Obituary Listings

Feb 18, 2016

Ronald “Ziffle“ Eugene Barnes, 78

Ronald “Ziffle” Eugene Barnes, 78, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away February 18, 2016 at the family home in Silverton.  He was born December 11, 1937 in Connesville, Pennsylvania; Ron was the son of Robert and Lithia (Skinner) Barnes.

Ron served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War. Following being...

Feb 15, 2016

Carol Lilly Merritt, 87

Carol Lilly Merritt, 87, of Kellogg, Idaho, passed away February 15, 2016 at Kootenai Health of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.  She was born March 23, 1928 in McGaffey, New Mexico to William and Alice Sherman.  Carol attended and graduated from the Pasco High School of Pasco, Washington.  She became a school teacher and...

Feb 13, 2016

Larry Dimico

Larry Dimico, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, passed away February 13, 2016.  Larry was born May 11, 1944, to Silvio and Florence (Olson) Dimico in Wallace.  He graduated from Kellogg High School in 1962.  After serving in Viet Nam, he began his long career in his beloved mountains.

He loved working...

Feb 13, 2016

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Donald Jack Taysom, 57, of Osburn, Idaho, passed away February 13, 2016 at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, Idaho.  He was born June 2, 1958 in San Mateo, California; Don was the son of Donald Jack and Rose (Livermore) Taysom.

Don grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He graduated from Carson High...

Feb 12, 2016

Ruth Fay Sampont, 102

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and sister, Ruth Fay Sampont, 102, formerly of Osburn, Idaho, went peacefully into the arms of Jesus Christ on February 12, 2016 at the Shoshone Medical Center of Kellogg, Idaho.  She was born August 26, 1913 in Whiteclay, Nebraska; Ruth was the second oldest of 12 children...

Feb 11, 2016

Teddy “Ted“ Dean Sproles, 54

Beloved husband and father, Teddy “Ted” Dean Sproles of Wallace, Idaho passed away on February 11, 2016 at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, Idaho. He was born on October 28, 1961 in Loveland, Colorado. Ted was the only child of Floyd and Patricia (Wart) Sproles.

Ted was raised in Loveland....

Feb 9, 2016

Patsy “Pat” Ann Wuolle, 84

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and sister, Patsy “Pat” Ann Wuolle, 84, of Cataldo, Idaho, passed away February 9, 2016 at Kootenai Health of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.  She was born January 12, 1932 in Mica Flats, Idaho; Pat was the daughter of Joseph Clarence and Harriett Josephine (Lee) Miller.

Feb 9, 2016

Rene Michael “Mike“ Assels Sr., 61

Rene Michael “Mike“ Assels Sr., 61, of Kellogg, Idaho passed away February 9, 2016 at his home in Kellogg. Mike was born on September 28, 1954 in Great Falls, Montana; he was the son of Charles J. and Carol Ann (Boucher) Assels.

Mike grew up in the Great Falls...

Feb 7, 2016

Phyllis Marie Craddick, 86

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and sister, Phyllis Marie Craddick, 86, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away February 7, 2016.  She was born March 8, 1929 in Missoula, Montana; Phyllis was the daughter of George and Zita (DeCarfuel) Brask.

Phyllis was raised by her beloved grandparents.  Her grandfather owned and operated...

Jan 23, 2016

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Donna Lorraine Campbell, 85, of Wallace, Idaho, passed away January 23, 2016 at the Mountain Valley Care & Rehabilitation of Kellogg, Idaho.  She was born August 8, 1930 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Donna was the daughter of Oscar and Thirza (McKim) Blythe.

Donna moved to the Silver Valley as a...

Jan 22, 2016

Charles W. McGillivray (Chuck), a lifelong resident of the Kingston, Idaho area, passed away January 22, 2016 at the Kindred Nursing home in Kellogg, at the age of 81.

Chuck was born at the family home in Kingston on July 03, 1934 to Alvie and Helen (Heikkila) McGillivray.

On May 29, 1956 he was united...

Jan 12, 2016

Francis “Clark” Jones of Kellogg, Idaho passed away on January 12, 2016 at the Kindred Nursing Home in Kellogg. He was born on September 4, 1933 in Gregory, South Dakota; Clark was the son of Francis and Cornelia (Smith) Jones.

Clark attended and graduated from Kellogg High School. He then went on to further his...

Jan 11, 2016

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle, Leif “Merrill” Field of Osburn, Idaho passed away on January 11, 2016 at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene. He was born on April 6, 1928 in Colton, Washington; Merrill was the son of Leif and Neva (Nelson) Field.

Merrill was the Owner/Operator for North Idaho Sales, Inc. He...

Jan 8, 2016

Beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Leatrice Flory, 74, of Wardner, Idaho passed away on January 8, 2016 at her home in Wardner. She was born on October 30, 1941 in Hazen, North Dakota; Leatrice was the daughter of Herbert and Pauline (Knoll) Christmann.

Leatrice grew up in North Dakota and Kellogg. She graduated from Kellogg...

Jan 2, 2016

Long-time Silver Valley resident, Barbara Fisher passed away passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Kindred Mountain Valley Health and Rehab.

Born in Wallace, Barbara spent her childhood in Mullan, surrounded by her extended family of Harwood cousins. After graduating from Mullan High School, she enrolled in Eastern Washington State College where she earned a...

Jan 2, 2016

Ronny Dale Caldwell, 64, of Pinehurst, Idaho, passed away on January 2, 2016.  He was born September 29, 1951 in Moses Lake, Washington. Ronny was the son of Marvin and Lillian (Zesgier) Caldwell.

Ronny moved to the Silver Valley 20 years ago.

Ronny worked as a miner at various mines here in the Silver Valley....

Jan 1, 2016

On the morning of January 1, 2016, Matthew Lee, age 62, passed away due to a cardiovascular incident.  Matt was born on May 28, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to his loving parents Edwin Lee and Mary Lee Clark.

Before following the sunshine and warm weather to southern California, Matt lived his first 8 years with his family...

Jan 1, 2016

Vicki B. Johnson, 77, of Kellogg, Idaho passed away January 1, 2016 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d‘Alene, Idaho. Vicki was born October 20, 1938 in Helena, Montana. She was the daughter of Victor and Le Jeune (Shelley) Sweeney. From early childhood she was raised by the Louis and Bennie Baker family.

Vicki grew up and attended...

Dec 31, 2015

Mary Winkler was born July 13, 1934 in Atlanta, Georgia to Bessie and Samuel Moore.  She was the youngest of four children.  Mary went to live with her grandmother in Kansas City.

Mary was working as a Car Hop, when she met Harry Winkler.  In less than two weeks, while on a third date, she married him...

Dec 30, 2015

Richard “Rick” Allen Taddei, Sr., of Smelterville, Idaho passed away December 30, 2015 at his home in Smelterville.  He was born December 26, 1962 in San Francisco, California; Rick was the son of Robert and Margaret “Peggy” (Espinosa) Taddei.

Rick attended and graduated from the Terra Nova High School of Pacifica, California.  He moved to the Silver...