Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities

Timothy C. Pomerinke

Timothy C. Pomerinke

May 15, 2022

Timothy Carlton Pomerinke passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2022.  Tim was born in Lewiston, Idaho, on June 2, 1955.  He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1973, and went on to graduate from Lewis Clark State College with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

Tim served two years in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed his...

Jean Stockwell

Jean Stockwell

May 10, 2022

Margaret Jean (Sterner) Stockwell, passed away quietly in her sleep Tuesday night May 10th at Kate’s Harmony House in Clarkston, Washington. She was a woman of extreme grace and kindness who treasured her family dearly.

Jean was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 5, 1931, to Dave and Helen Sterner. She was an identical twin to her sister,...

Iola L. G. Hatley

Iola L. G. Hatley

May 5, 2022

Iola Lee Golden Hatley died peacefully on May 5, 2022 from causes related to age.  She and her husband, George were widely known for the early development and growth of the Appaloosa Horse Club registry in Moscow Idaho.

Iola was born to William W. and Gerti Lee Barnard Golden in Hammon, OK on July 26, 1922. The...

Marvin Wallen

Marvin Wallen

May 1, 2022

Marvin W. Wallen, a lifelong Moscow resident died peacefully in his home May 1, 2022.  Marvin was born on Nov.15, 1939 to Wallace W. and Flora E. Fisher Wallen.  Marvin grew up on the homestead east of Moscow on what is today Teare Rd.  Marvin attended and graduated Moscow High School in 1958.

Marvin enlisted in the...

Carla F. Kappler

Carla F. Kappler

Apr 25, 2022

Carla Ferrari Kappler died Monday, April 25, 2022 at Palouse Hill Assisted Living in Moscow. She was  94.

Carla Ferrari Kappler was born on December 4, 1927, the only child to Valentina and Italo Ferrari in Parma, Italy where Carla spent the years before, during and after WWII.

Artistic from an early age, Carla attended...

Mildred Dahmen Thill

Mildred Dahmen Thill

Apr 14, 2022

Mildred V. Dahmen Thill

Mildred Virginia Thill, 97, died peacefully Thursday morning April 14, 2022 at Good Samaritan Assisted Living in Moscow, Idaho.  She was born April 1, 1925 to John and Agnus (Keller) Dahmen on a farm located on Bald Butte outside of Colton, Washington.   She was the 10th in a family of 15. (The first...

Doris Oswalt Manley

Doris Oswalt Manley

Apr 13, 2022

Doris Oswalt Manley, 95, of Moscow, Idaho passed away on April 13, 2022 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. Doris resided at the Good Samaritan Moscow Village and the family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for all the tender care afforded our mother during her time in Moscow. Also, the familyextends gratitude to the congregation of First United...

R. Keith Lunders

R. Keith Lunders

Apr 10, 2022

“Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18

R. Keith Lunders was born to Anita Johnson and Paul Arbogast on February 5, 1944. He was blessed to be adopted...

Donna Gardner

Donna Gardner

Apr 6, 2022

Donna Marie Gardner of Moscow, ID, passed away peacefully at home due to age-related causes on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Born January 29, 1932, to M.E. “Mike” and Dora E. Hanson, she and her younger brother Richard “Dick” A. Hanson grew up on the family homestead four miles west of Ferdinand, ID. Donna attended the one room...

James L. Murphy

James L. Murphy

Apr 3, 2022

Born in 1951 in Greenville, SC, James L. “Jim” Murphy died on Sunday, April 3, 2022, following a brief and sudden illness. He is survived by his wife, Karen A. Murphy, of Moscow, his daughter, Bethany Murphy, and son-in-law, Gabe Russell, of Renton, WA.

Jim was a Moscow resident of 23 years, many of which he spent...

Denis Ray Dahl

Denis Ray Dahl

Apr 2, 2022

Beloved son, husband and father Denis Ray Dahl passed away April 2, 2022. Deny was born in 1950 in Moscow to Harold Raymond and Barbara (Russell) Dahl. He joined sisters Pauly and Patty. A farming family, the Dahls moved to LaCrosse, Wa., in 1956. There, Deny drove grain trucks by age 12, raised steers for 4-H, kept company with...

Ella Rose Fountain

Ella Rose Fountain

Mar 31, 2022

Ella Rose Larson Fountain was born in a homestead cabin at Pumpkin Creek, near Epsie, Montana, on February 27th, 1921. She was the daughter of Leonard C. Larson and Rosina Lechner Larson and the youngest of 4 girls.

Although the family moved to Sheridan, Wyoming when she was 2 years old, she spoke in detail about memories...

Norman James Bell

Norman James Bell

Mar 26, 2022

Norman James Bell, 82, took his last breath on March 26, 2022 in Helmer, Idaho. He was born on Jan. 30, 1940, to James and Hilda Bell. He grew up and Graduated High school in Troy, ID.

Norman joined the Navy when he was 17 years old and was stationed on the USS Cole. After he was...

Signe Marie (Francis)  Patterson

Signe Marie (Francis) Patterson

Mar 24, 2022

Signe Marie Patterson Peacefully passed away on March 24, 2022 at the home of her daughter in Kendrick Idaho.

Signe Marie (Francis) Patterson was born February 21, 1961, in Oregon City, Oregon. She was the second of four children born to Fredrick M. Francis and Margaret L. (Jones) Francis. The family lived in Tualatin Oregon. She graduated...

Alexandra "Xandra" Prichard

Alexandra "Xandra" Prichard

Mar 22, 2022

Alexandra Rose Prichard, known as Xandra to all who loved her, 13, of Moscow, passed away on March 22, in Spokane.

Memorial services will be held at 4:30 on Friday April 1st, at Mountain View Park. Arrangements are by Short’s Funeral Home.

Xandra was born in Spokane to Brad and Kelly Prichard on October 22nd...

Cheuk Woon Eng

Cheuk Woon Eng

Mar 16, 2022

Cheuk Woon Eng (1936-2022) died peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Hospice of Spokane. He was born October 22, 1936 in Taishan, Guangdong Province, China. Cheuk was the second eldest son of nine siblings to Chiu Sze Ng and Bik Ha Lui. He immigrated to the US in 1963 as a ranch hand for the Lynch family...

Charles "Chuck" K. Nelson

Charles "Chuck" K. Nelson

Mar 7, 2022

Charles Kent “Chuck” Nelson died peacefully Monday, March 7, 2022, at his home in Troy after a long bout with Alzheimer’s. He was 86 years old. Chuck was always very proud of the fact that he was born in Troy July 22, 1935, to Felix and Nettie (Nilson) Nelson. He attended school in Troy until his junior year when...

Gary Greenwell

Gary Greenwell

Feb 25, 2022

Gary Greenwell died peacefully at home in Moscow Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, surrounded by family who loved him.

Born in April of 1949 in Burley to Maudelou and Don Greenwell, Gary spent most of his life in Idaho save a few years in New York City where he met the love of his life, Nancy Hale Greenwell....

Tom Brausen

Tom Brausen

Feb 25, 2022

Thomas (Tom) John Brausen passed away peacefully from natural causes at his home last Friday February 25, 2022. He always had a positive outlook on life.  Even during the toughest times, he would say “It’s just another day in Paradise”.

Tom was a lifelong Moscow resident born September 25, 1953, to John and Dolly Brausen. He attended...

Robert Denner

Robert Denner

Feb 23, 2022

"Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future only has the meaning of an illusion, though a persistent one.” Albert Einstein

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