Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Barbara Ann Trudeau

Barbara Ann Trudeau

Jul 20, 2020

Barbara Ann Trudeau, 72, of Sandpoint, ID, passed away on July 20, 2020 in Ponderay, Idaho

 

Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Friday, July 31, 2020 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Father Sleeva from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church officiating. 

 

Barbara was born in New York, New York on November 1, 1948 the daughter of Nicholas...

Linda Sue McIntyre

Linda Sue McIntyre

Jul 17, 2020

Linda McIntyre passed away the morning of Friday July 17th 2020, in Noxon, Montana, at the age of 60 from an extended battle with lung cancer.  She was surrounded by her two children and husband of more than 42 years.

 

Linda is survived by her Mother, Helen Carroll, her Husband, Jeff McIntyre, two children, Rachel (Chad) Peterson, Jesse (Amanda)...

Helen Hope Dixon

Helen Hope Dixon

Jul 17, 2020

Helen Hope Dixon, 86, Sandpoint, Idaho, passed into the waiting arms of Jesus on July 17, 2020 at the home of her family in Sagle.

 

Graveside service will be held at 10 am, July 25th at Seneacquoteen Cemetery, with Rev. Barry Johnson of New Song Bible Church officiating.  Lunch will be provided at the home of Valerie Hester, 289...

Earl Wayne Larson

Earl Wayne Larson

Jul 14, 2020

Earl Wayne Larson, 76, passed away, in Sagle, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.  Family services will be held at a later date.

Earl was born on June 30, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He had served with the US Army during Vietnam.  He worked as a welder, for the railroad before retiring.  Family members include a sister, Sandra Marsters in...

Robert Joseph Leigh

Robert Joseph Leigh

Jul 13, 2020

Bob was born August 14, 1930 to Roy J. Leigh and Elizabeth M. Leigh in Chicago, Illinois.   He entered eternity on July 13, 2020 from complications of Parkinsons.  His grade school years were at St. Viator’s on Chicago’s Northwest side.   He entered the minor seminary at age 13 to pursue a vocation in the Roman Catholic priesthood.   During his theological...

Nancy L. Laws

Nancy L. Laws

Jul 6, 2020

Nancy Lynn Laws died on July 6, 2020 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Nancy was born in Philadelphia in late 1941, just before the start of the Second World War. Her parents relocated to Seattle where her father worked for Boeing as a company physician during the war. She grew up north of downtown Seattle on Queen Anne Hill graduating from high...

Melvin Timothy Speelmon

Melvin Timothy Speelmon

Jul 5, 2020

Melvin Timothy Speelmon was born on June 2, 1973 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Patti and Lewis Speelmon the day after his dad signed his first teaching contract.  He passed away on July 5, 2020 at his home in Clark Fork, Idaho.

 

Melvin attended Hope Elementary and Clark Fork Junior Senior High School where he participated in all sports…football, basketball...

Larry E. Johnston

Larry E. Johnston

Jul 4, 2020

Larry E. Johnston, 78, ,passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 4, 2020.  Larry served with the US Army during Vietnam.  He had retired to the Laclede area.  A complete obituary will be posted later.

Doris Mary Castle

Doris Mary Castle

Jul 2, 2020

Doris Mary Mann Castle (Dori), 78 of Sandpoint Idaho left this world on July 2, 2020 bound for heaven.  She always said that life is like a train ride and is more about the journey than the destination.

 

Her life was one of adventure and hard work before the onset of ALS. Dori was born to Furman and Mary...

Betty Jean Jeffres

Betty Jean Jeffres

Jun 29, 2020

Betty (Forell) Jeffres passed away at Valley Vista Care Center in Sandpoint on Monday, June 29th, 2020.

 

A celebration of Life Potluck will be held at the home of Jim and Jola Forell on July 18th at 1:00pm.

 

Betty was born in November 7, 1935 and raised in Sandpoint, the daughter of Harold  E. and Lois V. Forell. ...

Dorine Elaine Smith

Dorine Elaine Smith

Jun 29, 2020

Dorine Elaine Smith, 90, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Born in Spokane Washington to Herbert and Maxine Elliott. Raised with one sibling sister Donna Elliott Imhoff.

 

 Dorine married Gordon Smith (deceased) and has one surviving daughter Paulette D Triz (Gary Triz Spouse). Dorine was blessed to have four grandchildren Nicole Y Huff (Timothy...

Leola Isabel Hindberg

Leola Isabel Hindberg

Jun 24, 2020

Leola Isabel Hindberg, 89, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at her home in Athol, Idaho.

 

Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Westmond Cemetery.

 

Leola was born on June 12, 1931 in Corrine, Box Elder, Utah the daughter of Casper and Isabel Peters.  She would marry Allen Hindberg on June...

Karl Fuchs

Karl Fuchs

Jun 20, 2020

Karl Fuchs was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 6, 1935. He died June 20, 2020. He attended Public School 206 which was about five blocks from his home in Brooklyn.

 

In the first grade all the boys in his class formed a club which was given the name “Scorpions.” They played softball in the park, football in...

John William Miller

John William Miller

Jun 18, 2020

John William Miller, 59, passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at his homestead, near Sandpoint.

John was born in Coeur d'alene, Idaho on June 17, 1961.  He had made his home in North Idaho and worked on

roofs as a roofer in home construction.

Marsha G. Turner

Marsha G. Turner

Jun 18, 2020

Marsh G. Turner, 79, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Marsha was born in Berkley, California on Sept. 18, 1940, the daughter of William and Elsie Turner.  She

later moved to the Sandpoint area and was self employed.

Suzanne W. Drevick

Suzanne W. Drevick

Jun 17, 2020

Suzanne W. Drevick, 87, passed away in her home, in Sandpoint, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

For many years Suzanne had owned and operated a telephone answering service.

Cleona May Scott

Cleona May Scott

Jun 15, 2020

Your time on earth has come to an end, your spirit remains forever, your feisty ways got you this far, you will be forever missed. "Corky" Cleona May Scott passed away on June 15th, 2020.

 

Born on April 27th, 1929 or was it '28, yes a story survives there. A wife, a mom, a grandmother, a great grandmother, a...

William "Bill" Valroy Ross

William "Bill" Valroy Ross

Jun 14, 2020

William Valroy Ross, 57, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later.  Bill was a wolf handler at wolf people in Cocolalla.

Larry L. VanDenBerg

Larry L. VanDenBerg

Jun 13, 2020

Larry Laverne Van Den Berg passed away on Saturday June 13, 2020 peacefully with his children by his bedside. Larry was born January 11, 1943 in Miller, South Dakota to Arie and Thelma Van Den Berg. He is survived by his sisters Jean Leckner of Sandpoint and Elaine Scott of Lynnwood. Larry is also survived by his brothers Dick Van...

Ada "Nikki" Maibaum

Ada "Nikki" Maibaum

Jun 12, 2020

Nikki Maibaum, AKA Ada Lois Johnson McMullin, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2020 at her home in Sagle, Idaho.

 

Nikki was born on December 13, 1926 in St. George, Utah the daughter of Clifford and Verna McMullin.  Verna had already had three boys, and then Nikki was born and then Verna had three more boys born.

 

A...