Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
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
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
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
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
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...
Millie Louise Brewer
May 8, 2011
Millie Louise Brewer, 82, of Heron, MT passed away on Sunday, (Mother’s Day), May 8, 2011 at Bonner General Hospital. We love you mom. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Family and friends are invited to the Edgewater immediately following the service for a meal and time of sharing. Private inurnment will...
Helene A. Wolf
May 6, 2011
Helene A. Wolf, 99, of Sandpoint died Friday, May 6, 2011 at her home. A celebration of her life will be conducted at a later time. Helene was born Sept. 30, 1911 in Buffalo, NY the daughter of Michael and Julia Urbanski Looze. She was raised in Buffalo where she graduated from South Park High School. She later attended business...
Ann Mae Miller
May 5, 2011
Ann Mae Miller (74) died at her home May 5, 2011, in Sagle, Idaho. She was born May 3, 1937 in Butte, Montana, the daughter of Vern and Ann Sloan of Thompson Falls, Montana. Ann had five children, Alan, Rhonda, Vern, Deanna, and Darla from her marriage to Leroy Edward Schock who preceded her in death in 1966. She later...
Tory Oliver Andrew Fort
May 4, 2011
Tory Fort, 49 of Naples, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at his home. Tory Oliver Andrew Fort was born Aug. 8, 1961 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Ellis Andrew Fort and Gladys (Zordell) Fort on the hottest day (110 degrees) ever at that time. His father was in the Air Force so they moved around a bit, ending up in...
Louise M. Francis
May 3, 2011
Louise Mary Francis, 88, of Kootenai, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Hearthstone Village. She will be buried next to her mother in Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery. She was born Aug. 21, 1922 in Clearwater, Idaho the daughter of John D. and Cassie Peckham Francis. She was raised and educated in Winnemucca, NV where she graduated Humbolt High School. Louise...
Ala Mae Langwell
May 2, 2011
Ala Mae Langwell, 90, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Robert Kerr Waring
May 1, 2011
Robert Kerr Waring of Baltimore, age 82, died in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 1, 2011 from a stroke. He was born August 18, 1928 in Palmerton, PA, the son of Robert and Clara (Lane) Waring. There will be a memorial service for Bob at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Coffelt’s Funeral Home, with a potluck luncheon to...
Helen June Jacques
May 1, 2011
Helen June Jacques, 82, passed away May, 1, 2011 at Sandpoint, Idaho. Private Family services will be held at a later date.
Charles Henry Kramer
Apr 29, 2011
Charles Henry Kramer, 68, of Sandpoint, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Valley Vista Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later time.
Robert G. "Bob" Kalb
Apr 27, 2011
Robert G. “Bob” Kalb, 83, life time Sandpoint resident and long time businessman, passed away, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Libby, MT. Memorial services for Bob will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Rick Alkire, officiating. Private inurnment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. There will be a reception and time of...
Thomas F. Ednie
Apr 26, 2011
Thomas Frew Ednie died peacefully in his 80th year of life in the morning of April 26, 2011, at Bonner General Hospital where he had been admitted the evening before. An only child, Tom was born to Scottish parents in Munhall, PA on December 15, 1931. He was a brilliant student, his extracurricular interests being the learning of electrical theory...
Angeline D. McNearney
Apr 25, 2011
Angeline D. McNearney, 96, of Sandpoint joined her Savior and Lord on the 25th of April, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Ken Smith, officiating. Family and friends may pay their respects on Friday from 2:00 – 6:00 PM at the chapel. Private interment will take place in Pinecrest...
Liotta Martha Jean
Apr 24, 2011
Martha Jean Liotta, 87, of Sandpoint, former Hope resident died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Private family services will be held at a later time.
Hope Ann Woodby
Apr 17, 2011
Hope Ann Woodby, 58, of Sagle, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Life Care Center of Sandpoint. Private services will be conducted at a later time.
Gerald Quentin Syth
Apr 16, 2011
Gerald Q. Syth, 74, passed away at home in Heron, Montana, on April 16, 2011. He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Memorial services will be conducted 2:00PM mountain time, Saturday, April 23, 2011 in the gym at Noxon School. A time of food and sharing will follow immediately after the service in the fire hall directly across from the school....





