Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Richard Murray Gay

Richard Murray Gay

Mar 23, 2025

Richard Murray Gay passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Kootenai Hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with his wife and children close at hand.

Rich was born on January 20, 1948, to Roger and Velva Gay in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in South Bend, Indiana with his four younger siblings. Rich graduated from Riley High School in South Bend...

Joan Agnes Johnson

Joan Agnes Johnson

Mar 18, 2025

Joan Agnes (Phelan) Johnson, beloved daughter of God, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1939 to Joseph and Agnes Phelan and passed into Glory on March 18, 2025 at the age of 85. Joan followed her husband and passed just shy of two and a half months after Cliff passed onto Glory,...

Jerad Paul Wilhelmsen

Jerad Paul Wilhelmsen

Mar 18, 2025

Jerad Paul Wilhelmsen, born February 29th, 1988, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, left us far too soon on March 18th, 2025. His leap-day birthday made him unique from the very start, and that uniqueness continued throughout his life.

He spent his early years in Wyoming before moving to Thompson Falls, Montana with his mother, biological father, and older brother Trenton Wilhelmsen. Later,...

Ginger Olene Read

Ginger Olene Read

Mar 17, 2025

Ginger Olene Read, 50, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

A memorial service will be conducted at 10:00 am, Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel.

Ginger was born on May 3, 1974 in Martinez, California the daughter of Charles and Cindy Waldrop. She began showing and grooming show dogs (Westies) at an early age....

Jerry Leon Whitley

Jerry Leon Whitley

Mar 17, 2025

Jerry L, Whitley, 81, passed away Monday March 17th in Coeur d'Alene, ID. services will be held at a later date.

Thomas Alan Paulsgrove

Thomas Alan Paulsgrove

Mar 13, 2025

Thomas A. Paulsgrove, 78 passed away Thursday March 13th in Vay, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Mary Ann Healey

Mary Ann Healey

Mar 12, 2025

Mary A, Healey, 74, passed away Wednesday, March 12th in Athol, ID. Family services will be held at a later date.

Norman Charles Riffle

Norman Charles Riffle

Mar 11, 2025

Norman C. Riffle, 96 passed away Tuesday March 11th, in Spokane, WA. 

A complete obituary announcing services will be posted later.  Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Colleen Jean Carter

Colleen Jean Carter

Mar 11, 2025

Colleen Jean Carter passed away at home on Tuesday, March 11 from complications of cancer. She was 65 years old.

Colleen is survived by her husband, Ken Carter, her daughter, Katie Barbera, her sister, Lisa McEwan and her two granddaughters, Helena Fornasier and Rebecca Snow. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Yvonne McEwan, her sisters Victoria Valentin...

Virginia Lucille Liggett

Virginia Lucille Liggett

Mar 7, 2025

Virgina Lucille Liggett, age 71, passed away peacefully at Serenity House of Morristown on March 7th, 2025. Virginia was born on December 23rd, 1953, in Barnwell, South Carolina, spent her younger years in Washington and Idaho, and finally settled in Morristown, Tennessee in the year 2000.

Virgina was a strong, independent, and hard-working individual. She worked as an LPN for over...

Marie Leona Hawkins

Marie Leona Hawkins

Mar 3, 2025

Marie Leona Hawkins passed away on March 3, 2025 at the age of 87. She was a giving, caring, wife, mother and grandmother. She was born in Sandpoint ID on September 1, 1937 to Ross and Leona Converse. She attended school in Sagle and Sandpoint graduating Salutatorian from Sandpoint High School in 1955. She played the accordion in her family...

Robert Hiram Strong

Robert Hiram Strong

Mar 1, 2025

Robert Hiram Strong, 88, passed away on Saturday March 1, 2025 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Private family services will be held at a later date.  Robert is a retired pharmacist.

Eva May Whitehead

Eva May Whitehead

Mar 1, 2025

Eva May Whitehead, 93, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later. Eva worked at the Bonner County Historical Society and ran Pack River Cemetery for many years.

Barry Lee Johnson

Barry Lee Johnson

Feb 27, 2025

Barry Lee Johnson, 70, went home to the Lord on February 27, 2025, in Deer Lodge, Montana.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Saturday, March 8, 2025 at North Summit Church with Pastor Chad Wilks officiating. Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Born March, 24, 1954 in Glendale, California, to Barry B. Johnson and Audrey Lee Yanz, Barry...

Jo Anne Munson

Jo Anne Munson

Feb 26, 2025

In Loving Memory of Jo Anne Munson**

 January 30, 1964 – February 26, 2025

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jo Anne Munson on February 26, 2025, at the age of 61. Jo passed away peacefully at her home in Sagle, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family.

Jo was born on January 30, 1964, in...

Peter Andreas Polt

Peter Andreas Polt

Feb 24, 2025

Peter “Pete” Andreas Polt of Naples, Idaho, passed away February 24, 2025, at the age of 68 years old. Peter was an amazing husband, dad, brother and Opa and will be so greatly missed. Peter leaves behind his beautiful wife, Christine Ella, and his son, Nathan Polt and his daughter, Monika Brown, both of California. He will also be missed...

Bob Oscar Bowen

Bob Oscar Bowen

Feb 17, 2025

Bob Oscar Bowen, 83, passed away Monday February 17th in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Lloyd Thomas Graham

Lloyd Thomas Graham

Feb 17, 2025

Lloyd Thomas Graham, 94, passed away on 17 February 2025, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Services will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sandpoint.  Friends who wish to attend the viewing may do so from 10:00 to 10:30am.

Lloyd was born on 13 December 1930, in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, to...

Sara Lou Springer

Sara Lou Springer

Feb 16, 2025

Sara Lou Springer, 84, an amazing mother, loving wife, selfless grandmother, avid gardener, outdoor adventurer, prolific writer, passionate environmentalist, and meticulous curator of family and Heron history, passed away peacefully from cancer complications surrounded by family on February 16th.

 

Born July 18, 1940, in Kansas City, Mo., Lou was a long-time resident of Heron, Mont. She fell in love with the...

Barbara Ann Howard

Barbara Ann Howard

Feb 16, 2025

Barbara Ann Howard, 69, passed away in her home on Sunday February 16, 2025. She was born May 17th, 1955 in Sandpoint, ID. Her parents Howard Anthony Peterson and Barbara Lucille Peterson, and one sister Darlene Tope, Have preceded her in Death. Her surviving siblings are Carol Vandenberg, JoAnn Jones, Howard Peterson, Marie Miller, Martin Peterson and Cindy Desalles. Barbara...