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H.C. Studer |
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November 4, 1940 ~ March 9, 2016 |
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April 3, 2016 |
 H.C.
Studer, 75, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho passed away
March 9, 2016 at Honeysuckle House in Hayden.
H.C. was born November 4, 1940 in Modesto,
California, to Herman and Helen (Simpson)
Studer. A memorial service will be held at 10:00
a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 6784 Cody St. Bonners Ferry. Inurnment
will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Cemetery in
Coeur d' Alene.
As a child, H. C. moved with his family to Coeur
d' Alene where he attended school until the
eighth grade and the family moved to Worley,
Idaho, where he attended and graduated from high
school in 1959. He then went on to the
University of Idaho where he played football and
earned a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science
with minors in Veterinary Science and Biological
Science.
After graduating college, H.C. joined the United
States Marine Corp, became a 1st Lieutenant, and
served two tours as a combat engineer during the
Vietnam War, drilling wells and constructing
water systems. After his honorable discharge he
moved to Canada. There he worked as a livestock
specialist for Canada Packers. He later worked
as a production manager for National Grain
Company (Cargill) for a $1-million hog farm with
12,000 pigs, before moving back to the United
States starting his own hog farm (initially as a
multiplier of Pig Improvement Company, Canada),
just north of Bonners Ferry in 1970.
He worked his hog farm of more than 1,800 pigs
for 25 years, and finally went out of business
in 1995. He then worked as a mortgage agent,
serviced water well pumps, and constructed local
water systems, and finally he became a USDA Food
Inspector (Meat) in the Pasco, Washington area
until retiring in 2005.
He was first married to Lois Boehm-Frazier, and
later Danette Myers-Studer.
H.C. was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Bonners Ferry where he was a member of the
choir, and an usher. He was most recently on the
Mission Creek Water Board, and active member of
several organizations over the years: Boundary
County School District Advisory Board, Boundary
County Planning and Zoning Board; President
Idaho Pork Producers Association, Chairman of
Supervisors for Boundary County Idaho Natural
Resources Conservation District, President of
Boundary County Farm Bureau Federation, and an
All American Pork Producer in 1979.
He loved tinkering with cars, fishing, and
watching basketball and football.
H.C. is survived by his children Lanore (Steve)
Riebli of Sebastopol, California, Daren (Kim)
Studer of Bonners Ferry, and Duane (Grace)
Studer of Hauser, Idaho; stepson Jason
(Bernadette) Myers of Hayden, Idaho; six
grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents
and brothers Ben, Vern, and Warren Studer.
Bell Tower Funeral Home has been entrusted with
arrangements and you may view his on-line
memorial at www.belltowerfuneralhome.com. |
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