Phyllis June Yanik

Phyllis June Yanik, 71, Passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Friends may call to pay their respects on Thursday afternoon July 19th, from 12 noon, until 6:00 pm at Coffelt Funeral Service. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Friday, July 20th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First church of God Anderson, will officiate. Phyllis was born in Cory, PA on Oct. 2, 1935 and attended school in Bear Lake, PA. She worked for the woolen mills and JC Penny’s in New York State. On Nov. 19, 1955 she married Fred Yanik in Bear Lake, PA. In 1964 she moved to Simi Valley, CA and was a supervisor for newspaper distribution for the Simi Valley Enterprise. She moved to the Sandpoint area in 1994. She is survived by -- Her husband of 51 years, Fred Yanik of Sandpoint; 3 children Fred Yanik Jr., (and Jackie) of Clark Fork, ID; Tammera Welch of Portland, OR; Tony Yanik, (and Brenda) of Sandpoint, ID. 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. One brother Roger Smith of Jamestown, NY; 3 sisters Carol Snow of Jamestown, NY; Joyce Chartion of Tucson, AZ; and Linda Snow of CA. Her parents preceded her in death.