Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Donald Joseph Mazur II

Donald Joseph Mazur II

Feb 10, 2013

Donald Joseph Mazur II, 57 of Sandpoint passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Bonner General Hospital. Private services will be held at a later time.

Madeline G King

Madeline G King

Feb 2, 2013

Madeline G. (Converse) King, 89, passed away in Meridian, Idaho on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 11; 00 AM, Saturday, February 9th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Madeline was born in Bostwick, NE on January 24, 1924, the daughter of Irvin and Mary Hiatt. She...

Shirley Jean Curtis

Shirley Jean Curtis

Feb 1, 2013

Shirley Jean Curtis, 89, of Sandpoint, passed away Friday February 1, 2013 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Private family services will take place in New Port Richey, FL. She was born January 11, 1924 in Coldspring, New York the daughter of Roy and Florence Buchanan Christian . Shirley was raised and educated in Coldspring. She married Richard Curtis in 1954...

James Everett Montgomery

James Everett Montgomery

Jan 26, 2013

James Everett Montgomery, 71 of Sandpoint passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Private family services will be held at a later time. He was born Nov. 29, 1941 in Jane Lew, West Virginia the son of Virgil and Rita Montgomery. He was raised and educated in Jane Lew, WV. On July 17,...

Maureen Louise Bangle

Maureen Louise Bangle

Jan 25, 2013

Maureen Louise Bangle, 63, passed away in her home, in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, january 25, 2013. A complete obituary will be posted later.

John P Bachowsky

John P Bachowsky

Jan 23, 2013

John P. Bachowsky, 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Dorothea "Dottie" Ruth Van Ooyen

Dorothea "Dottie" Ruth Van Ooyen

Jan 23, 2013

Dorothea (Dottie) R Van Ooyen, 83, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Calling hours and visitation will be on Tuesday, January 29th, from noon until 6:00pm at Coffelt Funeral Service. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Dottie was born in Evansville, Indiana the daughter of Clarence and Frieda Meyer on May 16, 1929. She attended...

LaNelda Conrad

LaNelda Conrad

Jan 14, 2013

LaNelda Conrad, 88, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Family services will be held at a later date. LaNelda was born in Colville, WA on May 26, 1924 and moved to Sunnyside, CA as a child. She grew up in the Pasadena area where she attended local schools. She worked for Douglas Aircraft...

Marjorie F "Marge" Chamberlain

Marjorie F "Marge" Chamberlain

Jan 14, 2013

On May 21, 1921 a special gift from heaven was given to Myra and Arno Eckert. This gift was Marjorie F. Eckert. On January 14, 2013 Marjorie F. (Eckert) Chamberlain returned to heaven to be with God and her beloved family and friends. Marjorie, Marge, was married to Elmer E. (Gene) Chamberlain on March 15, 1941. Marge had a good...

Barry Jan Barush

Barry Jan Barush

Jan 11, 2013

Barry Jan Barush passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2013 after a brief illness. He was born in Flushing, New York on September 16, 1958 to Rose and Jack Barush, the youngest of four boys. He grew up in New York and at the age of 19 moved to the San Francisco area to join the rest of his family...

Steve Duane Tunison

Steve Duane Tunison

Jan 11, 2013

Steve Duane Tunison, 60, passed away in Ponderay on Friday, June 11, 2013. Steve was a well known musician locally and also a recording artist. He was born in Riverside, California on October 6, 1952

Daniel Rroy Friesen

Daniel Rroy Friesen

Jan 11, 2013

Daniel Roy Friesen, 67, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home near Sandpoint. Family services will be held later in the spring. Daniel was born on December 29, 1945 in Hillsboro, Kansas the son of George and Esther Friesen. The family later moved to Sandpoint and he graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1964. Following high school...

Brendan Earl Carpenter

Brendan Earl Carpenter

Jan 9, 2013

Brendan Earl Carpenter, 21, passed away in Ponderay, Idaho in the summer of 2012. His spiritual birth date is November 16, 2011. Born in Folsom, California, on September 7, 1990, raised in Granite Bay, California, his family moved to Idaho where he then attended Motorcycle Mechanics institute in Arizona. He is survived by his parents Keith and Lori, his brother...

Debby Jo White

Debby Jo White

Jan 9, 2013

Debby Jo White, 61, of Sagle, Idaho and formerly of Hazelton, Idaho, passed away January 9th at her home in Sagle. Debby was born the fifth of five daughters to Melvin A. and Faye Harmon on October 12, 1951. She was raised in Hazelton and graduated from Valley High School in 1969. She married Paul E. White June 21, 1970....

Lois Irene Jensen

Lois Irene Jensen

Jan 8, 2013

Lois Irene Jensen, 79, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Family services will be held at a later date. Lois was born in Moyie Springs, Idaho on Sept. 17, 1933, the daughter of Joseph and Louise Cooper. She grew up in the Moyie area, attending local schools in Boundary County and Bonners Ferry. She worked as...

Betty Jeanne Geiss

Betty Jeanne Geiss

Jan 7, 2013

Betty Jeanne Geiss, 83, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be held in the spring. Betty was born on Sept. 28, 1929 in Camp Crook, South Dakota the daughter of Elmer and Beulah Kile. She moved to Bonner County in 1932, attending Bonner County schools and graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1947....

Rudolph Frank Gallowich

Rudolph Frank Gallowich

Jan 6, 2013

Rudolph “Rudy” Frank Gallowich, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Sandpoint, Idaho Rosary services will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Bridge Assisted Living. A private...

Sharon Lyne Ness

Sharon Lyne Ness

Jan 6, 2013

Sharon Lyne Ness, 70, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Fay-Elyn Hays

Fay-Elyn Hays

Jan 4, 2013

Fay-Elyn Hays, 67, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home in Clark Fork, Idaho. A complete obituary for the long time Clark Fork resident will be posted later.

Keith Elwood Tucker

Keith Elwood Tucker

Jan 3, 2013

Keith Elwood Tucker, 82, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Keith was a veteran of Korea, serving with the US Army. He worked as a telecommunications electrical engineer prior to retirement. He moved to the Sandpoint area in 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia.