Leah Coash
Leah Coash
Leah Coash went to be with the Lord on
Saturday, February 11, 2012, while staying with her daughter in Cascade after a
three month illness. Born on December 4, 1925, in Lucas, South Dakota to
Winfield and Edna Genzlinger
,
she was raised in rural
South Dakota and always had fond memories of her years growing up. She was
active in sports and regularly was found playing baseball, sometimes beating
the boys.
In her early life she attended college
and recei
v
ed her teaching degree
,
and then taught school in South Dakota. Later, she met her
husband, Louis Coash, from Winner, South Dakota
.
The
two were ma
r
ried in 1947. Upon moving to Winner, she
worked in the medical field
,
where she became a Hospital
Administrator. In 1957 they moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they ran a
successful manufacturing business.
They moved to Idaho in the early 1960
'
s where Lou
worked
in construction. Leah shared her
husband’s love of the outdoors, and wanted to raise her children in Idaho. They
bought property in Round Valle
y
,
and were pioneers in the new snowmobile era. They rented and ran
snowmobiles for a number of
y
ears at the Snow Bowl
.
Throughout the 70
'
s it became
a restaurant and meeting place. Leah hosted Gov. Otter there when he was fi
r
st running for public office.
Leah was active in politics
.
She had served as chairman of the Valley County Planning and
Zoning Commission
,
and also lobbied successfully for
textbook review committees to be established. That bill was signed into
l
aw by Go
v
ernor John Evans
.
She was a supporter of Republican politics working tirelessly on
numerous campaigns. She formed the Citizens for Better Government Organization
in the 1970's and was a regular at the Capitol during session
.
Leah was active in her faith and took on
a number of Christian causes throughout her life. She supported many organizations,
helped form the Christian Coalition, and ran the Snow Bowl Chapel along with
her husband Lou
.
She was active with the Christian
Children’s Fund
,
supporting several children through that
organization. Leah had reported for the Idaho Statesman and had a number of
Guest Opinions over the years.
Leah was preceded in death b
y
her brothers and sister
,
as
w
ell as her husband Louis, who died in 1987. She is survived by
her daughter, Cynthia Coash o
f
Cascade
,
and her son and daughter- in- law
,
Craig
and Da
w
n Coash of Nampa
.
The family wishes to thank R
.
N. Judy Hughes and R.N. Amy Calkins of McCall St
.
Luke's Healthcare
,
for their
kindness during Leah's illness.
Friends and family are welcome to attend
a graveside service at Cloverdale Cemetery on Wednesday, February 15 at 1:00
p.m., with Pastor Tom Penry officiating. Arrangements are under the direction
of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise.
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