Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities

Ethel Renfrow

Ethel Renfrow

Dec 4, 2022

Ethel Z. Renfrow, 95, of Troy Idaho, passed away peacefully at Gritman Memorial Hospital on December 4, 2022. Ethel was born August 26,1927, in Mohler, Idaho, to Ernest and Bernice Lacey. She grew up on Angel Ridge (Peck, ID) where she attended a one room schoolhouse. She graduated from Nez Perce High School in 1945.  Following graduation, she attended...

Sandra Taylor

Sandra Taylor

Dec 3, 2022

Sandra Kay (Johnson) Taylor passed away December 3, 2022 at her home in Troy Idaho.  She was 83 years old.

She lived in Troy for 50 years with her husband Stan.  Sandy was a librarian at the Troy Library, volunteered at the Troy Food Bank and was a city council member. She was an avid bowler for...

Lisa Carscallen

Lisa Carscallen

Dec 3, 2022

Lisa Marie Carscallen, of Moscow died Saturday December 3, 2022 at MultiCare Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley. She was 51.

Lisa Marie Carscallen was born in Moscow, Idaho on December 17, 1970 to Boyd and Kathy Hudson. Lisa was the first of three children born and raised in Moscow. Lisa attended Moscow High School, and competed in...

Larry Zimmerman

Larry Zimmerman

Dec 2, 2022

Larry Arnold Zimmerman

At 5:04 on Friday December 2, 2022, nine years to the day I met this wonderful man he passed peacefully holding my hand. I’ll love and miss him the rest of my life.

Larry was born October 23, 1946 in Kendrick, ID. To Arnold Zimmerman and Dorothy Mae Cook. Larry was the...

Cecile Brooks

Cecile Brooks

Nov 29, 2022

Cecile Shelton Brooks died November 29, 2022 at Good Samaritan in Moscow, Idaho at the age of 98.

Cecile was born April 2, 1924 in Corralis, Oregon. Cecile attended Corvallis Oregon schools through junior year. In high school she moved to Moscow and graduated from Moscow High School. She then attended University of Idaho for two years....

Norma Bailey

Norma Bailey

Nov 29, 2022

Norma Jean Bailey passed away Tuesday, November 29 at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho with her family by her side.  She was 89 years old.

Norma was born in Colton, Washington on August 22, 1933 to Victor and Monica (Meyer) Druffel.  She was a big sister to six younger siblings.  Norma loved growing up on their...

Fern Bielenberg

Fern Bielenberg

Nov 29, 2022

Alta Fern Claney Bielenberg, of Moscow, died Tuesday at the age of 95. She was born September 11, 1927, in Brunswick, Nebraska, to Floyd and Effie Buckmaster Claney. She was welcomed by her only sister, Leona. A brother, DeLaine, died of pneumonia prior to Fern’s birth, a fate she herself narrowly escaped twice as a child.

In...

David Hudson

David Hudson

Nov 25, 2022

David Henry Hudson, 67, was born May 31, 1955, to Lorraine and Clark Hudson, in Moscow, Idaho and grew up in a little house on Kenneth Street in Moscow. He graduated from MHS in 1973.

He is mourned by his mother, Lorraine; sisters, Judy and Kathy (David); brother, John (Joanne); daughter, Tina (Matt); Tina's brothers, Rob and...

Claud Furnare

Claud Furnare

Nov 24, 2022

Claud Allen Furnare left this world from Moscow, Idaho to be with the Lord on Thanksgiving morning.  He loved Jesus and it showed from the moment he got up in the morning through the last prayer at night before bedtime.  He was an avid Bible reader and student of the Bible, running several websites including ones with Spurgeon sermons,...

Kathleen Baxter

Kathleen Baxter

Nov 19, 2022

Kathleen Susan Baxter, 60, passed away in her sleep on November 19, 2022 in her Moscow, Idaho home. Kathy was born on November 8, 1962 in Sun Valley, California. Early on, she moved to the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene areas with her parents. As a child, Kathy loved caring for her many animals including a horse, pig, chickens, ferret,...

Loris C. Jones-Dudley

Loris C. Jones-Dudley

Nov 16, 2022

Loris Jones Dudley, 100, of Moscow.

Loris passed into heaven on November 16, 2022, at her home is Moscow. She died of complications of a fall on November 10.

Loris Jean Cain was born August 28, 1922 in Manhattan, Kansas to John and Estella (Caldwell) Cain, joining her sister and brother, Agnes and Charles. She...

George Hugh Martin

George Hugh Martin

Nov 4, 2022

George Hugh Martin Jr., Moscow died Friday, November 4, 2022, at his home. He was 74.

George was born November 4, 1948, in Spokane, Washington to George and Wilma Martin. He was raised in Spokane and attended Rogers High School, He joined the US Navy during Vietnam and after his time in the service attended  Spokane community...

Eugene Gourley

Eugene Gourley

Oct 27, 2022

Eugene Gourley

Eugene “Gene” Wesley Gourley, 62 years old, moved on to Heaven Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Gene, was born on June 23, 1960, to Gordon and Verlene (McCoy) Gourley in Moscow. At a young age, Gene always kept his parents on their toes with his shenanigans during and after school. During his marriage to Cassie Bosse,...

Betty Corey

Betty Corey

Oct 23, 2022

Betty Corey passed away peacefully the morning of October 23rd, 2022 at 95. She was born in the small town of Ridgway, Colorado in May of 1927. Betty was funny, fashionable, had a wicked sense of humor, and played a mean game of Bridge. As we grieve her loss, we also know that her life was full. She traveled...

Julia Rogers

Julia Rogers

Oct 21, 2022

Julia Rogers 1926 - 2022 Julia Rogers was born March 4, 1926 in Spokane Washington, daughter of Anna Sofie Sullivan and James Henry Sullivan. Julia’s life was eventful from at the age of 17 singing at the Post Street Theatre, to singing on the radio and on to singing to our soldiers at the USO. She also will be...

Jeannine Petersen

Jeannine Petersen

Oct 21, 2022

Jeannine Petersen, 87, moved from Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, right into the arms of Jesus on Friday, October 21, 2022. Born Nova Jeannine Blaylock on August 13, 1935 in Lubbock, Texas, Jeannine was the 7th of 8 children born to Forrest and Vida (Acuff) Blaylock. Her father passed away when she was 10 years old. Her mother gathered...

Denis L Jain

Denis L Jain

Oct 15, 2022

Denis Lanphier Jain was born December 1, 1931, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Donald and Audrey Jain. He died October 15, 2022, at Aspen Cascadia in Moscow, Idaho. His wife, Agnes, was by his side.

He grew up in Genesee, Idaho, graduating from GHS in 1950. He attended the University of Idaho for two years, followed by service...

Troy Thompsen

Troy Thompsen

Oct 13, 2022

Troy Michael Thompsen Born to Peggy (Dunn) and Kim Thompsen November 29, 1982, Troy grew up in a tight-knit, blended family. From an early age, he developed a love of football, fishing, hunting, and the game of golf. He took his brotherly duties very seriously, and enjoyed being a protector, confidante, and practical jokester. It became clear early on...

Caroline  "Linda" Christenson

Caroline "Linda" Christenson

Oct 11, 2022

Caroline (Linda) Christenson, a long time Moscow resident died quickly and peacefully Tuesday October 11, 2022 after a massive stroke.  She was 84 and active in her garden, with her Qi Gong practice and taking long walks, right up until her death.

Linda was born to Marguerite and Charles Offhouse in New Jersey where she grew up...

Michael Sprenger

Michael Sprenger

Oct 9, 2022

Loving father, husband, grandpa, brother, son and friend was born on October 13th, 1964 in Moscow Idaho to Jim and Jackie Berger Sprenger. Mike grew up in Moscow and Troy and attended Troy High School, graduating as Salutatorian in 1983. Having been raised in a construction family he then began his life long career in the building industry.

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