Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Irene M. Withers

Irene M. Withers

Jul 15, 2010

Irene M. Withers, 83, of Athol, Idaho passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Kootenai Medical Center. She was born Dec. 29, 1926 at home in Fairfield, Nebraska, the daughter of Lloyd and Ivy Shreffler. She moved with her family to Southern Idaho in 1939. She married Fred Radonski in 1950. Their daughter Loreen was born in 1951, and Dinah...

James Arthur Weinand

James Arthur Weinand

Jul 13, 2010

James Arthur Weinand, 76, of Sandpoint died peacefully, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, CA, with his daughters at his bedside, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 21, 1933 at the home of his grandparents in Ray, North Dakota, the son of Francis and Cora Weinand. In the Spring of...

Adele Lillian Wilds

Adele Lillian Wilds

Jul 11, 2010

Adele Lillian Wilds, 90, of Sagle, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Valley Vista Care Center. Graveside services will be conducted 10:00AM Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Pinecrest Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy, officiating. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Chapel on Tuesday from noon until 6:00PM. Adele was born Dec. 16, 1919 in El Paso, TX the daughter of...

Shirley June Nelsen

Shirley June Nelsen

Jul 7, 2010

Shirley June Nelsen 72, passed away Wednesday, July 7 at the Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho. Shirley was born June 22, 1938 in Bowbells, North Dakota the third child of George and Edna Hattel. The family moved to Spokane, Washington while Shirley was still quite young. She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1956 and married Gary...

Ralph Larry Galloway

Ralph Larry Galloway

Jul 7, 2010

Ralph Larry Galloway, 62, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 10th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Kenneth Tappen, Delta Junction, Alaska will officiate with interment in the Seneacquoteen Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 12:30 pm, until service time. Ralph was born in Coeur d’Alene,...

Gordon "Doc" William Sundquist

Gordon "Doc" William Sundquist

Jul 6, 2010

"Doc" Gordon W. Sundquist ,83, of Sandpoint, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Valley Vista Care in Sandpoint. On October 17th, 1926, Gordon was the first son of five sons born to Harry and Helen Sundquist in Brainerd, MN. He grew up in the Brainerd area where his brothers affectionately referred to him as "Corky". After two careers spanning...

Vern Eskridge

Vern Eskridge

Jul 3, 2010

Vern Eskridge, 74, passed away in Sandpoint on Saturday, July 3,2010. A memorial service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Sandpoint Christian Center, 1925 N Boyer with Pastors Joe Gibbs and Wesley Ribeiro officiating. Visitation hours will be from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Vern was born...

Billy Charles Ezell

Billy Charles Ezell

Jun 30, 2010

Billy Charles Ezell, 69, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Saturday, July 10th, in the Church of the Nazarene, Ponderay, Idaho. Pastor Chad Wilks will be the officiant. Inurnment will be at a later date in Alabama. Billy was born in Ozark, Alabama on Feb. 19, 1941 the...

Marjorie Pauline Listug

Marjorie Pauline Listug

Jun 26, 2010

Marjorie Pauline Listug, 79, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday evening, June 26, 2010. Marjorie was born in Priest River, Idaho on July 23rd, the daughter of James and Pauline Lamanna. She attended school in Priest River and graduated from the 8th grade. She moved to Spokane and married George Listug on Sept. 3, 1949 in Newport, WA. She...

Tito T. Tiberi

Tito T. Tiberi

Jun 26, 2010

Tito Terrance Tiberi passed away Saturday, June 26 2010 in Sandpoint Idaho. A Vigil Service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 7pm on Monday, July 5th. The funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 am on Tuesday, July 6th with Father Dennis Day officiating. Inurnment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park Cemetery directly after the service. Tito...

Cleadis O. Gunter

Cleadis O. Gunter

Jun 25, 2010

Cleadis (Sonny-Boy) Orville Gunter, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Friday, June 25th, 2010. Cleadis was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on August 18th, 1939 to Clarence and Jewel Gunter. He was the second of eight children, and was raised at the family home on North Boyer near the...

Sharon Anne Cohen

Sharon Anne Cohen

Jun 23, 2010

Sharon Anne Cohen, 51, passed away at her home, near Clark Fork, on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, Sharon was born on October 16, 1958 in Sandusky, Ohio. She worked as a Certified Nurses Aid in home health care. Survivors include her 3 daughters Angie Moore, Megan Cohen, and Bethan Cohen; and her mother Wanda Savage.

Henry Edward Dawson

Henry Edward Dawson

Jun 20, 2010

Henry Edward “Eddy” Dawson, 74, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Memorial services will be at 1:30 pm, Sunday, July 18th in the VFW Hall. A potluck will follow the service. Eddy Dawson was born on August 31, 1935, in Williston, North Dakota, the son of Brooks and Loretta Dawson. The family moved to Clagstone in...

Thomas B. "Tom" Smith

Thomas B. "Tom" Smith

Jun 18, 2010

Thomas Benjamin “Tom” Smith, 79, passed away peacefully, at his home in Sagle, on Friday June 18, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted at 11;00 am, Saturday, July 10th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with military honors to follow. Tom was born on March 4, 1931 in St. Louis, MO the son of Thomas and Nota...

Sanford Joel Gates

Sanford Joel Gates

Jun 17, 2010

Sanford joel Gates, 69, passed away at his residence on Bloom lake, near Elmira, on Thursday, June 17 2010. He was a retired machinist and a long time resident of Bonner County.

Robert J. "Bobby" Moore

Robert J. "Bobby" Moore

Jun 17, 2010

Robert (Bobby) James Moore passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2010. Bob was born December 18, 1931 to Ralph and Edith (Hadley) Moore in Sandpoint, Idaho. He attended Farmin Grade School, was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and served as an alter boy and also belonged to Boy Scouts of America. He spent many days...

Ann Elizabeth Higgins

Ann Elizabeth Higgins

Jun 15, 2010

Ann Elizabeth Higgins, 56, passed away at her home in Clark Fork, on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, June 24th, in the family home, 6561 River Road, out of Clark Fork, ID. A pot luck will follow at the Clark Fork Ambulance barn in Clark Fork, ID. Ann was born in Coronado,...

Robert. E. "Bob" Hess

Robert. E. "Bob" Hess

Jun 15, 2010

Robert Edmund Hess, known to his friends as Bob, cupped his last tee shot Tuesday, June 15, 2010 following complications from a stroke suffered at his home in Sandpoint on June 6th, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 19th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Paul Graves will officiate. He was born May 24th, 1919 to...

Edwin Ed Behrens

Edwin Ed Behrens

Jun 10, 2010

Edwin “Ed” Behrens, 92, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Family services will be scheduled later and inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Ed was born in Tilden, Nebraska on July 24, 1917, the son of John and Wilamina Behrens. In 1929 the family moved to the Sandpoint area and Ed attended local schools. During...

Alice Margaret Mader

Alice Margaret Mader

Jun 8, 2010

Alice Mader was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 3, 1927. She was one of 13 children born to Philomena and William P. Oswald of Allison Park, Pennsylvania. Alice passed away peacefully in Sandpoint early Tuesday morning, June 8. Alice married James L. Mader after his return from World War II in June, 1947. James passed away in Youngstown, Ohio...