Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Moscow, Idaho and Surrounding Northern Idaho Cities

Nels H. Andersen

Nels H. Andersen

Nov 22, 2014

Nels Harry Andersen of Deary died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Kindred Care and Rehab Center in Lewiston. He was 77. Nels was born August 7, 1937 at Red Bluff, CA to Knudt K. and Opal D. Pitkin Andersen. He grew up and went to school at Vina, CA and graduated from Los Molino High School. He served in the...

Patricia Wade

Patricia Wade

Nov 20, 2014

Patricia Ann Wade, 85 years old, passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Patty was born August 25, 1929 to Howard and Anne Goodell in Tacoma, Washington and lived in Centralia and Everett Washington while growing up. She lived in Sedro Woolley Washington her adult life and then moved to Good Samaritan Village in Moscow,...

Tom Richards

Tom Richards

Nov 18, 2014

Thomas Martin Richards, 57, died at his home on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Tom was born August 8, 1957 in Hailey, Idaho to Art and Theresa Richards. The third of eight children, Tom and his siblings grew-up hiking and skiing the mountains of the Wood River Valley. Tom was involved with the Boy Scouts from an early age and earned...

Richard "Dick" Baysinger

Richard "Dick" Baysinger

Nov 18, 2014

Richard "Dick" Baysinger passed away on November 14 in Wenatchee, Washington. Dick was born on March 6, 1922, in Casper, Wyoming, to Tallemon and Rose (Ritschard) Baysinger. He graduated from high school in Lingle, Wyoming. Dick joined the Army and served as a paratrooper with the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team during World War II. He was wounded while serving...

Jon C. Fleischman

Jon C. Fleischman

Nov 14, 2014

Jon Charles "Peg-Leg" Fleischman of Palouse died suddenly of a heart attack Friday, November 14, 2014 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 62. Jon was born July 15, 1952 in Utica, NY to Richard F. and Cecelia Bird Fleischman. He grew up and attended school in Westbury, Long Island, NY, graduating from Clark High School. He married...

Kathryn Mcgahan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...