Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

David Martin Downing

David Martin Downing

Jun 27, 2011

David Martin Downing, 30, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Private family services will be held later. David was born on July 18, 1980 in Palm Springs, California the son of Bill and Sharon Downing. He moved to the Sandpoint area in 1986, attending Sandpoint Schools and graduated in 1998. He played the clarinet in the...

Donald LeRoy Reynolds

Donald LeRoy Reynolds

Jun 25, 2011

Donald Leroy Reynolds, 70, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at his home in Bayview, Idaho. Private family services will be held at the Spirit Lake Cemetery where he will be laid to rest next to his mother. Donald was born on December 4, 1941 in Hamilton, Montana the son of Raymond and Myrtle Reynolds. He grew up in...

Dennis Peter Coffrain

Dennis Peter Coffrain

Jun 21, 2011

Dennis Peter Coffrain, 67, died on June 21, 2011. He loved living on “the mountain.” Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00pm, Sunday, June 26, 2011 in the Sandpoint First Christian Church. Pastor Jared Horton and Pastor Mike Couch will be officiating. In his young life he worked as a volunteer at the Museum of Man in San Diego categorizing...

Gene Antrich

Gene Antrich

Jun 20, 2011

Gene Antrich, 59, passed away in Sagle. Idaho on Monday, June 20, 2011. Inurnment services will be later in Oklahoma. Gene was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on May 30, 1952. He attended schools in Lawton, Oklahoma and then joined the US Marine Corp. He served during the Viet Nam Conflict and then moved to Alaska. He lived in Kodiak, Homer...

Marjorie Mae Pratt

Marjorie Mae Pratt

Jun 17, 2011

Marjorie Mae Pratt, 90, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:00 pm in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jim Osman, Kootenai Community Church. Marjorie was born on January 23, 1921 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of Albert and Lulu Thompson. She attended local schools here...

Mark Stephen West

Mark Stephen West

Jun 14, 2011

Mark Stephen West was born August 30, 1946, in Glendale, Ca to Lloyd McKee West and Bette Mae Hanson. He passed away unexpectedly on June 14th, 2011 at his home in Sandpoint, Id. Mark graduated from Franklin High School in 1964 and shortly thereafter obtained his private pilot's license. Mark went on to become a flight instructor at San Fernando...

Charles Lewis Johnson

Charles Lewis Johnson

Jun 13, 2011

CHARLES LEWIS JOHNSON 1921-2011 Charles Lewis Johnson was born September 19, 1921 in Spokane, WA the oldest of four children born to George M, and Mattie B. Phillips Johnson. This quiet, gentle man was affectionately known as Uncle Lewie, Grandpa, Great Grandpa and Great-Great Grandpa. Lewis’ family didn’t realize that his legal name wasn’t Lewis Charles until he was a...

Dixie S Terry

Dixie S Terry

Jun 13, 2011

Dixie Terry passed away Monday June 13, 2011 at his home in Sandpoint after a long and courageous battle against COPD. A private family memorial will be held in Sandpoint. Military services and interment will be held at Sheridan Cemetery in Auburn, NE later this summer. Dixie was born to Shelby and Bertha (Dunlavy) Pummel in Auburn, NE on November...

Mylo F. McFarland

Mylo F. McFarland

Jun 10, 2011

Mylo F. McFarland, 80, passed away in Hayden, Idaho on Friday, June 10, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 25th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, Sandpoint, Idaho. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with inurnment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. The family will host a celebration of Mylo’s life on Sunday, June 26th, from 1 pm until 3...

Gregory Ward Eilerman

Gregory Ward Eilerman

Jun 9, 2011

Gregory Ward Eilerman, 78, of Sagle, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Kootenai Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00AM, Monday, June 13, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel, with Chaplain Brian Noble, officiating. He was born Dec. 15, 1932 in San Mateo, CA the son of Fred and Lorene Eilerman. Greg attended schools in Woodside, CA following graduation...

Betty J. Ahlquist

Betty J. Ahlquist

Jun 8, 2011

Betty J. Ahlquist, 83, of Sandpoint died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. Private family services will be held at a later time. Betty was born Feb. 6, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 6, 1928 the daughter of Leroy and Elan Roark Pennington. She married Philip Dorland on Jan. 4, 1945 in San Diego, CA and...

Jack Donald Miller

Jack Donald Miller

Jun 7, 2011

Jack was born June 6th 1953 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Robert D. & Bonnie N. Miller. Jack joined an older sister (Judy) and brother (Jim), then three years later a little sister (Jan) joined the family. Jack went to Northside Elementary School, then graduated from Clark Fork High School. Jack attended North Idaho College and the University of Idaho graduating...

Ray Mortensen

Ray Mortensen

Jun 6, 2011

Ray Mortensen, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, June 6, 2011. Ray was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 19, 1927 and served with the US Army during WW II. Ray will be buried in the Cedar Park Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

Cynthia Jane Andrews

Cynthia Jane Andrews

Jun 5, 2011

Cynthia Jane Andrews, 63, passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Sunday, June 5, 2011. She moved to the Sagle area, from Lake Stevens, Washington, in 2007.

Terry James Martin

Terry James Martin

Jun 4, 2011

Terry James Martin, 63, of Sandpoint lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. He was born Dec. 27, 1947 in San Diego, CA the son of James and...

Willis Alton Reineke

Willis Alton Reineke

Jun 1, 2011

Willis Alton “Bill” Reineke, 88, former Sandpoint resident died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Kootenai Medical Center. Memorial services for Bill will be conducted 10:30AM, Monday, June 6, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park, with military rites by the VFW. He was born Aug. 8, 1922 in Watertown, SD, the son of Herman and...

Marie A. Coffelt

Marie A. Coffelt

May 31, 2011

Marie Aimee Coffelt, of Seattle, former Sandpoint resident died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Seattle. A Vigil/Rosary Service for Marie will be conducted 7:00PM Friday, June 3, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00AM, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. She was born April...

Ruth M. Tucker

Ruth M. Tucker

May 19, 2011

Ruth Mildred Tucker, 98, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted 3:30PM Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Sandpoint 7th Day Adventist Church. Private burial will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Ruth was born in Ferdinand, Idaho on September 3, 1912, the daughter of Elmo and Mary (Wagner) Kincaid. She grew...

Lucy M. Albanese

Lucy M. Albanese

May 18, 2011

Lucy Mary Albanese died peacefully on May 18th, 2011 at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was 98 years old. She was born Nov. 7, 1912 in New York City, NY to Pasquale and Mary Gallitto. She met and married her husband, Dominick in N.Y. in 1933, and was widowed in 1960. She worked hard for many years taking...

Dorothy Louise Bennett

Dorothy Louise Bennett

May 13, 2011

Dorothy Louise Bennett passed away May 13, 2011 in Sandy, Utah. She was born on October 31, 1919 in Porterville, Utah to Lawrence Carl Phillips and Ada Bell Crawford Phillips. Dorothy grew up in Porterville, Utah and attended high school in Morgan, Utah where she played the clarinet. Her life was that of a farmer’s daughter and so she married...