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| Obituaries | ||
| October 18 | ||
| Donald Farrell, 89, Bonners Ferry, passed away on October 13, 2021, at home with his family by his side. No services are planned. | ||
| October 13 | ||
 Cecil
Lyle Holmes was born to James Otto Holmes and Eva Mae
Walt Holmes on September 30, 1925, in Gove County, Kansas, the
third of four children. He died October 3, 2021, in Spokane. Cecil
will be laid to rest at Grandview Cemetery. The family plans a
private service at a later date. |
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| October 11 | ||
 Clee
Hollice Cossairt passed away Saturday, October 2nd,
2021 at home in Bonners Ferry. There will be no service. He was
born in Naples November 19, 1933, to Cecil and Carol (Aldridge)
Cossairt. He attended several schools including Highland Flats,
Movaria, Spokane, Naples and graduated from Bonners Ferry High
School, Class of 1951. |
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 Dwain
McGinnis, 76, died October 1, 2021, at Boundary
Community Hospital, Bonners Ferry, from complications of lung
cancer. His wife and best friend, Kathy, was at his side. Funeral
service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 16, at United
Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln Street, Bonners Ferry. Burial will
be at Grandview Cemetery. |
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| October 10 | ||
 Phyllis
Ann Wester, 91, born in Bonners Ferry in 1921, died
September 20, 2021. At her request, Phyllis will be cremated and a
memorial service will be scheduled sometime in the spring of 2022
when larger indoor gatherings become safer. |
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| October 3 | ||
 Jennifer
Joyce Woodward was born July 6, 1972. She died
peacefully with God at home in Wichita, Kansas, September 30,
2021. Born in Tennessee to David and Joyce Woodward, the family
moved to Bonners Ferry in 1981, where she graduated from the high
school in 1990. |
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| October 2 | ||
 Fred
“Papa” Anton Ellis’ generosity is legendary. He gave
to his family, he gave to his community, and he gave to God. Fred
passed away from Covid-19 on September 23, 2021, in Kootenai
Health, Coeur d’Alene. He was 63 years old. There will be a
Celebration of Life service at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 23, at
27769 West Highway 53, Hauser, Idaho. |
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 Richard
Earl McGary was born in Naples, Texas, July 15, 1941,
one of two sons born to Alfred Allen McGary and Gladys Fowler. He
died September 24, 2021, in Ronan, Montana. Services will be held
at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 3, at Foster's Funeral Home, 216 Project
Drive, St. Ignatius, Montana. |
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| September 30 | ||
 Lana
DeBoer Brady, 60, said goodbye as she left us early
Tuesday morning, September 21, 2021. There will be a service at a
date to be announced. Lana will be interred near her parents,
infant brother Dennis and niece Sadie in Paradise Valley Cemetery. |
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| September 29 | ||
 Janet
Lawson, 68, Bonners Ferry, passed away on September
27, 2021 in Sandpoint. Janet was born on July 23, 1953, in
Phoenix, Arizona. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home has been entrusted
with arrangements. |
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| September 28 | ||
 Joan
"Joanie" Lucille Petersen, 75, Bonners Ferry, left to
be with the Lord on September 26, 2021. A Celebration of the Life
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 9, at the Great Northwest
Territories Event Center, 998 Mountain Meadows Road, Naples. |
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| September 27 | ||
 Cheryl
S. Grantham, 74, Billings, Montana, passed away
September 18, 2021, at home. She was loved by many. Cremation has
taken place and a celebration is being planned. Cheryl was born in
Bonners Ferry December 1, 1946, to Lloyd Richard Starks and Alvira
Phipps Starks. |
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| September 22 | ||
 Farice
Sarah Basler passed to be with the Lord September 18,
2021, in Coeur d’Alene. She was 94 years old. A graveside service
for Farice will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 25,
Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry. |
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| Christina Lynn Snyder was born December 25, 1948, to parents Mary and BG Rock in Casper, Wyoming. She died September 8, 2021. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, October 3, at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, 6485 Harrison Street, with a meal following at Paradise Valley Grange. | ||
| Richard Howard Merrill, 80, Bonners Ferry, passed away peacefully at home on September 20, 2021. Richard was a faithful husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend, and lover of his Heavenly Father. | ||
| September 19 | ||
 John
William Sater was born to Carl Alexander Sater and
Helen Beatrix (Wentz) Sater on June 25, 1932, in North Bend,
Washington, at the family home, where he joined his older brother,
Dan. He died on September 10, 2021, at the age of 89. We hope you
will all come out and celebrate with us on April 16, 2022, at the
Auction Barn to celebrate the man, the myth, the legend. There
will be a memorial service and an auction for John’s estate. |
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| September 18 | ||
 Larry
Ray Merrifield, 71, born in Bonners Ferry and a
graduate of Bonners Ferry High School, passed away at Generations
Assisted Living in Rathdrum on September 14, 2021. At this time,
no formal public service is planned. Larry's ashes will be placed
in part at Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, and the remaining
ashes will be spread across the mountains of North Idaho in a
private gathering. |
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| September 14 | ||
 Valdie
and Rockey Burkholder: With North Idaho’s low vaccine
rates, low incidence of mask compliance, and high levels of COVID,
the family of Valdie and Rockey Burkholder have, with great
sadness, elected to postpone the memorial service for the mother
and son who epitomized for decades the ideal of conduct becoming
citizens of "Idaho's Friendliest City." |
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| September 13 | ||
| Harold K. Wedel, 90, Bonners Ferry, passed away on September 11, 2021, at Boundary Community Hospital. Viewing will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, 6485 Harrison Street, Bonners Ferry. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 16, at Mt. View Mennonite Church, 510752 US-95, Bonners Ferry, with burial to follow at the Mt. View Mennonite Cemetery. | ||
| September 11 | ||
 Hazel
Bolding Eby, 93, passed away peacefully at home
September 4, 2021, surrounded by her family. Memorial services
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 18, at Mountain Springs
Church, 6789 Main Street, Bonners Ferry. She will be laid to rest
in Grandview Cemetery. |
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| September 7 | ||
 John
Wayne Miller Sr., 82, Naples, passed away at home on
September 2, 2021, surrounded by his family and friends. The
family invites neighbors and friends to join them at the home at 2
p.m. Saturday, September 18, to remember and celebrate John’s
life. |
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| September 6 | ||
 Mary
Dawn Dockstader Johnson, 75, passed away on September
3, 2021, at her home in Bonners Ferry due to complications of
COVID and other health issues. There will be a graveside service
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 14, the Mt. Hall Mormon Cemetery. |
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 Donna
Jane Tompkins went home to be with the Lord September
2, 2021. She passed away surrounded by family at the age of 92.
The family plans to have a private service with a celebration of
life at a later date. |
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| September 5 | ||
 Rodney
Ingrum, 67, Bonners Ferry, passed away peacefully in
his home surrounded by his family and friends on August 31, 2021,
after a four year battle with lung cancer. He now is resting in
the loving arms of Jesus. Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday September 11, at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, 64835
Harrison Street. |
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 Gerald
Wayne 'Jerry' Tucker: Gerald Wayne Tucker, known
affectionately to all his family and friends as Jerry, was born in
Bonners Ferry to Clifford O. Tucker and Marie Penson Tucker on May
14, 1940. He was their fourth child. A celebration of Jerry’s life
will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, at the Cocolalla
Cowboy Church, 4281 Cocolalla Loop. |
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| August 31 | ||
 Peggy
Mendenhall passed away August 26, 2021. A Celebration
of Life and potluck will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 18,
at Rotary Park (Snow Creek Pond). Friends are invited to stop in
and are welcomed to camp. |
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 Gayle
Sharon Alexander passed peacefully at home on
Saturday, August 21, 2021, under the loving care of her sister
Cathy. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
September 11, at the Bonners Ferry Baptist Church, 6892 Cody
Street. |
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 Mary
Dalebout Brown Denton, 104, Bonners Ferry, passed
away on August 26, 2021, at Boundary County Extended Care.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 4, at
Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home, 43 Wisconsin Street, Priest River,
with funeral service at 11 a.m., Pastor Jim Greenslitt
officiating. A grave-side service will commence at the Evergreen
Cemetery after the service. |
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