Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Margaret May Stevens

Margaret May Stevens

Dec 21, 2016

Margaret May Stevens, 93, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. A complete obituary will be posted later. Margaret was born in Sandpoint on October 30, 1923 in Sandpoint the daughter of William and Ethel Hadley. She was the bookkeeper for the family logging operation.

Donald "Don" Johnson

Donald "Don" Johnson

Dec 21, 2016

Donald Lester “Don” Johnson was born on November 4, 1930 at the family farm in Oden, and passed away on December 21, 2016 at Hearthstone Assisted Living in Kootenai, Idaho. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on December 30, 2016 at Coffelt Funeral Home, in Sandpoint. A side dish and dessert potluck for friends and family will follow...

James Val Kidd

James Val Kidd

Dec 20, 2016

James Val Kidd, age 82, passed away on December 20, 2016 in American Fork Utah from causes incident to age. Val was born to James Andrew Hobson Kidd and Elgy Ora Whittle Kidd on June 12, 1934 in Farmington, UT. He attended school in Stockton, California where he met, grew up with, and married his “honey,” Norma Marie Atkinson. Val...

Laura Louise Woods

Laura Louise Woods

Dec 18, 2016

Laura Louise Woods, 56, passed away in Blanchard, Idaho on Sunday, December 18, 2016, where she had lived since 2000. She had worked as a nursing home chef, prior to retirement.

Patricia D O'Brien

Patricia D O'Brien

Dec 10, 2016

Patricia Donlan O’Brien, 64, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00pm, Saturday December 17th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating. Patricia was born in Middletown, CT on May 30, 1952, the daughter of John and Frieda Donlan. She grew up in Middletown, CT graduating from Mercy...

Theodore Walter Comerinsky

Theodore Walter Comerinsky

Dec 7, 2016

Theodore Walter Comerinsky, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Theodore married his wife Susan on November 18, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. He retired, as an aeronautical engineer, in the early k1990's and moved to the Sandpoint area from Huntington Beach, California.

Jill D Johnson

Jill D Johnson

Dec 6, 2016

Jill Donnan Johnson fought hard with an optimistic and cheery attitude, but unfortunately lost the battle against cancer on December 6, 2016, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on December 17, 2016 at First Christian Church, 201 N. Division Street, in Sandpoint, Idaho. A potluck gathering for friends and family will...

Genevieve "Jenny" Levon Thurlow

Genevieve "Jenny" Levon Thurlow

Dec 3, 2016

Genevieve Levon “Jenny” Thurlow, 83, passed away at Valley Vista, where she was receiving Hospice Care on December 3, 2016. Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 am, December 10, 2016 at Pinecrest Memorial Park with a reception to follow at the VFW Hall. Genevieve was born February 19, 1933 in Ray, North Dakota, the daughter of Earnest John and...

Dean Wesley Barber

Dean Wesley Barber

Nov 29, 2016

Dean Wesley Barber, 65, passed away at his home, in Sagle, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was a retired power plant engineer.

Jeraldyne Marie Reed

Jeraldyne Marie Reed

Nov 29, 2016

Jeraldyne McNearney Reed, 87, passed away unexpectedly November 29, 2016 as the result of a fall. She was born to Mamie & Percy McNearney on August 29, 1929 in Colville, Washington. Jerry married Robert Reed on January 8, 1955 and they resided in Clark Fork, Idaho until Bob’s passing in 1982. Jerry then moved to Spokane and trained to be...

Beverly Burns Tuel

Beverly Burns Tuel

Nov 26, 2016

Beverly Burns Tuel, 71, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at her home in Clark Fork, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted at a later time.

Emma Lynn Welsh

Emma Lynn Welsh

Nov 25, 2016

Emma Lynn Welsh passed peacefully in the loving arms of her father and mother, Ryan and Bethany Welsh, on Friday, November 25, 2016. She was born at 12:21 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016. Emma Lynn gave us a lifetime of love during her 44 hours on earth! She will forever live on in our hearts! We will never...

Ruth Maxine Bradetich

Ruth Maxine Bradetich

Nov 23, 2016

Ruth Maxine Bradetich, 79, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Ruth was born March 14, 1937 in Buhl, Idaho. Ruth was the youngest of three daughters born to Walter and Ruby Roberts. She attended school in both Buhl, Idaho and Westmond, Idaho and earned her diploma from Buhl High School. Ruth met her husband Joe,...

Edith Pearl Bollacker

Edith Pearl Bollacker

Nov 21, 2016

Edith Pearl Bollacker, 93, of Sagle, ID decided to continue her soul’s journey on Nov. 21, 2016. Daughter of James Arthur Williams and Violet Terrell Williams, she was born on Sept. 25, 1923 in Denver, CO. She grew up in Arvada, CO where she worked to put herself through high school and after graduation immediately began working to help support...

Barbara Lee Crawford

Barbara Lee Crawford

Nov 19, 2016

Barbara Crawford, 64, of Sandpoint was fatally injured in an automobile accident on Saturday, November 19, 2016. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00AM, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Steven Roos, conducting.

Lisa Hoffman-Miles

Lisa Hoffman-Miles

Nov 16, 2016

Lisa Hoffman-Miles, 49, of Sandpoint passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 at Bonner General Hospital. Private family services will be held at a later time.

James Edward Bridenbaker

James Edward Bridenbaker

Nov 11, 2016

James Edward Bridenbaker, 72, a Vietnam veteran passed away at his house in Clark Fork, Idaho on Veterans Day. He was an avid outdoors man loving fishing and hunting. He was loved by all his family and friends. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Dale Arnold Waggoner

Dale Arnold Waggoner

Nov 10, 2016

Dale Arnold Waggoner, 85, of Cocolalla, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in the hospital in Post Falls. No public services are planned. Dale was born at Pea Ridge, Arkansas on May 16, 1931 to Elzie and Sarah, the 5th of 9 children. In 1936 the family moved to southern Idaho and eventually made their way to Cocolalla where...

Pauline Evelyn Reineke

Pauline Evelyn Reineke

Nov 8, 2016

Pauline Evelyn Reineke, 96, of Coeur d’ Alene, former Sandpoint resident passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 in Post Falls. Graveside services will be conducted 10:00AM, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 at Pinecrest Memorial Park, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy, pastor of Sandpoint Church of God officiating. Pauline was a long time beauty shop owner in Sandpoint.

David Robert Young

David Robert Young

Nov 7, 2016

David Robert Young, 55, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in Noxon, Montana. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2016 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy from the Sandpoint Church of God will be officiating.