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Obituaries

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

Kenneth John Karl Jr.

Kenneth John Karl Jr.

Feb 23, 2015

Our husband, son, father, and friend, Kenneth John (KJ) Karl Jr., 43, from Post Falls, Idaho, entered Heaven’s Gates on Monday, February 23, 2015 after passing away unexpectedly at home. KJ was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1971. He and his Dad moved to Missoula, Montana when he was five years old, where he met his amazing bonus...

Diana  Maureen Harrison

Diana Maureen Harrison

Feb 20, 2015

Diana Maureen Harrison, 57, of Carmen Idaho passed away February 20, 2015 at her home. Diana was born May 15, 1957 in Palmer, Alaska to Jerrold and Elizabeth (Campbell) Harrison. As a child Diana moved with her family living in various states across the U.S. before finally settling in Salmon in 1974. There she attended and graduated from Salmon High...

Ethel Catharine Dunn

Ethel Catharine Dunn

Feb 20, 2015

Our beloved Ethel C. Dunn, “Cathy”, entered the gates of heaven on February 20, 2015. She was born October 6, 1927 to Judson & Ethel Tallman in Englewood, Colorado. Cathy was raised in California where she later married Harrison Pierce Jones and raised Minona Lynn, Tiry Harrison, Virginia Belle, Michael Ray, & Catharine Ann. On March 1, 1968 she married...

David Anthony Costa

David Anthony Costa

Feb 17, 2015

David Anthony Costa was born April 18th, 1949, to Claude and Gloria Fern Costa in Carmel, CA and was raised in Monterey, CA. At the age of 17 he entered the USMC and served three years in combat fueling fighter planes in the air and also fighting on the ground in combat. He also won a Purple Heart award for...

Maria Chavez Chacon

Maria Chavez Chacon

Feb 13, 2015

Maria Chacon 58, passed away surrounded by her family, at the Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on the morning of February 13, 2015. Maria was born and raised in Jocotopec, Mexico on November 3, 1956. Her parents were Alejandro and Estefana Chavez. She was the seventh child born in a family of nine. She was 14 years old when...

Marlin William Maki

Marlin William Maki

Feb 9, 2015

Marlin “Papa” (Daugherty) Maki, 68 of Hayden, Idaho passed away on February 8, 2015. He was born in Kellogg, Idaho on May 9, 1946. Marlin grew up in Kingston, Idaho. In 1964 he married his childhood sweetheart Candi (Pemble) Griner in Pinehurst, Idaho. They were married for 50 years. He was a logger in his early years, and moved on...

Jason Robert Kemper

Jason Robert Kemper

Feb 9, 2015

Jason Robert Kemper was born to Darla Jefferson and Don Kemper on March 7, 1980. He developed a love for the outdoors at an early age, with frequent trips to the family cabins near Pritchard, Idaho and Colville, Washington. He would hunt and fish with his dad, cousins, uncles, and friends all around Northern Idaho. He also had an early...

Kenneth Edward Dunlap

Kenneth Edward Dunlap

Feb 6, 2015

Kenneth E. Dunlap, born in Oakland, CA on December 29, 1950, lost his battle against pancreatic cancer on February 6, 2015. He spent a lifetime of service to his community, earning his retirement from law enforcement in California after serving in Oakland, Napa, and finally San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department. During his career he earned numerous commendations and awards for...

Charles Theodore Buck

Charles Theodore Buck

Feb 6, 2015

The Buck family, the Buck Knives company and millions of outdoors lovers have lost a very special man with the passing of Charles T. (Chuck) Buck, 78, February 6, 2015, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Born May 13, 1936, in San Diego California, to the late Alfred and Ida (Shapter) Buck, Chuck was a man of deep faith. Chairman of Buck...

Lawrence John O'Hare

Lawrence John O'Hare

Jan 30, 2015

DR. LAWRENCE J. O'HARE "Larry" 11/13/23 - 1/30/15 Entered into eternal rest, peacefully, surrounded by his family on January 30th, 2015. Larry was born November 13, 1923 in Spokane, WA to Joseph & Mary O'Hare along with his twin sister to a family of eleven children. Larry proudly served his country during WWII as a Sargent in the Army and...

Lorraine Taylor Slade

Lorraine Taylor Slade

Jan 25, 2015

Obituary not available.

J.T. Victor Hunnicutt

J.T. Victor Hunnicutt

Jan 11, 2015

JT Victor Hunnicutt, 64, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2015, surrounded by family in his Silverton, Idaho home. JT was born in Brannenburg, Germany on June 28, 1950 to Tamara Ewstratowa and John Thomas Hunnicutt. His mother immigrated to the US shortly after his birth and settled in Arizona. It is there he spent his childhood with his two...

Erma Jo (Josephine) Mckay

Erma Jo (Josephine) Mckay

Jan 9, 2015

Erma Jo (Josephine) McKay, devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, January 9th, 2015 in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Erma was surrounded by all her surviving children at the time of her death at the age of 85. She was born on May 23, 1929 in Carthage, MO. to Joseph and Sarah Watkins. Erma was preceded in...

Veronica Jean Rutledge

Veronica Jean Rutledge

Dec 30, 2014

Veronica's Motto “It’s All Good” Veronica Jean Rutledge was born to Timothy and Wanda Hendricks in Saint Maries Idaho on August 23 1985. Roni passed away unexpectedly December 30, 2014 while visiting family in Hayden, Idaho. She was 29 and lived in Blackfoot Idaho. She is survived by her husband, Colt, and son. Her surviving family includes parents Tim and...

Virgil Lee Hull

Virgil Lee Hull

Dec 29, 2014

Virgil Lee Hull, 59, passed away unexpectedly December 29, 2014. Virgil was born March 21, 1955 at the family home in Post Falls, Idaho. He was the youngest of 8 children of Eldon and Evelyn (Galloway) Hull. Virgil lived in North Idaho his entire life. He held a multitude of jobs in his lifetime. Starting as a teenager, he worked...

Donald Ray Crawford

Donald Ray Crawford

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary not available.

Dona "Butch"  Barsalou

Dona "Butch" Barsalou

Dec 24, 2014

Dona (Butch) Slavin Barsalou was born September 23, 1930 in Salmon, Idaho to Milton Charles and Janice Edwards Slavin and passed away December 24, 2014 after a brief illness at the home of her caregiver, Cheryl Horner, near Salmon. Butch grew up on Carmen Creek with her brother, Milton E. and sister, Norma and attended school there, riding her horse...

Patricia Louise Gentile

Patricia Louise Gentile

Dec 17, 2014

Obituary not available.

Debra Jean Samsel

Debra Jean Samsel

Dec 14, 2014

Debra Jean Samsel (Tootie), 59, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away of natural causes on December 14th in her home. She was born to Betty Balliot and Dalbert Yearout in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho on December 29th, 1954. She grew up in Coeur d’ Alene and Saint Maries Idaho where she graduated from St. Maries High School in 1974...

Leonard Bradley Mitchell

Leonard Bradley Mitchell

Nov 21, 2014

Leonard Bradley Mitchell, our beloved “Papa”, passed away on November 21, 2014 after a long, hard fought battle with pneumonia, surrounded by loved ones. Len was born in Cedar Rapids, IA on October 4, 1941. He was the oldest son of Dick and Eleanor (Lahti) Mitchell. While still a baby, the family moved to Rockford, IL, where his brother, Ronnie,...

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