Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Harriett Pauline Shadel

Harriett Pauline Shadel

May 3, 2012

Harriett Shadel of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on May 3, 2012, at the Hearthstone Village in Kootenai, Idaho, at the age of 87, Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 on May 9, 2012, at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, Sandpoint Ward, North Boyer Avenue, Sandpoint, Idaho. Interment will follow at 2:00PM in the Pack River Cemetery....

Oneda Lindsay

Oneda Lindsay

May 1, 2012

Oneda Lindsay, 83, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Monday, May 1, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 an, Monday, May 14, 2012 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating. Oneda was born on June 12, 1928 in Gardner, Colorado where she grew up and attended school. As a child,...

Anna Kokot

Anna Kokot

Apr 29, 2012

Anna Kokot, 97, of Sagle, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Life Care. She was born January 4, 1915 in Allentown, PA. She moved to Buffalo, NY at 2 years of age where she was raised. She began working at the age of twelve in a boarding house for three dollars a week to help with family finances. She...

A. Howard Furlong

A. Howard Furlong

Apr 28, 2012

A. Howard Furlong, 83, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his home in Sagle, Idaho. Howard was born in Wetaskwin, Alberta; Canada on May 17, 1928. He attended school in Millet, Alberta, moving, with his family, to East Los Angeles in 1941 where he finished high school. He was a staff sergeant with the US Air Force, during...

Juli Murphy-Nelson

Juli Murphy-Nelson

Apr 25, 2012

Juli, a well-loved relative, friend and neighbor to many; passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at her home on Rapid Lightning Rd, with family and friends present. Viewing for family and friends will be held from 2-5pm on Saturday, April 28th at Coffelt’s Chapel, located at 109 N. Division Ave in Sandpoint. Memorial services will be held on May...

Donald Oliver Lowry

Donald Oliver Lowry

Apr 19, 2012

Donald Oliver Lowry, 77, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at his home in Spirit Lake, Idaho. He was born May 23, 1934 in Palmetto, Florida. He served in both the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict.

Deanna Lee Pence-Schendel

Deanna Lee Pence-Schendel

Apr 18, 2012

Deanna Lee Pence-Schendel, 51, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. A complete obituary will be posted later for the retired school district teacher.

Vera Jean Martel

Vera Jean Martel

Apr 17, 2012

Vera Jean Martel, 89, passed on to a higher life in Sandpoint, Idaho on Tuesday April 17, 2012. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00AM, Monday, April 23, 2012 at Pinecrest Memorial Park, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy of the Sandpoint Church of God officiating. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Chapel Sunday from 3:00-5:00PM. She was born Nov. 30, 1922 in...

Helen J. Weinand

Helen J. Weinand

Apr 17, 2012

Helen J. Weinand, 75, of Sandpoint passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Valley Vista Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am on Thursday, April 26th, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Father Dennis C. Day will be officiating with burial in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Helen was born in Kootenai, Idaho on December 23, 1936 the daughter of Fred and...

Josephine "Jo" Hanson

Josephine "Jo" Hanson

Apr 17, 2012

Josephine Marie Hanson went to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family April 17, 2012. She was born Aug 17, 1923 in Minneapolis Minnesota the daughter of Vince and Rose Surma and the oldest of 4 children. After high school graduation she began a journey to California to begin a new life, stopping briefly in Sandpoint, which became...

Jack Leroy Stevens

Jack Leroy Stevens

Apr 15, 2012

Jack Leroy Stevens, 90, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012 peacefully at his home in Kootenai, Idaho. Jack was born on March 22, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Warren and Johannah Stevens. He had seven brothers and three sisters. He traveled to North Idaho with his parents in 1931 and lived with his family for two years...

Ernest Merton Zumwalt

Ernest Merton Zumwalt

Apr 15, 2012

Ernest M. Zumwalt, 84 on April 15th, 2012 joined his twin boys that were born on his birthday and had gone to meet their maker. The words he wrote, “I thank you God for the gifts you gave. Of a life of love and happiness- of children – dad and mom, aunts and uncles; brothers and sisters and dear friends...

George F. Elliot

George F. Elliot

Apr 11, 2012

George Frank Elliot, 86, a long time resident of Sandpoint and Post Falls, Idaho, passed away at Life Care Center of Sandpoint, on the evening of April 11, 2012. George was the son of the late Frank Elliot and Johanna Gertrude (Koch) Elliot, and a loving husband to his late wife Flora Darlene (Graham) Elliot of 60 years. George was...

Mae Marie Beers

Mae Marie Beers

Apr 10, 2012

Mae Marie Beers, 76, of Sagle passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Valley Vista. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00AM, Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Westmond LDS Chapel with Bishop Ben Thompson conducting. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Chapel on Monday from noon to 6:00PM. Interment will follow in Westmond Cemetery. Mae was born Nov. 27, 1935...

Dale Elaine Linstrum

Dale Elaine Linstrum

Apr 9, 2012

Dale Elaine Linstrum, 100, of Sandpoint passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at Luther Park. Memorial services will be conducted 10:00AM, Monday, April 16, 2012 at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, with Pastor Steve Nickodemus officiating. She will be inurned with her husband in the Pinecrest Memorial Park niche wall. Everyone is invited to a reception for Dale at Luther...

Gordon Frank Kalk

Gordon Frank Kalk

Apr 1, 2012

Gordon Frank Kalk, 88, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Juneau, Alaska surrounded by his family. Funeral Service will be conducted on Friday, April 6, 2012 in the First Lutheran Church, with Pastor Dave Olson officiating. Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Gordon was born April 29th 1923 in Sandpoint Idaho first child to Mary and...

Velma Arlene Rocks

Velma Arlene Rocks

Apr 1, 2012

Velma Arlene Rocks, “Grammer” 93, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted 2:00PM, Saturday, April 21, 2012 at New Song Bible Church, 470250 Hwy 95 in Sagle with Pastor Barry Johnson, officiating. Food and fellowship will follow the service. Family interment will be at a later date in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Velma...

Frederick "Jim" Dunn

Frederick "Jim" Dunn

Apr 1, 2012

Frederick “Jim” Dunn, 91, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Verda Aurora Young

Verda Aurora Young

Mar 31, 2012

Verda Aurora Young, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Joe Allen Felts

Joe Allen Felts

Mar 31, 2012

Joe Allen Felts, 51, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.