Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Margaret Adele Locatell

Margaret Adele Locatell

Mar 8, 2016

Margaret Adele Locatell, 94, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date in California. Margaret was born on April 4, 1921 in Memphis, Tennessee the daughter of Ellis and Opal Clark. She would attend schools in Southern California. Margaret, who was called Maggie by all her friends, was...

William "Bill" Nelson

William "Bill" Nelson

Mar 6, 2016

William “Bill” Harry Nelson, 66, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Bill was born on March 22, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois where he grew up and attended local schools. He joined the US Marine Corp on February 29, 1968, serving in Vietnam receiving numerous awards and...

David Edward Story

David Edward Story

Mar 5, 2016

David Edward Story was born January 2, 1940 in Los Angeles, California to Glen and Olga Story. He passed away in Bonner General Hospital on March 5, 2016 of a massive stroke and heart attack. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Glenda and his twin brother Robert. Surviving is his wife Dea, sons Marshall, Jerry, David...

Betty Jean Hawkins

Betty Jean Hawkins

Mar 4, 2016

Betty Jean (Bloom) Hawkins, 85, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Thursday. March 10th in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Steve Bradshaw, Cocollala Cowboy Church, officiating and burial in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Betty Jean (Bloom) Hawkins was born the second child of 3 in Shuylar, Nebraska on July 10, 1930 to Percy and...

Velma Irene Lund

Velma Irene Lund

Mar 3, 2016

Velma Irene Lund, 78, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Sally Pearce Sloan

Sally Pearce Sloan

Feb 26, 2016

Sally Pearce Sloan, 94, passed away on Friday Feb. 26, 2016 at the Bridge Assisted Living. Private services will be held at a later time. She was adventurous. She and Frank (the love of her life), traveled the world and played Bridge with their many friends. They bought their dream property outside of Medford, Oregon in 1992 and were married...

Fayma Ilene Griggs

Fayma Ilene Griggs

Feb 22, 2016

Heaven gained another angel as Fayma Griggs 91, almost 92, passed away on February 22, 2016 at Bonner General after several strokes and seizures. She went peacefully in her sleep, she didn’t know the pain she would have been in. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Pack River Cemetery with Pastor Fred Page...

George Harry Elliott

George Harry Elliott

Feb 22, 2016

George Harry Elliott, 77, a successful Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs area businessman passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Valley Vista Care Center. George was born on March 31, 1938 to Hollis and Olive (Tyla) Elliott. He was born, raised and attended West Geauga School in Ohio. In 1956 George married Shirley Lincks and they had a daughter...

Vernon "Bub" Osborne

Vernon "Bub" Osborne

Feb 21, 2016

Vernon (Bud) Osborne passed on to a new "adventure" with his maker, on the 21st of Feb 2016. He was 91 years and 10 days old. He lived many chapters in his "book of life". It all started on the 11th of Feb 1925 in Graham Texas, the first son of Barney and Annie Osborne. They soon moved to Rawlings,...

William "Bill" Keis

William "Bill" Keis

Feb 20, 2016

William “Bill” Joseph Keis, 57, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

David Frank Lindsay

David Frank Lindsay

Feb 15, 2016

David Frank Lindsay left this realm to join his loved ones and meet his father at 7:45pm on February 15, 2016. He was born on January 4, 1939 to John Ray Lindsay and Mary Emily Martin in Chilco, Idaho. His father had passed away a couple of months before David’s birth. He was the tenth child born to the couple....

Irene A. Bomba

Irene A. Bomba

Feb 13, 2016

Longtime resident, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother, Irene Fincke Bomba passed away at 93 on February 13, 2016 in Sandpoint. Rosary services will be conducted 7:00PM, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, with Father Dennis C. Day, officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00AM, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at St....

Raymond G. Phelps

Raymond G. Phelps

Feb 9, 2016

Raymond G. Phelps, 78, of Sagle passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Bonner General Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, February 13, 2016 at New Song Bible Church in Sagle, with Pastor Barry Johnson, officiating. Ray was born July 20, 1937 in Auburn, WA the son of James and MyFanwy Phelps. He lived in the Stampede...

Anna K Spencer

Anna K Spencer

Feb 8, 2016

Anna K. Spencer left us on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, she was 93 years old. Private family services will be held. Anna was born in Pe Ell, WA on April 13, 1922 to Andrew and Magdalene King. She was the last of 12 children. She grew up and attended school in Pe Ell. On June 22, 1940 Anna married Harold...

Carol Ann Stephan

Carol Ann Stephan

Feb 7, 2016

Carol Ann Stephan, 74, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Boise, Idaho. Private family services will be held and interment will take place in Pack River Cemetery.

Jean Rupp Harris

Jean Rupp Harris

Feb 7, 2016

Jean Rupp Harris, 89, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2106 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Dave Elliott of Mountain Springs Church officiating. Jean Marie Rupp Harris, born in Ohio on May 4, 1926 was the daughter of the Rev. Monroe J. Rupp and...

Gregory Bryant Edwards

Gregory Bryant Edwards

Feb 2, 2016

Gregory Bryant Edwards, 67, of Sagle, passed away suddenly at his home from a blood clot to the heart. Private funeral arrangements will be held at a later time. He was born January 29, 1949 in Lindsay, CA the son of Robert and Elizabeth Edwards. He was an avid golfer having played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions...

Hazel Elaine Brown

Hazel Elaine Brown

Jan 31, 2016

Hazel Elaine “Shawgo” Brown passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, January 31, 2016 surrounded by her loved ones. Memorial graveside services will be conducted 10:00AM, Friday, April 29, 2016 in Pinecrest Memorial Park. There will be no reception following the service. Elaine (which she preferred to go by), was born March 5, 1927 to Herbert Shawgo and Hazel “Lamb”...

Lavern Wade Peterson

Lavern Wade Peterson

Jan 25, 2016

Lavern Wade Peterson, 82, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at his home in Laclede, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Mary Louise Zindler

Mary Louise Zindler

Jan 23, 2016

Mary Louise Zindler, 92, passed away in Sandpoint on Saturday evening, January 23, 2016. Mary Louise Zindler was born April 28, 1923 in Dayton, Ohio. She was employed at Edwards Air Force Base in 1941. Some of her experiences centered around space testing and flight test engineering and she was a neighbor of Chuck Yeager, the pilot. She loved being...