Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Michael Aaron Smith
Dec 31, 2011
Michael Aaron Smith, 50, of Ephrata, WA passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at his home of heart failure. Memorial services will be conducted 1:00PM, Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Athol Baptist Church. He was born May 4, 1961 in Coeur d’ Alene, the son of Warren and Shirley Smith of Careywood. He attended Southside Public School...
Elna Oman
Dec 30, 2011
Elna Oman, 86, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Friday, January 6, 2012 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Pack River Cemetery. Elna was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 5, 1925, the daughter of Gustaf and Ida Marie Oman. The family moved to the...
Bob Hamilton
Dec 30, 2011
Bob Hamilton passed away at his Jewel Lake home Friday, December 30. He was 80. He was born July 1, 1931 in Sitka, Alaska to Frank and Francis Hamilton. He lived in various locations in the Northwest as a child, and graduated from West Valley High School in Spokane Valley in 1949. Bob met his wife of 60 years in...
Sharon Irene Colver
Dec 28, 2011
Sharon Irene Hoover - Colver, 61, beloved mother, sister and friend to many passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. Funeral services for will be conducted 11:00AM, Monday, January 2, 2012 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. According with Sharon’s wishes cremation will follow her services. Sharon was born June 15, 1950 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was the 7th...
Robert Webster Sands
Dec 24, 2011
Robert Webster Sands, 77, passed away at his home in Sandpoint on Dec. 24, 2011. Private services will take place at a later time.
Helen I White
Dec 24, 2011
Helen I. White, 95, passed away in Thompson Fallss, Montana on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011.
William Gregorak
Dec 24, 2011
William Gregorak, 87, passed away December 24, 2011 at Sandpoint, Idaho. He was a resident of Spokane, Washington.
Scott Eric Hartman
Dec 24, 2011
Scott Eric Hartman, 44, passed away December 24, 2011 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the VFW Hall on Pine and Division, starting at 5:30pm. It will be a potluck with donations accepted. Scott was born May 12, 1967 in Sandpoint, Idaho. He graduated from Sandpoint High School in...
Jason Douglas Maxey
Dec 23, 2011
Jason D. Maxey, 37, slipped quietly from this life on December 23, 2011. Memorial services will be conducted 1:00PM, Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Pack River Cemetery. Jason was born in Sandpoint, Idaho and graduated from Sandpoint Senior High School in 1992. Jason had a gentle soul; he loved his family and friends. He dedicated his life to being there...
Margaret A Liner
Dec 22, 2011
Margaret Anater Liner passed peacefully to God on Thursday, 22nd December 2011, in Sandpoint, Idaho, fortified by the Sacraments of her Church and the love of her family. A rosary services will be held 7:00PM, Friday January 13, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00AM, Saturday, January 14, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,...
Mary Margaret Ford
Dec 22, 2011
Mary Margaret Ford, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Charles "Chuck" Spickelmire
Dec 21, 2011
Charles John “Chuck” Spickelmire, 57, of Sandpoint, died December 21, 2011, at his home after a valiant, two-year battle with brain cancer. Chuck was born January 16, 1954, to Lowell and Ramona Spickelmire in Weiser, Idaho, and grew up in various cities throughout the state, graduating from high school in Idaho Falls. Chuck believed marrying his sweetheart, Colleen, in June...
Roger Dale Davis
Dec 19, 2011
Roger Dale Davis, 61, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, December 19, 2011. A full obituary and service time will be announced later.
Richard Henry Peterson
Dec 18, 2011
Richard (Dick) H. Peterson of Heron, MT passed away at home of natural causes Sunday, December 18, 2011. Dick was born October 18, 1932 to Henry A. and Mary B. (Podlas) Peterson in Camden, WA. He attended school in Nordman, ID, and then in Sandpoint, ID, graduating Sandpoint High School in 1950. After a summer working for the US Forest...
Esther Ella McCormick
Dec 18, 2011
OUR DEAR MOTHER Esther McCormick, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on December 18, 2011, at her daughter’s home near Sandpoint, Idaho, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and cancer. She is now with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Esther was born Feb. 17, 1923 in Seibert, Colorado, to George and Ruth (Stevens) Simon. She had...
Delphine Coon Phipps
Dec 16, 2011
DELPHINE ELIZABETH (DEWAR) COON PHIPPS, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Local graveside services will be conducted 10:30AM, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the Pack River Cemetery. A viewing...
Alvan C Finney
Dec 14, 2011
Alvan “Bud” Finney, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, in Yuma, AZ. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 22nd in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Chuck Wigton, Post Falls, Idaho; will be officiating with interment be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. A reception will follow the services at the VFW Hall. Bud was born in Lusk, Wyoming...
Martha Elizabeth Kilmer
Dec 14, 2011
Martha Elizabeth Kilmer. 72, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. She was born May 7, 1939 in Pendleton, New York. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Frances Doris Palaniuk
Dec 14, 2011
Frances Doris Palaniuk, was born on Oct. 3, 1921 and passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on December 14, 2011. Private family services were held. Frances was born to Charles Albert (Al) Green and May Frances (Elsasser) Green in Sandpoint, Idaho. She had two older sisters, Merle and Theda. May and Al were later divorced. May married Matt Brenner to whom...
Beverly Kay Knapp
Dec 14, 2011
Beverly Kay Knapp, 64, passed away in Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. Memorial services will be conducted in the Southside Community Church at 10 am on Friday, Dec. 23rd. Inurnment will follow in the Westmond Cemetery. Beverly was born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on June 18, 1947 the daughter of Amison and Emma (Dale) Hensler. She grew up...