Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Lois Irene Jensen

Lois Irene Jensen

Jan 8, 2013

Lois Irene Jensen, 79, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Family services will be held at a later date. Lois was born in Moyie Springs, Idaho on Sept. 17, 1933, the daughter of Joseph and Louise Cooper. She grew up in the Moyie area, attending local schools in Boundary County and Bonners Ferry. She worked as...

Betty Jeanne Geiss

Betty Jeanne Geiss

Jan 7, 2013

Betty Jeanne Geiss, 83, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be held in the spring. Betty was born on Sept. 28, 1929 in Camp Crook, South Dakota the daughter of Elmer and Beulah Kile. She moved to Bonner County in 1932, attending Bonner County schools and graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1947....

Rudolph Frank Gallowich

Rudolph Frank Gallowich

Jan 6, 2013

Rudolph “Rudy” Frank Gallowich, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho Rosary services will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Bridge Assisted Living. A private...

Sharon Lyne Ness

Sharon Lyne Ness

Jan 6, 2013

Sharon Lyne Ness, 70, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Fay-Elyn Hays

Fay-Elyn Hays

Jan 4, 2013

Fay-Elyn Hays, 67, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home in Clark Fork, Idaho. A complete obituary for the long time Clark Fork resident will be posted later.

Keith Elwood Tucker

Keith Elwood Tucker

Jan 3, 2013

Keith Elwood Tucker, 82, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Keith was a veteran of Korea, serving with the US Army. He worked as a telecommunications electrical engineer prior to retirement. He moved to the Sandpoint area in 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia.

Donna Rae Wakefield

Donna Rae Wakefield

Jan 1, 2013

Donna Rae Wakefield, 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Donna was a long time resident of Clark Fork. Burial will take place in the Clark Fork Cemetery.

Ruby M Day

Ruby M Day

Dec 31, 2012

Ruby M. Day, 86, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Helen Elaine Surby

Helen Elaine Surby

Dec 29, 2012

Helen Elaine (Buhr) Surby 87, passed away in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Saturday; Dec. 29, 2012. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Stephen Robert Resso

Stephen Robert Resso

Dec 28, 2012

Stephen R. “Steve” Resso, 58, passed away enroute home from Phoenix, AZ on Friday, Dec, 28, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00PM, Thursday, January 3, 2013 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt and Jerry Resso will be officiating. Burial will be later in the Westmond Cemetery. Steve was born Nov. 13, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama the son of...

Shirlene M Martin

Shirlene M Martin

Dec 27, 2012

Shirlene Myrtle Martin, 73, passed away on December 29, 2012 in Clark Fork, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, officiating. Visitation hours will be on Monday, January 7, 2012 in the afternoon. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Shirlene...

Erin Marie Likkel

Erin Marie Likkel

Dec 27, 2012

Erin Marie Likkel, 28, died from injuries received in a train accident on Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was born on Nov. 28, 1984 in Spokane, Washington and was currently working in Williston, ND.

George A Comeau

George A Comeau

Dec 27, 2012

George A. Comeau, 97, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, December 27, 2012. George was born April 27, 1915 in Clyde, Kansas, the seventh of 13 children. As a member of a farm family he learned the value of hard work early in life. He only had the opportunity for an 8th grade education, having to work to help...

James "Jimmy Mac" Macumber

James "Jimmy Mac" Macumber

Dec 24, 2012

On Monday, December 24, 2012 our beloved James Louis “Jimmy Mac” Macumber left us unexpectedly and much too soon to be with the Lord. Jimmy was a very loving and dedicated husband and father, and brought a smile and a kind word to all he encountered. Jimmy was born in Sandpoint, ID on June 13, 1966. He grew up in...

Nora Jean Dahlgren

Nora Jean Dahlgren

Dec 24, 2012

Nora Jean Dahlgren, 66, passed away near Sagle on Monday, December 24, 2012. Inurnment will be held later in the Chicago area. Nora was born on August 27, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, where she graduated from high school in 1964. She also received her bachelors degree in Chicago. In 1969 she married Dick Dahlgren in Chicago, Illinois. In 1975 she...

Phyllis Evelyn Brashear

Phyllis Evelyn Brashear

Dec 20, 2012

Phyllis Evelyn Brashear, 96, passed away at Luther Park Sandpoint on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, December 28th in the Clark Fork Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Warren officiating. Visitation will precede the services from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M. in the Church. Following the service, Phyllis will be cremated, and burial will...

Thomas E. "Tommy" Johns

Thomas E. "Tommy" Johns

Dec 20, 2012

Thomas E. “Tommy” Johns, 71, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Family memorial services will be held later. Tommy was born in Ogden, Utah on Dec. 17, 1941. He graduated from high school in Ogden and earned his bachelor’s degree from Utah State. On Sept. 30 1989 he married Sally Clark in Texas. He worked, as a pipe fitter,...

Viola Esther Poelstra

Viola Esther Poelstra

Dec 16, 2012

Viola Ethel Poelstra, 87, passed away in Sandpoint on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 19th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Wayne Gunter will be officiating with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Viola was born in Dover, Idaho on January 24, 1925 the daughter of Irvin and Esther Montgomery. She went to the...

John Thomas Siple

John Thomas Siple

Dec 15, 2012

John Thomas Siple, 96, passed away at his home in Clark Fork, Idaho on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Family services will be conducted later in the Clark Fork Cemetery. John was born in Homer City, PA on April 21, 1916. He graduated from high school in PA and married Sarah Jane Graham on Sept 6, 1937 in New Castle, PA....

Vora Faye Black

Vora Faye Black

Dec 12, 2012

Vora Faye Black, 76, passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Memorial services will be held in Plains, Montana in the spring of 2013. Vora was born on November 16, 1936 in Oregon County, Missouri and attended school there. In 1956 she moved to Ventura, California where she lived until 1971 when she moved to Plains, Montana....