Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Richard Roy Gulman, Jr.

Richard Roy Gulman, Jr.

Sep 30, 2016

Richard R. Gulman, Jr., 90 of Sandpoint, Idaho passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 in Careywood, Idaho. Graveside Funeral services will be held at the Pine Grove Cemetary, Rathdrum, Idaho on Saturday, October 8 at 12:00. Arrangements are by Coffelt Funeral Home. Dick was born in Norwalk, California to Richard and Anita Gulman on May 4, 1926. He had...

Janice Arlene Perrodin

Janice Arlene Perrodin

Sep 30, 2016

Janice A. Perrodin, 66, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Services will be held at a later date. Janice was born on June 4, 1950 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of Kenneth and Doris Evans. She would attend local schools and graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1968. After high school she would enlist into the...

Lenard Gale Wiklund

Lenard Gale Wiklund

Sep 29, 2016

Lenard Gale Wiklund, 81, became an angel on September 29th, 2016 in Sandpoint, ID after a long battle with Dementia. He will be laid to rest at the Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene, ID next to his mother. Lenard was born to mother Doris Elaine Laabs Wiklund and father Oscar Wiklund as well as older brother to his twin Lloyd...

LeRoy M Anderson

LeRoy M Anderson

Sep 27, 2016

LeRoy M. Anderson, 86, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. A remembrance service will be held on October 22, 2016, at First Lutheran Church, 526 S. Olive Avenue, Sandpoint, Idaho, at 2 p.m. All are welcome. LeRoy Malcus Anderson was born to Mike and Leona Anderson, July 1, 1930, in Troy, Idaho. He grew up in...

Mary Ellen Lindsey

Mary Ellen Lindsey

Sep 26, 2016

Mary (Peggy) D. Lindsey, 78 of Menifee, California died unexpectedly on Monday September 26th surrounded by her family in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was visiting her daughter and son in law, Jay & Tracy Free in Sagle for an extended visit. She was born in Jay, Florida on May 5, 1938. She married Jimmie E. Lindsey in 1956 (50 years)...

Louise Cecelia Raftery

Louise Cecelia Raftery

Sep 25, 2016

Louise Cecelia “Sissy” Raftery, 79, formerly of Coeur d’Alene, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Family inurnment services will be held in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Louise was born on Feb. 5, 1937 in Cabinet, Idaho, the daughter of William and Celia Hummitsh and attended the Cabinet Flats and Clark Fork schools. She married James “Jay” Raftery on...

Ramona Mae Maloney

Ramona Mae Maloney

Sep 23, 2016

Ramona Mae Sacht Maloney “Monie” went Home on Friday September 23, 2016 to be with her beloved husband George and her Lord. Monie was born to William Charles Sacht and Arlie Berger Sacht in Clark Fork, Idaho on March 23, 1929 and lived there until her passing. Clark Fork to Monie was “God’s Country.” The family feels so blessed to...

Imogene Rochelle Crosswhite

Imogene Rochelle Crosswhite

Sep 21, 2016

Imogene Rochelle Crosswhite, 80, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Robert Edwin Nesbitt

Robert Edwin Nesbitt

Sep 11, 2016

Robert Nesbitt, a lifetime area resident, passed away quietly on September 11th. Robert was born April 25, 1920 to pioneer residents Mel and Grace Nesbitt. He graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1939 and attended classes at WSU. In 1941 he married his high school classmate and sweetheart Enid Pierce. He worked for Boeing in Seattle until joining the Navy...

Dorothea Jean Hoffman

Dorothea Jean Hoffman

Sep 9, 2016

Dorothea (Dot) Jean Hoffman passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho at the age of 92. A Funeral Mass will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 23, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The Vigil service will be said at 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 22nd at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Dot was born in...

Kristopher J "Kris" Hertel

Kristopher J "Kris" Hertel

Sep 5, 2016

On Monday September 5, 2016, Kristopher “Kris” Jon Hertel, 16, of Sandpoint ID passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, WA. Kris was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on July 18, 2000. Kris brought joy to everyone he met. He had a beautiful infectious smile, bright blue eyes and a heart of gold. He was an excellent student and athlete...

Eleanor Theresa McGovern

Eleanor Theresa McGovern

Sep 2, 2016

Eleanor Theresa McGovern, 97, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2016 with some of her family present. Funeral Mass will conducted at 11:00 am, on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. The Vigil service will be said at 7:00 pm, Friday, September 16, 2016 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Inurnment will...

Adam Keith Ferris

Adam Keith Ferris

Aug 29, 2016

Adam Keith Ferris, 23, passed away from injuries received in an accident, near Samuels, on Monday August 29, 2016. A complete obituary will be posted later. Adam had worked at Schweitzer and in local restaurants.

Robert Carson Stevens

Robert Carson Stevens

Aug 27, 2016

Robert (Robby) Carson Stevens passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be held the morning of Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 10:00 at the Sandpoint United Methodist Church. Pastors Stan Norman and Jerri Harvill will be officiating. Visitation and Potluck will follow at Sandpoint Senior Center. Robby was born on December 6, 1982 in West...

Robert Christopher Klatt

Robert Christopher Klatt

Aug 27, 2016

Our beloved Bob departed this earth peacefully, surrounded by his wife and family on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Kootenai Health Center. Bob faced many health challenges in the last years of his life and his unwavering courage, calm acceptance and grace inspired all who knew him. Bob was born on October 9, 1950, in Ritzville, Washington to Robert and...

Benjamin Carl Reese

Benjamin Carl Reese

Aug 27, 2016

Ben Reese, 86, peacefully passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on the 27 August, 2016. Funeral Mass will be conducted at 11:00 am on Thursday, 1 September, 2016 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. The Rosary will be said at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 31 August, 2016 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Inurnment will take place...

Arthur "Buster" Franklin Withers

Arthur "Buster" Franklin Withers

Aug 25, 2016

Buster Withers, 83, of Athol, Idaho, “rode off into the sunset” Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Hospice House of North Idaho. He was born 1933, February the 28th, in Denver Colorado to Solan and Ollie Withers. He moved with his family to Mountain Home, ID in 1939. He married Irene Shreffler in 1958 in Elko, Nevada, after a whirlwind courtship...

Warren Jay Peterson

Warren Jay Peterson

Aug 24, 2016

Warren Jay Peterson, 95, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Lewis Raymond Kulczyk

Lewis Raymond Kulczyk

Aug 24, 2016

Lewis Raymond Kulczyk, 73, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Wednesday, August 24th. The Sagle area resident had worked, as a logger, in the lumber industry.

Don Alvin Engle

Don Alvin Engle

Aug 22, 2016

Don Alvin Engle, 100, passed away in Sandpoint, ID Monday, August 22, 2016. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at 11am, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Gamlin Lake Cemetery, behind the Church in the Wildwood. Pastor Lori Morton, First Lutheran Church, will be officiating. Don was born on December 23, 1915 in Krupp, Washington, the son of George and...