Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

John M "Mike" Craven

John M "Mike" Craven

Jul 1, 2013

John Michael “Mike” Craven, 73, passed away, at his home, in Dover on Monday, July 1, 2013. I was born in St. Louis Missouri, on May 21st, 1940. My folks, Florence and Roy Craven, hailed from the small farming communities of Mt. Vernon and Odell Illinois respectively. There were five of us, and my beloved siblings, brother Fran and sisters...

Linda Darlene Myhre

Linda Darlene Myhre

Jun 30, 2013

Linda Darlene (Wilson) Myhre, 71, passed away in Spokane, Washington on Sunday, June 30, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Friday, July 5th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Linda was born in Caldwell, Idaho on January 15, 1942, the daughter of John G and Mary J Wilson. She...

Mary Noble Bachowsky

Mary Noble Bachowsky

Jun 28, 2013

Mary Noble Bachowsky, 78, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, June 28, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Friday, 11:00am, July 5, 2013 in the Rupert Cemetery, Rupert, Idaho.

Walter "Dutch" Hamann

Walter "Dutch" Hamann

Jun 25, 2013

Walter “Dutch” Hamann, 85, passed away in Kootenai, Idaho on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Services will be conducted at 11:00am, on Saturday, June 29th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating. Dutch was born in Mills, NE on April 29, 1928, the son of Donald and Ella Hamann. The family moved to the Sandpoint area in 1931 where...

Robert D "Bob" Bollacker

Robert D "Bob" Bollacker

Jun 25, 2013

Robert “Bob” Dale Bollacker, 89, of Sagle, ID decided to continue his soul’s journey on June 25, 2013. Son to Newton Alles and Pearl Mae Ray Bollacker, he was born on January 9, 1924 in Ordway, CO. He graduated from high school in Denver, CO then served as an Army-Air Force pilot in New Guinea. After discharge, he returned to...

Lillian Anna Nickodemus

Lillian Anna Nickodemus

Jun 23, 2013

Lillian Anna (Hoffman) Nickodemus, 85, passed away in Mount Angel, Oregon on Sunday June 23, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm, Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Angel, Oregon. She is survived locally by Pastor Steve Nickodemus and Margaret Bowden and Dave and Beth Nickodemus.

Charles E. "Chuck" Holt

Charles E. "Chuck" Holt

Jun 18, 2013

Charles ‘Chuck’ Everett Holt, 68, of Rathdrum and Sandpoint, passed away in Boise on June 18th, 2013. Graveside services are being coordinated through Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint, and will be held at Pinecrest Cemetery in Sandpoint on Monday, June 24th, at 11:00 AM. Son to Kenneth and Lucille Holt, Chuck was born in Salem, Oregon on December 27th, 1944....

Blanche N Roos

Blanche N Roos

Jun 14, 2013

Blanche N. Roos, 96, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, June 14, 2013. Blanche Nebeker Roos arrived as the seventh child of Aaron and Elizabeth Nebeker on the 17th day of March 1917 at Fairview, Wyoming. She married the love of her life, Walt Roos, in Salt lake City, Utah in 1933. Times were really hard for them during...

Larry Givliano Marchetti

Larry Givliano Marchetti

Jun 12, 2013

Larry G. Marchetti, 63, passed away at his home in Ponderay, Idaho. Larry had moved to Ponderay from California in 2006 to be near his daughter, Natalie.

William Curt Harvard

William Curt Harvard

Jun 12, 2013

William Curt Harvard, 87, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on June 12, 2013. Private graveside services will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Curt was born in Corsicana, Texas on June 26, 1925 the son of Frank and Mary Harvard. He was a retired forest ranger from the forest service. He moved to Sandpoint in 1980 and was preceded in death...

Loretta May Haarsma

Loretta May Haarsma

Jun 10, 2013

Loretta May Haarsma, 95, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family service will be held at a later date.

Genevieve "Jenny" Behmerwohld

Genevieve "Jenny" Behmerwohld

Jun 8, 2013

Jenny Behmerwohld, 80, died June 8, 2013 at her home in Heron, Montana. Jenny was born September 29, 1932 in Bristol, TN to her parents Bonnie Wood and Waymon McKinney. Jenny married Harry J Behmerwohld June 10, 1950 in Coeur d’ Alene, ID. They make their home in Heron, MT for 63 years. They raised four children; Vernon, Harry Jr,...

Barney Blasko

Barney Blasko

Jun 6, 2013

Barney T. Blasko (Bernard T Blaschko) Barney, a longtime Bonner County resident, passed away June 6 in Sandpoint, ID. He was 95 years and 11 months old. Services will be held at Coffelt Funeral Home on Friday, June 14 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Barry Johnson of New Song Bible Church officiating. Refreshments will be served at the VFW hall...

Robert "Bob" Knowles

Robert "Bob" Knowles

Jun 6, 2013

Robert (Bob) Allen Knowles passed away due to heart complications on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 11:53PM in the care of Kootenai Medical Center at the age of 67. Bob was placed into the arms of Cecil and Peggy Knowles on January 3, 1946 in Santa Ana, California where he spent his early childhood years. In 1961, the family moved...

Harry A Schual

Harry A Schual

Jun 4, 2013

Harry A. Schual, 99, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at his home om Bottle Bay Road. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor Steve Nickodemus, Christ Our Reddemer Lutheran, will be officiating. Harry was born on Sept. 10, 1913 in Sacremento, California. He was a mechanical engineer, working in the citrus production...

Gary Lee Moser

Gary Lee Moser

Jun 2, 2013

Gary Lee Moser, 61, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00pm, Thursday, June 6th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God will be officiating, with burial in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours will be from 2:00pm until 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 5th in Coffelt’s Funeral Home....

Doris Mae Pellegrino

Doris Mae Pellegrino

Jun 2, 2013

Doris Mae Pellegrino, 88, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Private family services will be held at a later date. Doris was born in Concordia, Kansas on May 30, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Virginia Bessette. She attended schools in Concordia, graduating from Concordia High School in 1943. She lived in the Central Valley area...

Vera Louise Stewart

Vera Louise Stewart

Jun 1, 2013

Vera Louise Stewart, 88, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Vera was born on December 8, 1924 in Long Beach, Mississippi; the daughter of J.J. and Mary Reeves. She graduated from high school while living in Mobile, Alabama, later moving to North Carolina... In 1993...

Ralph Lewis Poss

Ralph Lewis Poss

May 23, 2013

Ralph Lewis Poss, 88, of Sandpoint passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Luther Park. Ralph was born near Galesville, Wisconsin, on October 31, 1924. He grew up and attended schools in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After attending college a short time, he served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot during WWII. Throughout his life, he flew and...

Rockie Lynn Stewart

Rockie Lynn Stewart

May 21, 2013

Rockie Lynn Stewart, 52, of Sandpoint passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Kootenai Medical Center. Memorial Services will be conducted 11:00AM Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Coffelt Funeral Service, 109 N. Division, Sandpoint, Idaho Rockie was born Aug. 28, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama the son of Johnnie and Vera Stewart. He moved with his family to Arkansas and later...