Obituaries

Pete Conrad Leonard

Jun 27, 2022

Pete Conrad Leonard, 73, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Services with full military honors will be held on Saturday, July 16th, at 3:00 PM at Mt. Hall Community Church.

Pete was born April 13, 1949 in Taft, California to Charles and Vera Messenbrink-Hughes. After the death of his mother, Pete...

Jeffery Jerome Jordan

Jun 24, 2022

Jeffery Jerome Jordan, 63, died peacefully at home on June 24, 2022 in Bonners Ferry surrounded by his family. Jeff was born on August 31, 1958 in Lucerne, California the son of Robert and Millie Jordan Barrett. No services are planned at this time.

Brenda Antoinette Dirks

Jun 7, 2022

Brenda Antoinette Dirks passed away surrounded by her loved ones on June 7, 2022. Brenda was born August 25, 1957 to Ben and Blanche Studer.

She was a wonderful mother, wife, grandmother, Aunt and friend. She was clever and so very talented. She was extremely generous and made everyone she loved feel so special.

She...

Francis Peter Winey

Jun 6, 2022

Francis Peter Winey, 93, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2022 at the Sunset Home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho surrounded by family.

Viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Grandview Cemetery at 3:30 pm....

Susan Carol Howe

May 28, 2022

Sue finally lost her 45-year battle with MS at age 77 on May 28th after being airlifted from Boundary Community Hospital to Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene. Even though her body failed, her spirit never faltered. Sue, loved by all that met her, will be dearly missed.

Susan Carol Kucera was born in Bonners Ferry to parents...

Josephine Isabelle Abraham

May 28, 2022

Josephine Isabelle Abraham, 17, died in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on May 28, 2022. Josephine was born on June 2, 2004 in Sandpoint, Idaho the daughter of Aaron Francis and Twyla Basil.

Viewing will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 4:00 pm with the vigil starting at 8:00 pm at the Kootenai Tribal Headquarters. Funeral Services...

Ashley Marie Brady

May 23, 2022

Ashley M. Brady, 33, passed away peacefully at her home on May 23, 2022 surrounded by her family. Ashley was born on January 10, 1989 the daughter of Charles "Chuck" Jones and Margaret Sieber in Aurora, Colorado. Services will be announced at a later date. This brief notice was provided by the family as a place to leave messages or...

Patricia "Patti" Preston

May 23, 2022

Patricia "Patti" Preston, 66, passed away at her home on May 23, 2022 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Patti was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 6, 1956. No services are planned at this time. This brief notice was provided by the family as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary is prepared it will be posted...

James Wallace Whitcomb

May 12, 2022

Born James Wallace Whitcomb to Wallace William Whitcomb (Wally) and Shirley Barbara Reedy March 15, 1932 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. James an only child was survived by wife, Louise E. Whitcomb of Des Moines, WA.

Daughter Lynne R Whitcomb of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter Sherry L Whitcomb of AZ, Son James W Whitcomb of Quincy, WA. Daughter Carolyn...

Myrna L Watkins

May 5, 2022

Myrna Lavey Phillips Carlson Watkins, age 86, passed away May 5, 2022. She was born August 15, 1935 in Mesa, Idaho to Leslie (Jack) and Almeda Phillips. She was raised with three sisters and a brother on an apple orchard and later moved to Northern Idaho where her dad followed the lumber industry. She graduated from Bonners Ferry High...

Carol "Kris" Lefebvre

May 4, 2022

On May 4, 2022 Carol Kristin “Kris” Lefebvre (Chubb) succumbed to cancer with her husband John at her side.

Kris was born in Bonners Ferry on December 23, 1948, to Bill and Carol Chubb and lived in Bonners Ferry until graduating high school in 1967. She met her future husband John at a dance in 1964 in...

Thomas R. Bennett

Apr 21, 2022

Thomas R. Bennett Sr passed away peacefully at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene surrounded by family on April 21, 2022, at the age of 73.

He was born June 29, 1948, in Sandpoint, Idaho to Aubrey and June Elaine Bennett, the youngest of three. He started dating Cheryl Editha Curless when he was 15, and she...

Kathryn B Sherman

Apr 18, 2022

Katie Sherman of Bonners Ferry died on April 18, 2022 at Mountain Valley of Cascadia Nursing Home in Kellogg, ID where she had been lovingly cared for by nurses, doctors and professional caregivers. Her daughter arrived in time to be with her the last 35 minutes of her life holding her hand.  She had contracted pneumonia on Easter and...

Monica May Abraham

Apr 11, 2022

Monica Abraham, 20, passed away at home on April 11, 2022 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Monica was born on July 13, 2001 the daughter of Aaron Francis and Twyla Basil in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 starting at 5:00 pm at the Kootenai Tribal Headquarters, with a Rosary starting at 7:00...

Henry Lee Watkins

Apr 6, 2022

Henry Lee Watkins, 68, passed away at home on April 6, 2022 surrounded by his family. Henry was born on September 12, 1953 the son of Lonnie and Wilma Smith Watkins in California. There will be no services at this time. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary...

Dixie Ann West

Mar 29, 2022

Dixie Ann West, 85, died March 29, 2022 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene. Dixie was born on Mary 20, 1936 the daughter of Bernard and Carrah Smith Jansen in Estherville, Iowa. There will be no services at this time. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary is...

Loretta Elaine Bliss

Mar 28, 2022

Loretta Elaine Bliss, 74, died peacefully at her home on March 28, 2022 in Bonners Ferry. Loretta was born on November 9, 1947 the daughter of Howard and Lorna Sutton Pfeif in Yakima, Washington. No services are planned at this time. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary...

Richard Lee Hollenbeck

Mar 27, 2022

We are sad to announce that Richard Lee Hollenbeck, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and an active community member died at his home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on March 27, 2022. He leaves behind a loving family and a community who miss him tremendously.

Born on September 4, 1934 in Bowman, North Dakota to Beula and Harry...

Carol Ann Dillin

Mar 26, 2022

Carol Dillin passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Bonners Ferry with family by her side.

Carol was born on August 31, 1937, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Edward and Mary Alice Houck.  Carol grew up with her older brother Edward on the family farm north of Copeland.  She was one of the first students to...