Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

David R Miller

David R Miller

Mar 18, 2008

David Miller, 82, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint, Idaho. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First Church of God, will officiate. Although welcomed into the world on a blustery day on January 26, 1926, David Roswell Miller was escorted away by the...

Lucille Lorraine Thompson

Lucille Lorraine Thompson

Mar 16, 2008

Lucille Lorraine Bricker Thompson, 92, passed away in Puyallup, WA on March 16, 2008 Private family interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. .Lucille Loraine Bricker Thompson was born to Ernest and Bessie (Civis) Bricker August 8, 1915 in Belle Plain, Iowa. Lucille moved to Sandpoint, ID in 1942 with her daughter Ruth Forrester. In 1954 she moved to Tacoma,...

Frank Dennis Montgomery

Frank Dennis Montgomery

Mar 15, 2008

Dennis Montgomery, 63, of Coeur d Alene, former Sandpoint resident died at Kootenai Medical Center on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Dennis was born November 3, 1944 in Millville, NJ, the son of Frank and Florence Montgomery. He was raised and educated in Vineland, NJ and later received his AA in accounting in Philadelphia. On December 22, 1970 he married Lauraine...

Josephine M Vriale

Josephine M Vriale

Mar 12, 2008

Josephine M Vriale, 96, passed away on Wednesday, March 12th, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Glenn Ernest Johnson

Glenn Ernest Johnson

Mar 11, 2008

Glenn Ernest Johnson, 88, of Sandpoint, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Life Care Center. He was born May 29, 1919 in Stacy, MN, the son of John Ernest and Olive Campbell Johnson. He attended schools in Cameron, WI, and joined the National Guard in Richmond, CA. He married Evelyn Marie Nissen Pearce on Feb. 10, 1950, and she preceded...

Twylah Ann Graham

Twylah Ann Graham

Mar 6, 2008

Twylah Ann Graham, 70, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, March 6, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11; 00 am, Monday, March 10th in the Sandpoint Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Stake Center. Services will be under the direction of Bishop Nelson Boren. Interment will be in the Pack River Cemetery. Friends may call...

Velma Pauline Osborn

Velma Pauline Osborn

Mar 4, 2008

Velma Pauline Osborn, 89, passed away in Spokane, Washington on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 5th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Bishop Ed Dittmar will officiate. Velma was born in Caddoa, CO on Oct. 16, 1918, the daughter of James and Martha Vernon. In 1929 the family moved to the Morton area...

Robert Duncan McCabe

Robert Duncan McCabe

Mar 4, 2008

Robert Duncan “Bob” McCabe, 79, passed away in Spokane, WA on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 8th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Aaron Thorp will be officiating. Robert was born in Luce County, MI on March 28, 1928 the son of Robert and Margaret McCabe. The family moved to the Morton area...

Claudia Virginia Bartlett

Claudia Virginia Bartlett

Mar 2, 2008

Claudia Virginia Bartlett, 97, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday,March 3, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, on Friday, March 7th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Brian Noble, Assembly of God Church, will officiate, with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Friends may call on Thursday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Coffelt Funeral Service. Virginia...

Hildagarde Hilda Johnson

Hildagarde Hilda Johnson

Mar 2, 2008

Hildegard M. Johnson, age 65, died at her home in the Bitterroot mountains above Sandpoint Idaho, on a beautiful snowy morning, Sunday March 2nd 2008, following a courageous six year battle with cancer. Hilda was born March 12th, 1942 in Stark County, North Dakota to the late John and Rose Sticka. Her family moved to Woodburn, Oregon in 1947 where...

Norman Frank Linscott

Norman Frank Linscott

Mar 2, 2008

Norman Frank Linscott passed away on March 2, 2008 in Sandpoint, ID. He was 96 years old. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6th at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy officiating with interment to be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Coffelt Funeral Service...

Emelia Bonci Anderson

Emelia Bonci Anderson

Mar 2, 2008

Emelia B Anderson, 84, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 2. Private family services will be held at a later date.

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...