Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Russell Bruce King

Russell Bruce King

Dec 20, 2019

Russell Bruce (Mick) King passed away peacefully at his home in Noxon, Montana on December 20, 2019 at the age of 89.  Bruce was born January 14, 1930 and joins his beloved Betty who passed away on January 3, 2019, and his two sons, Rusty and Andy in heaven.  Bruce is survived by his son Joel King and wife Lani,...

Marjorie Huber Beavers

Marjorie Huber Beavers

Dec 19, 2019

Marjorie ‘Midge’ Huber Beavers, 94, a resident of Luther Park, Sandpoint, Idaho, formerly of Cleveland, Tennessee and Altoona, Florida, died peacefully in her sleep, on December 19, 2019.  Born March 14, 1925 in Seymour, Indiana, she is predeceased by her parents, Walter and Lena Huber, her sister Doris Tormoehlen Voss, and her husband of 71 years, M.E. ‘Joe’ Beavers.

 

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Karen Fay Bangeman

Karen Fay Bangeman

Dec 14, 2019

Karen F. Bangeman, 70, passed away in Bremerton, WA on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019.

 

Memorial services will be conducted at 12 noon on Monday, December 30, 2019.   The services will be held in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, Dale Coffelt will be officiating.  A celebration of Karen’s life will be planned later this spring.    Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

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Delpha Leona Polley

Delpha Leona Polley

Dec 12, 2019

Delpha L. Polley, 97, passed away on December 12th, 2019, in Sandpoint Idaho.

Eldon Ronald Threadgill

Eldon Ronald Threadgill

Dec 6, 2019

Eldon Ronald Threadgill, 83, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home in Cocolalla, Idaho.

 

A rosary for Ron will be said at 7:00 pm, Friday, March 6, 2020 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.  Funeral Mass will be conducted at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating.

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Esther R Gilchrist

Esther R Gilchrist

Dec 4, 2019

Esther R. Gilchrist passed peacefully in her sleep December 4, 2019 at her home above Lake Cocolalla.  Very much a child of the Great Depression, Esther was born in 1931 in New Jersey. Her family lived in the Passaic County bedroom community of Pompton Lakes, where her mother and father worked as surveyors and her father also served borough engineer....

James "Jim" Orville Gunter

James "Jim" Orville Gunter

Dec 2, 2019

Jimmy “Jim Dawg” Gunter, age 53, passed away peacefully at his home on December 2nd, 2019 surrounded by his family after fighting a 2-year battle with cancer. 

 

Jimmy was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 22, 1966. He was the first of 2 children born to Cleadis and Sandra Gunter. Cleadis and Sandra divorced in 1979 and Sandee,...

June Marie McCracken

June Marie McCracken

Nov 30, 2019

June Marie McCracken, 82, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Kootenai, Idaho.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, December 14th, in the Laclede Community Church.  Pastor Josh Jones will be the officiant with burial following at 1:00pm in the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River, ID.

 

Calling hours will be held in the Coffelt Funeral...

Charles Robert Broadsword

Charles Robert Broadsword

Nov 26, 2019

Charles Robert Broadsword, born September 15, 1933, passed away November 26, 2019.

 

Chuck was born “up Grouse Creek” to William and Margaret (Grey) Broadsword. The fourth of nine siblings, he and his brother Gene ran wild in the hills.  Chuck met Donna (Chronic) Broadsword at Sandpoint High.  They were married in CD’A at the hitching post in 1952.

 

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Vernon Edward Roof

Vernon Edward Roof

Nov 26, 2019

Vernon Edward Roof, 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 in Sandpoint Idaho.

Ardella Jean Montgomery

Ardella Jean Montgomery

Nov 22, 2019

Ardella Jean Montgomery, 85, passed away at Hospice of North Idaho in Coeur d’Alene, on November 22, 2019, surrounded by family and friends.

Ardella was born to Anna and Danzel Dickson on March 28, 1934 in Coffee Creek, MT. She grew up in Kalispell, MT and attended local schools.  She grew up on a farm helping her mother with cooking,...

Michael J Ruskey

Michael J Ruskey

Nov 18, 2019

Michael J Ruskey, 69, passed away on Monday, November 18th, in Sandpoint Idaho.

Eleanor Hilda Rosedale

Eleanor Hilda Rosedale

Nov 15, 2019

Eleanor H Rosedale, 86, passed away on Friday, November 15th in Sandpoint Idaho.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Ruth Lucille Marie Timblin

Ruth Lucille Marie Timblin

Nov 13, 2019

                     (RUTH) LUCILLE MARIE TIMBLIN  

   Lucille Timblin, surrounded by her family, passed on November 13, 2019 after a long and loving life.  Lucille overcame cancer, successfully dealt with heart problems and rheumatoid arthritis while living at her home in Colburn, Idaho. 

   Lucille was born in Baker, Montana in 1929 to Alfred and Dorothy Miller. She spent her early...

James M Chaponis

James M Chaponis

Nov 13, 2019

James M. Chaponis, 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 13th in Sandpoint Idaho.

Bernice Francis Selberg

Bernice Francis Selberg

Nov 11, 2019

Bernice Frances Selberg, who at 103 years of age, was the oldest living Navy WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) achieving the rank of Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class, passed away peacefully on Veterans Day, November 11, at her son Tom Selberg’s home in Hayden, Id. 

 

At 99, Bernice was quoted in Fleet Reserve Association Magazine with typical...

Donald Michael Johnson

Donald Michael Johnson

Nov 11, 2019

Donald Johnson, 70, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Sandpoint Idaho.

Yvonne Mae Deering

Yvonne Mae Deering

Nov 3, 2019

Yvonne Deering, 92, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Sandpoint Idaho.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Debra Faye Swan

Debra Faye Swan

Nov 2, 2019

Debra Faye Swan, 65, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at her home in Sandpoint Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be published at a later date.

Thomas "Tom" James Harvill

Thomas "Tom" James Harvill

Nov 1, 2019

Thomas James Harvill died peacefully Friday, November 1, 2019 at the age of 70.

Born September 29, 1949 in Ephrata, WA to Louise and Ed Harvill, Tom grew up in Quincy, WA where he graduated from high school in 1967.There he married Gerri Adams in 1970. 

Tom attended Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA graduating with a BA in...