Obituaries

Violet May Mcavoy

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...

Joan F. Stout

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...

Patricia Lidean

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...

Hildur Gerda Lovel

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...

Dawn Price

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...

Mary Ellen Pastor

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...

Merle Butler

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...

Ivadell A. Chamberlain

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...

Bill Blacker

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...

Katie M. Lundy

Aug 31, 2016

Katie M. Lundy went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday afternoon, August 31, 2016. She was 86. Katie was born October 29, 1929 in Genesee County, Michigan to John L. and Lula M. Lewis Heath. When she was an infant, the family moved to Broadwater, Nebraska where she attended a country school and later graduated from Broadwater High School....

Thomas E. Crossler

Aug 28, 2016

Thomas Eugene Crossler, a lifelong Moscow resident, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his home after a two and a half year battle with cancer. Tom was 62. Tom was born August 12, 1954 in Moscow to Richard R. and Royleen Chaney Crossler. He grew up and attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High School in 1972. He was active...

Donald Melvin Gustin

Aug 26, 2016

Donald (Melvin) Gustin passed away Tuesday, August 23rd, at home with family by his side. He was 87 years old. Melvin was born July 31, 1929 to Clay and Hilda (Pflepsen) Gustin in Troy, Idaho. He grew up and lived in Helmer, Idaho attending grade school in Helmer and graduating from Deary High School in 1947. Melvin joined the U.S....

Wanda Jane "Janie" Hocking

Aug 25, 2016

Wanda Jane "Janie" Hocking

Wanda Jane Hocking (Janie) passed away peacefully August 25, 2016 after a hard fought battle with cancer. She refused to let her illness define her and remained active and involved with family and friends until her death. Janie was born a twin on November 12, 1946 to Ray "Rosie" & Helen Day. She grew...

Allan N. Carson

Aug 25, 2016

Allan Newnan Carson of Moscow left this earthy place on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Gritman Medical Center. He was 90. Allan was born on February 26, 1926 in Colfax, WA to Newnan T. and Nita Marie Guthrie Carson. He grew up and attended a Country grade school, Moscow Jr. and Senior High Schools, graduating in 1944. He joined the...

Lynnette Anne Dodge

Aug 22, 2016

Lynnette Anne Dodge of Moscow died Friday, August 19, 2016 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 65. Lynnette was born Sept. 20, 1950 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur W. and June R. Amborn Hofner. The family moved to California where she attended school in Orange County and graduated from Tustin High School. She and Jack Dodge were married in...

Thomas Fairchild

Aug 19, 2016

Dr. Thomas Newman Fairchild's wonderful life ended on Saturday, July 30th at 7:30 p.m. Tom died at home with his wife Linda Britton-Fairchild, his son David Fairchild and his daughter Megan Pestka present at his side. His children had great love and admiration for their father and visited him as often as they could during his last years. Tom was...

Lillian M. Estes

Aug 18, 2016

Lillian Marie Estes, a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Kindred Aspen Park Healthcare in Moscow. She was 90. Lillian was born March 23, 1926 at Moscow to Oscar and Isabel M. Allen Severson. She grew up and attended school in Potlatch. She and Don Swatman were married in Moscow in 1944. They made their home near...

Shirley Ann Bikkie

Aug 16, 2016

Shirley Ann Bikkie of Moscow, affectionately called "Sam" by her husband James of over 64 years passed away Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA at the age of 87. Shirley was born May 4th, 1929 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Clarence "Cax" and Dorothy Ann Gordon Grant. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from...

Constance Connie Joy Driver

Aug 14, 2016

Longtime Moscow resident and human rights activist, Constance (Connie) Joy Driver, passed away quietly in her home Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2016. Connie was born March 4, 1948 at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri to Myrl and Ann Harman. She was raised in Upland, California, a true 1960s California girl. A lover of sports, she competed in many high...

Robert A. Ramsay

Aug 8, 2016

Robert Arthur Ramsay was born December 3, 1973 in Vancouver, WA to Donald Ramsay, and Mary Freeman. He is survived by his wife Samantha and two sons, Ryan (11), Reidar (8), his parents, his brother Matthew, and other immediate family. Rob was an incredibly loving father, husband, and friend. He demonstrated humility, generosity, kindness, and a general respect for all...