Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities
Kathryn Mcgahan
Nov 12, 2014
Kathryn Jeanne McGahan, a lifelong resident of Troy, passed away Monday, November 10, at the age 82. Kathryn's life was committed to her community, her church and her family. Kathryn was born December 9, 1931 and adopted as an infant by Alfred and Hanna Anderson Sandell of Troy. She grew up in Troy, graduating from Troy High School in 1949....

Lou E. Riesenberg
Nov 11, 2014
Dr. Lou E. Riesenberg passed away November 9th after a brief illness. He was born to Margaret (Wiskus) and Anton Riesenberg on July 22, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa. Dr. Riesenberg attended Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa, then earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural education at Iowa State University. Lou taught urban agriculture at a secondary school in Minneapolis while...
Dallas Lundgren
Nov 11, 2014
Dallas Lundgren, 49
Dallas Lundgren, a life-long Moscow-area resident, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the family home in Moscow. He was 49. Dallas was born February 14, 1965 in Moscow to Kenneth and Dorothy Lundgren. His mother passed away in 2009 and his father in 2013. Dallas was the beloved grandson of Delbert and Annie Osborn. Dallas...Eldora Weeks
Nov 10, 2014
Eldora D. Weeks of Moscow died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. She was 89. Eldora was born November 6, 1925 on the family farm on Little Bear Ridge between Troy and Kendrick to Ernest and Anna Johnson Bovencamp. She grew up there, attending the Yellow Rose Country School and Troy Schools. She went to work caring...
Jo Ann W. Marineau
Nov 9, 2014
Jo Ann Wilde Marineau passed away peacefully hand in hand, amongst loved ones early Sunday morning, November 9, 2014 in Spokane, Washington. Jo Ann, age 84, was born on January 4, 1930 in Moscow, Idaho to Willard and Pearl Edith West Wilde. Her father was a long-time accounting professor at the University of Idaho. Following the death of her birth-mother...
Marianna Faith La Sarte
Nov 7, 2014
Marianna Faith La Sarte
November 7, 2014 - December 31, 2014
She was welcomed in to this world in the loving arms of her parents, Benjamin Allen La Sarte III and Jacqueline Annette Jacobs. Our beautiful daughter was born on November 7th, 2014 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA. Although she was perfect in...Ruth B. Smith
Nov 7, 2014
Ruth B. Sampson Smith passed away at her home November 6, 2014 surrounded by close friends. She was 85. Ruth was born to Sven (Swan) A. Sampson and Hannah Branting Sampson on August 24, 1929. She was raised a Lutheran on the family homestead northeast of Troy where she was born. Ruth walked or rode in a horse-drawn sleigh to...
Shirley Town Jones
Nov 4, 2014
SHIRLEY TOWN JONES
Our beloved mother, Shirley Town Jones, was born in Moscow on July 13, 1916 at a cottage hospital, the Asprey, which was located just east of what is now Moscow High School. Her parents were Harry Oliver Town and Mable Claire Moore Town, who were living at "The Home Place" on Mountain View, built by...
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Oct 23, 2014
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Charles D. "Denny" Deobald
Oct 22, 2014
Charles Dennis "Denny" Deobald of Harvard, ID died of natural causes Wednesday, October 22, 2014 while logging near Elk City, ID. He was 63. Denny was born April 15, 1951 at Moscow to Charles E. and Bette Oylear Deobald. He grew up and attended school at Kendrick, graduating from Kendrick High School in 1969. He attended a trade school in...
Debora L. Welch
Oct 19, 2014
Debora Lynne Welch passed into the consciousness of the Tao on October 19, 2014 after dancing with cancer for four years. Born to Patsy and the late David Welch on May 29, 1957 at Fort Colorado Springs, Colo., her three brothers Allan, Dan and Damon later joined the family and they grew up in Sullivan, Ohio. She graduated from Black...
Brianna Stangeland
Oct 14, 2014
Brianna Renee Stangeland of Moscow died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at her home. She was 24. Brianna was born October 20, 1989 at San Louis Obispo, CA, the daughter of Caryn Stangeland and Keith Schachtell. She attended school at Atascadero, CA. She lived at San Louis Obispo and Atascadero until moving to Moscow in May of 2013 to be near...
Lillian Mitzimberg
Oct 9, 2014
Lillian M. Mitzimberg, a former longtime Moscow resident, died Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Meridian Care, in Meridian, ID. She was 87. Lillian was born October 26, 1926 at Oakesdale, WA to Ira and Neva Hall Little. She attended various schools until moving to Moscow in 1938. She and Thomas M. Mitzimberg were married at Santa Ana, California on June...
Jeanne Jacobson
Sep 29, 2014
Jeanne Jacobson passed away at home in Moscow on September 29, 2014. She was 83, a remarkable woman. In a note of condolence Jeanne's niece Suzanne Rollier wrote, "I just can't imagine that she's gone. She was so strong and vibrant, so creative and beautiful and hilarious." Add "bright and compassionate" to complete the word picture. She was a small...
Robert Michael "Mike" Scoles
Sep 26, 2014
Robert Michael "Mike" Scoles, a lifetime Moscow resident, died Friday, September 26, 2014 while surrounded by family at Gritman Medical Center after his long battle with cancer. He was 60. Mike was born April 26, 1954 in Moscow to Robert C. and Virginia Johnson Scoles. Mike grew up in Moscow, attending Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High in 1973. On...
Douglas Jones Jr
Sep 23, 2014
Douglas M. Jones Jr. of Moscow died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at his home in Moscow. Douglas was born on February 24, 1932, in New York City to Douglas and Lucille Jones. Douglas married Anna Cutayar on March 26, 1956, in Las Vegas, NV. Douglas was a Veteran of the Korean War, a member of Gideon International, a special education...
Helen Davis Hill
Sep 20, 2014
Helen Davis Hill, 88, of Moscow, Idaho passed away with family by her side on September 20, 2014 at Gritman Medical Center. Helen was born to Roxie Leole Thomason Davis and Charles Eugene Davis on January 21, 1926 in Meridian, Idaho. She grew up in Emmett, Idaho graduating there in 1944. She was very active in school and was a...
Donald H. "Beaner" Bennett
Sep 6, 2014
Donald H. (Beaner) Bennett, 83, of Genesee passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Thursday, September 4th, of Alzheimer's. He had been ill a little over a year. Don was born May 5, 1931, in Edgar, Montana, to H.E. (Bus) and Evelyn Gorman Bennett. Don was the oldest of the three Bennett boys - Don, Jim & Bobby. When he...
Robert E. "Bob" Heisch
Sep 3, 2014
Robert E. Heisch of Moscow died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his home. He was 55. Bob was born February 19, 1959 at Daly City, CA to Harold E. (Hal) and Betty Heidegger Heisch. He grew up and attended school in San Jose, CA, graduating from high school there. He worked as a dietary aid at Stanford University Hospital for...
Wesley W. Wallen
Sep 3, 2014
Wesley W. Wallen of Bovill died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his home. He was 51. Wes was born June 7, 1963 at Moscow to Glen R. and Donna Mae Morton Wallen. He grew up on the family farm, attended Moscow schools, graduating from Moscow High in 1981. While in high school, Wes began working at the Moscow Safeway store,...