Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Melvin Glenn Martin

Melvin Glenn Martin

Dec 21, 2010

Melvin Glenn Martin, 83, passed away in Sandpoint on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 29th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Kenneth Buck will be officiating and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Melvin was born in Walthill, Nebraska on August 26, 1927. He attended schools in Macy, Nebraska prior to joining...

Darryl Gene Snyder

Darryl Gene Snyder

Dec 17, 2010

Darryl Gene Snyder, 53, passed away on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 in Sandpoint. Memorial services will be scheduled later. Darryl was born in Bismarck, ND on Sept. 17, 1957. He grew up in North Dakota, Montana, and Post Falls, Idaho; moving to Sagle, Idaho in 1992. He worked in the auto parts retail business prior to becoming disabled. He was...

Phillip Lindsey Cole

Phillip Lindsey Cole

Dec 16, 2010

Phillip L Cole, beloved husband of 67 years to Mildred, and loving father to daughter Karen, son Jeffery and his wife Susan, and grandfather to Amy and Tony, left this world on December 16th, 2010, but will be forever with All he’s touched during his stay on Earth. Born on May 30, 1922 in Casper, Wyoming, he attended primary and...

Frederick Louis Yanik, Sr.

Frederick Louis Yanik, Sr.

Dec 14, 2010

Frederick L. Yanik, Sr. 76, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Saturday, December 18th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating. The son of Rose Ann (Perry) and Joseph Paul Yanik, Fred was born on May 26, 1934 in Numine, Pennsylvania....

Robert Edwin Wood

Robert Edwin Wood

Dec 12, 2010

Robert E. “Bob” Wood, 89, passed away in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on Sunday, December 12, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 18th in the Sandpoint First Christian Church. Pastor Tony Nelson, First Christian Church, will officiate and burial will be in the Pack River Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, December 17th, from noon...

Caroline Lovell Vincent

Caroline Lovell Vincent

Dec 8, 2010

Caroline Lovell Vincent. 95, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Caroline was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, having many teaching positions teaching children of all ages for many years. She was born in Oak City, Utah, the ninth child of thirteen to Joseph William Lovell and Caddie Roper. During...

Vivian Ethel Jacobson

Vivian Ethel Jacobson

Dec 7, 2010

Vivian Ethel Jacobson, 96, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Barry Johnson, New Song Bible Church, officiating. Interment followed in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Vivian Turner was born in Terlton, Oklahoma on Feb. 15, 1914, the daughter of Lily and Bert Turner. The family moved from...

Curtis Mitchell Fournier

Curtis Mitchell Fournier

Dec 4, 2010

Curtis Mitchell Fournier, 21, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2010 near Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 11th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ken Lawrence, River of Life Church, will be officiating. Inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park Curtis was born in Lewiston, Idaho on Feb. 28, 1989 the son of Dustin and...

Nelson Martin Redding

Nelson Martin Redding

Nov 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2010, Nelson Redding passed away at his home in Laclede, Idaho. Nelson was born in Cassville, Missouri, February 14, 1930, the 5th in a family of 6 children. He was preceded in death by his father Martin Redding, mother Jessie, siblings Pete Redding, Irene Humphries, Olivine Jenkins and Vera Redding. He is survived by his wife...

Margaret Jane Crowell

Margaret Jane Crowell

Nov 24, 2010

Margaret Jane Crowell passed on to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 24. Born as the sixth, and youngest child of William and Pauline McCormick on September 10, 1927, Margaret lived with her parents in the area near Detroit, Michigan for all her childhood years. She attended public schools and worked in local businesses while attending high school. Late...

Carmen W. Reynolds

Carmen W. Reynolds

Nov 19, 2010

Carmen W. Reynolds, 84, of Sandpoint died Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 at Bonner General Hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Alma Ree Syth

Alma Ree Syth

Nov 19, 2010

Alma Ree Syth, 81, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2010 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Nov. 24th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating and interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours, for Alma, will be on Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, from 2:00 PM...

Russell N. Brodeur

Russell N. Brodeur

Nov 17, 2010

Russell N. Brodeur, 81 of Sandpoint died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 at Kootenai Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted 10:00AM, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Russell was born June 10, 1929 in Woonsocket, RI the son of Elphege and Bertha Brodeur. He was raised and graduated high school in Woonsocket. He graduated from the University of...

Anna F. Bennett

Anna F. Bennett

Nov 15, 2010

Anna F. Bennett, 92, of Spokane former Bonner County resident died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 in Spokane. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00PM, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel, 109 N. Division in Sandpoint, ID. Private interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. She was born Anna F. Pavliska in Odessa, Washington on Sept. 20, 1918 the...

Irene Helen Brackett

Irene Helen Brackett

Nov 13, 2010

Irene Helen Brackett, 93, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 at Huckleberry Retirement Home. She was born July 10, 1917 in Aigle, Switzerland the daughter of Emile and Elizabeth Schori. She moved to the United States with her parents when she was just a toddler. The family settled in Los Angeles where she was raised and educated. She married...

Paul James Bankhead

Paul James Bankhead

Nov 12, 2010

On November 12, 2010 Paul J. Bankhead of Heron, MT went home to be with the lord. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, MST, Saturday, November 20, 2010 in the Heron Community Center, Heron, Montana. Pastor Barry Johnson, New Song Bible Church, will officiate with interment following in the Heron Cemetery. Paul was born on July 19, 1950...

Paul Bennett Armstrong

Paul Bennett Armstrong

Nov 9, 2010

Paul B, Armstrong, 84, passed away in Post Falls, ID on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, Nov. 13th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Ed Dittmar, Post Falls, will be conducting with inurnment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Paul was born in Dodge City, Kansas on March 30, 1926 the son of Francis and Ruth...

Lorena E. Hawkins

Lorena E. Hawkins

Nov 8, 2010

Lorena had a fall on Wednesday, Nov. 3rd and died from complications. She lived a very complete life and is now where she would want to reside for eternity, with Jesus Christ and many, many of her loved ones, especially her husband Ed. Lorena was born the seventh of eleven children, August 24, 1923, in a cabin on Lower Pack...

Steven James Hosier

Steven James Hosier

Nov 6, 2010

Steven James Hosier, 64, of Sandpoint died Saturday Nov. 6, 2010 at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1946 in Seattle, WA the son of Verl and Shirley Hosier. He was raised and attended schools in Burien, WA. He joined the U.S. Army in 1965 where he served in Viet Nam. He was discharged in 1967. Following his military...

Edward Ernest Ahlquist

Edward Ernest Ahlquist

Nov 6, 2010

Edward Ernest Ahlquist, 85, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Life Care. Private family services will be held at a later time. He was born Oct. 28, 1925 in San Diego, CA the son of Roger & Billie Ahlquist. He was raised and completed school in San Diego. Following his graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army and...