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Merle Dean Thompson |
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September 1, 1938 ~ November 28, 2015 |
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December 2, 2015 |
 Merle
Dean Thompson, age 77, passed away on November
28, 2015 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho. Funeral Services will be held on Friday,
December 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bonners
Ferry Funeral Home, in Bonners Ferry.
Burial Services will be held December 4 at 11:00
a.m. at the Bonner's Ferry Funeral Home.
Interment will be at Grand View Cemetery in
Bonners Ferry.
Merle was born September 1, 1938 to Averille and
Ella Thompson of Cumberland, Iowa. He attended
schools in Iowa and graduated from Valley High
School in Nebraska, class of 1957. He went on to
the Nebraska School of Welding.
He spent 4 years in the U.S. Air Force and met
and married Mary K. Burtner in 1963 in Tacoma
Washington. Together they farmed in Iowa for 20
years, then moved on to repair hospital and
laboratory equipment. They retired and moved to
Bonners Ferry, Idaho in 1999 where he enjoyed
his woodworking and was known as the
widgetmaker.
Merle was preceded in death his father and his
daughter Jo Lynn.
He is survived by his Mother Ella Thompson, his
brother Ron and his wife Linda, sisters-in-law
Nancy (and Ken) and Pat (and Steve), daughters
Julie, Janet (and Brett) and Jacki,
grandchildren Katie, Bryan, Christy, Kayla,
Nathan, Andrew and Ethan.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Family and friends are invited to sign Merle’s
book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
SERVICES
Funeral Service
Friday, December 4, 2015
11:00 AM
BONNERS FERRY FUNERAL HOME, INC.
6485 Harrison St.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 |
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