Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Jerry Leonard Van Ooyen
Dec 8, 2011
Jerry L. Van Ooyen, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 15th, in the Sandpoint First Lutheran Church. Pastor Dave Olson, First Lutheran Church, will be officiating and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Jerry was born on March 17, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI the...
Mary Catherine Ebner
Dec 7, 2011
Mary C. Ebner, 98, passed away in Kootenai, Idaho on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Funeral services and interment will be conducted in Baltimore, MD
James A "Jim" Kendrick
Dec 7, 2011
James A “Jim” Kendrick, 72, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Jim was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on May 20, 1939, the son of James and Lena Kendrick. The family moved to California and he graduated from high school, Oakland, CA in 1957. He served with the US Air Force following the Korean conflict....
Elizabeth Donahue
Dec 3, 2011
Elizabeth Donahue, 95, passed awway in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Services, for the longtime Spokane area resident, will be held later in Spokane, Wshington. Interment will be in the St Joseph Cemetery on Trent in the Valley.
Kenneth KJ Shankweiler
Nov 28, 2011
Kenneth R “K J” Shankweiler, Jr. 47 passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho in November 2011. Memorial Service and Potluck will be held on Friday, December 9th at 5:00 pm at the V.F.W. Hall on Pine Street across from Coffelt Funeral Service. Please feel free to park at the Funeral Home. He was born in Orange County, California on Nov. 23,...
Elma Loretta Hatch
Nov 28, 2011
Elma Loretta Hatch, 100, passed away Nov. 28, 2011 at Valley Vista Care Center. Services and burial will take place in Seattle at a later time.
Fay S Gregg
Nov 26, 2011
Mrs. Fay Gregg, age 71, of Rutledge, GA widow of Dick Gregg, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Ricky Haynes, Rutledge, GA, Sandra and Richard Ogden, Dallas, TX; grandchildren: Brian Ogden, Dallas, TX, Casey Haynes, Chad Haynes both of Rutledge, GA; brother and sister-in-law: Richard Law and Barbara Shott, Littleton,...
Carl Frederick Bartz, Jr.
Nov 26, 2011
Carl Frederick Bartz, Jr., age 84, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at his home in Hope, Idaho. Carl was born February 16, 1927 in Toston, Montana, son of Carl Frederick Bartz, Sr. and Anna Stockburger. Carl attended school in a one room school house up six mile creek out of Toston, Montana. He grew up and worked on the family...
Julie Ann Wahlgren
Nov 25, 2011
Julie Ann Wahlgren passed away on Nov. 25, 2011 in Sandpoint following a long illness. She was born on December 18, 1927 in the Oden farmhouse of her parents, Dan and Amelia Zaklan. She was raised on the farm with her seven brothers and two sisters. After graduating from Sandpoint High School, she attended both Lewiston State Normal School and...
Jens Olaf Knudsen
Nov 24, 2011
Jens “Buster” Knudsen passed away on November 24, 2011. He was 93 years old. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, April 18, 1918 to Jens Sr and Martine (Larson) Knudsen who had immigrated from Denmark shortly before. He was the oldest of three children with sisters Esther and Norma. As kids they all lived and worked on a farm with their parents...
William "Bill" E Truby, Jr
Nov 23, 2011
The life of William (Bill) Truby Jr. ended at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 23. He died of a brain tumor induced stroke, with massive bleeding in the brain. The speedy decline left him mercifully unaware after connecting with family so there was no suffering. He was 82. Bill was born in Lindrith, New Mexico in 1929. He lived a cowboy’s...
Donald Lee Hoerl
Nov 21, 2011
Donald Lee Hoerl, 82, of Clark Fork passed away at his home in Clark Fork. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Coffelt Funeral Service.
Virginia Pearl Babler
Nov 19, 2011
Virginia Arnold Babler June 22, 1922 - Nov. 19, 2011 She was always "Gin". Gin was born in Kansas City, MO; In 1940 at the age of 18 she married Richard Babler. They made their home in Milwaukie OR, where they raised their daughters; Bonnie, Linda and Nancy (with the help of Gram Cook). Gin and Richard divorced in 1965....
Billie Lee Churchman
Nov 19, 2011
Billie Lee Churchman, 85, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, November 18, 2011. Billie was born in Wellington, Texas on August 4, 1926.
Raymond O Turner
Nov 18, 2011
Raymond O. Turner, 88, passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Friday, November 18, 2011. A memorial service, and potluck, will be held at 1:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 27th in the Cocolalla Cowboy Church. Raymond was born in Hagerman, Idaho on Dec. 12, 1922 the son of Emery and Marlda Turner. He started school in Hagerman and graduated from high school...
Marnie Higgins
Nov 15, 2011
Marnie Higgins, 73, of Elmira passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted 4:00PM, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Marnie was born June 8, 1938 in Billings, MT the daughter of Emanuel and Martha Schneidmiller. She attended schools in Billings, Riggins, Idaho and Boise, ID. On June 30, 1971 she...
Roland E. "Rollie" Ackerman
Nov 14, 2011
Our husband, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, grandpa and friend, son of Casper and Eva Colburn Ackerman, Rollie came to us on July 11, 1914. He left us on his own tee off on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. He married Dorothy E. Darrow on May 4, 1935 in Griswold, IA. Memorial services for Rollie will take place at a later time in...
Averie Elizabeth Rickman
Nov 13, 2011
Averie Elizabeth Rickman, 7, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. A balloon release celebrating Averie’s life will take place at noon on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 at the center of the long bridge in Sandpoint. Averie was born April 15, 2004 in Auburn, Washington. Averie was a crazy, beautiful, smart, energetic 7 year old who kept...
Betty Louise Gage
Nov 13, 2011
Betty Louise Gage, 73, of Sagle, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at Kootenai Medical Center. A gathering celebrating Betty’s life will be held from 2:00PM-4:00PM on Friday November 18, 2011at the Edgewater Conference Room. She was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on August 2, 1938 the daughter of John and Marvin Beaird. As a child the family relocated to Madera,...
Jeffrey Carl Maass
Nov 12, 2011
Jeffrey Carl Maass, 57, of Sandpoint died suddenly Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. Memorial services will be held at a later time. Jeffrey was born Sept. 25, 1954 in Torrance, CA the son of Eric and Jean Farr Maass. He was raised and educated in Manhattan Beach, CA where graduated high school in 1972. He worked as...
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