Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Jack Eugene Stromquist

Jack Eugene Stromquist

Jun 4, 2010

Jack Eugene Stromquist, 61, of Sandpoint died Friday, June 4, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. Private family burial took place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Pack River Cemetery. Jack was born July 30, 1948 in Sandpoint the son of John and June Stromquist. He started as a mechanic and moved to service manager at Sandpoint Motors....

Harry E - "Ed" Wesselman Sr.

Harry E - "Ed" Wesselman Sr.

Jun 2, 2010

Harry “Ed” Edwin Wesselman Sr., passed away peacefully at his home on June 2, 2010. Memorial services will be conducted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at 1:00 pm in Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating. A celebration of life will follow at the VFW hall on Pine Street. Ed was born October 24, 1934 to William and Bertha...

Dixie Nadine Machado

Dixie Nadine Machado

Jun 1, 2010

Dixie Nadine Machado, 87, passed away at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho on June 1, 2010. Private family services will be held at a later time. Dixie Nadine Machado was born November 1, 1922 in Norwood, Colorado, the daughter of John Henry Osborne and Chrissie Hilda (Bankston) Osborne. She was raised in Colorado and attended school in Denver and...

Paul Westfall

Paul Westfall

Jun 1, 2010

Paul Westfall, 86, passed away at his home on Monday morning, June 1, 2010. Private services will be held at a later date. Paul was born in Burlington, Colorado on February 26, 1924, the son of Harold and Carrie (Griffin) Westfall. The family moved to Bonner County, when Paul was a child, and established Westfall Farms on Gold Creek. Paul...

Bruce Ashton Leith

Bruce Ashton Leith

May 31, 2010

Bruce Ashton Leith, 94, of Sandpoint, died Monday, May 31, 2010 at his home. Private services will be held at a later time.

Annetta Curtis

Annetta Curtis

May 29, 2010

Annetta Curtis, 102, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at The Bridge Assisted Living in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private inurnment will take place in Tulsa, OK, with local arrangements under the direction of Coffelt Funeral Service. She was born Sept. 7, 1907 in Coldwater County, Michigan. She graduated high school in 1925 from White Pigeon, Michigan. In 1930 she graduated...

Christopher William Hart

Christopher William Hart

May 28, 2010

Christopher William Hart, 80, of Sandpoint, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Valley Vista Care Center. Private services will beheld at a later time.

Edward Ernest "Ed" Olson

Edward Ernest "Ed" Olson

May 26, 2010

Edward Ernest “Ed” Olson, 92, of Bonners Ferry, former Ponderay resident passed away from this life on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Boundary Community Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00AM, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel with Pastor Don Kramer, officiating. Private interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. He was born Sept. 26, 1917 in...

William "Bill" Brockway

William "Bill" Brockway

May 22, 2010

William Dale “Bill” Brockway, 81, passed away peacefully in the evening of May 22, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 28th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Brad Yunek from the Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Bill was born in Circle, Montana on July 16, 1928, the son of...

Florence Ida Ragland

Florence Ida Ragland

May 22, 2010

Florence Ida Ragland, 79, of Sandpoint, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her home. Graveside services will be conducted 4:00PM, Monday at Pack River Cemetery. She was born April 1, 1931 in Weatherford, Texas. She grew up in Texas, Utah and California. She married Frederick Ragland in 1965 in El Cajon, CA. Florence spent the majority of her adult life...

John Peter Domino

John Peter Domino

May 21, 2010

John Peter Domino, 67, passed away peacefully at home in Cocolalla, Idaho with his family by his side on Friday may 21, 2010 after a short battle with cancer. John was born on Nov11, 1942 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. John is survived by his loving wife Suzanne; sons Kirk (Lesley) on Nanaimo, BC; Adam of St. Petersburg, FL; daughters Lara...

Nancy Ellen Caton

Nancy Ellen Caton

May 19, 2010

SANDPOINT – Nancy Ellen Caton, 73, residing in Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on May 19, 2010, after a brief illness, surrounded by her children, sister and granddaughter, Kristina Mollenberg. She was born on October 27, 1936, in Clinton, Indiana to Martha Lee and Herman H. Miller, who precede her in death, as does her foster brother, Oscar Mantanona. She is...

Delores Marie Phillips

Delores Marie Phillips

May 18, 2010

Delores Marie Phillips, 84, of Post Falls, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Life Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later time. She was born Dec. 30, 1925 in Fingal, North Dakota the daughter of Fred and Stephanie Kruger. She graduated from high school in Bremerton, WA and worked there in the shipyards during World War...

Alice Mae Ewing

Alice Mae Ewing

May 16, 2010

Alice Mae Ewing, 81, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 16, 2010. Memorial services are pending with urn placement in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Alice Mae Schultz was born in Wallace, Idaho on May 16, 1929, the daughter of Elmer and Mina Schultz. The family lived in Valley, Washington, moving to Bonners Ferry, Idaho in 1945. She...

Robert H. "Bob" Domes

Robert H. "Bob" Domes

May 11, 2010

Robert H “Bob” Domes, 81, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, May 14th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Bob was born in Seattle, WA on Oct. 23, 1928 and graduated from Franklin High School in the Ranier Beach area of Seattle. Following high school...

Verna June Jacobson

Verna June Jacobson

May 10, 2010

Verna June Jacobson, 83, of Sandpoint, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at The Bridge. Memorial graveside services will be conducted 1:00PM, Monday, May 24, 2010 at Lakeview Cemetery, with Wayne Gunter, officiating. Verna was born February 17, 1927 in Walsh, Colorado the daughter of Vernice and Delma Bewley Lock. She moved with her family to the Sagle area as a...

Jesse Donald Vanhorn

Jesse Donald Vanhorn

May 10, 2010

Jesse Donald Vanhorn, 86, passed away in Kootenai, ID on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 from complications of a massive stroke. Memorial services will be held at at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 5th, in the Pack River Cemetery. Jesse was born September 9, 1923 in McCool Junction, Nebraska to Lee William and Bowverdia Vanhorn. He started working on the farm at...

Robert Mark Kellogg

Robert Mark Kellogg

May 10, 2010

Robert Mark Kellogg, 87, known around Sandpoint as “Keg,” passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010, in Sandpoint. He was a long-time resident of the Sandpoint area and had an influence in many lives and events. At his request no services will be held. Bob was born in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, on July 21, 1922, to Mark and Lucy Jarvis...

Marion "Jay" Hartley

Marion "Jay" Hartley

May 7, 2010

Marion “Jay” Hartley, 61, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at Hucklebery Retirement Center. Private family services will be conducted at a later time.

Lloyd Eugene Dunkel

Lloyd Eugene Dunkel

May 5, 2010

Lloyd Eugene Dunkel, 88, passed away in Sandpoint on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 8th, in the Pack River Cemetery, with military honors. Lloyd was born in Hopkinton, Iowa on Sept 30, 1921; he grew up in that area, and joined the Civilian Conservation Corp, the CCCs. He also worked...