Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Lawrence "Larry" Donnerberg
Feb 13, 2012
A boy grew up in Portland, Oregon a child of the depression. He became a pilot in the Great War. He was a respected friend and colleague, treasured husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Another of “The Greatest Generation” is gone. On February 13th, 2012 Larry Donnerberg left the constant care and spiritual support of his daughter Joan to enter the...
Lorene A Garrett
Feb 11, 2012
Lorene A. Garrett went to meet her Lord and Savior on Feb. 11, 2012 seven days before her 90th birthday. What a time of rejoicing in heaven when she saw all of her loved ones that have gone on before her. Funeral services will be conducted 10:30am, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Sandpoint Assembly of God Church, with Pastor...
Betty L. Mellen
Feb 11, 2012
Betty Lee Mellen passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb 11. Betty was born on December 2nd, 1923 in Washington, D.C. to David and Bertha Cheseldine. A memorial will be held in Medford, OR where she will be placed with her husband, Dick in the Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery. She was raised in Washington, D.C. but spent much of her youth...
Emmett "Bill" Jones, Jr.
Feb 10, 2012
Emmett William “Bill” Jones, Jr., 91, Sandpoint resident passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 in Palm Desert, CA. Funeral services for Bill will be conducted 1:00PM, Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at Coffelt Funeral Service, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy officiating. Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Bill was born October 17, 1920 in Glasgow, MT, the oldest of three...
Lucille Sylvia Simonson
Feb 10, 2012
Lucille Sylvia Simonson, 92, of Sandpoint, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at Bonner General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM, Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Sandpoint Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Andy Kennaly officiating. Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Service on Wednesday from 3:00-6:00PM. Lucille was born July 28,...
Vernetta Sue Kelly
Feb 8, 2012
Vernetta Sue Kelly, 60 of Sandpoint passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Memorial services will be conducted 1:00PM, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 1715 N. Boyer, in Sandpoint. She was born May 25, 1951 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Vernon and Wilma (Albert) Stratton. When...
Michael Wyatt Smith
Feb 3, 2012
Michael W. Smith, 19 passed away in Sandpoint. Services will be held in Lancaster, CA.
Patsy Lou Trutton
Feb 1, 2012
Patsy Lou Trutton, 74 of Sandpoint passed away on Wednesday February 1, 2012 at Valley Vista Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later time.
Marilyn Kay Wooden
Feb 1, 2012
Marilyn K. Wooden, a truly devoted wife and totally loving mother, died in Sandpoint Feb. 1 surrounded by love, tenderness and prayers. A vigil and recitation of the rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 601 S. Lincoln Ave, in Sandpoint and the funeral Mass will be celebrated Feb. 11 at 11 a.m....
Michelle D Shupp
Jan 31, 2012
Michelle D. Shupp, 47, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 5:00 pm, Saturday, February 4th in the First Christian Church. Pastor Tony Nelson will be officiating. Michelle was born on May 10, 1964 in Seattle, Washington. She grew up in Ballard, Washington, graduating from the Inglemoor High School and...
Sevoy D. Pennel
Jan 31, 2012
Sevoy D. Pennel, 71, longtime Sandpoint resident passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 after a cpurageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Brian Noble of the Sandpoint Assembly of God Church officiating. Sevoy was born on his grandparents Dickson’s farm in Sebastian County, Arkansas on August...
Alfred "Fred" Robert Sadewic
Jan 29, 2012
Alfred Robert (Fred) Sadewic passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at his home. Memorial services for Fred will be conducted at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Sunday, February 5, 2012 during the 8:30AM service. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 13, 1923. He received his masters from Illinois Institute of Technology and took a job at Bingham...
Fred Loyd Page, Jr.
Jan 29, 2012
Beloved father and grandfather Fred Page Jr. departed this earth to rest in the arms of his Lord on Sunday morning, January 29, 2012 at the age of 88. Fred was born in Sharon, Kansas on November 28, 1923, the son of Fred L and Mollie A Page. He graduated from high school in Alden, Kansas in 1941, moving to...
Maralyn Faye Pearson
Jan 29, 2012
Maralyn Faye Pearson, 56, passed away on January 29, 2012 in Sandpoint, ID. She was born to Edwin and Patricia Provo in Seattle, WA on May 26, 1955. She later graduated from Highline High School in Seattle, WA in 1973. After graduating Maralyn drove cab for several years for Farwest Cabs. In 1984 she was married to John Pearson in...
Regina M. Jakowski
Jan 28, 2012
Regina M. Jakowski, 96, of Sandpoint, former Wisconsin resident passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at her home in Alpine Vista. Funeral services will be conducted in her home town of Menasha, Wisconsin. Daughter, Jane Olson-Holzer and son-in-law, James Holzer, would like to express their sincere thanks to Donna Johnson, the staff and residents of Alpine Vista Senior Apartments, and...
Della Elithe Anderson
Jan 26, 2012
Della Elithe Anderson, 92, passed away January 26, 2012 at her home in Trout Creek, Montana. Family services will be held later.
Jason William Nelson
Jan 26, 2012
Jason William Nelson passed away on January 26, 2012 at the Kootenai County Hospital in Coeur d’Alene, ID. He was 36 years old at the time of his death. On July 31, 1975 Bill and Teresa Nelson welcomed in to the world their first son Jason William in Sandpoint, Idaho. Jason attended school at Noxon elementary and went on to...
Daniel David Matthews
Jan 23, 2012
Daniel D. Matthews, 71, of Sagle, passed away at his home on January 23, 2012. Private arrangements will take place at a later time.
Kenneth "Ken" Piatt
Jan 21, 2012
Kenneth J. “Ken” Piatt, 88, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, January 21, 2012, Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 28th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Bill Knepper, Centralia, Washington; will be officiating with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Ken was born on June 3, 1923 in Sandpoint, Idaho the son of James and Bernice...
Elsie May Marx
Jan 19, 2012
Elsie May Marx, 91, of Cocolalla, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 at Bonner General Hospital. Private family services are scheduled.