Obituary Listings

Mar 22, 2017

Melba Marie Bell, 91

Melba Marie Bell, 91, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away March 22, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Silver Wood Village of Silverton.  She was born June 13, 1925 in Berkeley, California; Melba was the daughter of Earl and Myrtle McMorran.

Melba attended schools in California and had served as a laundry worker....

Mar 20, 2017

Neil Andrew Garner, 77

Beloved husband, father and uncle, Neil Andrew Garner, 77, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away March 20, 2017 at the family home of Pinehurst.  He was born February 5, 1940 in Kellogg, Idaho.  Neil was the son of Floyd and Margaret (Clayton) Garner.

Neil attended and graduated from the Kellogg High School...

Mar 19, 2017

Zola Angeline Carroll, 88

Zola was born to John Dewey Smith and Libby Angeline (Kent) Smith in Darby, Montana on July 31st, 1928.  She was preceeded in death by her husband Clinton (Smokey) Carroll and her brothers, Perry of Pinehurst, ID and Bill Smith of Darby,MT and sister Frieda Schueller of Osburn,ID.

She raised many...

Mar 18, 2017

Lillian Loraine Hayslip, 88

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Lillian Loraine Hayslip, 88, of Pine Creek, Idaho, passed away on March 18, 2017 at the Silver Wood Good Samaritan in Silverton, Idaho. She was born May 13, 1928 in Crandon, Wisconsin. Lillian was the daughter of William and Grace (Campbell) VanCleve.

Lillian moved with...

Mar 16, 2017

Lupe “Rick“ Montes, 60

Lupe “Rick“ Montes, 60, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away March 16, 2017 at his home  in Pinehurst, Idaho.  He was born January 25, 1957 in Kellogg, Idaho; Rick was the son of Guadalupe and Gavina (Maqurze) Montes.

Rick is survived by his father Guadalupe Montes; his sisters Hope Montes, Nettie Montes...

Mar 13, 2017

Morgan J. Foster, 77

Morgan J. Foster, 77, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away on March 13, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Silverton . Morgan was born August 9, 1939 in Rexburg, Idaho; Morgan was the son of Stephen and Sarah (Delaney) Foster.

Morgan attended and graduated from the Wallace High School in 1957....

Mar 13, 2017

Allan V. Ruffier, 79

Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Allan V. Ruffier, 79, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away March 13, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Silver Wood Village of Silverton.  He was born March 25, 1937 at the Providence Hospital of Wallace, Idaho; Allan was the son of Henry “Hank” and Mary (Cochran) Ruffier.

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Mar 10, 2017

Rhonda Rae Aga, 62, of Osburn, ID, passed away March 10, 2017 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.  She was born on August 14, 1954 at the Wardner Hospital; Rhonda was the daughter of Ray and Rita (Crader) Rudd.

Rhonda grew up in the Silver Valley and graduated from Kellogg High School in 1972. She has...

Mar 9, 2017

Marguerite Esther Charlotte (Bliesner) Gallaher, 96

Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marguerite Esther Charlotte Gallaher, 96, of Smelterville, Idaho, passed away March 9, 2017 at her home of Smelterville.  She was born May 6, 1920 in Fairfield, Washington; Marguerite was the daughter of William and Marguerite (Badicke) Bliesner.

Marguerite married Woodfred “Woody” Gallaher on November...

Mar 8, 2017

Orville “Doc” Jacob Dockter, 90

Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather and brother, Orville “Doc” Jacob Dockter, 90, of Kingston, Idaho, passed away March 8, 2017 at Pacifica Pinehurst.  He was born February 17, 1927 in Tuttle, North Dakota; Doc was the son of Martin and Elizabeth (Rath) Dockter. Doc attended and graduated from the Sandpoint High School...

Mar 7, 2017

Doris Mae Dilday, 72

Doris Mae Dilday, 72, of Pritchard, Idaho, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2017 at her home.  She was born October 20, 1944 in Aitkin, Minnesota; Doris was the daughter of Daniel and Doras (Shanoltzer) Christian.

Doris was raised in Minnesota and was the only girl of eight children. After graduating...

Mar 7, 2017

Billee Lylo Howard, 79

Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Billee Lylo Howard, 79, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away six days before her 80th birthday on March 7, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Silver Wood Village of Silverton.  She was born March 13, 1937 in Butte, Montana; Billee was the daughter of Burt and Blanche (Fowler) Sparks.

Mar 6, 2017

Duane Edwin Hammeren, 69, of Smelterville, Idaho, passed away March 6, 2017 at his home in Smelterville.  He was born August 22, 1947 in Newport, Washington; Duane was the son of John and Minnie (Evenson) Hammeren.

Duane grew up in Priest River. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and has lived in the Silver Valley...

Mar 2, 2017

James William King, 71

James William King, 71, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away March 2, 2017 at Kootenai Health of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.  He was born December 3, 1945 at the Wardner Hospital of Kellogg; James was the son of James Arthur and Adaline Minevea (Bailey) King.

James has lived in the Silver Valley...

Feb 28, 2017

Patricia “Pat” Strickland Proctor, 76, of Pinehurst, Idaho, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, Idaho. Pat was born August 4, 1940, in St. George, Utah, to William “Bill” and Elva Strickland. Pat is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Max Proctor, daughter Teresa (Richard) Jervis of...

Feb 27, 2017

Daniel “Murph” Joseph Murphy, 80

Daniel “Murph” Joseph Murphy, 80, of Kingston, Idaho, passed away February 27, 2017 at the Schneidmiller House of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.  He was born January 29, 1937 in Wallace, Idaho; Murph was the son of Joseph and Charlotte (Dolan) Murphy.

Murph has lived in the Silver Valley all of...

Feb 26, 2017

Julie Elaine Hegbloom, 86

Julie Elaine Hegbloom, 86, of Mullan, Idaho, passed away February 26, 2017 at the Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation- Mountain Valley of Kellogg, Idaho.  She was born October 11, 1930 in Cataldo, Idaho; Julie was the daughter of Charles Rodney and Winnie Mae (Whitney) Reel.

Julie had attended high school in the...

Feb 23, 2017

Dorothy Ellen (McCoy) Turnbow, 87

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, Dorothy Ellen (McCoy) Turnbow, passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior at Spokane Washington Hospice House on February 23, 2017.  She was born May 12, 1929, the only child of John and LaRue McCoy.

Dorothy attended and graduated from the Kellogg...

Feb 22, 2017

Robert Douglas Logan Jr, 73

Robert  Douglas Logan Jr, 73, of Pinehurst,  Idaho, passed away February 22, 2017 at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d‘Alene, Idaho. He was born July 16, 1943.

He graduated from Ulysses S. Grant High School in Los Angeles, California.  He went on to San Diego State college where he obtained...

Feb 22, 2017

Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ruth Spinazza, 95, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away peacefully February 22, 2017 at Pacifica Pinehurst of Pinehurst.  She was born on November 10, 1921 at the Wardner Hospital in Kellogg; Ruth was the daughter of John and Evelyn (Bryant) Simmons.

Ruth lived in the Silver Valley her entire life. She graduated from...