Paul Wayne Parenteau, 75

Paul Wayne Parenteau, 75, passed away in Hope, Idaho, on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Coffelt's Moon Chapel.

Wayne was born on Oct. 29, 1929, in the old school house near Hope, Idaho, the son of Paul and Evelyn (Schilling) Parenteau. He grew up on the family's dairy farm and graduated from Clark Fork High School in 1947.

He worked with his dad, farming, and at the White Delph Mine.

Wayne served in the U.S. Army in 1953 and returned to Idaho following his service.

He worked a variety of interesting jobs, including logging Warren Island on Lake Pend Oreille, working at the Cabinet Gorge Dam, and delivering beer in the area.

He married Sharon Mooney in 1961. He married Stephanie Reynolds in 1972.

Wayne began working at Schweitzer Ski Basin when it opened in 1963 as a "jack of all trades." As the area expanded, he supervised the road department. After 33 years of dedication to Schweitzer, he retired to his home on the lake. He later purchased and moved the farm on Denton Road previously owned by his mother.

He enjoyed fishing on Lake Pend Oreille and Lake Koocanusa, smoking his catch and sharing it with friends. He also enjoyed working in his garden, tending his flowers and fruit trees and caring for the animals and birds Many people knew him as an area handyman as he was always willing to help his neighbors.

Survivors include his daughter, Niki Parenteau of Portland, Ore.; a son, Paul Bistline of Tucson, Ariz.; a grandson, Samuel Bistline of Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, William Parenteau of Boise, Idaho, and Leonard Parenteau of Priest River, Idaho; two sisters, Lois Blasko of Samuels and LaVerle Moultrie of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; 13 nieces and nephews; and extended family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Darren Parenteau.

Memorials may be made to the Panhandle Animal Shelter fund established in Wayne's honor.

Arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.