Roy Johnson, 83

Roy Johnson, 83, a longtime resident of Westmond, Idaho, passed away at Valley Vista Care Center in Sandpoint on Dec. 18, 2004, in the company of his loving family.

Roy will be buried at Westmond Cemetery in a private service. A memorial will be announced at a later date.

Roy was born in Akron, Colo., on June 28, 1921, and moved with his family to the Kelso, Wash., area when he was 6 years old. He attended Kelso High School and worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps before moving to Seattle and working for Boeing, where he met Helen Olmstead.

They married on Aug. 21, 1942.

Roy served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Following the end of the war, Roy and Helen returned to Kelso with their young family. There he worked in the lumber industry until purchasing a farm in the Westmond area in 1957. Roy enjoyed working his farm with his family. In later years, he and Helen spent time in Oregon, California and Arizona.

Roy enjoyed the outdoors, music and, especially, his grandchildren. He was known for his sense of humor, kindness and love of family.

He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Helen; his sons, Ronald of Marquette, Mich., Lester of Spokane, Wash., Steve of Westmond, and Richard of Okanogan, Wash.; his sister, Alice (Lloyd) Farrell; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Otto Amos; his mother, Minnie Dell Shirly; four brothers and two sisters.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Toys for Tots.

Service arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.Francine Marion White, 67Francine Marion White, 67, passed away on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, in Clark Fork, Idaho.Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at Clark Fork Cemetery in Clark Fork, Idaho. Pastor Barry Johnson from New Song Bible Church will officiate.Francine was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Dallas, Ore., the daughter of Amos and Ilene (Daytens) Teninty.Every year she looked forward to watching her grandson, Mike, play football and never missed a game. She was such an avid fan that after they won the state playoffs two years ago, she ran more than 50 yards to hug her grandson. The following year, the car broke down on the freeway and a state police officer stopped to help. She was asked what was more important, watching her grandson play football or getting a tow truck. Needless to say, her first ride in the back of a police car was to a football game more than 40 miles away with her daughter, Kathy. I can still remember looking at mom and she had this big smile on her face and I said, "Gee, Mom. I never thought my first time in a police car would be with you." She just looked at me and smiled, "Isn't this wonderful?"Francine was a very kind and giving person and never asked for anything in return except the love from her children and grandchildren.Francine moved to Clark Fork in 1997 and the story that she gave when people asked how she came to be here, she would just smile and say my son-in-law had said if my stuff was on the porch when I get back, you can go. In less than one week, she sold her home and was off to Idaho.She loved to look at the Cabinet Mountains every day. She enjoyed bird watching and feeding the squirrels in her front yard. Francine loved to go for drives in the mountains and collecting rocks. She also enjoyed her morning coffee and family barbecues. She always looked forward to fishing with her grandchildren.Francine's passion besides her children and grandchildren has been her genealogy. She had spent more than 50 years researching not only her family but countless hours helping other people as well.She had been a wonderful mother and grandmother and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.She is survived by children, Terry (Carole) Chowning of Clark Fork, Steven Fuller of Isla Vista, Calif., Kathy (Dave) Johnson of Clark Fork and Julie (Dale) Grothmann of Lebanon, Ore.; 11 grandchildren, Angela Hash, Christy Roberts, Tammy Martinmaas, Nathan Hash, Cheri Johnson, Helena Chowning, Briana Roundsville, Michael Johnson, Destiny Neuenschwander, Chase Chowning and Chance DeWitt; her parents, Ilene Doty of Newport, Ore., and Amos Teninty of Tillamook, Ore.; two sisters, Elsie Remington and Jan Wilson; and a brother, Jay Teninty. Francine was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Hash; and a grandson, David "Davy" Johnson Jr.Arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.