Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Donna June Martin

Donna June Martin

Oct 6, 2019

Donna June Martin, 86, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

 

A complete obituary will be posted later.  Donna is the mother of Dawn Wilburn.

Ruth Warneke

Ruth Warneke

Oct 4, 2019

Ruth Warneke, 91, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Randy Richard Gors

Randy Richard Gors

Sep 30, 2019

Randy R. Gors of Post Falls, Idaho passed away surrounded by his partner Tammy and his brother Ken Gors and Cis Gors, on September 29, 2019 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

 

Private family services will be held at a later date.

 

Randy was born on June 18, 1953 the son of Edward and Mary Gors...

Huston Lee Taylor

Huston Lee Taylor

Sep 29, 2019

Huston Lee Taylor, 80, passed away, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Private family services will be held later for the retired barber and longtime Vay area resident.

Paul Cozort

Paul Cozort

Sep 25, 2019

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Paul Cozort, a man loved by his wife, children, grandchildren as well as all who knew him, passed away at the age of 91. Paul was born at home in Tipple, West Virginia, on April 5, 1928, to Sidney and Eliza (Lacy) Cozort.

During his senior year in high school he enlisted in the Navy...

Edward Allan Butler

Edward Allan Butler

Sep 19, 2019

Edward “Ed” Allan Butler of East Hope, Idaho, passed away from a presumed heart attack on September 19, 2019, at age 78. He was born on August 26, 1941, in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Eugene W. Butler and Vernise G. Sharai Butler. 

 

Ed was raised in East Hope and had deep roots there; his maternal grandfather, Wellington F. Sharai,...

Irene Mae Chenoweth

Irene Mae Chenoweth

Sep 18, 2019

Irene Mae Chenoweth, 85, passed away in Plains, Montana on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.  She was born in Jordan, Montana the daughter of Walter and Beryl Watson.  She had made her home in Trout Creek, Montana.

Cody Nicholas Pitts

Cody Nicholas Pitts

Sep 13, 2019

Cody Nicholas Pitts, 32, passed away, at his home, in Clark Fork, Idaho on Friday, September 13, 2019.

He was an area native and had graduated from Sandpoint High School.

Sandra K. (Lane) Linkoln

Sandra K. (Lane) Linkoln

Sep 13, 2019

Sandra K. (Lane) Linkoln, 76, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home in Clark Fork.

The former waitress has lived in the Clark Fork area for some time.

Skyler Aaron Borges

Skyler Aaron Borges

Sep 2, 2019

Skyler Aaron Borges came in to this world on September 2nd, 2019, yet he had already been making an impact on so many lives for months before.

 

At a routine 20 week ultrasound, the Borges family was given the news that little Skyler was not developing well and with further testing was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a condition caused...

Laurence Stanley Kirk

Laurence Stanley Kirk

Sep 2, 2019

Laurence Stanley Kirk, 84, passed away at his home in Sagle, Idaho.

 

Laurence took his last ride on a F86 Saber Jet to meet the big RANGER in the sky on September 2, 2019.

Norman (Bob) R. Brown

Norman (Bob) R. Brown

Aug 29, 2019

Norman (Bob) R. Brown passed away peacefully at his home on August 29, 2019 at the age of 85.

 

Bob was born on March 2, 1934 to Richard and Hilda Brown.  He attended grade school in Kootenai and later graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1952.  Bob worked at several jobs in the area before working and later retiring...

Julie M (Anderson) Eden

Julie M (Anderson) Eden

Aug 23, 2019

Julie M. Eden, 51, passed away in Spokane, Washington on Friday, August 23, 2019. 

We will celebrate Julie’s at 11:00 am, Saturday, September 21st in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel.  Dale Coffelt will be officiating.  A reception will follow at the VFW Hall across from Coffelt’s Chapel.

Julie was born May 3, 1968 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and lived most of...

Jacquita Delores Cox

Jacquita Delores Cox

Aug 22, 2019

Jacquita Turner Cox, 90, passed away August 22, 2019, in her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:00am in Coffelt Funeral Chapel.  Pastor Jack Miller of Kuna, Idaho will be conduct the service.

Jacquita was born to parents, Otho and Daisy Turner on May 17, 1929, in Terlton, Oklahoma. The...

Mark Justin Tucker

Mark Justin Tucker

Aug 21, 2019

Mark Justin Tucker, 58, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on August 21, 2019.  A full obituary will be posted at a latter time.

Valerie Anne Moriset

Valerie Anne Moriset

Aug 19, 2019

Valerie Anne Moriset (nee Johnson) died on the nineteenth of August, 2019.  She suffered with congestive heart failure the past three years and died peacefully in her sleep.

She was born on June 7th, 1953 at the military hospital on Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Mariana’s Islands.

She graduated from Pueblo High School, Tucson, Arizona in 1971.  She married Dennis...

Harvey William Aulbach

Harvey William Aulbach

Aug 19, 2019

Harvey William Aulbach, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on August 19, 2019.  A full obituary for Harvey will be published at a later time.

Erma Louise Ferguson

Erma Louise Ferguson

Aug 16, 2019

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Erma Louise Ferguson, 92, passed away at her home in Hope, Idaho on Friday, August 16, 2019 with family at her side.

 

Erma was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio on July 19, 1927, the daughter of Samuel and Louise Bond. She grew up and attended schools in New Philadelphia. As a girl she spent...

Kenneth Earl Stevens

Kenneth Earl Stevens

Aug 10, 2019

Kenneth Earl Stephens, 66, passed away on August 10, 2019 at his home in Sandpoint, ID.  A full obituary will be posted at a later time.

 

 

Michael Bruce Dougherty

Michael Bruce Dougherty

Aug 10, 2019

Fisherman extraordinaire, Michael Dougherty passed away on August 10, 2019.    Michael lived in Sandpoint for 40 plus years and was well known and loved by many.  Michael was an avid hunter and fisherman spending many hours in the fields and on the rivers of his favorite places.    Michael met the love of his life, Kathleen and they spent 25 years...