Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.