Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...