Obituaries

Verona Hoffman

Dec 22, 2016

Verona A. Hoffman, a life-long area resident, died Thursday morning, December 22, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 93. Verona was born April 17, 1923 in Uniontown, WA to Mark P. and Amelia (Schumacher) Cole. She grew up in the Thorn Creek area and started school at the Lower Thorn Creek Country School, then went to Genesee High School...

Peggy Hammel

Dec 17, 2016

Peggy Jo Hammel, 65, of Moscow, passed away on Saturday evening, December 17, 2016 at her home. Peggy was born January 2, 1951, in Idaho Falls to Lorenzo "Tack" and Joan Kimball. While her family lived in several locations in Oregon and Idaho during her early childhood years following her father who worked in construction on the hydroelectric dams on...

Roy Reisenauer

Dec 16, 2016

Roy Francis Reisenauer of Moscow died December 16, 2016 at Hospice House in Coeur d' Alene. He was 69. Roy was born April 13, 1947 in Moscow toEdward J. and Edith Becker Reisenauer. Roy was raised on the family farm south of Moscow and attended Moscow high school graduating in 1965. Roy joined the U.S. Marine Corp after high school,...

Laura Clark

Dec 16, 2016

Laura Lovene Clark, 81, fierce debater, compassionate, kind and generous mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother died December 16, 2016. Born on April 11, 1935 in Centerville, Texas, Laura would likely remind you that you ought not "mess with Texas." The proud daughter of Richard and Janette Parker, who in humble times plowed extra fields for weeks and saved to make a...

Jane Leidenfrost

Dec 6, 2016

Jane Everts (Meyer) Leidenfrost passed peacefully into the loving arms of the Lord Jesus Christ on December 6, 2016 in Moscow, Idaho. Jane was born in Gooding, Idaho on December 5, 1923. She graduated in 1941 from Gooding High School and from the University of Idaho with a B.Sc. in Botany in 1946. She taught high school biology for two...

Anne M. Becker

Dec 6, 2016

Anne M. Becker, 96, a long-time Moscow resident, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Aspen Care Center in Moscow. Anne was born December 22, 1919 to Alluis and Rosa (Jonas) Erker at Brisbane, North Dakota. In 1924, the family moved to a farm near Lemmon, South Dakota. There she attended a one-room country school and...

Doug Bailey

Dec 5, 2016

Douglas James Bailey, 57

Douglas James Bailey, known as Doug to everyone but his Grandma, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, December 5, 2016, in Moscow, Idaho after battling ALS. He was born December 11, 1958, in Pullman, Washington to Ted and Norma Bailey. Doug graduated from Moscow High School and worked in the family business, B...

Rose Reynolds

Dec 2, 2016

Rose J. Reynolds, 93, a long-time resident of Moscow, ID went to be with our Lord on November 17, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Born in Rugby ND in 1923, Rose graduated from Rugby High School in 1940. After graduation, she worked at various jobs in Rugby. During WWII Rose moved to California to work at Lockheed Aircraft as a...

Wesley L. Henderson

Nov 30, 2016

Wesley L. Henderson, lifelong Deary area resident, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at his home. He was 87. Wes was born July 3, 1929, at home in Helmer, ID, to Arthur Franklin and Edith Lawrence Henderson. He grew up and went to school at Helmer and graduated from Deary High School. Wes worked a short while in the woods before...

Dorothy Beckner

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...

Tammy Van Houten

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...

Everett Brown

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...

Betty Greenwell

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...

Betty J. Bennett

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...

Winifred "Winnie" Warner

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...

Louise Tina Freeman

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

David L. Lusco

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....

Elvon Skinner

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...

Shirley Ann Newcomb

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...

Jennifer Coan

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...