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Andrew “Andy” Scott Platt, 60, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his home. Andy was the second child born to parents Larry and Donna (Campion) Bryan on June 12, 1962, in Longmont, Colorado. His sibling included an older sister Virginia. His father Larry passed six months prior to his birth. The family lived with his maternal grandparents in Colorado until July 10, 1966, when they moved to Heron, Montana, after Donna married Richard Platt. Andy and Virginia were adopted in 1972, becoming Platts. Three younger sib...
Audrey Kathleen Kolbeck passed away on June 5, 2023, at her home in Plains, Montana, after fighting metastatic breast cancer for 5 years. She was born in August of 1961 in Arizona. Audrey graduated from high school in Glendale, Arizona. She moved to Trout Creek, Montana, in her early 20s and then settled in Plains for the remainder of her life. She was a talented horsewoman, artist and carpenter. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents Ronald and Linda Kolbeck. Audrey is survived by her...
Ronald Gene Sharp passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side June 22, 2023. Ron was born in Hamilton, Montana, on June 27, 1936, to parents Glenn and Marjorie Sharp. He was the third of five children. His family moved to Thompson Falls around 1946 to continue with their Sharp Logging business. He started school in Snider, later moving to Thompson Falls. He graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1955. Following graduation he continued to work for Sharp Logging and later...
August 13, 1940 - June 16, 2023 Wife, Sister, Aunt, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother On Friday, June 16, 2023, Betty Jo Handford passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Cardwell, Montana, after a short battle with cancer comforted by her two daughters at her side. Betty was born August 13, 1940, to Ernest and Juanita Huffman in Sandpoint ID, the first of four children. Betty Jo lived her life in and graduated from Thompson Falls High School in 1958. She married Boyd Davis in...
Steve LaBelle left this life on June 9, 2023, in Plains, Mont. Steve was diagnosed with aggressive grade IV brain cancer (Glioblastoma) late last year and fought the disease courageously. Steve is survived by his parents, Gary LaBelle (father) and Rebecca LaBelle (stepmother); Vickie Labelle (mother); Chris LaBelle (brother); and his daughter, Hailey LaBelle. Steve moved to Montana right out of high school with his friend Shae Spilker and started an auto body shop in Noxon. Steve was a skilled...
Merrill Kenneth Stover was born Aug. 16, 1936, in New Deal, Mont., to Ollie and Ruth Stover and grew up in Noxon, Mont., with his siblings, Helen, Marvin, Loren and Virgil. One of Merrill's fondest memories as a four year old child was attending congregation book study and the home made ice cream they had afterwards. Merrill grew up with a very strong work ethic, and his skills were varied. Merrill worked in the timber industry as well as an underwater welder and retired in 1999 after a 32-year...
With heavy hearts, we announce that Joseph Philip Erchul – "Jay," age 82, of Hot Springs, Montana, left us to be with God on November 17, 2022. Jay was born in Missoula, Montana, on October 26, 1940, to Joseph "Joe" M. Erchul and Virginia Erchul (Cameron). He was the oldest of three children, with siblings Mary Nell Erchul (Klawitter) & David Louis Erchul. Even in his youth, Jay was a hard worker. He'd run the John Deere tractor on his family's farm in Camas Prairie, and tend to the various a...
Cindy Kay Dunks (O'Connell) passed away on May 27, 2023, at her home in Trout Creek, Mont., at the age of 78. She was born July 6, 1944, in Whitehall, Mont. Cindy attended Butte High School where she met her husband, Albert Calvin Dunks Jr. Calvin and Cindy would wed on February 2, 1963, and go on to have four children: Cynthia Rose, David Wayne, Albert Calvin (Buddy), and Shelly Marie. In the early 70's, the family uprooted and moved to Plains. Here Cindy worked at the agricultural office and...
William Franklin (Bill) Hagedorn was born in Vancouver, Wash., on Dec. 30, 1938. After a childhood spent in the Fargher Lake area, including working in the mint fields, Bill graduated from La Center High School. He attended both La Center and Battle Ground High Schools. After graduating, he attended Oregon State University (Go Beavers) and graduated with a degree in Forest Engineering. During his time in Corvallis, he married his high school girlfriend, Carolyn, in 1959. After working for Weyerhaeuser for a number of years, in 1969 he started...
Elizabeth (Liz) Mae Margelin 99, of Thompson Falls, Montana, died peacefully on Sunday January 22, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. Liz was born December 3rd, 1924, in River Falls, Wisconsin, to Gail and Christine Davis. She was joined by her four siblings, Mildred, Roy, John, and Homer. Her family moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1940. There Liz went to school and graduated from North Central High School in 1944. That same year she met her soon to be husband Dean Margelin. They were...
Leo Clifford Cox Jr. was born in Butte, Montana, on September 7, 1951. He died on May 10, 2023. He was an adventurous boy and searching for new adventures lasted into adulthood, looking for a new place to live and a new and different way to earn a living until he found himself in New York and never wanted to leave (except for a few visits home to Thompson Falls). In the 1990s a couple who were friends of Leo had a baby boy, whom Leo rocked and held and called his grandson. That boy is now a man and he is the one who loved and took care of his...
Our beloved father and grandpa "PopPop," Earl Lewis passed away on Wednesday May 24th, at the age of 84. Earl was a 30 year resident of Noxon, MT. A public service will be held Saturday, June 17, from 2-4 p.m. at the Baptist Mountain Church, 106 Miller St., Noxon, MT 59853....
With heavy hearts, we announce that Joseph Philip Erchul – "Jay," age 82, of Hot Springs, Montana, left us to be with God on November 17, 2022. Jay was born in Missoula, Montana, on October 26, 1940, to Joseph "Joe" M. Erchul and Virginia Erchul (Cameron). He was the oldest of three children, with siblings Mary Nell Erchul (Klawitter) & David Louis Erchul. Even in his youth, Jay was a hard worker. He'd run the John Deere tractor on his family's farm in Camas Prairie, and tend to the various a...
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Nancy Jo Howarth, passed away on February 12, 2023, at the age of 83 in North Port, Florida. Nancy Jo was a 30 year resident of Noxon. She was born in Beecher, Wisconsin, in a farmhouse, on February 14, 1939 to John and Irene Schaffer. Nancy Jo grew up on the family dairy farm in Amberg, Wisconsin. She graduated from Amberg High School as Valedictorian of her high school class on May 24, 1957. Eight days later on June 1, 1957 she married Charles Howarth I....
Agnes Parleen Campbell was born November 9, 1934, in Preston, Idaho, to Clark Golden Campbell and Agnes Flavilla Olsen. Married her soul mate September 4, 1959, to Edward William Shear. He preceded her in death. Together they raised eight children: Carol Thomas; Bill Shear and the late Diane Shear; Mary Jo McCoy (deceased); John (Phyliss) Shear; Lee Ann Overman and the late Doug Overman; Bryce Shear; Paul Shear; Edward Shear; and many grandkids. Not only raising a bunch of kids, they had a huge...
Ramona Carol Koeneman was born October 1, 1957, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Cleve and JoAnne Webley. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at St. Patrick's hospital in Missoula, Montana, on Friday, May 12, 2023, at the age of 65. A longtime resident of Noxon, Montana, Ramona (Mo) was known for being the life of a party with a big laugh that was recognizable across the room. She had a unique talent for being able to strike up a conversation with anyone and she always gave the best advice. Altho...
Jack Ira Esler was born April 10, 1938, to Lillian and Ira Esler (a Menomonee Native American) in Birnamwood, Wisconsin. He was the first born, and had a sister Patsy that was two years younger. They lived on a farm about nine miles from Bowler, Wisconsin, where they raised cattle on 160 acres without much money. Even though he was allergic to cattle he did everything necessary from working on farm equipment to harvesting hay, grain and corn. In 1956 Jack graduated from Bowler High School in...
Evelyn Joy Jacobson Gorenson Ansley was born October 17, 1941, in Kalispell, Montana, to Abel & Marie Jacobson. In 1949, the family moved from Kalispell to the cattle ranch in Hot Springs. After graduating from high school in 1959, she moved to Tacoma, Washington, where she attended Bates Vocational College. In 1960, she went to work for Boeing Missile Production in Seattle. This is where she met Richard Gorenson, and they were married on September 30, 1960. They were together for more than 20 y...
Margie was born in Chaseley, North Dakota, on April 4, 1929, to George and Ruth Austin. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Buckeye, Arizona, on May 1, 2023, at the age of 94. Margie's family moved from North Dakota to White Pine, Montana, when she was 4 years old. She attended and graduated eighth grade from the one-room schoolhouse in White Pine. She went on to high school in Thompson Falls where she either stayed in the old dormitory, rode a b...
The faint yet distinct sound of elk bugling off in the distance awakened Dad and I from our peaceful sleep beneath the starry sky. Did you hear that Darrin, he whispered. Yes!! It's time to rise and shine!! Moments later we had promptly stowed our sleeping bags, ate our bacon and eggs (aka peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) and were off on another hunting adventure. ... They say time flies when you're having fun ... and sure enough here I am, looking back through the years, the pictures and...
Karen was born on January 9, 1940, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to Gordon and Lillian Johnson. She was the second of three children, an older brother Richard, and a younger sister Sandy. In 1941, the family moved to the Rattlesnake area of Missoula, Montana, on Missoula Avenue. After Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, the family moved to the Seattle area where their dad got a job in the Bremerton Shipyard, repairing ships damaged in the war. The war dominated their lives, as it did everyone else's....
Arthur G. Argo, 89 of Hot Springs, died April 12, 2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Arthur was born April 28, 1933 in Wolfpoint, MT. His family later moved to Camas Prairie where he lived for the rest of his life. Arthur graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1951 and served in the US Army from 1954 To 1956. Arthur married Bessie Voorhies on October 18, 1958 and together they raised 4 children. Arthur was well known for Argo Line Post Drivers and steel fabrication. He built many specialized and custom pieces of machinery, including...
Jacquie Dufresne Gebhardt, 76, of Spokane, Washington, sadly left us on April 7, 2023. She was born on December 17, 1946, in Missoula, Montana. In 1956, her family moved to Thompson Falls, where she graduated from high school in 1965. She loved growing up in that Montana town. She was a cheerleader in high school in 1963 when she met her husband, Frank, who went to high school in Plains. Jacquie and Frank married in 1968 and lived in South Bend, Indiana for three years while Frank attended law...
David was born on November 29, 1941, in Syracuse, New York, to Margaret (Holmes) Tupper and Emerson E. Tupper. He graduated from Baldwinsville Central School class of 1959 and was a National Honor Society student. He attended Syracuse University College of Forestry, and performed the silviculture survey at Beaver Lake Nature for the county when it was donated by a prominent family, as a class project. After moving to Sacramento, California, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service. He was an Army...
William E. Marsh, 88, of Plains passed away April 11, 2023, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Bill was born June 6, 1934 in Scobey, Montana, to Fred and Nellie Marsh. His family moved to the Flathead Valley when he was 2 years old and made their home on 'the farm' at Echo Lake. Bill married Patsy Porter on December 22, 1956 in Paradise and together they raised their own large family of six children. He had a whole lifetime of being a very gentle and kind man and we were so fortunate to be...
