Obituaries

Barbara Mcgregor

Barbara Mcgregor

Mar 24, 2020

Barbara McGregor, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 24th, 2020 at Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint Idaho after battling cancer for 18 months. She was born January 27, 1946 in Liverpool England to Jack and Gladys (Dodman) White. She graduated High School at the age of 15 in Liverpool England. She later married William George Gray McGregor on...

Jan (Burnap, Metcalf, Bigsby) Jarrott

Jan (Burnap, Metcalf, Bigsby) Jarrott

Mar 22, 2020

Jan Jarrott, ( Burnap, Metcalf, Bigsby)born in Walla Walla, Washington on November 6th, 1935 has passed away in her Bonners Ferry Summer home due to rapid onset Lung Cancer diagnosed March 6th, 2020. Jan attended school in Kamiah, Idaho and went on to Nurses training in Spokane, Washington. She later married Bill Bigsby, they were owners of restaurants one being...

Merrill Allen Marcy

Merrill Allen Marcy

Mar 11, 2020

Merrill Allen Marcy was born July 10, 1925 in his grandparents’ house in Latah County to Leon and Claribel Marcy, the fourth of six boys. He came to Naples in the Highland Flats area when he was a few months old. He lived in Highland Flats as a child and then moved to Naples as a young man. He died...

Suzanne Bea (Soltman) Tagney

Suzanne Bea (Soltman) Tagney

Mar 7, 2020

Suzanne Bea (Soltman) Tagney was born on October 21, 1941, to Alfred and Goldie Kesner of Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Roosevelt University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. In December 1963, Suzanne married Theodore Soltman and they made their home in Pittsburgh, PA. Suzanne taught sixth grade until their son, Michael, was born. They later...

Evelyn Marie Albano

Evelyn Marie Albano

Mar 5, 2020

Evelyn Marie Albano age 90, peacefully passed away in her sleep, at Hearthstone Village in Kootenai, Idaho, Thursday March 5th. Evelyn was born on December 11,1929 to Art and Ernestine Anschutz in Union County, New Mexico. Her family moved to Tulia, Texas until she was 4 years old, and then moved back to the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico. She...

Jo Ann Fessler

Jo Ann Fessler

Feb 27, 2020

Jo Ann Fessler, 86, of Bonners Ferry, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on Friday, March 6th, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Jo Ann was born to Harry and Edith...

Alfred (Al) Victor Pennock

Alfred (Al) Victor Pennock

Feb 27, 2020

ALFRED (AL) VICTOR PENNOCK, Of Libby MT. passed away peacefully Thursday Feb. 27th, 2020 at the age of 91. Al was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, 1928 to George Victor and Clara Ellen Pennock, where he joined sister Phyllis Nadine in Horton OR. A few years later sister Dixie Lee was born. “Fritz”, as he was called by his...

Sandra L Adler

Sandra L Adler

Feb 25, 2020

Sandra L. Adler (73) passed away at her home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho on February 25, 2020. Private arrangements will be held.

Judith Dean Musial

Judith Dean Musial

Feb 23, 2020

Judith Dean Musial gained her wings and went home to be with the Lord on Feb 23, 2020. Her parents were Everett and Haroldine Virden. She was preceded in death by both her parents, sister Gloria Kjos, sister in law Debbie Musial, nephew Jozef Musial, niece Tonya Schmitz Cokenour and uncle Arnold Pherson. Judy is survived by her husband, soulmate...

Diana Lee Wells

Diana Lee Wells

Feb 20, 2020

Diana Lee Wells, 70 died February 20, 2020 in Coeur d’lene Idaho. She was born in San Bernardino, California on August 6, 1949 and lived in Moyie Springs Idaho for 20 years. She is survived by her husband Donald Wells, Brother Daryl Kraige of California, grandsons Michael, Scott and Jeremy, also by stepson Scott Wells and wife Bobbi, granddaughters Maxie...

John Wesley Lytle

John Wesley Lytle

Feb 19, 2020

John Wesley Lytle, 73, Bonners Ferry, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Private family service will be held. He was born February 12, 1947, to George and Rose Lytle in Lewis, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Air Force and moved to Bonners Ferry six years ago. He is preceded in death by brother Gary and daughter Sarah. John is survived...

Edith Mary Frazier Poelstra

Edith Mary Frazier Poelstra

Feb 16, 2020

Edith Mary Frazier Poelstra passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on February 16th, 2020, at Boundary County Hospital. She was born May 14th, 1925, in Glade, Kansas, the youngest of eight children to Wesley and Blanche Pruitt. After the devastating effects of the “dust bowl” in 1933, Wesley and Blanche decided to load up their car with kids...

Earl Thomas Stephens

Earl Thomas Stephens

Feb 11, 2020

Earl Thomas Stephens, one of 11 siblings, was born on September 3, 1928 to W.T. Stephens and Cora Elizabeth Scott. Earl’s first job, at the age of 13, was working as a bus boy at the Farragut Naval Training Station. Then at the age of 16, Earl moved to Boundary County and went to work peeling cedar poles where he...

Patricia Marie Buffin Miles

Patricia Marie Buffin Miles

Feb 7, 2020

Patricia Marie Buffin Miles passed away on February 7, 2020 at the Community Restorium in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Services will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 2:00pm in the United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry, Private interment will be held in the Grandview Cemetery, in Bonners Ferry. Born the 2nd daughter to Miriam Butler and Roy Buffin at...

Randall (Randy) Perry Merrifield

Randall (Randy) Perry Merrifield

Feb 4, 2020

Randall (Randy) Perry Merrifield, 55 of Naples, Idaho, was taken from us far too soon on February 4, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held for family and friends at a later date. Randy was born in Whitefish, Montana, on July 20, 1964. His family moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in 1967. Randy attended Naples Elementary School and then...

Theresa Anne Nelson

Theresa Anne Nelson

Jan 25, 2020

Theresa Anne Nelson (60) passed away on Jan. 25th 2020 at the Mannie Gladys Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur’D Alene ID, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of her beautiful life will be held February 22nd 2020 at the Boundary County Fairgrounds, near the main office from 1p.m. to 4p.m.   Theresa was born in Spokane Washington, where she was adopted....

Edwin Dale Dyck

Edwin Dale Dyck

Jan 23, 2020

Edwin Dale Dyck was born at home on May 19, 1936, the 7th child of George and Leah Boeckner Dyck, near Hesston, Kansas. He passed away, quietly, surrounded by his family, in the early morning hours on January 23, 2020, reaching the age of 83. The cause of death was dementia and a stroke. Edwin grew up on the family...

Thomas (Tom) Leroy Keating

Thomas (Tom) Leroy Keating

Jan 16, 2020

Thomas “Tom” Leroy Keating, 54, passed away at home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on January 16, 2020, after losing his fight with pancreatic cancer. Tom was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Tom’s favorite activities were playing recreational and league pool, cars, motorcycles, food, and music. Tom also enjoyed family and his friends. He was born in Las...

Lois Marie (Hartling) Christensen Belyea

Lois Marie (Hartling) Christensen Belyea

Jan 11, 2020

Lois Marie (Hartling) Christensen Belyea, age 78, formerly of Spokane, and more recently of Eastport, Idaho, was born on July 26, 1941 and passed away January 11, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Raymond L. Hartling and Ruth A. (Titterington) Hartling, Lois’ deceased husband Larry E. Christensen and his son,...

Ryan Lee Merrifield

Ryan Lee Merrifield

Jan 3, 2020

Ryan Lee Merrifield (30) was suddenly taken from this world and went home to the hands of Jesus, on the evening of January 3, 2020. He was in a loving home in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii and died from an aortic dissection. Ryan was born August 27, 1989 to parents, Lon and Donna Merrifield, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He was born...