Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Billy Wesley Reed

Billy Wesley Reed

Mar 12, 2017

Billy (Bill) Wesley Reed passed away on March 12, 2017, from Lewy Body Dementia. Bill was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, April 9, 1939, to Jimmy and Frances Reed. His family lived in Texas and California. He graduated from Colton High School in 1957. He married Mary Little on November 2, 1957. While in high school, Bill worked at Smith Meat...

Laura Ann Holbert

Laura Ann Holbert

Mar 12, 2017

Laura Ann (Blakely) Holbert, 87, passed away on March 12, 2017 at Luther Park, succumbing to dementia/Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am, Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Andy Kennaly officiating. Burial will take place in Pack River Cemetery. Laura was born in Roscoe, Montana the daughter of Claud and Lena (Ceria)...

Ronald Earl Hunt

Ronald Earl Hunt

Mar 8, 2017

Ron E. Hunt, 67, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary, for the longtime Sandpoint resident, will be posted later. Ron attended Bonner County schools, graduating from Sandpoint High School. He had followed construction prior to returning to his home town.

Thomas Howard Buck

Thomas Howard Buck

Mar 7, 2017

Thomas Howard Buck, 78, passed away March 7, 2017. Tom was born March 19, 1939 in Sioux City, Iowa to Melzer and Coena (Kuhn) Buck; he was the youngest of 6 children. He moved to Sandpoint, Idaho with his family in 1942. In his younger years, Tom worked as a shoeshine boy, box boy and delivered papers. On June 5,...

Ileene June Smith

Ileene June Smith

Mar 5, 2017

Ileene June (Plaster) Smith, 77, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 5, 2017, with her husband and children by her side. She bravely fought cancer for over two years. Ileene was born July 6, 1939 in Yakima, Washington the daughter of Pete and Dorothy Hagerman. She moved to Sandpoint in 1956, from Yakima, Washington and married Leonard Plaster...

Lucille Falk Miller

Lucille Falk Miller

Mar 3, 2017

Lucille Falk Miller, 94, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Services will be held at a later date. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota later in the spring.

Randolph "Randy" Bramblee

Randolph "Randy" Bramblee

Mar 3, 2017

Randolph “Randy” Lee Bramblee, 56, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at his home in Spirit Lake, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Edgemere Church, 5161 Vay Rd, Priest River, ID 83856. Randy was born on January 27, 1961 in Sandpoint, Idaho the son of Thomas and Kay Bramblee. He...

Truman Mitchell Bennett

Truman Mitchell Bennett

Feb 28, 2017

Truman Mitchell Bennett, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later. Truman was a long time logging truck driver in the area.

Philip "Phil" Darley

Philip "Phil" Darley

Feb 26, 2017

Philip “Phil” Evan Darley, 67, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his home in Sagle, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Phil was born March 4, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah the son of Roy and Kathleen Darley. After high school he would move to Alaska in 1971, working as a carpenter...

Jennifer Darling Beebe

Jennifer Darling Beebe

Feb 26, 2017

Jennifer Darling Beebe, 45, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted at 6:30pm, Saturday March 18th, in the Sandpoint River of Life Church on Boyer Avenue. Pastor Ken Lawrence will be officiating. Jennifer was born in Pasco, Washington on July 21, 1971, the daughter of Michael and Shirley Eagan. In 1980 she...

John Stuart Thomson

John Stuart Thomson

Feb 25, 2017

John S. Thomson passed away on February 25, 2017 at his home in Clark Fork, Idaho John was a US Navy Veteran. Family Services will be held later in Canada.

Carl Barry Vandever

Carl Barry Vandever

Feb 22, 2017

Carl Barry Vandever, 81, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Steven James Holmes

Steven James Holmes

Feb 22, 2017

Steven James Holmes, 69, passed away at his home on February 22, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Steve was a local chef and sold items at the local farmers market in Sandpoint.

Josephine Mary Kampmann

Josephine Mary Kampmann

Feb 21, 2017

Josephine Mary Kampmann, 93, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Janice Esther Johnson

Janice Esther Johnson

Feb 16, 2017

Janice E. Johnson went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2017. She was the oldest of five children born in St. Louis, Missouri to Charles and Esther Cates on January 11, 1932. Her father was in the Air Force, so she went to school in many different places, including Japan and Hawaii. Janice met George Johnson in June...

Alan Phillip Boehm

Alan Phillip Boehm

Feb 13, 2017

Alan was born in Sandpoint, ID to parents John & Laurene Boehm. He grew up in Clark Fork, ID and graduated from there in 1966. After graduation, he went on to attend North Idaho College and later received his BS from New York University. He enlisted in the Army, where he served for twenty-two years with the CID in the...

Kathryn Lee Krueger

Kathryn Lee Krueger

Feb 10, 2017

Kathryn Lee Krueger, 65, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home in Noxon, Montana. Services will be held in Noxon, Montana at a later date.

Donald Alfred Schrock

Donald Alfred Schrock

Feb 9, 2017

Donald Alfred Schrock, 71, passed away in Hayden, Idaho on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Donald was a car salesman in the San Francisco Bay area and had installed insulation in the Seattle area prior to moving to Hayden. Family services will be held later for the former member of the National Guard.

Ernest J Wyborny

Ernest J Wyborny

Feb 7, 2017

Ernest J Wyborny, 100, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. His new address is heaven! Ernest was born in Plymouth, Iowa, third of six children. He learned to play the trumpet and his claim to fame was that his high school band was once conducted by John Philip Sousa. He was a dedicated husband and father and...

Marilda Caroline Myers

Marilda Caroline Myers

Feb 5, 2017

Marilda C. Myers, 98, slipped peacefully from this life Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Rosary vigil is at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 17 at Coffelt Funeral Service, Sandpoint, with a funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Funeral services in Sioux Falls, SD will be held next summer, followed by inurnment next...