Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
John Thomas Ball
Jul 29, 2009
John Thomas Ball, 78, of Coeur d’ Alene, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Kootenai Medical Center.
John Roger Evans
Jul 23, 2009
John R Evans, 82, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Sandpoint, ID. John was born in India, son of Dr. Eugene and Jo Evan, who were medical missionaries there. He grew up in the milieu of idyllic Venguria, a coastal village south of Bombay. At six years of age, he began boarding at the multicultural, inernational Kodaikanal School,...
Earle Kazmark
Jul 23, 2009
Earle T. Kazmark, 75, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Spokane, Washington. Born the oldest child to Cynthia (Tuininga) and Vincent Kazmark on January 2, 1934 in Spokane, Washington. Earle graduated from John R. Rogers high school in 1951, he was an all city football player for the Pirates. He attended Humboldt State College, in Northern California, on a football...
Elizabeth "Betty" Jenkins
Jul 22, 2009
Elizabeth T. (Betty) Jenkins, 91, of Sandpoint, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at her home. She was born March 17, 1918 in Montrose, Colorado. Elizabeth married Jesse Jenkins and left New Mexico 1939 by way of a Model “A” Ford to the Elmira area, looking for good affordable farm land. After her husband died during the Korean Conflict she married...
Georgia Annette Gunderson
Jul 20, 2009
Georgia Annette Gunderson, 73, former lifetime Clark Fork resident, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at Life Care Center of Sandpoint. She was born Nov. 6, 1935 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of George and Mary Fields. She grew up and attended school in Clark Fork where she graduated from high school. In 1953 she married Phil Heyne and they were...
Marjorie Loretto Larson
Jul 16, 2009
Marjorie L. Larson, 80, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Inurnment services will be held later in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota. Margie was born on March 22, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan. She traveled extensively in the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean. She loved to collect antiques, eggs, and interesting things from her...
Edith C Schuyler
Jul 13, 2009
Edith Cornell Schuyler, 93, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, ID on Monday July 13, 2009. Edith was born in Palisades Park, New Jersey on Nov. 6, 1915. She worked in the Los Angeles area, as a secretary, in insurance offices where she met and married Hoyt Schuyler on Sept. 8, 1945. They moved to the Hope area in the late...
Arlene S Zimmerman
Jul 8, 2009
The summation of a person’s entire lifetime gets crammed into one of these tiny spaces; a modest, little column on the printed page where perusing eyes catch a name and perhaps read on if it sounds familiar, if not, questing fingers move on to the Sports or Entertainment sections where the most recent headlines trumpet the latest in fashion and...
Donna L. "Dee" Chilcott
Jul 7, 2009
Donna Lou “Dee” Chilcott, 61, of Ponderay, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at her home with her family. Dee was born March 9, 1948 in Morris, Minnesota to Eugene and Jeanette Pedersen. Dee was raised in Minnesota and following high school attended Waldorf Community College in Iowa. After moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado and while managing an apartment complex, she...
Cornelies "Cornie" Poelstra
Jun 22, 2009
Cornelies “Cornie” Poelstra, 87, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Monday, June 22, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Friday, June 26th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Glen Marks will officiate and interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours, for family and friends, will be Thursday afternoon from 12 noon until 6:00 PM at Coffelt Funeral...
Wanda Lanell Miles
Jun 20, 2009
Wanda Lanell Miles, 73, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Family and friends are invited to the visitation at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, June 24th, from 12 noon until 6:00 PM. Wanda was born in Arkansas on Sept. 22, 1935 the daughter of Jesse and Nevel Easley. She moved to California in 1948 and graduated...
Sharon Stevens
Jun 18, 2009
Sharon Carnegie Stevens We give into God’s loving embrace a wonderful woman, Sharon Stevens, who passed away on June 18, 2009 at Kootenai Medical Center. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and best friend. She was born July 16, 1938 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of Andrew and Mary Anna Carnegie. The only thing brighter than the smile...
Helen M. Misner
Jun 18, 2009
Helen M. Misner, 78, of Sagle, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at her home. She was born July 8, 1930 in Miami, Oklahoma the daughter of Jesse and Maxine Helm. When she was a child the family moved to California where she was raised. She was married to Phil Misner on June 2, 1951 in California and they were later...
Henry "Hank" Rodne
Jun 17, 2009
Henry, “Hank” Rodne, 86, of Bothell, WA, former Ponderay resident, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009. He was born Oct. 23, 1922 in Alkabo, North Dakota one of 7 children born to Nikolai and Thea Rodne. He was raised in North Dakota and then traveled, ultimately ending up in North Idaho where he met Frances Mary Tashoff whom he married on...
Scott Gilbert Thiele
Jun 12, 2009
Scott G. Thiele was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 19, 1928 to Stanley and Jeanette Thiele. He was one of three siblings. He graduated from West High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps. He missed World War II but spent most of his enlistment time in Hawaii. He married Jean Brovold on January 28, 1949. They had four...
Ewell Edward Stevens
Jun 8, 2009
Ewell Edward Stevens was born on July 6, 1931 in Long Beach, California. He died on June 8, 2009 at his home in Sandpoint. After attending schools in southern California, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Ewell worked in the aerospace industry in southern California during his career. He retired in 1986 as Manufacture Engineering Manager...
Sean Michael Garvey
Jun 1, 2009
Sean Michael Garvey passed away at his home in Spokane, Washington Monday, June 1, 2009. Services will be held at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, Monday, June 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours will be from 9 am to service time. Sean was born in Spokane, WA on August 22, 1946. He attended Sandpoint...
Helen Elizabeth Ramsay
May 31, 2009
Helen Elizabeth Ramsay, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 6th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation for family, and friends, will be on Friday, June 5th, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 PM, at the Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Helen was...
Patrick Clifford Opferman
May 29, 2009
Patrick Clifford “Pat” Opferman, 50, was born in Kirkland, Washington on Sept 24, 1958, the son of Joe and Ursula Opferman. He moved to Cocolalla, Idaho in 1973, attending local schools. In 1976 he graduated from Sandpoint High School and in 1982 graduated from the University of Idaho. While in college he was active in the ROTC. He earned his...
Colette "Kit" Bohmann
May 28, 2009
Colette “Kit” (Sammartano) Bohmann passed away on May 28, 2009, exactly 63 years after her birth, in Sandpoint, Idaho after a very long, courageous battle with cancer. Kit was born on May 28, 1946 in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota to Jean and Rose (Evans) Sammartano. She moved to California when she was 18 and married Cornelius “Neil” Twohig in 1965. They...
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