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Claudia Jeanne Sommers

Claudia Jeanne Sommers

Mar 9, 2022

Claudia Jeanne (Howe) Sommers, 76, went home to be with Jesus on March 9, 2022. Claudia was born February 9, 1946, to Clyde and Helen Howe in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

She valued her family time and loved planning, (starting in January) our annual Christmas party which she and Wayne started about 30 years ago.

She...

Carl Robert Boss

Carl Robert Boss

Mar 9, 2022

Carl Boss, 74, passed away on March 9, 2022 at Boundary County Nursing Home in Bonners Ferry. Carl was born on June 14, 1947 the son of Carl and Alene Haller Boss in Grand Junction, Colorado. Services will be held later in the summer. This brief notice was provided by the family as a place to leave messages or memories....

Dorothy Ann Wood

Dorothy Ann Wood

Mar 5, 2022

Dorothy Ann Wood, 98, died on March 5, 2022 at Boundary Community Hospital in Bonners Ferry. Dorothy was born August 24, 1923 in Woodland, California to Theodore and Maude Summers Meyers. There will be no services at this time. Family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary is provided it...

Charles Robert Johnson

Charles Robert Johnson

Feb 19, 2022

Charles Robert Johnson, 92, passed away peacefully at home on February 19, 2022 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Charles was born on February 16, 1930 the son of Charles and Irma Ohm Johnson in Cocolalla, Idaho. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. The family has provided this brief announcement as a place to leave messages or memories. When...

James Roger Hogan

James Roger Hogan

Feb 18, 2022

On the evening of February 18, 2022, we lost and are mourning the passing of a true southern gentleman, a great man. James (Jim) Roger Hogan, 75, was the middle child born to Reaves (Red) Elwood Hogan and Gloria Gail Morgan (Hogan) Register, both deceased, and to the man who raised Jim, his stepdad, Pete Register, who treated Jim...

Catherine Jo Pease-Briggs

Catherine Jo Pease-Briggs

Feb 15, 2022

Cathy Pease-Briggs, 64, passed away suddenly on February 15, 2022 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho from natural causes.  The second of five children, Cathy was born April 11, 1957 to Lonny and Jo Chapel.  Cathy was raised in Troy, Montana and graduated Troy High School in 1975.  Cathy gave birth to her only son a year later, married a year...

Lila Kaye Cox

Lila Kaye Cox

Feb 14, 2022

Lila Kaye Cox, 64, passed away peacefully at her home on February 14, 2022 in Bonners Ferry. Lila was born on July 20, 1957 the daughter of James and Ruth Majeski Cox in Streator, Illinois.

Lila was very family oriented and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. They would get together every chance they could....

Billy Charles Tompkins

Billy Charles Tompkins

Feb 11, 2022

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”                Chuck Palahniuk

Bill Tompkins passed away as he wanted to, peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born to Florence Elizabeth and James Anthony Tompkins on August 11, 1926 in Healdon, Oklahoma. He completed their family...

Barry Lee Davis

Barry Lee Davis

Feb 6, 2022

Barry L. Davis was born May 7, 1946 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to George and Jean Davis. He moved to his new home February 6, 2022 due to complications of Lewy Body Dementia.

Upon graduating from school, he moved to California where he met his future wife, Pam. They were married November 27, 1968 in Orangevale, California and...

Joyce Jean Gish

Joyce Jean Gish

Jan 27, 2022

Joyce Jean Gish, the eldest daughter of Harold and Jeanette (Shoup) Chapman, was born on July 21, 1934 in Springfield, Ohio.  She entered that heavenly realm on January 27, 2022, at 8:03 PM after patiently enduring the past couple of weeks in the apartment she shared with Dad at the Luther Park Care Facility in Sandpoint, Idaho.  Her sojourn...

David Andrew Trice

David Andrew Trice

Jan 20, 2022

David Andrew Trice, 87, died on January 20, 2022 at his home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. David was born on May 23, 1934 in Long Beach, California the son of Newton and Thelma Morse Trice.

Viewing will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Graveside Services...

Myrtle Marie Bain

Myrtle Marie Bain

Jan 19, 2022

Myrtle Marie Bain, 89, died on January 19, 2022 at her home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Myrtle was born on December 15, 1932 in Missoula, Montana.

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 here.

Louise D Wankmuller

Louise D Wankmuller

Jan 13, 2022

Louise D. Wankmuller, 94, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho passed away on January 13, 2022. Born in Taylor, PA, in 1927, she lived most of her life in New Jersey.

Retirement in 1989 from her secretarial position at Dunellen High School gave Louise time to pursue her passion of quilting. She lovingly made many beautifully quilted pieces for...

Clayton Lee Unruh

Clayton Lee Unruh

Jan 12, 2022

Clayton Lee Unruh was born to Orville and Mary Giesbrecht Unruh on May 23, 1948, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, during the notorious ‘48 flood. God called him Home during the night of January 12, 2022, after a yearlong battle with non-small cell lung cancer. He was 73 years old. Dad was always a strong support to us as his...

Rona Marlene Lincks

Rona Marlene Lincks

Jan 9, 2022

Rona M. Lincks, 65, passed away on January 9, 2022 at Kootenai Health in Couer d'Alene. Rona was born on May 16, 1956 in Bonners Ferry the daughter of Ronald and Janet McLaury Marcy. If services take place they will be announced at a later date. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave message or...

Dorothy Marie Handy

Dorothy Marie Handy

Jan 3, 2022

Dorothy Marie Handy, 92, passed away on January 3, 2022 at Boundary County Nursing Home. Dorothy was born on February 9, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio.

This brief notice was provided by the family as a place to leave a message or memory, if a full obituary is prepared it will be posted here.

Jo Ann Johnson

Jo Ann Johnson

Dec 27, 2021

Jo Ann Johnson, 92, passed away on December 27, 2021 at Boundary Community Hospital. Jo Ann was born on August 16, 1929 the daughter of Joe and Eunice Nelson Bunney in Yakima, Washington. Services will be held at a later date. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave messages or memories. If a full obituary...

Frances Jean Thoms

Frances Jean Thoms

Dec 22, 2021

On December 22, 2021 Frances Thoms left this earth to join her loved ones.

She was born in Copeland, Idaho on November 26, 1922 to Eliza and Frank Bear.

She attended grade school in Copeland and graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1940.

She married the love of her life, Earl Thoms,...

Robert Gerard Mena

Robert Gerard Mena

Dec 22, 2021

Robert Mena, 66, passed away on December 22, 2021 at his home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Robert was born in Santa Monica, California on January 28, 1955 the son of Raphael and Anastasia Torres Mena. There will be no services held at this time. The family has provided this brief notice as a place to leave a message or memory,...

Jeanne Arlene King

Jeanne Arlene King

Dec 9, 2021

On Flag Day  (June 14) of 1949, Jeanne Arlene Carey King was born to Evalie and Samuel Carey in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She was the first of 7 to be born to Evie and Sam.

Jeanne moved around with her family and attended many schools until they settled in Bonners Ferry, Idaho in 1961. In 1965, she...

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