Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Ronald James Earley
Apr 25, 2009
Ronald James Earley, 67, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Saturday, April 25, 2009. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.
Sandra Lee Johnston
Apr 23, 2009
Sandra Lee Johnston, 68, passed away in Spokane, WA on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 12 noon (Mountain Daylight Savings Time) on Saturday, May 9th, in The Noxon Community Methodist Church. Pastor Mark Wendle will officiate. Sandra was born in Spokane, Washington on March 4, 1941, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Miller. She graduated...
Marion Rose Kulzer
Apr 19, 2009
Marion Rose Kulzer, 75, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Family memorial services were held in Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sandpoint, Idaho. Pastor Steve Nickodemus was the officiant. Marion was born in South Dakota on November 26, 1933 the daughter of Michael and Mary Rose O’Brien. She graduated from high school in Havana, North...
Claude "Whitey" Sherwood
Apr 19, 2009
Claude "Whitey" Sherwood, 86, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A complete obituary will be published later.
Lloyd Hubert Allen
Apr 18, 2009
Lloyd H. Allen, 85, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Life Care Center from complications of pneumonia and diabetes 2. Masonic Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 25th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Fraternal rites will be conducted by Lakeside Lodge # 42 AF and AM. Military honors will be under the...
Ronald B. Benton
Apr 16, 2009
Ronald B. Benton, 57, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 17, 2009, in the Sandpoint Faith Evangelical Free Church, on Boyer Avenue. Pastor Harvey Riffle will be officiating. Ron was born May 19, 1951 to Bernard and Eva Benton in Newman, Georgia. In 1956 they moved...
Lucille Fern Bottcher
Apr 14, 2009
Lucille Fern Bottcher, 88, passed away in Sandpoint on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 18th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Chad Wilks, Church of the Nazarene, will be officiating. Inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Lucille was born in Philipsburg, Montana on November 29, 1920, the daughter of George and...
Gretchen Mary Hopper
Apr 12, 2009
Gretchen M Hopper was born June 1, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska, and passed away at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 12, 2009. Gretchen began a career in the music business as a secretary to Jann Wenner who was just starting a publication called “Rolling Stones Magazine” in San Francisco. In that seat she gathered relationships, many that spanned...
Vera Lynn Schlepp
Apr 10, 2009
Vera Lynn Schlepp, 52, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on March 26, 2009. She was born in Anaconda, Montana on February 11, 1957, and had worked as a dental assistant.
Mildred Constance Lagrou
Apr 8, 2009
Mildred C Lagrou, 94, of Spokane, former Sandpoint resident died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in Spokane Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, on Saturday, April 25th, in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor David Olson, First Lutheran Church, will officiate. Visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday morning, April 25th, between 9 am and 10:30 am. She...
Robert "Bob" Dean Murphree
Apr 2, 2009
Robert Dean “Bob” Murphree, 71, passed away suddenly, at his home on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Family memorial services will be held at a later date. Bob was born in Seattle, Washington on April 7, 1937, the son of Creekmore and Viola Murphree. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA where he graduated from high school in 1955. He served with...
Larry Eugene Rosenboom
Mar 31, 2009
Larry Eugene Rosenboom, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday,at 11:00 am, April 18, 2009 in the First Lutheran Church, with Pastor Dave Olson officiating. Larry was born July 31, 1932 in Craig, Nebraska to parents Steve and Ethel Rosenboom. Larry was a large baby...
Esther C. Hunt
Mar 27, 2009
Esther C. Hunt, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Friday, March 27, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Thursday April 2nd, in the Sandpoint Seventh Day Adventist Church. Pastor Matt lombard will be officiating. Interment will be in the Pack River Cemetery. Esther was born in Mobridge, South Dakota on December 20, 1925. She graduated from...
Kirby D Early
Mar 21, 2009
Kirby D. (Blue) Early, 33, passed away in Carthage, MO on January 27, 2009. Memorial services were held in Carthage, MO. Kirby was born on Feb. 17, 1975 in Gravette, Arkansas, the son of David and Peggy. He grew up in Ordway, CO and attended school there. In 1989 the family moved to Clark Fork, ID and he graduated from...
Leola Margaret McConnell
Mar 19, 2009
Leola McConnell, died Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2009, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, after a two-and-a-half month battle with respiratory and heart issues that developed following a fall on New Year’s Eve. She was 84 years old in August, and had been in good health until the fall that fractured her pelvis. Leola Margaret was born to Fred and Marvel...
Bette Black
Mar 13, 2009
Bette Black, 88, of Sandpoint, former Laclede resident, died Friday, March 13, 2009 in Sandpoint. She was born July 14, 1920 in Boulder, Colorado the daughter of Silas and Nell Carter Weber. She was raised in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado. After her schooling she worked as an administrative assistant at the University until her retirement. She married...
Margie Jane Pierce
Mar 10, 2009
Margie Jane Pierce, 76, of Sandpoint, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Life Care Center of Sandpoint. Margie was born December 30, 1933 in Hope Idaho the daughter of Samuel Sherman Pierce and Edith Pearl (Wiltse) Pierce. She attended school in Hope through The 8th grade and graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1952. She served in the U....
Kenneth Walter Tucker
Mar 8, 2009
Kenneth W. Tucker, 88, of Sandpoint died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Valley Vista Care Center. He was born April 22, 1920 in Samuels, Idaho the son of Valis and Cora Miller Tucker. He was raised in Bonner County, attended schools here, graduating Sandpoint High School in 1938. After graduation he was in the Civilian Conservation Corps where he learned...
Mabel E Cooper
Feb 28, 2009
Mabel E Cooper, 89, passed peacefully in the arms of the Lord early Saturday morning, February 28th, at home with her family by her side. Services are to be held Thursday, March 12th at 10:30 AM at the Sandpoint Methodist Church. Reception to follow. Mabel was born in Joe Batts Arm, Newfoundland to Thomas & Phoebe Elliot. Her father passed...
Beatrix Marjorie Davis
Feb 27, 2009
Beatrix M. Davis, 93, of Sandpoint, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 at her home. At her request no services are planned.