Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Bessie Lucille Alexander
Jun 4, 2022
Bessie Lucille Alexander, 97, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022. She was born in Gordon, Nebraska on March 27, 1925 the daughter of James and Mary Eveland. She moved to the Sandpoint area in 1937 and graduated from Hope High School in 1942. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Pete Martinez Jr.
Jun 3, 2022
Pete Martinez jr., 63, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Private family services will be held. Pete moved to the Sandpoint are in 1990.
Gabriel Ernest Cooke
Jun 3, 2022
Gabriel Ernest Cooke, 39, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, June 3, 2022. A complete obituary will follow.
Gretchen Ward
Jun 2, 2022
Gretchen Ward died peacefully at home with family at her side on June 2. The great granddaughter of pioneers and oldest of four children, she was born in Washougal, Washington on March 4, 1935 to Irma and Herman Munch. She spent a wonderful childhood exploring the Pacific Northwest, learning to love and respect its wild beauty.
Gretchen’s two years of...
Gretchen Joan Ward
Jun 2, 2022
Gretchen Joan Ward, 87, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
A complete obituary will be posted later. Gretchen was a school teacher for many years.
Ronald "Ron" Converse
Jun 1, 2022
Ronald “Ron” Lee Converse, 73, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Family services will be held in the future.
Ron, a Sandpoint native, was born in Sandpoint, on August 21, 1948. He grew up in the area and attended local schools. He worked in the area sawmills, retiring as a certified lumber grader. On...
Cheryl Diane Felts
May 31, 2022
Cheryl Diane Felts, was born March 17th 1966 in King County Washington. After graduating Lake Washington high school, she went to culinary arts school, graduating south Seattle community college in 1985, where she continued her passion for cooking the rest of her life. She was a very hard worker that never complained. She moved to the top of a mountain...
William "Bill" Kehrle
May 28, 2022
William H. Kehrle died on May 28th, 2022 in Sandpoint ID.
He was born in Paterson NJ to F. William and Elizabeth Kehrle. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters Betty and Marion and is survived by his wife Nancee, daughters Karen & Diane, and sister Linda.
Bill was a devout Catholic and an active...
Catherine Anne Johnson
May 26, 2022
Catherine Anne Holmes Johnson, age 90, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2022.
Kate (known as Cathy in her earlier years), was born on March 30, 1932 to Hannah and Carroll Holmes in Hertford, North Carolina. Kate’s childhood friends and the Hertford community were dear to her. She had fond memories of playing basketball in high school and marching as...
Phyllis Cynthia Mott
May 26, 2022
Phyllis Frisbie Mott passed away peacefully in Sandpoint on May 26, 2022. She was born April 12, 1928 in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of J. Bernard Frisbie and Phyllis Knapp Frisbie. Phyllis was a world traveler, loved gardening and, after moving to Sandpoint, often entered her floral and baked goods in the Bonner County Fair. Phyllis is survived...
Linda Catherine Cox
May 23, 2022
Linda Catherine Cox, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 23, 2022 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Services and obituary will follow at a later date for her. She was a care provider for an Adult Family Foster Care Home.
Ella Mae Coop
May 19, 2022
Ella Mae Coop, 82, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Ponderay. Family services will be held later. The Sandpoint native was born on October 5, 1939, in Sandpoint, the daughter of Henry and Ella Hansen. She had worked locally as a cook in a bakery and for Unicep.
Robert "Bob" Dale McCoy
May 19, 2022
Robert Dale McCoy, 87, of Sagle Idaho, passed away Thursday morning, May 19, 2022. A native of Pike County Ohio, Bob was born August 23, 1934 to the late Robert N. McCoy and Florence Elverda Huff. He was also preceded in death by his wife Karen Lee Sharrer McCoy. Surviving are son Michael Robert McCoy and spouse Rhonda, grandsons’ Mitch,...
Reed LaVell Vincent
May 15, 2022
Reed LaVell Vincent, 86, passed away on May 15th, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. LaVell was born on December 26th, 1935, the first of four children, to Reed Claude and Caroline Lovell Vincent in Oak City, Utah. His father was a dairy farm milk tester and, in Lavell’s early years, the family moved several times around Utah, Idaho and Oregon. He...
Shirley Jean Callen
May 14, 2022
Shirley Jean Callen was born October 21, 1936 in Portland, Oregon to Paul and Lillian (Custer) Stark and passed away at the age of 85 on May 14, 2022 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She married Martin Arthur Callen in 1960 in Portland, Oregon. Mart enlisted in the Army in 1962, and they were stationed in various places including Germany, where they...
Michael David Gutierrez
May 12, 2022
Michael David Gutierrez, 31, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Post Falls, Idaho
Michael was born March 27, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moved to Sandpoint Idaho. Attended local schools, later moved to the Post Falls area and worked in the food services industry. He loves his family and his many friends. He could strike up...
Jean G. Buck
May 12, 2022
Jean G. Buck, 90, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at Pinecrest Memorial Park, at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Pastor Jon Pomeroy will be conducting.
Jean, a Dover native, was born on December 31, 1931, the daughter of Vernon and Myrtle Bailey, Sr. She attended local schools, later becoming a nurse’s...
Leroy Kenneth Syth
May 9, 2022
On May 9th, 2022, Leroy Kenneth Syth (brother, father, grandpa, and great grandpa) caught the 8 o’clock train bound for Heaven to be reunited with his beautiful wife Sandy.
Leroy was born on April 27, 1941, in Sidney, Montana. He was the oldest of five children born to Kenneth and Marie Syth. Soon after, the family moved to Clark Fork,...
Misty Dawn Posey
May 7, 2022
Misty Dawn Posey, 38, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Misty, a Sandpoint native, was born on February 26, 1984, in Sandpoint and had attended local schools. Survivors include her two children Robin and Julian and her mother Jen Clark.
Hugh Cameron Dallyn
May 7, 2022
Hugh Cameron Dallyn, 71, passed away in Spokane, Washington on Saturday, May 7, 2022. He was born on May 7, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, later moving to the Sandpoint area. Family services will be held later.
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