Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Lisa Helen Hensley
Aug 12, 2023
Lisa Helen Hensley, 59, passed away, in Dover, on Saurday, August 12, 2023. Family services will be held later. She was born on February 1, 1964, in Spokane, the daughter of James and Helen Glynn. She had lived in Spokane, Washington working as a real estate broker.
Anna S. McManus
Aug 11, 2023
Our lovely mother has passed away Anna McManus died peacefully in her sleep at home with her family.
She arrived in the US on the Swedish ship Gripsholm in 1960 knowing that this was the country of freedom and opportunity. She became a US citizen and was a great patriot. She traveled the world with her family for...
Natalie Ednie
Aug 4, 2023
Natalie (nee Allen) Ednie, of Sandpoint, lover of the woods and reading, has passed away in her home on the 4th of August 2023, just 10 days shy of her 90th birthday. She was proud to say that she made it well into her 90th year.
With roots that began in Ashland, Oregon, and meandered to Billings and Roundup, Montana,...
Larry Gene Saunders
Aug 3, 2023
Larry Gene Saunders, 73, passed away, in Spirit Lake, ID, on Thursday, August 3, 2023. A complete obituary with service information, will be posted later. Larry was born on March 27, 1950, in Sandpoint, the son of Gene and Dorothy Saunders. He had served with the US Navy, during Vietnam, later working as a letter carrier for the US Postal...
Earl L. "Chuck" Archer
Aug 3, 2023
Earl L. "Chuck" Archer, 84, passed away, in Sandpoint, on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Chuck was born on February 13, 1939 in Clifton, Colorado the son of Earl and Frances Archer. He served 20 years with the US Navy, retiring on July 26, 1976, as an electronic technician. He had received the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Sharon Rose Larkin
Jul 31, 2023
Sharon Rose (Albano) Larkin was born August 14, 1934 in Idaho Falls to Sidney and Rita Albano. After a long hard fight with cancer and she went to join her beloved Lord and loved ones on July 31, 2023.
When Sharon was eight years old her family moved from southern Idaho to Heron, Montana where she resided until she...
Dorothy W. Long
Jul 26, 2023
Dorothy W. Long (90) passed away peacefully from natural causes at the Sandpoint Idaho Life Care Center on July 26, 2023. She was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband Col. Arthur W. Long (retired) of Hope, Idaho and more recently her brother, Robert (Bob) Howard Day of Buffalo, Wyoming.
Dorothy and her brother Bob were the...
Barbara Gale Shaver
Jul 23, 2023
Barbara G. Shaver was born on January 26, 1943 in Oakland, California to parents Frank and Carrie Chance. She had a sister – Elizabeth and brother Bob. She graduated from Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, California in 1960 and was active and loved the drama club all during school.
Barb married Bob Shaver of Sandpoint, Idaho her husband,...
Bernhard Loewen
Jul 20, 2023
Bernhard Loewen, 86, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Coeur d'Alene. He was born, in Chihuahua, Mexico on March 17, 1937. He had worked as a boilermaker/welder in heavy construction. He has lived in the Sandpoint area since 1998. A complete obituary, with service information, will be posted later.
Toni Jo Britton
Jul 19, 2023
Toni Jo Britton (Graff), beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and widow, has returned home on July 19th, 2023 to be with her husband Ronald Leslie Britton, her mother Hazel Graff and father Henry Graff, and her beloved pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
Toni succumbed to a 10 year battle with non-small cell lung cancer, (non-smoking). Initial...
John Joseph Kovatch
Jul 17, 2023
John Joseph Ambrose Donald Quentin Kovatch passed away July 17, 2023 at the age of 79 in his home in Sagle Idaho. He spent much of his early years raising hell in Coeur d’Alene and the surrounding mountains. DeArmond Joyner (later IFI) saw mill hired John in his late teens, he worked his way up through the ranks, and retired...
Ronald Gene Chaney
Jul 15, 2023
September 28, 1928 - July 15, 2023
Ron was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho surrounded by family: his brothers, Dale and Arlen, his parents, Arlie and Skileta (Scotty Welborn) Chaney, grandparents, Fred and Hattie Mae (Burns) Chaney and many uncles, aunts and cousins. Ron attended the University of Idaho studying Business Administration. He was an active member of...
Kenneth Harrison Russell
Jul 11, 2023
Ken Russell was born on December 18, 1948 in Estherville, Iowa to LeRoy and Erma Russell. He peacefully passed away at home on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 and went to be with his Lord and Savior.
Ken graduated from Beaman-Conrad-Linscomb High School in 1967 and then attended Marshalltown Community College and worked in Marshalltown. He married the love of...
Mary Olivia Shanks
Jul 10, 2023
Mary "Sis" Shanks (Ballenger)
December 31, 1949 - July 10, 2023
Our Mom, Grammy, and friend, Sis, passed away Monday, July 10th at her home in Heron.
Sis was raised in Heron, and aside from short periods in Washington and Alaska, this is where she built her home and business, and where her heart always stayed. Sis spent...
Olivia "Liv" Morrow
Jul 10, 2023
Olivia Verdal Morrow, 95, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Beaverton, OR.
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2023 at First Lutheran Church in Sandpoint, Idaho. (Viewing from 10 am to noon at Coffelt Funeral Services.) Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Olivia 'Liv' was born in...
Robert Norman Larsen
Jul 5, 2023
Robert Norman Larsen, a cherished father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, bid farewell to this world on July 5, 2023. His passing leaves a void in the hearts of his loved ones and all who had the privilege of knowing him. Born on January 13, 1921, in San Francisco, California, Robert was the beloved son of Erik and Caroline Larsen. Raised in...
Gary Michael - "Mike" Beard
Jul 3, 2023
Gary "Mike" Beard went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the age of 81. Praise God that Mike has a new and glorified body.
He was born in Frankfort, Indiana, the son of James Harley Beard and Freda Strawn. He is survived by his wife Kathy (Kat) and his children...
Kay Anita Rasor
Jul 1, 2023
Kay Anita Rasor was born on December 27th, 1935, in Buffalo, New York. On July 1st, 2023, at the age of 87, she peacefully passed away at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho, supported by family.
Kay was a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and sister. She is survived by her children: Robin, Darryl, Susan, and Mike; her grandchildren:...
Margarete Hildegard Hopper
Jun 28, 2023
Margarete “Margo” H. Hopper passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2023, at the age of 96 years at Luther Park Assisted Living in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Born in Fürth, Germany, Margo endured World War II as a teenager and later went on to live a very full life in America. A mother of two children, a grandmother of five, and a...
Donna Lee Broadsword
Jun 28, 2023
Donna Lee Chronic Broadsword was born on March 26, 1935 at her Chronic grandparents home in Dover. Three years later her family moved to the Heath homestead in Algoma to be with her grandmother Heath. In high school Donna met Chuck Broadsword of Grouse Creek, they left school and started their family. Five years living in Sandpoint was five years...
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