Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Francis Milton Balison
Nov 6, 2008
Francis “Moe” Milton Balison passed away Nov. 6, 2008 after a short battle with cancer. At his request there will be no public service, he has been laid to rest in the Pack River Cemetery. Moe was born October 11, 1932 in Kootenai, Idaho. He lived all of his life in Bonner County and built roads on most of the...
Erma L. "Boogie" Perry
Nov 5, 2008
Erma L. (Boogie) Perry, 81, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2008 at the home of her nephew George Eskridge and his wife Jenise, surrounded by family and friends. Graveside services will be held for family members at Pinecrest Cemetery on November 24, 2008at 9:00 am followed by a potluck lunch at 12:00 at the Dover Community Hall for family...
Betty Jane (Pellens) Wytcherley
Nov 1, 2008
Betty Jane (Pellens) Wytcherly, 82, passed away in Tum Tum, Washington on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM, Thursday, Nov. 6th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Art Krebs will officiate with interment following in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Betty was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sept. 10, 1926 the daughter of Ralph and Verda Hanson. She...
Fern Jeppesen Mikesell
Oct 31, 2008
Fern Jeppesen Mikesell, 88, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sandpoint Ward. Family graveside services were held on Tuesday, November 4th in the Pack River Cemetery. Fern was the 3rd child of Frederick H. and La Vira (Spackman) Jeppesen. She was born...
Georgia Lucille Fister
Oct 29, 2008
Georgia Lucille Fister, 90, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 in Moscow, Idaho. Family inurnment services were held in Pinecrest Memorial Park on Tuesday, November 11th. Georgia was born July 14, 1918 in Worley, Idaho, the daughter of George Alvin and Laura (Smith) Inks. She married Roy Thomas Fister April 27, 1947, in Thompson Falls, Montana. She lived in Sandpoint...
Irene Dorothy (Sunshine) Andrews
Oct 25, 2008
Irene Dorothy “Sunshine” Andrews, 86, passed away in Plains, MT on Saturday, October 25, 2008. Family services will be held later. Irene was born in Laclede, Idaho on April 16, 1922 the daughter of Bloom and Dorothy Irish. She grew up in the Morton area attending the Morton School, the Long School, and graduated from Sandpoint High School. She lived...
Marvin Martin Stutzke
Oct 24, 2008
Marvin Martin Stutzke, 81, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008 at his home in Hope, Idaho overlooking beautiful Lake Pend Oreille Marvin was born on Sept. 23, 1927 in Illinois, the son of Max and Rosie Stutzke. He lived in Spokane, WA prior to moving to Hope, Idaho in 1947. On August 7, 1949 he married Bernita Perry in...
Richard Duane Cole
Oct 24, 2008
Richard Duane Cole, 68, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on October 24. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Florence Adeline Henslee
Oct 22, 2008
Florence Adeline Henslee, 83, passed away in Spokane, WA on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Private family services will be held later. Florence was born in Bonners Ferry, ID on Aug. 4, 1925 the daughter of Carl and Lillie Nickolauson. She received her schooling in Bonners Ferry and married Cleo Henslee on Dec. 27, 1941 in Bonners Ferry. She worked, as...
Maxine Elizabeth McDowell
Oct 20, 2008
Maxine E. McDowell, 88, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 23rd, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Father Dennis C. Day, St Joseph’s Catholic Church, will officiate and internment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Maxine was born in Eldora, Iowa on Oct. 27, 1919, the daughter of...
John Robert Meredith
Oct 20, 2008
John R Meredith, 57, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008 at his home near Sandpoint, ID. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 24th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Hal Burrows will be officiating. Interment will be in the Pack River Cemetery. John was born in Mesa, AZ on Jan. 3, 1951 and attended schools in that...
Lorraine G Haecker
Oct 19, 2008
Lorraine Goodman (VanSchravendyk) Haecker, 91, passed away at home in Hope, Idaho on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 as she had wished. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Monday, November 24, in Clark Fork United Methodist Church. Pastor Mark Wendle will be officiating. Lorraine was born in Dover, ID on Dec. 11, 1916. She was adopted by Henry and...
John Dewail Brownell, Jr.
Oct 15, 2008
John D. Brownell, Jr. 84, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Inurnment will be later in Tahoma National Cemetery. Jack Brownell, aka Gramp Jack, was born October 24, 1923 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He and his wife Jean Kuhn were married in 1945. He was a decorated WWII veteran who proudly served our country on...
Irma Pauline Ridley
Oct 11, 2008
Irma P. Ridley, 80. passed away in Coeur d’Alene, ID on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Thursday, Oct. 16th, in the First Lutheran Church in Sandpoint. Pastor Steve Neuder will be officiating. Irma was born in Haxtun, CO on Sept. 8, 1928 the daughter of Paul and Sadie Tillberg. The family moved to...
Susan Ann Rathburn
Oct 10, 2008
Suan Ann Rathburn, 88, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on October 10, 2008. Susan was born on October 6, 1920 in Wapato, Washington, daughter of Pearl and Ruby Pace. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 pm, on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Noxon, Montana with Pastor Mark Wendle officiating. Graveside services will be at...
Alberta Pearl Johnson
Oct 9, 2008
Alberta Pearl Johnson, 90, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2008 in Sandpoint, ID. Funeral services will be conducted at 11;00 am, Wednesday, October 15th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastors Barry Johnson and Chuck Wigton will be officiating with interment to follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Alberta was born on April 9, 1918 in Yuma, Colorado. She attended school in...
Tyler James Pesce
Oct 8, 2008
Tyler James Pesce, 18, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 near Clark Fork, ID. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 18th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Tyler was born in Sandpoint, ID on May 17, 1990. He attended Hope Elementary School and was finishing his senior year at Clark Fork high School. He enjoyed sports, playing...
Sebastian Tobias - Rene Jurgensen
Oct 8, 2008
Sebastian Jurgenson, 17, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 near Sandpoint, ID. Private family graveside funeral services were held in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Sebastian was born in Grafelfing, Germany on January 9, 1991. He attended school in Germany, moving to Sandpoint, ID in 2005. He was a senior in Sandpoint High School. In 2005 when he moved to Sandpoint,...
Emilie Julia Girdwain
Oct 6, 2008
Emilie J Girdwain, 53, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2008 in Sandpoint, ID. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.
Marion Eleanor Powers
Oct 6, 2008
Marion Eleanor Powers, 87, passed away on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 in Sandpoint, ID. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Friday, Oct. 10th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Steve Nickodemus will be officiating. Marion was born in Los Angeles, CA on Nov. 30 1920. She graduated from L.I.F.E. Bible College in Los Angeles, CA in 1939 and has...