Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Erling W. "Earl" Bonin

Erling W. "Earl" Bonin

Jul 3, 2017

Erling Wayne “Earl” Bonin, age 84, passed away at his home in Kootenai, Idaho on July 3, 2017 with his children and his wife by his side. Earl was born September 24, 1932 in White Butte, South Dakota to Emery W. Bonin and Larena H. (Moe) Bonin. The family moved to Sandpoint in 1934 arriving here on his second birthday....

Ruth Evelyn Mitchell

Ruth Evelyn Mitchell

Jul 3, 2017

Ruth Evelyn Mitchell, 87, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2017 at her home in Sagle, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Ruth moved from Lake Port, California to the Sandpoint area in 2002.

Fae Jane Lewis

Fae Jane Lewis

Jul 2, 2017

Fae Jane Lewis, 79, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her home in Noxon, Montana. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Phyllis Ann Fox

Phyllis Ann Fox

Jun 29, 2017

Phyllis Ann Fox, 85, passed away in Grand Terrace, California on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00pm, Tuesday, July 11th, in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Phyllis was born in Clay City, Indiana on November 21. 1931. She moved to Terre Haute, Indiana in 1943 where she graduated from high school. She attended Indiana State University and...

Philip G Albanese

Philip G Albanese

Jun 26, 2017

Philip G. Albanese passed away peacefully at home on June 26, 2017. He was born December 31, 1942 in New York, the son of Dominick and Lucy Albanese. At the age of eight, the family moved to Patchogue, Long Island where he graduated high school. He was proud to participate in track and lead as co-captain of his football team....

Ralph Herbert Millin

Ralph Herbert Millin

Jun 26, 2017

Ralph H. Millin, 87, passed away peacefully at home on June 26, 2107. Memorial services will be conducted at 2”00 pm, Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Kingdom Hall, 1715 N. Boyer. Ralph was born on July 17, 1929 in Gladstone, New Mexico. He was the youngest of six children, the son of Louis and Winnifred Millin. The family moved...

William Eugene Broadsword

William Eugene Broadsword

Jun 23, 2017

William Eugene Broadsword, 85, passed away in Hayden, Idaho on Friday, June 23, 2017. Private family graveside services will be held later in Pinecrest Memorial Park. He retired, as a bridge foreman, from the railroad and was a US Army Veteran, serving in Korea.

Marjorie O Anderson

Marjorie O Anderson

Jun 23, 2017

Marjorie O. Anderson, 87, passed away in Sandpoint, ID on Friday, June 23, 2017. Family services will be held later. She was born in Spokane, Washington on October 29. 1929

Michelle Rene Caldwell

Michelle Rene Caldwell

Jun 23, 2017

Michelle Rene Caldwell, 63, passed away unexpectedly, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Friday, June 23, 2017 four days shy of her 64th birthday. She was born in Whittier, California on June 27, the daughter of Bill and Valarie Berry. Michelle spent the majority of her life in Southern California where she met her loving husband, of 45 years, Ronald Caldwell....

Pamela Diane Roberts

Pamela Diane Roberts

Jun 21, 2017

Pamela Diane Roberts, 46, passed away on Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 in Spokane WA. A small ceremony for family and close friends will be held at 10 am at the Pack River Cemetery in Sandpoint Idaho on Saturday, July 29th, 2017. Pamela Roberts was born on April 20th, 1971, in Crosby Minnesota to proud parents Steve and Barbara Stangel. The...

Donald Edward Becker

Donald Edward Becker

Jun 21, 2017

Donald E “Don” Becker, 82, passed away in Sandpoint on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Joe Gibbs, family friend, will be officiating. Don was born on March 14, 1935 in Aberdeen, Idaho the son of John and Effie Becker. The family moved to Dover in 1944...

Vernon Arnold Webb

Vernon Arnold Webb

Jun 20, 2017

Vernon Arnold Webb passed into the arms of Jesus on June 20, 2017, at his home, after a courageous battle with leukemia. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, July 1st, at 1:00pm in the Sandpoint Christian Center. A gathering, with desserts and coffee, will follow Born in Sandpoint, December 2, 1935 to Vernon E. Webb and Bessie (Clark). The...

Leigh Noel Shadel

Leigh Noel Shadel

Jun 19, 2017

Leigh Noel Shadel, of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on June 19th, 2017, with family by his side. Leigh was born December 6, 1921, in Gridley, Kansas, to William & Ethel (Leigh) Shadel. Leigh’s parents brought him to Sandpoint, Idaho in 1924, with his brothers Francis and Vernon. They arrived by railroad car, with their farm equipment, and started the Shadel...

Alan Robert Cole

Alan Robert Cole

Jun 14, 2017

Alan Robert Cole, 58, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. He was born in Burns, Oregon on November 12, 1958. He was a contractor, working in construction, and had lived in Ammon, Idaho. Family services will be held later.

Wanda Sue Savage

Wanda Sue Savage

Jun 11, 2017

Wanda Sue Savage, 80, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Paul Felter

Paul Felter

Jun 10, 2017

Paul Felter, 69, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his home in Ponderay, Idaho. Services will be held at a later date.

Karyn Marie Robinson

Karyn Marie Robinson

Jun 8, 2017

Karyn Marie Robinson, 67, of Heron, Montana passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Shirley Evelyn White

Shirley Evelyn White

Jun 8, 2017

Shirley Evelyn White, 87, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

John Robert Yost

John Robert Yost

Jun 6, 2017

John Robert Yost, 70, passed away at his home on June 6, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Services are pending.

Lana Lea Decicio

Lana Lea Decicio

Jun 4, 2017

Lana Lea Litchfield Decicio, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 in Sandpoint, Idaho at age 76. Lana was born on August 1, 1940 in Lewiston, Idaho to Charles and Mary Louise (Aplington) Litchfield. Lana is survived by her husband Joseph Eugene Decicio and three loving sons; Clifford Decicio, Randy Decicio, Rick Decicio; including three grandchildren and three great grandchildren;...