Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Mona Mitchell

Mona Mitchell

Feb 27, 2008

Nora Mona Mitchell entered into rest on Feb. 27, 2008, at her home on the Dufort Road, Sagle, Idaho. She was 91. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 4th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Matt Lombard, Seventh Day Adventist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Westmond Cemetery. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Service...

James B Dootlittle

James B Dootlittle

Feb 25, 2008

James B. “Doc” Doolittle, 80, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 1, 2008,in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First church of God, will officiate. Doc was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Dec. 19, 1927 and graduated from Hemet High School in Hemet, California. Following...

Alan Wentner

Alan Wentner

Feb 24, 2008

Alan passed away at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho on February 24, 2008. The arrangements are pending at this time, we will post them as soon as we receive the information.

Helen Lucille Battien

Helen Lucille Battien

Feb 23, 2008

Helen Lucille Irish Battien (Age 83) Our dearest mother and Grandmother Helen Lucille (Irish) Battien passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 23rd in Spokane, WA. Helen was born June 24, 1924 to Bloom and Dorothy (Ventling) Irish at the family home in Dover, Idaho. The family moved to their Dufort farm in 1932, where Helen attended Morton and Long Schools....

Douglas Kent Wesselman

Douglas Kent Wesselman

Feb 18, 2008

Douglas Kent Wesselman, 44, passed on Monday, February 18, 2008 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane Washington. Dougie went peacefully, with his family at his side, following complications after surgery. A celebration of Life will be held conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday, June 7th, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will officiate. Dougie was born Dec. 12, 1963 in Sandpoint,...

Betty Lou Ballou

Betty Lou Ballou

Feb 17, 2008

Betty Lou Ballou, 84, passed away in Centralia, WA on Feb. 17, 2008 Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2008 in the First Lutheran Church. Pastor Dave Olson will be officiating. Betty Lou was born on Aug. 14, 1923 in Dover, ID the daughter of William and Agnes (Clemence) Sindelar. She spent her youth in...

Roberta Ann Bostock

Roberta Ann Bostock

Feb 17, 2008

Roberta Ann Bostock passed away Sunday February 17, 2008 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint, ID after a short battle with a rare and aggressive form of Colon Cancer. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:00 am from First Christian Church, 201 N. Division in Sandpoint, ID. Luncheon to follow. Roberta was...

Betty Lou Ballou

Betty Lou Ballou

Feb 17, 2008

Betty Lou Ballou, 84, passed away in Centralia, WA on Feb. 17, 2008 Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2008 in the First Lutheran Church. Pastor Dave Olson will be officiating. Betty Lou was born on Aug. 14, 1923 in Dover, ID the daughter of William and Agnes (Clemence) Sindelar. She spent her youth in...

Frances Wyonnia Pitts

Frances Wyonnia Pitts

Feb 16, 2008

Frances Wyonnia Pitts, 71, was born on June 29, 1936. She married to Robert James Pitts on June 20, 1953. They were married for 54 years. Frances will be remembered by family and friends alike as a loving, giving, and affectionate person. We will miss her greatly. Frances is survived by her husband Robert, three sons Dale, Lyle, and wife...

David Borge Wilburn

David Borge Wilburn

Feb 14, 2008

David Borge Wilburn, 53, passed away in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, February 14, 2008; Valentines Day. Graveside funeral services will be conducted in the Heron Cemetery, Heron, MT. Pastor Charley Denson, Thompson Falls, MT will officiate. David was born on April 27, 1954 and passed on to be with our Heavenly Father on Valentines Day in 2008. With him...

Ellen Louise Newman

Ellen Louise Newman

Feb 14, 2008

Ellen Louise Newman, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Memorial services will be held later in Arkansas. Ellen is survived locally by her husband Mangus Newman and her daughter Katherine Rose,

Rolland C Ames

Rolland C Ames

Feb 11, 2008

Rolland C. Ames, 89, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, February 11, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 15, 2008 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First Church of God, will officiate and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be conducted on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 14th, from 3:00 PM until...

Ernest Dale Jeffres

Ernest Dale Jeffres

Feb 11, 2008

Ernest “Dale” Jeffres, 76, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, February 11, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 16, 2008, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will officiate with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Friday, Feb. 15th, from 12 noon until 6:00 PM, at Coffelt Funeral Service. Dale was born...

Lillian Irene Williams

Lillian Irene Williams

Feb 11, 2008

Lillian L. Williams, 89, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, February 11, 2008. Funeral services and burial will be in Cochranton, PA on February 16, 2008. Survivors include her son Dave Williams of Harlem, Montana and Rich Williams of Trout Creek, MT. Local arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.

Delbert Edward Piatt

Delbert Edward Piatt

Feb 10, 2008

Delbert Edward Piatt, 100, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, February 10, 2008. Military graveside rites will be scheduled later in the spring. Delbert was born on Dec. 14, 1907, in Sandpoint, Idaho, the son of Martin Luther and Emma Piatt. He attended local schools and then went to work as a logger. He logged with horses, in the...

Patricia Lewis

Patricia Lewis

Feb 8, 2008

Patricia Louise “Pat” Lewis, 77, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, February 8, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 12th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Barry Johnson will officiate and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pat was born in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 19, 1930. She grew up in the LA...

Joseph "Dick" Anderson

Joseph "Dick" Anderson

Feb 6, 2008

Joseph V. "Dick" Anderson, 81, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 near Sandpoint, ID.Private services will be held at a later date for the retired pharmacist.

Donald Hiatt

Donald Hiatt

Feb 4, 2008

Donald G. “Don” Hiatt, 81, passed away in Post Falls, Idaho on Monday, February 4, 2008, and was reunited with his heavenly family. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 12th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First Church of God, will officiate. Don was born on Nov. 19, 1926, in Bostwick, Nebraska, the son of...

Mildred Ruth Rickabaugh

Mildred Ruth Rickabaugh

Feb 3, 2008

Mildred Ruth Rickabaugh, 90, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday February 2, 2008. Private family services will be held later in California. Mildred was born in Los Angeles, CA on April 3, 1917 and moved to Marion, WI when she was 5 years old where she attended local schools. She graduated, as a registered nurse, from the Theda Clark...

Emma Maria McConnell

Emma Maria McConnell

Feb 2, 2008

Emma Maria McConnell, 90, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, February 2, 2008. Private family services will be held with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Emma was born in Santa Barbara, California where she attended local schools. She married Wilbur R. McConnell on Dec. 14, 1947 in Las Vegas, NV. She lived in the Santa Barbara area until 1972...