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Laura L. Riem

Laura went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2018.

Laura married Mathew A. Riem on April 12, 1948. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mathew, on Jan. 12, 1983. Laura is survived by four loving children, Garry, Frank (CJ), Wendy M. (John) Ward and Connie J. (Dan) Vanboxtell, and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three of her brothers, Wilfred, Milton and Wallace Leis, in addition to two sisters, Marie Kerr and Catherine Musclow. Laura has a younger brother, Robert, and an older sister, Mildred, who both live in Kitchener, Ontario.

In 1957 Laura and her husband, Mathew, moved from Canada to Costa Mesa, Calif., where they lived until 1970. In June of 1970 they purchased the Victory Inn, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which they ran until 1978 when Mathew became ill with cancer and passed in 1983.

Laura was a past president of the Cd’A Eagles No. 486 and a member of the Drill Team for many years. She was also a state trustee and membership chairman. Laura was also a past member of Avondale Golf and Country Club, and worked in the kitchen and lounge area in the late 1970s and early ’80s for several years with longtime friend, Ginny Pederson.

Laura and George Siroston were married for a brief time, but soon divorced. Both being strong willed, they could not live together. However, they purchased condos next door to each other. That worked well, as they enjoyed dancing and sustained several years of companionship. George passed away in 1998. Laura met Bill Law and took up skiing when she was 70 years old. They had many happy years together until Bill’s passing in 2011.

In June of 2014 she moved to Garden Plaza, where she enjoyed good friends and fellowship. Many thanks to the wonderful staff there. In 2016 she moved to Honeysuckle Place. The folks there are fantastic and she enjoyed the rest of her life there. Many thanks to Kirk, Joyce, Tina, Lisa, Maddie, Katherine, and to the ones I forgot to mention, please forgive me.

There will be a celebration of life at 11 a.m. on May 30, 2018, at the Hayden Eagles, located at 1520 W. Wyoming Ave.

To see Laura’s online memorial please visit www.englishfuneralchapel.com.