Obituaries

Judy James

Judy James

Jan 17, 2018

Walk in the forest Listen – her footsteps follow The trees breathe...she’s there. Judy James finished her walk in the woods on January 17, 2018, a journey that lasted almost 80 years and touched the souls of all those who walked with her. She walked into the arms of God quietly with her loving husband Don at her side. But...

Norman Lewis Ferber

Norman Lewis Ferber

Jan 14, 2018

Norman L Ferber, 93, passed away January 14th at the Boundary County Extended Care Facility in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Norm was born December 13th, 1924 to Adolph and Daisy Ferber in Ringgold County, Iowa. He grew up in rural southern Iowa and graduated from Tingley High School before enlisting in the US Navy in June of 1943. He and his...

Thomas Allen Stahl

Thomas Allen Stahl

Jan 9, 2018

Thomas Allen Stahl, 55, passed away in Moyie Springs, Idaho January 9, 2018. Born in Carrington, North Dakota, January 17, 1962 to Joseph and Mary Stahl, Tom was the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Sykeston, ND, enjoying basketball, cross-country track, and drumming in the school band. Living next to Lake Hiawatha started a life-long passion for fishing....

Eddie Dwayne Leach

Eddie Dwayne Leach

Jan 2, 2018

Eddie Dwayne Leach, age 61, passed away on January 2, 2018 in his home in Bonners Ferry, ID while sleeping. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife two weeks prior on December 19th, 2017. Eddie was born in Anchorage, Alaska on December 28, 1956. He was the son of Donald M. Leach and Nancy Shelton. Eddie attended high...

Barton Lee (Bart) Dinning

Barton Lee (Bart) Dinning

Dec 23, 2017

Barton Lee (Bart) Dinning passed away on December 23, 2017 at the Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Bart was born November 9, 1943 in Bonners Ferry Idaho. He hit the ground running. Playing in the mountains and fields with his many cousins. In High School he met Sharon the love of his life. Married for 55 years they...

Jessica Noel (Barton) Soule

Jessica Noel (Barton) Soule

Dec 23, 2017

Jessica Noel (Barton)Soule (34) passed away on December 23, 2017 as a result of an auto accident in Spokane WA. Services will be held at Bridgeway Assembly of God Church in Bonners Ferry on January 5th at 1:00 interment will be in the Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Jessica Noel was born on December 5th, 1983 to Jamie and...

Douglas Allen Flory

Douglas Allen Flory

Dec 22, 2017

Doug Allen Flory (78)was Born November 13, 1939 in Kellogg Idaho to Addie Bell and Edwin Flory. He entered into heaven on December 22, 2017 from his home near Bonners Ferry surrounded by his family. He moved with his parents and brother Larry to Copeland Idaho in 1953, where he attended Mount Hall School and Bonners Ferry High School, Graduating...

Mary Kopas

Mary Kopas

Dec 20, 2017

This is written with a heavy heart. Mary Kopas passed away at her home in Moyie Springs Idaho on the night of Wednesday, December 20, 2017. She was 64 years old. Mary was born in 1953 in rural Wisconsin and was raised with five older brothers and younger sister. In 1990, Mary relocated with her family to put down roots...

Leslie Ann Leach

Leslie Ann Leach

Dec 19, 2017

Leslie Ann Leach, age 61, passed away on December 19th 2017 in Sandpoint Idaho after suffering a heart attack. Leslie was born on April 8,1956 in Kokomo, Indiana. She was the daughter of Rex A. Hill and Edith A. Morgan. Leslie graduated in 1974 from Bellevue High School, Nebraska and attended Stephan F. Austin State University. In 1978, Leslie married...

Russell Murrell (Doc) Docherty

Russell Murrell (Doc) Docherty

Dec 19, 2017

Russell “Doc” Murrell Docherty, on the morning of December 19, 2017, Doc passed away peacefully of natural causes at the Boundary County Community Restorium, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Doc was 85 years old. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday January 13th, 2018 at 12:00pm at the Kootenai River Inn. Doc was born April 14th, 1932 in Mercer County,...

Cedella Veratrice Richards

Cedella Veratrice Richards

Dec 15, 2017

Cedella V. Richards passed away on December 15, 2017 and will be gratefully missed. She was born in Melrose, Montana to Gilbert and Maud Quilici. She married john (Jacob) Richards February 22, 1942. She had one daughter Elaine Hodgson they lived in Twin Bridges, Montana. She was a telephone operator and they worked in the Blue Anchor Café’ later she...

Christopher Haworth

Christopher Haworth

Dec 12, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Christopher Haworth announces his passing from this world on December 12, 2017. Chris lived in many beautiful places in his life, always with profound reverence for the natural world. He spent the last 18 years on his beloved land in the mountains outside of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He was at home...

James (Jim) Raymond Hill, Md

James (Jim) Raymond Hill, Md

Dec 11, 2017

Jim R. Hill M.D. of Bonners Ferry, ID passed away quietly on Monday December 11, 2017 at his home. He was born on October 17th 1935 in Salt Lake City, UT. Jim was a veteran of the United States Air Force and worked as a nuclear weapons engineer. While in the Air Force, Jim found inspiration to pursue medicine as...

Claire Orlean Cossairt Godwin

Claire Orlean Cossairt Godwin

Nov 25, 2017

Claire Orlean Cossairt Godwin passed away peacefully on Saturday November 25, 2017 at Hearthstone Village in Kootenai, Idaho surrounded by the caring people of the facility and Hospice. Claire was born on October 9, 1925, the first of 8 children born to Cecil and Carol Aldridge Cossairt, Naples, Idaho. She attended the local schools and graduated from Bonners Ferry High...

Glenn Verson Belden

Glenn Verson Belden

Nov 23, 2017

Glenn Vernon Belden (75) passed away on November 23, 2017 in Quartzsite, Arizona. There will be a remembrance gathering and Potluck at the Church of the Nazarene Fellowship Room in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on July 25, 2018 at 12:00 noon.  Private interment will be in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho.   Glenn was born on June 25, 1942 in Bonners...

Jay Holton Jeppesen

Jay Holton Jeppesen

Nov 19, 2017

Jay Holton Jeppesen left this earth to return home Sunday November 19, 2017. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:00am in the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. Interment will follow in the McArthur Cemetery near Naples, Idaho. He was born November 16, 1933 in Sandpoint, Idaho to George and Georgia M. Holton...

George Prentice Kalb

George Prentice Kalb

Nov 17, 2017

George Prentice Kalb passed away on November 17, 2017 at Boundary Community Hospital. He was 85 years old. George was born February 11, 1932 in Sandpoint, ID, to Wm. Slater Kalb and L. Margaret Kalb. His early education was in Bonner County. He attended first grade at a school in Priest Lake because his mother was able to get a...

Donald Robert Marsh

Donald Robert Marsh

Nov 17, 2017

Donald Robert Marsh, (79) passed away on November 17, 2017 of cancer and a bad heart at his home near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Don was born on July 5, 1938 in Culver City, CA to Robert Arthur and Ada E. (Johnson) Marsh. He was a very hard worker and worked as a miner in the Lark and Gilsonite mines, he...

Carolina Hays

Carolina Hays

Nov 10, 2017

Carolina (Lynn) Hays (50), lovingly known as ‘Pino’, which means Pine Tree in Dutch, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at her home in Bonners Ferry. Daughter of Hetty Vogels and Hans Karels, Pino was born November 11, 1966 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. She attended Spaarne Haarlem High School, and Social Academy Den Bosch College, The Netherlands. She held...

Michael Edwin Phillips

Michael Edwin Phillips

Nov 9, 2017

Michael Edwin Phillips Passed away on November 9, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2:00pm a the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A complete obituary to follow