Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Beatrice Adell Glahe

Beatrice Adell Glahe

Sep 21, 2008

Beatrice Adell Glahe, 83, of Sandpoint, died peacefully at home on September 21, 2008. She was born February 9, 1925 in Roseau, Minnesota, to Pearl (Yost) and George Listug. She left home and went to work for Honeywell in Minneapolis/ St. Paul when WWII started. In 1944, she moved to Idaho with her family. She met Lawrence W Glahe, the...

Lorena Jane Greenwood

Lorena Jane Greenwood

Sep 20, 2008

Lorena Jane (Ereman) passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint. Lorena was born in Coeur d'Alene on June 21, 1939 to Cecil and Enid (Bair) Ereman of Sandpoint. She attended Washington School, the Old Farmin School, Sandpoint High school on Euclid and graduated from Sandpoint High school. Following graduation. she worked in Spokane before returning...

Alberta B Troy

Alberta B Troy

Sep 19, 2008

Alberta B. Troy, 95, of Sagle, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 at her home. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.

Glenn Dudley Newton

Glenn Dudley Newton

Sep 16, 2008

Glenn Dudley Newton, 89, of Cocolalla died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 at his home after a year long battle with cancer, never once losing His sense of humor. He was born October 18, 1918 to Alvie and Allie Newton, the sixth of ten children, in Enon, Arkansas. As a small boy his family moved to Verdagas, Oklahoma. After the sudden...

Henry "Shorty" Leon Lagrou

Henry "Shorty" Leon Lagrou

Sep 14, 2008

Henry L. “Shorty” Lagrou, 96, of Spokane, former Sandpoint resident died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 in Spokane. He was born June 29, 1912 in Sandusky, Michigan the son of Leon and Elodia Lagrou. He moved to the Sandpoint area as a small child and was raised and educated here. He married Mildred C. Anderson on June 2, 1943 in Havre,...

Dr. Fred Elwood Marienau

Dr. Fred Elwood Marienau

Sep 11, 2008

Toward the end of his life, Dr. Fred Elwood Marienau, a man married 55 years to his bride Delsie, gave his grandson David Marienau some advice, “Always do what your wife tells you,” he said. His children would agree that Fred practiced this during his life. Fred, a man of outstanding achievements, also told David that he’d like to be...

Leigh Miles Standish

Leigh Miles Standish

Sep 10, 2008

Leigh Miles Standish, 85, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Leigh was born a "preemie" weighing under two pounds in Underwood, North Dakota April 7, 1923, the son of Lloyd & Ellen Standish. The doctor sent him home to die. His parents kept him alive in a cigar box in the warmer of the wood stove....

Duane Faith Mathena-Sinn

Duane Faith Mathena-Sinn

Sep 5, 2008

Duane Faith Mathena-Sinn, 68, of Hope, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at Bonner General Hospital. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.

Larry Dean McNeeley

Larry Dean McNeeley

Aug 31, 2008

Larry D McNeeley, 66, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Sunday, August 31, 2008. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Donald Mitchell

Donald Mitchell

Aug 28, 2008

On August 28, 2008, Don Mitchell lost his four and a half year courageous battle with cancer, at home, with his family by his side. Don Mitchell was born in Islington, Ontario, Canada on November 1, 1932 to Frances James Mitchell & Laura (Bache) Mitchell. He came to the United States on a permanent Visa in 1955. Don was an...

Edward C Alvarado

Edward C Alvarado

Aug 28, 2008

Edward C. Alvarado, 84, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on August 29, 2008 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary, for the US Army Veteran, will be posted later.

Wilma Irene Page

Wilma Irene Page

Aug 23, 2008

Wilma Irene Page, 90, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 AM, Friday, August 29th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Father Dennis C. Day, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, will officiate and interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Wilma was born in Madera, CA on Oct. 15, 1917, the daughter of...

Paul Charles Nicek

Paul Charles Nicek

Aug 22, 2008

Paul Charles Nicek, 85, passed away in Lewiston, ID on Friday, August 22, 2008. Graveside funeral services will be conducted in the Hope Cemetery at 3:00 PM, Saturday, August 23rd. Pastor Mark Wendle, Clark Fork United Methodist Church, will officiate. Paul was born in Chicago, IL on July 4, 1923 the son of Carl and Marie Nicek. He lived in...

Misty Dawn Lane

Misty Dawn Lane

Aug 22, 2008

Misty D Lane, 62, passed away in Sandpoint, Id on Friday, August 22, 2008. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.

Paul Fredrick Perry

Paul Fredrick Perry

Aug 18, 2008

Lifelong resident, Paul F. Perry, passed away quietly at home on August 18, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Monday, August 25th in the Sandpoint First Baptist Church. Pastor Ken Smith and Pastor Joe Gibbs will officiate. Paul was born September 17, 1945 to Darrell and Mary Perry, in the old...

LuVerne Helen McDaniel

LuVerne Helen McDaniel

Aug 18, 2008

H. LuVerne McDaniel, 55, passed away at her home in Trestle Creek, on Monday, August 18, 2008. Private family graveside services will be held on Wednesday, at the Hope Cemetery. LuVerne was born in Thetford, England on December 9, 1952 the daughter of Bernard and Bonnie Sanders. She grew up in a military family, in England and Northern CA, graduating...

Robert William Jakeway

Robert William Jakeway

Aug 17, 2008

Robert W. Jakeway, 67, passed away at his home North of Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Monday, August 25th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Barry Johnson, New Song Bible Church, will officiate with interment to follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Robert was born in Morgantown, WV on Feb. 23, 1941, the son of Robert and...

Hazel A Wison

Hazel A Wison

Aug 17, 2008

Hazel A. Wilson, 91, passed way in Kootenai, ID on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 20th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Chuck Wigton, Post Falls, ID, will officiate and inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Hazel was born in New London, CT on August 14, 1917 the daughter of Frederic and...

Carol Jean Kowalski

Carol Jean Kowalski

Aug 16, 2008

Carol Jean Kowalski, 76, passed away in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on Saturday, August 16, 2008. A complete obituary will be posted later.

June Margaret Dillon

June Margaret Dillon

Aug 14, 2008

June Margaret (Graham) Dillon, 89, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, August 14, 2008. A complete obituary will be posted later.