Obituaries

Local Obituaries for North Idaho and Western Montana

Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks

Jul 25, 2015

Barbara Hicks, 94, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Pinecrest Memorial Park. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Joan Bernice "Jo" Robbins

Joan Bernice "Jo" Robbins

Jul 24, 2015

Joan “Jo” Hawkins-Robbins, 76 Born Joan Bernice Heyne on June 11, 1939 in Dixon, MT. She went on to collect the last names: Hawkins, Holm and Robbins. Clearly attractive to the fellas! Like bees to honey they were drawn to her cute figure, winning smile and rah, rah cheerleader personality. Local Sandpoint boy Will Hawkins was the first suitor who...

Tony Bill Tate

Tony Bill Tate

Jul 24, 2015

Tony Bill Tate of Sagle, Idaho passed away on July 24, 2015 at the age of fifty eight, at North Idaho Hospice House in Couer d'Alene, Idaho. He courageously battled cancer for many years. Tony inspired all who knew him with his determination and positive outlook. He never lost his sense of humor throughout his battle. Tony was born on...

David A Selle

David A Selle

Jul 21, 2015

David A. Selle, 74, passed away at his West Richland home, July 21, 2015. Dave was born January 25, 1941 to Belva G. Cramer and Frank H. Selle in Sandpoint, Idaho. He attended grades 1 through 12 in Sandpoint. He loved growing up in Sandpoint, playing on the beach and swimming in Lake Pend Oreille. Dave held his first job...

Bessie Geraldine Graves

Bessie Geraldine Graves

Jul 16, 2015

Bessie H. “Jerri” Graves, 79, our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus, on July 16, 2015. Jerri was born March 17, 1936 in Turkey, Texas. She grew up in Portales, New Mexico the oldest of five children, two sisters and two brothers. She is survived by her husband...

Norma Gayle Abell

Norma Gayle Abell

Jul 13, 2015

Norma Gayle Abell went home peacefully to be with her Lord on July 13th, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be conducted 1:30 Friday, July 24, 2015 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint, Idaho. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Norma was born on Nov. 21, 1948 to LeRoy and Esther Wright in Stockton, CA. She grew...

Lowell Moore

Lowell Moore

Jul 12, 2015

Lowell Moore, 82, of Sagle, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at his home. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Pack River Cemetery, with Rev. Ken Smith, pastor of Sandpoint First Baptist Church, officiating. Lowell was born July 3, 1933 in Blue, Oklahoma to parents who were migrant farm workers during the dust bowl...

Louise Kay Heckroth

Louise Kay Heckroth

Jul 12, 2015

Louise Kay Heckroth, 64, of Sandpoint passed away on Sunday morning, July 12, 2015. Her Spirit Travels On… A celebration of Louise’s life will be held at the Sandpoint Elks Golf Course, Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 1:00PM. Louise Heckroth (Aka: Weezy, Weezer, Luwegie, Squeezer, and Sunshine just to name a few) was born January 22, 1951 in Grand Rapids,...

Robert "Bob" Story

Robert "Bob" Story

Jul 10, 2015

Robert Leroy “Bob” Story was born on Jan. 23, 1940, and entered into the arms of Jesus at the age of 75 in his home in Sagle, Idaho, on July 10, 2015. A celebration of Bob's life will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Cedar Hills Church. “Larger than Life” are words used to describe...

Ruth Nadine Davis

Ruth Nadine Davis

Jul 9, 2015

Ruth Nadine Davis, 86 of Hope passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at her home. She recently moved to the area so her services will be held in Oregon.

Joe Dean

Joe Dean

Jul 9, 2015

Joe Dean, 59, passed away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Joe was born on the Fourth of July, 1956 in Norfolk, Va. and was the second of four children to Francis and Catherine Dean. He spent his childhood in several locations including Virginia, Guam, Nevada, and California where he graduated from Fallbrook High School in 1974....

Marilyn L Doyle-Schoeneberger

Marilyn L Doyle-Schoeneberger

Jul 9, 2015

Marilyn L. Doyle-Schoeneberger, 82, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Sagle, Idaho. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00 am on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Coffelt Funeral Chapel with Pastor Paul Graves, officiating. Marilyn was born on May 23, 1933 in Waterloo, Iowa the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Heiple. At a young age...

Duane Augusta Cooper

Duane Augusta Cooper

Jul 9, 2015

Duane Augusta Cooper, 73, of Sandpoint passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Life Care of Sandpoint. Duane was a automotive mechanic during his working life. Private family services will be held at a later time.

Marilyn Mae Buck

Marilyn Mae Buck

Jul 5, 2015

Marilyn Buck, 90, of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away in the Life Care Center on July 5, 2015. Memorial funeral services will be conducted 2:00pm, Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Marilyn was born in Bancroft, Nebraska on August 30, 1924. Marilyn and her husband Gerald moved to Sandpoint, Idaho in 1955, where they lived and raised their family....

Laura Felicia Bry

Laura Felicia Bry

Jul 5, 2015

Laura Felicia Bry, age 53, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Born in Concord, Massachusetts on October 8, 1961, she is the daughter of Irene (Kazokas) Bry and the late Francis Louis Bry. She is the mother of William Andrew Knipe IV and sister of Francis Louis Bry, (Qian Wang), Sagle, Idaho;...

Clyde Edward Hoekema

Clyde Edward Hoekema

Jul 3, 2015

Clyde Edward Hoekema, 82, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 at Luther Park in Sandpoint, Idaho. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel with Dale Coffelt officiating. Interment will take place in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Clyde was born in Spokane, WA on June 25, 1933 to Claude Andle Hoekema...

Onward "Birk" Lester Birkhimer Jr.

Onward "Birk" Lester Birkhimer Jr.

Jul 1, 2015

Onward L Birkhimer Jr. (“Birk”) died suddenly on July 1, 2015 at 2:39 pm, less than one week after celebrating his 84th birthday. He was surrounded by his loving family and dearest friends, who gathered with him at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur D’ Alene Idaho. Birk was born in Leeco, Kentucky in 1931 and eventually moved to Middletown, Ohio....

Helen Kathleen Hannah

Helen Kathleen Hannah

Jun 29, 2015

Helen Kathleen Hannah, long time resident of Sandpoint, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2015 at the age of 94 at the Bridge. She was born in Stevensville, MT on September 12, 1920 and spent the ?rst eight years of her life on a ranch in the Bitterroot Valley with her ?ve siblings. Because of the Depression the family...

Stewart "Uncle Stew" Schroeder

Stewart "Uncle Stew" Schroeder

Jun 29, 2015

Stewart “Uncle Stew” Schroeder, 72, of Sandpoint passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Luther Park in Sandpoint. He was born October 16, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Orville Dietrich and Ann Stewart Schroeder. The family moved to Auburn (Star Lake), Washington where he graduated from Federal Way High School in 1960. He went on to attend...

Wilda Kirk

Wilda Kirk

Jun 28, 2015

Wilda Louise Kirk, 70, of Sagle, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later time. She was born March 17, 1945 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of George and Donna Stolley. She attended Southside School, and Sandpoint High School. She was married to Larry Kirk...