Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Michael Aaron Smith

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

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

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

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

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

Helen I White

Dec 24, 2011

Helen I. White, 95, passed away in Thompson Fallss, Montana on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011.

William Gregorak

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...