Obituaries

Nov 24, 2016

Dorothy Beckner, of Potlatch, passed away peacefully at La Dow Court in Garfield Tuesday afternoon, November 15th, with her family and the wonderful staff by her side. She was 92. Dorothy was born in Potlatch, Idaho to Ross and Pearl Culton on September 29th, 1924. She attended a rural school until moving in with family in Moscow to finish high...

Nov 22, 2016

Tammy Rae Van Houten of Troy, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 50. Tammy was born May 3, 1966 in Caldwell, ID to Roy L and Colleen Foust Bright. The family moved to Moscow that year where Tammy grew up, attended McDonald Elementary School, Moscow Junior and Senior High Schools, graduating from Moscow High. She...

Nov 20, 2016

Everett L. Brown of Juliaetta died Sunday, November 20, 2016, on his 89th birthday at Aspen Park in Moscow. While at Aspen Park he was cared for by the loving Staff, that took such great care of Everett, we will always be grateful. We will also be forever grateful to Dr. Ting and his Staff for the great care of...

Nov 12, 2016

Betty Louise Greenwell of Genesee passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Royal Plaza in Lewiston. She was 91. Betty was born to on March 20, 1925 to Henry and Hattie Scharnhorst Koster. She attended and graduated from Genesee Elementary/High School. She grew up and worked on the family farm in Genesee and was married to Phillip D. Greenwell in...

Nov 11, 2016

Betty J Bennett, 86, of Genesee, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Friday, November 11, 2016. Betty was born February 19, 1930, in Lewiston, Idaho, (10 minutes after her twin sister, Bonnie) to Charles and Nina Goodwin Herman. Big brother, George, was already at home and younger sisters, Faye & Lillie Mae, completed their family a few years later. Betty...

Nov 3, 2016

Winifred L. "Winnie" Warner, a longtime Moscow resident, died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 96. She was born November 27, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio to Harry and Beryl Irwin Loeb. She attended school in Dayton, graduating from Fairview High School. She received a degree from Miami Jacobs Business College. After a brief career in...

Oct 22, 2016

Louise Tina Freeman (also known as Tina Louise Freeman-Toole) suddenly passed away in Moscow on October 18. Known as Tina to family and childhood friends, she was born in Garden

Oct 20, 2016

David L. Lusco, age 69, of Sandpoint, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene. He was born on May 23, 1947 in Springfield, Vermont, the adopted child of Leon and Delia Lusco. He graduated from Sweet Home Union High School, Vermont in 1965, and received his B.S. in business administration from Lewis-Clark State College in 1978....

Oct 19, 2016

Elvon Teuscher Skinner, 75, passed away on October 18 while surrounded by the love of her family after a valiant battle with Lewy Body dementia. Elvon was born to Alvin and Irene Teuscher on March 22, 1941 in Montpelier, Idaho. Adored by her parents, grandparents, and dear friends she grew up on a beautiful ranch in Geneva, Idaho where she...

Oct 16, 2016

Professor Shirley Ann Newcomb passed away peacefully on Monday October 16, 2016 in Moscow Idaho. She was 93. Shirley was born on June 30, 1923 in Cambridge, Nebraska to Leila Lodica Babcock Newcomb and Kenneth Ralph Newcomb. Shirley grew up in Cambridge with her older sister Jennette in a very loving family. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in...

Oct 11, 2016

Jennifer Nechey Coan of Moscow died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. She was 34. Jenny was born January 13, 1982 in Caldwell, Idaho to Michael Everly and Jacqueline E. Coan. The family moved to Moscow in 1989 where Jenny attended McDonald Elementary, and Moscow Junior and Senior High Schools, graduating in 1999. She lived in Oregon...

Oct 9, 2016

Violet May McAvoy, longtime area resident, died of age related causes Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston. She was 92. Violet was born March 31, 1924 to Oscar and Alice Spencer Branting at their home east of Troy. She was the fourth of ten children and attended school at Spring Valley and Troy. She married Earl...

Oct 8, 2016

Joan F. Stout was born in Moscow, Idaho on Feb. 15, 1940. The daughter of Elvon and Betty Hampton. Joan attended school and graduated from Genesee High School. Music has always been a big part of Joan's life. Joan attended summer music camps at the University of Idaho in Jr. High and High School. She performed solos every year for...

Sep 25, 2016

Patricia Louise (Suiter) Lidean, of Potlatch, died Sunday September 25, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. She was 84. Pat was born on October 22, 1931 to O.D. and Madeline Suiter in Denison, Iowa. She was the middle child with one older brother, Joe, and a younger brother, Chuck. Pat, as she was known, and her family moved to...

Sep 24, 2016

Hildur Gerda Lovel died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at the age of 95. A longtime resident of Troy and Moscow, Idaho, she was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada to Swedish immigrants Gerda Adolfina and Leonard Anders Widing. Hildur was raised in Kootenai, Idaho, and graduated from Sandpoint High School, where she met her future husband...

Sep 23, 2016

Dawn Shahan Price formally of Moscow, Idaho passed away on Sept 23, 2016 at St Joseph's Regional Hospital in Lewiston, Idaho at the age of 61 with her daughters at her side.

Dawn was born May 28, 1955 to Royce and Sherry (Flowers) Shahan in Colfax, Washington. Dawn grew up on the family ranch at the base...

Sep 16, 2016

On the morning of September 8, 2016, Mary Ellen Marta Pastor died in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her children. She was 58 years old and died 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer. A native of New York, Mary Ellen had lived in Idaho for more than three decades, settling in Moscow after extensive domestic and...

Sep 15, 2016

Valle "Merle" Butler, of Moscow died Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 95. Merle was born June 19, 1921 in St. Louis, MO to Harry and Grace McMillen Johnson. She moved to Pueblo, CO at a young age and lived there until she graduated from Centennial high school in 1939. She married, the love of...

Sep 7, 2016

Ivadell A. Chamberlain, a lifelong Moscow resident, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Grtiman Medical Center. She was 82. Ivadell was born December 26, 1933 in Moscow to A. T. "Dutch" and F. Bernice Randall Green. She grew up and attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High in 1951. She attended the University of Idaho for a time. She and...

Aug 31, 2016

William A. Blacker, Jr., a lifelong Moscow resident, died Friday, August 26. 2016 at Kindred Aspen Park Healthcare. He was 73. Bill was born October 24, 1942 in Moscow to William A. and Gladys M. Presby Blacker. He grew up and attended school in Moscow. At the age of 18, Bill started working as summer help at the University of...