Kootenai County ID Archives Obituaries.....[Tipton] Lasher, Miriam L. "Mimi" October 28, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com November 2, 2005, 1:25 am Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Miriam Lasher, 93 Miriam L. "Mimi" Lasher, 93, Coeur d'Alene, passed away peacefully Oct. 28, 2005, at Kootenai Medical Center. Born May 22, 1912, in Myerstown, Pa., to William and Mary (Engle) Tipton, she lived most of her adult life in Akron, Ohio. Mimi was a devoted wife and mother. She was married to John R. "Ray" Lasher Sr. for 66 years. Mimi and Ray moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1993 to be with their son John. She loved Idaho and her experiences here. Mimi was spirited and independent her entire life. She was a woman of strong determination and faith, who spread love and warmth to everyone she met. Mimi is survived by her son John Lasher and his wife Debra of Coeur d'Alene; daughter Maryann Yoshimoto and husband Miles, Honolulu; sister Midge Gezzar, Akron, Ohio; granddaughter Leslie Vesper and husband Keith, Minneapolis; great- grandson Jackson, Minneapolis; step-grandson Cole Johns and wife Tosh; step- granddaughter Kerri Kelly and husband David; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mimi was preceded in death by her husband, five brothers and two sisters. Services will be in Akron, Ohio. She will be buried in Hillside Cemetery next to her beloved husband Ray. Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d'Alene, is entrusted with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Wishing Star Foundation, 915 W. Second Ave. Suite 3, Spokane, WA 99204. Please visit Mimi's memorial and sign her online guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. Additional Comments: Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. 01 November 2005 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/kootenai/obits/t/tiptonla1023gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb