Debra R. Dunkel, 43

We lost our beloved Debbie, Sunday, January 9, 2005 at the home of her parents in Colville, Wash., after her courageous battle with cancer.

Cremation will take place at Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville. The memorial service is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain View Funeral Home in Lewiston Orchards. Dean and Dawn Eacker will officiate.

Debra Renee Hinman was born March 22, 1961, in Frankfurt, West Germany, to Stewart (Larry) and Renate Hinman. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1979.

She married Wendle Wickward in 1984, they divorced.

She married Roger Dunkel in 1988, they, too, divorced.

She started her career at Sterling Savings bank in Clarkston. She belonged to the Operating Engineers Local 370 in Spokane and was the most sought after roller operator in the Northwest. Throughout her career she worked for Peak Paving, Valley Asphalt, Poe Asphalt, Acme Paving, Inland Asphalt, Quad Cities Construction, Steelman-Duff and Debco Construction.

Debbie had an incredible zest for life. Her compassionate ways, her beautiful smile, her warm heart and wonderful sense of humor will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her parents Larry and Renate Hinman of Colville; her son Chad Dunkel, of Sandpoint; brother Dean Hinman of Meridian, Idaho; nephew Clay Hinman of Asotin; grandmother LaVelle Amos of Lewiston; good companion, Roy Kopf and all his family; and many relatives in Germany.

Preceding her in death was her grandfather, Stewart Hinman; and her beloved uncle, Monty Hinman.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.