Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Marcella Antonette Healy

Marcella Antonette Healy

Oct 5, 2015

Marcella A. Healy, 89, of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Marcie was born on June 9, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Alfred and Johanna Langenbacher, who immigrated to the United States from Germany. She was the third of five children. She grew up in Grand Rapids during the Great Depression. In...

John Wallace

John Wallace

Oct 2, 2015

John Wallace, 75, of Careywood, passed away suddenly on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 at his home. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Bonner County Daily Bee.

Barbara Fairbanks Ross

Barbara Fairbanks Ross

Oct 1, 2015

Barbara Fairbanks Ross, 88, of Sandpoint former Noxon, Montana resident passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Bonner General Health.

Beulah Elizabeth Houk

Beulah Elizabeth Houk

Oct 1, 2015

Beulah Elizabeth Houk, 101, went to heaven on October 1, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Graveside services will be held in Reddick Cemetery in Garfield, Arkansas. She was a loving mother of Vick Johnson, Bill Forgey and Linda Follett. She was preceded in death by her son Robert Forgey.

Dean T. Caldwell

Dean T. Caldwell

Sep 26, 2015

Dean T. Caldwell, 78, passed away, at his home in Heron, MT; on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Dean was born on August 27, 1937 in Nampa, Idaho and moved to Buhl, Idaho as a child. He was raised on the Rocking Horse Ranch, an Arabian horse ranch in Salmon, Idaho and graduated from high school in Buhl, Idaho in 1958....

Marian Kaye Sawby

Marian Kaye Sawby

Sep 23, 2015

Marian Sawby passed away peacefully on September 23, 2015 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Virginia, Illinois on August 29, 1941. She graduated from ROVA High School, in Oneida, Illinois and attended Bradley University where she graduated in three years with honors with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. While at Bradley, she excelled at speech and debate...

Robert Leroy Fenster

Robert Leroy Fenster

Sep 21, 2015

Robert Leroy Fenster, 76, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Robert was a grain farmer from North Dakota and moved to Sandpoint to be closer to family. He will be laid to rest next to his family in North Dakota.

Laura R Trick

Laura R Trick

Sep 19, 2015

Laura Trick passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Laura was the youngest of nine children born to their Canadian “papa” Alexander Roger and “mama” from Massachusetts, Grace Moore. Their Clovis, New Mexico home was tiny for all those kids – two rooms! so they built a dug-out next to...

Gloria Ann Staglund

Gloria Ann Staglund

Sep 18, 2015

Gloria Ann (Miller) Staglund passed away peacefully on September 18, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was born in Everett, Washington on March 10, 1927 to Oliver T. and Jennie M. Miller. She was raised and attended schools in the Ferndale, Washington area. She married Wallace L. (Wally) Staglund on June 15, 1945. The marriage was blessed with four children. The...

Robin Sevon Clayburn

Robin Sevon Clayburn

Sep 13, 2015

Robin S. Clayburn, 51, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Memorial services will be conducted at 11am, on Saturday, September 19, 2015, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will be officiating. Robin was born on September 2, 1964 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he lived and attended school until he...

Karin Tendoy Pedersen

Karin Tendoy Pedersen

Sep 13, 2015

Karin Tendoy Pedersen, 87, passed away at her home on Sunday, September 13, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later date. Karin grew up during WWII in Norway. She came to the United States to become a cowgirl and moved to the Sandpoint area and built her dream house on Colburn Culver Road.

Lyle R. Leen

Lyle R. Leen

Sep 9, 2015

Lyle Roger Leen, 76, passed away at his home, in Laclede, on Wednesday September 9, 2015. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00am, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 in the Laclede Community Church. Pastor Dan Moore will be officiating and a potluck will follow the service. Lyle was born on July 6, 1939 in Roseau, MN, the son of Arthur and...

Blanche E. Guilford

Blanche E. Guilford

Sep 5, 2015

Blanche E. Guilford, 89, passed away in Sandpoint on Saturday, September 5, 2015. A complete obituary will be posted later. Blanche, for many years, was a hospital switchboard operator, and moved to the Sandpoint area in 2010.

Jewell Bernier

Jewell Bernier

Sep 4, 2015

Jewell Bernier, 97, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 one week before her 98th birthday. Memorial services will be held at the community center in Heron, Montana later in the month. Jewell was in Heron, Montana on September 12, 1917 the daughter of Francis and Mildred Utecht. She attended school in Spokane, Washington. After school she...

Feodor "Fred" Kreiden

Feodor "Fred" Kreiden

Sep 2, 2015

Feodor (Fred) Kreiden Jr. (81) of Sagle, ID, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at his home while recuperating from cancer surgery. Fred was born on February 6, 1934 in Sumy, Ukraine. His father was Feodor Kreiden Sr. from Latvia and his mother was Kleopatra Molotenko from the Ukraine. Fred was the youngest of six children. During World War...

Loretta J May

Loretta J May

Sep 1, 2015

Loretta Jean May, 78, left this earth to be with her maker in heaven Tuesday, September 1, in Sandpoint, Idaho after battling Alzheimers disease for the last several years. Loretta Jean Woodfill was born to Alden and Florence Woodfill on February 4, 1937 in Glasco, Montana. Within her first year of life she moved to Sandpoint, Idaho where she was...

Willard "Jim" Peasha

Willard "Jim" Peasha

Aug 28, 2015

Willard “Jim” Peasha Jr., 70, unexpectedly passed away after a short battle with a re-occurrence of cancer on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He was born to Willard James Peasha Sr. and Belva Mae Frisbee on Dec. 4, 1944 in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Arizona. Jim joined the NAVY in 1962 and toured...

Virginia Lorraine Smith

Virginia Lorraine Smith

Aug 27, 2015

Virginia L. Smith, 92, long time Coeur d’ Alene resident passed away on Thursday Aug. 27, 2015 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Virginia L. Smith (Gridley) was born March 22, 1923 in Lewiston, ID. She was raised in Coeur d’ Alene where she attended Harding Grade School and Coeur d’ Alene High School. After attending the University of Idaho she...

James Robert "Rob" Lee, Jr.

James Robert "Rob" Lee, Jr.

Aug 25, 2015

James Robert “Rob” Lee, Jr. 67 of Sandpoint passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 from injuries received in an automobile train collision. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00am Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Sandpoint Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 602 Schweitzer Cut-off Rd. with Bishop Robbe Redford, conducting.

Franklin D. "Skip" Carr

Franklin D. "Skip" Carr

Aug 25, 2015

Franklin David “Skip” Carr, 70, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. A rosary/vigil service will be conducted 7:00PM on Friday, August 28th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, with Father Dennis C. Day officiating. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 29th, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Interment will take place...