Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Sanford Joel Gates
Jun 17, 2010
Sanford joel Gates, 69, passed away at his residence on Bloom lake, near Elmira, on Thursday, June 17 2010. He was a retired machinist and a long time resident of Bonner County.
Robert J. "Bobby" Moore
Jun 17, 2010
Robert (Bobby) James Moore passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2010. Bob was born December 18, 1931 to Ralph and Edith (Hadley) Moore in Sandpoint, Idaho. He attended Farmin Grade School, was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and served as an alter boy and also belonged to Boy Scouts of America. He spent many days...
Ann Elizabeth Higgins
Jun 15, 2010
Ann Elizabeth Higgins, 56, passed away at her home in Clark Fork, on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, June 24th, in the family home, 6561 River Road, out of Clark Fork, ID. A pot luck will follow at the Clark Fork Ambulance barn in Clark Fork, ID. Ann was born in Coronado,...
Robert. E. "Bob" Hess
Jun 15, 2010
Robert Edmund Hess, known to his friends as Bob, cupped his last tee shot Tuesday, June 15, 2010 following complications from a stroke suffered at his home in Sandpoint on June 6th, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 19th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Paul Graves will officiate. He was born May 24th, 1919 to...
Edwin Ed Behrens
Jun 10, 2010
Edwin “Ed” Behrens, 92, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Family services will be scheduled later and inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Ed was born in Tilden, Nebraska on July 24, 1917, the son of John and Wilamina Behrens. In 1929 the family moved to the Sandpoint area and Ed attended local schools. During...
Alice Margaret Mader
Jun 8, 2010
Alice Mader was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 3, 1927. She was one of 13 children born to Philomena and William P. Oswald of Allison Park, Pennsylvania. Alice passed away peacefully in Sandpoint early Tuesday morning, June 8. Alice married James L. Mader after his return from World War II in June, 1947. James passed away in Youngstown, Ohio...
Jack Eugene Stromquist
Jun 4, 2010
Jack Eugene Stromquist, 61, of Sandpoint died Friday, June 4, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. Private family burial took place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Pack River Cemetery. Jack was born July 30, 1948 in Sandpoint the son of John and June Stromquist. He started as a mechanic and moved to service manager at Sandpoint Motors....
Harry E - "Ed" Wesselman Sr.
Jun 2, 2010
Harry “Ed” Edwin Wesselman Sr., passed away peacefully at his home on June 2, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 1:00 pm in Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating. A celebration of life will follow at the VFW hall on Pine Street. Ed was born October 24, 1934 to William and Bertha...
Dixie Nadine Machado
Jun 1, 2010
Dixie Nadine Machado, 87, passed away at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho on June 1, 2010. Private family services will be held at a later time. Dixie Nadine Machado was born November 1, 1922 in Norwood, Colorado, the daughter of John Henry Osborne and Chrissie Hilda (Bankston) Osborne. She was raised in Colorado and attended school in Denver and...
Paul Westfall
Jun 1, 2010
Paul Westfall, 86, passed away at his home on Monday morning, June 1, 2010. Private services will be held at a later date. Paul was born in Burlington, Colorado on February 26, 1924, the son of Harold and Carrie (Griffin) Westfall. The family moved to Bonner County, when Paul was a child, and established Westfall Farms on Gold Creek. Paul...
Bruce Ashton Leith
May 31, 2010
Bruce Ashton Leith, 94, of Sandpoint, died Monday, May 31, 2010 at his home. Private services will be held at a later time.
Annetta Curtis
May 29, 2010
Annetta Curtis, 102, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at The Bridge Assisted Living in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private inurnment will take place in Tulsa, OK, with local arrangements under the direction of Coffelt Funeral Service. She was born Sept. 7, 1907 in Coldwater County, Michigan. She graduated high school in 1925 from White Pigeon, Michigan. In 1930 she graduated...
Christopher William Hart
May 28, 2010
Christopher William Hart, 80, of Sandpoint, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Valley Vista Care Center. Private services will beheld at a later time.
Edward Ernest "Ed" Olson
May 26, 2010
Edward Ernest “Ed” Olson, 92, of Bonners Ferry, former Ponderay resident passed away from this life on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Boundary Community Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00AM, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel with Pastor Don Kramer, officiating. Private interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. He was born Sept. 26, 1917 in...
William "Bill" Brockway
May 22, 2010
William Dale “Bill” Brockway, 81, passed away peacefully in the evening of May 22, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 28th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Brad Yunek from the Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Bill was born in Circle, Montana on July 16, 1928, the son of...
Florence Ida Ragland
May 22, 2010
Florence Ida Ragland, 79, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her home. Graveside services will be conducted 4:00PM, Monday at Pack River Cemetery. She was born April 1, 1931 in Weatherford, Texas. She grew up in Texas, Utah and California. She married Frederick Ragland in 1965 in El Cajon, CA. Florence spent the majority of her adult life...
John Peter Domino
May 21, 2010
John Peter Domino, 67, passed away peacefully at home in Cocolalla, Idaho with his family by his side on Friday may 21, 2010 after a short battle with cancer. John was born on Nov11, 1942 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. John is survived by his loving wife Suzanne; sons Kirk (Lesley) on Nanaimo, BC; Adam of St. Petersburg, FL; daughters Lara...
Nancy Ellen Caton
May 19, 2010
SANDPOINT – Nancy Ellen Caton, 73, residing in Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on May 19, 2010, after a brief illness, surrounded by her children, sister and granddaughter, Kristina Mollenberg. She was born on October 27, 1936, in Clinton, Indiana to Martha Lee and Herman H. Miller, who precede her in death, as does her foster brother, Oscar Mantanona. She is...
Delores Marie Phillips
May 18, 2010
Delores Marie Phillips, 84, of Post Falls, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Life Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later time. She was born Dec. 30, 1925 in Fingal, North Dakota the daughter of Fred and Stephanie Kruger. She graduated from high school in Bremerton, WA and worked there in the shipyards during World War...
Alice Mae Ewing
May 16, 2010
Alice Mae Ewing, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 16, 2010. Memorial services are pending with urn placement in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Alice Mae Schultz was born in Wallace, Idaho on May 16, 1929, the daughter of Elmer and Mina Schultz. The family lived in Valley, Washington, moving to Bonners Ferry, Idaho in 1945. She...