Local Obituaries for Families in Idaho County
Delores Willig
May 15, 2019
Delores Willig 85, KooskiaDelores was born in Stites Idaho March 14, 1934. To MathiasMcConivile and Grace Kash Kash. Delores Attended Native Boarding Schoolsthroughout the Northwest, and later attended Lewis Clark State College shestudied criminal justice. She worked varies jobs around the region including the NezPerce Tribe as a surveillance officer at the IT'SE-YE-YE CASION in Kamiah untilretirement. Delores loved to...
Michael Myers
May 6, 2019
Michael Myers, of Kooskia, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019. He was born in Greenville, Texas and settled in the Kooskia area in the early 70's. Mike worked for the US Forest Service fighting fires, building trails, packing mule strings and eventually finishing his career as a Law Enforcement Officer. He retired in 2009 and enjoyed raising animals. He married...
Russell Wiggins
May 6, 2019
Russell Wiggins, 65, of Kamiah, died May 6, 2019 at his home in Kamiah. Trenary Funeral Home of Kooskia is assisting the family.
Aletha Brown
May 6, 2019
Our beloved mother, Aletha Ann Brown passed away May 6, 2019 in Grangeville, Idaho at the age of 96 from complications of pneumonia. She was born to Walter Doyle Bateman and Clara Belle Armitage on January 21, 1923 in Southwick, Idaho, where she spent her youth until her late teens. She married Don Rogers October 28, 1940 in Weippe, Idaho....
Robert Hutchins
May 5, 2019
There will be a Celebration of Life for Robert Hutchins on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at the Kooskia City Park. The Celebration will be followed by a potluck. Bring your chair and favorite memories of Bob to share.
Donald Miller
Apr 28, 2019
Donald Lyle Miller, born to Howard Liddell Miller Sr. and Alene Hill Miller on January 23, 1953 in Boise, Idaho, left this world after extended illness on April 28, 2019 at his home in Kooskia, Idaho. Although born in Boise, the Clearwater Valley is where Don spent most of his life and where he considered home. Growing up, Don and...
Judith Voller
Apr 27, 2019
Celebration of Life for Judith Voller will be Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Noon at the Kooskia City Park. There will be a potluck following the service.
Sarah Ridley
Apr 26, 2019
Sarah Arlene Kipp Ridley was born December 14, 1937 in Orofino, Idaho. Her mother was Mae Scott and her father was Adam Kipp. Sarah was raised by her grandmother Mary along with her sister Zola Kipp in Kamiah, Idaho and was a member of the Second Indian Presbyterian Church. Sarah spent summers in Tacoma, Washington, where after high school graduation...
Candace O’Hare
Apr 19, 2019
Candace Joanne Shumate O'Hare "Candy" 66, of Syringa passed away Friday April 19, 2019 at her home after battling COPD. Candy was born November 8, 1952 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to Robert and Joan Caldwell Shumate. Candy's father was in the Navy and like many military families she was able to see a lot of the country and went to...
Ellen Waggoner
Apr 15, 2019
Ellen Harper Waggoner, 60 of Kamiah Id passed away on a beautiful spring day on the 15th of April, 2019 at Clearwater Valley Hospital in Orofino Idaho. She was surrounded by friends and family. Ellen was born to James and Betty Harper on March 29, 1959 in Cleveland MS.Ellen grew up in Cleveland and attended school at Cleveland High School....
Patsy Parsell
Apr 9, 2019
Patsy Stewart Parsell was born January 18, 1935 in Teton, Idaho to John Dahle and Ada Anderson Stewart. She spent her elementary years in Teton and moved with her parents and younger brother to Hamilton, Montana where she graduated from high school in 1953. On August 10, 1955 she married David Lee Parsell. After living in Fallbrook, California, where David...
George Moore
Apr 5, 2019
George Allen Moore, 64 passed away of a heart attack on April 5, 2019. George was known for enjoying the country life while camping, hunting and ATV trail blazing. In addition, enjoyed the river for fishing and boating. He especially enjoyed spending time with all his family, weather it be for holidays or to enjoy a hot cup of coffee...
Judith Voller
Apr 4, 2019
Judith Alane Voller of Kamiah passed away at home April 4, 2019. She was 62.Judie was born to Delbert and Bonnie Hull on Oct. 3, 1956 in Watsonville, Calif. Her parents moved to Manteca, Calif. in the mid '60s. In 1978 she met her future husband, Ken Voller. They married on Sept. 29, 1979. The young couple moved to Valley...
Gordon Hawkins
Apr 3, 2019
Gordon Allen Hawkins Jr. 76, of Kamiah, died peacefully April 3, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital, in Cottonwood, Idaho. Gordon Jr. was born September 8, 1942 to Gordon Alvy and Virginia Grace Bouldin Hawkins in Douglas, Arizona. His family left Arizona and after a brief period in Oregon they made it to "Pop Bouldins Place" on the North Fork, which...
Barbara Graham
Apr 1, 2019
Barbara June Graham passed away at 4:21 A.M., April 1, 2019 at her home in Kooskia, Idaho. Barbara was born June 16, 1933, to Anne & Clye Gates in Seattle, Washington. She joined a brother, Gerald and a sister, DeeDee. Her mother worked at the Bon Marche, and Barbara grew up exploring the store fronts of Pikes Place Market, where...
Fern Jones
Mar 10, 2019
Fern Eileen Jones, 76, of Kamiah, died March 10, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood. Trenary Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Betty Gunter
Feb 27, 2019
Betty Jean Gunter passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, due to complications of aging.She was born Aug. 24, 1928, on Wells Bench, above Orofino, to Walter and Ellen Schenck. Upon her father's death, her family moved to Grangeville, where her mother married Keith Cash. On May 4, 1949, Betty married Lester Gunter. They moved to Clearwater and began putting the...
James Crawford
Feb 26, 2019
James Allen Crawford 85, of Kooskia, Idaho, passed away in his home on February 26, 2019. Jim was born January 13, 1934 in America, Oklahoma to DeWitt and Minnie Crocker Crawford. His family moved to California, like many other families during the Dustbowl era. The Crawford family picked cotton in the fields to make ends meet. With the population growth,...
Robert Hutchins
Feb 24, 2019
Robert Lee Hutchins of Kamiah, Idaho, joined the angels in Heaven on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Bob was born May 5, 1944, in Sonora, California, to Wilger and Vera Adams Hutchins. He attended school in Sonora and later joined the U.S. Navy. Bob was married to Sandra Williams and they had four children, Sandra Lee, Christine Louise, Lucille Marjory, and...
Roy Gustavson
Feb 21, 2019
Roy Doane Gustavson was born February 16, 1953 at the Cottonwood Hospital and lived the beginning of his life at Camp 58 in Harpster, Idaho, moving with his family to Kooskia shortly after. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing. He worked for the Moose Creek Forest District in the summers- after he graduated from Kooskia - Clearwater Valley High School....
