Trilby Lee (Horrigan) Neitz

Trilby Lee (Horrigan) Neitz

July 2, 1935 – 

July 3, 2024

Trilby Lee (Horrigan) Neitz, 89, passed peacefully on July 3 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born July 2, 1935 in Philipsburg’s Granada Theatre and spent most of her life in Philipsburg. An active member of family businesses, Trilby worked at the Granada Theatre with her parents, Frank and Betty Horrigan, and at the Philipsburg Mail with her husband, Dean Neitz.

A socialite at heart, Trilby loved her hometown and was devoted to local community organizations, bridge clubs and volunteer groups. She held very close a group of childhood friends that called themselves “the Old Maids,” who often traveled together and loved each other very much.

Trilby was a lifelong lover of skiing, golf and Georgetown Lake. Trilby skied until her early 80s and golfed regularly. As one of the longest-standing Boat Club members, Trilby could most often be found on a summer day at the lake.

Trilby was preceded in death by her husband Dean Neitz; mother Julia Elizabeth “Betty” (Skafte) Christensen; father Frank Horrigan; stepfather Oswald Christensen; sister Kay (Horrigan) Elliston; and brothers-in-law Jack Neitz and Marty Carrick.

She is survived by her sister Pamela (Horrigan) Carrick; brother-in-law Bob Elliston; sons Frank and Van Neitz; daughter Sydney (Neitz) Petersen; son-in-law Brian Petersen; grandchildren Taite Petersen, Megan Snodgrass and Lynsey Williams, and spouses Megan, Chris and Travis; and great-granddaughter Winona Snodgrass.