Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Mildred Joan Smith

Mildred Joan Smith

Oct 26, 2013

Mildred Joan Smith, 91, of Sandpoint passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013at Luther Park. Memorial services will be conducted at a later time in California.

Katelyn Lenae Bledsoe

Katelyn Lenae Bledsoe

Oct 25, 2013

Katelyn Lenae Bledsoe, 7 months, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Friday October 25, 2013. She was born March 9, 2013 in Sandpoint. Her salvation is complete. Memorial services will be conducted 11AM, Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Grace Sandpoint, 208 N. 1st Ave. in Sandpoint.

Clayton Owen Schell

Clayton Owen Schell

Oct 25, 2013

Clayton Owen Schell, 50 of Spokane Valley, former Sandpoint resident passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 in Spokane Valley. A memorial graveside service will be conducted at 11:00AM, Wednesday at Westmond Cemetery in Sagle, Idaho.

Margaret Lena Bradetich

Margaret Lena Bradetich

Oct 24, 2013

Margaret Lena Bradetich, 87, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 11:00 am in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Margaret was born in 1926 the daughter of Robert and Bessie Hatcher` in Ennis, Montana. She married John Bradetich on December 11, 1942...

Seth Alan Layman

Seth Alan Layman

Oct 23, 2013

Seth Alan Layman, 40 of Sandpoint passed away on Oct. 23, 2013 in Sandpoint. Private family services will be held at a later time. He was born May 7, 1973 in LaConia, NH, the son of James and Diane Layman. When he was five he moved with his family to Clark Fork, Idaho where he attended school. He later moved...

Deborha LaDue

Deborha LaDue

Oct 22, 2013

Deborha LaDue, 58 of Sandpoint passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Bonner General Hospital surrounded by her family. A memorial service will conducted 2:00PM, Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Deborha was born July 13, 1955 in Butte, MT the daughter of Andrew and Catherine Belgarde LaDue. She was raised and educated there. She worked many years...

Dorothy L. Ames

Dorothy L. Ames

Oct 21, 2013

Dorothy L. Ames, 93, passed away, at her home in Dover, on Monday October 21, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Saturday, October 26th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Dorothy was born March 19, 1920 in Westmond, Idaho the daughter of William...

Denise Hamann Privett

Denise Hamann Privett

Oct 20, 2013

Denise Hamann Privett, 52, of Sandpoint passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 following a short illness. A celebration of her life will take place next August in Sandpoint. Denise was born Jan. 25 1961 in National City, CA. She moved to Sandpoint, Idaho as a child, the place she referred to as home. After Graduating from Sandpoint High School...

Gail C. Suhfras

Gail C. Suhfras

Oct 10, 2013

Gail Christine Suhfras (Kaestner) left us October 10th, 2013 to continue her journey through the Universe. She was a rare soul, an incomparable wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a special part of so many other people’s lives. The number of people she touched during her amazing life would be too long of a list for any piece of...

George "Lee" Congleton, Jr.

George "Lee" Congleton, Jr.

Oct 7, 2013

George Lee Congleton, Jr., 95, was born in Bryant, Wisconsin on November 13, 1917 and died in Sandpoint, Idaho on October 7, 2013. Raised in Antigo, Wisconsin, Lee, as he was called, met Maxine Freiburger and they were married on January 16, 1939. While living in Antigo, they had two children, George Lee III and Mary Gail. Moving to Cleveland,...

Richard J Gerstenberger

Richard J Gerstenberger

Oct 4, 2013

Richard (Rich) Joseph Gerstenberger, born July 2, 1925, went home to be with the Lord on October 4, 2013, at age 88. Rich passed away at home from natural causes. Rich is survived by Jean (Miller Hill) Gerstenberger, having celebrated 67 years of marriage on August 1st, 2013; Rich is survived by their 4 children, Judy Weare (husband, Mickey), Laurel...

Cris Hadley

Cris Hadley

Sep 25, 2013

Crystal Pearl Henderson Hadley died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the age of 86. She was born on January 15, 1927, in Hayden, Idaho, to her parents Edgar and Pearl Henderson, who had moved to Idaho from Wisconsin to run an apple orchard. The Henderson family later moved to Dover, Idaho, where Edgar was contracted to paint the old Dover...

Leonard Scott

Leonard Scott

Sep 20, 2013

Leonard Scott, 66, passed away suddenly on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, while playing his guitar, with his devoted dog, Otter, by his side. Leonard, also known as Leo, Lanny, or Uncle Leonard, was born Jan. 21, 1947, in Chicago, Ill. He was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1964, he joined the United States Air Force and served at Tan...

Billy B McElroy

Billy B McElroy

Sep 20, 2013

McElroy, Billy Beauford (Age 86) beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Friday, September 20th, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Bill was born on September 29th, 1926, in Waynesville, North Carolina, the son of John and Edith Arrington McElroy. He was 10 years old when his father began working on Grand Coulee Dam and the family moved...

Clyde F Meredith

Clyde F Meredith

Sep 19, 2013

Clyde F. Meredith, age 91, passed away peacefully the morning of September 19, 2013. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00AM, Tuesday, September 24th in the Clark Fork Lutheran Church. He was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Clark Fork to Clyde Meredith, Sr. and Elsie Webb Meredith. He grew up in Clark Fork until his parents moved to St. Maries...

Lois Ethel Pfahl

Lois Ethel Pfahl

Sep 15, 2013

Lois Ethel Pfahl, 96, passed away on September 15, 2013 at Luther Park in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was born July 263, 1917 in Beaver Falls, PA

Arlene Ruth Paulson

Arlene Ruth Paulson

Sep 13, 2013

Arlene “Gram” Paulson, 90, of Post Falls, departed her earthly life September 13th due to complications from surgery and is now in the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Arlene was loved and adored by many friends and family. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio March 27, 1923, the daughter of George and Alma Creaser. After leaving Cleveland,...

James Arthur Jasman

James Arthur Jasman

Sep 12, 2013

James Arthur Jasman, 64, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Bonner General Hopsital in Sandpoint, Idaho after a prolonged battle with a chronic illness. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Chuck Wigton officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Jim was born on June 20, 1949...

JoAnn Leroux

JoAnn Leroux

Sep 11, 2013

JoAnn Leroux, 80, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.

Paul Douglas Chubb

Paul Douglas Chubb

Sep 10, 2013

Paul Douglas Chubb, 46, passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Paul was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 22, 1967 the son of Smokey and Freda Chubb. He attended local schools, graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1985. He had worked locally, as a carpenter, in construction....