Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

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...

Carolyn Pauline Snyder

Carolyn Pauline Snyder

Feb 12, 2010

Carolyn Pauline Snyder, 89, of Clark Fork, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Private family services will be held at a later time.

Dale Edward Viall

Dale Edward Viall

Feb 11, 2010

Dale Edward Viall, 61, of Clearfield, Utah former North Idaho resident died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 in Utah. Funeral services will be held at a later time.

Larry Gene Sample

Larry Gene Sample

Feb 9, 2010

Larry Sample, 67, of Laclede, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at his home. Private services will be conducted.

Evelyn May Broehl

Evelyn May Broehl

Feb 8, 2010

Evelyn May Broehl, 86, known as Gramma B by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at Huckleberry Retirement, surrounded by her loving family. She passed quietly to join her loved ones who we know are there waiting for her on the other side. Evelyn was a strong independent woman who until recently lived on her...

Leonard Euell Plaster

Leonard Euell Plaster

Feb 4, 2010

Leonard Plaster, 77 A Sandpoint resident for more than 70 years, Leonard Eule Plaster, 77, passed away Feb. 4, 2010, at Kootenai Medical Center from heart failure. In the two days that he was in the hospital, he was visited by numerous family members and friends. When he passed, his children were at his side. He was born in Gillette,...

Thomas McGuirk

Thomas McGuirk

Feb 3, 2010

Thomas McGurik, 60, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at his home in Careywood, Idaho. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.

Rosaline Eugenia Wilson

Rosaline Eugenia Wilson

Feb 2, 2010

Rosaline “Rose” E. Wilson, 89, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 in Kootenai, Idaho of natural causes. Memorial services will be conducted 3:00PM, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at the Sandpoint Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Matthew Lombard, officiating. Rose was born July 20, 1920 in Vallejo, CA, the daughter of Emery Edward and Elva Ferrari Cota, and was raised...

Jean Louise Thomas

Jean Louise Thomas

Jan 31, 2010

Jean Louise Thomas, 86, of Sandpoint, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 at Hearthstone Village. Private family services will be held at a later time.

Kirk Von Sauer

Kirk Von Sauer

Jan 22, 2010

Kirk Von Sauer, 48 of Kootenai, passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Bonner General Hospital, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend. Kirk was born October 3, 1961 in Missoula, MT, to Patricia and Darold Sauer. The family moved back to Sandpoint in 1965 in order to manage the...

Marjorie V. Findlay

Marjorie V. Findlay

Jan 22, 2010

Marjorie V. “Jones” Findlay, 87, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother , of Cocolalla died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, ID. She was born in Billings, MT on April 23, 1922 the daughter of Russel Edgar and Vera Marrion Pearce Jones. She spent the early part of her life in Canada, but was...

James Jim (Woody) Woodhead

James Jim (Woody) Woodhead

Jan 17, 2010

James “Jim”, “Woody” Woodhead, 69, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Friday, January 22nd, at 1:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time. The service will be conducted by Father Bob Lily, in the Heron Cemetery, Heron, Montana. Woody was born in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 30, 1940, the son of...

Robert Lewis Hernvall

Robert Lewis Hernvall

Jan 15, 2010

Robert Lewis Hernvall, 85, of Sandpoint, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at his home. Robert was born May 1, 1924 in Saint Maries, Idaho the son of Gustav and Jennie Watts Hernvall. His early life was greatly influenced by his grandparents, Rolland and Delia Watts. He graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1942. Robert proudly served our country for three...

Nancy C Crabb

Nancy C Crabb

Jan 14, 2010

Nancy Colleen Crabb of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, passed away after her brief, courageous battle with cancer. She died at home on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at the young age of 70 surrounded by her husband, Theodore Crabb and her family. Nancy was born in Dover, Idaho, on December 6, 1939, to Darrell and Mary Perry. Nancy grew up in Dover...

Ester Mae Moore

Ester Mae Moore

Jan 11, 2010

Ester Mae Moore, 80, of Sandpoint died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 at Bonner General Hospital. She was born Dec. 18, 1929 in Dallas City, Illinois, the daughter of George and Verna Rockel. Ester moved to the Los Angeles area as a child and later to Arcadia where she attended schools. In 1947 she married Donald Moore in Arcadia, CA. They...

Rachel Anne Dallas

Rachel Anne Dallas

Jan 11, 2010

Rachel, beloved daughter of John and Laura Dallas of Cocolalla, ID passed away suddenly on Monday, January 11th, 2010. Rachel was born November 16, 1991 in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Rachel came into this world early and has now tragically left the world early too. During her short 18 years she was a flame that burned very brightly. She had a...

George A. Palmer

George A. Palmer

Jan 10, 2010

George Addison Palmer went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, January 10 at the age of 88 in Stanwood, Washington where he lived the last five years close to his eldest son Duane and his family. George spent the previous 25 years in Hope and Sandpoint, Idaho with his wife of 60 years, Blanche and within...