Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Debra Ann Douglas
Mar 21, 2017
Debra Ann Douglas, 60, passed away on March 21, 2017 at her home in Ponderay, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.
M. Claire Travers
Mar 19, 2017
On November 13, 1930, Marie Claire Martter was born to Olympian and Ohio State Hall of Fame Wrestler, Perry Martter and Los Angeles socialite, Helen Scully Martter. Raised Catholic, she attended and graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in Hollywood in 1948. In the 40’s and 50’s, Claire enjoyed modeling for tea parties and elite social events before meeting and...
Sandra Louise Irving-Alamillo
Mar 18, 2017
Sandra Louise Irving-Alamillo lost a three year battle with cancer on March 18, 2017. She died at her home where her daughter Michelle Alamillo and her husband Joseph Alamillo had been caring for her. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. Sandra was born...
David Paul Murray
Mar 16, 2017
David Paul Murray, 64, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday. March 16, 2017. David was a biologist, working in water management, living in Sandpoint.
Michael Paul Williams
Mar 15, 2017
Michael Paul Williams, 67, passed away in Thompson Falls, Montana. on March 15, 2017. Private Family services will be held at a later date.
Billy Duane Syth
Mar 15, 2017
Billy Duane Syth, 85, passed away on the evening of March 15, 2017 at his home in Post Falls, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 11:00am in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Billy was born on August 26, 1931, in Sydney, Montana. Billy was the 3rd youngest, of 18 children, born to William...
Rhonda Rae Marley
Mar 14, 2017
Rhonda Rae Marley passed away peacefully at her Valley Vista residence on March 14, 2017. She was born at Bonner General hospital in Sandpoint December 13, 1955. Rhonda attended school at the little white school house near Washington school, While at school Rhonda made friends easily and some of those friends would eventually come to work with her at Panhandle...
Lyle Kenneth Mecham
Mar 14, 2017
Lyle Kenneth Mecham was one of eight children born to Leslie and Linda Mecham on October 18, 1930 in Upalco, Utah. After high school he joined the Army and served in the Korean War as a telegrapher on a ship. He then moved to Sandpoint, Idaho where he met and married Carolyn Jacobson and soon a son and then a...
Shirley Ann Rose
Mar 13, 2017
Shirley Ann Rose, 68, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 in Sandpoint. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park with private family services. Shirley was born on May 29, 1948 in Merrysville, California and married Eric Rose on October 20, 1982 in Reno, Nevada. The family moved, from Central California, to Sagle in 2002. Shirley enjoyed reading and spending...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.