Harry Lawrence 'Mitch' Mitchell, 77

Harry Lawrence "Mitch" Mitchell, 77, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Thursday, January 25, 2007.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel, 109 N. Division Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho. Dale Coffelt will officiate with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Military honors will be presented to the U.S. Navy veteran.

Harry was born on Feb. 11, 1929, in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and moved to Holmen, Wis., in 1934 where he attended school.

He joined the U.S. Navy in 1946, seeing action in both Korea and Vietnam, as an aircraft mechanic. He served aboard the USS Ticonderoga, the USS Oak Hill, and the USS Glenn. Mitch retired out in 1966, moving to the Seattle area and working as an electrician for Boeing Aircraft.

On April 1, 1972, Mitch moved to Sagle, Idaho, and, in 1976, went to work for the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

He helped establish, and also managed, the Marine Division of the Bonner County Sheriff's Office, retiring from that position in 1993.

On Dec. 10, 1955, Mitch married Donna Richards in LaCrosse, Wis., and they have shared 51 years together.

He is a Past Worshipful Master of Lakeside Lodge No. 42 AF & AM and has a lifetime membership. He was also part of the Scottish Rite Bodies.

Mitch enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time on Lake Pend Oreille.

He is survived by his wife Donna Mitchell of Sagle; close friends, Clarence and Lois Davis of Sagle; sister-in-law, Renee, and husband James, Wilson of Ashdown, Ariz. and a nephew, Jeff Leisgang of Lawrence, Kan.

His parents preceded him in death.

Memorials may be made to: American Diabetes Association, The Idaho Affiliate, Inc., 1528 Vista Ave, Boise, Idaho 83705

Family and friends are invited to sign Mitch's online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com

Funeral arrangements are entrusted the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.