Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Delbert Ray Allen

Delbert Ray Allen

Dec 13, 2008

Delbert Ray Allen, 81, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at his home in Laclede. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday, Dec. 20th in the Laclede Community Church. Pastor Dan Moore will be officiating. Delbert was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on Sept. 24, 1927 where he grew up and attended school. He enlisted in the US...

Arleta Wynona Howell

Arleta Wynona Howell

Dec 13, 2008

Arleta W. Howell, 87, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008 at Meadow Ridge. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 17th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Brian Noble, Sandpoint Assembly of God Church, will officiate. Arleta was born November 19, 1921 to Gus A. Rieschick and Edna Henderson Rieschick in Beloit, Kansas. She married Coyne Sequoyah...

Kjell Harry Gustafson

Kjell Harry Gustafson

Dec 13, 2008

Kjell Harry Gustafson, 66, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Nov. 9, 2008. A celebration of his life will be held at 2;00 pm, Saturday, December 20th, at the home of Geanna Johnson, 214 Pacific St., and Third in Sandpoint. Kjell was born on October 3, 1942 in Sweden, the son of the late Harry and Vivi Gustafson. He is...

Avis Winnifred Crowder

Avis Winnifred Crowder

Dec 8, 2008

Avis W Crowder, 85, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services are pending. Avis was born in Hurley, New Mexico on Feb. 27, 1923, the daughter of Jerome and Elizabeth Crowder. In 1941 she graduated from high school in Clifton, Arizona. She graduated from Mt Zion Hospital in San Francisco, Calif., with a 4 year...

Kenneth Alvin Syth

Kenneth Alvin Syth

Dec 8, 2008

Kenneth A. Syth, 87, of Clark Fork, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, ID. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, officiating. Private interment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery. Friends may call at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, Friday from 2:00-5:00PM....

Berniece Jessie Elliott

Berniece Jessie Elliott

Dec 6, 2008

Berniece Jessie Elliott, 94, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008. Funeral services are pending for the retired Registered Nurse. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Elsie Grace Cliff

Elsie Grace Cliff

Dec 5, 2008

Elsie Grace Cliff, 82, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00AM, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Elsie was born Nov. 1, 1926 in Sandpoint, Id to Edward and Marian Hildreth. She grew up in the Sandpoint area. She married Charles Cliff and from that marriage she had seven...

Kimberlee Rae Dingman

Kimberlee Rae Dingman

Dec 3, 2008

Kimberlee Rae Dingman, also known as Kim, 44 of Sandpoint, Idaho died early Wednesday evening, December 3, 2008 from injuries obtained in an automobile accident. She was born on September 18, 1964, in Rockford, Illinois the daughter of Robert and Dolores Gray Morrison. Kimberlee was raised and educated in her home town. She was married April 5, 1986 to Gary...

Bette J Dougherty

Bette J Dougherty

Dec 1, 2008

Bette J Dougherty, 65, passed away at her home in Noxon, Montana on Monday, December 1, 2008. Private family servics have been held.

John Poelstra

John Poelstra

Nov 30, 2008

John Poelstra, 91, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, Dec. 5th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God will officiate with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation hours will from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Thursday afternoon at Coffelt Funeral Service. John...

Rodney Eugene Smith

Rodney Eugene Smith

Nov 28, 2008

Rodney Eugene Smith, 52, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Friday Nov. 28, 2008. Family memorial services will be held later. Rodney was born in York, PA on Sept. 4, 1956, the son of Rodney and Yvonne Smith. He attended school in MT Wolf, PA. He lived in Omak WA for 5 years moving to the Careywood area in...

Henry William "Bill" Crosby

Henry William "Bill" Crosby

Nov 24, 2008

Henry W. “Bill” Crosby, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, November 24, 2008. A complete obituary for the WW II Veteran, and retired aircraft painter, will posted later.

Robert Evan Russell

Robert Evan Russell

Nov 18, 2008

Robert Russell gently passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at home in Sandpoint, Id. He lived with his daughter and her husband, Joyce and Chuck Spiller, since 1996 when he had moved from Coeur d’Alene after the passing of his wife, Marjorie. Bob was considered "amazing" by his family and dear friends because of his incredible memory, knowledge of...

Mary Jane Wolfe

Mary Jane Wolfe

Nov 18, 2008

Mary Jane Wolfe, 73, passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, Nov. 22nd in coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Mary Jane was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 19, 1934 the daughter of Bert and Gladys Searfus. She grew up in the Wrencoe area and graduated from Sandpoint High School...

Richard R. Reinwald

Richard R. Reinwald

Nov 16, 2008

Richard R. Reinwald, 63, passed away in Careywood, ID. On November 16, 2008. Memorial services, for family and close friends, were held in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Richard was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 23, 1945, the son of John and Ziona Reinwald. He will be remembered for his passion for fishing and his...

Edward Owen Swan Sr.

Edward Owen Swan Sr.

Nov 15, 2008

Edward O. Swan, who so loved life, passed away on November 15th, at the age of 68. A much loved son, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, husband and friend, he will be sorely missed. Ed always loved a bargain-garage sales and junk yards, and was a true E-Bay junkie. For the past several years he had found a perfect work companion...

William "Bill" Hutzler

William "Bill" Hutzler

Nov 14, 2008

William 'Bill" Hutzler, 71, passed away in Billings, MT on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 20th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will officiate. Bill was born in Missoula, MT the son of William and Gladys Hutzler. He moved to Sandpoint in 1951 and graduated from...

Mary Etta Galliway

Mary Etta Galliway

Nov 12, 2008

Mary Etta Galliway, 75, passed away in Post Falls, ID on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Monday, Nov. 17th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Roger Bejot and Pastor Brian Noble will be officiating with internment following in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Mary was born in Deavertown, Ohio, on March 23, 1933, where she attended...

Ruby Margaret Lowe

Ruby Margaret Lowe

Nov 7, 2008

Ruby Margaret Lowe, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on November 7, 2008. Family services have been held with inurnment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Ruby was born in Magnolia, MN on June 28, 1925, the daughter of August and Elizabeth von Holt. After leaving the family farm, at the age of 17, she attended Minneapolis Business College. She then worked...

Jeanette Blanche Stover

Jeanette Blanche Stover

Nov 6, 2008

Jeanette Blanche Stover, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Thursday, November 6, 2008. Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 PM (Montana Time) Saturday, November 15th, in the Noxon Community Church. Dale Coffelt will be officiating and inurnment will be in the Noxon Cemetery. Jeanette was born near Trout Creek, MT on Nov. 24, 1926 the daughter of Ralph...