Kyle, a native of Parsons, Kansas, who raised her two children in Gering, Nebraska, and worked in community arts and theater groups for much of her life, died Jan. 10, 2019, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where she lived for 23 years with her husband, Rod Kyle. 

They had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and her 73rd birthday two weeks...

Phyllis Elaine O'Neal

Phyllis Elaine O'Neal

Jan 8, 2019

Obituary not available.

Lillian Irene Moore

Lillian Irene Moore

Jan 7, 2019

Lillian Irene Moore, age 91 passed into eternity on January 7, 2019. Lillian also known to friends and family as "Buddy", was born March 10, 1927 in Warren, New Hampshire to Hugh and Bessie Beattie.  She was the third of five children with an older brother and sister and a younger brother and sister. 

When she was eight years old her...

Norman Vaughn Chapin Sr.

Norman Vaughn Chapin Sr.

Jan 5, 2019

Obituary not available.

Sandra Kay Waller

Sandra Kay Waller

Jan 5, 2019

Sandra Risvold Waller, 72, of Post Falls, Idaho, ascended to her heavenly home on January 5, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

Sandra was born on July 31, 1946 in Elmhurst, Illinois. The third child of Howard and Jeanette Risvold.  The family moved to Santa Monica, California when Sandra was a very young. It was there that her father started...

Leila Caroline Hickman

Leila Caroline Hickman

Jan 2, 2019

Leila Stevens Hickman passed away on January 2, 2019, in Post Falls, Idaho.  The daughter of Herbert and Olive Stevens, she was born on the family farm in Worley, Idaho, on October 23, 1925. 

After graduating from Worley High School, Leila attended Lewiston Normal School where she earned her teaching credential. Leila taught in Castle Rock and Colville, Washington, before marrying...