Louise Christina Terry, 94

Louise Christina Terry, 94, of Sagle, Idaho, passed away on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Life Care of Sandpoint.

Memorial services will be conducted 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the Sandpoint Church of Christ, 1331 Cedar St., with a potluck following the service. Inurnment will take place at a later time in the Westmond Cemetery.

Louise was born Aug. 26, 1923, in Helena, Mont., the daughter of Sam and Irene Deal Goodwin. She attended schools in Helena and graduated Helena High School in 1941.

She married Raymond Tolbert on May 8, 1943, in Long Beach, Calif. During the war years she worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” for Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach.

While living in Long Beach, where she resided for many years, she invested in houses and apartment buildings. In 1979, she and her husband moved to Sagle where she has since resided. In the mid-1990s she married Jim Terry and he also preceded her in death.

Louise enjoyed working with pottery, and had collected various knickknacks over the years. While in California she was a gracious volunteer with organizations that helped children with autism. Over the years she has attended the Baptist Church, and since residing in Sandpoint as attended the Church of Christ.

She is survived by three sons, Bryan Tolbert of Sagle, Sam Tolbert of Bremerton, Wash., and John Tolbert of Long Beach, Calif.; four grandchildren, Mike, Michele, Mathew, and Gary Tolbert; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, a brother, and a granddaughter, Melody Tolbert.

Family and friends are invited to sign Louise’s online guestbook at coffeltfuneral.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Care of Coffelt Funeral Service.