Obituaries

Sarno Judy Loaiza

Jul 15, 2016

Judy Loaiza-Sarno of Moscow. Passed on Wednesday, July 13th in her Moscow home after a long battle with cancer. She was 78. Judy is survived by two sons, Tom Loaiza of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Mark Loaiza of Troy, Idaho. Additionally, she is survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. At her request there will be no services. She requests that...

Nancy Jean Blewett

Jul 13, 2016

Nancy Jean Blewett passed from this life into the Presence of God at 2:10 A.M on July 12, 2016 after a six year illness caused by the disease COPD. Nancy spent her last days at her Genesee home and passed peacefully in the presence of her family. Nancy was born Nancy Jean Duff in the winter of 1947. Her parents...

Jean Van Dyke

Jul 12, 2016

Jean Knapik Van Dyke of Deary died Friday, July 8th at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene. She was 81. Jean was born May 8, 1935 in Moscow to Frank and Clara C. Hobel Knapik. She grew up and attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High. She and Jerry Van Dyke were married in Moscow on December 3, 1953. They made...

Coveta Dahmen

Jul 8, 2016

Coveta Yuvon Dahmen of Moscow died Friday, July 8, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 82. Coveta was born January 9, 1934 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Jim Bradley. and Janie James. Jim Bradley, Janie, Cauzet (sister), and Veta left Oklahoma around 1938 leaving the "Dust Bowl" for better fortune elsewhere. The Family settled far from the dusty farmlands...

Verlene E. Mccoy Gourley

Jul 7, 2016

Verlene Evelyn McCoy Gourley of Moscow.

At the age of 80 years old, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 7, 2016 in Pullman. She was born to Otto and Veneta McCoy on April 17, 1936 in Moscow. She grew up and went to school in Moscow and Palouse, graduating from Palouse High School....

Richard H. "Dick" Davis

Jul 3, 2016

Richard H. ("Dick") Davis passed away peacefully on July 3, 2016, in Pullman, WA. Dick, born on August 7, 1920, to the late Robert R. and Lillian A. Davis, resided in Moscow, ID, for the past twenty years. Dick was born August 7, 1920 in Penticton, BC, Canada. The family moved to the Wenatchee, WA area where he started school....

Brian Hutcheson

Jun 30, 2016

Brian James Hutcheson, age 47, passed away Tuesday June 21st, at his home in Juliaetta. Services are Friday, July 1st, 1:00 p.m., at Short's Funeral Chapel, in Moscow, with burial to follow in the Juliaetta Cemetery. A covered dish reception will follow at the V.F.W. Hall, in Kendrick. Brian was born December 17, 1968, in Moscow to Robert James and...

Russell Lavern Olson

Jun 22, 2016

Russell LaVern Olson, 88, died of cancer peacefully at his Troy home on Saturday, June 18th, surrounded by his family. Russ was born June 10, 1928 in Deary to Otto and Freda Nelson Olson. He was raised on the farm on Osterberg Road and learned at a very young age to work the farm. Russell used to ride his horse...

Rex R. Benson

Jun 17, 2016

Rex R. Benson passed away on Wednesday June 15th at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. He was 91. Rex was born on April 24, 1925 to Henry W. and Lena P. Benson in the Onaway home that he lived in most of his life. The master bedroom was his birthplace. He started public school at the Onaway Grade School on the...

Teresa M. "Terry" Knauss

Jun 16, 2016

Teresa Marie Knauss (80), a longtime Moscow resident, died Thursday, June 16, 2016, of cancer, at her home in Moscow surrounded by her family. Terry was born October 8, 1935 in South Amboy, NJ to Edward and Margaret O'Brien. While attending Seattle University, she met Robert F Helbling. They were married in Seattle in 1957 and later moved to Moscow...

Donnye D. Harris

Jun 15, 2016

Donnye D. Harris of Moscow passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Tri State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston. She was 80 years old. Donnye was born April 17, 1936 at Gill, Nevada to Eric and Virginia Vail Papenfuss. She grew up in Nevada and graduated from high school in Las Vegas. She married Ronald Harris in Las Vegas on May...

Glen Clugey

Jun 14, 2016

Glen Victor Clugey, of Helmer, died Tuesday June 14, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. He was 81. Glen was born in Granger, Washington on June 25, 1934 to Harvey and Vivian Clugey. The family moved to Deary where Glen attended School and graduated from Deary High School. After High School he joined the U.S. Army where he served for...

Harlie Gunther

Jun 13, 2016

Harlie Gunther was born upstairs in a brick bank building in Deary, ID, on November 9, 1924 to Horst and Herta Gunther, who were recent immigrants from Germany. One of Harlie's earliest memories was when he was about 3 years old, a firemen ran up to the apartment, warning the family to stay away from the hot glass windows, because...

Eva D. Alsaker

Jun 10, 2016

Eva D. Alsaker, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, June 10, 2016 at Park Place Senior Living in Spokane Valley, WA. She was with her family at the time of her death and her faithful caregivers. Eva was born November 16, 1929 at Potlatch to Lars H. and Martha Vestvik Alsaker, Norwegian immigrants. She grew up and went to school at...

David A. Nowak

Jun 8, 2016

David Anthony Nowak of Troy died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on May 18th. He was 56. Dave was born June 19, 1959 in Chicago, IL to Anthony and Dolores Nowak. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Rogers High School. He then began his career...

Guy Knudsen

Jun 2, 2016

Guy Richard Knudsen of Moscow passed away on May 29th at his home in Moscow, Idaho. He was born on November 19, 1952 in Mineola, New York to Eloise Lippitt Carpenter and Richard Knudsen. While still a young child, the family moved to Norwich, Vermont where he graduated from Dartmouth High school. After serving in the Navy, he obtained his...

Eileen Lawyer

Jun 2, 2016

Eileen Ann Lawyer (Murphy) was born December 2, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from Pacific Palisades High School in 1979. She also graduated from Humboldt State University with a BA degree in Anthropology (with an emphasis in physical anthropology). And she graduated to glory June 2, 2016 at her Moscow home surrounded by family and friends. Besides living...

Minnie Benson

May 16, 2016

Minnie Benson of Moscow died Monday, May 16, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 88. Minnie was born May 9, 1928 in Hartline, Washington to Martin and June Stockton Bishop. They lived there for a short time and moved to Plummer, Idaho. Her father passed away at an early age. Her single widowed mother raised 9 children alone....

Virginia France

May 13, 2016

Virginia H. France went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2016 at the age of 89. She was born in Altus, Oklahoma to John and Lorena Wright and was one of six children. She married the love of her life, Lt. Stanley E. France shortly before he went off to serve in WW II. She was a great...

Michael Gerber

May 8, 2016

Michael Kevin Gerber of Moscow passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home. He was 57. Michael was born on March 31, 1959 in North Hollywood, CA to Sue Dunn and Barry Gerber. Michael loved the outdoors. He really enjoyed camping, beer, fishing, target shooting and golf. He loved people and his cat "Kay-Kay". You could always count on...