Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Feodor "Fred" Kreiden
Sep 2, 2015
Feodor (Fred) Kreiden Jr. (81) of Sagle, ID, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at his home while recuperating from cancer surgery. Fred was born on February 6, 1934 in Sumy, Ukraine. His father was Feodor Kreiden Sr. from Latvia and his mother was Kleopatra Molotenko from the Ukraine. Fred was the youngest of six children. During World War...
Loretta J May
Sep 1, 2015
Loretta Jean May, 78, left this earth to be with her maker in heaven Tuesday, September 1, in Sandpoint, Idaho after battling Alzheimers disease for the last several years. Loretta Jean Woodfill was born to Alden and Florence Woodfill on February 4, 1937 in Glasco, Montana. Within her first year of life she moved to Sandpoint, Idaho where she was...
Willard "Jim" Peasha
Aug 28, 2015
Willard “Jim” Peasha Jr., 70, unexpectedly passed away after a short battle with a re-occurrence of cancer on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He was born to Willard James Peasha Sr. and Belva Mae Frisbee on Dec. 4, 1944 in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Arizona. Jim joined the NAVY in 1962 and toured...
Virginia Lorraine Smith
Aug 27, 2015
Virginia L. Smith, 92, long time Coeur d’ Alene resident passed away on Thursday Aug. 27, 2015 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Virginia L. Smith (Gridley) was born March 22, 1923 in Lewiston, ID. She was raised in Coeur d’ Alene where she attended Harding Grade School and Coeur d’ Alene High School. After attending the University of Idaho she...
James Robert "Rob" Lee, Jr.
Aug 25, 2015
James Robert “Rob” Lee, Jr. 67 of Sandpoint passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 from injuries received in an automobile train collision. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00am Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Sandpoint Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 602 Schweitzer Cut-off Rd. with Bishop Robbe Redford, conducting.
Franklin D. "Skip" Carr
Aug 25, 2015
Franklin David “Skip” Carr, 70, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. A rosary/vigil service will be conducted 7:00PM on Friday, August 28th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 29th, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Interment will take place...
Louis Edward Marshall, Jr.
Aug 20, 2015
Louis E. Marshall Jr. _ passed away July 16, 2015 at the age of 70, due to complications of cancer. A resident living on Dufort Road, he very much enjoyed hunting, fishing, caring for his horse Elaina, hours on his motorcycle and vigorous political conversation with his friends at Sam’s fruit stand in Sagle. Born May 13, 1945 to Betty...
Jacob Both, Jr.
Aug 20, 2015
Jacob Both was born in Garfield, New Jersey on November 24, 1932 and died August 20, 2015 at Life Care in Sandpoint, ID. Jake was a 70-year resident of New Jersey where, at age 16, he began working in construction, owning his own company by age 20. Throughout his career, he was a hard-working master builder who specialized in custom...
Lela May Taylor
Aug 18, 2015
Lela May Oliver Taylor passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1921 in Phoenix, Arizona to William and Elizabeth (Bettie) Oliver. She graduated with a degree in Education from Arizona State Teacher's College. A child of the Depression, she was a hard worker. She and her brother, Bill, would peddle cantaloupes for money...
Deonna Lynn Harris
Aug 17, 2015
Deonna Lynn Harris, 67 of Hope passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at her home. Deonna was born April 9, 1948 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She attended schools in both Idaho and Western Washington, graduating Tumwater, WA high school. While there she met the love of her life Curtis John Harris and they were married in January of 1969. They...
Maxene Louise Gray
Aug 17, 2015
Maxene Louise Gray, 84 years old passed away Monday August 17, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Maxene was born May 16, 1941 in Saint Marie’s, Idaho to Ralph and Lenore Irish Robertson. As a young child she grew up on her family’s farm in Williams Valley outside of Deer Park, Washington. She graduated from North Central High School in Spokane, Washington...
Wallace J. "Wally" Miller
Aug 17, 2015
Wallace J. “Wally” Miller passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00am, Saturday, August 22nd, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating. A potluck reception will follow in the Oden Hall. Wally was born in Spearfish, South Dakota on May 10, 1934 and moved...
Casey George Alarcon
Aug 11, 2015
Casey George Alarcon, beloved son of Jeff and Jeri Alarcon, went home to be with Jesus on Aug. 11, 2015. He was born Dec. 19, 1980. Casey was the big brother to Jon Alarcon and chosen sister, Harmony Lajko. He was raised on the Elmira Mountain in Idaho and was a lover of the mountains and of outdoor adventure. Casey...
Joanne Suzette Lanigan
Aug 10, 2015
Joanne Lanigan passed from this life July 29, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho on her 60th birthday. A celebration of her life will be held Thursday, August 27 at 4 p.m. in the Healing Garden at Bonner General Health. Joanne Suzette Lanigan was born July 29, 1955 to Phillip J. and Balbina "Belle" Lanigan, her father's 41st birthday gift. She grew...
Hazel Alice Robertson
Aug 5, 2015
Hazel Alice Robertson, 98, of Sandpoint passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 at Valley Vista Assisted Living. Graveside services will be conducted in Rose Hill Memorial Park in California.
Blaine B. Wilckens
Aug 5, 2015
Blaine B Wilckens, 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his home in Clark Fork, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Blaine was born on August 14, 1926 in Warrensburg, Missouri the son of Arthur and Nellie Wilckens. Blaine’s father was a farmer and the family moved around at a young age. He...
Darleen Francis Macek
Aug 4, 2015
Darleen Francis (Weber) Macek of Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, ID passed away peacefully on August 4, 2015. She was surrounded by her seven children at her son’s home in Coeur d’Alene. Darleen was born February 14, 1923 in Stuart, Nebraska the oldest of the four children of Frank and Bernadette Weber. She spent her elementary and secondary school years in...
Philip Forrester Kopcke
Aug 3, 2015
Philip Forrester Kopcke 77, passed away at his home on Aug. 3, 2015. A memorial gathering for Philip will be held in the fall.
Donna Charlene Hefner
Aug 2, 2015
Donna Charlene Hefner passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at her home. The Lord took her home where she joins her husband Bill of 65 years. She was a devoted wife, loving mother of 6 and cherished grandmother and great grandmother to countless grandchildren. She touched the hearts of all who knew her. She will be missed but never...
Forrest Morton Bird, M.D.,Ph.D.,Sc.D., D.S.
Aug 2, 2015
An aviator, innovator, entrepreneur, scientist, professor, physician, veteran, and renaissance man, Dr. Forrest Morton Bird took his final flight on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at his home overlooking the airstrip on beautiful Lake Pend Oreille in Sagle, Idaho, with his family by his side. Forrest Morton Bird, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., D.S., was born on June 9, 1921, to Morton and...
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