Marilyn J. Bell passed away peacefully and surrounded by family and friends on Dec. 11, 2016. She was born on Jan. 11, 1930, in Havre, Mont., but spent most of her school days in Browning, Mont. Marilyn was very proud of her heritage and expressed it through her strong sense of humor.

She is survived by her two daughters, Stacey and Marjean Bell; grandsons Brendan Bell-Taylor and Casey Rogstad; sister Verjean Bartosh; niece Valerie Benecke; nephew Rick Rapp; and her beloved dog, Emma.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel, 744 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a reception following the service. Please visit Marilyn’s online memorial and sign her guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.

“Grieve Not For Me”

I cannot let you grieve for me

For those who love must let us go

In comfort, please believe I’m free

From all the pain life can bestow

As I begin my world anew

Consider not what used to be

I’m sending happy smiles to you

While I enjoy eternity

Lord, bless the home from which I came

Yet brush each lonely hour away

With fond remembrance of my name

And a sunshine for a newer day

Look to the wind to find me there

Beside the hardest thing you do

I’ve left my love within this prayer

I’m always watching over you

— Author Unknown