Obituaries

Nov 16, 2018

Jeanne LaVelle (Burke) DeMeerleer passed away Friday November 16, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society, Moscow Village. She Was 96.

Jeanne was born to Roy & Grace (Couch) Burke in Elma WA.  On July 3, 1922. She died in her sleep at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow ID. Nov 16, 2018 & now resides in Heaven. Jeanne was...

Nov 14, 2018

Martin I. Stout of Genesee passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 84.

Martin was born at the Stout family home in Uniontown, Washington on October 15, 1934 to Clay C. and Mary Alice (Nave) Stout. He grew up on their family’s farm there and attended school in Colton,...

Nov 12, 2018

Former Hamlin County (South Dakota) resident Helen Marie Stormo passed away on Nov 12, 2018, in Moscow, ID, where she moved after her husband Charles passed away in 2015.  For most of her life, she and her family lived on a family farm where she did her best to instill in her offspring the values of patience, generosity, the...

Nov 11, 2018

Charles Kovis, loving husband, wonderful father, brother and friend, and preeminent Moscow criminal defense attorney, died November 11, 2018 of multiple myeloma in Spokane, Washington.  Charles (Chuck) was born in Great Falls, Montana in 1951, the son of Jerome Kovis and Florence Redding Kovis.   He was raised in Montana, the Territory of Alaska, and Owyhee County, Idaho.  After graduating...

Nov 8, 2018

Patricia Jo Koster was born December 2, 1937, in Moscow, Idaho, to Jackson H. and Doris L. Lawton. Unfortunately, too soon and most suddenly, the angels appeared and escorted Pat, our loving and talented wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, to her eternal home, November 8, 2018. A Moscow native, Pat did not stray far from home to find...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 ...

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...