Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Marjorie F "Marge" Chamberlain

Marjorie F "Marge" Chamberlain

Jan 14, 2013

On May 21, 1921 a special gift from heaven was given to Myra and Arno Eckert. This gift was Marjorie F. Eckert. On January 14, 2013 Marjorie F. (Eckert) Chamberlain returned to heaven to be with God and her beloved family and friends. Marjorie, Marge, was married to Elmer E. (Gene) Chamberlain on March 15, 1941. Marge had a good...

Barry Jan Barush

Barry Jan Barush

Jan 11, 2013

Barry Jan Barush passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2013 after a brief illness. He was born in Flushing, New York on September 16, 1958 to Rose and Jack Barush, the youngest of four boys. He grew up in New York and at the age of 19 moved to the San Francisco area to join the rest of his family...

Steve Duane Tunison

Steve Duane Tunison

Jan 11, 2013

Steve Duane Tunison, 60, passed away in Ponderay on Friday, June 11, 2013. Steve was a well known musician locally and also a recording artist. He was born in Riverside, California on October 6, 1952

Daniel Rroy Friesen

Daniel Rroy Friesen

Jan 11, 2013

Daniel Roy Friesen, 67, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home near Sandpoint. Family services will be held later in the spring. Daniel was born on December 29, 1945 in Hillsboro, Kansas the son of George and Esther Friesen. The family later moved to Sandpoint and he graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1964. Following high school...

Brendan Earl Carpenter

Brendan Earl Carpenter

Jan 9, 2013

Brendan Earl Carpenter, 21, passed away in Ponderay, Idaho in the summer of 2012. His spiritual birth date is November 16, 2011. Born in Folsom, California, on September 7, 1990, raised in Granite Bay, California, his family moved to Idaho where he then attended Motorcycle Mechanics institute in Arizona. He is survived by his parents Keith and Lori, his brother...

Debby Jo White

Debby Jo White

Jan 9, 2013

Debby Jo White, 61, of Sagle, Idaho and formerly of Hazelton, Idaho, passed away January 9th at her home in Sagle. Debby was born the fifth of five daughters to Melvin A. and Faye Harmon on October 12, 1951. She was raised in Hazelton and graduated from Valley High School in 1969. She married Paul E. White June 21, 1970....

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...