Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Nettie M. Brophy
Feb 10, 2022
Nettie M. Brophy, 80, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in Sandpoint. She was born on August 24, 1941, the daughter of Homer and Melba Gallian. She had married Wendell Brophy in Seattle prior to moving to North Idaho
Janet A. "Jan" Meneely
Feb 10, 2022
On February 10, 2022, God gained another angel. Janet Audrey Meneely of Kootenai, Idaho entered eternal rest surrounded by her loving family, she was 81 years old. Jan was born on April 19, 1940 in Orofino, Idaho, to Rolfe and Barbara Hottell and married James (Jim) Meneely on May 3, 1958. In 1960, Jim and Jan made their home in...
Robert Earl McCray
Feb 9, 2022
Robert Earl McCray, 90, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. A full obituary will be posted later. He was born in Hermiston, Oregon and had served with the US Navy during the Korean conflict. He was a retired metal fabricator.
Stanley Lee Butts
Feb 2, 2022
Stanley Lee Butts, passed away, at his home in Kootenai, on Wednesday, February, 2, 2022 Family services will be held later in Salem Illinois for the retired factory worker.
Evelyn B. Anderson
Feb 1, 2022
Evelyn B. Anderson passed in her home on February 1, 2022. She was born in Sagle, ID on January 20th, 1934. She attended and graduated from Sandpoint High School. Evelyn was joined to Roy Anderson on May 27th, 1955. They lived most of their years happily in Clark Fork, ID. Evelyn was the loving mother to 4 children. She was...
Paula C. Andrews
Jan 25, 2022
Paula C. Andrews, 81, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at her home in Sandpoint. Family services will be held later for the retired home decorator. She was born on July 24, 1940 in Orange, California. A complete obituary will be posted later.
Thelen Lee Paulk
Jan 22, 2022
Thelen Lee Paulk, 62, passed away, in Sandpoint. He had worked in a dairy operation, driving truck. Family services will be held later.
Geneva Lois Carter
Jan 21, 2022
Geneva Lois Carter, 100, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Friday, January 21, 2022. The centenarian, was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on June 20,1921. She had moved to Sandpoint, from the Yakima area, in 2019. She will be laid to rest, beside her husband, in Sunnyside, Washington.
Lola Jean Nelson
Jan 21, 2022
Lola Jean (Flesher) Nelson, born February 28th, 1927, deceased January 21st, 2022. Our Dear Sweet amazing special Lola went to rest with Jesus and her beloved husband Chuck after almost 95 beautiful years of happy and loving wonderful life. Lola was preceded in death by her middle son Chris, and leaves Ron and Chuck in temporal corporeality. She is also...
Evelyn Elizabeth Keller
Jan 20, 2022
Evelyn E Keller passed away on Thursday, January 20,2022 in Kootenai at Hearthstone Assisted Living where she resided close to four years, at the age of 102 years and 10 months.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Steve Bradshaw officiating. Interment will take place in the Westmond...
Sylvia Fisher
Jan 15, 2022
Sylvia Fisher
January 5th, 1964-January15th, 2022
With broken hearts we announce that our beloved Sylvia passed away into the loving arms of her savior on January, 15th, 2022. She was a loving wife, mother, nana, sister, daughter, and friend.
Heaven got a sassy, classy, generous spitfire of a lady who will be sorely missed. Sylvia didn’t know...
John H. Hammel, Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
John Hammel passed away on January 7th, 2022 at the age of 73 in Clark Fork, Idaho.
John was born in Monterey, California to June and John Hammel Sr. They later moved to Parkdale Oregon where the family were pioneers. When he grew up John became a Washington State Employee with the Department of Natural Resources until he retired...
Robert "Big Bob" Leroy Avery
Jan 6, 2022
Robert “Big Bob” Avery died tragically while using a grader to plow snow Thursday, January 6th at the age of 69. Bob was born December 8, 1952 to Norma (Glidden) and Leroy in Kalamazoo, MI where he and his brother Ken grew up. He moved to Sandpoint, ID in 1979 and married Joan (Leichtman) September 8th, 1979.
Throughout his...
Louis "Beau" Schilling
Jan 1, 2022
Louis (Beau) Schilling succumbed to COPD at his home in Cocolalla, Idaho on January 1, 2022 in the arms of his loving wife, Edna.
Beau was born to Louis and Doris Schilling on October 1, 1939 in Rockaway Beach, New York where he and his 3 siblings grew up.
He pursued a career as an elevator constructor in New York...
Janae Ellen Kile
Dec 29, 2021
Janae Kile, sixty-plus year Sagle resident, passed away in her Sagle home on December 29th, 2021.
Janae was born June 6, 1946 in Ontario, California to John and Juanita Rhodes and lived there until moving to Sagle with her mother, Juanita and brother, Jack as a teenager. She attended Sandpoint High School and weather permitting, was known to row a...
Margaret Mason
Dec 28, 2021
LORRAINE MARGARET MASON 80
Born on May 4, 1941 at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Margaret left us on December 28, 2021 in her 81st year, to join the angels in heaven. Margaret has always been an angel to those around her. She was married to Ed Mason who survives her and in 59 years together they raised eight children, have 26...
Dorcey Lee Black
Dec 27, 2021
Dorcey Lee Black passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Monday, December 27, 2021. He had retired, as a school teacher, prior to moving to the Sagle area.
Riley C. Hadeen
Dec 26, 2021
Riley Cain Hadeen, age 27 of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on December 26 while snowboarding on Schweitzer Mountain. He was born May 17, 1994, in Rapid City, South Dakota, but grew up in Sandpoint. He recently completed his electrician’s apprenticeship and worked for Energy Electric. He earned his associates degree from North Idaho College where he specialized in journalism and...
William Marshall wright
Dec 24, 2021
William M. Wright, Sr. (Bill), Division Chief with Timberlake Fire Protection District, passed away on December 24, 2021, peacefully, with his daughters by his side. Chief Wright’s passing is deemed a Line of Duty Death.
Bill was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on September 24, 1942, to his parents Leland R. and Annie L. (Johnson) Wright. He was the youngest of...
Tommie L. Shaw
Dec 23, 2021
Tommie L. Shaw, 87, passed away, in her home, on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born on September 17, 1934, in Milan, Georgia the daughter of Thomas and Shana Cravey. She had retired and moved to the Cocolalla area.