Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities
Jo Jane Paul
Nov 7, 2018
On November 7, 2018 Jo Jane Paul, 72 of Moscow, Idaho passed away due to a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jo Jane was born January 21, 1946 to Edwin and Betty Senter in Lewiston, Idaho. Jo Jane was raised in the Lapwai area and always spoke fondly of the fun times of her youth hanging out...
Marie Henrietta (Reisenauer) Zenner
Oct 27, 2018
Marie H. (Reisenauer) Zenner of Genesee died Saturday, Oct 27, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living in Lewiston, Idaho, she was 94.
Marie was born October 1, 1924 in Colton, WA to Emil and Lucy (Spils) Reisenauer. Named for her maternal grandparents, Henry and Mary (Hanf) Spils, Marie Henrietta was the eldest of nine children. She attended Guardian...
Guy "Bud" Nearing
Oct 19, 2018
Guy J (Bud) Nearing of Moscow passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, October 19th, 2018.
He was born November 3, 1926 to Guy O and Mabel Nearing in Potlatch, Idaho. He attended schools in Potlatch, then in Moscow where he met his high school sweetheart Verla Mae Wilcox. Bud enlisted in the...
Terry Johnson
Oct 17, 2018
Terry Neal Johnson better known as Grandpa by the family, a lifelong resident of Moscow, Idaho, passed away on October 17th unexpectedly in Coeur d’ Alene Idaho at the age of 80.
Grandpa is survived by his wife Patti of 58 years of Moscow, son Tony Johnson (Kim Johnson) of Moscow, granddaughter Ariel (Johnson) Jenkinson (Matt Jenkinson)...
Jack Eugene Kidd
Oct 17, 2018
Jack Eugene Kidd, 71, of Moscow passed away peacefully on October 17, 2018.
Jack was born September 15, 1947 in Spokane, Washington. He grew up in Post Falls with his dear mother, Margaret “Jean,” and father, Jim Pilik. Jack attended and graduated from Post Falls High School, where he thoroughly enjoyed participating in football, basketball, and track....
Kathleen Garber
Oct 15, 2018
Kathy Garber, 60, born in Caldwell, ID. Beloved long time Moscow resident and proud business owner of C&T Used Cars passed peacefully Monday, October 15, 2018.
Her strength, generosity, and kindness will live on in her family, her husband of 33 years Chuck McDonell. Daughter Nicolette Branstetter, son-in-law Tony Morales, granddaughters Charlee and Lilee Morales, and many...
Ronald Paul Richard
Oct 13, 2018
Ronald Paul Richard passed on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Ron had recently undergone heart surgery following a heart attack, and died at home with his three sons by his side.
Ron was born August 16, 1955 to Willard and Ruth (Van Dorien) Richard at American Falls, Idaho. A farm boy, he developed a strong work ethic and...
Doreene Franson Livermore
Oct 1, 2018
Doreene Franson Livermore
November 23, 1934 - October 1, 2018
Doreene “Dode” Livermore of Deary died Monday, October 1, 2018 the Purity Adult Family Home in Pullman. She was 83. Doreene Lee Livermore (née Franson) was born November 23, 1934 in Bandon, Oregon to Daniel Brer and Hannah Nay Franson. She was the ninth of...
Joann M. Lasich
Sep 30, 2018
JoAnn M. Lasich 83, of Moscow, passed away Sunday September 30th, 2018 at Providence Hospital in Spokane Washington due to complications following surgery.
JoAnn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be missed by all of her family and those who have know her kindness, but we rejoice that she is finally at...
Barbara Jean Cooksey
Sep 27, 2018
Barbara Jean Cooksey of Moscow died Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 74.
Barbara was born May 24, 1944 at Yakima, WA to Robert B. and Edna M. Wilson Haley. The family moved to the Moscow area when Barbara was a child. She and Fain Thomas “Tom” Cooksey Jr. were married in Moscow...
Robert S. Morrow
Sep 25, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Robert “Bobby” Steven Morrow announces his unexpected passing from an accident on his Harley outside of Emida, Idaho on September 25, 2018. Bobby was born March 20, 1959 to Robert Sr and Lucille Morrow in Moscow, Idaho.
Bobby finished school in 1977 and a few years later married...
Ines Marie Gray
Sep 19, 2018
Ines Marie Gray of Moscow passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village at the age of 99.
Ines was born July 11, 1919 to Clayton and Daisy Chittenden in Meadow Grove, Nebraska. In 1936 the family moved to Nampa, Idaho. Ines married Harold Gray on December 15, 1940 in Nampa. They had two...
Richard J Naskali
Sep 13, 2018
Dr. Richard J. Naskali, 82, passed away on Thursday, September 13, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.
Raised on a farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, Dr. Naskali began working with plants at an early age. He earned a B.S. in Floriculture/Ornamental Horticulture and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Botany from The Ohio State University. As an undergraduate,...
Phyllis M. Bollman
Sep 10, 2018
Our beloved mother, Phyllis Marie Bollman of Troy, Idaho passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 89 years old.
Phyllis was born February 21, 1929, in Omaha, Nebraska , to John K. and Kathryn H. Leeper French. She grew up in Iowa, and attended high school in both Toddville Iowa ...
Walter Leroy Frey
Sep 4, 2018
Walter LeRoy Frey of Moscow died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Aspen Park Healthcare in Moscow. He was 90.
Walt was born July 6, 1928 at home near Burke, South Dakota to Louie and Ethel Carter Frey. He grew up on the family farm and continued working after his education. He and Luella Johnson were married in...
Jay Nelson
Sep 3, 2018
Jay Adrian Nelson of Genesee died September 3, 2018 at his home. He was 84.
Jay Adrian Nelson was born in Lewiston, Idaho on March 28, 1934,to Adrian and Ida Nelson. His maternal and paternal grandparents both homesteaded in north Idaho and Jay lived most of his life on the family farm east of Genesee, Idaho. He ...
Dorothy J. Deseve
Aug 23, 2018
Dorothy Jean Deseve Woodby of Deary, died Thursday August 23, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. She was 89.
Dorothy was born in Pulaski, WI in the Township of Lessor, Wisconsin on October 21, 1928 to William and Agnes Fraser. Dorothy taught grade school in Wisconsin before moving to Deary, Idaho in 1952. She continued to...
James "Jim" Sanberg
Aug 15, 2018
Jim Sanberg of Moscow died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 83.
Jim was born in Wendell, Idaho August 29, 1934 to Linus W. and Madelyn Hanafin Sanberg. He was raised in Jerome, Idaho. After high school graduation, Jim attended the University of Idaho where he was a member...
Doris (Trimble) Uhlman
Aug 14, 2018
Doris Trimble Uhlman of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and a Moscow native died on her birthday, August 14, 2018 at the age of 84.
Doris was born August 14, 1934 in Moscow to Merle (Jack) and Frances Cooney Trimble. She grew up in Moscow attending the Ursuline Academy. She was a cheerleader and president of her senior class,...
Jimmy L. Anderson
Aug 4, 2018
Jimmy Lloyd Anderson died August 4, 2018 at his home in Moscow, Idaho, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 1, 1927 in Rigby, Idaho to his single mother, Belvia Marie McCollough.
He attended school in Rigby, Idaho from first through fourth grade. He then moved to Los Angeles, California with his mother. In 1939...


