Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities

Dustin Decann

Dustin Decann

Feb 13, 2018

Dustin Wayne DeCann (Dusty), 42, of Moscow, Idaho, passed away suddenly on February 7, 2018. He and his family had recently moved to Moscow from Nampa to be closer to his sister/best friend and family. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, February 17 at 4pm at the Orofino Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Orofino. A potluck dinner will follow...

James Martin

James Martin

Feb 9, 2018

James Archie Martin, 78, of Elk River, Idaho passed away unexpectedly on February 9, 2018. Born August 3, 1939 in San Jose, California, He was the son of the late Archie Martin and Jessie Gilmore Martin. Jim is survived by his wife of 35 years, Marsha Martin, two sons, Jim and his wife Patti of Unalakleet, Alaska, Jeff and his...

Lynn Timm

Lynn Timm

Feb 8, 2018

Lynn Harold Timm, 82, went to be with his heavenly father, with his "little girl" by his side, on February 8, 2018 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston Idaho. Daddy was born December 21, 1935 in Scranton North Dakota to the late Frank Albert Timm and Evangeline Rhodora Bull Brown Timm. He was the oldest of 6 kids,...

Arlene Jonas

Arlene Jonas

Feb 8, 2018

Arlene Talbott Jonas was born April 17, 1930 in Omak, Washington to Mildred and Curtis Talbott. She graduated from Omak High School, and earned both a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Home Economics from the University of Idaho. Arlene married Robert James Jonas on June 9, 1950 in Omak, Washington. Together they raised three varied and loving sons,...

T.J. Weinmann

T.J. Weinmann

Feb 3, 2018

"And if I must go, and die at 27, then at least I know, I died a Legend... " TJ Weinmann, age 27, left us to be with his brother on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018. TJ was born to Terry and Laurie Weinmann, July 17th, 1990, in Moscow, ID. At the age of 3, TJ and his family moved to...

Evelyn J. Guske Zimmer

Evelyn J. Guske Zimmer

Feb 2, 2018

Evelyn J (Guske) Zimmer, 88, of Moscow, ID died Friday evening, February 2, 2018, from the aftermath of a severe stroke in her home. Evelyn was never alone during the three weeks following her stroke as family, especially her beautiful daughters, and friends kept vigil. Deeply rooted in Palouse dirt, descended from the homesteading Guske Farm family of Lacrosse, WA,...

Winifred M. "Winnie" Robinson

Winifred M. "Winnie" Robinson

Jan 23, 2018

Winifred Mae (Sersain) Robinson Obituary

Winifred Mae Robinson died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 94. Winnie was born July 31, 1923 in Canon City, Colorado to Cloyd and Grace Sersain. During her early years, her family lived in South Seattle; Ontario, Oregon; Marsing, Idaho and Homedale, Idaho where in 1941 she graduated...

Lois Whybark

Lois Whybark

Jan 22, 2018

It's with great sadness to announce the passing of our Mother and grandmother, Lois Whybark. Born in Chicago, IL on November 19, 1930, she went home to be with our Lord on January 7, 2018. She was raised in Chicago and loved being on the swim team. She had three brothers and two sisters and later moved to California where...

Carolyn Sliger

Carolyn Sliger

Jan 22, 2018

Carolyn Jean Stoughton Sliger, born on February 24, 1948 to Jack and Donna Stoughton in Los Angeles, California, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 in Spokane Washington. Recently of Moscow, Idaho, Carolyn grew up in Lake Sherwood and Thousand Oaks, California where she spent most of her life. She graduated from Thousand Oaks High school in 1966. While attending high...

Harry J. "Jack" Macdonald

Harry J. "Jack" Macdonald

Jan 19, 2018

Harry Jackson "Jack" Macdonald of Moscow died Friday morning, January 19, 2018 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. He was 84. Jack was born August 31, 1933 in Long Beach, California to Harry J. and Bertrand A. "Babs" Macdonald. He grew up, attended school and graduated in San Diego. He attended a junior college before beginning his career in the US...

Edith M. Griffin

Edith M. Griffin

Jan 1, 2018

Edith May Griffin of Elk River died Monday, January 1, 2018 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 81. Edith was born November 22, 1936 at Helmer, Idaho to Harvey and Vivian Knowles Clugey. She started school in Helmer, and then Deary. She and Mitchell S. Griffin were married July 3, 1953 in Lewiston. They made their home in Helmer, later...

Virginia Leppelman

Virginia Leppelman

Dec 31, 2017

Virginia Leppelman of Moscow passed away on December 31, 2017, just two weeks from her 94th birthday. She was born on January 14, 1924 to Peg and Jack Clancy in Bethel Connecticut. She had two sisters, Jackie and Lois. She married Lewis Leppelman in 1944 and they had five children, Tammy Fager, Larry Leppelman, John Leppelman, Bobby Leppelman and Charles...

Amy Nelle Bird

Amy Nelle Bird

Dec 31, 2017

Amy Bird, 90, of Moscow

Amy Nelle Bird, 90, died of age-related causes Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at her home in Moscow. She and her husband of 66 years, Bob Bird, had moved to Moscow in August. Amy was born July 21, 1927, at Thorp, Wash., west of Ellensburg. She was the fifth of 11 children of Herbert...

Jack Chamberlain

Jack Chamberlain

Dec 30, 2017

Jack E. Chamberlain of Moscow died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Gritman Medical Center. He was 87. Jack was born January 21, 1930 in Rochester, Minnesota to Clair and Cora Brown Chamberlain. In 1945 the family moved to Moscow, Jack graduated from Moscow High School in 1949. He worked for the Chevy Garage before joining the Air Force in 1952,...

Robert A. "Al" Mundy

Robert A. "Al" Mundy

Dec 28, 2017

Robert Allen "Al" Mundy of Moscow died Thursday morning, December 28th at Gritman Medical Center. He was 81. Al was born July 11, 1936 in Rolla, North Dakota to R. Dewey and Effie Nyberg Mundy. He grew up and attended school in St. John, ND. In 1954 he moved to Chinook, Montana where he began an apprenticeship with Great Northern...

Eileen Davidson

Eileen Davidson

Dec 23, 2017

Eileen slipped away and passed on December 23rd at Good Samaritan Village at the age of 98. Eileen was born December 11th, 1919 on her grandparent's wheat farm in Idaho County near Winona, to Everett Adair and Clara Roakey (Roche), she was to be their only child. They moved to Kamiah when she was 5 years old. Eileen fondly remembered...

Margaret Thornton

Margaret Thornton

Dec 18, 2017

Margaret V. Thornton of Moscow died Monday, December 18, 2017 at her home. She was 96, and will be remembered as a kind and loving soul. Margaret was born August 2, 1921 at Wendell, Idaho to Martin and Lois Swanson Ward. She grew up on the family farm with her siblings until her sophomore year when the family moved to...

Kathleen M. Oller

Kathleen M. Oller

Dec 17, 2017

Kathleen Marie Oller of Moscow died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home. She was 72. Kathy was born July 15, 1945 in Moscow to Clayton P. and Nellie R. Oliver Mulalley. She grew up and attended school at Troy. She and Wesley E. Oller were married March 14, 1964 in Moscow. They made their home in Moscow where she...

Gregory Preece

Gregory Preece

Dec 10, 2017

Gregory John Preece, 65 years old passed away unexpectedly on December 10, 2017 at his home in Lakeside, Oregon.

Greg was born in Burbank, California on Dec. 5 1952 to parents Richard and Antoinette Preece. The family moved to beautiful Lake Tahoe, California in 1958, where he grew up. He migrated to Moscow, Idaho in the early...

Sister Dolores Helbling

Sister Dolores Helbling

Dec 9, 2017

Sister Dolores Helbling, osu, (baptismal name----Margaret Dolores Helbling) a member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union Community for 73 years peacefully answered the call of God to "come home" on December 7, 2017. A service of prayer and remembering stories of Sr. Dolores' life will be on Friday, December 15 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church,...