Lavada Maw
Lavada “Elayne” (Freeman) Maw passed away on Aug. 1 at Kootenai
Medical Center surrounded by her close friends and family. She died
due to respiratory failure from an attack of her COPD that she had
been battling for years.
Elayne was born on a beautiful spring day, June 3, 1958, to her loving
parents Gene and June Freeman in Portland, Ore. She grew up with her
sisters Danya and Lori, and her brother Eldon. She was married to
Steven Maw of Warden, Wash., for 17 years.
She is survived by her parents Gene and June Freeman; her two sisters,
Danya Heaton of Sandpoint and Lori Milks of Coeur d’Alene; her brother
Eldon Freeman of Middleton; her three sons, Christopher Alan Freeman
of Coeur d’Alene, Michael Gene Freeman of Post Falls, and Jaushawa
Steven Freeman of Sandpoint,. She is also survived by her four
grandchildren, Angel Elayne Freeman, Brandon Ray Freeman, Mikayla
Marie Freeman and Malaki James Freeman.
Elayne was a kind and caring soul to all who knew her. She enjoyed
volunteering her time to help others in need and adored spending time
with her grandchildren. She loved angels and truly is an angel
herself. She was appreciated and will be missed greatly by all of us.
Grandma, you are irreplaceable and we will love you forever!
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Real Life
Ministries in Post Falls.