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Shawna A. Wiseman Larsen, 85
April 30, 1934 — June 18, 2019
Shawna Ann Wiseman Larsen, who led a full life with her husband and family, died at Schneidmiller House hospice, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on June 18, 2019, with family members by her side. She was the last of her Wiseman family and the Larsen generation that she married into. She was 85.
She was born in Parma, Idaho, to William H. and Ruth M. Wiseman, on April 30, 1934. The Wiseman family lived in different places in the Pacific Northwest because of her father’s work as a lineman.
In the late 1940s, the family ended up in Pasco, Wash., where she attended Pasco High School. It was in Pasco she met Donald R. Larsen.
Donald and Shawna eloped, marrying on Jan. 27, 1951, in Coeur d’Alene. They later married on April 12 at Church of Our Savior (Episcopal), Pasco. Years later, her sons joked that if Dad ever missed their first anniversary, he always had the second one to remember. But he never forgot. They were married for 43 years until Donald’s passing on June 28, 1994.
They had six sons while living in the Burbank Heights and Tri-Cities, Wash., area.
Shawna was gregarious and loved to kid and joke. She was known for her homemade food, like chicken and dumplings, apple and huckleberry pies, and big Thanksgiving meals. Some favorite activities were going camping, fishing and visiting the Oregon and Washington coasts.
She lived in the Spokane Valley, Wash., for 14 years before moving to Post Falls, Idaho, after Donald’s Northern Pacific (now Burlington Northern Santa Fe) railway retirement in 1992. She became active in American Legion Post 143 (in Post Falls), Spokane Valley Eagles and volunteered at Kootenai Memorial Hospital, in Coeur d’Alene.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Lolita, in 1925; mother, Ruth, in 1962; father, William, in 1992; husband, Donald, in 1994; grandson, Michael, in 2009; and sister, Othelle Richter, in 2017.
Survived by sons Dana, Randy (Cindi) and Dusty, of Spokane Valley, Scott (Terry) of New Westminster, British Columbia, Shawn (Terry) and Mark of Post Falls; grandchildren, Leslie (Sam) of Liberty Lake, Wash.; Chris (Katie) of Rutland, Mass., Nick of Lake City, Wash., Kirsten of Little Elm, Texas, and Luke of Sneads Ferry, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Reagan of Liberty Lake, Sydney of Rutland and Korra of Little Elm; five nephews and two nieces, Darrell of Ketchikan, Alaska, Jack of Rathdrum, Idaho, Charles (Jackie) of Everett, Wash., Richard (Judi) of Touchet, Wash., and Ron (Maria) of Snohomish, Wash., Nancy (Ron) of St. Maries, Idaho and Nicki (Chuck) of Hamilton, Australia.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Thornhill Valley Chapel, 1400 S. Pines Road, followed by burial at Pines Cemetery in Spokane Valley. A post-service gathering will take place from 4 to 7 p.m., at American Legion Hall Post 143, 1138 E. Poleline Ave., Post Falls.
The family requests no flowers. Memorials in Shawna’s name may be made to the Schneidmiller House, 2290 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID, 83815, (208) 772-7994, or online https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/hospiceofnorthidaho.