Kenneth A. Syth, 87
Kenneth A. Syth, 87, of Clark Fork, Idaho, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at Coffelt's Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Jon Pomeroy, officiating. Private interment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery. Friends may call at Coffelt's Funeral Chapel on Friday from 2-5 p.m.
Ken was born March 11, 1921, in Greenwood, Wis., one of 18 children, born to William and Helen Stoneburg Syth.
He was raised in Montana and as a young man worked with the CCC near Missoula, Mont.
While working with the CCC he helped construct Lolo Pass, and Farragut Naval Base.
On April 1, 1941, he married Marie E. Honberger at Glendive, Mont. In the mid 1940s, the family moved to Clark Fork, where he has since resided. He worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad for 37 years prior to his retirement.
Mr. Syth loved dancing, and would always be the first on the dance floor.
He enjoyed traveling, and visited Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Glacier Park in Montana, and Waterton Glacier Park in Canada, Jackson Hole Montana, and California.
He was an avid outdoorsman, and enjoyed hunting, riding motorcycles, snowmobiles, and as recently as September of this year was riding ATVs.
However, of all the things he enjoyed his family was his greatest joy.
He is survived by four children, Leroy (Sandy) Syth of Sandpoint, Gary (Margaret) Syth of Sagle, Bonnie (Eston) Harbison of Sandpoint and Cecil (Marlene) Syth of Clark Fork; eight grandchildren, Paula Campbell of Sagle, Wade Syth of Sandpoint, Jackie (Josh) Forell of Sagle, Tina Harbison of Everett, Wash., Tony (Trish) Harbison of Coeur d'Alene, Gary (Keri) Syth Jr., of St. Louis, Mo., Neale (Christy) Syth of Sagle, and Malissa (Doug) Halsey of Spokane, Wash.; five siblings, Art (Alma) Syth of Sandpoint, Melvin Syth of Libby, Mont., Billy (Grace) Syth of Post Falls, Verlyn (Jo) Syth of Sandpoint, Gerald (DeEtte) Syth of Heron, Mont., and Alta Essler of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; 13 great-grandchileren, a great-great-grandchild; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Snively of Grants Pass, Ore., and Toddy Silverthorn of Paradise, Mont.
He was preceded in death by infant twin brothers, William and Wayne; his wife, Marie; infant daughter, Evonn Marie; parents; sisters, Alma, Marjorie, May and Esther; and brothers, Ted, Bernard, Hugh, and Lyle.
Family and friends are invited to sign Kenneth Syth's online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.