Rochelle Harris, 87
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
Rochelle Ellen Harris of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Jan. 18, 2023. Rochelle was born Feb. 22, 1935, in Pomona, Calif., to Glenn and Bobbi Godlove. She was the eldest of two children. Rochelle grew up in Pomona and attended Pomona High School where she graduated in 1953.
Rochelle met Kenneth (Ken) Harris at Pomona High School, and they were married Dec. 28, 1952. Their son, Martin (Marty), was born in 1955, and two years later, they welcomed a daughter, Corinne (Corie). Rochelle lived in Pomona until 1973, when the family moved to Valencia, Calif. Rochelle and Ken lived in Littleton, Colo., for a few years in the late 1980s, and then returned to California. She and Ken resided in the Santa Clarita Valley until after Ken’s death in 2011. Rochelle moved to Rathdrum, Idaho, in the fall of 2013.
Rochelle worked in banking most of her career. She was a people person, and she loved socializing with everyone. Rochelle was very creative. She loved to sew, knit, crochet and craft. Rochelle shared her love of tea with everyone. She was also strong-willed, opinionated and spoke her mind. Everyone loved her sense of humor. Rochelle was a true friend, and she was always willing to lend a helping hand. Most of all she was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and, most recently, great-grandmother. Rochelle loved her family and the Lord more than anything. She taught her family how to be strong and independent.
Rochelle was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Bobbi Godlove, her brother, Gary Godlove, and her husband, Ken Harris.
Rochelle is survived by her son, Marty (Alison) Harris, her daughter, Corie (Mark) Gregory, grandchildren Jefferson (Kaylee) Harris, Mallory (Jonathan) Justice and Grace Gregory and great-granddaughter Georgia Justice.
A memorial service will be held for Rochelle on Feb. 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church located at 32529 North Sixth Ave., Spirit Lake, Idaho. Rochelle’s family will spread her ashes with Ken’s in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mammoth Lakes, Calif.