Bonner County, Idaho Obituaries BRACKETT, HANNAH Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the Moon chapel for Mrs. Hannah Brackett, whose death occurred here Monday night. Known throughout Bonner county as a pioneer restaurant operator, Mrs. Brackett was a resident of this district since 1906 coming here from Calumet, Mich. Her first business venture in Sandpoint was the Lumbermen's cafe, which was located near Springer's barbershop. Later she opened what was known as Jim's cafe, which she operated for several years. In recent years she has had the Green Leaf Cafe on First Avenue. Until but a few years ago, when her health began to fail, Mrs. Brackett did much of the restaurant work. Last summer she took an extended vacation motoring through many parts of the United States, including her home state Michigan, hoping that the rest would help her to regain her health. Her husband, W. W. Brackett died several years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Helen, Sandpoint, and Mrs. Hattie Nestor, Seattle, Wash.; three sons, William A. Reini, Quincy, Wash.; Heino Reini, New York City; Edward, Sandpoint. Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery. Source:  Northern Idaho News, Friday, July 21, 1933 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis COUGHLIN, FRED SANDPOINT, Idaho, Sept. 30 - Funeral services for Fred Couglin, 30, Clark Fork, who shot himself in the head Monday near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, will be held tomorrow at Clark Fork, with burial in the Clark Fork cemetery. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coughlin; two brothers, Bob and Jerry Coughlin, all of Clark Fork, and a sister, Mrs. Phyllis Wrotenbery of Texas. Source: The Spokesman-Review, October 1, 1948 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis CULVER, FRANK C. Northern Idaho Lumberman Dies Frank C. Culver Founded Sandpoint Company With Brother in 1900 SANDPOINT, Idaho, Sept. 19 -- Frank Clifford Culver, pioneer lumberman and stock raiser of the Idaho panhandle and western Montana, died at his home here last night from a heart attack. He had been in ill health for the last two years. Culver came west from Pontiac, Mich., with his late brother, Howard Culver, in 1900 and established the Sandpoint Lumber and Pole company, with mills here and at Troy, Mont. The widow, Mrs. Julia Culver, survives. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Moon's chapel, with the Rev. Frank L. Tiffany officiating. Source: The Spokesman-Review, September 20, 1939 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis DEMPSEY, ROY L. Roy Linn Dempsey was born October 2, 1903 at Whitefish, Montana, and came to the Priest River district in 1935. Due to a bad heart he was forced to do only light physical work and for some years he was time keeper for Con Wear, and also spent part of his time as a trapper. He was a artist and did some commercial art work. He passed away quietly in his sleep Tuesday, April 1 at the home of his brother, Fay Dempsey at Hooper. He is survived by another brother Ray in Michigan and by his daughter, Betty Jean, in Portland. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at the Moon Mortuary with Rev. W. C. Lyon in charge. Burial was in the Priest River Cemetery. Source:  The Priest River Times, Thursday, April 10, 1947 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis HANEY, PHOEBE MARIA Pioneer Passes Bonner county lost another of its pioneers Sunday in the death of Mrs. Phoebe Maria Haney, 69, who passed away at her home following a year's illness. She had made her home in Bonner county for the past 29 years. Surviving besides her widower, Orlando Haney, are four daughters, Mrs. Albert Rosemond, Wilbur, Wash.; Mrs. Peter Gerry, Mrs. Isabel Robar and Mrs. John Doyle of Sandpoint; two sons, Lee and Roy Decker, both of Sandpoint; and her mother, Mrs. Mary Thompson Samuels. Source:  Spokane Daily Chronicle, March 25, 1936 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis HARTT, GERALD (JERRY) A funeral for Gerald "Jerry" Hartt of Priest River was held Jan. 6 at the Free Methodist Church in Priest River. The Reverends Marlow Thompson and Palmer Wharton officiated. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hartt, 53 died of natural causes at Newport Community Hospital Jan. 2. He was born May 31, 1933, in Rawlins, Wyo. He was the son of John and Frances Hartt and came to Priest River in 1939. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and was an Employee at Louisiana-Pacific lumber mill. He would have retired in May, 1987. Surviving him are his wife, Patsy at home; a son, Gerald W. in Priest River; four daughters, Clouie Greenway of Chelan, Carol Elmer of Spokane, Andy Elmer of Priest River, and Claudia Hartt of Seattle; his mother, Frances J. Hartt, Priest River; two brothers, Frank and William of Priest River; a sister, Shirley Lindell Iowa; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made by Sherman Funeral Home. Contributed by Carole Dick HOSKINS, KEVIN Service for Kevin Hoskins, 15, was Wednesday at Clark Fork (Idaho) Lutheran Church, where he was a member. Burial followed at Clark Fork Cemetery with Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint in charge of arrangements. He was killed Nov. 14 in a canoe accident on the Clark Fork River. His body was recovered Monday. The son of Gordon and Nora Hoskins, he was born Nov. 29, 1967, in Sandpoint and was a sophomore at Clark Fork High School. Survivors include his parents, at the home in Clark Fork, two sisters, Gayle Pringle and Glenda Hoskins, both of Clark Fork; one brother, Greg Hoskins of Clark Fork; and his grandmothers, Lillian Hoskins and Ada Rounsville, both of Clark Fork. Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, April 12, 1984 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis JOHNSON, CARL P. Bonner County Pioneer Taken SANDPOINT, April 19 - One of Bonner county's real pioneers was summoned by death here early Wednesday morning, when Carl P. Johnson, 80, died following an illness of four years. A native of Sweden, Johnson came to Wisconsin in 1886 and located in Sandpoint in 1893. He prospected for ore in the early days and later followed farming and work in the lumber industry. For many years he was an employee of the Humbird Lumber company. Besides his widow he is survived by a son, Oscar. Source:  Spokane Daily Chronicle, April 19, 1934 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis LEACH, JESSIE MAY Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, Oct. 13, at 4 o'clock at the Moon chapel for Mrs. Jessie May Leach, 58, who was instantly killed Sunday afternoon in an auto accident near Colburn. Rev. Ivan Brown will officiate with interment being made at Lakeview cemetery near her son. Mrs. Leach was born in Milbank, SD. She came to Bonner County, with her family about 43 years ago and for several years they resided on south Third, later moving to Ione, Wash. Surviving Mrs. Leach are her husband, Cloyd Robert Leach at the home in Ione, two sons, Cloyd E., Ione, and Clyde of Spokane; four daughters, Mrs. K. Ingrahm, Naples, Idaho; Ms. Clare Darrow, Kelso, Wash.; Mrs. Home Hustead, Klamath Falls, Ore.; and Miss Illa-Rae Leach at the family home, Ione. A sister, Mrs. Bessie Thornton, resides at Priest River. There are also three brothers surviving. Source:  Sandpoint News Bulletin, Thursday, October 12, 1950 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis MARINE, GEORGE WALTER George Walter "Buz" Marine of the Selle area died March 18 in Kootenai Memorial Hospital at age 60. Memorial Services will be held at 4 PM Monday, March 21, at the Moon Chapel. Mr. Marine was born March 8, 1923 in Santa Monica, CA, the son of the late George and Helen Marine. He served in the armed forces during World War II. He was married to Dione Bonge in October 1953, and the couple lived in Santa Monica. Mr. Marine worked for the Los Angeles Fire Department until he retired to the Selle area in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Dione Marine of Sandpoint; three sons, Scott Marine of Fernley, NV, and Kirk Marine and Craig Marine, both of Sandpoint; three daughters, Tracy Reed of Fernley, NV, and Melanie Marine and Cindy Bayne, both of Sandpoint; one sister, Helen Marron of Shelton, WA; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Source:  Bonner County Daily Bee, Friday, March 18, 1983 Submitted by Kathie Marynik MATTICE, IRA ALLEN Funeral services for Ira Allen Mattice, 79, who died Tuesday in the Robert Pederson home in Colburn, will be held at 3 p.m. today (Thursday) in the Moon Funeral Home with the Fraternal Order of Eagles officiating. Burial will be made in Pinecrest Cemetery. Mattice, who was born in Peterburg, Ontario, Canada, on June 19, 1879, came to Sandpoint 33 years ago from Island City, Ore.  He had been a woodsworker. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Lilly Mattice, Colburn; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Pederson, Colburn; Mrs. Harold Scott, Longview, Wash.; Mrs. Alfred Regetz, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and eight grandchildren. Source:  Sandpoint News Bulletin, Thursday, June 12, 1958 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis MATTICE, LILY Funeral services will be held Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church, for Lily Mattice, 72, who died Tuesday, April 2, at her home at Colburn. Pastor Taylor will officiate and burial will be in Pinecrest. Mrs. Mattice was born June 14, 1890 in Iceland. She married Ira Mattice in 1912 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and they came to Sandpoint in 1926. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Her husband, Ira, preceded her in death in 1948. For the past four years she had been residing with her daughter, Mrs. Mae Scott, at Longview, Wash. Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Lilly Pedersen of Colburn, with whom she was visiting at the time of her death; two sisters, Stena Van Sickle of Seattle and Borga Isberg in Canada; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be made to the Lutheran Church building fund. Source:  Sandpoint News Bulletin - April 5, 1963 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis McCLURG, FRANCES CLARKS FORK -- Funeral services were held at the church Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Frances McClurg who died at her home Tuesday at 9:30 pm following a long illness. Rev. Morton of Sandpoint delivered a very sincere and sympathetic funeral sermon and the body was laid to rest in the Clarksfork cemetery. Mrs. McClurg was born in Pennsylvania March 14, 1845 and was married to James McClurg April 30, 1903, at Butte, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. McClurg came to Idaho and homesteaded at Dorite in 1906, living there until they came to Clarksfork in 1920. Mrs. McClurg is survived by her husband, James McClurg, three daughters, Mrs. Ed Ryan of Clarksfork, Mrs. Charlotte Giles of Anoka, Minn., and Esther Erickson of Beltramie, Minn.; three sons, Lee Harlowe and Alf Bailey, both of Seattle and James Bailey of Hope, B. C., as well as a good many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived by Ollie B. McClurg, a stepson, who now lives at Valley, Wash., but for many years farmed east of Clarksfork. Mr. McClurg Jr came for the funeral services. Source: Pend Oreille Review -- December 23, 1930 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis MORRELL, MRS. WILLIE E. SANDPOINT, Idaho, April 18 - Funeral services for Mrs. Willie E. Morrell, 90, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the Moon funeral chapel, with the Rev. Wesley Fisher of the Baptist church officiating. Mrs. Morrell, who was born in Knoxville, Tenn., died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Audrey Terry, her only survivor. She came to this area from California in about 1944 and resided in Naples until two and half years ago, when she came to Sandpoint. She was a member of the Baptist church here. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. Source:  Spokane Daily Chronicle, April 18, 1956 Transcribed and submitted by Sandra Davis ROUNSVILLE, ALVIN HARVEY Memorial service for Alvin Harvey Rounsville, 68, will be at 1 p.m. today at Coffelt Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint. Mr. Rounsville, who was born in Coon Rapids, Minn., died Thursday. He grew up in the Hope/Clark Fork area. He served as a radio equipment repairman with the Army during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Mr. Rounsville retired from the military after 21 years and settled in California. He worked for the Postal Service. In 1976 he moved to Spokane and then lived in Troy, Mont., for several years before returning to Clark Fork in 1997. Mr. Rounsville was active with the Clark Fork Senior Center. Survivors include three daughters, Julie Russell, Brenda Radulovich and Laurie Lane, all of California; five brothers, Harold Rounsville of Clark Fork, Charley Rounsville of North Dakota, Jim Rounsville of Bremerton, George Rounsville of Post Falls and Dale Rounsville of Spokane; six sisters, Charlotte Stangle of Salem, Ore., Minnie Erickson of Wyoming, Lillian Pugh of Spirit Lake, Idaho, Betty Gibson of Athol, Idaho, and Laverna Lee and Doris Wells, both of Spokane; and nine grandchildren. Source:  Spokesman-Review, May 5, 1999 Submitted by Sandra Davis ROUNSVILLE, GRACE Memorial Mass for Grace Rounsville, 77, was Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Clark Fork. Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rounsville, who was born in Colorado, died Saturday. She had lived in Colorado and Tacoma before moving to Clark Fork. Mrs. Rounsville had worked at logging sites in North Idaho and Montana and participated in Clark Fork community affairs. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was active in the Ladies' Guild. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Harold; a daughter, Norma Dettweiler of Columbia Falls, Mont.; a son, Rick Rounsville of Clark Fork; two sisters, Vera Miller of Colorado and Ruth Holmes of Toppenish, Wash.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Source:  Idaho Spokesman-Review, February, 25, 1998 Submitted by Sandra Davis ROUNSVILLE, HAROLD Service for Harold "Harry" Rounsville, 85, will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Clark Fork, Idaho. Private burial will be at Clark Fork Cemetery. Coffelt Funeral Service in Sandpoint is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Rounsville, who was born in Anoka, Minn., died Monday. He moved to Clark Fork with his family in 1928 and graduated from high school there in 1937. Mr. Rounsville worked in the mines at Clark Fork, and in 1942 married Grace Garrison. He served overseas with the Army's 334th Special Service Engineers in Iran, France and Germany during World War II before returning to Clark Fork. Mr. Rounsville resumed working as a miner in Clark Fork and at the Hope Silver and Lead Mines, and the White Delf Silver and Lead Mine. He did a lot of contract, and shaft and tunnel work. After the mines closed in the late 1950s he began doing contract work in the timber industry and also worked for the Idaho Highway Department for several years before retiring in 1984. Mr. Rounsville enjoyed picking huckleberries, fishing and hunting. His wife died in 1998. Survivors include two children, Norma Dettwiler of Columbia Falls, Mont., and Richard "Rick" Rounsville of Clark Fork; and five grandchildren. Source:  Spokesman-Review, March 26, 2005 Submitted by Sandra Davis SOLBERG, TOM SANDPOINT, Idaho, March 7 -- Death claimed Thomas Solberg, 69, pioneer resident of this city this morning following several weeks' illness. Mr. Solberg came to the United States from Norway, and in 1883 entered the employ of the Humbird Lumber company. In 1905 he was promoted to plant superintendent and remained in this capacity until 1930, when he suffered a stroke. He was a pioneer Mason in the local lodge. He is survived by his widow, Martha; three sons, Arthur, Pearl and Melvin; a daughter, Mrs. Arvid Hawkinson, and a brother, Andrew. Funeral arrangements are pending. Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, March 7, 1932 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis VERBACK, EMMA SANDPOINT, Idaho, Oct. 29 -- Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Emma Verback, 59, who died at her home yesterday morning following a long illness. Mrs. Verback, a pioneer resident here, came to Sandpoint 25 years ago from Kansas with her husband, who died several years ago. She is survived by two children, a son, Leonard, at McCloud, Cal., and a daughter, Mrs. Don Miller, Kootenai; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Black and Mrs. B. Bellamy; and by two brothers, G. L. Shawver, Kootenai, and J. N. Shawver, Picton, Wash. Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, October 29, 1931 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis WILSON, PHOEBE Funeral services were held this afternoon from the Turnbull chapel for Mrs. Phoebe Wilson, 78, who died yesterday at the family home at Hope. Coming to Hope 29 years ago, Mrs. Wilson was well known in the community. She was a member of the Eastern Star lodge here. She is survived by her husband, Ambrose; a daughter, Mrs. Maude Black, Boston; and four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle, October 29, 1931 Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis Back to Obituaries Home Back to Bonner County Home Copyright © Genealogy Trails 2012 All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.