Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Helen M. Misner
Jun 18, 2009
Helen M. Misner, 78, of Sagle, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at her home. She was born July 8, 1930 in Miami, Oklahoma the daughter of Jesse and Maxine Helm. When she was a child the family moved to California where she was raised. She was married to Phil Misner on June 2, 1951 in California and they were later...
Henry "Hank" Rodne
Jun 17, 2009
Henry, “Hank” Rodne, 86, of Bothell, WA, former Ponderay resident, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009. He was born Oct. 23, 1922 in Alkabo, North Dakota one of 7 children born to Nikolai and Thea Rodne. He was raised in North Dakota and then traveled, ultimately ending up in North Idaho where he met Frances Mary Tashoff whom he married on...
Scott Gilbert Thiele
Jun 12, 2009
Scott G. Thiele was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 19, 1928 to Stanley and Jeanette Thiele. He was one of three siblings. He graduated from West High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps. He missed World War II but spent most of his enlistment time in Hawaii. He married Jean Brovold on January 28, 1949. They had four...
Ewell Edward Stevens
Jun 8, 2009
Ewell Edward Stevens was born on July 6, 1931 in Long Beach, California. He died on June 8, 2009 at his home in Sandpoint. After attending schools in southern California, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Ewell worked in the aerospace industry in southern California during his career. He retired in 1986 as Manufacture Engineering Manager...
Sean Michael Garvey
Jun 1, 2009
Sean Michael Garvey passed away at his home in Spokane, Washington Monday, June 1, 2009. Services will be held at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, Monday, June 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Calling hours will be from 9 am to service time. Sean was born in Spokane, WA on August 22, 1946. He attended Sandpoint...
Helen Elizabeth Ramsay
May 31, 2009
Helen Elizabeth Ramsay, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 6th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation for family, and friends, will be on Friday, June 5th, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 PM, at the Coffelt Funeral Chapel. Helen was...
Patrick Clifford Opferman
May 29, 2009
Patrick Clifford “Pat” Opferman, 50, was born in Kirkland, Washington on Sept 24, 1958, the son of Joe and Ursula Opferman. He moved to Cocolalla, Idaho in 1973, attending local schools. In 1976 he graduated from Sandpoint High School and in 1982 graduated from the University of Idaho. While in college he was active in the ROTC. He earned his...
Colette "Kit" Bohmann
May 28, 2009
Colette “Kit” (Sammartano) Bohmann passed away on May 28, 2009, exactly 63 years after her birth, in Sandpoint, Idaho after a very long, courageous battle with cancer. Kit was born on May 28, 1946 in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota to Jean and Rose (Evans) Sammartano. She moved to California when she was 18 and married Cornelius “Neil” Twohig in 1965. They...
Alice Marie Haberkamp
May 27, 2009
Alice Marie Haberkamp, 72, of Sagle, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at her home. Alice’s courageous battle with ovarian cancer lasted five years, but through it all she remained strong and kept a smile on her face. She was born May 14, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of James and Emily Klepak Loomis. Alice attended schools in Chicago and...
Susan Edith Diehl
May 26, 2009
Susan Edith Diehl, 94, of Post Falls, former Sandpoint resident died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Post Falls. She was born Feb. 23, 1915 in Bossburg, WA the daughter of Elwood and Edith Day. She was raised in Colville, WA where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1923. Susan married Donald James Diehl in 1935 in Colville....
Catherine Kay Ballou
May 25, 2009
Catherine E. “Kay” Ballou, 90, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday, May 25, 2009. Graveside committal services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 29, 2009, in the Holy Cross Cemetery Mausoleum. The address is N 7200 Wall Street, Spokane, Washington. Father Dennis C. Day, St Joseph’s Catholic Church will officiate. Kay was born in Chicago, IL on...
Beulah Mable Beauchene
May 24, 2009
Beulah M. Beauchene, 92, of Sandpoint died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Life Care Center of Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, on Monday, June 1st, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ken Smith, First Baptist Church, will be officiating. Interment will be in the Pack River Cemetery. Beulah was born in Bainville, Montana on April 27, 1916...
Laurence K Quinn
May 24, 2009
Laurence “Larry” Quinn, 84 of Hope, passed away quietly in Sandpoint, Idaho on May 24, 2009. He was born on October 24, 1924 in New York City the only child of Laurence and Deliah Quinn. He was raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Catholic schools there, even serving as an altar boy during his elementary school years. During World War...
A. Martin McBirney
May 22, 2009
A. Martin McBirney, 60, of Sandpoint, died Friday May 22, 2009 in Sandpoint, Idaho. He was born October 14, 1948 in Germany, completed high school and college in Eugene, Oregon, as well as one year of college in Kent, England. He graduated with a degree in Mathematics from the University of Oregon in 1971. Athletic pursuits such as surfing, professional...
Ruth Margaret French
May 22, 2009
Ruth Margaret French, a woman of enduring faith, kind spirit and gentle action, passed away Friday morning, May 22, in Sandpoint. She was 91. Ruth was born in Lake Wilson, Minnesota to John and “Mayme” Westera on August 20, 1917. She was the middle child of three sisters. Frances, the oldest, passed away in 2000. Evie resides in La Jolla,...
Pascal Spade
May 17, 2009
Pascal L. Spade, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 21st, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Westmond Cemetery. Pascal was born on August 19, 1915 in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Walter and Fern Spade; He attended school in North Platte...
Neta Belwood Decker
May 11, 2009
Neta Marie Graves Belwood Decker was born on April 17, 1923 in Sandpoint, Idaho and passed away May 11, 2009 at Valley Vista Care Center following a short battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Earl "E.P." and Lenora "Nora" Graves. Growing up in Laclede with her brother Pat Graves, "Uncle Buck," Neta enjoyed swimming, fishing, huckleberrying, dancing and...
James Stanley Wolfe
May 9, 2009
James “Jim” Stanley Wolfe, 86, Sandpoint resident, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Spokane. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 20th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Barry Johnson, New Song Bible Church, will be officiating. Jim was born in Sidney, Nebraska on Feb. 26, 1923 the son of Stanley and Flora Wolfe. The family moved to...
Orville A. Bayless
May 2, 2009
Orville A. Bayless, 91, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, May 2, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 5th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Orville was born in Garvin, Oklahoma on October 1, 1917, the son of Joe and Nancy Ellen Bayless. He graduated from high school in Oklahoma in 1935. During WW II he...
Linda Joane Job
Apr 30, 2009
Linda Joane Job, 65, passed away in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, March 30, 2009. Linda was born on March 9, 1944 in Newport, Oregon the daughter of Ross and Patricia Bowles. She lived in Eugene, Oregon where she graduated from high school and then attended the University of Oregon for 1 year. She married Jim Wright, in Eugene, on April...
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