Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Donna L. Fields
May 23, 2023
Donna L. Fields, 88, mpassed away, in Spokane, WA, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. A complete obituary, with service information, will be posted later. Donna was born on April 19, 1935 in Spokane, Washington the daughter of Charles and Elanor Selle. She graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1953 and had worked at Bonner General Hospital and at the Sandpoint...
Jay Harvey Thomas
May 21, 2023
Jay H Thomas, 74, passed away on May 21, 2023 at Bonner General Hospital after a long battle with MS.
Jay Harvey Thomas was born June 3, 1975 in Madison, Wisconsin to Earl and Carol (Babington) Thomas. When Jay was two the family sold their property in Portage, Wisconsin and moved to Naples, Idaho to start a new adventure. ...
Sylvia Elaine Rasmussen
May 17, 2023
Sylvia Elaine Rasmussen passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 17th, just after her 84th birthday. Sylvia was born on May 3,1939 in Brooklyn, New York to Kiler and Elinor Kristiansen. She grew up in a neighborhood in Brooklyn where Norwegian immigrants relocated from Norway, establishing a close-knit community. In 1953 her future husband, Tom Rasmussen, and his...
Rande M Wolters
May 14, 2023
Rande M Wolters, 71, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Larry M. Standish
May 7, 2023
Larry m. Standish, 77, passed away, in his home, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Larry was born, in Sandpoint, on December 16, 1945, the son of Lee and Betty Standish. He had worked, locally, for Sandpoint Marina as a boat mechanic,and later drove truck. Family services will be held at a later date.
Pinkie Theresa Edwards
May 5, 2023
Pinkie Thurston Edwards, 83, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Friday, May 5, 2023. She will be buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, Washington. Pinkie was born on November 1, 1939 in Sevierville, TN, the daughter of John and Vola Trotter. She had served with the US Air Force and recently moved to the Sandpoint area.
Ramona Joy Carlson
May 2, 2023
Ramona Joy Carlson, 70, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Sandpoint. Family services are pending. Ramona was born on Sunday, May 25, 1952 in Sandpoint. She married Carl Carl Carlson on November 13, 2010, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Family graveside services will be conducted at 10:00am, Sunday, May 28th, in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
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Talbot Shelton, Jr.
May 1, 2023
Talbot Shelton, Jr. passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2023 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Talbot was born on July 20, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA the son of Talbot and Margaret Shelton. He had later moved to a farm, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Carolyn P. Arnold
Apr 30, 2023
Carolyn Stephanie Pointek Arnold, “Terry,” was born on January, 13, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. She became a Registered Nurse and moved to Florida in 1966, where she met and married her husband, Olen W. Arnold. Their desire to better their family led Terry and Olen back and forth across the country, ultimately to Bakersfield, California, where they took over the...
Regina Louise Wagoner
Apr 25, 2023
Regina Louise Wagoner, 75, of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 after a long battle with dementia. Her family is deeply saddened by her death. She was born on March 5, 1948.
Gina is survived by her children; Sheri Lara and her husband Roman Lara, Damon Clevenger and is wife Jennifer Clevenger; her grandchildren...
Loren Emery Jones
Apr 21, 2023
"It's been a helluva ride, Woodrow!" quips 78-year-old "Grampie" Loren E Jones as he strode into eternity on April 21, 2023, admonishing that 'Jesus truly loves us' to those of us standing there, waving our hats after him as he took that last ride. His wife, Nona, sons Morris, Brad, Greg, and Kamron, daughters, Krysti, Karmin, Kasey and Adrienne, numerous...
Melvin Glenn Alkire
Apr 20, 2023
Melvin Glenn Alkire, 83, of Sandpoint, Idaho went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in his home with his daughter by his side. He was born on March 23, 1940, in El Paso, Texas to Wayne and Bernice (Moseley) Alkire. He graduated from El Paso High School in 1958, attended Abilene Christian College for...
Ted Loman
Apr 20, 2023
Ted Loman passed away on April 20, 2023 of natural causes. Ted was born on March 26, 1951 in Lewiston, Idaho. He was raised in Southern California where he mastered the sport of water polo receiving a scholarship to play for Central Washington. After attending Central he returned to California where he met and married Laura Wisniewski. They moved to...
John Lawrence Sousa
Apr 18, 2023
John Lawrence Sousa, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Gilbert Wayne Brandon
Apr 14, 2023
Gilbert Wayne Brandon, 72, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Gil was born on May 11, 1950 in Ada, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Ruby Brandon. Gil worked in the oil fields in Alaska before moving and residing in Sandpoint. He lived in the Sandpoint area for 30 years and worked at Lignetics.
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Jeffrey Kenneth Ball
Apr 13, 2023
Jeffrey Kenneth Ball, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Duane Dale Costa
Apr 12, 2023
Duane Dale Costa, 55, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Ernest Brown
Apr 8, 2023
Ernest Brown, 89, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at his home in Heron, Montana.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Kenneth Wilson Haag
Apr 7, 2023
Ken Haag passed away April 7, 2023 at home in Sandpoint, ID after a long illness. Ken was born in 1937 in Chicago, IL and he grew up in West Chicago with his parents Kathryn (Norris) and Woodrow Wilson Haag, his late sister Merrilyn and his brothers Reggie and Sheldon Haag. In 1955 Ken graduated from West Chicago Community High...
Dale Lowell Darling
Mar 26, 2023
Dale Lowell Darling, 90, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later. Dale worked in an apple orchard in Washington.