Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Rowena K. Engen

Rowena K. Engen

Mar 21, 2022

Rowena Konstance Engen, 93, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2022 in Sandpoint, Idaho with her family by her side. Private family services have been held.

Lenore "Lonnie" Mae Generaux

Lenore "Lonnie" Mae Generaux

Mar 20, 2022

Lenore Mae (Lonnie) Generaux was born October 28th, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Lorayne and Adolph Glass.  She was their second child, and first daughter.  Growing up, Lonnie idolized her older brother, Randy, and took a part in caring for her two younger sisters, Lauren and Romelle.  Early on, she found that she loved to draw and paint and enjoyed...

George Tom Dong

George Tom Dong

Mar 17, 2022

George T. Dong, 96, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Funeral services, with military honors, will be conducted at 11:00am, Tuesday, March 22nd, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel. George was born in San Mateo, California on April 16, 1925. He had served, with the US Army, during World War Two and during Korea. He was very proud of his service...

Shirley Ann Hoagland

Shirley Ann Hoagland

Mar 11, 2022

Shirley Ann Hoagland, 86, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Friday, March 11, 2022.  She was born in Manchester, South Dakota on Monday, July 1, 1935, the daughter of Reuben and Leota Stecher. 

Richard Paul Maurer, Jr.

Richard Paul Maurer, Jr.

Mar 9, 2022

Richard Paul Maurer Jr (Rich) has gone home to our Lord on March 09, 2022 with his wife and family by his side.

Rich was born in Springfield, MA on July 08, 1957, son of Richard Paul Sr and Nancy Dick Maurer. He worked and lived in several states and eventually settled in Clark Fork, ID over 25 years ago.

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Mark Steven Glenn

Mark Steven Glenn

Mar 6, 2022

Mark Steven Glenn, 63, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date. 

Nancy Lee Warr

Nancy Lee Warr

Mar 5, 2022

Nancy Lee Warr, 68, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later. Nancy is a veteran of the US Air Force.

Carol Louise Eich

Carol Louise Eich

Feb 27, 2022

Carol Louise Eich, 76, went to be with Jesus on February 27, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, where she had been battling lung cancer since 2017. Her last week of life she was connected with many loved ones and family by her side. She is now reunited with her son, Sean, and her husband, Gary.

Carol was born on January 29,...

Evonne S. "Vonnie" Lowther

Evonne S. "Vonnie" Lowther

Feb 27, 2022

Evonne Sue Lowther, 84 left this earth for a better place on February 27th, 2022, at the Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’ Alene Idaho. Evonne (Vonnie) was born to Arthur R.  and Vera E. Trott on May 5th, 1937, in Freewater, Oregon.  As a child Vonnie’s family lived in Tollgate, OR, Greenacres, WA, Priest River, ID, Newport, WA, Usk, WA,...

Joanna Mary LaGrace

Joanna Mary LaGrace

Feb 27, 2022

Joanna Mary LaGrace passed from this earth on Sunday, February 27, 2022. She was born on February 17, 1939 to Kermit Orin Burke and Norma May Lundquist Burke in Malad, Idaho.

She spent her younger years in Southern Idaho and Utah before her family settled in Southern California. She graduated from Huntington Park high school in 1956.

After high school...

Norene Delight Coleman

Norene Delight Coleman

Feb 25, 2022

Passed away on February 25th 2022 at the age of 79 in Sandpoint, ID. She was born November 25th 1942 in Sandpoint, ID to Ben and Nina Hull. She is the youngest of 9 children.

She attended school in Sandpoint until grade 6 and she also attended and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Sandpoint. When the...

Wendy Gail Fairbrother

Wendy Gail Fairbrother

Feb 25, 2022

Wendy Gail Fairbrother, the esteemed matriarch of the Fairbrother family passed away peacefully at her Sandpoint home on February 25th, 2022 with her family and beloved friends by her side.

 

Wendy was born to Edwin and Mildred (Banks) Peoples – growing up in Sacramento, California along with her two brothers Richard and Paul Peoples.

 

Wendy was a devoted...

Nancy Guttry

Nancy Guttry

Feb 24, 2022

Nancy Guttry passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022, in Sandpoint Idaho. She was 92 years old. She was born on a rural farm in Cadomin, Alberta, Canada on February 10, 1930. Nancy loved the outdoors. You could always find her in her yard, camping with family, or on some trail hiking with friends. She loved to cook for family...

Donald "Don" Eugene Hull

Donald "Don" Eugene Hull

Feb 23, 2022

Donald Eugene (Don) Hull (76) passed away on February 23, 2022 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane from complications of congestive heart failure. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2PM on Friday, March 11, 2022at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint, Idaho with Pastor Eric Rust from Cedar Hills Church officiating. Don was born June 17, 1946 to George...

Lorne Bruce Campbell

Lorne Bruce Campbell

Feb 20, 2022

Lorne Bruce Campbell, 70, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Ponderay.  He had worked in appliance manufacturing and moved to Ponderay, Idaho in 2005.  Family services will be held at a later date.

 

 

Eugene Gabriel Pontecorvo

Eugene Gabriel Pontecorvo

Feb 19, 2022

Eugene G. Pontecorvo passed away, at home, on Saturday, February 19, 2022.  He was born in New York New York on July 17, 1950, and had served with the US Army, during Vietnam.  He had lived in Colville, Washington for 20 years, moving to Clark Fork, Idaho in 2018.

Jane Victoria "Vickie" Johnson

Jane Victoria "Vickie" Johnson

Feb 16, 2022

Jane Victoria (Vickie) Johnson, 76, of Cocolalla, Idaho, passed away on February 15, 2022, in her home.

 

The funeral service will be held at 11AM Friday, February 25th at Coffelt Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint.  There will be a reception following at the Cocolalla Cowboy Church.

 

Vickie was born to Percy and Doris Erickson in Pasco, Washington on April...

Karleen Jo Neumann

Karleen Jo Neumann

Feb 14, 2022

Karleen Jo Neumann, 71, passed away peacefully to Heaven and her forever camping trip on Feb. 14, 2022. She was born March 24, 1950 in Hackensack, N.J., the daughter of Louis and Jean Neumann.

Karleen's mother had contracted polio during pregnancy and she was born a little fighter weighing 3 and 1/2 pounds. She moved to a farm outside of...

Sylvia Marie Chatburn

Sylvia Marie Chatburn

Feb 11, 2022

Sylvia Marie Chatburn, 82, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at her home in Sagle, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later.  Sylvia was a Sandpoint native and taught school in the area.

William M. "Bill" Sanger lll

William M. "Bill" Sanger lll

Feb 10, 2022

William M. "Bill" Sanger passed away in Sandpoint, on Thursday, February 10, 2022.  Bill was born in Germantown, Ohio on Feb. 2, 1944, later moving to the Sagle area and operating his own trucking company.  Private family services will be held at a later date.