William 'Bill' Dean Mostek
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| January 28, 1949 ~
September 3, 2011 |
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September 8, 2011 |
 William
"Bill" Dean Mostek, 62, passed away on Saturday,
September 3, 2011, in Bonners Ferry. Memorial
services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday,
September 17, at the Free Methodist Church in
Bonners Ferry with Pastor Lowell Carlson
officiating.
Bill was born on January 28, 1949, in Sandpoint,
to Leonard and Elizabeth Mostek. He grew up and
attended schools in Bonners Ferry, graduating
high school in 1967. Three days after his
graduation, Bill went to work at Boeing in
Seattle, where he worked until enlisting in the
Army in June 1968. Bill served his country for
three years, first as a crew chief and then
cross-training as a medic transporting wounded
soldiers in an UH1H air ambulance. He received
14 air medals and four Bronze Stars for his
service.
In 1986, Bill married the love of his life and
lifetime friend Lynn Truesdell, and formed their
family with her son Jason Whittaker. Bill worked
at the Co-op and then scaled logs for 30 years.
He helped most of the scalars in this area, as
well as the local cub scouts, learn how to
identify species and scale. Every year that Bill
taught the cub scouts they took first place in
the state competition.
Bill is a member of the Disabled American
Veterans and volunteered to assist veterans in
Boundary County with needs such as purchasing
wheelchairs and food. Bill has also belonged to
the Lions Club, Eagles, VFW, and the American
Legion. Bill loved his family with unconditional
love. Bill and Lynn also loved hunting for
firewood and spent many hours looking for rocks
with faces in them. Bill loved to dance and
enjoyed nights sitting on his deck.
Bill is survived by his mother Betty (James)
O’Neal of Verdale, Washington; brother Bob
Mostek of Cheney, WAashington; half-brother
Michael Green of London, England; son Jason
(Nichele) Whittaker of Naples; and Bill’s
beloved grandchildren Olivia, Micah, and Ethan.
He was preceded in death by his father Clem
Mostek and his wife Lynn Mostek Truesdell, who
taught him the true meaning of love and family.
Memorial donations may be made to the DAV, c/o
Ray Hinthorn, 396 Copeland Road, Porthill, ID
83853.
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