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Dolores ‘Coo’ Palush, 92

Dolores Emily Marie (Teets) Palush, 92, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Feb. 13, 2019. She was the only child born to Thurman and Emma (Semok) Teets, of Donora, Pa., on Feb. 21, 1926. She was adoringly nicknamed “Coo” because she was a happy baby who cooed all the time. Coo’s mother died in 1927, when Coo was 22 months old. Coo was raised by her grandparents, John and Susan (Pokol) Semok. Coo was united in holy matrimony to Louis Joseph Palush on March 6, 1948, and celebrated 63 years of marriage before Lou’s passing in 2011.

Everyone who knew Coo recollects an exceptionally tender and kind-hearted woman. She found no fault in anyone and always acknowledged your good and loving side. She warmly greeted you into her home and always offered you something to eat or drink. Coo was salt for this earth and light for this world.

Coo leaves behind three children and their spouses: daughter, Carol and Ken Skaggs of Puyallup, Wash.; son, Louis “Bud” and Joan Palush of Sparks, Nev.; and daughter, Susan and Marc “Tamarack” Andrews of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She is also blessed with eight grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Coo is a member of Pope St. Pius X Catholic Church, in Coeur d’Alene, and during the last year of her life she resided at Wellspring Meadows Assisted Living in Hayden, Idaho.

Arrangements are in the care of English Funeral Chapel (www.englishfuneralchapel.com) in Coeur d’Alene. A Mass of Christian Inurnment will be planned for early spring; contact Pope St. Pius X Catholic Church 208-765-5108 for details. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in memory of Dolores “Coo” Palush, to Hospice of North Idaho Schneidmiller House at 2290 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815, 208-772-7994.