Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Jack Carr Lane

Jack Carr Lane

Sep 27, 2011

Jack Carr Lane, 67, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Family services will be held at a later date. Jack was born in Rahway, New Jersey on July 23, 1944 the son of Jack and Helen Lane. He graduated from high school and the Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. He married Janet J. West on Aug....

Donna Rae Viall

Donna Rae Viall

Sep 24, 2011

Dale Edward Viall passed away February 11, 2010, (at his home in Clearfield Utah) nine days after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer for which he was unable to undergo treatment due to poor health resulting from a massive stroke twelve years earlier. On February 26, 2010 fifteen days after Dale’s passing (his wife) Donna was diagnosed with stage...

J C "Jeb" Best

J C "Jeb" Best

Sep 18, 2011

J.C. “Jeb” Best, 88, died quietly on Sunday, September 18, 2011. He was born in Missoula, Montana on September 4, 1923 to Elwood and Edna (Cramer) Best. As his father was a disabled WWI marine vet, Jeb’s early years were spent in various forest locations in his father’s homesteading ventures, including up the Umpquah River in Oregon. En route to...

Marie K Spraker

Marie K Spraker

Sep 17, 2011

Marie K. Spraker, 96, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Funeral services will be announced later. Marie was born on Dec. 30, 1914 in Mountain Home, Idaho, the daughter of Bill and Esther Caldwell. She was the oldest of 4 children and was a fun loving, Irish lass, that loved to dance. On February 15, 1937...

Ludwik B Domanski

Ludwik B Domanski

Sep 16, 2011

Ludwik B. Domanski (Papa Lou), 92, a Sandpoint resident since 1988, passed away from age related conditions on Friday, September 16, 2011. His passing followed that of his beloved wife , Grayce Inez Domanski, on June 29, 2011. Lou was born on October 22, 1918, in Siedlce, Poland, the oldest of 4 brothers. As a young man he entered the...

Janet Luella Ford

Janet Luella Ford

Sep 12, 2011

Janet Luella (Paulson) Ford, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 12, 2011. Janet was born August 18, 1953 in Minot, North Dakota to Pearl Esther (Phinney) Paulson and Dywaine Merlin Paulson. She was the second oldest of seven children. Janet moved from Minot to the Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls area in the early 1960’s. Janet was married on June 29,...

Patricia Colleen Murphy

Patricia Colleen Murphy

Sep 12, 2011

Patricia Colleen Murphy, 64, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 in Sandpoint, Idaho. The vigil Rosary service will be held at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, October 19th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. The Memorial Mass will be conducted at 11am on Thursday, October 20th in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Father Dennis C. Day will be the officiant Pat was born on...

Beverley Ann Martin

Beverley Ann Martin

Sep 11, 2011

Beverley A. Martin, age 81, Sagle, ID passed away peacefully September 11, 2011. Born 1930 in Prairie City, Oregon. Married Merril L. Martin on September 20, 1947. Preceded in death by father Sherman Davis and mother Helen (Ray) Davis, her husband Merril Martin, sisters Genevieve Anderson and Raema Laurence, and brother Sherman Davis. Survived by sister Sararose Harris; children Carol...

Ethel Marie Whalen

Ethel Marie Whalen

Sep 10, 2011

Ethel (Sis) Johnson Rojan Whalen, 93, passed away September 10, 2011 at LifeCare Center in Sandpoint. She was born March 22, 1918 in Blitzen, Oregon, 90 miles south of Burns, the daughter of Arvid (Bob) and Rose Johnson. She moved to the Oden area with her parents, her Uncle Frank Kudlata and two older brothers, Arthur and Herbert in 1920....

John Henry Daniel

John Henry Daniel

Sep 10, 2011

John Henry Daniel, 90 John Henry Daniel, 90, of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on September 10, 2011 at the Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho. John was born in Decatur, Illinois, to Jesse and Sarah (Barthelemy) Daniel, on December 7, 1920, the fourth of five sons. He lived with his parents and 4 brothers on the prairie in northeastern Montana...

Marjorie P. Smith

Marjorie P. Smith

Sep 5, 2011

Marjorie P. Smith, 86 Hetty Marjorie Pentz Smith, passed away on September 5, 2011, surrounded by her family, on the farm she and her husband worked for over fifty-eight years. Marjorie was born on September 4, 1925, in Stoddard, Utah to Jacob and Ruby Pentz. She grew up in Morgan, Utah, where she graduated from LDS Seminary and Morgan High...

BG Cates

BG Cates

Sep 5, 2011

Buford G. ‘B.G.’ Cates, 76, was welcomed into heaven on Monday, September 5, 2011 at The Bridge Assisted Living facility in Sandpoint, after a valiant, short battle with Cancer. He was surrounded by his family. Buford was born in Laverty, OK to J.C and Beulah Cates on May 18th, 1935 and was the 2nd of 3 Children He grew up...

Bob McConnell

Bob McConnell

Sep 4, 2011

W. R. “Bob” McConnell, 91, passed away in Sandpoint on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. A family gathering will be held at a later date. Bob was born in Acme, Oregon on Dec. 3, 1919 the son of Harold and Edyth McConnell. The family moved to Santa Barbara, California where he graduated from high school. He joined the US Army on...

Charlie Hall Wood

Charlie Hall Wood

Sep 1, 2011

Charlie Hall Wood, 88, originally from St. Charles, Ill., passed away peacefully in his home in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Sept. 1, 2011. Charlie was born to Margaret Scoley Wood and Raymond Wood on Aug. 19, 1923, in Hinsdale, Ill., but was raised in childhood in St. Charles. He attended school there where he was a four-letter star athlete in football,...

Janet "Jan" Morrison

Janet "Jan" Morrison

Aug 30, 2011

After a two and one-half year battle with cancer, Jan Morrison passed away on August 30, 2011. Janet (Olson) Howard Morrison, the daughter of William and Myrtle Olson, was born July 14, 1936 in Iowa City, Iowa. She was a graduate of Iowa City High School and the University of Iowa, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta...

Janet Ann Mason

Janet Ann Mason

Aug 29, 2011

Janet Ann Mason, 63, of Sagle, Idaho passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at her home following a two year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Memorial services will be conducted 10:30AM, Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Coffelt's Funeral Chapel, 109 N. Division, Sandpoint, Idaho. Inurnment will follow in the Blanchard, Idaho cemetery. She was born January 10, 1948 in...

Steven Glenn Generaux

Steven Glenn Generaux

Aug 26, 2011

Steven Glenn Generaux April 14, 1947 – August 26, 2011 Steve was born in Reseda, California to Donna and Glenn Generaux, where he was raised with his two younger sisters in what was then the “rural” part of Los Angeles. His father was an LA City firefighter, as was his grandfather before him, and as Steve would later become. From...

Alice Joyce Sutton

Alice Joyce Sutton

Aug 20, 2011

Alice J. Sutton, 81, passed away in Clark Fork on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at 3:00pm, Saturday, August 27th, in the Clark Fork Cemetery. Pastor Bob Nale will be officiating. Alice was born on August 17, 1930 in Minnewauken, North Dakota the daughter of Marshall and Julia Fjermestad. She grew up in, Minnewauken where...

Josiane (Jo) Regine Smith

Josiane (Jo) Regine Smith

Aug 18, 2011

Josiane (Jo) Regine Smith, 86, of Sandpoint, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Creekside Inn Assisted Living Center in Coeur d’ Alene. In celebration of Jo’s life, a potluck and barbeque will be held at her home, 11919 Baldy Road on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 2:00pm. She was born October 12, 1924 in Paris, France the daughter of...

Ernest Robert Neely

Ernest Robert Neely

Aug 18, 2011

Ernest Robert Neely, 79, passed away on Thursday evening, August 18, 2011 at Luther Park in Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Steve Neuder, officiating. Interment will follow in Pack River Cemetery. He was born in Buffalo, Wyoming on July 24, 1932. He moved to the Sandpoint area in...