Obituaries

Wilfred John Ducommun

Wilfred John Ducommun

Dec 10, 2010

Wilfred John Ducommun, 89, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2010 in St. Maries, ID. He was born November 17, 1921 to John and Jeanne Jacot Ducommun at the family home, at Omega. He grew up in St. Maries and attended the Omega School District No. 5, a one room school through the 8th grade. While growing...

Vera Spires Gibson

Vera Spires Gibson

Dec 9, 2010

Mrs. Vera Spires Gibson, age 87 passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Gibson was born December 8, 1923 in Columbia, SC to the late Lucius T and Ada Christmus Spires. She was a resident of Walterboro, SC for 40 years where she and her husband Roy Gibson, Jr. operated the Burger Chick restaurant and...

Donna Gene Fitzgerald

Donna Gene Fitzgerald

Dec 8, 2010

Donna Gene Griner Fitzgerald 83, long time Cataldo resident passed away Dec. 8 at her daughter's home in Worley. She was born October 25, 1927 to Philip and Ada Collins Griner at Harpster, Idaho. She spent her early childhood at Kooskia and later moved to the Wallace area where she attended High School. She married Robert W. Fitzgerald on May...

Ruby White Snow

Ruby White Snow

Dec 6, 2010

Mrs. Ruby Helen Snow, age 96, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Yadkin Nursing Center. The first of four children, she was born in Surry County to the late James H. and Ella McCann White. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George R. Snow in 1982. Surviving are two sons she made...

Gardner Cromwell

Gardner Cromwell

Dec 5, 2010

Gardner Cromwell was born September 17, 1921, to C. G. and Eva Cromwell in St. Maries, Idaho. He was the eldest of three boys that would eventually include his brothers Charles and Holliday. When Gardner was 6 his family moved to Helena, Montana. It was there that Gardner was schooled and grew to adulthood. Following graduation from high school, Gardner...

Wendel Curtis Sadberry

Wendel Curtis Sadberry

Dec 5, 2010

Mr. Wendel Curtis Sadberry, age 47, of Elkin, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at the Davant Extended Care Center in Blowing Rock. He was stricken by an aortic aneurysm in early March and remained hospitalized until his death. In Christ alone was he given the strong faith and strength to fight so valiantly for the past months. Early Sunday...

Patrick J. Rooney

Patrick J. Rooney

Dec 3, 2010

Patrick J. Rooney 82 former St. Maries resident, died Dec. 3, 2010 at New Berlin, WI. He was born Feb. 2, 1928 to Peter and Marcella Thorn Rooney at Grandville, WI. He graduated from St. Catheran's grade school in 1941 and from Custer High School in 1945. He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering . He served in the U.S....

Mary E. Mcleod

Mary E. Mcleod

Nov 29, 2010

Mary E. McLeod 98 lifetime resident of St. Maries, ID died Nov. 24, 2010 at Manor Care Center in Spokane, WA. She was born June 17, 1912 to Reginold and Dora Schultz Barnhouse at Bellingham, WA She grew up in Bellingham until she was 10 years old when she moved to St. Maries, ID with her parents. She attended school...

Sarah Mae Cheek

Sarah Mae Cheek

Nov 25, 2010

Elkin, Mrs. Sarah Mae Myers Cheek, age 82 widow of Mr. Jessie Herman Cheek who preceded her in death on April 10, 2003, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Yadkin County on April 30, 1928 to Reggie and...

Leonard A. Ferguson

Leonard A. Ferguson

Nov 24, 2010

Leonard A. Ferguson 75 longtime St. Maries, ID resident , died Nov. 24, 2010 at his home at Santa, ID following a 7 month illness. He was born April 24, 1935 to Harold and Joannah Powell Ferguson at Harrison, ID He attended Harrison School where he excelled in basketball. He graduated from Harrison High School with the class of 1954....

Jones Chandler Holcomb

Jones Chandler Holcomb

Nov 24, 2010

Mr. Jones Chandler Holcomb, age 76 of Elkin, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010. He was born December 19, 1933 in Wilkes County to John Solomon and Edith Spicer Holcomb. Survivors include sisters Jo Ann Jahn of Fresno, CA and Mary Hinson of Elkin; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at a later date.

Margie A. Norton

Margie A. Norton

Nov 23, 2010

Margie A. Norton 71 longtime resident of Fernwood, ID died Nov. 23, 2010 at her home in Fernwood. She was born February 22, 1939 to Henry and Florence Mika Oliverius at Sidney, NB. She grew up in Nebraska. She married Kenny Norton on March 11, 1975 at Coeur d' Alene, ID They made their home at Spokane, WA In 1984,...

Darlene Edwards Beplate

Darlene Edwards Beplate

Nov 22, 2010

Darlene Edwards Beplate 57 resident of St. Maries, ID died Nov. 22, 2010 at Valley Vista Care Center , St. Maries, ID. She was born January 21, 1953 to Carroll S. and Ailene Knight Edwards at Edge Wood California. She came to Idaho and and attended schools within this area and graduated from Kootenai High School with the class of...

Jarad Roy Higgins

Jarad Roy Higgins

Nov 20, 2010

Jarad Roy Higgins 31 resident of Emida, ID died Nov. 20, 2010 at his home at Emida. He was born November 22, 1978 to Roy and Alyce McCoy Higgins at St. Maries. He grew up in St. Maries and attended schools here. After he left school, he went to work in the woods logging for Wayne Fuller and his father...

Marjorie Ann Donnenwirth

Marjorie Ann Donnenwirth

Nov 19, 2010

Marjorie Ann Donnenwirth 67 resident of Cataldo, ID died Nov. 19, 2010 at Coeur d' Alene, ID . She was born September 19, 1943 to George and Mable Seely Mauro at St. Maries, ID She grew up in St. Maries and attended schools there. She married Dennis Donnenwirth Dec. 30, 1961 at Coeur d' Alene, ID. They made their home...

Lois Elaine Gallagher

Lois Elaine Gallagher

Nov 18, 2010

Lois Elaine Gallagher 65 a resident of Plummer, ID died Nov. 18, 2010 at her home at Plummer, ID She was born May 25, 1945 to William and Audrey Baney Furrow at Mountain Grove, Missouri. She grew up in Walla Walla, WA as a young woman, she worked as a waitress.. She married Michael Parker in 1961 at Walla Walla....

Les R. Rumelhart

Les R. Rumelhart

Nov 16, 2010

Lesley "Les" R. Rumelhart 71 resident of St. Maries, ID died Nov. 16, 2010 at Coeur d' Alene following a 4 month long battle with Leukemia. He was born October 9, 1939 to Lloyd and Marie Lorenz Rumelhart at Harrison, ID. He grew up in Springston, ID. He graduated with the first class in the new Kootenai High School with...

Zell Sidden Cheek

Zell Sidden Cheek

Nov 16, 2010

Mrs. Zell Sidden Cheek, age 88 of Thurmond, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. She was born October 28, 1922 in Wilkes County and was a member of State Road Primitive Baptist Church. In addition to her mother, Alberta Sidden, she was preceded in death by her husband Garvey R. Cheek and a brother Leff...

Doris Mae Higgins

Doris Mae Higgins

Nov 13, 2010

Doris Mae Higgins 78 lifetime Emida resident, died November 13, 2010 at Coeur d' Alene, ID following a 2 year battle with breast cancer. She was born June 8th 1932 to Charles D. and Edna Mae Griffith Williams at Emida, ID. As a young girl, she lived in Emida and St. Maries area before moving to Spokane Valley. She graduated...

Mary Caudle Norman

Mary Caudle Norman

Nov 13, 2010

Mrs. Mary Caudle Norman, 92 of Elkin, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. Mrs. Norman was born August 28, 1918 in Surry County to William and Delia Willard Caudle. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and owned and operated Norman's Archery with her husband Thomas. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Norman...