Alumni of IHM Academy, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, class of 1973
These names were collected from the 1970 and 1971 Le Coeur yearbooks, and Corky's list.
Due to the closure of IHM in summer 1971, this class attended and graduated from Coeur d'Alene HS in 1973.
22 Jan 2022
Deceased. Brother of Alvin ('65), Alice '62 & Diane '63 BAUERNFEIND. More family information.
Sister of Michael'71, and Christine'72 BENBENNICK. Married Bruce GILLEY. More family information.
Born to Carl Oliver (1921-1959) & Irene L (STUDER) BOWSER (1923-1981). sister of Stephen '67, Lorraine'70 & Ginny'68 and Russell'74 BOWSER. More family information.
Carl
Irene
Class secretary 9
Class representative 9; son of Jack (1916-1999) & Billie Jo (WADDILL 1926-2002) DeBARBRIE. Brother of Lyn ('69 DeBARBRIE) HOUGH. Married Julie STAFFORD. See father's obituary.
Born to Leonard G & Rose (HOFFMAN) DIEMERT. Sister of Rick'66, David'68, Jim ('70), Randolf('71), Lindsay '74 DIEMERT, and more (see Dave's obit).
Born 1955 to Philip E (Jan 1919-) and Mary L (Dec 1924-) DOLAN, [521 Foster, Cd'A]. Brother of Steve '67, James '69 & Tim '72 DOLAN. Jerusalem resident and news correspondent, chronicler of Middle East tensions since 1982. Published author, lecturer and commentator, see DDolan.com.
Class president 9. Brother of Michael '66, Robert '68, Mark & Jim ELGEE. Related (grand-nephew) to Frank '12 ELGEE and Nellie '15 VAUGHN.
Class vice-president 9; son of Gary and Gilda J (GRAY) FOUNTAIN. Nephew of Mike & Pat '68 GRAY. See Mother's obituary.
Born 3 Sep 1955 in Orange county CA to George H and Lillian (PRECUP) GILLHOOVER. Dad's obituary. Sister of Geri '70 GILLHOOVER. Married Harry JEFFREY.
Born c1955 to Florry F & Lucille HARRINGTON. Brother of Mary Kaye (HARRINGTON '66) BARTLETT, Mike '66, Pat '67, Greg, Jeff, Joan (HARRINGTON '71) BARNES, Ruth '69, Barbara, Christine, Margaret, Marcia '74, and Paula J HARRINGTON. Jean married ----- BACON, lived in Alaska (1992). More family information.
Married Peter Jonathan CROOT. Graduated 1976 from St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing (Missoula). Was Director of Nursing for LifeCare Centers of America, Bothell WA. Died 21 Dec 2013 in Seattle.
JoAnn'73
Born to Mary Frances (SIEK '45) and Michael (Mick) JESSICK. Brother of Mike '70 JESSICK and Peggy (JESSICK) HORD. Cousin of Frank '65, Lucille '66, and David '71 JESSICK. Nephew of Rose Mary '37 HEBERT. Ray's father, Mickey, died 29 Jan 1971. His mother died 20 Jan 2002.
Born 14 Nov 1954 to Richard Stanley & Shirley Katherine ('49 BOLTZ) JOST. Sister of George '70, Mike '71, Rick '74 and Cheryl ('76) JOST.
Chris married Michael (Mike) Douglas on 28 Ddec 1974. lived Pocatello, then Rathdrum, worked 30 years for CdA School District. Chris died 25 Nov 2021, buried in St Thomas cemetery.
Chris'73
Mike(husband)
Shirley'49(mom)
Richard(dad)
son of Ernie KARST and Maxine (HUNTER) of Pinehurst. Brother of Janice '65, Patricia '68 & Gloria '68, Bonnie '70, Mary '73 KARST
Ernie(dad)
Maxine(mom)
daughter of Ernie KARST and Maxine (HUNTER) of Pinehurst. Sister of Janice '65, Patricia '68 & Gloria '68, Bonnie '70, John '73 KARST
Ernie(dad)
Maxine(mom)
lives Bellevue WA
Daughter of Marvin Cecil & Enith (HOFFMAN) LENZ. Sister of Jeff '71 & Larry '67 LENZ and seven more. Cousin of Billy '71 BOUGHTON.
Married Norman SPERLE. See more family information.
Marvin(dad)
Enith(mom)
Born to Leo Walter '33 & Patrica E (KELLY) MATSON. Brother of Anne ('65 MATSON) ELGEE, Mary Beth (MATSON '66) GRYGNY, Ellen (MATSON '68) JAEGER, Walter '70 MATSON, Patrice '72, Thomas '74 and John ('76) MATSON. Nephew of Reino E '34 MATSON and Elma '38 MATSON.
Son of George and Bonnie Ann (GAINE) McDOWELL. McDowell has been the Kootenai County assessor since 2003, and before that he was the senior deputy assessor since 1983. From 1977 to 1983, he was the mapping division manager for the county. His brother Randy (1957-1980) is buried in St Thomas cemetery.
Randy
George(dad)
born 2 Aug 1955 to William D '39 and Anna Marie (DESILET '41) McFARLAND. Married 1981 to Helen A ('75) TORGERSON, who died suddenly on 18 Jan 2015; see obituary. Jim died 11 Sep 2006; Cd'A Press obituary. Brother of Kathleen'62, Bill'65, Thomas'68, & John '70 McFARLAND, and Chris & Steve McFARLAND. See father Wm D '39 for more family information.
Jim'73
Helen'75
Born 10 Apr 1955 to John Elmer and Esther Marlene (NIELSEN '53) MILLHEISLER. Brother of Karen '72 (MILLHEISLER) TRUSTY. Ronnie died 25 July 1991 in King Co WA. See parents' obituaries.
Ron'73
Daughter of Robert '45 MOATE; sister of twins Robert '70 & Terry '70 MOATE.
Class treasurer 9; Born to John Louis & Evelyn Theresa (MOORMANN) MONTREUIL. Senior VP, Cashier and Board Secretary of Idaho Independent Bank. Brother of Stephanie '66 and Kenneth '68 MONTREUIL. Lives Cd'A. See Family history information, and his father's obituary.
Born 8 Apr 1955 at Cd'A to Robert O and Patricia F (THOMSON) NELSON. She was a Vikette at CHS following closure of IHM in 1971. She married (later divorced) Steve POLLARD. Niece of David'67 and Diane'66 THOMSON.
Kathleen died 23 Sept 2019 in Spokane. See obituary. Her brother, Greg died 15 March 2020 at Rathdrum. Their sister, Peggy (Tim) TURRELL lives in Post Falls.
Kathy'73
Born in Illinois to Laddie John & Mary Ann (HEDRLIN) NOVAK. Moved to Cd'A in 1964. Sister of Nancy '67 and Linda '69 NOVAK. Married Tom DUNN.
Born to John F and Fern C (STIBBE) NOVAK. Sister of Robert '56, Rea '66, and Brad '71 NOVAK. Married --- FRITTS (divorced c1996), one daughter. Worked as an office manager until a motor vehicle accident c1990 caused partial paralysis.
daughter of John W OSTMAN. Sister of John C '72 OSTMAN.
Born to James & Mary K (SMITH) RANSOM. Sister of Patricia'67, Sue'68, Liz'72, Mike'66 and Dave RANSOM. Parents' obituaries.
Born June 1955 to William A '44 REAGAN. Cousin of Pam '74 REAGAN. Married Russell LARSON, lives Cd'A. Niece of many REAGAN graduates; see more family history.
Born to Floyd and Alice ('51 GRIBNAU) ROSENLUND.
Sister of James '71 and Joseph '74 ROSENLUND.
Cousin of Robert '56, Delores '59, Linda '63, Larry '66, Donald '72 JACOBS, and more (non-grad) children of Harold and Cecelia (GRIBNAU) JACOBS. Niece of Theresa '46, Patricia '53, Norma '55 & Barbara '58 GRIBNAU. Mother's obituary and father's obituary.
Married --- IVERSON.
Born 19 Aug 1955 to Paul B and Inez Mae (BARNES) SAND. Brother of Paul "Skip" '67, Cathy '69, Ken '72 and Donald '66 SAND.
Parent's obituaries.
PJ married Rhonda FLEMING; divorced 29 years later. PJ died 14 Jan 2022 in CdA. see obituary
PJ '73
Class representative 9; born 5 Sep 1955, died 8 Dec 1979, buried St Thomas cemetery. Photo of Steve. Brother of Terrine'70 and Julie'71 SPINAZZA. See obituary.
Steve'73
Born at Cd'A of Allen Ernest & Virginia (MOSMAN) STOCKWELL. Lived 1302 Montana. Brother of Linda'66 & David'71 STOCKWELL. Nephew of Marilyn '60 MOSMAN. More family information.
Allen(dad)
Ginny(mom)
Sister of Helen ('75) (TORGERSON) McFARLAND (wife of Jim '73 McFARLAND).
Helen'75
Born to Gilbert and Dioma "Dottie" (LUECK) WARDIAN. Brother of Jack '69, Lynn'72, Joette'70 and Mary '74 WARDIAN.
Gil(dad)
Dottie(mom)
Born to Robert Sr and Joyce (HEHMAN) WEBER. Sister of Robert '70 & Steve '71 WEBER. Lesley married Mike AUSTIN, lives Spokane.
born to Ralph Burman (1917 ND - 1992 WA) & Margaret (FINK) WETMUR, who married 1 Jun 1943 in Sheridan MT. Lived at 114 Cd'A Ave (1962). Lives (with brother) at 107 Cd'A (2016). Brother of Harold'64 and Carol'70 WETMUR.
Born to Donald Byron (Sr) and Bette Jean (TRAUTMAN) WILEY. Sister of Donald B '62 WILEY & Terry '66 WILEY. Married --- WILLIAMS, lives Phoenix AZ.
Earned Eagle Scout Rank in September 1969 in Troop 222.
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