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THE IDAHO ODD FELLOW REBEKAH NEWS VOL. 126 No. 7 Grand Lodge of Idaho 920 Grant Caldwell, ID 83605 (208) 459-2091 www.idahoioof.org JULY 2016 Rebekah Assembly of Idaho P.O. Box 359 Kooskia, ID 83539 (208) 926-4387 www. rebekahsofidaho.com MOUNTAIN HOME, ID 83647 Nampa - In April, Melba Lodge #105 honored our Desk Officers, Sister Connie Evans (Secretary) and Sister Jelene Baird (Treasurer). We appreciate these Sisters’ hard work and dedication to Melba. Without them, our meetings would not be recorded and our bills would not be paid. Sister Connie was escorted behind the alter by Sisters Sharon McGaffick and Jean Reineke and presented with a gift from the Lodge. Sister Jelene was unable to be at our meeting due to illness. Submitted by Sandie Chandler Honoring of Melba #105 Desk Officers Sharon McGaffick , Connie Evans, & Jean Reineke District 9 Meeting at Priscilla #97 New Plymouth - April 23, 2016 Leona Horn, introduction committee, introduced Donnie Marvin, Alternate Rep to SGL; Merna Deland. Grand Scribe, Encampment; Vicky Kiele, Legislative Committee, IARA; Barbara Pettigrew, IARA Representa- tive; Georgia Wickham, President, Rebekah Assembly; Sharon McGaffick, Warden, Rebekah Assembly; and Pat Marvin, 2nd Vice President LAPM, Pacific Northwest. Submitted by Barbara Stone Wreath Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Shirley and I wish to thank our fellow Idahoans for the honor of letting us represent you by laying of a wreath at the Tombs of the Unknowns. Dan Mathews 503 522 8730 [email protected]

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THE IDAHO ODD FELLOW REBEKAH NEWS

VOL. 126 No. 7

Grand Lodge of Idaho920 Grant

Caldwell, ID 83605(208) 459-2091

www.idahoioof.org

JULY 2016

Rebekah Assembly of IdahoP.O. Box 359

Kooskia, ID 83539(208) 926-4387

www. rebekahsofidaho.com

MOUNTAIN HOME, ID 83647

Nampa - InApril,MelbaLodge#105honoredourDeskOfficers,SisterConnieEvans(Secretary)andSisterJelene Baird (Treasurer). We appreciate these Sisters’hardworkanddedication toMelba. Without them,ourmeetingswouldnotberecordedandourbillswouldnotbe paid. Sister Connie was escorted behind the alterby Sisters Sharon McGaffick and Jean Reineke andpresentedwithagiftfromtheLodge.SisterJelenewasunabletobeatourmeetingduetoillness.

SubmittedbySandieChandler

Honoring of Melba #105 Desk Officers

Sharon McGaffick , Connie Evans, & Jean Reineke

District 9 Meeting at Priscilla #97New Plymouth - April 23, 2016

Leona Horn, introduction committee, introducedDonnie Marvin,Alternate Rep to SGL; Merna Deland.Grand Scribe, Encampment; Vicky Kiele, LegislativeCommittee,IARA;BarbaraPettigrew,IARARepresenta-tive;GeorgiaWickham,President,RebekahAssembly;SharonMcGaffick,Warden,RebekahAssembly;andPatMarvin,2ndVicePresidentLAPM,PacificNorthwest.

SubmittedbyBarbaraStone

Wreath Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

ShirleyandIwishtothankourfellowIdahoansforthehonoroflettingusrepresentyoubylayingofawreathattheTombsoftheUnknowns.

DanMathews5035228730

[email protected]

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REBEKAHSBarbara Ringgold, #4

Marjorie Benedict, #45

In Memoriam

Burley-Greetingsfromyour2016GrandLodgeandRebekahAssemblyHostCommittee.IknowthatyouareallgettingexcitedandcanhardlywaittogetonboardwiththeflightoftheHummingBirdstotheBestWesternBurleyInn,BurleyID.DatesareOctober16thruOctober19th2016.Sundaythe16thwillstartwithRegistrationfrom9amto6pm,withluncheonanddinnersandtheMemorialService. Monday, Registration 8am to 4pm. Orientation,GrandEncampment,Amosette,Amosfunnightanddin-ner, what an exciting evening. Tuesday the 18th, theGrand Lodge and Assembly, sessions start, HistoricalLuncheon,OfficerinstallationandBanquet.Wednesdaythe19thwillbetheclosingsessionsandthenyouareonyourwayhomeknowingthatbyattendingyouhavemadea difference in helping to keep our organization strongandgrowing.Wecandosomuchworkingtogetherasastrongandcaringteam.ThecostforstayingattheMotelis89.99,ofcourse+tax,attheBestWesternand69.99attheBudgetMotelrightnextdoor.Notbadatallsostartplanningandsaving,wehavethemealsallplannedandtheysoundreallyyummy!TheformforRegistrationandthemealscosts,willbeforthcoming.Lookingforwardtomeetandgreetmanyofyouatthesessions.IamreallygettingexcitedandIknowthatGrandMasterTomAshleyandAssemblyPresidentGeorgiaWickhamaredoingtheirverybesttomakethisasuccessfulandeducationalses-sion. “GIVING” If nobody smiled and nobody cheeredandnobodyhelpedusalongandifeveryminutelookedafteritselfandnobodycaredjustalittleforyou,andno-body thought about me, and we all stood alone in thebattleoflife,whatadrearyoldworlditwouldbe!Lifeissweetjustbecauseofthefriendswehavemadeandthethingswhich incommonweshare;andwant to liveon,notbecauseofourselves,butbecauseofthepeoplewhocare.It’sgivinganddoingforsomebodyelse---onallthatlife’ssplendordepends,andby thisworld,whenyou’vesummeditallup,youfoundinmakingfriends.

(Anonymous) Anyquestionsorconcernsletmeknow,don’tknowifIwillhavealloftheanswersbutwilltry.

ConnieEvans

Grand Lodge & Rebekah Assembly Plans

IDAHO BATTALION #1 MEETING

TheIdahoBattalionwillholdtheirsummermeetingonJuly9,2016atthe

BoiseIOOFLodgeHall,600NCurtis,Boise,ID.Meeting time starts with Mustering at 11:00am.

LuncheonwillbeprovidedbyColumbia#3LAPMatacostof$5.00.

Meetingtoreconveneafterluncharound1:00pm. Dress attire is Class B.ItishopedallCantonMemberswillbeinattendance.

Col.(R)DonnieMarvin,BattalionCommander

Just a Rambling Note From the Grand Secretary

IhavejustfinishedthelastofthedistrictmeetingsintheJurisdictionandhavereallyenjoyedthecamaraderieof themembers. Thehospitalitywasgreat,aswas thefood.Thelodgeswillsoonbegoingonrecess,butthatdoesn’tmeanOddFellowshipisonvacation.It’stimetostartonallofthereportsforGrandLodgesession,reportsareduebacktoGrandLodgebeforeAug.1youcanalsoemailthem.Ifyouhavenotreceivedaletterandyouareonacommitteepleaseletmeknow,soIcancorrectit. Remember,wehaverepresentativesgettingreadytogo toSovereignGrandLodgefor Idaho. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsforthemletthemknow. IhavenothadmanyoftheLodgerosterscomeback,this is important to have them filled out with membersinformationand current address, this helpswith reportstoSovereignGrandLodge.Italsokeepsournewspaperrosteruptodate. I haveheard that thereare someconcernsabouthowsomeofourassociationsandcommitteesoperate.Checkwithyourcommitteestheyshouldhavetheanswer.Allofthecommitteesshouldhavehadoneortwomeetingalreadythisyear.Iftheydonothaveananswer,giveGrandLodgeacallbetweenthemandtheExecutivecommitteewillgetyourquestionsananswer. Ifwearejusttalkingaboutaproblemwithoutaskingthecommitteesthisishowrumorscanstart.

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Strength in Unity

The Idaho Odd Fellow Rebekah News - July 2016 - Page 3

Georgia WickhamAssembly President

Tom AshleyGrand Master

DearBrothersandsisters, Thishasbeenanotherbusymonthwithlotsoffunactivities.SisterGeorgiaandImadeourofficialvisitstoPioneerLodgeNo.1andRoseRebekahLodgeNo.18inIdahoCityinajointopenmeetingconductedbybothOddFellowNobleGrandKathrynHarlanandRoseRe-bekahNobleGrandCalistaNewman.CalistapresentedanobjectlessonwithaballofyarntoshowhowwearealltiedtogetherinOddFellowship.Itwasveryeffective.Wehadagoodattendanceandagreatpot luckdinnerpriortothemeeting. SisterGeorgia,GrandWardenMargeHarlan,Dep-utyGrandMasterStephenMann,GrandSecretaryJeffMann, Bob Covert and myself all attended the districtmeetinginChallis.Whatagreatgroupofmemberswehave in Challis. Again we had an open meeting withmuchdiscussion.ThanksChallisforagreattime. AsIwritethisI’mabouttoheadforIslandParkforthefishfry,districtmeetingandvisittotheAshtonLodge.Iamlookingforwardtoagreatweekend. EventhoughLodgesarenowinrecessforthesum-mer,don’tforgetthattherearesummeractivitiestokeeponyourcalendar.Theseactivitiesarelistedinthepapersocheckthemout,however,plantoattendtheIOOFpic-niconAug.6inBoiseatMunicipalPark.Thisisajointeventforallunitsoftheorderandwillbealotoffunwithgamesandactivitiesaswellapotluckpicnic.Hopetoseeyouthere. Rememberwearealloneorderandwillgrowbyworkingtogether.

InF.L.&T.TomAshley,GrandMaster

MyDearRebekah’s, Welcome#17inCambridgewasverywellattended.PPVirginiaMoberlycame toaddbeautifulmusic to themeeting.Melba#105wastheretoaddtothefun.Thankyousomuchforthat.CherylRigginsdidagreatjobandwhat would they do without their wonderful Secretary,IreneJeffries.Theyaresellingtheirbuildingandclosing.Thismakemesadbutgoodnewsofthisisontheway.Ihavemyfingerscrossed. OntoHiawatha#123inIndianValley.WannaBelleCorriel is theSecretary thereandalwaysmakesall feelwelcome.TheyareholdingthemeetinginwhatwasthestoreatonetimebelowtheirLodgeRoom.Youcanjustfeelthehistoryinthisoldbuilding.Irecommendallthatcan,meetwiththeseladiesatleastonce.Youwillenjoyit. Priscilla #97 was next. I felt thoroughly spoiledthere. BarbaraStone,PPLeonaHorne, LetaBurtandtheirNobleGrand IdaMaeMarteldidagreat joband IespeciallylovedtheirprogramonStars.Ilearnedalot. InPayette,Harmony#22’sNobleGrandMernaDe-landdidawonderfuljob.Asmostofyouknow,theDelandFamily,David,MernaandCharlesaremovingtoCorvalisOregon.Theywillbegreatlymissed.ThankstoJewellDudley.IlovemycozyblanketwithGREENFrogs. Whatawonderfuldaywehad in IdahoCity. Pio-neer#1OddFellowLodgeandRose#18Rebekah’sheldaJointOpenmeeting for theGrandMasterTomAshleyand myself. Noble Grands Kathryn Harlan for PioneerandCalistaNewmanforRosedidagreatjob.TomandIhadsomuchfun.ThankstoBobCovertforprovidingthemusic! On June 4th I held my last visitation and DistrictmeetinginChallis.SilverLeaf#27hosted.TheirNobleGrandJeanieDionnedidafantasticjob.Sheisafirsttim-erandmadethebestStroganoff.Yummy!HerGrand-motherisPPJoanneJohnson.Ireallyenjoyedmytimethere,solastweekend,ItraveledbackwithGMTomandvisitedathisDistrictmeetingthere.Whatagreatgroupthoseladiesare.LoveyouLindaCampbell.

ContinuedonPage4

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News From Kooskia 64

ThemonthofAprilwasverybusyfortheKooskiaRebekahLodge.OurstatePresidentwasinourDistrictandwetriedtoattendasmanyofherlodgevisitsaswecould. TheGrangevilleLadieskeepworking,eventhoughtherearefewofthemandtheyrentouttheirhall.TheyheldtheDistrict6meetinginourlodgeandalsogainedanewmemberwhowasgiventheRebekahDegreeduringthemeeting. Weheldourannualluncheonfortheladiesofthevalley,theTuesdayafterMother’sDay,asusual.Therewerefourladiesatour‘90’s’table.ThenewmemberofthisgroupwasLorraineCrabtree.Mrs.Nuxoll’schoiren-tertainedtheladies.Allladiesseventyyearsoldorolder,shouldregisterwiththeKooskiaLodge.Theyaresentinvitationsandarewelcometoattendthisannualevent. Allinall,wehavehadafullyear.WegaveRobertaJoyLeeher fiftyyear jewelasamemberandenjoyedvisitingallofthelodgesinourDistrict6.

Respectfullysubmitted,JoPillar,Reporter

President Visits Pricilla #97

Introduction Committee, Betty Ball and SandraChandlerwithPresidentGeorgiaWickhamonherofficialvisitatPriscilla#97inNewPlymouthonMay16,2016.

SubmittedbyBarbaraStone

IwanttothankallofyouforalltheFriendshipandLoveIfeltasIdidmytravels.IstillthinkofallofyouasmyAllStars

FriendshipIsAPlaceFriendshipisaplace

WherewefeelathomeFromtheverystart

Wherekindnesscomesinsmilesandcomfortsoothestheheart

FriendshipisaplaceWhereoldanddearfriendsgrowAndfriendslikeyouaretreasuredForthethoughtfulnessyoushow

WithaHumbleHeartandGreatLove,GeorgiaWickham,AP

Assembly President’s LetterCon’t from page 3

WindyOsborn,JayEaton&NancyWinkowski

JayEaton,MarleneOsborn,WindyOs-born,NancyWinkowski&TedWinkowski

Honoring Our Veterans

OnVeteran’sDay,membersofMountainHomeat-tendedtheWreathLayingCeremonyatMountainViewCemeteryinMountainHome.Inmemoryofalldeceasedveterans,WindyOsbornplacedanOddFellowwreath,JayEatonplaced theEncampmentwreathandNancyWinkowskiplacedtheRebekahwreath. Also present for the ceremony was Marlene Os-bornandNancy’shusband,Ted‘Bear’Winkowski. ThemembersofMountainHomewashonoredtoparticipateinthisannualevent.

Submittedby,MargeHarlan

July 30

With Honor and GratitudeWe Remember

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Youth Recognition Award

IndependentOrderofOddFellowsCaldwellLodge#10membersfromrightGlenSchultz,JeffMannandSte-phenMannpresentedKambreeAustinofMiddletonMid-dleSchoolwithayouthrecognitionawardforfellowship,citizenshipandbeingawonderfulstudent.Shereceivedaframedcertificate,agiftandamonetaryawardtousehowevershechooses.Shewasnominatedbyherteach-ers to receive thisaward. Wewould like tocontinue todothisinthefutureifyouknowofanyonethatwouldbea good candidate for this you can contact grandlodgei-daho@hotmail.comor208-459-2091togetmoreinforma-tionortocontactalodgeinyourarea.

SubmittedbyJeffMann

Mountain Home HonorsOur Dearly Departed

DonHarlan Marlene&WindyOsborn

Members of the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and En-campment of Mountain Home placed Odd Fellow andRebekahmemorial flagsonthegravesofourdeceasedmembers.MargeHarlan,MarleneandWindyOsborn,DonandKathrynHarlan,andacoupleoffriendsplacedflagsonapproximately70gravesforMemorialDay.

SubmittedbyMargeHarlan

Craigmont IOOF Lodge Began in Chicago in 1905 CraigmontI.O.O.F.LodgeNo.76wasinstitutedatChicago,Idaho,nowCraigmont,October20,1905. TwinCityRebekahLodgewasinstitutedatIlo,Idaho,nowCraigmont,March29,1909. In1937theWinchesterLodgesconsolidatedwithourLodges. TheOddFellowsandRebekahssufferedagreatloss,June2,1931,whentheI.O.O.F.Lodgehallburned.OneofourbrotherRebekahswasabletosaveourrecordingsecretarybookandmembershipbook. MeetingswereheldintheGrangeHallforseveralyears.

OnApril6,1944,theOddFellowspurchasedabuildingonMainStreet,aftermuchremodelingitservedasmeetingplacefortheLodgesformanyyears.OnJuly1,1971,theOddFellowsandRebekahsgatheredfortheceremoniestobreakgroundforanewbuildingatthesamesiteofoldhall.Thebuildingcontainedtwolargeroomsformeetings,kitchenandmodernfacilities,whichwasathrillforallLodgemembers.ThebuildingwascompletedandtheLodgesheldtheirfirstmeetingsOctober21,1971.DuetotheabsenceofbrotherandsisterHaroldLiedkiesandbrotherandsisterTedHerricks,whoweredelegatedandattendingGrandLodgeAssembly,ViceGrand,JuanitaMoeandFinancialSecretary,HannahWay,hadthepleasureofactingasNobleGrandandSecretaryrespectfullyfortheRebekahLodge,thefirstmeetinginthenewHall. DownthroughtheyearstheOddFellowsandRebekahshavesufferedalossofmembers,thereforemembershipissmall,butstillhangontokeepthelodgesalivewithhighhopesofincreasingmembership.

TwinCityRebekahLodgeNo.90,MableWamsley,SecretaryI.O.O.F.LodgeNo.76,HaroldG.Liedkie,Treasurer

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SGL Community Ideas Part 3

FraternalgreetingsfromyourOddFellowandRebekahMembershipChairmen!WehopeyoucontinuetoenjoyourinstallmentsoftheSGL’s100CommunityIdeasforbuildingmembership.Summerbreakisuponus,andthatmeanspeoplearelookingforfunwaystospendwithfriendsandfamily.Therehavebeensomereallygreatideasprintedsofar,andmanymorearetocome,sokeeplookingforourarticlesforinspiration.Bestofluck!

31.Workwithothercommunitygroupstoorganizeadowntownclean-upandbeautificationday.

32.PartnerwithalocalcharitablegrouptohostaTexasHold‘emPokertournamentattheLodge.

33.LetalocalcommunitygrouporganizeafundraiseratyourLodge-youprovidetheLodge,drinksandaspaghettidinneratnocosttothem.

34.Allowcityentitiestoutilizeyourhallforthingssuchascommitteemeetings,communitycourt,police-communitymeetings,etc.freeofcharge.

35.Sponsoratownorcityeventbycontributingseedmoney.Theseeventsaresometimessmallweeklyfestivals,farm-ersmarkets,andfoodfairs.

36.Permitlocalauthoritiestosetupsurveillancecamerasatyourbuildingforuseoflawenforcementtacticsorthemonitoringoftownevents.

37.Assistotherworthynon-profitstouseyourfacilitiesfortheirluncheonsordinnereventsfree.

38.Promotereadingsbybookwritersorpoetsandinvitethepublic.

39.Promotetheartworksofmembersornon-membersandholdanartshowingatthehall.

40.Onaninternationallevel,involveyourlodgeinaSisterCitiesProgram.Thenationalconventionpermitsfraternalorganizationstovolunteerandpromotetheirorganizationinpresentationduringitsannualflagparade.

41.Attendalocalsportingevent(i.e.MLB,NFL,NHL,NCAA)withallofthememberswearingfunt-shirtsorshirtsorjacketswithIOOFlogo.

42.EstablishaFacebookpageopentothepublictocomment,etc.Showthepublicourimagesandshareourhistoryandupcomingevents.

43.Createdaprogramatpost-secondaryeducationinstitutionsthatinvolveBrothersandSistersfromaroundtheworldprovidingon-siteassistancetonewstudents.Thiscouldincludelocatingthenearestmedicalfacilities,legalservices,banking,professionalcounselingservices,localOddFellowandRebekahlodgesthatcouldbeusedforstudy,etc.

44.Provideanafterschoolprograminthecommunityforchildrenwhenschoolisletout.Perhaps,asanOrder,weshouldlooktoopenfacilitiesworldwidestaffedbytrainedyouthcounselors.

45.Provideaprogramthattakeshomelesspeopleinthecommunityandallowsthemtheopportunitytobecomeapro-ductivepartofitbyprovidingthemanopportunitytoworkbykeepingthecitycleanerastheyaregivenanhourlywage.Itwouldbeidealtosetupanational“cleansweep”programineverycityortownthatanOddFelloworRebekahlodgeexists.Theprogramwouldrequirefulltimeemployeeswhowouldbeinvolvedcloselywithtownorcityrepresentatives,businessowners,andprivateindividualstocoordinateworkopportunitiesforthepeoplewithintheprogram.AsOddFellowsandRebekahswewouldprovidefunds,jobleads,toolsandmentorshiptotheparticipants.

InF,L,&T,DonandKathrynHarlan,OddFellowandRebekahMembershipChairmen

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In Loving MemoryBarbara Ringgold

June 12, 1929 ~ June 10, 2016

BarbaraJuneRinggold,age86,diedpeacefullyFri-day,June10,2016,atSt.Luke’sHospitalinBoise,Idaho,twodaysshortofher87thbirthday.AviewingwasheldonFriday,June17,2016,andfuneralserviceswasatRostFuneralHome,McMurtreyChapel,inMountainHome. BarbaraJuneKerrwasbornJune12,1929,inAb-erdeen,S.D.,toRobertJ.KerrandMaryRosetteSmithKerr.ThefamilyeventuallymovedtoLongBeach,Calif.,whereBarbgraduatedfromLongBeachPolytechnicHighSchool. After training as a Registered Nurse at NebraskaMethodistHospitalinOmaha,Neb.,shemarriedWilliamPaulRinggoldonMay19,1951,andlivedinLongBeach,Calif. Barb went to work at Seaside Hospital in LongBeach, where daughter Paula Kaye was born in May1952. ThefamilymovedtoMountainHomeinabout1955.Theirson,RobertAllen(Bob),wasbornin1956,andan-other daughter,Amy B., in 1964. Barb worked for theMountainHomePoliceDepartmentandtheschooldistrictbeforebeingemployedattheElmoreMemorialHospitalformany,manyyears. ShewasalifetimememberoftheGuidingStarRe-bekahLodge#4andservedhercommunityfor60years.SheretiredfromElmoreMemorialHospitalin1995after35yearsinnursing. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband,Paul Ringgold of Mountain Home; sister Beverly JanetKerrCloseofArvada,Colo.;andgrandsonJasonPaulAl-lenofSalem,Ore. Sheissurvivedbyherdaughter,PaulaAllenofSa-lem,Ore.;sonRobertRinggoldofMountainHome;daugh-terAmyArnoldofSimpsonville,S.C.;nieceSharonCoonsofLittleton,Colo.;nephewStephenClosealsoofColo-rado;grandsonsNathanAllenofKeizer,Ore.,andAaronArnold of Simpsonville, S.C.; granddaughters AmandaHarrisandAliciaArnoldofSimpsonville,S.C.;andthreegreat-grandsonsandthreegreat-granddaughters. Barbarawasmuchlovedbyherfamilyandallwhoknewher.Shewillbegreatlymissed.

Ken EdwardsFebruary 18, 1935 ~ June 10, 2016

Kenneth “Ken”EugeneEdwards, 81, ofPlummer,IdahopassedawayJune10,2016attheHospiceHouseinCoeurd’Alene, Idaho. KenwasbornFebruary18,1935inWallace,IdahotoOscarandCoraEdwards. AsachildKenmovedwithhis family toWashing-ton State where he attended and graduated from HighSchool.Heworkedatvariousjobsthroughouthislifeandownedseveralbusinessesincludingworkingasabanker,carpenter,andownedhisownrefrigerationbusiness,andhottarroofingbusiness,lastlyworkingasayardforemanatanRVdealer. KenmetPatriciaAnnMcMinimyinPostFalls,Idahoandtheywerelatermarriedin1978.TogethertheymovedtoAlaskawheretheylivedfor14years.TheyeventuallymovedbacktoIdahofinallysettlinginPlummer,Idaho. KenwasapastGrandMasterof the IndependentorderofOddFellowsinIdaho.HewasalsoamemberoftheEagles,theAmericanLegion,andthelocalclassiccarclub.Heenjoyedhunting,fishing,camping,andrestoringclassiccars. HeissurvivedbyhislovingwifePatriciaofthefam-ilyhomeinPlummer,Idaho;threechildrenDonald,Ron-ald,andLinda;fivestepchildrenKristin,Joseph,Robert,David,andMike;andseveralgrandandgreat-grandchil-dren. AcelebrationofKen’slifewillbeheldTuesdayJune14,2016at1:00P.M.attheOddFellowsHall200Rail-roadAve.PostFalls,Idaho. ThefamilysuggeststhatmemorialsmaybemadetoHospiceHouseat9493N.GovernmentWayHayden,Idaho83835.

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