Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Helen Haugse

Helen Haugse

Mar 29, 2010

Helen Haugse, 91, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, March 29, 2010. Private family services will be held with burial at the Lakeview Cemetery. Helen was born in Aurora, Colorado on Nov. 23, 1918, the daughter of Edwin and Rachel Urch. Helen moved to Sandpoint on Feb. 2, 1939. She met her future husband, Leonard Haugse while working at...

June Charlotte Schrock

June Charlotte Schrock

Mar 16, 2010

June C. Schrock, 90, died Tuesday, March 16, 2009 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. June was born in Stratford, South Dakota on Dec. 29, 1919. She loved reading, puzzles, crocheting, card games, and teaching life’s lessons to her family. She was a loving mom, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. Family was her main focus. June is survived by her...

Jack Valenta

Jack Valenta

Mar 12, 2010

Jack Valenta, 94, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, March 12, 2010. The Vigil Rosary prayers will be said at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, March 16th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11;00 am, Wednesday, March 17th, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Father Dennis C. Day will be officiating and the burial will...

Fred Lee Charland

Fred Lee Charland

Mar 10, 2010

Fred L. Charland, 59, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 20th, in the Priest River Trinity Baptist Church. Pastor Shawn Palaniuk will be officiating. Fred was born on June 28, 1950, in Kalispell, MT, the son of Archie and Ruby (Hoadley) Charland. He lived in...

Tim N. Taylor

Tim N. Taylor

Mar 8, 2010

Tim Nelson Taylor, 61, died peacefully at his ranch in Heron, MT, March 8, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Tim will be remembered for how he loved to hunt, fish and enjoyed being with friends and family. Tim was also an avid baseball (especially the Braves) and Packer fan. Tim was born in La Crosse WI, the son...

Birdella "Della" Hoskins

Birdella "Della" Hoskins

Mar 6, 2010

Birdella B. “Della” Hoskins, 96, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Della was born in Clayton, New Mexico on June 26, 1913 the daughter of David and Sadie Benton. She lived in Clayton, New Mexico for 37 years and then moved to Vallejo, CA and then to San Diego where she lived for 29 years. She...

Ronald Lee Cox

Ronald Lee Cox

Mar 6, 2010

Ronald Lee Cox, 66, of Sagle, Idaho died March 6, 2010 at his home surrounded by family. Ron was born September 22, 1943 in Bonners Ferry to Ode and Iva Cox. Ron was a student at Sandpoint High in the class of 1961. He studied auto body repair at Spokane Community Trade School in 1961, and worked as an auto...

Dorothy W. Smith

Dorothy W. Smith

Mar 3, 2010

Dorothy W. Smith passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, of congestive heart failure. She was born June 2, 1918, to William Wesselman and Bertha Rothenfluh. She attended Sandpoint (Idaho) schools through ninth grade. She was a caretaker of other children prior to her marriage at age 16. Dorothy married Ivan Daymond Smith on Dec....

Joe Edward Stevens

Joe Edward Stevens

Mar 2, 2010

Joe E. Stevens, 58, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Tuesday. March 2, 2010. Joe was born in Sandpoint, ID on January 17, 1952 the son of Ray and Margaret Stevens. He graduated from the 8th grade at Northside School and then Sandpoint High School in 1970. Following high school he served with the US Army from 1972 until...

Elmer W. John

Elmer W. John

Mar 1, 2010

Elmer Westly John, 77, of Clark Fork, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Veterans Hospital in Spokane. He was born August 13, 1932 in Modesto, CA the son of Clarence and Anna Fisher John. He was raised in Escalon, CA where he attended school and graduated. He was drafted into the Army...

Daniel Robert Armstrong

Daniel Robert Armstrong

Feb 27, 2010

Daniel R. “Dan” Armstrong, 59, passed away peacefully in the log home he built in Cocolalla, Idaho on Saturday, February 27, 2010. He was born to Delmer and Donna Armstrong on April 8, 1950 in Logan, Utah. His father was head ranger so he grew up in Zion, Yosemite, and Olympic National Parks. There he developed a love for the...

Thomas H. Johnson

Thomas H. Johnson

Feb 25, 2010

Thomas H. “Tom” Johnson, died February 25, 2010 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 .m. on Friday, March 5 at St. Joseph’s Church in Sandpoint. Tom was born on January 7, 1929 in Wallace Idaho, the son of John and Edith Johnson. Growing up in the Silver Valley, he graduated from Mullan High School in 1947....

Wesley A. Rojan

Wesley A. Rojan

Feb 25, 2010

Wesley A. “Pat” Rojan, 94, of Hope, Idaho entered into rest on Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 3rd, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will officiate with interment in the Hope Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, March 2nd, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. The visitation...

Bradley Goodyear

Bradley Goodyear

Feb 24, 2010

Bradley (Brad) John Goodyear, beloved son of Laura and Rob Goodyear, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Brad was born on November 29, 1992 in Walnut Creek California. He moved to Idaho with his family in 2003. He attended Sagle Elementary, Sandpoint Middle and High Schools. For the past eight months he has been attending school in Kalispell, Montana. Brad...

Gertrude "Chris" Story

Gertrude "Chris" Story

Feb 18, 2010

Chris was born on November 28, 1925 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey and passed away Thursday, February 18th 2010, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Chris graduated in the top 10% of her high school class in 1943 at Pompton Lakes High School. She attended Wood Secretarial School in New York City. Chris joined the Army Air Corp in 1949 where she met...

Norman L. Bolstad

Norman L. Bolstad

Feb 17, 2010

Norman Bolstad was born on July 13, 1917 on the Bolstad farm just north of Norwich, North Dakota. He was the twelfth of the 13 children of John L. and Inger (Emerson) Bolstad. He grew up around Norwich, working on the family farm until his graduation from high school. It was the height of the depression and there was little...

Jeremy Andrew Cooke

Jeremy Andrew Cooke

Feb 14, 2010

Jeremy Andrew Cooke, 62, of Sandpoint, died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at his home. Private family services will be conducted at a later time.

Cathleen Annette Riley

Cathleen Annette Riley

Feb 14, 2010

Cathleen A. Riley, 63, of Cocolalla, Idaho died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted 1:30PM, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Service with Pastor David Hess, officiating. Private interment will be held at Westmond Cemetery.

Laurel Ann Wagers

Laurel Ann Wagers

Feb 13, 2010

Laurel Ann Wagers, 61, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at Life Care of Coeur ‘d Alene. She was born Sept. 12, 1948 in Spokane, WA, the daughter of Joseph and Margery Pratt. As a child she lived in Alaska and Sandpoint where she graduated high school in 1964. She then attended Michigan State University where she received a...

Eugene L. Driggs

Eugene L. Driggs

Feb 12, 2010

Eugene L. Driggs, 78, of Sagle, passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at Bonner General Hospital from complications from a fall with his family at his side. Eugene Leo “Gene” Driggs was born May 8, 1931 in Alta Vista, Kansas to Bruce and Mary Groppe Driggs. His family arrived in Sandpoint the last day of February 1935. He always...