Obituaries

Viola Mae Edwards

Viola Mae Edwards

Apr 6, 2019

Viola Mae Edwards, 87, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, went home to Jesus on April 6, 2019. Vi was born in Maywood, Illinois, the daughter of Walter John and Lola May Gromer, and sister to three brothers. She graduated from Proviso East High School. In 1950 she married Robert Curnock, with whom she had three children: Christine Carol (Bonners Ferry, ID),...

Floyd Alfred Mcconnell, Sr

Floyd Alfred Mcconnell, Sr

Apr 5, 2019

Floyd Alfred McConnell, Sr passed away on April 5, 2019 at his home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.  A complete obituary to follow.

Doris J. Herman

Doris J. Herman

Apr 2, 2019

Doris J. Herman passed away on April 2, 2019 at the Boundary County Nursing Home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.  A complete obituary to follow.

William Arthur Petersen

William Arthur Petersen

Mar 27, 2019

William (Bill) Petersen (57) passed away unexpectedly on March 27, 2019. Bill was born in Hollister, CA on August 25, 1961 to Clarence (Duke) and Ethel (Kincaid) Petersen. The family moved to Bonners Ferry in the 1970’s where Bill grew up and attended Bonners Ferry High. Bill competed in high school rodeos riding bulls and broncs and won the all-around...

Carolyn L Mccoy

Carolyn L Mccoy

Mar 18, 2019

Carolyn (Carol) L. McCoy (70) passed away peacefully early Monday morning, March 18, 2019 with her friend and partner, Mike, by her side.  Survived by her son, Sean (Stephanie) and his children Eamonn, Maggie, and Andrew; and her daughter, Jenny (Will) and their children Abby and Chase. She was proceeded by her loving daughter-in-law, Tanya.  Carol was born in Sandpoint...

Gertrude (Trudy) Helen Dinsmore

Gertrude (Trudy) Helen Dinsmore

Mar 2, 2019

Gertrude H “Trudy” Dinsmore, 90, wife for 64 years to Seward R Dinsmore, died March 2nd, 2019 at the Guardian Angel Assisted Living Facility in Post Falls, ID from complications of old age. Services will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 10:00 am in the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home Interment will be at the Grandview Cemetery in Bonners...

Anthony David Tritt

Anthony David Tritt

Mar 1, 2019

Anthony “David” Tritt, our beloved Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew and Cousin was taken up to God's warm embrace on March 1st, 2019. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 9th, 2019 AT 2:00 PM at BridgeWay Assembly of God in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.   David was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on August19th, 1988 to Patti Tritt and Travis Walthall.   David...

Phillip Lee Lowman

Phillip Lee Lowman

Feb 27, 2019

Phillip Lee Lowman , age 80, died on February 28, 2019, in Bonners Ferry, ID. Phil is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lynda; his daughter, Cathy (John) Muckler, of Sandpoint, ID; his daughter, Liz (Dex) Vogel, of Clark Fork, ID; his grandchildren, Ryan McNally and Tess Vogel; his brother, Lynn Lowman, of Kalama, WA; and his sister, Alice...

Leroy Monson

Leroy Monson

Feb 24, 2019

Leroy William Monson, Jr. was born in Plentywood, Mt, in 1930 to Florence Huseby Monson and “Roy” W. Monson. They moved to Stanley, N.D. where Leroy grew up. In high school he was involved in sports and music. After high school graduation in 1948 he joined the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Caloosahatchee, a refueling ship. He became...

Marjorie Lorraine Mccalmant

Marjorie Lorraine Mccalmant

Feb 22, 2019

After battling cancer at home, Marjorie Lorraine (Hylton) McCalmant went to be with the Lord Friday, February 22, 2019. Marjorie was born January 22, 1929 to Golden Lee Hylton and Lulu (Marcy) Hylton. Marjorie married Vern McCalmant October 24, 1946. She found true joy in her family, her gardens, her flower beds as well as in serving and entertaining others....

Irma Artis (George) Merrifield

Irma Artis (George) Merrifield

Feb 22, 2019

Irma Artis (George) Merrifield was born 8/4/1932 to Robert Ray George and Mildred Eystena (Vik) in Seattle, Washington. They moved to Greybull, Wyoming in 1937, and in 1940 they moved to the Cow Creek area in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She passed on February 22, 2019 after an extended illness. Irma had a large, caring family: On 4/19/1949 she was married...

Jeanette Joyce Dirks

Jeanette Joyce Dirks

Feb 15, 2019

Jeanette Joyce Koehn Dirks, our dear mother and grandmother was born to Henry L. and Hattie (Wadel) Koehn on January 22, 1933 at their home in Winton, California. Mom had a happy childhood. When she was 14 years old she gave her heart to the Lord and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite by minister Glen...

William Albert Roady

William Albert Roady

Feb 8, 2019

William Albert Roady, 91, of Bonners Ferry, passed away on Friday February 8, 2019 while residing at Sunset Home Assisted Living. Services will be at 11am at the First Baptist Church in Bonners Ferry at 6711 El Paso Street.   William “Bill” was born June 10, 1927 in Alton, Illinois to William and Alma (Coates) Roady.  Bill grew up and went...

Alfred Joe Eberhardt

Alfred Joe Eberhardt

Feb 7, 2019

Alfred Joe (Al) Eberhardt, 76, was born the first of five children on March 24, 1942, in Lewiston, to Bernard Joseph and D’Alice May Hollingsworth Eberhardt. He left his earthly body on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at his home in Bonners Ferry from heart failure related to esophageal cancer. He went to join his parents and sister Marjorie Lunders in...

Dolores Louise Webb

Dolores Louise Webb

Feb 2, 2019

Dolores Louise Webb, 80, of Bonners Ferry, died February 2 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Born January 23, 1939 at Spokane to William Amsburry and Thelma Yokum Amsburry, Dolores was raised and educated in western Washington mainly in the Everett area. She had been a logging truck driver in her earlier years and later had operated a second...

Gloria Jean Kjos

Gloria Jean Kjos

Jan 30, 2019

Gloria was born in Yuba City, California finished high school at Clovis High. She moved to Bonners Ferry, ID around 1975 with her 3 children Tonya, Todd and Terrie to the family homestead owed by parents Everett and Harold Dean Virden. Kevin and Gloria started dating around 1976 and married on 10/11/1986. Gloria kept busy doing many different jobs around...

Darrel William Copeland

Darrel William Copeland

Jan 24, 2019

Darrel William Copeland, age 74, passed away suddenly Thursday, January 24, 2019, at his rural Naples, ID, residence.   He was born December 17, 1944, in Festus, MO, to Oscar and Myrtle Lee (O’Shia) Copeland, and grew up on a small farm near DeSoto, MO.   Darrel graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, MO, and worked for AT&T, then the railroad,...

Joseph G. Shaver

Joseph G. Shaver

Jan 21, 2019

   Boundary County lost a fine citizen when Joseph G. Shaver died on January 21st.    Joe was born in Kobe, Japan to American missionary parents and spent his formative years in Japan and Korea, leaving for the U.S. just before the outbreak of war in the Pacific.    Living in southern Idaho, Joe attended The College of Idaho. He had an interesting...

Dixie Lee Fulgham

Dixie Lee Fulgham

Jan 19, 2019

Dixie Lee (Richards) Fulgham passed away on January 19, 2019 after an extended illness resulting from Dementia and Parkinson disease. Dixie was born in Bonners Ferry on May 16, 1934 to Guy and Bernadine Richards. Dixie attended Boundary County schools including a one room school at Lynnburg near Porthill where her younger sisters remembered if the teacher would make Dixie...

Berneice A Morgen

Berneice A Morgen

Jan 14, 2019

Berneice A. Morgen, Age 84 of Hayden, Idaho passed away peacefully in her sleep due to natural causes, Tuesday, January 15, 2019.  Services will be held on January 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry, ID.  Reception to follow. Berneice was born on August 14, 1934 in Pueblo, Colorado to Katherine (Patterson) and Harry...