Obituaries
Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana
Robert "Big Bob" Leroy Avery
Jan 6, 2022
Robert “Big Bob” Avery died tragically while using a grader to plow snow Thursday, January 6th at the age of 69. Bob was born December 8, 1952 to Norma (Glidden) and Leroy in Kalamazoo, MI where he and his brother Ken grew up. He moved to Sandpoint, ID in 1979 and married Joan (Leichtman) September 8th, 1979.
Throughout his...
Louis "Beau" Schilling
Jan 1, 2022
Louis (Beau) Schilling succumbed to COPD at his home in Cocolalla, Idaho on January 1, 2022 in the arms of his loving wife, Edna.
Beau was born to Louis and Doris Schilling on October 1, 1939 in Rockaway Beach, New York where he and his 3 siblings grew up.
He pursued a career as an elevator constructor in New York...
Janae Ellen Kile
Dec 29, 2021
Janae Kile, sixty-plus year Sagle resident, passed away in her Sagle home on December 29th, 2021.
Janae was born June 6, 1946 in Ontario, California to John and Juanita Rhodes and lived there until moving to Sagle with her mother, Juanita and brother, Jack as a teenager. She attended Sandpoint High School and weather permitting, was known to row a...
Margaret Mason
Dec 28, 2021
LORRAINE MARGARET MASON 80
Born on May 4, 1941 at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Margaret left us on December 28, 2021 in her 81st year, to join the angels in heaven. Margaret has always been an angel to those around her. She was married to Ed Mason who survives her and in 59 years together they raised eight children, have 26...
Dorcey Lee Black
Dec 27, 2021
Dorcey Lee Black passed away in Sagle, Idaho on Monday, December 27, 2021. He had retired, as a school teacher, prior to moving to the Sagle area.
Riley C. Hadeen
Dec 26, 2021
Riley Cain Hadeen, age 27 of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away on December 26 while snowboarding on Schweitzer Mountain. He was born May 17, 1994, in Rapid City, South Dakota, but grew up in Sandpoint. He recently completed his electrician’s apprenticeship and worked for Energy Electric. He earned his associates degree from North Idaho College where he specialized in journalism and...
William Marshall wright
Dec 24, 2021
William M. Wright, Sr. (Bill), Division Chief with Timberlake Fire Protection District, passed away on December 24, 2021, peacefully, with his daughters by his side. Chief Wright’s passing is deemed a Line of Duty Death.
Bill was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on September 24, 1942, to his parents Leland R. and Annie L. (Johnson) Wright. He was the youngest of...
Tommie L. Shaw
Dec 23, 2021
Tommie L. Shaw, 87, passed away, in her home, on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born on September 17, 1934, in Milan, Georgia the daughter of Thomas and Shana Cravey. She had retired and moved to the Cocolalla area.
Carol Jean Rossman
Dec 22, 2021
Carol Jean Rossman, 82, passed away in Sandpoint on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Carol was born in Maywood, California on July 18, k1939 the daughter of Donald and Nellie Stevenson. She earned her master's degree, in nursing, working as a registered nurse. She had retired and moved to the Sandpoint area.
Lois Ilene Davis
Dec 21, 2021
Lois Irene Davis passed away on December, 21, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Lois was born in Pierre, South Dakota on August 4, 1934, to Herman and Mabel Eich. She was the 4th of 6 children. Her family moved to Cocolalla, Idaho when she was 4 years old. She graduated from Sandpoint High School...
Orren Eivan Overland
Dec 21, 2021
"Sonny" Orren Eivan Overland (INSERT PHOTO HERE) Sonny Overland passed away on December 21st, 2021 in his home in Sagle, ID at the age of 97. He was beloved and survived by his wife of 71 years, Virginia Judge Overland; two children, Alan Overland and Marie Overland Goossen; four grandchildren, Richard Sazama, Robert Overland, Alyssa Overland Buller and Amanda Blalock;...
Helen Cecelia Hacker
Dec 20, 2021
Helen Cecelia Hacker went peacefully home to Jesus on December 20, 2021 at the age of 97.
Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 12:00 pm, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Rob Cook officiating.
Helen was born to John and Alice Bayt in March of 1924 in Santa Rosa, California.
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Nina Kay Riggins
Dec 20, 2021
Nina Kay Riggins, 83, passed away in Coeur d'Alene on Monday, December 20, 2021. Family services will be held later for the retired city clerk. She was born on April 19, 1938 in San Pedro, California, moving to the Clark Fork area in the early 1990's.
Dale Henry Coughlin
Dec 20, 2021
Dale Henry Coughlin, 68, passed away on December 20, 2021 in Sandpoint, Idaho
Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 am, Monday, February 21, 2021 in Coffelt's Funera Chapel with Pastor Brandon Herron of the First Baptist Church officiating.
My brother Dale was born in Whittier, CA on June 15, 1953. I am Dale’s only sibling, Darlene Grace Abbott. ...
Robin Jane Huntley
Dec 19, 2021
Robin Jane Huntley, 59, passed away, on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Family services will be held in the summer of 2022.
Robin was born on June 26, 1962 in San Joaquin, California the daughter of Benny and Mary Smith. She had attended schools in California, Idaho and Texas. She had helped manage apartment complexes in the Dallas, Texas area prior...
Jimmy James Pesce
Dec 17, 2021
Jimmy James Pesce, 74, passed away in his home, with his family by his side, on Friday, December 17, 2021. Jimmy was born in VanNuys, California on Saturday, April 19, 1947. He had worked, as a carpenter, prior to his retirement.
Violet Pearl Thornton
Dec 16, 2021
Violet Pearl Therien Thornton was born April 23, 1926, in a log cabin on a homestead located on O’Neill Mountain above Denton, Idaho and the Indian Meadows, which were flooded in the 1950s with the construction of the Cabinet Gorge Dam. Violet passed away Thursday morning December 16, 2021, at Life Care Center, Sandpoint, Idaho. Our family would like to...
Mardette Arlene Lewis
Dec 15, 2021
Mardette Lewis passed into the arms of Jesus on December 15, 2021. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family at her ranch on Selle Road.
A Memorial service will be held Friday, February 4th at 2 p.m. at the Coffelt Funeral Chapel on Division Street, Sandpoint, Idaho with Dale Coffelt officiating.
Mardette’s story begins on February 4th, 1931 when...
Helen Lorraine Waltrip
Dec 15, 2021
Helen Lorraine Waltrip, 70, passed away in Heron, Montana on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. She was born on August 18, 1951 in San Bernadino, California, the daughter of William and Marge Warne. She had managed a spa, for the disabled, in California and recently moved to the Heron area.
Robert Andrew Murray, Jr.
Dec 14, 2021
Robert Andrew Murray, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on April 16, 1933 in Blythe, California and had served, with the US Air Force, during Korea. Private family services will be held later.
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