Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

A. Martin McBirney

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...

Pascal Spade

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

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

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

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

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...

Joe Gilroy Eagan

Joe Gilroy Eagan

Apr 28, 2009

Joe G. Eagan, 74, passed away Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at Valley Vista Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho after complications with cancer. Joe was born May 20th 1934 in Sandpoint, Idaho, the son of Fitz and Eva Eagan. He was raised at Trestle Creek near Hope in his early years, and then the family moved to Clarkston, Washington where he...

Lew Allen Mulligan

Lew Allen Mulligan

Apr 27, 2009

Lew Allen Mulligan, 78, passed away at his home in Kootenai, ID on Monday, April 27, 2009. Lew was born the second child to George and Florence Mulligan on Feb 5th 1931 in Table Grove, Illinois. His parents then had 9 more children making him the second of 11 children. His parents traveled out west to Grass Valley, CA. Lew...

Ronald James Earley

Ronald James Earley

Apr 25, 2009

Ronald James Earley, 67, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Saturday, April 25, 2009. A complete obituary will be posted at a later date.

Sandra Lee Johnston

Sandra Lee Johnston

Apr 23, 2009

Sandra Lee Johnston, 68, passed away in Spokane, WA on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 12 noon (Mountain Daylight Savings Time) on Saturday, May 9th, in The Noxon Community Methodist Church. Pastor Mark Wendle will officiate. Sandra was born in Spokane, Washington on March 4, 1941, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Miller. She graduated...

Marion Rose Kulzer

Marion Rose Kulzer

Apr 19, 2009

Marion Rose Kulzer, 75, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Family memorial services were held in Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sandpoint, Idaho. Pastor Steve Nickodemus was the officiant. Marion was born in South Dakota on November 26, 1933 the daughter of Michael and Mary Rose O’Brien. She graduated from high school in Havana, North...

Claude "Whitey" Sherwood

Claude "Whitey" Sherwood

Apr 19, 2009

Claude "Whitey" Sherwood, 86, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, April 19, 2009. A complete obituary will be published later.

Lloyd Hubert Allen

Lloyd Hubert Allen

Apr 18, 2009

Lloyd H. Allen, 85, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Life Care Center from complications of pneumonia and diabetes 2. Masonic Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 25th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Fraternal rites will be conducted by Lakeside Lodge # 42 AF and AM. Military honors will be under the...

Ronald B. Benton

Ronald B. Benton

Apr 16, 2009

Ronald B. Benton, 57, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 17, 2009, in the Sandpoint Faith Evangelical Free Church, on Boyer Avenue. Pastor Harvey Riffle will be officiating. Ron was born May 19, 1951 to Bernard and Eva Benton in Newman, Georgia. In 1956 they moved...

Lucille Fern Bottcher

Lucille Fern Bottcher

Apr 14, 2009

Lucille Fern Bottcher, 88, passed away in Sandpoint on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 18th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Chad Wilks, Church of the Nazarene, will be officiating. Inurnment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Lucille was born in Philipsburg, Montana on November 29, 1920, the daughter of George and...

Gretchen Mary Hopper

Gretchen Mary Hopper

Apr 12, 2009

Gretchen M Hopper was born June 1, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska, and passed away at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 12, 2009. Gretchen began a career in the music business as a secretary to Jann Wenner who was just starting a publication called “Rolling Stones Magazine” in San Francisco. In that seat she gathered relationships, many that spanned...

Vera Lynn Schlepp

Vera Lynn Schlepp

Apr 10, 2009

Vera Lynn Schlepp, 52, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on March 26, 2009. She was born in Anaconda, Montana on February 11, 1957, and had worked as a dental assistant.

Mildred Constance Lagrou

Mildred Constance Lagrou

Apr 8, 2009

Mildred C Lagrou, 94, of Spokane, former Sandpoint resident died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in Spokane Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am, on Saturday, April 25th, in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor David Olson, First Lutheran Church, will officiate. Visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday morning, April 25th, between 9 am and 10:30 am. She...

Robert "Bob" Dean Murphree

Robert "Bob" Dean Murphree

Apr 2, 2009

Robert Dean “Bob” Murphree, 71, passed away suddenly, at his home on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Family memorial services will be held at a later date. Bob was born in Seattle, Washington on April 7, 1937, the son of Creekmore and Viola Murphree. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA where he graduated from high school in 1955. He served with...

Larry Eugene Rosenboom

Larry Eugene Rosenboom

Mar 31, 2009

Larry Eugene Rosenboom, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday,at 11:00 am, April 18, 2009 in the First Lutheran Church, with Pastor Dave Olson officiating. Larry was born July 31, 1932 in Craig, Nebraska to parents Steve and Ethel Rosenboom. Larry was a large baby...