Delbert Hildreth, 91

Delbert Hildreth, 91, passed away on Nov. 27, 2004.

Viewing will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, from noon to 5 p.m. and Thursday, from 9 a.m.-noon, at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d'Alene. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2,2004, at Pack River Cemetery, north of Sandpoint, Idaho.

Delbert was born July 14, 1913.

He married Phyllis Lareine Hildreth on Sept. 20, 1938, and they have enjoyed 66 years together. They have four children, Delbert Henry Hildreth, Raymond Blythe Hildreth, Nona Marie Hildreth and Phillip Edward Hildreth; and 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Delbert has worked as a shepherd with a grazing range from 49 degrees north down to what is now Hanford, Wash., and from there over to the Montana border. In the war years, he worked in the ship yards.

Delbert was a lumberjack, mill worker, dam builder, road and bridge construction worker, uranium miner and a gas pipeline layer. On top of all this, he worked as a business associate for the union.

He loved his family and often took them out to enjoy nature. Delbert worked hard all of his life and did so under many hardships we might not have worked under.

He loved hunting and fishing.

Delbert will be remembered for his integrity and his love of life, which he lived to the fullest. Everyone from his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews and friends were loved and blessed by his life. We will always be grateful for this great man and we wait to see him again.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Lareine Hildreth of Coeur d'Alene; four children, Delbert Henry Hildreth, Raymond Blythe Hildreth, Nona Marie Hildreth and Phillip Edward Hildreth; 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; a brother, Dorrence Hildreth; and a sister, Elsie Cliff.

English Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Please sign Delbert's guest registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.

Ruth Ione (Strong) Ross, 89Ruth Ione (Strong) Ross, 89, passed away, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Sandpoint, Idaho.Memorial services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in the spring of 2005.Ruth was born on Dec. 25, 1914, on her parents homestead near Floweree, Chouteau County, Mont., the daughter of Fred and Emma Ruth (Viney) Strong.She attended schools in Floweree and Cut Bank, Mont., where she graduated from high school in 1931. She then attended Northwest Bible Training School in Seattle, Wash., graduating in 1934. She worked as a receptionist/switch board operator at the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls, Mont.Ruth married Joe Catron Ross on June 30, 1940, in Forgan, Okla., in a double wedding ceremony, with her sister Eleanor Jane Strong and William Paul Delamarter.She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sandpoint, where she served in many different positions within the church.She enjoyed reading, hand work, and gardening.Ruth is survived by her three daughters, Diane (Donald) Lynch of Sandpoint, Idaho, Karyn Ross of Germantown, Md., and Elayna (Todd) Nelson of Amboy, Wash.; a son, Stephen Ross of Amboy, Wash., an adopted daughter, Susan Meadows of Germantown, Md; a daughter-in-law, Joy Sinclair of Sandpoint; six grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild; a sister, Eleanor Delamarter of Canby, Ore.; and a brother, Ralph (Ann) Strong of Tempe, Ariz.She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe C. Ross; a daughter, Doreen Anderson; a son David Ross; and two sisters, Lois Horsell and Helen Strong.Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Fourth Ave, Sandpoint, ID 83864.Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Ruth's memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her online guest book.