Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Patricia Louise Wesselman
Aug 10, 2017
Paddy Chubb Wesselman passed away August 10, 2017 with her family by her side. Paddy was born Sept. 22, 1935 to Art and Vi Chubb. She attended local schools, graduating from Sandpoint High School with the class of 1953. She married Ed Wesselman in 1954 and they had 5 children. Paddy was moistly a stay at home Mom. After the...
Marilyn Louise Hales
Aug 6, 2017
Marilyn Louise Hales, 93, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Born Marilyn Louise Windsor in Everett, Mass. August 28, 1923. An only child, she adopted twin brothers who lived across the street as well-loved surrogate brothers. She shared fond memories of her mother playing piano and singing on their porch for the neighborhood. (Pre-TV). She lived...
Terry Michael DeMers
Aug 4, 2017
Terry Michael De Mers, 73, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, with his family by his side. Memorial services will be at 11:00am, Saturday, August 12th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Paul Graves will be officiating. A reception will follow in the Oden Hall, Highway 200 and Sunnyside Road. Terry Michael De Mers was born November 18, 1943 in...
Teri Lea Kirkpatrick
Aug 3, 2017
Teri Lea Kirkpatrick, 70, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 in Hayden, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Thomas Duane Bloxom
Jul 23, 2017
Thomas Duane Bloxom, 75, of Coeur d’Alene Idaho, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 from Lung Cancer. He died comfortably and peacefully with his family by his side. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Monday, July 31st; in Coffelt’s Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with a reception to follow at the Sandpoint Eagles Lodge. Tom was born...
Richard Earl Platt
Jul 20, 2017
Richard E. Platt, 80 yrs, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 20th, 2017 at his home in Heron from a tired and well used heart. Richard was born to James and Frances Platt on December 10th, 1936 in Longmont Colorado at the family farm. He grew up playing and working on the family farm with his brothers. Richard's...
Barbara Edith Scott
Jul 13, 2017
Barbara Edith Scott, 82, passed away in Sandpoint on Thursday July 13, 2017. Graveside Services will be held 11:00am Friday, July 21, 2017 at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Barbara lived a long life of hard work, adventure and fun. She was born in Yakima, Washington June 29, 1935 to Harold and Edith (Williams) Miller. She had a younger sister JoAnn. Two...
Clarence I. Davis
Jul 11, 2017
Clarence Irving Davis, 86, a lifelong resident of the Algoma/Sagle area passed away on July 10, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00am, Friday, July 14th at North Summit (formerly the First Christian Church on Division Street). Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God will be officiating. Clarence was born on June 25, 1931 to Luther and Mattie Davis....
Jeanette "Jean" Offermann
Jul 9, 2017
Jean Offermann was born Nov. 16, 1940, in Turtle Lake, N.D. She passed quietly on July 9, 2017, in Hamilton, Mont. Her parents were Ferdinand and Marie Klain. She was the youngest of eight children. Her siblings were Lenard, Albert, Eddie, Hilda, Elsie, Ruth and Edith. Jean grew up on the family farm in North Dakota, which instilled in her...
Veva Lee Blood
Jul 8, 2017
Veva Lee Blood, 93, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at her home in Spokane Valley. A complete obituary will be posted later for the retired secretary. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
Floyd N McGhee
Jul 7, 2017
Floyd N. McGhee, 93, area cattle rancher and land developer, passed away in Kootenai, Idaho on Friday, July 7, 2017. Private family services, with military honors, will be conducted in Pinecrest Memorial Park on Saturday, July 15th, at 11:00am. The McGhee and Berry families moved to the Sandpoint area in August 1917. Floyd was born on December 19, 1923 in...
John Clinton Pigman
Jul 6, 2017
John Clinton Pigman, 53, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Services will be held at a later date in Stevensville, Montana.
Marianne Nilsson
Jul 6, 2017
Marianne Nilsson passed away quietly at the age of 91 years of natural causes, at home in her little cottage overlooking the sea on the Malahat, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Marianne moved back to Canada January 26, 2017 to live with her daughter, Ria Hokanson, and son in law Ron Hokanson. Marianne resided in Sandpoint, Idaho for 36 years,...
Terry Michael DeMers
Jul 4, 2017
Terry Michael DeMers, 73, passed away, with his family by his side, on Saturday August 4, 2017. A complete obituary, with service and reception information will be posted later. Terry, a native of Sandpoint, was born November 18, 1943 in Sandpoint. He attended local schools and worked in the lumber industry as a logger.
Myrvin Neal Anderson
Jul 4, 2017
Myrvin Neal “Bill” Anderson passed away July 4, 2017 at his home in Kootenai. He was born January 5, 1924 to Emil Anderson and Louise Hanson Anderson. At the age of three his father took him fishing and hunting which instilled a lifelong love of the outdoors. He did not measure time by the calendar, it was gauged by hunting...
Erling W. "Earl" Bonin
Jul 3, 2017
Erling Wayne “Earl” Bonin, age 84, passed away at his home in Kootenai, Idaho on July 3, 2017 with his children and his wife by his side. Earl was born September 24, 1932 in White Butte, South Dakota to Emery W. Bonin and Larena H. (Moe) Bonin. The family moved to Sandpoint in 1934 arriving here on his second birthday....
Ruth Evelyn Mitchell
Jul 3, 2017
Ruth Evelyn Mitchell, 87, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2017 at her home in Sagle, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Ruth moved from Lake Port, California to the Sandpoint area in 2002.
Fae Jane Lewis
Jul 2, 2017
Fae Jane Lewis, 79, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her home in Noxon, Montana. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Phyllis Ann Fox
Jun 29, 2017
Phyllis Ann Fox, 85, passed away in Grand Terrace, California on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00pm, Tuesday, July 11th, in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Phyllis was born in Clay City, Indiana on November 21. 1931. She moved to Terre Haute, Indiana in 1943 where she graduated from high school. She attended Indiana State University and...
Philip G Albanese
Jun 26, 2017
Philip G. Albanese passed away peacefully at home on June 26, 2017. He was born December 31, 1942 in New York, the son of Dominick and Lucy Albanese. At the age of eight, the family moved to Patchogue, Long Island where he graduated high school. He was proud to participate in track and lead as co-captain of his football team....