Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Harry A Schual
Jun 4, 2013
Harry A. Schual, 99, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at his home om Bottle Bay Road. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor Steve Nickodemus, Christ Our Reddemer Lutheran, will be officiating. Harry was born on Sept. 10, 1913 in Sacremento, California. He was a mechanical engineer, working in the citrus production...
Gary Lee Moser
Jun 2, 2013
Gary Lee Moser, 61, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00pm, Thursday, June 6th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God will be officiating, with burial in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours will be from 2:00pm until 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 5th in Coffelt’s Funeral Home....
Doris Mae Pellegrino
Jun 2, 2013
Doris Mae Pellegrino, 88, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Private family services will be held at a later date. Doris was born in Concordia, Kansas on May 30, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Virginia Bessette. She attended schools in Concordia, graduating from Concordia High School in 1943. She lived in the Central Valley area...
Vera Louise Stewart
Jun 1, 2013
Vera Louise Stewart, 88, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Vera was born on December 8, 1924 in Long Beach, Mississippi; the daughter of J.J. and Mary Reeves. She graduated from high school while living in Mobile, Alabama, later moving to North Carolina... In 1993...
Ralph Lewis Poss
May 23, 2013
Ralph Lewis Poss, 88, of Sandpoint passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Luther Park. Ralph was born near Galesville, Wisconsin, on October 31, 1924. He grew up and attended schools in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After attending college a short time, he served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot during WWII. Throughout his life, he flew and...
Rockie Lynn Stewart
May 21, 2013
Rockie Lynn Stewart, 52, of Sandpoint passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Kootenai Medical Center. Memorial Services will be conducted 11:00AM Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Coffelt Funeral Service, 109 N. Division, Sandpoint, Idaho Rockie was born Aug. 28, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama the son of Johnnie and Vera Stewart. He moved with his family to Arkansas and later...
Neil M. Snoddy
May 20, 2013
Neil McAdam Snoddy was born November 22, 1944 in Spokane WA. His heart stopped beating on May 20, 2013 in Sandpoint Idaho. His Funeral Mass will be held 11:00am Tuesday May 28th at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Sandpoint ID, with Father Dennis C. Day, officiating. The Rosary will be held on Monday May 27th at 7:00pm also at St....
Alice H. Dexter
May 20, 2013
Ticky - Tacky House Ours is a ticky-tacky house, The oldest on the street. Although we try, it’s very hard To keep it looking neat. The walls are not exactly straight; The roof is sagging too. The steps are worn by many feet; It’s long since they were new. Inside there’s lack of closet space; The plumbing’s very old. Drafts...
Robert L. "Bud" Vetter
May 14, 2013
Robert "Bud" Vetter (Age 89) Passed into eternity on May 14, 2013 at Bonner General Hospital. Two days prior, when a nurse asked Bud, "How do you feel, Bud?" he responded "With my fingers!" That was Bud, he always had an answer. A resident of Sandpoint, Idaho, Bud was born in Watertown, South Dakota to Carl and Minnie (Kieso)Vetter. He...
Irene Hawkins
May 14, 2013
Irene Hawkins, 88 of Sandpoint passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Life Care Center of Sandpoint. Funeral services for Irene will be conducted 10:00AM, Monday, May 20, 2013 at Coffelt Funeral Service. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with interment following in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Irene was born July 8, 1924 in What Cheer, Iowa the daughter of Ezra and...
George Smith Roberson
May 12, 2013
George Smith Roberson, 88 of Sandpoint passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 10AM Wednesday May 15, 2013 at Coffelt Funeral Service. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park with military honors. He was born the seventh of ten children on Nov. 3, 1924 in Hill City, South Dakota to James and Lula...
JoAnn Sisson
May 10, 2013
JoAnn (LaMoreaux) Sisson was born in Spokane, Washington on the 5th of July, 1930 to Ed and Ida LaMoreaux. She passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Life Care after fighting a battle with Alzheimer’s. JoAnn attended grade school in Ponderay in the one room schoolhouse, and then the family moved to Sandpoint where she attended Farmin and Washington grade...
Philip H. Robinson
Apr 29, 2013
Philip Henry Robinson was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on March 17, 1946 to Daniel W. and Lorna Robinson and died April 29, 2013 in Tucson, AZ from complications of esophageal cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00am, Saturday, May 18th, in the First Christian Church, 201 N Division, Sandpoint. Pastor Tony Nelson will be officiating with Military Honors following...
Ben H. Cossel
Apr 28, 2013
Ben Harve Cossel passed away peacefully at his home in Hope on April 28, 2013 after a long illness. Ben was born in Enid, Oklahoma on April 12, 1935. He and his family moved to California in 1941 during the Dust Bowl. Ben met his beloved wife Barbara of 57 years in 1955 after his service in the Army as...
Sandra K Olson
Apr 28, 2013
Sandra K. Olson, 56, of Livingston, MT passed away in Livingston on Dec. 20, 2012. Sandra was the daughter of William and Lawana Olson long time area residents. Memorial graveside services will be conducted 10AM, Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Pinecrest Memorial Park with Dale Coffelt, officiating.
Ronald Leslie Britton
Apr 27, 2013
Ronald Leslie Britton, 76, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Spokane, Washington after a courageous battle with cancer. A pot luck celebration of life will be conducted on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at 12:00 pm, in the VFW Hall. Ronald was born at his parents in Brainerd, MN on Nov. 20, 1936, the son of Ray and Helen...
Bobbie Jeff Hattox Jr.
Apr 23, 2013
Bobbie Jeff Hattox Jr., 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Hobert Calvin White
Apr 21, 2013
Hobert Calvin White, (Hobie) was born April 5, 1926 in Medoc, Missouri to Edmond and Rachel White. During the summer of 1935 he moved with his family to land east of Moyie Springs. Hobert attended school at the Buckhorn School. After completing the eighth grade, Hobert went to work at a tie mill owned by Elton King at Moyie Springs,...
Charles L Gove
Apr 18, 2013
Charles L. Gove, 88, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Charles was a veteran of WWII and served this country in the US Navy.
Donald Lloyd McCormick
Apr 16, 2013
Donald Lloyd McCormick, age 69, peacefully passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 16, 2013. A Rosary vigil service will be held on Thursday April 18, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Memorial mass will be celebrated by Father Dennis C. Day on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00AM. Both services will occur at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sandpoint, Idaho. Don...