Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

William "Bill" Buster

William "Bill" Buster

Jan 16, 2021

William “Bill” Harvey Buster, 77, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date. 

Patsy R. Zimmerman

Patsy R. Zimmerman

Jan 12, 2021

Patsy Rosbury Zimmerman, a loving wife and mother, of Queen Valley, Arizona, passed away on January 12, 2021. She was 73 and born in Greer, South Carolina on January 03, 1948.

Patsy served in the United States Army and was ranked as SP-5 Army-Ra-Wac.  She was a clerical typist and prepared files for criminal processing, she served for 5 years...

Beulah Mae Merritt

Beulah Mae Merritt

Jan 10, 2021

Beulah Mae Merritt, 98, passed away in Chandler, Arizona on Sunday, January 10, 2021.  A complete obituary will be posted later.  interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park for the retired US Forest Service receptionist.  She was born in Hurley, New Mexico on March 29, 1922.

Carolyn May Stratton

Carolyn May Stratton

Jan 7, 2021

Carolyn May Stratton, 80, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Sandpoint.  Family services will be held later for the retired, from Arizona, deputy sheriff.

Cynthia D. Kelley

Cynthia D. Kelley

Jan 7, 2021

Cynthia D. Kelley, 77, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Thursday, January 7, 2021.  Cynthia had been a driver, for the movie studios, in California; moving to the Sandpoint area in 2005.

Rodger William Porath

Rodger William Porath

Jan 1, 2021

Rodger William Porath, 84, passed away on January 1, 2021 in Sandpoint.  A full obituary will be posted later.  Rodger had retired, as a lineman, from the telephone company and was a veteran.  

Gerald William Domser

Gerald William Domser

Jan 1, 2021

Gerald W. Domser, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, January 1, 2021.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date. Gerald pulled green chain in a saw mill for many years

John Edward Darling

John Edward Darling

Dec 31, 2020

Thursday, December 31, 2020, John Edward Darling Sr, went to be with his Savior, at the age of 70. John was born September 30, 1950, to Robert and Charolette Darling. He was born and raised in the Sandpoint area with the help of his grandparents Pike and Hazel Moon. John and his 3 brothers, Larry, Doug and David, grew up...

Donald S Deubel

Donald S Deubel

Dec 26, 2020

Donald S. Deubel, 81, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Saturday, December 26, 2020. 

Services will be held at later date, due to Covid related issues.

Don was born on June 9, 1939 in Sandpoint, Idaho the son of Bernard and Rose Flora Deubel.  He attended local schools, graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1957.  He attended NIC and graduated...

Sally Dexter

Sally Dexter

Dec 25, 2020

Sally Dexter, 87, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home in Sagle, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later.  Sally was a retired school teacher.

Chris Ray Brady

Chris Ray Brady

Dec 22, 2020

Chris Ray Brady, 79, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in Coeur d'Alene.  Chris was born on December 29, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, later moving to North Idaho and retiring as an equipment operator.   Family services are pending.

Esther Sam

Esther Sam

Dec 22, 2020

Esther Sam, 97 passed away in Laclede, Idaho on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  Family services will be held later in California.

Esther was born on July 20, 1923 in Fresno, California, working as an executive secretary in the shipping industry.  She had retired and recently moved to North, Idaho

Susan Marie Phelps

Susan Marie Phelps

Dec 21, 2020

My tribute to my loving wife of 31 years Sue Phelps, who I met in Tucson Arizona, in 1988.I very quickly knew she was the one for me but it was a package deal and I wanted to make sure her daughter Sara would be OK with me joining their family. So I proposed to both Sue and Sara and...

Gary Kaemmer

Gary Kaemmer

Dec 20, 2020

Gary Kaemmer, 85, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his home in Hope, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later.

Cynthia "Cindy" Hansen

Cynthia "Cindy" Hansen

Dec 20, 2020

Cindy Hansen entered the kingdom of heaven on December 20, 2020, surrounded by close family members after a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Cindy was born on March 17, 1958, in Coeur d’ Alene, to Gene and Diane Pope. She grew up in Rathdrum attending grade school at John Brown Elementary and graduating from Lakeland High School in 1976. She...

Donald R. Rogers

Donald R. Rogers

Dec 20, 2020

Donald R. Rogers, 92, passed away in Scottsdale, AZ on December 20, 2020.  He will be placed in Pinecrest Memorial Park, with his wife Phyllis.  Family services will be scheduled later, due to travel restrictions and Covid.  Don was born on August 22, 1928, and had retired, after 42 years, from the Great Northern Railroad.  He had also served with...

Jeffrey Robert Easton

Jeffrey Robert Easton

Dec 17, 2020

Jeffrey Robert Easton, 46, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Dover, Idaho.  A complete obituary for the local aircraft engineer will be posted later.

William Lee Houston

William Lee Houston

Dec 17, 2020

William Lee Houston, 84, passed away, in Sandpoint, on December 17, 2020.  He was born on Aug. 11, 1936 in Portland, Oregon and had served with the US Navy on the USS Alamo.  He had retired, as a golf instructor, and moved to Sandpoint in 2018.

Sandra Lynn Smith

Sandra Lynn Smith

Dec 15, 2020

Sandra “Sandee” L. Smith (Warren) age 74, passed away peacefully at her home on December 15, 2020 with her husband and daughter by her side.

 

Sandee was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on October 10, 1946.  At the age of 12 her parents divorced, and she moved from Sandpoint to Grandview, Washington with her mom and 2 younger brothers to...

Robert Keith Seybold

Robert Keith Seybold

Dec 14, 2020

Robert Keith Seybold, 88, passed away in Coeur d'alene, Idaho on ?Sunday, December 14, 2020.  He was born on Aug. 25, 1932 in Oswego, Kansas.

He was a resident of the Sagle area.  A complete obituary will be posted later.