Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Ella Mae Chronic

Ella Mae Chronic

Jan 23, 2016

Ella Mae (Becker) Chronic, 90, passed away on January 23, 2016. Ella Mae was born in Gooding, Idaho, to John and Effie Becker. She was the third of seven children; her siblings included Bill, Juanita, Hazel, Esther, Bob and Don. Shortly after graduating high school in southern Idaho, Ella Mae moved to Dover, Idaho, with her family. She served in...

Chelsea Erin Lemley

Chelsea Erin Lemley

Jan 23, 2016

Chelsea Erin Lemley passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was born in Seattle, Washington on February 20, 1973. She was 42 years old. She resides in heaven now with her mother Zoe Anne Lemley who preceded her in death along with her father Thomas Grant Lemley, her grandfather John Keith Todd and Grandmother Zoe Justice...

Brenda Arlene Park

Brenda Arlene Park

Jan 23, 2016

Brenda Arlene (Hobbs) Park, 77, was called back home to heaven on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at her home. Memorial services will be held at a later time. Brenda was born Dec. 3, 1938 in Martins Ferry, Ohio the daughter of John and Lois Davis. After high school she married Donald R. Hobbs and had three children. On April 4,...

Marta J Kollock

Marta J Kollock

Jan 22, 2016

Marta Johanna Kollock, 91, passed away in Sandpoint on Friday, January 22, 2016. Marta was born on April 15, 1924 in Lotz, Poland and immigrated to America in 1952. She had lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Thompson Falls, Montana prior to moving to Sandpoint in 2015. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Enid Rae Gilmore

Enid Rae Gilmore

Jan 19, 2016

Enid Rae Gilmore, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Hugh Eugene "Gene" Thurlow

Hugh Eugene "Gene" Thurlow

Jan 19, 2016

Hugh Eugene “Gene” Thurlow, 87, passed away, at his home in Sandpoint, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00 am Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Chuck Wigton, officiating. Gene was born December 1, 1928 in Sandpoint, Idaho the son of Hugh and Eva LaComb Thurlow. He was raised and educated in...

Dr, Margaret (Peggy) Boyd

Dr, Margaret (Peggy) Boyd

Jan 18, 2016

Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Boyd, 83, devoted mother, grandmother and wife, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2016 surrounded by her loving family from complications of pneumonia. She was born and raised in The Bronx New York along with her two brothers, John and James, to Irish immigrants, John Tivnan and Margaret (Tobin) Tivnan. She left New York as a flight...

Evelyn T Kemery

Evelyn T Kemery

Jan 17, 2016

EVELYN THOMAS KEMERY, age 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 17, 2016. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00am, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Cedar Hills Church, 227 McGhee Rd, Kootenai, Idaho. Interment took place in Pinecrest Memorial Park, in Sandpoint, ID. Born on November 18, 1924, in Denver, Colorado to Walter and Frieda Thomas, she...

Keith Lowell Hawn

Keith Lowell Hawn

Jan 12, 2016

Keith Lowell Hawn, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 12, 2016 at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 1pm at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Dale Coffelt officiating. Keith will be laid to rest next to his wife Erline at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Keith was...

Betty Lou Largent

Betty Lou Largent

Jan 12, 2016

Betty Lou Largent, 88, of Sandpoint, ID, formerly of Kennewick and Othello, WA; passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 due to an acute respiratory condition. Betty is buried in Sandpoint. The family plans a good weather memorial celebration of life later in the year. Betty was born September 22, 1927, to Paul and Bessie Loman, in Sheridan, Wyoming where...

Jean Jensen

Jean Jensen

Jan 12, 2016

Jean Jensen, 72, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Sandpoint, Idaho. A memorial service will be held later in the spring.

Douglas DeVern Johnson

Douglas DeVern Johnson

Jan 2, 2016

On Jan 2, 2016, Doug peacefully left this world in his sleep to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Doug was born May 2, 1974 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Kenneth D. Johnson and Gloria A. Johnson. He grew up in Sandpoint, graduating from SHS lettering in football, track, wrestling, soccer and basketball. Doug remained in the Sandpoint and...

Barbara Ann Kelly

Barbara Ann Kelly

Jan 1, 2016

Barbara Ann Kelly, 72, of Sagle, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at her home. She was an administrator in public education in Alaska for many years.

Steven Gilbert Martin

Steven Gilbert Martin

Dec 28, 2015

Steven Gilbert Martin, 62, passed away in his home in Sagle, Idaho on Monday, December 28th, 2015. Steve was born on September 25, 1953 in California son of Gill and Alberta (Archer) Martin. He moved to Idaho in 1976 to settle down and have a family. He worked as a manager at our local Safeway store. He took pride in...

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Kemp

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Kemp

Dec 28, 2015

Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Kemp, 61, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Monday, December 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, January 2, 2016 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dale Coffelt will be officiating with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Jeff was born on July 14, 1954 in Brewster, Washington the son of Paul and Elizabeth Kemp. At...

Gary Leroy Brown

Gary Leroy Brown

Dec 27, 2015

My Father Gary Leroy Brown, 80, passed away quietly early Sunday morning December 27, 2015 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Gary was loved by his dearest friends of nearly 70 years, and his beloved only Daughter Roxane Marie, of Lake Arrowhead, California. Gary was born on March 16, 1935 in Riverside, California the eldest son of Clay Dean Brown Jr.,...

Rose Ellen Withers

Rose Ellen Withers

Dec 23, 2015

Rose Hayes-Withers went to heaven on Wednesday, December 23rd in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. She was 71 years old. Rose was born on January 12, 1944 in Spokane, Washington to Jim and Bernice (Rosenberg) Hayes. She grew up in Colfax, Washington and was involved in 4H as well as the Rainbow organization when she was a teenager. She was an...

Oscar Strand

Oscar Strand

Dec 21, 2015

Oscar Strand, 89, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Oscar Strand was born on September 165, 1926 in Enid, Montana to Severin and Anna Strand, immigrants from Norway. He had two older sisters Sybil and Magda. Oscar, and his family, moved to a farm near Sagle (Algoma) when he was ten years old. Oscar graduated from...

Lorell Kay LaValle

Lorell Kay LaValle

Dec 19, 2015

Lorell Kay LaValle, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Christy Dawn Hicks

Christy Dawn Hicks

Dec 19, 2015

God, we know our daughter Christy Hicks is with you in Heaven and is now embraced in your loving arms. But, in our grief we wonder and ask, “Why did you have to take her so soon?” We know she earned her spot in heaven, but at 41 years of age, her life was only halfway through and we believe...